Shane Harris

1 month ago | rsn.org | Shane Harris

A retired soldier turned election denier is keeping a list of the former president’s “deep state” enemies. In June, Ivan Raiklin, a retired Green Beret and pro–Donald Trump activist, sat down for a chat with Cliven Bundy, a Nevada cattle rancher who instigated an armed standoff with federal authorities in 2014 over his refusal to pay grazing fees. In the video—posted on the America Happens Network, which has aired documentaries such as Bundy vs.

1 month ago | theatlantic.com | Isaac Stanley-Becker |Ashley Parker |Jonathan Lemire |Shane Harris

After Michael Waltz, the national security adviser, inadvertently included The Atlantic’s editor in chief in a group chat about military attack plans on the Signal messaging app, he found himself on very thin ice with his boss. But President Donald Trump and his advisers were loath to take a political hit by firing Waltz, especially within the first 100 days of the new administration. The 100-day mark passed yesterday.

2 months ago | amac.us | Shane Harris

Newsline , Society | | 11 Comments | Ever-more onerous vehicle emissions regulations, particularly on diesel trucks, have been hampering the American economy and driving up the cost of everything from produce to lumber for decades. One of the quickest and most effective ways the Trump administration could bring down costs for American families would be to end the years-long regulatory assault on diesel engines. Diesel semi-trucks are the workhorses of the American transportation and logistics...

2 months ago | amac.us | Shane Harris

BFA Podcast EP 350 | The Woketopus: The Dark Money Cabal Manipulating the Federal Government | Tyler O’NeilTyler O’Neil, senior editor at The Daily Signal and author of The Woketopus, joins Shane Harris to unpack the massive influence of dark money and left-wing activist groups on America’s administrative state.

2 months ago | theatlantic.com | Jeffrey Goldberg |Shane Harris

So, about that Signal chat. On Monday, shortly after we published a story about a massive Trump-administration security breach, a reporter asked the secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, why he had shared plans about a forthcoming attack on Yemen on the Signal messaging app. He answered, “Nobody was texting war plans.