- Cameron Peters @ Vox: Trump’s immigration crackdown turns deadly in Minneapolis
The fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis, briefly explained.
- Malcolm Ferguson @ The New Republic: Trump Says He Will Control the Money From the Venezuelan Oil He Stole
“This Oil will be sold at its Market Price, and that money will be controlled by me,” the president wrote on Truth Social.
- Steve Benen @ The Maddow Blog: Trump muses about canceling the 2026 midterm elections, before saying he won’t
Given his record, when the president mentions canceling elections, it’s difficult simply to shrug one’s shoulders.
- Vaughn Hillyard and Soorin Kim @ MS Now: Kari Lake buys Iowa condo as speculation swirls about her future
The twice-defeated Arizona candidate has long flirted with politics in her home state.
- Alex Griffing @ Mediaite: Ex-DOJ Prosecutor Alleges Staggering Trump Corruption at Hearing on Somali Fraud: ‘Millions Stolen and Hundreds Killed’
Former Justice Department special counsel Brendan Ballou testified on Wednesday before a House Oversight Committee hearing on the alleged widespread Somali fraud in Minnesota and turned the tables on the Trump administration. Ballou said he was “deeply distressed” by the fraud taking place in Minnesota, which has already resulted in dozens of convictions, but argued that the Trump administration is engaged in equally large-scale government grift.
- Ashley Parker, Michael Scherer, and Nick Miroff @ The Atlantic: The Wrath of Stephen Miller
The man who turns President Trump’s most incendiary impulses into policy.
