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  Free Speech For Me, But Not For Thee 3.27.25 Ally Sammarco Mar 28 Happy Thursday, readers! Thank you for continuing to make  Today’s American News  your source for news and analysis on the circus that is American politics and entertainment. Signalgate latest: Federal judge orders preservation of Signal messages as evidence; Trump fuming about Waltz creation of chat…   CNN   reports , “A federal judge on Thursday ordered key Trump administration agencies to preserve messages sent on Signal between March 11 to March 15. Judge James Boasberg made the ruling in a preservation lawsuit brought in the wake of the revelation that Cabinet officials were discussing war plans on Signal. The Justice Department says the administration is already working to track down and preserve the Signal texts from that period. Boasberg’s temporary restraining order also directs the administration to file a status report Monday, accompanied with declarations from government officials, e...

  Dispatches of alarm and hope, on politics and society, democracy and justice. Because silence is not an option. We may read and write alone, but we drive change together. Refusing to Be Complicit (redux) In his first week, the newly inaugurated president proved (once again) that he rejects our laws, values and principles. It's a mistake for Democrats to try and work with him. Steven Beschloss Mar 24 Trump’s world of darkness, exiting Air Force One. (Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images) It’s been hard to take off a few days —or even a few hours—since Donald Trump stepped foot again in our White House. But I would be wrong to urge you to take time off to manage the madness and distress of this dark chapter, then burn out myself. This week is spring break at New York University where I teach journalism students, so I’m taking a few days away and trying to not get swept up by each new desecration. In the meantime, I want to share with you  this essay from January 27, ...