- Katie Bo Lillis, Alayna Treene, Kylie Atwood and Kaitlan Collins @ CNN: White House fires multiple administration officials after president meets with far-right activist Laura Loomer
The White House has fired multiple administration officials, including at least three National Security Council staffers, three sources familiar with the move told CNN. The firings came after Laura Loomer, the far-right activist who once claimed 9/11 was an inside job, urged President Donald Trump during a Wednesday meeting to get rid of several members of his National Security Council staff, including his principal deputy national security adviser, claiming that they are disloyal.
- Steve Benen @ The Maddow Blog: Pentagon inspector general opens investigation into Hegseth, Signal chat scandal
The White House said this week the “case has been closed” on the Signal scandal. The Pentagon’s inspector general opened it back up.
- Khaya Himmelman @ Talking Points Memo: Senate Dems Demand Confirmation Hearing On Ed Martin: His ‘Record Merits Heightened Scrutiny’
A group of Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are demanding a confirmation hearing on President Donald Trump’s nominee for D.C. U.S. Attorney Ed Martin, arguing that Martin has “abused his position in multiple ways since being named Interim U.S. Attorney.”
- Arthur Delaney @ HuffPost: Emails Confirm Social Security Administration Canceled Maine Contracts As Political Payback
Acting commissioner Leland Dudek called Maine Gov. Janet Mills a “petulant child” for defying Donald Trump.
- Angry White Men: Joel Webbon: ‘God Judged’ Indigenous People For ‘Worshiping Demons’ And ‘Killing And Eating Each Other’
Doubling down on comments he made early this year, white Christian nationalist pastor Joel Webbon said that “God judged” Indigenous people in North America and expelled them from their land. He claimed this was because Indigenous people were “worshiping demons” and “killing and eating each other.”
- Tom Durante @ Mediaite: Elon Musk Boosts Roger Stone Conspiracy Theory That Wisconsin Supreme Court Election Was ‘Stolen’
Elon Musk has amplified a Roger Stone conspiracy theory that the Wisconsin Supreme Court election held on Tuesday was somehow stolen after the Tesla billionaire and close Donald Trump confidante shelled out millions in a failed bid to sway the race.
