Deep-dive into the Trump shooter by Steve Eder and @tawnell.bsky.social - my takeaway is that young men desperately need deep friendships. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/u...

The @nytimes.com obtained homemade videos of Thomas Crooks, the meek, nerdy young man with a “passion for cooking with my family” — who then began building bombs and nearly killed Donald Trump. @tawnell.bsky.social @virginiahughes.bsky.social 🎁🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/u...

A MUST READ: Thomas Crooks, the 20-year-old who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump, used aliases and encrypted networks to carry out the attack – all while his mind unraveled. The fullest picture yet of Crooks’s life! www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/u...

My last story at the WSJ. It’s a good one — give it a read! www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

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Some personal news: I have joined The New York Times investigations team!

Must read: This is a wild story about Elon Musk! (Free link) www.wsj.com/politics/elo...

EXCLUSIVE: WSJ obtains draft of Trump executive order eliminating the Education Department. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Exclusive: Columbia University hires Mike Pompeo

Jan. 6 rioters argue pardons apply to charges including murder plot, child porn, etc. Dozens of defendants help compile and publicize the names of those who had a hand in their convictions.

Vice President JD Vance said the U.S. would hit Moscow with sanctions and potentially military action if Putin won’t agree to a peace deal with Ukraine that guarantees Kyiv long-term independence

Anslysis: “…Black and Hispanic employees still make up a small fraction of executive and other higher-paid professional jobs. In 2023, one in 20 senior managers was Black—less than half the share of Black workers in the broader U.S. workforce. Hispanic managers make up a similar share...”

MAGA base splintered over Trump's Gaza proposal takeover (free link)

How migrant groups are thwarting ICE (free link)

Former Sen. Bob Menendez Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison

BREAKING: The Trump administration rescinded its order to pause potentially trillions of dollars in federal grants, loans and other financial-assistance programs

The White House gave federal workers a choice: return to the office full time or resign and get paid for the next eight months.

Trump's federal-assistance freeze blocked.

Jan. 6ers are out and ready to help Trump.

Checked TikTok around 1 a.m. CT and got this message…

Good article on DEI.

Americans are tipping less at restaurants than they have in at least six years

HISTORY: Trump is first former president sentenced to a felony

“What do I do? I only knew how to do one thing. I knew how to blow stuff up, and I knew how to kill people.” My latest…

Unraveling lives and remaining mysteries...

The House Ethics Committee released an explosive report detailing its investigation of sexual-misconduct allegations against ex-Rep. Matt Gaetz.

Private prison complexes are gearing up for Trump’s mass deportation effort — and exploring the controversial practice of detaining unaccompanied minors.

Thirty-eight House Republicans resisted President-elect Trump's command to support a spending and debt deal, showing that at least some of his followers are willing to buck his leadership in the right circumstances. See how every House member voted here. nyti.ms/3VOsmzW

A MUST READ: WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich helps identify the spy unit behind his wrongful detainment in Russian. He never stopped reporting, and neither did his colleagues. @wsj.com

Professional scratchers… yep, it’s a thing!

TikTok can be banned in U.S., appeals court rules.

EXCLUSIVE: Trump mulls replacing Hegseth with DeSantis.

Musk pay package rejected — again.

Biden is now the third president to pardon a relative, after Bill Clinton and Donald Trump. Here's a look at the commonplace — yet often controversial — presidential power.

Texas Offers Trump a Blueprint for Illegal-Immigration Crackdown

Breaking News: Rep. Jamie Raskin will challenge Jerry Nadler for the Democrats’ top post on the House Judiciary Committee as the party looks to counter President-elect Trump.

As Trump efficiency czar, Elon Musk has gone from targeting federal agencies for bloat to going after federal employees by name on X — sparking pushback

“Are those fireworks?” In busy skies over the Middle East, passenger jets share airspace with missiles.

Breaking: Gaetz withdraws from consideration as attorney general. www.wsj.com/politics/mat...

Jussie Smollett conviction overturned ! www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

The father of the Georgia teen accused in a deadly school mass shooting pleads not guilty to charges that he shares responsibility for the killings.

Today’s @wsj.com front page. (11/21/24)

Musk and Ramaswamy op-ed in the @wsj.com: “The number of federal employees to cut should be at least proportionate to the number of federal regulations that are nullified…” (free link)

Jury awards Botham Jean’s family almost $100M in civil suit against Amber Guyger Read more at: www.star-telegram.com/news/local/d... www.star-telegram.com/news/local/d...

Ethics Committee Declines to Release Matt Gaetz Report

Today’s WSJ front cover.

"In order to Make America Great Again, it is very important, if not vital, to have a free, fair and open media or press," Trump told Fox News this morning. www.foxnews.com/politics/tru...

BIden's embrace of Big Fiscal was supposed to mark a watershed moment for progressive economic policy. It ended up becoming an albatross. Biden officials believe the ARP's contribution to inflation (and electoral defeat) have been unfairly overstated www.wsj.com/economy/infl...

A California resident has been infected with the more severe type of mpox virus, the first U.S. case of a virus that has sickened thousands and killed hundreds in an outbreak in central and eastern Africa, health officials said Saturday.

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