- Ian Millhiser @ Vox: Trump just threw one of his most powerful allies under the bus
On Thursday evening, President Donald Trump publicly split with the Federalist Society, the powerful conservative lawyers’ group that he relied on to select judges in his first term. Thanks in no small part to Trump, a majority of the Supreme Court justices are associated with the Federalist Society, as are dozens or even hundreds of other federal judges. But now, Trump apparently regrets his earlier partnership with the Society.
- Kenneal Patterson @ The Daily Beast: Trump Picks Far-Right Conspiracist as Government Watchdog
Paul Ingrassia, who pushed false narratives around the 2020 election, will now lead the agency tasked with protecting government whistleblowers.
- Angry White Men: Stew Peters Uses Antisemitic Slur While Ranting About Ban From USS Liberty Event
On the May 28, 2025 episode of his Rumble show, Neo-Nazi broadcaster Stew Peters was fuming over the news that he had been banned from both the Sheraton Hotel and the VFW in Norfolk, VA. Peters had been slated to give a speech at an event held by survivors of Israel’s 1967 bombing of the USS Liberty — an attack which Israel and the U.S. concluded was a mistake.
- Kirsten Grind and Megan Twohey @ The New York Times: On the Campaign Trail, Elon Musk Juggled Drugs and Family Drama
As Elon Musk became one of Donald J. Trump’s closest allies last year, leading raucous rallies and donating about $275 million to help him win the presidency, he was also using drugs far more intensely than previously known, according to people familiar with his activities.
- Ryan Bort @ Rolling Stone: Senator Dismisses Medicaid Cuts Killing People: ‘Well, We’re All Going to Die’
Iowa Republican Joni Ernst got existential when constituents at a town hall confronted her about the cuts in the GOP’s tax bill.
- Malcolm Ferguson @ The New Republic: Trump Plans “Remigration” Office Linked to Racist Far-Right Plan
The State Department wants to create an alarming office to expel immigrants.
- Zachary Leeman @ Mediaite: House Republican Introduces Bill to Block Washington Rail Project Unless It’s Called the ‘Trump Train’
Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) wants the Washington, D.C. subway system to be renamed to honor President Donald Trump. The lawmaker introduced legislation on Thursday called the Make Autorail Great Again Act, which would withhold federal funding meant for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority until it is renamed the Washington Metropolitan Authority for Greater Access, a play on Trump’s Make America Great Again slogan. The Metrorail would be renamed the Trump Train.
