Top Items:
New York Times:
Official Offers Account From Libya of Benghazi Attack — WASHINGTON — A State Department official presented a minute-by-minute account on Wednesday of what happened during the seige of the diplomatic compound in Benghazi last Sept. 11, offering the first public testimony from an American official …
Discussion:
The Moderate Voice, The Caucus, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Guardian, CANNONFIRE, American Spectator, The Reaction, ThinkProgress, Patterico's Pontifications, Riehl World News, Sky Dancing, NewsBusters, Mediaite, The Week, Hot Air, BBC, Power Line, The Public Editor's Journal, Daily Kos, The Other McCain, Washington Wire, msnbc.com, The BLT, Business Insider, The Hugh Hewitt Show, Michelle Malkin and Doug Ross
RELATED:
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
The Benghazi hearings: what's new and what's not — “I was stunned. My jaw dropped. And I was embarrassed” — Gregory Hicks, former U.S. deputy chief of mission to Libya, testifying on his reaction to U.N. Ambassador Susan E. Rice's remarks on the terror attack in Benghazi, May 8, 2013
John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Failings of Bam & Hill laid bare — After a remarkable House hearing yesterday, we can say this with almost complete certainty: The Obama administration knew perfectly well that last year's Sept. 11 attack on Americans and American facilities in Benghazi was a terrorist act …
Discussion:
PJ Media
Justin SInk / The Hill:
Rubio: Clinton's handling of Benghazi was ‘sad’
Discussion:
Politico, Foreign Policy, Taylor Marsh and NationalJournal.com
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Sen. Coburn: ‘Glaring omission’ in Benghazi information from State Dept.
Discussion:
CNN, Hot Air, The PJ Tatler, Yahoo! News, TheBlaze.com and BuzzFeed
Ben Armbruster / ThinkProgress:
Darrell Issa Acknowledges He Learned Nothing New From His Benghazi Hearing
Discussion:
Applesauce, Daily Kos, FP Passport and The Impolitic
Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Benghazi Investigation Creeps Closer To Hillary Clinton
Discussion:
National Review, Connecting.the.Dots, The Dish, Washington Free Beacon, ThinkProgress and The Hill
Tom Bevan / Real Clear Politics:
A Coverup Laid Bare
Discussion:
Townhall.com, Washington Times, Wake up America and National Review
Rich Lowry / Politico:
The Benghazi patsy — Nakoula Basseley Nakoula deserves a place in American history.
Discussion:
Washington Free Beacon
Kevin Cirilli / Politico:
Marco Rubio knocks Hillary Clinton on Benghazi
Discussion:
The Raw Story and Post Politics
Politico:
McCarthy's nomination in doubt, angering Democrats — President Barack Obama's nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency is in jeopardy after Republicans formed a united front Thursday to deny her a vote in committee. — Democrats erupted in frustration at the GOP “obstructionism” …
Discussion:
Yahoo! News, E2-Wire and Daily Kos
RELATED:
Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Are Republicans really gunning for another debt-limit showdown? — The federal debt limit is set to kick back into effect next weekend after a three-month hiatus, marking the start of a political game of chicken likely to culminate in the fall, when Congress will have to give President Obama a higher limit or risk a federal default.
Discussion:
The Impolitic, The Maddow Blog, Smartypants, Booman Tribune, ThinkProgress and Talking Points Memo
U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works:
EPW Republicans Not To Attend Gina McCarthy Nomination Vote — Highlight unresponsive answers to five requests ahead of today's scheduled vote — Today, the eight Republicans on the Environment and Public Works Committee will not attend the nomination vote of Gina McCarthy to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Discussion:
Washington Wire, ThinkProgress, New York Times and The Caucus
Brian Beutler / Talking Points Memo:
Meet Democrats' Newest Republican Crush: Ted Cruz?!?! — Starting around the time he launched a bogus attack on then-Defense Secretary nominee Chuck Hagel, Democrats have loved to hate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). — They made sure as many as people as possible saw him condescend to Sen. Dianne Feinstein …
Discussion:
Taylor Marsh and No More Mister Nice Blog
RELATED:
Felix Salmon:
The tragedy of US higher education — The tragedy of Cooper Union is endemic to most American higher education, outside a few community colleges; Cooper is just the special case where the blind rush to some kind of global greatness directly and explicitly violates the institution's founding mission.
Discussion:
Wonkblog and Lawyers, Guns & Money
RELATED:
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Republican leader rips the media for ‘shoving us in the corner’ — House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) ripped the media in a speech Tuesday to the Ripon Society, arguing press coverage is partly responsible for the GOP's messaging woes. — Cantor, who has tried to recast the image …
Discussion:
Washington Monthly and Shakesville
RELATED:
Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
House GOP weighs reviving contentious ObamaCare fix bill
Discussion:
Crooks and Liars and Reuters
Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
NYC Considering Allowing Non-Citizens To Vote — New York City could soon become the first major city in the country to give non-citizens the right to vote. The proposal, which would allow certain non-citizens to vote in local elections, appears to have a veto-proof majority in the New York City Council …
Discussion:
ThinkProgress, Above the Law and The Raw Story
RELATED:
Allan Wernick / NY Daily News:
Immigration: City Council to discuss allowing non-citizens to vote in city elections
Discussion:
Weasel Zippers and National Review
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate panel vote signals GOP support for immigration reform — The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday adopted a substitute amendment to immigration reform legislation with a strong bipartisan margin, signaling which Republicans are most likely to support the bill.
Discussion:
The Plum Line and CNN
RELATED:
Frank Phillips / The Boston Globe:
Gomez took $281,500 home tax deduction — Republican US Senate nominee Gabriel E. Gomez claimed a $281,500 income tax deduction in 2005 for pledging not to make any visible changes to the facade of his 112-year-old Cohasset home, a concession so valuable that it is classified …
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Lindsey Graham faces down primary challenge — COLUMBIA, S.C. — If any Senate Republican up for re-election next year would seem ripe for a primary defeat it's Lindsey Graham. — Running in a conservative, Southern state that has proven friendly to insurgents in recent years …
Discussion:
The Plum Line, ABCNEWS, Red Racing Horses and WJLA-TV
Wesley Lowery / Boston Globe:
Body of Tamerlan Tsarnaev is buried outside Massachusetts, official says — WORCESTER - The body of Tamerlan Tsarnaev has been buried somewhere outside of Massachusetts, according to a funeral home official briefed on the situation. — The official said that the remains …
Brendan Sasso / The Hill:
McCain working on bill to allow for ‘a la carte’ cable TV packages — Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is working on legislation that would pressure cable and satellite providers to allow their customers to pick and choose the channels they pay for, his office confirmed on Wednesday.
Discussion:
Business Insider, AllThingsD and Daily Kos, more at Mediagazer »
TIME:
Top White House Aide Has A Secret Beer With Rep. Paul Ryan — On April 10, the day President Obama released his 2014 budget, White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough held a secret meeting with House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan at a K Street restaurant, Brasserie Beck, to talk …
Discussion:
Politico, Yahoo! News and Post Politics
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Stewart Rips Fox News Over Benghazi Coverage: ‘Denizens Of Bullsh*t Mountain Have Cried Wolf Before’ — Jon Stewart tonight took on today's big Congressional hearing on Benghazi, and specifically on how it's become the latest way Fox News has gone all-out in covering a potential Obama administration scandal …
Discussion:
The Raw Story, Applesauce, The Week and Business Insider
Dylan Byers / Politico:
POLITICO to test metered paywall — From the folks up top: … Also: We started experimenting with sponsored content today.
Discussion:
Erik Wemple, Business Insider and WJLA-TV, more at Mediagazer »
Senior Data Journalist, NY — 
Manager - Publishing Editorial, Manila — 
Oil Reporter, Singapore — 
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
State Government Reporter, WA — 
Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Senior California Politics Reporter, CA — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Team Editor - Opinion, ON — 
Assistant Correspondent, DC — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
Lead Business Reporter, TN — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
City Correspondent, London — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
Senior Political Reporter, DC — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Editor, Remote US — 
Business Reporter, WA — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
