THE MORNING EXPERIENCE — DAILY RUNDOWN TOP STORIES

🎬 Sundance Shock: Congressman Assaulted
Florida Congressman Maxwell Frost says he was racially assaulted and punched at a Sundance Film Festival party in Park City, Utah. Police arrested a man who allegedly yelled racist slurs and told Frost that President Donald Trump would deport him before attacking him.
👉 A reminder that political violence and racial hostility aren’t abstract — they’re happening in public, at film festivals, in real time. 

🚔 LAPD & the Missing Texts
A lawsuit tied to LAPD’s response to the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests claims officers used excessive force — baton strikes, aggressive crowd control — and allegedly texted each other plans to escalate.
The problem?
📱 Those text screenshots never made it to court, despite bodycam footage confirming the messages existed.
👉 So the evidence disappeared… but the bruises didn’t. 🏛️ Senate Showdown Over DHS Funding

Senate Democrats are threatening to block Department of Homeland Security funding unless limits are placed on how immigration officers conduct enforcement.
This comes after another civilian was killed by a federal officer in Minnesota, putting a potential government shutdown on the table next Friday at midnight.
👉 The vote needs 60. Republicans have 53. Math is mathin’ — but barely.

MAIN STORY
💻 Remote Work Isn’t Dead — It’s Just Ignored Despite loud return-to-office mandates from companies like JPMorgan Chase and Microsoft, new data says remote work is still thriving. According to Toptal’s Q4 2025 High-Skilled Job Report:

• Demand for experienced remote and hybrid workers is slightly stronger than fully in-office roles
• Tech and professional services are still hiring remotely — quietly
• The fight isn’t productivity… it’s control

👉 Translation:
Companies want bodies in seats.
Workers want flexibility.
And the data says the workers might be right.