- Joe DePaolo @ Mediaite: Photo of Trump’s Bawdy Birthday Letter to Epstein — Which Trump Called ‘Fake’ — Is Released
The Wall Street Journal has published a photo of a bawdy letter President Donald Trump reportedly wrote to Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday — which the president claimed was “fake.”
- Josh Marshall @ Talking Points Memo: Is This The Hidden Part of the Trump-Epstein Drama?
Let me connect a few dots for you that may be a key part of the Trump-Epstein drama and may even be what Trump has been trying to keep hidden in those files. I’m not sure quite what we’re dealing with here. But I think this is significant.
- Tiffany Stanley @ The Associated Press: A once-fringe Christian leader gets a warm welcome in Trump’s Washington
For decades, Doug Wilson was a relatively unknown pastor in Idaho, relegated to the fringe of evangelicalism for his radical teachings. Now he’s an influential voice in the Christian right. That shift in clout was apparent this past week as he took a victory lap through Washington, sharing a stage with Trump administration officials and preaching at his denomination’s new church.
- Karim Zidan @ Sports Politika: To understand Trump, look to the arena
From cage fights at the White House to crowd censorship at the US Open, Trump’s sports appearances are a contest of power, loyalty, and spectacle.
- Jack Silvers and Josh Fiallo @ The Daily Beast: JD Vance Goes Nuclear When Accused of ‘War Crime’: ‘I Don’t Give a S**t’
The vice president erupted after a critic suggested on X that the U.S. violated international law by destroying a suspected drug boat from Venezuela.
- Sara Boboltz @ HuffPost: Trump's Bonkers 'Chipocalypse Now' Post Salivates Over Potential Chicago Takeover
"Chicago about to find out why it's called the Department of WAR," read the post, which sparked a sober reply from Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker.
- Hemant Mehta @ Friendly Atheist: The initial report from Trump’s "Anti-Christian Bias" task force reveals... nothing
From deleted Easter posts to phantom candle bans, their evidence of Christian persecution is nothing but a pile of petty grievances.