Breaking: Cully Stimson and Hans von Spakovsky Resign From Heritage  —  Last night, Kevin Roberts told the Heritage staff that two people would be directing the Meese Center.  National Review reported: … I just spoke with Cully, who told me that both he and Hans resigned from the Heritage Foundation.

The Kill Switch  —  In 1995, 60 Minutes made a decision that nearly destroyed the program.  Producers killed an interview with Jeffrey Wigand, a tobacco industry whistleblower who had evidence that cigarette companies knew their products were addictive and carcinogenic.

Trump Halts 5 Wind Farms Off the East Coast  —  The Interior Department said the projects posed national security risks, without providing details.  The decision imperils billions of dollars of investments.  —  The Trump administration on Monday said it would pause leases …

Trump To Announce Navy Will Buy New ‘Battleship’  —  The new warship will be the latest in what the White House envisions as a “Golden Fleet”  —  President Trump will announce on Monday a new fleet of large warships he is calling “battleships,” according to a U.S. official and another official familiar …

Trump critic George Conway files to run for NY House seat … Though George Conway was also offered a position with the administration during Trump's first term, he declined.  The relationship between the president and Conway turned contentious, with Conway often criticizing Trump and the president …

Bill Clinton spox calls on DOJ to release Epstein files referencing the former president … The Justice Department released its first batch of a vast trove of files Friday but stopped short of publishing all of the federal government's documents related to various investigations into the disgraced financier …

Trump administration abruptly recalls over two dozen career ambassadors  —  A senior State Department official called it a bid to ensure adherence to the “America First” agenda while others called it a devastating blow to America's diplomatic corps.  —  The Trump administration has recalled …

JD Vance: Nick Fuentes ‘can eat shit’  —  JD Vance has for months faced mounting pressure to censure Nicholas J. Fuentes and his army of boisterously racist and antisemitic supporters, known as Groypers.  Speaking exclusively to UnHerd at the vice president's residence on Friday, he doesn't mince his words.

Paramount beefs up its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery with new Larry Ellison guarantee  —  Warner Bros. rejected an initial Paramount bid and is pursuing a deal with Netflix for its movie, television and streaming assets.  —  Paramount and its controlling shareholders, the billionaire Ellison family …

You cannot annex other countries, Danish and Greenlandic leaders tell Trump  —  Mette Frederiksen and Jens-Frederik Nielsen demand respect for borders after US appoints Greenland envoy  —  The prime ministers of Denmark and Greenland have demanded respect for their borders after Donald Trump appointed …

State attorneys general sue Trump administration over efforts to shutter CFPB … “My office and attorneys general across the country rely on the CFPB for consumer complaints and other data to get justice for consumers,” said New York Attorney General Letitia James, one of the state attorneys general that brought the suit.

Turning Point poll reveals conservatives ‘all in’ for JD Vance 2028 presidential run  —  Conference attendees also shared that winning the midterms and radical Islam are among their top concerns  —  A straw poll taken at Turning Point USA's AmericaFest this weekend revealed that conservatives are …

Kash Patel's new ride of choice: an armored luxury BMW  —  FBI Director Kash Patel is being driven around in specially armored BMWs that the FBI bought at his request.  —  Patel had pressed the FBI for this high-end vehicle for the purpose of being less conspicuous on his outings …

Behold!  🔥 The Focus Group from Hell 🔥  —  Hitler!  Fuentes!  Jews!  Dating problems!  Young Republicans tell you who they really are.  —  ∙ Paid  —  1. Groypermania  —  City Journal, like the rest of the Manhattan Institute, has gone from anti-anti-Trump, to Trump-curious, to pro-Trump.

Flock Exposed Its AI-Powered Cameras to the Internet.  We Tracked Ourselves  —  Flock left at least 60 of its people-tracking Condor PTZ cameras live streaming and exposed to the open internet.  —  I am standing on the corner of Harris Road and Young Street outside of the Crossroads Business Park …

Hundreds of Big Post-Election Donors Have Benefited From Trump's Return to Office  —  The president's team has created a highly unusual fund-raising apparatus for causes he favors.  The Times analyzed more than half a billion dollars in contributions from 346 donors.

Trump and Co. Can't Keep Their Lies Straight  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham is typically a reliable cheerleader for the White House at home and abroad.  So it was notable to hear him say yesterday, fresh off a trip to the Middle East, that the peace deal between Israel and Hamas might be working less …

CBS and CNN Are Being Sacrificed to Trump  —  Media conglomerates want the president's permission for mergers—and control of news outlets is at stake.  —  The fate of Warner Bros. Discovery is no longer a regulatory matter.  It is a medieval tournament, in which the king invites rival bidders to compete for his approval.

Sudden trips and security lapses: Steve Witkoff and Marco Rubio's clashing diplomacy on Russia-Ukraine  —  Apart from disagreements about peace efforts in Ukraine, Witkoff has been at loggerheads with Rubio and State Department officials about the way he handles security.