- Hafiz Rashid @ The New Republic: Republican Tries to Get Journalist Arrested After Disastrous Debate
Representative Andy Harris was furious after the crowd laughed at him in the debate.
- Kenneal Patterson @ Vanity Fair: Inside the Moms for Liberty Summit: Boots, Bling, and the Battle for American Education
At the 2026 Moms for Liberty National Summit, conservative parents were faithful to the theme: “Boots on the Ground.” But as they stood rooted in Dallas to represent their local chapters, they were also leveling up with AI that lets them monitor 13,000 school districts at once.
- Hemant Mehta @ Friendly Atheist: Texas school district cancels “Little Shop of Horrors” after girl is cast as Seymour
South Grand Prairie ISD canceled the musical citing an anti-drag law that has already been struck down in court
- Dion Nissenbaum @ Talking Points Memo: From Martial Law to Banning Voting Machines, Election Skeptics Urge Trump to Take Extreme Action
Since being released early from prison in June, former Colorado election clerk Tina Peters has been granted extraordinary access to the halls of power in Washington.
- Alex Bollinger @ LGBTQ Nation: JD Vance makes middle school gay joke about James Talarico
JD Vance made a gay joke about Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D). Talarico is straight and has a girlfriend, but Republicans have spent this election cycle attacking his masculinity.
- Priya Sridhar and Peggy Helman @ MS Now: Hegseth’s Christian nationalist crusade at the Pentagon riles troops
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s rhetoric has prompted hundreds of service members to file complaints with the Military Religious Freedom Foundation.
- Whitney Curry Wimbish @ The American Prospect: ICE Planning $100 Million ‘Nightmare’ Domestic Spy Program
Under ERO ONE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to hire 142 intelligence contractors with top secret clearances and deploy them in cities across the country.
