- Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck @ CNN: GOP Senate candidate has close ties to White nationalist influencer, his son-in-law
Republican Senate candidate Mike Collins has built a national profile as a combative, Trump-aligned online provocateur — a style that has repeatedly drawn scrutiny over his associations with far-right figures, inflammatory social media posts and accusations of antisemitism, which he has denied. Now, one of the starkest examples of extremism in the Georgia congressman’s orbit appears much closer to home: his son-in-law, David Alan Scheer II, a pro-White nationalist and social media influencer with a track record of sharing antisemitic material and Nazi imagery in comments across the internet.
- Katherine Faulders, Aaron Katersky, Peter Charalambous, and Nicholas Kerr @ ABC News: White House teleprompter operator made more than $100K betting on Trump's speeches
The White House said that Gabriel Perez has been placed on unpaid leave.
- Jarrett Ley, Meg Kelly, Klara Auerbach and Maura Judkis @ The Washington Post: Reflecting Pool peeling probably caused by application flaws, experts say
President Donald Trump has blamed vandals, but a Washington Post analysis finds that the peeling tracks closely with stages of the renovation process.
- Kathianne Boniello @ Mediaite: Tom Homan Warns on Fox Dems Need to ‘Shut Their Mouth’ About ICE or There Will ‘Be More Bloodshed’
Trump Border Czar Tom Homan ominously warned Democrats to stop stoking criticism of ICE or “there will still be more bloodshed” — after three people were killed in a week of ICE-related incidents.
- Josh Kovensky @ Talking Points Memo: Trump DOJ’s Top ‘Antifa’ Prosecutor Marched With Crowd on Jan. 6
It was not known publicly that a federal prosecutor marched to the Capitol on Jan. 6. He was appointed this year to run a national task force targeting alleged left-wing political violence.
- Will Sommer @ The Bulwark: Can This Pseudo-Journalist Destroy American Democracy?
The post-truth era gets its post-truth journalist—only this time, he’s operating from inside the government.
