Today's background: Icthhyosaur and Teleosaur statues from Crystal Palace Gardens in London. The scientific accuracy of these is quite poor, but it was a good summary of 1850s paleontology.
2/ Note that in 1966, Congress passed 28 USC § 533, which says that the Attorney General "may appoint officials to detect and prosecute crimes against the United States."
www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...
The UK shows us that a broad coalition can hold their noses and vote for a guy with serious issues to help right things... with the understanding that they can be pressured on major issues. This is the way.
Today's #background image: The Lilac Bridge in Hooksett, NH. Replacing an earlier 1906 bridge that had structural issues, this bridge was built in 2017.