The CIA Director’s Grandson Summoned the Pope’s Envoy - and Many at the Vatican Heard a Threat
The Pentagon invoked a medieval hostage crisis to silence the pope So, the Pentagon summoned the Vatican’s ambassador to a meeting in January and it went about as well as you’d expect. Elbridge Colby - he’s the Under Secretary of War for Policy, which, yes, they actually call it the Department of War now - …
Kushner’s Firm Took $2 Billion From the Saudis. Now He’s Negotiating a War That Makes Them Richer
Kushner's firm has collected more than $110 million in fees from the Saudi sovereign wealth fund since 2021, congressional Democrats estimate - and as of mid-2024 the fund had made zero returns. He's negotiating on Iran. Saudi Arabia profits when Iran's oil goes offline. Congress sent a letter.
The US Bombed Military Targets on Iran’s Oil Island the Same Day Hungary Lined Up a Deal for US Oil
The war is the sales pitch.
Trump Pardoned 1,500 January 6 Rioters and a Judge Just Ruled He Can Still Be Sued for Sending Them
Trump pardoned or freed every January 6 rioter on day one. Didn't matter. A judge just ruled he can still be personally sued by the Capitol Police officers and members of Congress who say he sent that crowd after them. A trial could be next.
Pete Hegseth Fired the Army Chief of Staff and Replaced Him With His Own Personal Aide
The Army tried to hold a standard this week. Then Hegseth fired the guy running the Army.
Trump Gutted the CDC and by July There’ll Be One Person Left to Handle a Rabies Crisis
The CDC paused rabies and poxvirus testing because Trump fired half the lab staff. One person is left on the rabies team. One.
Kash Patel Gutted the Team That Tracks Iran - Then Iran-Linked Hackers Leaked His Email
Three FBI breaches in one month. The director fired the Iran counterintelligence team days before Iran-linked hackers breached his email.
Kash Patel Is Being Sued By Agents He Fired Over the Trump Investigations
The FBI director was subpoenaed in the same cases he's now firing people for working. Three agents just filed a class action that could reinstate everyone he's purged.
Pete Hegseth’s Broker Tried to Buy Defense Stocks Weeks Before the Iran War Started
Pete Hegseth's broker tried to invest millions in defense contractors before the Iran war. The investment fell through. The whole system lets this happen - and always has.
Memphis Police Pepper-Sprayed the Protest Marshals at the No Kings March
Memphis held a massive No Kings march Saturday. It ended with pepper spray, three arrests, and a brand-new Tennessee law used to charge the people keeping marchers safe.
David Sacks Helped Write Trump’s AI Policy, Then Blessed a $100 Million Group to Keep It
David Sacks spent a year writing White House AI policy. Now he's backing a $100M PAC to elect people who'll protect it. Total AI midterm spending tops $300M.
Bernie Sanders Turned an Instagram Rant Into a Data Center Bill Nobody Will Pass
Sanders and AOC want to freeze data center construction until Congress regulates AI. The problem? It would hand Big Tech a monopoly on the compute supply we already don't have enough of.