Today’s notice: How will Democrats remember Biden’s DOJ? Plus, the latest on how Democrats are shifting their rhetoric on trans rights and immigration and a look at what might happen if Pete Hegseth is in charge of your kid’s school.
Did Merrick Garland’s Legacy Change in a Day?
Our conversations with Dem-friendly legal observers over the past few weeks have found a lot of Merrick Garland defenders. His role as sacrificial SCOTUS lamb in 2016 earned him points among these Democrats. And as Donald Trump 2.0 gets closer, people have been more focused on Garland as a standard-bearer than on the political failures of the Trump investigations.