- Chad de Guzman @ Time: White House Launches ‘Trump TV’ Amid Feud With Press
As major networks boycotted pool coverage of the President over his ban on multiple news outlets, the White House promoted a new 24/7 video feed focusing on Trump and his achievements.
- Phil Williams @ Confront The Hate: As CNN, MS NOW, Politico Booted, White Nationalist Outlet Snags White House Press Slot
The White House moves to silence critical reporting—while handing access to a fringe outlet with explicit white nationalist ties.
- William Turton, Avi Asher-Schapiro, Molly Redden and Kirsten Berg @ ProPublica: The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
In 2024, the FBI sought to launch a sweeping pay-to-play investigation examining interactions between Sen. Susan Collins and a top donor, records and emails show.
- Hemant Mehta @ Friendly Atheist: Trump’s “Top 250 Victories for People of Faith” collapse under scrutiny
The White House padded its list with exaggerations, repeated claims, and policies benefiting conservative Christians at everyone else’s expense
- Stephanie Kirchgaessner @ The Guardian: Brendan Carr was a member of a rogue Alcoholics Anonymous group some labeled a ‘cult’
Carr was a member of the group in his teens and 20s. There is no evidence Trump’s powerful FCC chair participated in any inappropriate conduct
- Malcolm Ferguson @ The New Republic: MAGA Festival With Kid Rock Canceled After No One Wanted to Go
The “Freedom Fest” is no longer happening after dismal ticket sales.
- Sarah Ewall-Wice @ The Daily Beast: Top MAGA Ally Delivers Jaw-Dropping Snub to Trump in Home State
The president’s pick for governor in Florida is giving himself a clean slate.
- Matt Lavietes @ NBC: ‘Looksmaxxing’ influencer Clavicular charged with rape of teen girl
A Florida teenager accused Clavicular, whose real name is Braden Peters, of raping her in his family’s Massachusetts home in May 2025.
- William Kristol, Andrew Egger, and Jim Swift @ The Bulwark: Trump’s Quadrangle of Doom
The good news is that the Triangle of Doom is now fraying, perhaps even coming apart, because reality has (finally) pierced the cycle.
