- Rep. Bill Johnson accepts university post, but not quitting House right away (rollcall.com)
- Secretive White House Surveillance Program Gives Cops Access to Trillions of US Phone Records (wired.com)
- House Republicans, Stalled on Spending, Weaponize the Power of the Purse (nytimes.com)So much for "small government": Budget fight reveals GOP main issue is culture war (salon.com)
- Mike Johnson is a board member of a Christian publishing house that called ‘monkeypox’ a penalty for being gay (politico.com)
- CNN Unearths Audio of New House Speaker Calling Humans ‘Inherently Evil’ and Abortion a ‘Holocaust’ (mediaite.com)
- The White House May Condemn Musk, but the Government Is Addicted to Him (nytimes.com)
- Rep. George Santos Announces He Won’t Seek Re-election After House Panel Finds Evidence of Crimes (nytimes.com)
