Top Items:
Geoff Earle / New York Post:
8 reasons we need to start preparing for President Trump — WASHINGTON — A few months ago, Hillary Clinton's campaign was salivating over the chance to take on Donald Trump — but the real-estate mogul is now positioned not only to win the GOP nomination, but also the White House.
RELATED:
Associated Press:
Romney calling Trump ‘phony,’ urging Republicans to shun him — SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney is charging into the increasingly divisive White House race with a verbal lashing of Donald Trump and a plea for fellow Republicans to shun the front-runner for the good of country and party.
Discussion:
ABC News, Algemeiner.com, 2016 Election Central, The American Mirror, WATE-TV and Associated Press
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Romney rips Trump as a ‘phony’ and a ‘fraud’ — Mitt Romney opened a new front in the Republican Party's civil war on Thursday, releasing excerpts of a blistering attack on GOP front-runner Donald Trump — who wasted no time hitting the party's 2012 nominee right back.
Michelle Conlin / Reuters:
Exclusive: Koch brothers will not use funds to try to block Trump nomination — The Koch brothers, the most powerful conservative mega donors in the United States, will not use their $400 million political arsenal to try to block Republican front-runner Donald Trump's path to the presidential nomination …
Discussion:
Political Wire, CNN and The Week
Donald J. Trump / CBS News:
Mitt Romney: Donald Trump “a phony, a fraud” — WASHINGTON — Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is charging into the increasingly divisive 2016 GOP White House sweepstakes Thursday with a harsh takedown of front-runner Donald Trump, calling him a “phony” …
Discussion:
CBS New York, The Gateway Pundit, Daily Kos, Towleroad and Washington Post
Andrew Harnik / Los Angeles Times:
Editorial Donald Trump is not fit to be president of the United States — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the White and Gold Ballroom at The Mar-A-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla. on March 1. — Donald Trump is not fit to be president of the United States.
Discussion:
Algemeiner.com, The Week and Newsalert
Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Mitt's Moment to Trash Trump
The Note: Mitt's Moment to Trash Trump
Discussion:
NPR.org, Politico, AMERICAblog NewsAMERICAblog … and Western Journalism
Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Pandemonium in the GOP: Some embrace Trump while others rush to stop him
Pandemonium in the GOP: Some embrace Trump while others rush to stop him
Discussion:
NBC News, Talking Points Memo and Moe Lane
Jonathan Stearns / Bloomberg Business:
Romney to Attack ‘Phony’ Trump in Utah Address
Romney to Attack ‘Phony’ Trump in Utah Address
Discussion:
Washington Post, Talking Points Memo and The Atlantic
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Anti-Trump Republicans Call for a Third-Party Option
Anti-Trump Republicans Call for a Third-Party Option
Discussion:
Daily Kos, The Week and Washington Times
Adam Goldman / Washington Post:
Justice Dept. grants immunity to staffer who set up Clinton email server — The Justice Department has granted immunity to the former State Department staffer who worked on Hillary Rodham Clinton's private email server, a sign the FBI investigation into possible criminal wrongdoing is progressing.
Discussion:
JustOneMinute, Power Line, New York Post, Politico, Raw Story, Washington Free Beacon, The Daily Caller, Hot Air, Scared Monkeys, Patterico's Pontifications, Independent Journal Review, Washington Times, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, U.S. Uncut, Truth Revolt, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, The Last Refuge, MichelleMalkin.com, Mediaite, Infowars, Doug Ross, The Week, RedState, The Right Scoop, Instapundit, Fox News Insider, twitchy.com and The Last Tradition
RELATED:
New York Times:
As Campaign Unfolds, So Do Inquiries Into Hillary Clinton's Emails
As Campaign Unfolds, So Do Inquiries Into Hillary Clinton's Emails
Discussion:
Washington Free Beacon, Power Line and Outside the Beltway
Evan Perez / CNN:
DOJ grants immunity to ex-Clinton staffer who set up email server
DOJ grants immunity to ex-Clinton staffer who set up email server
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo, New York Magazine and Washington Free Beacon
War on the Rocks:
Open Letter on Donald Trump from GOP National Security Leaders — We the undersigned, members of the Republican national security community, represent a broad spectrum of opinion on America's role in the world and what is necessary to keep us safe and prosperous.
RELATED:
Michael Crowley / Politico:
Neocons declare war on Trump
Neocons declare war on Trump
Discussion:
Arizona Republic, Antiwar.com Original, Washington Post and Infowars
Jonathan Oosting / Detroit News:
Good luck getting into Detroit's GOP debate — Lansing — The Michigan Republican Party received more than 21,000 ticket requests for Thursday's presidential debate in Detroit but will only be giving out about 50 tickets to the public. — The Republican National Committee allocated 400 tickets …
Discussion:
BizPac Review and The Gateway Pundit
RELATED:
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
At Republican Debate, a Field of Four on Fox News
At Republican Debate, a Field of Four on Fox News
Discussion:
Politico, NPR, The Week and BloombergView.com
Paul Watson / Infowars:
Mitt Romney's Niece to Stuff Republican Debate Audience With Anti-Trump Insiders?
Mitt Romney's Niece to Stuff Republican Debate Audience With Anti-Trump Insiders?
Discussion:
CNN and DCWhispers.com
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Fox Moderators to Face Donald Trump in Thursday's Debate
Fox Moderators to Face Donald Trump in Thursday's Debate
Discussion:
Independent Journal Review, Althouse and RealClearPolitics
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive Audio — Rubio Campaign Manager Plots Brokered Convention In Manhattan Donor Meeting To Take Nomination From Trump — Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) is plotting to take the Republican nomination away from Donald Trump using surreptitious tactics at a so-called “brokered convention,” …
Discussion:
Infowars, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Independent Journal Review
RELATED:
Matthew Jaffe / CNN:
Lindsey Graham: Brokered convention would be unfair ... to Trump
Lindsey Graham: Brokered convention would be unfair ... to Trump
Discussion:
TheStreet.com, The Daily Caller, Truth Revolt and Washington Post
Skagit Valley Herald / Goskagit.com:
Man accidentally kills himself while taking photos with gun — A 43-year-old Concrete man died Sunday after accidentally shooting himself in the face with what he thought was an unloaded gun. — The man and his girlfriend were at a residence in the 46000 block of Baker Loop Road taking photos …
Discussion:
Raw Story, Associated Press, CBS New York, WTVR-TV, FOX2now.com, Fox 59 and Q13 FOX News
Oliver Darcy / TheBlaze.com:
Sean Hannity Goes Scorched Earth Against Marco Rubio — Sean Hannity repeatedly ripped into Marco Rubio on his Fox News program Wednesday night, attacking the Florida senator for recent attacks on Donald Trump and saying his rhetoric was “beyond the pale” of acceptance in a presidential primary.
Discussion:
Western Journalism
RELATED:
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
More Bad News for Marco Rubio: He Just Lost the Support of Fox News
More Bad News for Marco Rubio: He Just Lost the Support of Fox News
Discussion:
Lawyers, Guns & Money, Politico, Slantpoint, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Week, The Right Scoop, Raw Story and Talking Points Memo
Daily Mail:
‘Free speech should flourish’: Jewish head of Oberlin college defends his decision not to sack female professor who claimed Jews were behind 9/11 attacks — The president of Oberlin College President Marvin Krislov is defending Karega's free speech despite being Jewish and offended by her comments
Discussion:
Shot in the Dark, The Tower and American Spectator
RELATED:
Lisa Roberson / Chronicle-Telegram:
Oberlin College president defends professor's rights after social media uproar
Oberlin College president defends professor's rights after social media uproar
Discussion:
New York Post, Truth Revolt and Business Insider
Helen Garner / ABC:
Helen Garner wins Windham Campbell prize — When Australian writer Helen Garner found a message in her junk mail folder last week announcing she had won a $200,000 international literary prize, she thought it was a hoax. — But, the email was real and Garner has just received …
Discussion:
WGN-TV, Mashable, New York Magazine, Sydney Morning Herald, The Irish Times and Guardian
New Jersey Online:
Chris Christie, resign for N.J.'s sake | Editorial — Star-Ledger Editorial Board By Star-Ledger Editorial Board — Gov. Chris Christie has made it abundantly clear that governing New Jersey is a distant second priority for him, far behind the demands of his personal ambition.
Discussion:
Washington Post, CBS New York and Asbury Park Press
RELATED:
Timothy Cama / The Hill:
Chief justice rejects plea to block air pollution rule — Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts rejected a plea Thursday to block a contentious air pollution rule for power plants, in a big victory for the Obama administration. — Roberts's order came despite his court's 5-4 decision …
Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
The Women Take Over — In oral arguments for the Texas abortion case, the three female justices upend the Supreme Court's balance of power. — When the Supreme Court last heard oral arguments in a landmark abortion case, it was April 1992, the case was Planned Parenthood v Casey, and Sandra Day O'Connor was the lone female justice.
Discussion:
SCOTUSblog, Hullabaloo, Shakesville and Mother Jones
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Desperately Seeking Islamophobia — A week ago, there was a burglary at a Minneapolis mosque. CAIR immediately labeled the incident anti-Muslim, as the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported: … The Star Tribune even tied the burglary to Donald Trump:
Discussion:
The Jawa Report and Star Tribune