.Craig Whitlock’s book on a massive Navy corruption scandal, out next month, is great. Reads like a thriller. Meticulously reported, guide to investigative reporting and just otherwise shocking. 😳 Read it !!! Fat Leonard!

It’s sobering to see what an adversarial system Social Security disability has become, in comparison with the VA system for veterans

For years, drinking water tested in this majority Latino New Mexico city has had illegally high levels of toxic arsenic. Now residents fear the health consequences. A deep look from Silvia Foster-Frau washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/04…

NRA settles D.C. attorney general's lawsuit accusing its charity arm of misusing money, via ⁦Beth Reinhard⁩
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The mysterious Tim Sheehy story about a gun incident in Glacier National Park, his military service and his shifting account of being shot gets more complicated still with this record- laden piece from Liz Goodwin. A must read

NEW: Company defends $175 million bond deal for Trump after questions from prosecutors, via Michael Kranish 
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Saddest immigration story ever. Must read

Montana GOP Senate candidate Tim Sheehy, who has offered inconsistent accounts of his war wounds, was a well-respected Navy SEAL. Now he’s benefiting from the elite force’s star power. From Isaac Stanley-Becker Beth Reinhard Liz Goodwin washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

Stormy's other court battle: A multimillion dollar feud inside the rarefied world of competitive horse riding, via ⁦Peter Jamison⁩
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Sheehy, at the very least, has admitted that he covered up an incident from his military superiors and lied to a federal officer.

This is called reporting. He's a candidate. That an outlet treats this routine reporting as harassment says a lot more about that outlet than anyone…

I highly encourage everyone to go pick up a copy of Isaac Arnsdorf’s deeply reported new book, FINISH WHAT WE STARTED. Isaac and I have covered countless Trump rallies together, and he writes here about the rise of the MAGA movement and what it means for the future of US politics.

It’s also a thing when someone announces a run for a taxpayer- funded U.S. Senate seat and news organizations decide, in the democratic tradition of informing voters to the greatest extent possible, to tell them more about the candidate. And yep, this applies to Navy SEALS.

Read Paul Kane on the farcical saga of a Mayorkas impeachment trial no one wants to convene wapo.st/43WzGN1

NEW: Alone in a bathroom: Fear and uncertainty of a post-Roe medication abortion, by Caroline Kitchener wapo.st/4asb551

The deeply silly, extremely serious rise of Nick Adams (Alpha Male). By Ben Terris: washingtonpost.com/style/power/20…

NEW: A high number of Cabinet officials were fired or left during Donald Trump’s presidency. Joe Biden has had some of the lowest turnover in decades. washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

MUST -READ from ⁦Liz Goodwin⁩ : GOP Senate candidate in Montana trying to unseat Senator Jon Tester in one of this year’s most closely watched races says he lied to ranger about gunshot wound in 2015 washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

NEW: Trump relies on a doctor who is a member of his golf club to vouch for his health,  via Michael Kranish 
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NEW: This new book by ⁦Isaac Arnsdorf⁩ about the movement Trump started is going to be fabulous. Buy it: How Steve Bannon guided the MAGA movement’s rebound from Jan. 6. An excerpt from Isaac Arnsdorf's new book: wapo.st/4am6Tnp

How a California billionaire known for high-interest auto loans provided Trump's $175 million bond, via Michael Kranish @JOCWapo 
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