Top Items:
Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg Business:
Clinton Camp Senses Moment to Expose Benghazi Committee — House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy unleashes the perfect talking point for Democrats pushing for the panel to be dismantled and investigated. — Hillary Clinton and her fiercest defenders couldn't have said it better themselves.
Discussion:
Politico, Correct The Record, Washington Monthly, The Last Tradition, NBC News and TalkLeft
RELATED:
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Boehner's likely successor credits Benghazi committee for lowering Hillary Clinton's poll numbers — Sean Hannity was pushing hard, asking House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy to name some promises his Republicans had actually delivered on. He scoffed when McCarthy said the party …
Steve Benen / msnbc.com:
GOP leader accidentally tells the truth about Benghazi committee — Even die-hard GOP partisans sometimes find it difficult to justify the House Republicans' Benghazi committee. The party struggled to explain why it was necessary in the first place - the deadly 2012 attack was already examined …
Discussion:
Washington Post, Taylor Marsh and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Lauren French / Politico:
Democrats doubt McCarthy can quell Republican rebellions — Congressional Democrats knew what they were getting when they battled with Speaker John Boehner, for better or worse. — With Kevin McCarthy, they'd be dealing with a virtual unknown - and top Democrats are worried about what that will mean …
Discussion:
The Hill, Bloomberg Business and Daily Kos
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Kevin McCarthy, House Speaker Favorite, Under Fire for Benghazi Comment — WASHINGTON — As Speaker John A. Boehner set leadership elections for the House of Representatives next week, the top candidate to replace him found himself under a harsh glare for comments he made suggesting …
Discussion:
Mediaite, Guardian, Daily Kos and The Huffington Post
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Boehner secretly urged Gowdy to run for leader
Boehner secretly urged Gowdy to run for leader
Discussion:
ABC News, Fox News, Townhall.com, NY State of Politics, Conservative Intelligence …, Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, RedState, The Week and US News
Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton ‘Fights’ With White House Operator Who Doesn't Believe It's Her Calling
Hillary Clinton ‘Fights’ With White House Operator Who Doesn't Believe It's Her Calling
Discussion:
Politico, Bloomberg Business and abc7.com
Jay Olstad / KARE-TV:
Guest gets bill after not showing up to wedding — Wedding guests billed for missed meals — GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. - It was a couple weeks ago, Jessica Baker was getting ready to go to a wedding with her husband when she got a call from her mom. — “She called at the last minute …
Discussion:
Slantpoint, Refinery29, New York's PIX11 and KFOR-TV
David Edwards / Raw Story:
'This wasn't an abortion': CNN forces anti-Planned Parenthood group to admit Fiorina was wrong — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — David Daleiden, the project lead Center for Medical Progress' anti-Planned Parenthood campaign, admitted on Wednesday that an alleged fetus on a table …
Discussion:
TIME, Refinery29, Hullabaloo, addictinginfo.org, Liberaland and AMERICAblog News
RELATED:
Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
Fake But Inaccurate — Ross Douthat asserts that Carly Fiorina was confused rather than dishonest: … This is...problematic: … Jen Gunter: … So, in summary, Fiorina's description of video evidence of Planned Parenthood is fundamentally unexceptionable even though the footage 1) …
Discussion:
New Republic, ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES, Dr. Jen Gunter, Slate and GetReligion
Ana Marie Cox / The Daily Beast:
Car-Lying: Carly Fiorina Lies Like a Boss
Car-Lying: Carly Fiorina Lies Like a Boss
Discussion:
Salon, Guardian, Conservative Intelligence … and Christian Science Monitor
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
The GOP still has nothing to show for its anti-Planned Parenthood campaign
The GOP still has nothing to show for its anti-Planned Parenthood campaign
Discussion:
New York Magazine, Slate, Daily Kos, Balloon Juice, National Review, Prairie Weather and BuzzFeed
CNBC:
CNBC Republican Debate Criteria — Candidate criteria for the October 28, 2015 CNBC Republican Debate is as follows:
RELATED:
USA Today:
Poll: Donald Trump still on top as outsiders Fiorina, Carson rise — WASHINGTON — Billionaire businessman Donald Trump has strengthened his lead at the top of the USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll while two other outsider candidates, Ben Carson and Carly Fiorina, have gained ground over rivals with electoral experience.
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Crunch time for candidates — <p>Rand Paul has a place …
Crunch time for candidates — <p>Rand Paul has a place …
Discussion:
CNNMoney, Conservative Intelligence … and Independent Journal
Fox News:
Russians tell US to remove warplanes from Syria, senior official says — EXCLUSIVE: Russian officials have demanded that American warplanes exit Syrian airspace immediately, a senior U.S. official told Fox News early Wendesday. — The official told Fox News that Russian diplomats sent …
RELATED:
Washington Post:
Russia begins airstrikes in Syria; U.S. warns of new concerns in conflict
Russia begins airstrikes in Syria; U.S. warns of new concerns in conflict
Discussion:
Reuters, Guardian, Politico, Independent Journal, Hit & Run, Obsidian Wings, Yahoo! News and Shakesville
New York Times:
Pope Francis Met With Kim Davis, Kentucky County Clerk, in Washington — ROME — Pope Francis met privately in Washington last week with Kim Davis, the county clerk in Kentucky who defied a court order to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, adding a new element to an American tour …
Discussion:
Townhall.com, The Atlantic, Bloomberg View, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Bondings 2.0, Slantpoint, Mediaite, Washington Post, Refinery29, The Daily Banter, Salon, National Review, GetReligion, ABC News, BREITBART.COM, Mashable, Associated Press, The PJ Tatler, Right Wing Watch, No More Mister Nice Blog, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Religion News Service, BizPac Review, VICE, addictinginfo.org, CANNONFIRE, New Republic, Towleroad, Reuters, BarbWire.com, The Daily Signal, Talking Points Memo, ThinkProgress, Washington Blade, Warren Throckmorton, Independent Journal, Vocativ, Hot Air, CBS San Francisco, Consequence of Sound, TMZ.com, Pitchfork, lc.org, The American Conservative, Friendly Atheist, AMERICAblog News, Joe.My.God., Prairie Weather and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
RELATED:
ABC News:
EXCLUSIVE: Kim Davis Recounts Secret Meeting With Pope Francis
EXCLUSIVE: Kim Davis Recounts Secret Meeting With Pope Francis
Discussion:
America | Papal Visit 2015, BuzzFeed, Guardian, Shakesville, NPR, The Last Tradition, National Review, Towleroad, Jezebel, The Daily Caller and abc7.com
John L. Allen Jr / Crux:
What it means that Pope Francis met Kim Davis
What it means that Pope Francis met Kim Davis
Discussion:
New York Times, GetReligion, Washington Monthly, Slantpoint, Walid Shoebat, BarbWire.com, BizPac Review, The Gateway Pundit and Guardian
Associated Press:
Secret Service Tried to Discredit US Lawmaker, Investigation Finds — Scores of U.S. Secret Service employees improperly accessed the decade-old, unsuccessful job application of a congressman who was investigating scandals inside the agency, a new government report said Wednesday.
Discussion:
Politico, The Federalist, The Week and fox13now.com
RELATED:
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Top Secret Service official urged release of unflattering information about congressman — An assistant director of the Secret Service urged that unflattering information the agency had in its files about a congressman critical of the service be made public, according to a government watchdog report released Wednesday.
Caitlin Dewey / Washington Post:
Everyone you know will be able to rate you on the terrifying ‘Yelp for people’ — whether you want them to or not — You can already rate restaurants, hotels, movies, college classes, government agencies and bowel movements online. — So the most surprising thing about Peeple …
Discussion:
New York Magazine, The Week, Unfogged and KOIN-TV
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
House invokes ‘martial law’ to speed vote on spending bill — For the second time in a month, the House on Tuesday invoked “martial law” to allow more expeditious consideration of a stopgap spending bill to avoid a government shutdown on Oct. 1. — The use of martial law refers to bypassing …
RELATED:
People.com:
At Home with Donald Trump and His Family — Sitting down for an interview with PEOPLE in his office at Trump Tower, Donald Trump is charming, candid (he answered any question posed to him) - and very confident. — “When you see you're number one in every poll that makes any criticism go away very quickly,” he says.
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo and Washington Post
RELATED:
Guy Trebay / New York Times:
Melania Trump, the Silent Partner
Melania Trump, the Silent Partner
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo, Mediaite and People.com
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Carly Fiorina's ‘Super PAC’ Aids Her Campaign, in Plain Sight — LEXINGTON, S.C. — The table festooned with red “Carly for America” placards arrived hours before the candidate. Political operatives took up positions outside the front door to catch supporters of Carly Fiorina …
Discussion:
Mock Paper Scissors and Althouse
Jonathan Handel / Hollywood Reporter:
Sexually Explicit Casting Contract for HBO's ‘Westworld’ Extras Has SAG-AFTRA Concerned — Fully-nude bareback riding and “genital-to-genital touching” are among the acts that background performers on the show may be tasked with at a Wednesday shoot. — Background actors — extras …
Discussion:
Mashable, Mediaite and Independent Journal
Michael Gartland / New York Post:
City Council honors Ethel Rosenberg for ‘great bravery’ — City Council member Mark Levine, City Council member Daniel Dromm, Robert Meeropol, Michael Meeropol and Gail Brewer on the steps of City Hall. — Ethel Rosenberg, who was executed with her husband for treason in 1953 …
Discussion:
US News, Mediaite and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
Arlette Saenz / ABC News:
What Hillary Clinton's Top Aides Were Sharing About Anthony Weiner Scandal — Newly released email from Hillary Clinton's private account showed a top aide sent her stories about long-time aide Huma Abedin's husband, Rep. Anthony Weiner, during his congressional scandal.
Discussion:
Politico
Alessandra Codinha / Vogue:
Blake Lively Is Shuttering Preserve—Why She's Taking the News Public and What's Next — Let it be known: For all of the inevitable snark that follows her every move, Blake Lively—yes, she of the should-be-insured-if-it's-not- already golden mane, enviable physique, and increasingly serious acting roles …
Discussion:
The Federalist, Refinery29, Jezebel, Mashable, Slantpoint and New York Magazine