The House passed a GOP budget framework, Elon Musk attended the first White House Cabinet meeting, and Alyssa Mastromonaco and guest host Akilah Hughes have a LOT of opinions. They also discuss the trickle-down effect of Trump’s executive orders on a state level, the Republican obsession with transgender athletes in the NCAA, and the modern resistance at town halls across the country. Luckily, Jane Fonda’s SAG Awards speech and a heartwarming story about The Metropolitan Museum of Art are keeping them sane.

The Singular Charm of Parker Posey (NYT 2/24)

Musk to join Trump’s first White House Cabinet meeting (The Hill 2/25)

Texas wants the NCAA to start ‘sex-screening’ its student athletes (The 19th 2/21)

Missouri Bill Would Create Registry of Pregnant Women “At Risk” of Having An Abortion (Abortion, Everyday 2/18)

GOP lawmakers seek to remove rape, incest exemption from West Virginia’s near total abortion ban (West Virginia Watch 2/21)

At Testy Town Halls, Republicans Take Heat for Trump’s Bold Moves (WSJ 2/21)

What to Know About Janet Mills, the Maine Governor Who Told Trump, ‘See You in Court’ (NYT 2/22)

He’s a Security Guard at the Met. Now His Work Is Showing There. (NYT 1/8)