- Marc Caputo @ Axios: Trump admin plans to drop "weaponization" fund
The Trump administration plans to drop its controversial $1.8 billion "weaponization" fund the president sought to compensate alleged victims of prosecutorial conduct under his predecessor, two senior administration officials told Axios.
- Nikki McCann Ramírez @ Rolling Stone: The Terrifying New Wave of Republican Candidates on the Ballot This Year
Ken Paxton is just one of several problematic right-wing candidates gaining traction this summer.
- Edith Olmstead @ The New Republic: The Minnesota GOP Just Hit a New Low
The state party chair limply defended Republicans’ decision to hold a moment of silence for Derek Chauvin, the police officer who murdered George Floyd in 2020.
- Ed Mazza @ HuffPost: 'Most People Don't Know': Trump's 'Dumb' New Claim Has Everyone Baffled
The president offered up a spelling lesson during a TV interview.
- Tom Durante @ Mediaite: Election Denier Tina Peters Gets Sprung From Jail and Immediately Undermines Election Integrity: ‘I Know That the Democrats Are Going to Cheat’
Newly freed election denier Tina Peters is not letting go of the election beliefs that landed her in the slammer in the first place, saying, “I know that the Democrats are going to cheat."
