- Stephanie Mencimer @ Mother Jones: Sean Duffy’s Holy War at the Transportation Department
Duffy has found a way to turn even the most mundane highway procurement matters into an opportunity for pandering to the MAGA base—and getting back on Fox News. His secret sauce? He has been enthusiastically using the agency to spread the Gospel and advance his mission to make America fecund again.
- Ewan Palmer @ The Daily Beast: Vicious MAGA Civil War Breaks Out Over Trump’s Third Term
Trump loyalist Steve Bannon is being accused of giving MAGA false hope for 2028.
- Elie Mystal @ The Nation: Why Has Trump Been Flirting With a Third Term?
Trump cannot be president again. But he and his loyal followers have every reason for wanting to make people think he can.
- Ryan Adamczeski @ The Advocate: Trump's DOE will make LGBTQ+ nonprofit workers ineligible for student loan forgiveness
Trump's Department of Education is making workers of LGBTQ+ nonprofits ineligible for student loan forgiveness.
- Doug Bock Clark @ ProPublica: God’s Chief Justice
Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state.
- Will Sommer @ The Bulwark: One of the Most Dangerous Interviews Ever in MAGA Media
Why Tucker Carlson platformed white supremacist Nick Fuentes.
