- Jack Detsch and Gregory Svirnovskiy @ Politico: Trump calls off livestream of Fort Hood shooter’s execution
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plans to livestream the scheduled Dec. 3 firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan had drawn widespread backlash.
- Alex Griffing @ Mediaite: Ted Cruz Sounds Alarm on Rising Anti-Semitism On the Right: More Than ‘Any Point In My Lifetime’
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) sounded the alarm about the rise of anti-Semitism in the Republican Party this week in an interview with Wall Street Journal editor Jack Butler. Butler published an eyebrow-raising piece on Wednesday titled, “Republicans Have a ‘Groyper’ Problem,” in which he dug into the rise of anti-Semitism among young men in the party.
- Laura Esposito @ The Daily Beast: Trumpy Senate Hopeful Hit With Fresh Staff Scandal
Several of Mike Collins’ grassroots campaign leaders have criminal records.
- Will Sommer @ The Bulwark: First Noem Fired Her. Then She Fed Her to MAGA.
The ex-DHS secretary and Corey Lewandowski have been caught using right-wing influencers to scapegoat a civil servant.
- Jenna Monnin @ The Washington Sun: Trump Says Officials Who Leak Information to the Press ‘Should Be Shot’
The president has made several policy moves cracking down on press leaks, including sweeping NDAs for federal employees.
- Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling @ The New Republic: “Demonic Stuff”: Kansas GOP Accuses Democrat of Being a Witch
Ty Masterson had a lot to say about witchcraft while speaking at a Wichita church this weekend.
