Top Items:
Alan Blinder / New York Times:
Alabama Judge Defies Gay Marriage Law — TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — In a dramatic show of defiance toward the federal judiciary, Chief Justice Roy S. Moore of the Alabama Supreme Court on Sunday night ordered the state's probate judges not to issue marriage licenses to gay couples on Monday …
Discussion:
The Montgomery Advertiser, al.com, The Atlantic Online, Gawker, Nashville Scene, Daily Kos, Political Wire, Bwog and National Review
RELATED:
Greg Stohr / Bloomberg Business:
Gay Marriage Cleared by U.S. High Court to Start in Alabama — (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for same-sex weddings to start in Alabama, letting the number of gay-marriage states climb in advance of a constitutional showdown that may mean legalization nationwide.
Discussion:
Mediaite
Kelsey Stein / al.com:
Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore orders judges not to issue same-sex marriage licenses — Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore late Sunday ordered all probate judges and employees in Alabama to follow existing state law and not issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples or recognize same-sex marriages.
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
David Carr / New York Times:
Brian Williams, Retreading Memories From a Perch Too Public — For some time now, there have been two versions of Brian Williams. One is an Emmy-winning, sober, talented anchor on the “NBC Nightly News” and the other is a funny, urbane celebrity who hosts “Saturday Night Live,” …
Discussion:
Washington Post, Pressthink and CNN, more at Mediagazer »
RELATED:
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
NBC's Brian Williams told varying versions of rocket fire in Israel-Hezbollah war — NBC News anchor Brian Williams certainly has placed himself in dangerous situations in covering wars and natural disasters over the years. But how much danger? With Williams, the answer varies.
Discussion:
Fox News, BREITBART.COM, Hot Air, FTVLive, The Huffington Post and New York Magazine, more at Mediagazer »
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
11 Democrats who could help themselves by challenging Hillary — As far as the Democratic primaries are concerned, Hillary Clinton is assembling a huge campaign organization to run against ... nobody. A presidential contender needs an opponent, a workout, a challenge to be in shape …
RELATED:
Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Economic Plan Is a Quandary for Hillary Clinton's Campaign
Economic Plan Is a Quandary for Hillary Clinton's Campaign
Discussion:
ABC News, Washington Post, The Huffington Post, PoliticusUSA, Smartertimes.com, Washington Monthly and Eschaton
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Huckabee: Muslims Are The Only Group To Have Obama's ‘Undying’ Support — Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) said Monday that Barack Obama's National Prayer Breakfast speech proved that Muslims are only religious group that has the President's “undying” support.
Discussion:
FreakOutNation
RELATED:
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Professor Marco Rubio — Inside the classroom, the Florida Republican gives clues about his political future. — MIAMI — Without notes and seemingly without taking a breath, Marco Rubio tears through a data-heavy speech about the “fault lines” in America's politics and what he calls “the middle-class trap.”
Discussion:
The Huffington Post
Benjy Sarlin / msnbc.com:
The Rand Paul Debate Society — New York Rep. Pete King knows he's a long shot for the GOP presidential nomination. He has little national following, no campaign organization, and must constantly remind people he's considering a run to keep his name in the mix at all.
Discussion:
Unqualified Offerings
John Fund / National Review:
Is Texas ‘Crazy’ or Is It the Real America? — Last week, everywhere I went in Washington it seemed as if the country's cultural and ideological divisions came down to a debate over the state of Texas and whether or not it was “a crazy state” or the “place that is still most like America.”
Discussion:
Power Line
Michael A. Memoli / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Holder says lack of new gun laws is his ‘single failure’ — WASHINGTON - The inability to enact new gun safety laws after the Sandy Hook school shooting ranks as “the single failure” of his tenure, Attorney General Eric Holder said in a televised interview. — “The gun lobby simply won, you know?”
Discussion:
Hot Air and FOX News Radio
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Working Families Party Calls on Elizabeth Warren to Run for President — Leaders of New York's Working Families Party on Sunday urged Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts to seek the Democratic nomination for president next year, formally calling on her to enter the 2016 race for the White House.
Discussion:
FOX News Radio and New York Magazine
Kristin Crowley / WREX-TV:
13 NEWS EXCLUSIVE: Daughter of suspected terrorist supporter speaks out — The daughter of a Rockford woman, suspected of helping ISIS and other terrorist organizations, spoke exclusively to WREX about her mother Jasminka Ramic's indictment. The daughter's name is Sejla Ramic.
Discussion:
ABC News
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Inside the Global Warming Scandal — We have written many times about the fact that the scientific agencies which are keepers of the world's historical temperature data are all, or nearly all, under the control of warmists. These warmists have systematically altered historic temperature records …
RELATED:
Evan McMurry / Mediaite:
Fox's Wallace to Ben Carson: After Vaccine Debate, Is GOP the Science Denialism Party? — After a week in which vaccinations suddenly exploded from a bipartisan fringe hobby to a wedge issue for the GOP 2016 class, Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace asked Dr. Ben Carson …
Discussion:
FOX News Radio
RELATED:
Chris Wallace / Fox News:
President Obama's ISIS strategy falling short? Plus, Dr. Ben Carson on measles outbreak, vaccines
President Obama's ISIS strategy falling short? Plus, Dr. Ben Carson on measles outbreak, vaccines
Discussion:
Bloomberg Business and National Review