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The Next Attorney General Will Probably Be an Election Denier  (David Gilbert, Wired)
Pam Bondi’s DOJ left election deniers frothing for more. Potential candidates for the attorney general job could give them what they want.

America’s Pro-War Elites Must Be Held Accountable  (Stephen M. Walt, Foreign Policy)
Advocates for the disastrous adventure in Iran shouldn’t escape responsibility.

Hegseth’s Divine War  (Rachel Oswald and John Haltiwanger,Foreign Policy)
The U.S. defense secretary is using the military to promote Christian nationalism, experts say.

The FBI Didn’t Answer Texts from Minnesota Investigators for Days After Renee Good’s Killing  (Caroline Haskins, Wired)
Messages sent to the FBI by an investigator with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension went ignored for at least two days, per records obtained by WIRED.

Iran-Linked Hackers Are Sabotaging US Energy and Water Infrastructure  (Andy Greenberg, Wired)
As Trump threatens Iranian infrastructure, the US government warns that Iran has carried out its own digital attacks against US critical infrastructure.

Congressional Progress Report on the American Nuclear Renaissance  (Kenneth Luongo, National Interest)
Trump’s nuclear executive orders have spurred activity, but limited progress and persistent structural hurdles show the United States still has significant work to do.

The Trump White House Wants to Cut CISA to the Bone  (Peter Suciu, National Interest)
Less than a decade ago, President Trump helped set up CISA in order to protect US companies in cyberspace. Today, his White House appears intent on shutting it down.