The Briefing

Michael C. Bender, Andrew Trunsky and Neil Vigdor @ The New York Times: After Saturday, Trump’s Devotees See ‘God’s Protection’ Some of Donald J. Trump’s followers had long viewed him as handpicked by God.

Zack Beauchamp @ Vox: What J.D.

Isaac Arnsdorf @ The Washington Post: Trump allies at Heritage declare 2024 election illegitimate in advance A “war game” presented at the right-wing foundation imagined far-fetched scenarios for election interference to justify preemptive measures. Jane C.

Steve Contorno @ CNN: Trump claims not to know who is behind Project 2025.

Jordan Green and Mark Alesia @ Raw Story: Trump’s ‘secretary of retribution’ has a ‘target list’ of 350 people he wants arrested Trump’s loyal surrogates have duly embraced the project — perhaps no one more zealously than Ivan Raiklin, a retired Army Reserve lieutenant colonel and former U.S.

Philip Bump @ The Washington Post: The ‘great replacement’ theory, now in legislation form A Republican effort to combine election denialism and border alarmism, known as the Save Act, is having the desired effect. Andre Gee and Asawin Suebsaeng @ Rolling Stone: The Fyre Fest Fraudster Is Connecting

Jack Jenkins @ Religion News Service: The Washington insiders helping Sean Feucht spread Christian nationalism in Congress While Feucht often frames himself as a Washington outsider, arguably his most powerful ally is a figure who hovered along the edge of his Rotunda concert, hands raised in prayer

Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein @ Politico: Steve Bannon to report to prison Monday after Supreme Court declines to give him a reprieve The decision means the influential right-wing podcaster will head to prison on July 1, with his release date just days before the November election. Kate Riga @ Talki

Garnet Henderson @ Rewire News Group: Supreme Court Rules Idaho Doctors Can Provide Emergency Abortions—For Now The Idaho v.

Anne Nelson @ The Washington Spectator: God and QR Codes for Trump; The Courage Tour Goes to Michigan At the outset, the Courage Tour looks like an updated version of an old-fashioned Elmer Gantry-style revival, complete with Bible verses, Christian rock, and the promise of faith healing for suffere