Weekend Report: The ugly stain is removed from the Kennedy Center

And: another blow to Trump on his white supremacist agenda at national parks. Plus: Republicans refuse to back legislation strengthening bans on troops at polling stations.

Crowds gathered last night to watch the removal of Donald Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center by midnight per a judicial order. But the DOJ filed for an extension, claiming it was slowed by thunderstorms, and the letters didn’t begin coming down until early morning—and only after a tarp was laughably brought out to try to hide what was happening. The MAGA board of the center, handpicked by Trump, tried to get a stay of the judge’s removal order. He denied the board, and so did an appeals court. It was an important win, challenging Trump’s belief in his own omnipotence and letting him know we’ll rip down every undeserved, illegal monument he’s erected to himself.

Equally important was a judge’s ruling yesterday that Trump cannot change historical descriptions at national parks. In an attempt to erase history and infuse a white supremacist agenda, Trump had signed an executive order that had plaques about slavery and other historical events removed because they “disparaged Americans.” The ruling slammed Trump for this censorship. The judge referenced the Stonewall National Monument and the retreating of ice at Glacier National Park in Alaska, noting that you can’t delete history if you don’t like it.

Republican senators blocked an effort by Democrats to strengthen laws preventing the military from seizing ballots and voting machines and interfering in elections. There is no question that this empowers Trump in his efforts to interfere in elections. Trump has made it clear he wants to have the federal government exerting power in states’ elections for the House and Senate, and Republicans are either too afraid to stop him or want to help him.

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