- Steve Benen @ The Maddow Blog: Senators confront new allegations against Pete Hegseth ahead of confirmation vote
As senators weigh the Pentagon nominee's fate, the former Fox News host is dealing with yet another personal controversy.
- Zachary Leeman @ Mediaite: Mike Johnson Vows to Investigate Biden’s ‘Disgusting’ Pardons Moments After Saying We Shouldn’t ‘Look Backwards’ at Trump Pardons
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said Congress will be “looking” into former President Joe Biden’s pardons for his family shortly after defending President Donald Trump’s pardons of Jan. 6 Capitol rioters.
- Kevin Drum @ Jabberwocking: Trump pardons would-be murderer as reward for campaign support
[Ross] Ulbricht is free now, solely because libertarians supported Trump and this is the payoff they asked for. That's how our president operates, ladies and gentlemen.
- Thomas Joscelyn and Norman Eisen @ The Bulwark: What Kash Patel Doesn’t Want the Senate to Know About the ‘J6 Prison Choir’
Several singers in the choir’s track he produced assaulted cops on January 6th.
- Media Matters: On Infowars, newly freed Enrique Tarrio calls for retribution
“The people who did this, they need to feel the heat. They need to be put behind bars."
- David Corn @ Mother Jones: A Brazen Moment of Christian Nationalism at Trump’s Inauguration
At a rally the day before the ceremony, the Girls Gone Bible podcasters called on God to condemn Trump’s critics.