One day in the life of an authoritarian presidency: 1) For the first time ever, a federal court strikes down a Republican-drawn congressional map for reasons of partisan gerrymandering. nytimes.com/2018/01/09/us/… 2) After states refuse to cooperate with Trump voter commission and
it is disbanded, the administration is forced to destroy all records rather than hand them over to Homeland Security, as they had promised they would do. politico.com/blogs/under-th… 3) After promising to open up the Eastern Seaboard to offshore oil drilling, Trump is forced to back
down in Florida. Because of Republican opposition. With promises of further opposition further up the coast. wsj.com/articles/trump…
