- Ezra Klein @ The New York Times: The ‘Groyperfication’ of the G.O.P.
What we are watching is a very old strain of the right vying for control of its future. This right goes back to Pat Buchanan and Charles Lindbergh and the idea that the right should be an ethnonationalist coalition that doesn’t have room for immigrants. That very much does not have room for Jews.
- Edith Olmstead @ The New Republic: Trump Brings Back Failed Nominee With Self-Described “Nazi Streak”
Paul Ingrassia is back!
- David Gilbert @ Wired: All MAGA Wanted Was the Epstein Files. Now They're Ignoring Them
For years, MAGA influencers demanded the release of the Epstein files. Now that 20,000 documents have been released, many raising questions about Donald Trump, they're shrugging.
- Janna Brancolini @ The Daily Beast: New FBI Account Immediately Launches Tucker Carlson Feud
The FBI’s fledgling “rapid response” account hit back at incendiary claims from the former Fox News host.
- Ryan J. Reilly @ NBC News: FBI throws cold water on story suggesting Capitol Police officer was Jan. 6 pipe bomber
The mystery of the would-be pipe bomber's identity has allowed some Trump supporters to pose an alternative narrative about Jan. 6.
- JP Collins @ Balls and Strikes: The Trump White House Is Trying to Hide Its Judicial Nominees From You
The more the public learns about Trump’s nominees’ unfitness for office, the less time the White House is giving lawmakers, journalists, and the public to do any meaningful vetting.
