- Martha McHardy @ The Daily Beast: Humiliation in Trump’s Backyard Could Signal Worst GOP Midterms in 100 Years
If the enormous 21-point swing against Trump in his own hometown was replicated across the country, this would be the Republicans’ worst midterms in 100 years.
- Tracy Simmons @ Religion News Service: For Doug Wilson's neighbors, CNN documentary a reminder Moscow is Christian nationalism's ground zero
‘I’m hopeful that this exposure will help people recognize the signs of Christian nationalism in their own spaces,’ one Moscow resident said.
- Luis Ferré-Sadurní José María León Cabrera, Annie Correal and Eric Schmitt @ The New York Times: The U.S. Said It Helped Bomb a Drug Camp. It Was a Dairy Farm.
The Times visited a village where the United States and Ecuador said they destroyed an armed group’s training camp. Residents said it was actually a dairy farm.
- Katherine Doyle, Courtney Kube and Dan De Luce @ NBC News: Inside Trump's daily video montage briefing on the Iran war
The montage, which typically runs for about two minutes, has raised concerns among some of the president’s allies that he may not be receiving the complete picture of the war.
- Brian Kaylor @ Public Witness: At Pentagon Worship Service, Hegseth Casts Iran Conflict as Violent Holy War Against God’s Enemies
In the first Christian worship service at the Pentagon since the start of the strikes against Iran, Pete Hegseth, who likes to call himself the “Secretary of War,” used prayer and several Bible passages to cast the conflict as a holy war against God’s enemies. He prayed that God would pour out righteous wrath by helping “break the teeth” and kill the “wicked” enemies “who deserve no mercy” and should be “delivered to the eternal damnation prepared for them.”
- Hemant Mehta @ Friendly Atheist: Ché Ahn says God told him to run for governor. California says he can't be on the ballot.
The New Apostolic Reformation leader's campaign faces collapse after failing to file required tax returns. He's now suing for ballot access.
- David Edwards @ Raw Story: Mike Lindell found in contempt of court for refusing to pay voting machine company
U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols held MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell in civil contempt of court after he claimed an "inability to pay" voting machine company Smartmatic sanctions over frivolous claims about the 2020 presidential election.
- David J. Bier @ Cato At Liberty: Government Defrauds Legal Immigrants and US Sponsors Who Paid $1 Billion in Fees
The US government is taking fees from immigrants and US sponsors for services that it has no plans to provide. The government took their money, and now it won’t even adjudicate their applications—in many cases, it refuses even to issue denials.
