- Rachael Bade @ Politico: Trump Tells Inner Circle That Musk Will Leave Soon
President Donald Trump has told his inner circle, including members of his Cabinet, that Elon Musk will be stepping back in the coming weeks from his current role as governing partner, ubiquitous cheerleader and Washington hatchet man.
- Ari Berman @ Mother Jones: Elon Musk Tried to Buy Wisconsin’s Supreme Court. He Lost.
Susan Crawford’s victory means liberals will preserve their majority on the court.
- Tommy Christopher @ Mediaite: ‘He Is Political Poison!’ CNN’s Harry Enten Obliterates Elon Musk After Election Disaster
CNN senior data correspondent Harry Enten hammered Elon Musk over the failure of his and President Donald Trump’s push to influence a judicial election, calling Musk “political poison.”
- David Edwards @ Raw Story: 'Susan Crawford did not win!' Mike Lindell says he's investigating Wisconsin election
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell vowed to launch an investigation into the Wisconsin Supreme Court election a day after Judge Susan Crawford, a candidate backed by Democrats, won the race.
- Kenneth P. Vogel @ The New York Times: Trump-Allied Prosecutor Looks to Undermine Biden Pardons
In an unorthodox move, Ed Martin, the interim U.S. attorney in Washington, is questioning former President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s family and former White House officials about clemency.
- Hemant Mehta @ Friendly Atheist: Oklahoma’s Ryan Walters sues atheists for warning schools about illegal prayers
On Monday, Oklahoma’s Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters sued the Freedom From Religion Foundation for daring to fight back against his push to Christianize public schools throughout his state. Walters said in a video that he was suing the “radical atheists”—a phrase he used multiple times as if there are tiers of atheism—because they were supposedly harassing students and teachers for “freely expressing their religious beliefs.
