Today at 4pm: Nyhan Prize winners Mike Hixenbaugh Antonia Hylton and Robert Downen discuss their reporting on Texas politics and public policy, moderated by Denise-Marie Ordway Register to join online: shorensteincenter.org/new-event/repo…

Hey D.C. friends, I’m thrilled to share I’ll be speaking with the great Yamiche Alcindor at Politics and Prose on May 17 about my new book, “They Came for the Schools.” Come say hello!

Pre-order a copy here: politics-prose.com/book/978006330…

A roundtable of New Apostolic Reformation & other charismatic prophets issued a collective prophecy this week that traffics in some unbelievable Islamophobia & paranoia. This is very important.

You can watch a condensed clip here. I'm going to explore the full video below. 1/

She was charged with battery against a police officer

A Texas appeals court has ruled that a 2018 investigation by ProPublica and the Houston Chronicle into famed Houston heart surgeon Bud Frazier provided a “fair, true, and impartial account,” potentially bringing a close to the nearly six-year legal battle. propublica.org/article/texas-…

A Texas appeals court ruled that a 2018 investigation by ProPublica and Houston Chronicle into famed Houston heart surgeon Bud Frazier provided a “fair, true, and impartial account,” potentially bringing a close to the nearly six-year legal battle.
propublica.org/article/texas-…

Mitch McConnell, in his speech after voting to acquit Trump in 2021:

'We have a criminal justice system in this country. We have civil litigation. And former presidents are not immune from being held accountable by either one.'

Very popular take at the time!

Although the court appears likely to reject Trump's expansive claim of absolute immunity, it could remand the case for further proceedings, further delaying the chance of a trial taking place before the election.

So the RNC’s senior counsel for election integrity, Christina Bobb, is among those indicted in Arizona for allegedly conspiring to cheat the state’s voters. You cannot make this stuff up.

NEW: an Arizona grand jury has indicted 18 people, including former state senator Kelli Ward and Turning Point official Tyler Bowyer on multiple counts for conspiring to keep Donald Trump in office after the 2020 election.

Three weeks until pub day!

Order “They Came for the Schools” today. Get it on May 14.

Details here: mikehixenbaugh.com

HOUSTON!

I've missed you.

I'll be back in town on May 20. Come see me at Blue Willow Bookshop and pick up a signed copy of 'They Came for the Schools.'

RSVP here: bluewillowbookshop.com/event/hixenbau…

We can't wait to welcome senior investigative reporter Mike Hixenbaugh to the bookshop!

He will discuss his book, THEY CAME FOR THE SCHOOLS: One Town's Fight Over Race and Identity, and the New War for America's Classrooms. Details: bluewillowbookshop.com/event/hixenbau… Mariner Books

WPSD Local 6 has been following a story regarding censorship and book bans at Metropolis Public Library since February.
Now, NBC News has picked up the story to put a spotlight on this small town.
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/m…

'The library had sold or donated about 15,000 books in recent years, shrinking the overall collection by about a third. The children's section of the library now had eight versions of the Bible, but only a single picture book about Halloween.'

nbcnews.com/news/us-news/m…