- Tim Dickinson @ Rolling Stone: J.D. Vance and Musk Tag Team to Restore Racist DOGE Bro to Government
Marko Elez resigned this week after a newspaper reported on social media posts decrying interracial marriage and promoting “Indian hate.”
- The Throckmorton Initiative: Did Thomas Jefferson Attend Church at the Capitol?
Was Trump right? Do we need to bring religion back much stronger? Which religion?
- Isabela Dias @ Mother Jones: A Project 2025 Mastermind Now Holds the Reins of the Federal Bureaucracy
On Thursday evening, the US Senate voted to confirm Russell Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), a key arm of the executive branch in charge of the federal budget and agency regulations.
- John Fea @ Current: Trump evangelicals are going after Christian institutions that take federal funds.
Thousands and thousands of Christian organizations, including Trump acolyte Franklin Graham’s Samaritan’s Purse, have taken federal money to help advance their missions. Christian charities have lost funds as a result of Trump’s cuts to US AID. They include World Vision, World Relief, International Justice Mission, Samaritan’s Purse, and Catholic Relief Services.
- Gabe Whisnant and Sonam Sheth @ Newsweek: Trump US Attorney Conducting 'Inquiry' Into People Referred By Elon Musk
The acting U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C. sent a letter Friday saying his office is conducting an "inquiry" into people who were referred to him by Elon Musk, who oversees the Department of Government Efficiency.
- Hemant Mehta @ Friendly Atheist: Trump's task force to "eradicate anti-Christian bias" is a complete waste of time
His executive order didn't cite a single credible example of anti-Christian bias.
