- Reese Gorman @ NOTUS: Cory Mills Was Caught With Sex Workers Before Mission to Afghanistan in 2021, Sources Say
The group Mills had traveled with to Afghanistan parted ways with the then-congressional candidate in Tbilisi, Georgia, after they found out about the sex workers. It appears Mills went to Afghanistan on his own.
- Isabel van Brugen @ The Daily Beast: Trump’s Coast Guard Backtracks on Swastika Policy After Uproar
The military service had drafted a policy that labeled the Nazi insignia as “potentially divisive.”
- Madison Pauly @ Mother Jones: How Right-Wing Superstar Riley Gaines Built an Anti-Trans Empire
The swimmer tied a trans woman for fifth. The MAGA industrial complex took care of the rest.
- Alex Griffing @ Mediaite: Schumer Sparks Fierce Debate with Resolution Condemning Nick Fuentes: ‘Elevating Him’
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) sparked a heated debate this week when he announced he would push a resolution condemning white supremacist Nick Fuentes onto the Senate floor next week. Critics of the move warned Schumer that he would be “elevating” the vehement misogynist and anti-Semite, giving him a valuable national boost in name recognition.
- Steve Benen @ The Maddow Blog: The White House’s celebration of the weak job market makes no sense
Job growth in the first year of Donald Trump’s second term is on pace to be the worst since the Great Recession. So why is his team bragging?
