Today’s notice: What comes next after Saturday. The kids and cousins who want to run Maine. A strange turn of events for Rand Paul. Two Democratic senators, one state, two feelings about the shutdown. And: OK, fine, we put the Santos-for-Congress speculation in. Happy now?
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What we learned Saturday. A couple of takeaways from the nationwide “No Kings” rallies, reportedly among the most attended single-day protests in American history:
1. Democrats embrace optimism. The protests came amid the strongest opposition pushback to Trump 2.0 – the government shutdown. The party has found itself largely united for the first time in a long time, and NOTUS’ Emily Kennard reported that Democrats urged the gathered crowds to see “No Kings” as proof that the opposition party can oppose the president.
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“[T]oday was an excellent reminder of what our community is capable of,” Rep. Sarah Elfreth posted, as images of huge, peaceful crowds filled social media feeds throughout the day.