Top Items:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar / TIME:
What Donald Trump and ISIS Have in Common — TIME columnist Abdul-Jabbar is a six-time NBA champion and league Most Valuable Player. He is also a celebrated author, filmmaker and education ambassador whose life and career are the subject of Minority of One, a new documentary on HBO Sports.
Discussion:
Horizons, Infowars, Breitbart, Washington Post and The Moderate Voice
RELATED:
Megan Thee-Brenan / New York Times:
Donald Trump Solidifies His Lead, but Leaves Many Nervous — Donald J. Trump occupies his strongest position yet in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, yet nearly two-thirds of American voters say they are concerned or frightened about the prospect of a Trump presidency …
Discussion:
Washington Post, The Week, Fox News and Business Insider
Sarah Palin / Facebook:
Hey, Media, Try Again To Take Down Trump (and Cruz for Understanding the Trump Context) — Herd mentality running rampant with hypocritical and/or naive pundits trying to crush Donald Trump because he's committed to clobbering the bad guys, and putting the good guys first.
Discussion:
The Hill, The Last Tradition, Outside the Beltway, Political Wire, Independent Journal and The Right Scoop
John McCormick / Bloomberg Business:
Bloomberg Politics Poll: Nearly Two-Thirds of Likely GOP Primary Voters Back Trump's Muslim Ban — More than a third say it makes them more likely to vote for him, according to an online PulsePoll conducted by Purple Strategies on Tuesday. — McCormickJohn
Discussion:
Politico, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Business Insider, Political Insider blog, Infowars, Israpundit, The Hill, The Week, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Times of Israel, Rush Limbaugh, FITSNews, Mother Jones, Allen B. West, Washington Post, Hot Air, Outside the Beltway, Vox, Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos, Hullabaloo, PoliticusUSA and The Daily Caller
CBS News:
Poll: Donald Trump back on top, with Ted Cruz climbing into second — The Republican Race — Thirty-five percent of Republican primary voters support Trump, up 13 points since October, and his highest level of support in CBS News polling. Ted Cruz (16 percent) has moved into second place …
Discussion:
Daily Wire, The Last Tradition and OnPolitics
Gregory Krieg / CNN:
Trump: 'I'm doing good for the Muslims' — (CNN)Programming note: Watch Don Lemon's interview with Donald Trump on CNN Tonight at 10pm ET — Facing harsh criticism for his proposal to temporarily halt Muslim immigration to the U.S., Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was acting in the Islamic community's best interests.
Discussion:
The Times of Israel, TheBlaze.com, reverbpress.com, National Review, Hot Air, all, The Atlantic, The Week and US News
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Trump and Muslims, by the numbers — Share Tweet Reddit Digg Mail Print SMS More — Among the many criticisms of Donald Trump's ban-Muslim-immigration proposal is that it is based on bogus data. In his statement announcing the proposal, Trump cited a survey from Frank Gaffney's Center …
Discussion:
Infowars, Breitbart, Wall Street Journal, Weasel Zippers, alicublog and Washington Free Beacon
Samantha Grossman / TIME:
Watch Donald Trump Dodge a Bald Eagle — The Person of the Year runner-up encounters the American symbol — Last August, as Person of the Year runner-up Donald Trump was establishing himself as a real contender, the candidate agreed to pose with a bald eagle for a TIME cover story.
Discussion:
Politico, Telegraph, Refinery29, reverbpress.com, U.S. Uncut, addictinginfo.org, Business Insider, Slantpoint, USA Today, The Daily Caller, OnPolitics and The Week
M. Alex Johnson / NBC News:
Muhammad Ali Hits at Trump and ‘Misguided Murderers’ Sabotaging Islam
Discussion:
Guardian, addictinginfo.org, ThinkProgress, The Week and Raw Story
Daily Mail:
'Trump's not wrong - we can't wear uniform in our OWN cars': Five police officers claim Donald Trump …
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Bush suggests Trump dealing to help Clinton win
Discussion:
Political Wire, Bloomberg Business, CNN and Daily Kos
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Trump spokesperson: 'So what? They're Muslim'
Discussion:
The Right Scoop, Washington Post, National Review, The Week, BuzzFeed, Mother Jones, Talking Points Memo and rubber hose
Los Angeles Times:
Opinion No, Scalia's comment about ‘less-advanced’ schools wasn't racist — Justice Antonin Scalia wasn't saying all blacks should attend inferior colleges. — Wednesday's oral argument in the Supreme Court over affirmative action at the University of Texas had barely concluded …
Discussion:
Poynter.
RELATED:
Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Media Jumps The Gun, Attacks Scalia For Perfectly Reasonable Question
Discussion:
The Hill
Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Argument analysis: Now, three options on college affirmative action
Discussion:
Althouse, Instapundit, NPR, Washington Post, ThinkProgress, theGrio and Vox
Stephanie Mencimer / Mother Jones:
Justice Scalia Suggests Blacks Belong at “Slower” Colleges
Discussion:
Towleroad, Politico and Refinery29
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Justices' Comments Don't Bode Well for Affirmative Action
Los Angeles Times:
The man who bought the rifles: Who is Enrique Marquez? — FBI agents executed a search warrant at this Riverside home where resident Enrique Marquez is suspected of purchasing the guns used by the couple in the San Bernardino shooting rampage. — A 24-year-old Wal-Mart security guard …
Discussion:
Fox News, BizPac Review, Mashable, Clayton Cramer, WIS-TV and The Daily Caller
RELATED:
Beau Yarbrough / sbsun.com:
Source: San Bernardino mass shooter Syed Farook had photos of a Rialto high school on cellphone — San Bernardino mass shooter Syed Farook had multiple photos of a Rialto high school on his cellphone, according to sources close to the investigation. — As a health inspector …
Discussion:
Fox News, New York Post, Independent Journal, Truth Revolt, CNN, The Daily Caller, Daily Mail, Breitbart, Los Angeles Times and National Review
Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump postpones Israel trip — Donald Trump will postpone his trip to Israel and reschedule his meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Republican presidential candidate tweeted Thursday. — “I have decided to postpone my trip to Israel and to schedule my meeting with @netanyahu …
Discussion:
ABC News, Guardian, Bloomberg Business, Associated Press and Talking Points Memo
CBS Denver:
Planned Parenthood Attack Suspect: ‘I Am Guilty’ — COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) - Robert Lewis Dear, the suspect in the Nov. 27 attack at Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs, yelled in court on Wednesday that he is guilty. — “I am guilty there will be no trial.
RELATED:
Gina Esposito / KKTV-TV:
Suspected Gunman In Planned Parenthood Reportedly Calls Self ‘Warrior For Babies’
Discussion:
TalkLeft and ThinkProgress
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Jimmy McMillan, Rent Is Too Damn High Candidate, Is Retiring From Politics — Jimmy McMillan, the whiskered political showman who became a viral Internet star when he ran for governor of New York in 2010 as a candidate of the Rent Is Too Damn High Party, has announced his retirement from the political arena …
Sarah Koenig / Serial:
Welcome — Hello, everyone. We're back. Yes, at last! We've launched Season Two. — Our first season was about a murder case few people had heard about. Season Two is a story a gazillion people have heard about: the story of Bowe Bergdahl, the U.S. soldier who walked off his post …
Discussion:
New York Times, KFOR-TV, Mashable and The Week, more at Mediagazer »
Thomas Joscelyn / The Long War Journal:
Ex-Guantanamo detainee now an al Qaeda leader in Yemen — Ibrahim al Qosi, an ex-Guantanamo detainee, now serves as a leader and spokesman for al Qaeda in Yemen. — Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has released a new video featuring a former Guantanamo detainee, Ibrahim Qosi, who is also known as Sheikh Khubayb al Sudani.
Discussion:
Scared Monkeys, The Right Scoop, RedState, Erick on the Radio, Jammie Wearing Fools, Weasel Zippers and Moe Lane
New York Times:
As It Fights ISIS, Pentagon Seeks String of Bases Overseas — WASHINGTON — As American intelligence agencies grapple with the expansion of the Islamic State beyond its headquarters in Syria, the Pentagon has proposed a new plan to the White House to build up a string of military bases in Africa, Southwest Asia and the Middle East.
Discussion:
Defense One and The Week
Numbers / Pew Research Center's Social …:
The American Middle Class Is Losing Ground — No longer the majority and falling behind financially — After more than four decades of serving as the nation's economic majority, the American middle class is now matched in number by those in the economic tiers above and below it.
Discussion:
Breitbart, New York's PIX11, Pew Research Center, naked capitalism, FiveThirtyEight, Washington Post, NPR and Wall Street Journal
People.com:
Kendrick Lamar Vs. Bruno Mars: POTUS and FLOTUS' Favorite Songs, Movies and Moments of 2015 — We've all gotten glimpses into the private passions and pastimes of one of the most famous First Couples in American history, but now President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are opening …
Discussion:
Guardian, EW.com, theGrio, Independent Journal, Mashable, all, New York Magazine and The Week
Commissioning Editor - Practical Law — 
Energy Markets Reporter, London — 
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 — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Editor, MA — 
Team Editor - Breaking News, ON — 
Senior Reporter & Event Host, NY/CA — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
News Reporter, MA — 
Multimedia Journalist, PA — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
Senior Media Editor — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Staff Reporter, CA — 
Data Editor, NY — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
