"They offered her $10 million a year for four years along with a range of bonuses. In total, including bonuses, she was guaranteed more than $50 million over four years, according to interviews and documents obtained by The New York Times.
Under the agreement, Ms. Habba would become general counsel at Concord Partners, a company that Ms. Herrera set up in late October 2025 in Florida. The company has no public profile and its business remains unclear even to some people associated with the Herrera business empire. Ms. Habba finalized her deal days after the company was registered, while she was still serving as U.S. attorney in New Jersey.
She formally began her work for Concord Partners on Jan. 1. Weeks later, Mr. Trump granted Mr. Herrera a full and unconditional pardon."
(New York Times)
"The Trump administration’s disaster chief told state officials Tuesday they must increase their financial reserves and emergency capabilities to handle most disasters on their own, without federal help."
(Politico)
"With everything else on fire, what does it matter if the president takes over a spit of reclaimed land south of the National Mall?
It’s a fair question, and the answer is that we all lose when the president commandeers a public institution and turns it into a monument to himself — particularly when he does it using taxpayer dollars and without congressional authorization.
It matters when Trump tears down the East Wing of the White House, or befouls the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, or shutters the Kennedy Center. And the litigation to stop him from destroying those civic institutions is a key front in the battle over the limits executive power."
(Public Notice)
Trump is Destroying Americans' Healthcare — Twelve million have lost coverage and it's getting worse
(Paul Krugman)
Pentagon grants DHS permission to test heat ray weapon for potential use at border
(CNN)
"Armed and in uniform, federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security have been knocking on doors in several states to ask residents about their immigration status — and to inquire if they have registered to vote or cast votes in past elections, a CBS News Investigation has found."
(CBS News)
An interesting push of stories delivering this message:
"Elon Musk ordered the slowdown of a military-grade version of Starlink relied on by Ukraine, a decision that sparked panic in Kyiv and confusion inside the Trump administration, U.S. officials and people familiar with the matter said."
Musk Ordered Starlink Slowdown That Blindsided Ukraine — The SpaceX founder authorized the move and has been discussing Ukraine with Trump, but the president has denied ordering the restrictions
(Wall Street Journal)
"A decision by Elon Musk led to restrictions on Ukraine's use of SpaceX's satellite communications network, people familiar with the matter told CBS News."
Musk chose to restrict Ukraine's access to SpaceX satellite network, sources say
(CBS News)
"A small group of U.S. national security officials has been discreetly advising state governments and congressional lawmakers on how to prepare for the possibility that the Trump administration will attempt to interfere in November’s midterm elections, according to people involved in the effort."
(Washington Post)
"Running a campaign without paid staff is not illegal. Campaigns can lean on consultants, vendors and volunteers. But it is highly unusual for a Senate race and raises fresh questions about who is doing the day-to-day work of Marshall’s re-election effort and whether the senator’s taxpayer-funded official staff is doing campaign work."
(MS NOW)
