- Steve Benen @ The Maddow Blog: Hegseth’s Pentagon chooses a controversial new spokesperson, ignoring bipartisan concerns
Even some Republicans have expressed concerns about Kingsley Wilson's radical rhetorical record. In Hegseth's Pentagon, she received a promotion anyway.
- Jake Lahut @ Wired: Nancy Mace’s Former Staff Claim She Had Them Create Burner Accounts to Promote Her
According to former staffers and a deposition, Nancy Mace has allegedly used her tech background to deploy bots across social media—and asked staffers to surreptitiously post on her behalf.
- David Badash @ The New Civil Rights Movement: University Research OK Only if ‘In Sync’ With Trump Goals: Top Administration Officials
As President Donald Trump and his administration battle top research universities like Harvard, senior Trump officials are hitting the airwaves to define and defend his policies. The administration is now insisting it will only fund research that aligns with its priorities and does not conflict with its interpretation of federal law.
- Zachary Leeman @ Mediaite: Trump Rages at Reporter Asking ‘Nasty Question’ About Accusations He ‘Chicken Outs’ On Tariffs
President Donald Trump lashed out at a reporter on Wednesday over her “nasty question” on critics accusing him of “always chickening out.”
- Jennifer Bendery @ HuffPost: Trump Court Pick Once Called For Bringing Back Literacy Tests For Voters
Literacy tests were banned in the 1960s for being racially discriminatory, but such tests “are not a bad thing,” Josh Divine argued in a 2010 college opinion piece.
- Malcolm Ferguson @ The New Republic: GOP’s Dumbest Senator Tommy Tuberville Launches Run for Governor
Tommy Tuberville, one of the GOP’s most dim-witted senators, is leaving Capitol Hill to run for governor in his alleged residence of Alabama next year.
