Voter registration, Trump, Signal, national security, supreme court, social security, skating, cherry blossoms: Daily Briefing

Good morning!🙋🏼‍♀️ I’m Nicole Fallert. What should America name these baby sloths?! Here’s a glimpse of Wednesday’s news: Trump seeks to dramatically shift authority over elections to the executive branch President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that overhauls federal elections and establishes new voter identification requirements. You must prove U.S. citizenship to vote: Under the … Read more

Rep. Jasmine Crockett defends ‘hot wheels’ comment about Greg Abbott

Republicans are slamming Crockett’s comments about Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who is in a wheelchair. Crockett says she referred to him as ‘Governor Hot Wheels’ for a different reason. Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas is defending her remarks about her state’s governor, Republican Greg Abbott. Crockett referred to Abbott, who is in a wheelchair, … Read more

Social media reacts with memes, jokes after officials’ group chat leak

Classified war plans inadvertently sent to journalist The Atlantic’s editor Jeffrey Goldberg revealed that he was accidentally added to a group chat with top officials that detailed classified war plans. A report released Monday by The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief outlining how he came to be in a group chat with top Trump administration officials as they … Read more