- John Ismay @ The New York Times: Pete Hegseth Leads Christian Prayer Service in the Pentagon
The event was held in the Pentagon’s auditorium during working hours and featured Mr. Hegseth’s pastor.
- Josh Kovensky @ Talking Points Memo: An Outspoken Christian Nationalist Pastor Expands His Sway In Trump’s DC
Idaho pastor Doug Wilson is bringing his church to DC, and says he met with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in recent weeks.
- Ian Millhiser @ Vox: The religious right just suffered a rare setback in the Supreme Court
One of the GOP justices must have defected in a case about religious schools, but the Court didn’t reveal who it was.
- Joe DePaolo @ Mediaite: CNN Correspondent Debunks Trump’s Claims of White Genocide in South Africa: ‘A Good Day for White Nationalists’
Moments after President Donald Trump claimed there have been mass killings of White farmers in South Africa, a CNN international correspondent reporting from Africa delivered a thorough fact check.
- Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck @ CNN: Too toxic for Trump’s first term, some officials are back in the fold
At least four people from Donald Trump’s first term who were deemed too extreme or politically toxic to win Senate confirmation – or even keep their jobs – are now back in the fold and in some cases with more power than before.
- Bill Chappell @ NPR: These 7 executive actions show how Trump wants to reshape American history
President Trump issued a record number of executive actions in his first months in office, enacting sweeping changes in how the federal government works — and signaling his intentions to reshape how the country's stories are told.
