- Alex Griffing @ Mediaite: ‘Democrat Hoax That Never Ends!’ Trump Rages At Republican’s Move to Release Epstein Files Moments After Blockbuster Presser
President Donald Trump raged at the ongoing focus on the Jeffrey Epstein files during an Oval Office Q&A alongside the president of Poland on Wednesday, which happened soon after Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) held their presser on trying to release the files.
- Steve Benen @ The Maddow Blog: Trump, AI and the mysterious case of the open White House window
Trump’s team said a video showing someone throwing things out a White House window was real but anodyne. The president preferred to falsely blame AI.
- Jason Wilson @ The Guardian: Podcast of Hegseth church network airs far-right and Christian nationalist views
CrossPolitic has in recent weeks hosted pastors who have opposed liberal democracy and pushed authoritarian ideas.
- Hemant Mehta @ Friendly Atheist: Oklahoma's meaningless "America First" teacher test is just a PragerU ad campaign
Ryan Walters and PragerU teamed up to quiz teachers transferring from "woke" states. Their only goal is selling conservative talking points.
- Bryce Covert @ Talking Points Memo: Former Fox News Producer With History of Racist Social Media Posts Lands New Gig at EEOC
Connor Clegg, a former Fox News producer who was ousted from his school’s student government over accusations of racism, is working in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s communications department, according to a current and a former EEOC employee with knowledge and a screenshot of the agency’s personnel directory viewed by Talking Points Memo.
- David Badash @ The New Civil Rights Movement: ‘Un-American’: GOP Senator Blasted for ‘Racist’ Speech Declaring America Belongs ‘Only’ to Us
U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) is under fire after telling the National Conservatism Conference that America “belongs to us, and only us,” drawing accusations of racism and historical ignorance.
- Yair Rosenberg @ The Atlantic: The MAGA Influencers Rehabilitating Hitler
A growing constituency on the right wants America to unlearn the lessons of World War II.
- Marita Vlachou @ HuffPost: Democratic Senator Slams Trump Administration As ‘Desperate To Please’ Laura Loomer
The vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee blamed the conspiracy theorist for the cancellation of a planned intelligence oversight meeting.
