Top Items:
Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Attacks of U.S. Intelligence on Russia Unnerve Lawmakers — President-elect increases criticism of agencies on Twitter, cites Wikileaks editor Julian Assange over Russian involvement — WASHINGTON—President-elect Donald Trump's increasingly heated attacks against U.S. intelligence agencies …
RELATED:
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Trump in 2010: WikiLeaks ‘disgraceful,’ there ‘should be like death penalty or something’ — Trump called WikiLeaks “disgraceful” and suggested there be a “death penalty” for their actions during a 2010 interview. — His 2010 comments are in sharp contrast to his decision Wednesday morning …
Sarah Palin / Facebook:
To Julian Assange: I apologize. — Please watch Sean Hannity's interview with Julian Assange (Wikileaks). — Exposing the truth re: the Left having been oh-so-guilty of atrocious actions and attitudes of which they've falsely accused others. The media collusion that hid what many on the Left have been supporting is shocking.
Discussion:
Little Green Footballs, The Hill, Mediaite, Business Insider, The Resurgent, TheBlaze, The Guardian, Washington Times, RedState, IJR, Mother Jones, AOL and Fox News Insider
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Cotton responds to Trump: I have more faith in intel officers than Assange
Cotton responds to Trump: I have more faith in intel officers than Assange
Discussion:
Washington Post, Joe.My.God., No More Mister Nice Blog, Washington Free Beacon and RedState
Lindsey McPherson / Roll Call:
Ryan Bucks Trump, Says Congress Will Not Raise Tariffs
Ryan Bucks Trump, Says Congress Will Not Raise Tariffs
Discussion:
Outside the Beltway and Joe.My.God.
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Even when Trump shows backbone, his haters refuse to give him any credit
The Daily 202: Even when Trump shows backbone, his haters refuse to give him any credit
Discussion:
alan.com, New York Times, CNBC, The Hill, Talking Points Memo, Eclectablog and Balloon Juice, more at Mediagazer »
Daily Mail:
Assange says a 14-year-old could have hacked Democratic emails as he reveals John Podesta's password was ‘password’
Assange says a 14-year-old could have hacked Democratic emails as he reveals John Podesta's password was ‘password’
Discussion:
Fox News, Mediaite, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, The Daily Caller and The Gateway Pundit
Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Speaker Paul Ryan On The “100 Days” Ahead
Speaker Paul Ryan On The “100 Days” Ahead
Discussion:
Hot Air, Business Insider, Political Wire and Politico
Lisa Chavarria / WFLD:
Chicago Police: 4 in custody after man tied up, tortured on Facebook Live — FOX 32 NEWS - Investigators are looking into a Facebook Live video shot on the West Side that shows a group of people holding a young man hostage. — Chicago police told FOX 32 that four people are currently in custody.
RELATED:
CBS Chicago:
Chicago Police Investigate Live-Streamed Torture — Four people are in custody after a live-streamed video of a duct-taped man appearing to be tortured. — Police say the man victimized in the broadcast is a special-needs person who had been reported missing from a suburb.
Discussion:
CBS New York, The Last Tradition, TheBlaze, CBS Dallas, We Are Change, Hit & Run and Conservative Daily Post
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Trump's “if you like your insurance, you can keep it” moment — One of Trump's top advisers just made repealing Obamacare much, much harder. — On Monday, Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway was on Morning Joe and was asked about Obamacare. Her recitation of her boss's position likely filled congressional Republicans with dread.
Discussion:
Washington Post and Business Insider
RELATED:
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Trump plans executive actions for ObamaCare repeal — House Republicans are planning to get an ObamaCare repeal bill on President Trump's desk by Feb. 20, according to two Republican lawmakers. — The date was put forward by incoming House Budget Committee Chairman Diane Black
Discussion:
Politico, Talking Points Memo, The Mahablog, Townhall.com, Daily Kos, Vox and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
CNN:
Obama tells Democrats: 'Don't rescue' Republicans on ‘Trumpcare’ — This is likely Obama's last visit to Congress, and it comes as Republicans push to overturn his signature legislative accomplishment — Washington (CNN)President Barack Obama delivered a mandate to Democrats on Wednesday: “Don't rescue” Republicans on Obamacare.
Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Repealing Obamacare Could Be Trump's First Lesson in the Glacial Pace of Congress
Repealing Obamacare Could Be Trump's First Lesson in the Glacial Pace of Congress
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo, CNN, CBS Miami, Politicus USA, Politico, ACASignups.net and Campaign for America's Future
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Manchin says he won't attend Obama's Capitol Hill meeting
Manchin says he won't attend Obama's Capitol Hill meeting
Discussion:
Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Daily Caller and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
Ali Watkins / BuzzFeed:
The FBI Never Asked For Access To Hacked Computer Servers — The Democratic National Committee tells BuzzFeed News that the bureau “never requested access” to the servers the White House and intelligence community say were hacked by Russia. — WASHINGTON — The FBI did not examine the servers …
Discussion:
RedState, Political Wire, Washington Post, Morning Consult, Net Politics, ThinkProgress, TheBlaze, Politicus USA, Infowars, Minutemen News, Joe.My.God., The Daily Caller and ABC News
RELATED:
Darren Sands / BuzzFeed:
Omarosa Angers Black Republicans With Invite-Only Meeting
Omarosa Angers Black Republicans With Invite-Only Meeting
Discussion:
Raw Story
CRFB Papers and Blog Posts:
The Cost of Full Repeal of the Affordable Care Act — According to our latest estimates, repealing the ACA in its entirety would cost roughly $350 billion through 2027 under conventional scoring and $150 billion using dynamic scoring. — In this paper, we offer rough estimates for a variety of full and partial repeal options.
Discussion:
CNNMoney, AOL, The Ring of Fire Network, CNBC and Talking Points Memo
RELATED:
Washington Post:
GOP launches long-promised repeal of Obamacare with no full plan to replace it
GOP launches long-promised repeal of Obamacare with no full plan to replace it
Discussion:
Politico, The Root, alan.com, Fox News Insider, CNN, Rolling Stone and Reuters
Jonathan Oosting / Detroit News:
Snyder fights for Medicaid plan in Obamacare repeal
Snyder fights for Medicaid plan in Obamacare repeal
Discussion:
Los Angeles Times
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
How to Stop a Trump Supreme Court Nominee — President-elect Donald Trump will soon announce his nominee to replace Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court. Once he does, we'll know within just a few hours whether there is any chance that the Senate will reject his choice.
Discussion:
Althouse, Rewire, NBC News and SCOTUSblog
RELATED:
Jennifer Calfas / The Hill:
McConnell: Americans ‘will not tolerate’ Dems blocking SCOTUS nominee
McConnell: Americans ‘will not tolerate’ Dems blocking SCOTUS nominee
Discussion:
Hot Air, Political Wire, Politicus USA, The Week, Mediaite and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Bridget Bowman / Roll Call:
Schumer Prepared to Hold Supreme Court Seat Open
Schumer Prepared to Hold Supreme Court Seat Open
Discussion:
The Hill, CNN, Daily Kos, The Resurgent and Betsy's Page
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Schumer Says Democrats Willing To Keep Supreme Court Seat Empty
Schumer Says Democrats Willing To Keep Supreme Court Seat Empty
Discussion:
neo-neocon, RedState and alan.com
Melanie Mason / Los Angeles Times:
California Legislature enlists former U.S. Atty. Gen. Eric Holder to defend against Trump — Eric H. Holder Jr. in Washington in 2015. — Bracing for an adversarial relationship with President-elect Donald Trump, the California Legislature has selected former U.S. Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr …
Discussion:
NBC News, Washington Post, Patterico's Pontifications, KTLA, Hot Air, Fox News and twitchy.com
RELATED:
Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Calif. lawmakers hire Eric Holder to fight Trump — The California Legislature hired former Attorney General Eric Holder — as it prepares for expected battles with President-elect Donald Trump — 's administration, The New York Times reported Wednesday.
Discussion:
MichelleMalkin.com
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
California Hires Eric Holder as Legal Bulwark Against Donald Trump
California Hires Eric Holder as Legal Bulwark Against Donald Trump
Discussion:
Los Angeles Times, The Daily Caller, TheBlaze, Talking Points Memo, The Democratic Daily, Infowars and theGrio
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Ex-Congressman May Run for Governor of Virginia, Disrupting Democrats' Plans — WASHINGTON — Tom Perriello, the former congressman from Virginia, is considering a bid for governor, a move that would disrupt Democrats' well-laid plans in perhaps the highest-profile election in the country this year.
Discussion:
Political Wire
Charisse Jones / USA Today:
Macy's closing 68 stores; job cuts total 10,100 — After seeing sales drop during the holidays, Macy's said Wednesday it has either closed or will shutter 68 stores and cut an additional 6,200 positions at a time when shoppers are going online to buy everything from scarves to lipstick.
RELATED:
Will Kirby / Daily Express:
US sends troops to RUSSIAN BORDER as NATO becomes anxious of 'Vladimir Putin's aggression' — US SPECIAL Forces have been sent to Lithuania to bolster Western forces amid increasing tensions with ‘aggressive’ Russia. — GETTY — Fears of Russian aggression had led the US to deploy troops on the country's European border
Discussion:
John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Liberty Unyielding
RELATED:
Mark Hodge / The Sun:
WAR GAMES US sends special forces to RUSSIAN BORDER as Nato is poised to strike back against …
WAR GAMES US sends special forces to RUSSIAN BORDER as Nato is poised to strike back against …
Discussion:
neo-neocon, The Geller Report and Vox Popoli
Tom George / KTNV:
Man captures neighbor's racist rant on camera — LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - A Facebook video shot by a Las Vegas man has been shared thousands of times on social media, showing his neighbor going off on a racist rant. — The video all stemmed from an argument between Dexter Manawat and his next door neighbor over cleaning up leaves.
Discussion:
Hullabaloo, Raw Story and The Root
Gabriel T. Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Gather Ammo Against Treasury Pick Steven Mnuchin — Working to gather examples of aggressive foreclosure practices by his former bank — Liberal groups and Democratic senators are zeroing in on the record of Steven Mnuchin, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Treasury secretary …
Discussion:
YouTube, Politico, Shareblue, New York Magazine and Common Dreams
Kelsey Sutton / Politico:
WSJ editor Gerard Baker defends ‘lie’ comments from ‘Meet the Press’ appearance — In a editorial published Wednesday, Wall Street Journal editor Gerard Baker defended his hesitance to characterize untrue statements made by President-elect Donald Trump as “lies,” which drew ire from some journalists …
Discussion:
Wall Street Journal and Mediaite
Brian Maloney / Media Equalizer:
Move comes depite anchor's own past ethics issues — Raising eyebrows among some critics, former CBS anchor Dan Rather is now teaching an online course focused on ethics in journalism. — Called “Journalism & Finding the Truth in the News” and offered through Udemy, the class is aimed …
Discussion:
Power Line, The Lid and RedState