Top Items:
Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
AP sues State Department, seeking access to Clinton records — 1 photo — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the State Department to force the release of email correspondence and government documents from Hillary Rodham Clinton's tenure as secretary of state.
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo, New York Magazine, Politico, BizPac Review, Hot Air, The Hill, Weekly Standard, The Daily Caller, The PJ Tatler, The Right Scoop, American Spectator, Fox News Insider, Washington Post, The Verge, The Week, VodkaPundit, Joe. My. God., US News, Mediaite, The Gateway Pundit, National Review, U-T San Diego, New York Times, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, CBS Philly, Poynter, Center for Effective … and Telegraph, more at Mediagazer »
RELATED:
Ron Fournier / National Journal:
5 Questions Hillary Clinton Ducked
Discussion:
Washington Post, Scared Monkeys, The Daily Caller, prospect.org/blogs … and Guardian
Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
The Clinton Campaign Gets Off To A Grim Start
Discussion:
TalkLeft, Politico, Daily Kos, NBC News, Talking Points Memo, ABC News, The Daily Caller, Taylor Marsh, Poynter and ABC News, more at Mediagazer »
John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Hillary acts stupid when she plays dumb
Discussion:
Washington Post, Real Clear Politics, Hot Air and Ed Driscoll
Evan McMurry / Mediaite:
Morning Joe, Bill Kristol Blame Racist SAE Video on Rap Music — The concerned parents on Morning Joe found something to be outraged about over the video of SAE frat members engaged in a racist chant: namely the rapper Waka Flocka Flame's decision not to perform for the fraternity …
Discussion:
Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, CNN, FreakOutNation, ABC News, Raw Story, Daily Kos, Taylor Marsh, The Daily Beast, USA Today, Hullabaloo and Eschaton
RELATED:
Robert Wilonsky / The Scoop Blog:
Parker Rice, parents of Levi Pettit apologize for ‘horrible mistake’ made in OU SAE video — Update at 6:40 p.m.: Moments after Levi Pettit's family apologized for their son's behavior in the SAE video, Parker Rice — the recent Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas graduate — sent his own apology, via his father Bob.
David A. Graham / The Atlantic Online:
Morning Joe Finds the Real Racists in Oklahoma: Rap Musicians
Discussion:
Guardian
Jean-Luc Renaudie / Agence France-Presse:
As Israel vote looms, centre-left pulls ahead of PM Netanyahu's Likud — Jerusalem (AFP) - Less than a week before Israel's second general election in two years, Isaac Herzog's centre-left Zionist Union opened up a lead on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's rightwing Likud, polls showed Wednesday.
Discussion:
Guardian, Foreign Policy, Outside the Beltway, Washington Monthly and Booman Tribune
RELATED:
Gallup:
Story Highlights — PRINCETON, N.J. — After Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's much-publicized and controversial address to Congress, Americans' opinions of him have worsened. His favorable rating is down seven percentage points, to 38%, while his unfavorable rating has increased five points, to 29%.
Discussion:
The Moderate Voice, Politico and The Week
Fox News:
Embattled Ferguson police chief to resign, sources say — FILE 2014: Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson will announce his resignation on Wednesday, sources tell Fox News. Jackson's department has been criticized after a Justice Department probe. (Reuters)
Discussion:
CNN, Washington Post, Yahoo! News, The Right Scoop, The Last Refuge, The Week, Booman Tribune, The Gateway Pundit and New York Post
RELATED:
John Eligon / New York Times:
Ferguson Police Chief, Thomas Jackson, Expected to Step Down Amid Criticism — FERGUSON, Mo. — The embattled police chief of Ferguson, the focus of bitter complaints of racial discrimination within his department that turned into national protests after one of his white officers fatally shot …
Discussion:
The Atlantic Online, Talking Points Memo, The Week and US News
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
McCain: GOP letter to Iran not ‘most effective’ response — Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), one of the signers of the controversial letter to Iran's leadership, admitted Tuesday night that the letter might not have been the way to express frustration that President Obama isn't working with Congress on nuclear negotiations with Tehran.
Discussion:
Daily Kos
RELATED:
Andrew DeMillo / The Baxter Bulletin:
Bill would allow Sen. Cotton to run for president
Discussion:
Bloomberg Business and OnPolitics
David Goldstein / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Precedent for GOP's Iran letter hard to find, historians say — WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate Historian's Office has so far been unable to find another example in the chamber's history where one political party openly tried to deal with a foreign power against a presidential policy …
Discussion:
PoliticusUSA, Political Wire, The Reaction and National Journal
RELATED:
Tim Mak / The Daily Beast:
Republicans Admit: That Iran Letter Was a Dumb Idea
Discussion:
Hot Air, Guardian, NPR, The Huffington Post, Balloon Juice, The Week, Political Wire, Daily Kos, Lawfare, Hinterland Gazette, The Federalist, Raw Story, Politico, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Mahablog, New Yorker, The Reaction, The Gateway Pundit, The Times of Israel, Little Green Footballs, New York Times and petitions.whitehouse.gov
Tom LoBianco / Indianapolis Star:
Indiana state rep apologizes for sexting with Sydney Leathers — Indiana Rep. Justin Moed is apologizing for sexting with Sydney Leathers, the Evansville woman at the center of the 2013 Anthony Weiner sexting scandal. — “I am truly sorry I have hurt the ones I love most with my poor judgment.
Discussion:
Washington Post, American Spectator, The Daily Caller, Raw Story and Mediaite
RELATED:
Jake Sherman / Politico:
Aaron Schock: I ‘certainly hope’ I didn't break the law — The embattled congressman gets testy in a face-to-face interview. — Getty — PEORIA, Ill. — The question to Rep. Aaron Schock was simple: Do you think you've broken any rules or federal laws? But the scandal-plagued congressman did not have a definitive answer.
Discussion:
Bloomberg Business, Daily Kos, National Review, Washington Post, Chicago, Mediaite, Salon, Joe. My. God., The PJ Tatler, RedState and Hot Air
Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
“Former Fetus” Signs Cause Stir at Capitol … Signs calling some state lawmakers former fetuses are causing a stir at the Capitol, with one representative accusing another of intimidating his staff by removing them. — One of the signs appeared Wednesday morning on the wall outside Rep. Jonathan Stickland's office.
Discussion:
The Huffington Post, Jonathan Stickland, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, The Week, Bloomberg Business and Mediaite
Nick Gass / Politico:
Former Rep. Cynthia McKinney boosts French comedian with anti-Semitic history — Former Rep. Cynthia McKinney shared her latest comedy recommendation with Facebook and Twitter followers last night. The Georgia Democrat, who was the Green Party's 2008 presidential nominee …
Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post:
Ted Cruz's claim that the IRS tax code has more words than the Bible — In a speech to the International Association of Fire Fighters, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) talked about how the U.S. could restore “growth and opportunity” for small businesses, saying the answer is through tax and regulatory reform.
Discussion:
Washington Free Beacon, Hot Air and Weekly Standard
ProPublica:
Emails Reveal Lobbyist Had Undisclosed Role In Cuomo Financial Crisis Investigation — The Albany Times Union co-published a version of this story. — Previously undisclosed emails by a mortgage industry lobbyist doubling as a consultant for then Attorney General Andrew Cuomo show …
Discussion:
Hot Air
Reuters:
Russia says has right to deploy nuclear weapons in Crimea: report — (Reuters) - Russia has the right to deploy nuclear arms in the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, which Moscow annexed from Ukraine last year, a Foreign Ministry official said on Wednesday, adding he knew of no plans to do so.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
More evidence Republicans will probably do nothing if Supreme Court guts subsidies — Scott Walker has now supplied yet another piece of evidence that Republicans will likely find themselves unable or unwilling to act if the Supreme Court guts Obamacare subsidies for millions in three dozen states.
Discussion:
No More Mister Nice Blog, National Journal, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Democratic Strategist
Benjamin Hardy / ArkansasTimes:
Casting out demons: why Justin Harris got rid of kids he applied pressure to adopt — Rep. Justin Harris blames DHS for the fallout related to his adoption of three young girls, but sources familiar with the situation contradict his story and paint a troubling picture of the adoption process and the girls' time in the Harris household.
Discussion:
Little Green Footballs, Raw Story, USA Today and Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times
The Huffington Post:
Senate Bill Would Effectively End The Federal War On Medical Marijuana — A sweeping Senate bill introduced Tuesday seeks to significantly roll back the federal government's war on medical marijuana. — The Compassionate Access, Research Expansion and Respect States (CARERS) Act …
Discussion:
John Hawkins' Right Wing News
Politico:
Susan B. Glasser — Susan Glasser is the Editor of POLITICO. She was also the founding editor of POLITICO Magazine, the award-winning publication featuring both long-form reporting and opinion journalism. Launched in November 2013, the magazine publishes daily online and bimonthly in print …
Discussion:
Washington Post and FishbowlDC
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 — 
