- Media Matters: Media Matters secures complete and total victory against Federal Trade Commission
FTC agrees to forgo future investigations of MMFA to secure withdrawal ahead of judgment.
- Steve Benen @ The Maddow Blog: After denouncing heated rhetoric, Trump labels Democrats ‘human garbage’
Up until very recently, it would’ve been a huge story for a sitting American president to use this sort of language about his political opponents.
- Ewan Palmer @ The Daily Beast: Republicans Make Jaw-Dropping $1B Demand for Trump’s Ballroom
The president has insisted his vanity project would be funded by wealthy donors.
- Will Sommer @ The Bulwark: Meet the Trump Voters Who Believe He Staged the WHCD Shooting
As his popularity shrivels, some former supporters buy into conspiracy theories about the attempts on his life.
- Daniel Dale @ CNN: Hegseth twice made a false claim to Congress about troops being sent to voting places under Biden
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made a false claim about the military in his testimony to the House on Wednesday. Then he repeated the false claim in his testimony to the Senate on Thursday.
- Virginia Heffernan @ The New Republic: The Ex-MAGA Influencer Who Now Hates All Things MAGA—and Herself Too
Ashley St. Clair used to hang with Erika Kirk. And she bore Romulus, the zillionth child of Elon Musk. She’s now turned her back on MAGA—and wants to tell you all about it.
