memeorandum: Anti-Gay Clerk Ignores Court Order, Still Refuses To Do Her Job (Zack Ford/ThinkProgress)

11:55 AM ET, August 13, 2015

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Jonathan Allen / Vox:

Hillary elites are freaking out. This memo tells them to STOP. — Hillary Clinton's campaign circulated a memo to top allies in Washington this week with an unmistakably Obama-esque theme: Don't worry, we've got this. — It comes at a time when Clinton's elite Acela-corridor allies …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Politico, CNN, The Daily Caller, p m carpenter's commentary and Daily Kos

The Hill:

Dems near Clinton panic mode — Democrats are worried that the furor over Hillary Clinton's private email server will be prolonged and intensified after her sudden move to hand it to the FBI. — The Clinton campaign's decision to give up the server and a thumb-drive containing back-up copies …

Discussion: Power Line, RedState, The Gateway Pundit, Hot Air and Political Wire

John R. Schindler / The Daily Beast:

The Spy Satellite Secrets in Hillary's Emails — These weren't just ordinary secrets found in Clinton's private server, but some of the most classified material the U.S. government has. — After months of denials and delaying actions, Hillary Clinton has decided to turn over her private email server to the Department of Justice.

Discussion: Fox News, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Algemeiner.com, National Review, RedState, BizPac Review, Washington Free Beacon and Commentary Magazine

Wall Street Journal:

Joe Biden Is Sounding Out Allies About a 2016 Bid — Some Democrats press the vice president to run as an alternative to Hillary Clinton — Vice President Joe Biden is using part of his vacation in South Carolina this week to sound out friends and family about a presidential bid …

Discussion: Politico, Weekly Standard, Political Wire, Fox News and Washington Post

Jamelle Bouie / Slate:

Why Hillary's Email Saga Hurts — It is giving Republicans the perfect opportunity to highlight her least appealing qualities. — Barring an indictment for criminal behavior, Hillary Clinton, if she's the Democratic nominee, will not lose the 2016 presidential election because of her emails.

Discussion: Politico, Instapundit and New York Times

Rachael Bade / Politico:
Hillary Clinton email probe turns to Huma

Discussion: Fox News

Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Turmoil mounts surrounding Clinton emails

Discussion: Mr. Conservative, Politico and Common Dreams

Peter Suderman / Hit & Run:
Hillary Clinton Keeps Making Untrue Claims About Her Use of a Private Email Server

Discussion: Townhall.com, NBC News, JustOneMinute, NO QUARTER USA NET, The Intercept, Jezebel, Hot Air, National Review, The Daily Caller, Outside the Beltway, CNN, American Spectator and Business Insider

Dr. Jen Gunter:

Ben Carson did research on 17 week fetal tissue — Dr. Ben Carson, GOP nominee hopeful, told Fox's Megyn Kelly that “There's nothing that can't be done without fetal tissue” and that the benefits of fetal tissue have been “over promised” and the results have “very much under-delivered.”

Discussion: Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story and Mediaite

Virginia Hughes / BuzzFeed:

Ben Carson Once Did Research On Fetal Brain Tissue — In a 1992 study, Carson and his colleagues from Johns Hopkins used fetal tissue to better understand how the human brain develops. But in the wake of the Planned Parenthood videos, the presidential candidate has called fetal tissue research “disturbing.”

Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Carson: Planned Parenthood clinics in black neighborhoods to ‘control’ population

Discussion: Political Wire

Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:

Roger Ailes to Donald Trump: ‘We resolve this now...or go to war’ — Fox News chairman Roger Ailes woke up Monday morning thinking that his network and Donald Trump's campaign had reached an understanding. — After a weekend's worth of stressful phone calls, the tacit agreement …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, US News, TVNewser, Washington Post, TheBlaze.com, Political Wire, Mediaite, The Big Picture and Contemptor

McClatchy Washington Bureau:

Jeb Bush offered inaccurate version of Iraq war history — Foreign policy speech aimed at undercutting Hillary Clinton twisted facts — He omitted fact his brother set date for U.S. withdrawal — Is there any point to arguing now over who lost Iraq? … WASHINGTON

Ashley Killough / CNN:
Jeb Bush blames Clinton, Obama for Iraq's problems

Discussion: New Jersey Online, Algemeiner.com and ThinkProgress

Mike Lillis / The Hill:

Black lawmakers stand behind disruptions of Sanders, Dem events — Black lawmakers on Capitol Hill are defending the young activists using confrontation to press top Democratic presidential candidates to tackle the nation's protracted problems of racial injustice.

Van Jones / CNN:
Disrupting Bernie Sanders and the Democrats: 5 lessons

Discussion: Shakesville, Progressive Secular Humanist, Guardian, Politico, Hullabaloo and Yahoo Politics

Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Howard Dean and Bernie Sanders — compare and contrast

Discussion: Vox and Washington Post

Peter Baker / New York Times:

Test Results Are In, and the Secret About Harding Is Out — WASHINGTON — She was denounced as a “degenerate” and a “pervert,” accused of lying for money and shamed for waging a “diabolical” campaign of falsehoods against the president's family that tore away at his legacy.

Discussion: Business Insider

Eric Martin / Bloomberg Business:

Sorry Donald Trump, Mexico Says It Will Not Pay for Border Wall — Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto's administration said there's no truth to U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump's assertion that the nation would pay for a wall along the border between the countries.

Discussion: Mediaite, Outside the Beltway and Political Wire

Jonathan Easley / The Hill:

Outsiders take over GOP — Outsiders who have never before held political office are dominating the race for the Republican presidential nomination. — Donald Trump is the GOP front-runner, while businesswoman Carly Fiorina is surging after a strong performance in last week's debate.

Discussion: BREITBART.COM

Eric M. Johnson / Reuters:

Chelsea Manning could face solitary confinement at military prison — Chelsea Manning, a soldier imprisoned for leaking classified U.S. information to pro-transparency site WikiLeaks, could face solitary confinement on charges she violated prison rules by having prohibited reading material, her attorney said on Wednesday.

Discussion: The Atlantic and Jezebel

Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Chelsea Manning Faces Solitary Confinement Under New Charges, Lawyer Says

Discussion: Hit & Run, Guardian, RT, Boing Boing, TMZ.com and Shadowproof

Vijai Maheshwari / Politico:

Kiev's hipster revolution — With Russia breathing down their necks, the young seek refuge in ramen burgers and beards. — KIEV — A disc jockey spins a remix of Daft Punk's “Get Lucky” on a stage by the river, while scores of young fashion brands that have sprung up in Ukraine's capital since …

Marc Caputo / Politico:

Workman: House Rules chair by day, Uber driver by night — TALLAHASSEE—The lobbyist was waiting for her Uber driver Tuesday when state Rep. Ritch Workman pulled up. — “How are you doing?” he said, unlocking the backdoor. — “Oh no. Thank you for the ride. I'm waiting for my Uber,” she said.

Lauren French / Politico:

Liberals poised to give Barack Obama a win on Iran — His backstop in the House, the Democratic Caucus, is holding firm. — New York Democrat Sen. Chuck Schumer stole the headlines and put the White House on the defensive when he said he would vote against President Barack Obama's nuclear agreement with Iran.

Discussion: PoliticusUSA and Algemeiner.com

Charles M. Blow / New York Times:

Police Abuse Is a Form of Terror — Writing about the wave of deadly encounters — many caught on video — between unarmed black people and police officers often draws a particular criticism from a particular subset of readers. — It is some variation of this:

Discussion: Shakesville

Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:

Anti-Gay Clerk Ignores Court Order, Still Refuses To Do Her Job — A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis is required to process marriage licenses for all couples. Thursday morning, she violated that order by refusing to process a same-sex marriage license, suggesting she could soon be held in contempt.

Discussion: Courier-Journal and Raw Story

Kristina Wong / The Hill:

Navy shuffles up aircraft carrier fleet — The Navy is playing musical chairs and moving around three aircraft carriers in a complicated maneuver that will leave the Asia-Pacific region without a forward-deployed carrier for several months. — The Navy announced Tuesday …

Discussion: Weekly Standard