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Politico reported that Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s “you come through me” warning was about “minority and underserved communities of Illinois.” Presumably, that means Hispanics Trump and his band of ethnic cleansing enthusiasts are itching to round up and deport. Also, Black Lives Matter protesters Team Trump would love to round up and maybe shoot. The even better news is that Pritzker is not the only Democratic governor who is already prepared for the horrors Trump and Vance want to impose.

Corey Lewandowski picked the wrong guy to get into a fight with over who was going to dominate the Trump campaign. And LaCivita seems in no mood to be conciliatory to Lewandowski after it's believed Lewandowski planted a slew of negative stories against LaCivita earlier this summer. On Tuesday, Lewandowski extended a hand to LaCivita and offered a “congratulations.” That did not go well.

On this date in 1971, Led Zeppelin released their untitled fourth studio album, generally known as Led Zeppelin IV. "When the Levee Breaks". Free Thought Blogs: America reveals itself. And it is not pretty. The Brad Blog: U. S. Voters give second presidential term to convicted criminal, adjudicated rapist. Show Me Progress: It has begun. Attention space nerds!

Some gloating here from Scott Jennings, as CNN's resident Trump apologist took delight in slagging the Never Trump movement, the Lincoln Project, and other former Republicans saying they've "bilked millions upon millions upon millions of dollars from Democratic donors." Members of that movement have ridiculed Jennings and others of his ilk given prominent places in the mainstream media to normalize Trump's antics.

Donald Trump’s comeback is now certain, after he decisively won re-election to the White House, but there is growing uncertainty over how his second-term administration will deal with the Asia-Pacific—a region of increasing strategic relevance and home to a number of international economic and security concerns for the U. S. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Experts tell TIME that Trump’s first term, as well as his promises on the campaign trail, can offer clues about his potential approach to Asia.

A federal judge on Thursday struck down a Biden administration policy that aimed to ease a path to citizenship for some undocumented immigrants who are married to U. S. citizens. The program, lauded as one of the biggest presidential actions to help immigrant families in years, allowed undocumented spouses and stepchildren of U.