Extra, Extra
Law Fighting: “The U.S. attorney whose office has been investigating mortgage fraud allegations against New York Attorney General Letitia James has been told to resign or be fired, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Friday, amid a push by Trump administration officials to bring criminal charges against the perceived adversary of the president.” All the good people are being forced out to make way for the bad people who will do one man’s bidding. And that trend is not limited to late night TV hosts. US attorney whose office is investigating Letitia James is told he’s being removed.
+ Showdown at the Not OK Corral: Senate rejects competing bills to fund government, increasing risk of shutdown. Will Senate Dems have the resolve to save key elements of the health care safety net? The so-called big beautiful bill has already lost a lot of public support (and it wasn’t too popular when it was first passed.)
+ Ag Me With a Spoon: “Texas A&M University’s president will step down after facing criticism over his handling of turmoil over a children’s literature course that recognized more than two genders.” Welsh actually fired the professor who taught the class, but apparently he’s didn’t fire her quickly enough or with enough enthusiasm. More from the Texas Trib: Texas A&M President Mark A. Welsh III to step down after a week of turmoil over viral classroom video. (Even high ranking military vets aren’t manly enough for the flock of social media chickenhawks.)
+ Putin Thumbs Nose at NATO: “Three Russian fighter jets violated Estonia’s airspace on Friday for an unusually long period, some 12 minutes, in what Estonia’s foreign minister called an ‘unprecedentedly brazen intrusion’ over the NATO country.”
+ Having the Drug Pulled Out: “Drug Enforcement Administration officials advocated for a series of military strikes in Mexico earlier this year, alarming some in the White House and Pentagon and presaging the fraught debate underway in Washington over the legality of this month’s deadly attacks on alleged drug traffickers in the Caribbean Sea.” WaPo (Gift Article): DEA faced pushback at White House, Pentagon after urging Mexico strikes.
+ Dislodge a Complaint: “A complaint is not a public forum for vituperation and invective—not a protected platform to rage against an adversary. A complaint is not a megaphone for public relations or a podium for a passionate oration at a political rally or the functional equivalent of the Hyde Park Speakers’ Corner.” Judge Absolutely Trashes Trump’s Blockbuster New York Times Lawsuit. (Meanwhile, SCOTUS will be like, “Don’t worry, we got you, bro.”)
+ The Race to Solve Climate Change: “When an entry-level Volvo can get to 60 mph quicker than a Porsche 911, and in the same time as a Ferrari, electric car makers need a reset.” Wired: EVs Have Gotten Too Powerful.
