- Tony Romm and Brad Plumer @ The New York Times: Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him
In little-noticed court documents, federal officials acknowledged this month that they had terminated the funding “based solely” on political criteria, targeting projects in states that were represented by Democrats and had voted for Kamala Harris, the party’s presidential nominee, in the 2024 election.
- David Gilbert @ Vice: It Looks Like Nothing Can Dent MAGA’s Support for ICE
Despite weeks of renewed press coverage and controversy around ICE, Donald Trump’s supporters appear to be standing by the agency no matter what.
- Gene Demby, B.A. Parker, Jess Kung, and Courtney Stein @ NPR: Inside the culty white supremacists the feds are ignoring
Patriot Front is a white nationalist group that focuses on high visibility stunts, like banner drops, disrupting events, or swarming Washington, DC for Independence Day. Meanwhile, the State Department has convened 60 nations against what it calls far-left terrorism. We talk to NPR’s Odette Yousef about who the guys in Patriot Front actually are, why their finances resemble a pyramid scheme selling stickers and stencils, and what it means that the federal government is aiming its counterterrorism attention in a very different direction.
- Reveal: The Rapid Rise of Right-Wing Militias
A former federal prosecutor examines how white nationalism came out of the shadows.
- Sarah Rumpf @ Mediaite: ‘We Can’t Prove That, Right?’ Fox Host Asks Tuberville to Back Up His Claim Fauci Killed ‘9 Million People’
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) declared Wednesday evening that Dr. Anthony Fauci had killed “9 million people,” getting an immediate challenge for proof from Fox Business host Liz MacDonald.
- Will Sommer @ The Bulwark: Right-Wing Media and OnlyFans Are in a Symbiotic Relationship
THERE’S A NEW MAGA PERSONALITY on the scene: Savanna Cannon. Parroting talking points about wacko liberals and often wearing a Charlie Kirk–style “Freedom” shirt, Cannon looks and sounds like she came straight out of the Turning Point USA or PragerU conservative influencer pipelines.
- Will Neal @ The Daily Beast: McConnell Aide Finally Cornered on Why There’s No Video of Senator
The senator’s team has remained astonishingly tight-lipped about their boss’s health.
