Top Items:
Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Ties Loss to Russian Hacking and Comey Letter — Hillary Clinton on Thursday night attributed her defeat to a convergence of two “unprecedented” events: the release of a letter by James B. Comey, the F.B.I. director, shortly before the election, and what she called an …
Discussion:
Washington Post, Politico, CNBC, Business Insider, Associated Press, The Week, Daily Kos, Political Wire and The Mahablog, more at Mediagazer »
RELATED:
John Podesta / Washington Post:
Something is deeply broken at the FBI — John Podesta was chairman of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign. — The more we learn about the Russian plot to sabotage Hillary Clinton's campaign and elect Donald Trump, and the failure of the FBI to adequately respond, the more shocking it gets.
Discussion:
Bloomberg, Talking Points Memo, New York Times, emptywheel, The Guardian, The Week, Politico, Mediaite, Raw Story, Law News, New York Magazine, Townhall.com, American Thinker, Mother Jones and RT
Wall Street Journal:
Republican National Committee Security Foiled Russian Hackers — Investigation calls it a less aggressive and much less persistent effort than the hacks of the Democratic National Committee — Russian hackers tried to penetrate the computer networks of the Republican National Committee …
Discussion:
TheBlaze, Weasel Zippers, Washington Free Beacon, Daily Kos, Mediaite, Hot Air, The Lid, RedState, The Week, Business Insider, Instapundit and AOL
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Useful Idiots Galore — On Wednesday an editorial in The Times described Donald Trump as a “useful idiot” serving Russian interests. That may not be exactly right. After all, useful idiots are supposed to be unaware of how they're being used, but Mr. Trump probably knows very well how much he owes to Vladimir Putin.
Scott Detrow / NPR:
Obama On Russian Hacking: ‘We Need To Take Action. And We Will’ — President Obama says the United States will respond to Russian cyber-attacks that the intelligence community has concluded were part of an effort to influence the 2016 presidential election.
Discussion:
The Atlantic, The Hill, FOX News Radio, Talking Points Memo, Victory Girls Blog, CNN, AOL, Common Dreams, Washington Free Beacon, Hot Air, Washington Post, New York Times, Daily Kos, VICE, BillMoyers.com, RT, The Guardian, Defense One, Politico, MelaniePhillips.com, Weasel Zippers, 89.3 WFPL News Louisville, Independent Journal Review, The Week, NBC News, Jezebel, twitchy.com, Reuters, Power Line, Liberty Unyielding, TheBlaze and Associated Press
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump has been lying about the Russian hack. He just accidentally admitted it himself. — THE MORNING PLUM: — In recent days, Donald Trump has been spinning a new narrative about CIA charges of Russian interference in our election: The administration did not leak the news of this finding until …
Discussion:
ThinkProgress, Mother Jones, New Century Times, AOL and New York Times
Laura Smith-Spark / CNN:
Russia challenges US to prove campaign hacking claims or shut up
Discussion:
Business Insider, TheBlaze and Media Matters for America
NBC News:
Why Didn't Obama Do More About Russian Election Hack?
Discussion:
The Hill, Mother Jones, Independent Journal Review, TheBlaze, The Daily Caller, Morning Consult, CNBC, BizPac Review, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, New York Magazine, The Right Scoop, Mediaite, twitchy.com, NBC News, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Business Insider, Defense One and Patterico's Pontifications
Missy Ryan / Washington Post:
Pentagon: Chinese naval ship seized an unmanned U.S. ocean glider in South China Sea — A Chinese naval ship seized an unmanned ocean glider that was being used by the U.S. Navy to test water conditions in international waters in the South China Sea, the Pentagon said Friday.
Discussion:
Mediaite
RELATED:
Phil Stewart / Reuters:
China's Navy seizes American underwater drone in South China Sea — A Chinese Navy warship has seized an underwater drone deployed by an American oceanographic vessel in international waters in the South China Sea, triggering a formal demarche from the United States and a demand for its return …
Barbara Starr / CNN:
US Defense official: Chinese warship stole US underwater drone
Discussion:
Mother Jones, BBC, Daily Kos, Hot Air, The Guardian, The Gateway Pundit and New York Times
David Friedman / Arutz Sheva:
Read Peter Beinart and you'll vote Donald Trump — His reflexive reaction to my involvement in the Trump candidacy lays bare how dangerous the Jewish left is to the State of Israel. — The writer serves as the President of American Friends of Bet El. He is a practicing trial lawyer …
Discussion:
New York Times, The Guardian, Jezebel, The Times of Israel, Haaretz and Power Line
RELATED:
Matthew Rosenberg / New York Times:
Trump Chooses Hard-Liner as Ambassador to Israel
Discussion:
New York Magazine, ThinkProgress, Jerusalem Post, Haaretz, Washington Post, The Week, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Politico
Eric Cortellessa / The Times of Israel:
Trump's envoy: The new administration won't tell Israel what policies to adopt
Discussion:
New York Times and Power Line
Jonathan Lemire / WHP:
Trump keeps reveling in election win at Pennsylvania rally — HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) — Donald Trump's barnstorming tour across the states that won him the White House continues to feature far more taunts of triumph than notes of healing after a bruising election.
Discussion:
Political Wire, New Century Times, Jezebel, Raw Story, The Week and The Root
RELATED:
Shushannah Walshe / ABC News:
VA Secretary ‘Most Difficult’ Position to Fill in Trump Cabinet, Transition Team Official Says
Discussion:
The Daily Caller and Political Wire
Kara Swisher / Recode:
Who said what inside the Trump tech meeting: Immigration, paid maternity leave and becoming the ‘software president’ — It's almost like Recode was in the air duct at Trump Tower. — The leaders of tech were closemouthed about their meeting with President-elect Donald Trump yesterday in New York …
Discussion:
CNBC
RELATED:
Daniella Diaz / CNN:
Langley: Trump not planning to divest himself from his businesses
Discussion:
CNBC and Business Insider
Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Russia Redux
Discussion:
Politico, RedState, BizPac Review and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
Tegna / WFAA-TV:
No record of ‘faithless elector’ Chris Suprun as a 9/11 first responder — Christopher Suprun portrays himself as a hero, but now his alleged decorated past is coming into question. Jason Whitely reports. … DALLAS - The Republican elector who has gotten national attention for refusing …
Raleigh News & Observer:
Roy Cooper threatens to sue as legislature moves to secure more power — RALEIGH — Legislative Republicans clashed fiercely with Gov.-elect Roy Cooper Thursday as the House and Senate voted to sharply limit his appointment powers - and Cooper vowed to sue them over any law he deems unconstitutional.
Discussion:
Common Dreams, News, Indy Week, The Progressive Pulse, Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos and Raw Story
RELATED:
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Power Grab Would Make NC Guv One Of The Weakest In The Country
Discussion:
CBS News
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
‘Nobody Is Getting Fooled!’: Face-Off Between Tucker Carlson, Newsweek Writer Goes Off the Rails — Fox News' Tucker Carlson faced off with Newsweek senior writer Kurt Eichenwald tonight and it didn't take long for things to blow up. — Right off the bat, Carlson made it clear …
Discussion:
twitchy.com, The Week, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, The Daily Caller, BizPac Review, Fox News Insider and Raw Story
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Inmate turns down Obama clemency offer — A federal inmate in Texas has declined President Obama's offer for clemency, USA Today reported Friday. — Arnold Ray Jones applied for the president's clemency program for low-level drug offenders, and was accepted on August 3.
Discussion:
alan.com
New York Times:
Is Donald Trump a Threat to Democracy? — Donald J. Trump's election has raised a question that few Americans ever imagined asking: Is our democracy in danger? With the possible exception of the Civil War, American democracy has never collapsed; indeed, no democracy as rich or as established as America's ever has.
Discussion:
JustOneMinute and Princeton Election Consortium
Francis Menton / Manhattan Contrarian:
The Impending Collapse Of The Global Warming Scare — Over the past three decades, the environmental movement has increasingly hitched its wagon to exactly one star as the overwhelming focus of the cause, namely “climate change.” Sure, issues of bona fide pollution like smog and untreated sewage …
Discussion:
The Guardian
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 — 
