- Robert Faturechi, Justin Elliott and Alex Mierjeski @ ProPublica: Trump Is Accusing Foes With Multiple Mortgages of Fraud. Records Show 3 of His Cabinet Members Have Them.
The White House has targeted opponents, including a Fed governor, for having more than one primary residence on their loan papers. ProPublica found that, in one case, a Trump cabinet secretary got two such mortgages in quick succession.
- David Folkenflick @ NPR: Fox bosses privately called U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro 'reckless maniac' and more
A Fox News executive has called a prominent Trump appointee a "reckless maniac."
- Kate Riga @ Talking Points Memo: Texas Picks The Abortion Fight Everyone Saw Coming
The Texas Senate passed new bounty hunter-style abortion legislation Wednesday night to quash mailed abortion pills, targeting a method that has slipped through the cracks of abortion bans and contributed to the slight rise in the total number of abortions since the Supreme Court decided Dobbs.
- Jack Jenkins @ Religion News Service: At NatCon, a confusing resurgence of anti-Muslim sentiment
NatCon’s negative focus on Islam makes for a potential preview of what conservatives will be concerned with in the next year.
- Steve Benen @ The Maddow Blog: More than 1,000 current and former HHS officials demand RFK Jr.’s resignation
There’s no modern precedent for a sizable contingent of federal civil servants calling for the nation’s health secretary to quit.
- David Gilmour @ Mediaite: Tucker Carlson Bizarrely Accuses Pete Buttigieg of Being a ‘Fake Gay Guy’ — Wants to Ask Him ‘Very Specific Questions About Gay Sex’
Tucker Carlson revealed Wednesday that he wants to ask Democrat Pete Buttgieg some “very specific questions about gay sex” as he baselessly accused the former Transportation Secretary of bring a “fake gay guy.”
