- James Risen @ The Guardian: Maga influencer and de facto national security adviser Laura Loomer holds outsized sway on Trump
The 32-year-old was instrumental in high-profile national security firings, and has cheerled the attacks on Iran.
- Media Matters: Laura Loomer says she spoke with Trump following the signing of the One Big Beautiful Bill
“Everybody knows that the president is fond of me, likes me. I often, you know, meet with the president, speak with the president. Just spoke with him the other day, following the signing of the Big Beautiful Bill.”
- Joe DePaolo @ Mediaite: ‘That’s It on Epstein!’ AG Pam Bondi Shuts Down Epstein Question Amid MAGA Outcry
Attorney General Pam Bondi sought to quickly shut down questioning on Jeffrey Epstein in a tense moment during Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting.
- Will Sommer @ The Bulwark: MAGA World’s Mega Meltdown Over Latest Epstein Flop
The online right wants the attorney general fired after being told that the disgraced sex trafficker did not, in fact, have a client list.
- Katherine Stewart @ Religion News Service: How US Christian nationalists are exporting their agenda to Europe
A new report follows the money as it moves from reactionary advocacy groups and think tanks to groups waging war on women’s equality and related causes.
- Steve Benen @ The Maddow Blog: On the Jan. 6 attack, Republican leaders keep failing basic tests of self-awareness
Key GOP leaders keep making comments suggesting they’ve forgotten that the Jan. 6 attack happened.
