- Isaac Schorr @ Mediaite: ‘Make This One for Jesus!’ Trump Tells Republicans to Pass Voter ID Bill for God
President Donald Trump asked Republican lawmakers to pass the SAVE America Act “for Jesus” on Monday.
- David Edwards @ Raw Story: Steve Bannon admits Trump sent ICE to airports as 'test run' for midterms
MAGA influencer Steve Bannon argued that President Donald Trump deployed Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to airports as a "5-D chess" move that would prepare them to police polling places in the 2026 midterm elections.
- Katie Herchenroeder @ Mother Jones: “Good, I’m Glad He’s Dead”—Trump Responds to the Death of Robert Mueller
Mueller led the FBI for 12 years and served as the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election.
- David Badash @ The New Civil Rights Movement: Trump Now ‘On the Hook’ for TSA Crisis: Report
President Donald Trump has signaled to Senate Republican Majority Leader John Thune that he will not sign legislation that would pay TSA workers and all other DHS agencies except ICE — a Democratic proposal that Thune is now recommending — until his controversial SAVE America voter ID and citizenship legislation is passed.
- Jordain Carney @ Politico: 'This is about attention': Mike Lee's MAGA crusade is driving his colleagues crazy
The Utah Republican’s crusade for the SAVE America Act has strained his relations inside the Senate GOP.
- Asma T. Uddin @ The Architecture of Rights: Is Islam a religion?
Texas is about to answer that question.
- Jeneen Interlandi @ The New York Times: Inside the Turmoil at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s C.D.C.
Forty-three current and former C.D.C. employees on the changes they say are replacing science with ideology — and making Americans more vulnerable.
- Associated Press: California sheriff running for governor seizes more than a half million ballots from 2025 election
A California sheriff running for governor has seized more than half a million ballots cast in a November special election from county election officials, saying he’s investigating a ballot count discrepancy. County elections officials have disputed the claims by Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a Republican. California Attorney General Rob Bonta, a Democrat, called Bianco’s move unprecedented and says it is designed to sow distrust in elections.
