- Alex Griffing @ Mediaite: Elon Musk Drops Nuke on Trump: He’s ‘In the Epstein Files’ — That’s Why ‘They Have Not Been Made Public’
Elon Musk and President Donald Trump both pulled no punches on Thursday in launching scathing attacks on one another as their very public breakup escalated. After a wild back-and-forth, which saw Trump threaten to end Musk’s federal contracts and Musk repeatedly accusing Trump of changing positions, Musk wrote, it’s “time to drop the really big bomb.”
- Andrew Prokop @ Vox: The real reasons Musk is feuding with Trump
DOGE disappointment? Policies that hurt Tesla? A pulled NASA nominee? How about all of the above?
- Hannah Allam @ ProPublica: “The Intern in Charge”: Meet the 22-Year-Old Trump’s Team Picked to Lead Terrorism Prevention
One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government’s main hub for combating violent extremism.
- Steve Benen @ The Maddow Blog: Why Dan Bongino’s comments about combating corruption were so head-spinning
The FBI’s deputy director delivered a message to politicians who are “screwing around”: “We’re coming for you.” It'd be great if that were true. It's not.
- Lydia O'Connor @ HuffPost: West Virginia Prosecutor Warns Miscarriages Could Lead To Criminal Charges
Women should protect themselves by alerting law enforcement about their miscarriages, he advised.
- Brant Bingamon @ The Austin Chronicle: Texas Schools to Get a Bit More Cash and a Lot More Christian Nationalism
Texas legislators passed over 90 bills related to local schools in this year’s 89th legislative session, education wonks estimate. Chandra Villanueva of policy experts Every Texan said several of them, including Senate bills 10, 11, and 13, could be described as Christian Nationalist bills.
