Top Items:
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Fox News pulls Judge Napolitano over his Trump wiretap claims — Judge Andrew Napolitano, the senior judicial analyst for Fox News, is being kept off the air indefinitely. (Jim Watson / AFP/Getty Images) — Fox News senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano is being kept off …
Discussion:
news.morningstar.com, Washington Post, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Occupy Democrats, The Hill, Media Matters for America, Hot Air, Washington Free Beacon, AOL, Raw Story, Infowars, BizPac Review, Business Insider, The Gateway Pundit, Politicus USA, The Daily Caller, Daily Wire, TVNewser and twitchy.com, more at Mediagazer »
RELATED:
New York Times:
Trump's Weary Defenders Face Fresh Worries — WASHINGTON — President Trump began Monday as he has started so many other presidential mornings — by unleashing a blistering Twitter attack on critics who suggested his 2016 campaign colluded with the Russians.
Discussion:
Raw Story, Daily Kos, Balloon Juice, The Resurgent, Mediaite, ThinkProgress and Business Insider
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Andrew Napolitano absent from Fox after citing anonymous spying claims — Tracing the origin of the UK wiretapping lie — Judge Andrew Napolitano, the Fox News analyst who was praised by President Trump last week, has apparently been benched by the network.
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo, Occupy Democrats, Business Insider and Media Matters for America
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
All the President's Lies — The ninth week of Donald Trump's presidency began with the F.B.I. director calling him a liar. — The director, the very complicated James Comey, didn't use the L-word in his congressional testimony Monday. Comey serves at the pleasure of the president, after all.
Discussion:
Taylor Marsh, Outside the Beltway, ThinkProgress, Axios and The Stranger …
Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
The Note: Comey drops a bombshell — THE BIG STORY: It's hard to pick the bigger headline out of FBI Director James Comey's day on Capitol Hill. Yes, he stated clearly that President Trump issued a baseless and scurrilous accusation involving his predecessor.
Discussion:
Politico
Derek Hawkins / Washington Post:
Trump didn't lie, Jeffrey Lord says on CNN. He just speaks a different language — ‘Americanese.’ — It was a rough night for Jeffrey Lord, CNN's preeminent surrogate for President Trump. — During a panel discussion on “Anderson Cooper 360” Monday evening, Lord and seven …
Discussion:
Right Wing Watch and Outside the Beltway
Washington Post:
President Trump faces his hardest truth: He was wrong
President Trump faces his hardest truth: He was wrong
Discussion:
Politico, Raw Story, Hullabaloo, The Root, RedState, Business Insider, Axios, TheBlaze, The Times of Israel, Talking Points Memo, Geller Report, Associated Press, Jamie Dupree, Occupy Democrats, WPMT FOX43, NBC News, CBS New York, BizPac Review, IJR, twitchy.com, Political Wire, Lawyers, Guns & Money, theGrio, ThinkProgress, CNN, Vox, The Hill, Hot Air, The Atlantic and Towleroad
Todd S. Purdum / Politico:
How the FBI tailing Trump could dog his presidency
How the FBI tailing Trump could dog his presidency
Discussion:
Political Wire, ABC News and Shakesville
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
GOP leaders unveil changes to healthcare bill — House Republican leaders on Monday night released a set of changes to their ObamaCare replacement bill, as they seek to win more votes for the legislation. — The changes include two measures that conservative Republican Study Committee members won …
Discussion:
Washington Post, Axios, Hot Air and Instapundit
RELATED:
CNN:
Conservatives on health care bill: Negotiations are over
Conservatives on health care bill: Negotiations are over
Discussion:
The Resurgent, Occupy Democrats and Axios
Ezra Klein / Vox:
The new Republican health care bill doesn't fix the old bill's problems
The new Republican health care bill doesn't fix the old bill's problems
Discussion:
Politico, New York Magazine, Talking Points Memo, RedState and Common Dreams
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
GOP leaders pile on sweeteners to sell Obamacare repeal
GOP leaders pile on sweeteners to sell Obamacare repeal
Discussion:
Vox, Axios, Talking Points Memo, Hot Air, Business Insider, Common Dreams, RedState, The Hill, Forbes, IJR, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and The Daily Beast
The Huffington Post:
GOP Health Care Bill Offers Upstate New York A Sweetheart Deal
GOP Health Care Bill Offers Upstate New York A Sweetheart Deal
Discussion:
Vox, New York Times and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
House conservatives say they have the votes to defeat ObamaCare replacement
House conservatives say they have the votes to defeat ObamaCare replacement
Discussion:
RedState
Associated Press:
TRUMP TO CAPITOL IN LAST-DITCH LOBBYING FOR HEALTH CARE BILL
TRUMP TO CAPITOL IN LAST-DITCH LOBBYING FOR HEALTH CARE BILL
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Republican leaders are adding a $75 billion magic asterisk to their Obamacare repeal plan
Republican leaders are adding a $75 billion magic asterisk to their Obamacare repeal plan
Discussion:
New York Magazine, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Business Insider, ACASignups.net, Politico and Axios
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
FBI's Russian-influence probe includes a look at far-right news sites — WASHINGTON — Federal investigators are examining whether far-right news sites played any role last year in a Russian cyber operation that dramatically widened the reach of news stories — some fictional …
RELATED:
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
What Did We Learn Today? — Judged by time, today's House …
What Did We Learn Today? — Judged by time, today's House …
Discussion:
Washington Monthly, Scripting News, The Guardian, CANNONFIRE and Business Insider
New York Times:
Comey's Haunting News on Trump and Russia
Comey's Haunting News on Trump and Russia
Discussion:
The Atlantic, Washington Post, Daily Kos, Just Security, Mother Jones, Occupy Democrats, Daily Wire, Raw Story, IJR and NBC News
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
Washington's Split-Screen Reality
Washington's Split-Screen Reality
Discussion:
Daily Kos, Politico, Political Wire, New York Times, Vox, ABC News, NPR, CNN, Washington Post, Common Dreams and ThinkProgress
Ron Nixon / New York Times:
U.S. Limits Devices for Passengers on Foreign Airlines From Eight Countries — Passengers on foreign airlines headed to the United States from 10 airports in eight majority-Muslim countries have been barred from carrying electronic devices larger than a cellphone under a new flight restriction enacted …
RELATED:
Oliver Darcy / Business Insider:
Inside the identity crisis at the Independent Journal Review, the outlet that has become a powerhouse in the Trump era — It was supposed to be Independent Journal Review's week to shine. — The upstart, millennial-focused news website, which has emerged as a favorite …
Annie Karni / Politico:
Ivanka Trump set to get West Wing office as role expands — Ivanka Trump, who moved to Washington saying she would play no formal role in her father's administration, is now officially setting up shop in the White House. — The powerful first daughter has secured her own office …
Discussion:
Washington Post, CNN, Shareblue, Balloon Juice, Daily Wire, Raw Story, Patterico's Pontifications, Talking Points Memo, ABC News, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, New York Magazine, New York Times, Business Insider, Occupy Democrats, Mediaite, NBC News, RedState, TalkLeft, The Daily Caller, Political Wire and Axios
RELATED:
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Roger Stone, the ‘Trickster’ on Trump's Side, Is Under F.B.I. Scrutiny — In President Trump's oft-changing world order, Roger J. Stone Jr., the onetime political consultant and full-time provocateur, has been one of the few constants — a loyalist and self-proclaimed “dirty trickster” …
Discussion:
Raw Story, The Federalist, Post On Politics, Political Wire, NBC News, Talking Points Memo, Heat Street and Politico
RELATED:
Reuters:
Exclusive: Tillerson plans to skip NATO meeting, visit Russia in April - sources — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson plans to skip an April 5-6 meeting of NATO foreign ministers for a U.S. visit by the Chinese president and will travel to Russia later in the month, U.S. officials said on Monday …
Discussion:
CNN, The Guardian, TheBlaze, Politicus USA, Daily Kos, Occupy Democrats, New York Magazine, Towleroad and Axios
Eli Watkins / CNN:
Trump credits his Twitter wrath for Kaepernick's unemployment — Trump claims Kaepernick wasn't getting picked up because teams were avoiding his Twitter retribution — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump veered off message Monday night at a campaign-style rally aimed largely at pushing …
Discussion:
ProFootballTalk, Occupy Democrats, TheBlaze, National Review, The Daily Caller, AOL, USA Today, The Gateway Pundit, Mashable, Power Line, The Guardian, Mediaite, Hit & Run and The Root
Andrew Roth / Washington Post:
New documents show Trump aide hid payments from Ukraine party with Moscow ties, lawmaker alleges — KIEV, Ukraine — A Ukrainian lawmaker on Tuesday released new financial documents allegedly showing that a former campaign chairman to President Trump laundered payments from the party …
Discussion:
RedState, New York Times, Politico and Raw Story
Brigitte Gabriel / BuzzFeed:
An Anti-Muslim Leader Says She's Going To The White House — Brigitte Gabriel is the leader of ACT for America. — Brigitte Gabriel, one of the most influential anti-Muslim leaders currently in America, said Monday evening she has a meeting at the White House.
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo and Common Dreams