- Stephanie Mencimer @ Mother Jones: The Incredible Shrinking CPAC
Once the center of conservative gravity, CPAC can’t get a single Trump family member to show up.
- Anthony Orrico @ HuffPost: MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Served With Legal Documents During Live TV Interview
Lindell has been embroiled in legal battles related to false claims he made about the 2020 presidential election.
- Greg Jaffe, Eric Schmitt, Helene Cooper and Adam Entous @ The New York Times: Hegseth Strikes Two Black and Two Female Officers From Promotion List
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s highly unusual decision to remove officers from a one-star promotion list has spurred allegations of racial and gender bias.
- Leigh Kimmins @ The Daily Beast: CNN Data Guru Hits Trump With a ‘Reality Check’ After 100% Approval Brag
“The CNN poll said I’m 100 percent,” the president had boasted.
- Hannah Knowles @ The Washington Post: Bigotry among young conservatives has Republicans on edge
Many Republicans dismiss such party members even as white supremacists like Nick Fuentes gain popularity, but there’s growing unease at their presence in the rank and file.
- Aidan McLaughlin @ Vanity Fair: Donald Trump to Add His Signature to US Currency, a First For a Sitting President
As Vanity Fair can exclusively report, Trump’s Treasury Department plans to add his signature to all denominations of US dollar bills.