- Sam Gringlas @ NPR: South Carolina's governor names Lindsey Graham's sister to serve out his term
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster says he is appointing Darline Graham Nordone to finish the term of her late brother, former Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, who died in office Saturday at age 71.
- David Rohde, Jacqueline Alemany, Laura Barrón-López and Ken Dilanian @ MS Now: Trump election task force to begin releasing classified intel documents
From spy agencies to FEMA, the president appears to be mounting a “whole of government” effort to sway races that will decide control of Congress.
- David Remnick @ The New Yorker: The Human Cost of DOGE’s War on U.S.A.I.D.
Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and the “public man-made death” that they’ve caused.
- Steve Benen @ The Maddow Blog: Why is the transportation secretary complaining about ‘DEI bike lanes’?
Sean Duffy isn’t the only Republican complaining about DEI, but he seems to have an expansive definition of the idea.
- Daniel Edward Rosen @ The New York Sun: Kash Patel Taps Conservative Influencer and Charlie Kirk Collaborator To Run FBI’s Attack-Dog X Account
Graham Allen, who previously ran the Defense Department’s digital media strategy, will serve as a senior adviser for the FBI’s Rapid Response social media account, sources tell the Sun.
- Sarah K. Burris @ AlterNet: Drained Reflecting Pool betrays Trump’s claim of '350-foot' gash in liner
The ongoing saga of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool continued Monday as the water drained, revealing the damage that was visible. Thus far, there is no 350-foot gash in the lining.
- Edvard Pettersson @ Courthouse News Service: Hunter Biden wins $1.7 million in punitive damages against Patrick Byrne
A federal judge said the former Overstock.com CEO knew his claims that Hunter Biden had sought an $800 million bribe from Iran were fabricated.
