Top Items:
mccain.senate.gov:
STATEMENT BY SASC CHAIRMAN JOHN McCAIN ON CHEMICAL ATTACK IN SYRIA — Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement today on the chemical attack in Syria: — “President Trump last week signaled …
Discussion:
The Guardian, BPR, Washington Post, The Daily Caller, AOL, Wall Street Journal, HuffPost, Townhall, ABC News, and New York Times
RELATED:
Samuel Chamberlain / Fox News:
Airstrikes hit Syria after deadly chemical attack, state TV reports — Syrian state TV and witnesses said late Sunday that airstrikes had hit a military airport near the city of Homs shortly after a suspected chemical attack that killed at least 40 people in a suburb of the capital city, Damascus, over the weekend.
Kathy Gilsinan / The Atlantic:
The Terrible Cost of Obama's Failure in Syria
Discussion:
Washington Post, CBS New York, New York Times, Althouse, ABC News, Al Jazeera English, Wall Street Journal, Informed Comment, HuffPost, The Unz Review, The Gateway Pundit, AOL, middleeastmonitor.com, fox5sandiego.com, The Guardian, USA Today, The Daily Beast, The Daily Caller, CNN, CBS News, Roll Call, Raw Story, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and CNBC
New York Times:
As Trump Seeks Way Out of Syria, New Attack Pulls Him Back In
Discussion:
Outside the Beltway, The Week, ABC News, The Guardian, middleeastmonitor.com, KTLA, CBS New York, The American Conservative, The Atlantic and Breitbart
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Trump's top national security spokesman to leave White House — National Security Council spokesman Michael Anton said Sunday that he plans to leave the White House — a move that will leave President Donald Trump without one of the earliest and sharpest defenders of his “America First” foreign policy.
Discussion:
Weekly Standard, Talking Points Memo, Axios, The Daily Caller, New York Magazine, BPR, Breitbart, The Week, The Gateway Pundit and Mediaite
RELATED:
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
How Trumpworld is winging a trade war — When the president threatened China with $100 billion in new tariffs, there had hardly been any White House discussion. — What I'm hearing: There wasn't one single deliberative meeting in which senior officials sat down to debate the pros and cons of this historic threat.
Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
White House has no plan for countering Comey — Former FBI director James Comey is about to return to the national spotlight with the release of his memoir next week — but the White House is doing little to prepare for the onslaught, according to two officials.
Discussion:
Political Wire
Esha Ray / New York Daily News:
Close friend of man killed in Trump Tower fire says President once called victim ‘crazy Jew’ — He died in the home he hated, which was owned by a man who apparently hated him. — Todd Brassner, a 67-year-old art dealer who lost his life Saturday in the Trump Tower fire …
Discussion:
Raw Story, NY State of Politics and Daily Kos
RELATED:
New York Times:
Art Collector and Bon Vivant Dies in Trump Tower Home He Couldn't Sell
Discussion:
NPR, The Week and Mother Jones
Peter Mellado / Washington Press:
Reporters just uncovered a scandal that places Trump Tower fire death at Trump's feet
Discussion:
USA Today, Washington Post, IJR and New York Magazine
USA Today:
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says he's left Facebook over data collection — SAN FRANCISCO — Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak told USA TODAY he's leaving Facebook out of growing concern for the carelessness with which Facebook and other Internet companies treat the private information of users.
Discussion:
Reuters, CNBC, 9to5Mac, The Week and ThinkProgress, more at Techmeme »
RELATED:
Clint Watts / The Daily Beast:
How Every Campaign Will Have a Troll Farm of Its Own
Discussion:
Raw Story, CNBC and Mother Jones
Peter Baker / New York Times:
In John Bolton, Trump Finds a Fellow Political Blowtorch. Will Foreign Policy Burn? — WASHINGTON — Shortly after Ambassador John R. Bolton was sent to represent the United States at the United Nations, an institution he had long scorned as an anti-American citadel of corruption, he hosted President George W. Bush for a visit.
Discussion:
Axios, CNN and The Daily Caller
RELATED:
Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
North Korea Said to Offer Direct Assurance It Will Discuss Denuclearization
Discussion:
Associated Press, NPR, Wall Street Journal and The Guardian
Josh Lederman / Associated Press:
US official says North Korean leader ready to discuss nukes
Discussion:
Political Wire
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Scott running for Senate in epic showdown with Nelson, test of Trump's popularity — TALLAHASSEE — Florida Gov. Rick Scott makes his long-awaited Senate candidacy official Monday, setting up an epic battle against incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson and testing the limits of whether a close alliance …
Discussion:
Bloomberg, Townhall, Political Wire, The Guardian, CNN and Roll Call
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Horror of Being Governed by ‘Fox & Friends’ — During the early days of the Obama administration, I did a few appearances on “Fox & Friends.” — The conversations were predictably shallow, tilted and exploitive. The hosts had a particular knack for asking the idiotic with chipper earnestness …
Discussion:
Raw Story
Ksenia Galouchko / Bloomberg:
Russian Stocks Take Worst Hit Since Crimea on Sanctions, Syria — Ruble falls most globally; stocks drop most since 2014 — Analysts warn other companies could be next for penalties — Russian stocks headed for their biggest drop in four years and the ruble slumped the most in the world …
Fred Hiatt / Washington Post:
We're in a battle to defend democracy — and Trump is on the wrong side … What if the West found itself “engaged in a fundamental contest between our free and open societies and closed and repressive systems” — and the U.S. president was on the wrong side? — This is not a hypothetical question.
Susan B. Glasser / Politico:
Trump vs Putin? Time to Be ‘Scared’ — In an early morning tweet exactly one year and 77 days into his presidency, Donald Trump on Sunday finally criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin by name. — It took a chemical weapons attack in Syria by Putin's ally ("Animal Assad," …
Discussion:
Raw Story
Robert Burgess / Bloomberg:
Trump Has Lost the Confidence of Investors — Equities, bonds and the dollar are showing anything but trust in the president's stewardship. — President Donald Trump likes to equate the rally in stocks since the November 2016 elections with confidence in him and his policies.
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
GOP increasingly fears loss of House, focuses on saving Senate majority — Republicans are increasingly worried they will lose control of the House in the midterm elections, furiously directing money and resources to hold and potentially boost their narrow majority in the Senate.
Associated Press:
To hell with it: Trump increasingly weary of staff advice — WASHINGTON (AP) — The speech was written. A cast of relatable Americans with emotional stories was standing by to reinforce the message. But President Donald Trump was in no mood to play along.
Alan Shipnuck / Golf.com:
‘My son is a Masters champion’: Patrick Reed's estranged mother endures a complex mix of emotions — Reed's game plan preparation key to Masters win — Patrick Reed and his coach got granular in their approach to Augusta, and it paid off. — AUGUSTA, Ga. — It didn't fall on Easter …
Discussion:
NPR
Financial Times:
The dawn of the superstar lawyer — Scott Barshay had just closed out the finest year of his career. The acclaimed corporate lawyer had advised on roughly $300bn worth of transactions in 2015, most notably AB InBev's $103bn takeover of rival brewer SABMiller.
Peggy Grande / Fox News:
Has the California backlash against liberal craziness finally begun? — In a state consumed by conservation and environmental issues, one highly endangered species has long gone unnoticed and unprotected - the California Conservative. Is it still possible to rescue them from the brink of extinction?
Stan Collender / Forbes:
Trump Trillion Dollar Budget Deficits Officially Begin This Week — The new U.S. normal of $1 trillion or more annual federal budget deficits will officially begin this week when the Congressional Budget Office releases its economic and budget outlook report showing that the deficit …
Discussion:
Instapundit and Axios
Marc Santora / New York Times:
Hungary Election Gives Orban Big Majority, and Control of Constitution — BUDAPEST, Hungary — Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary, who has set about transforming this former Soviet bloc member from a vibrant democracy into a semi-autocratic state under one political party's control …
Discussion:
VICE News, The Guardian and Politico
RELATED:
Ginger Hervey / Politico:
Viktor Orbán celebrates (another) electoral victory
Discussion:
444 and One America News Network
Abigail Hauslohner / Washington Post:
'I know I don't need it' — Fabian Rodriguez was cradling his new rifle when he stopped at one of the gun-show booths to purchase a $5 chicken fajita MRE. — The “Meal Ready to Eat” is a mainstay for troops on combat missions. But Rodriguez, a 28-year-old San Antonio native who sells auto paint …
John Bresnahan / Politico:
The race to replace Paul Ryan is on — Two top members of Paul Ryan's leadership team, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Majority Whip Steve Scalise, have begun angling for his job in the event the speaker calls it quits after the election. — They're closely monitoring the moves …
Reuters:
Exclusive: As elections near, many older, educated, white voters shift away from Trump's party — (Reuters) - Older, white, educated voters helped Donald Trump win the White House in 2016. Now, they are trending toward Democrats in such numbers that their ballots could tip the scales …
Wall Street Journal:
China Installed Military Jamming Equipment on Spratly Islands, U.S. Says — Disclosure comes as Chinese military conducts what U.S. officials describe as its largest military exercise to date in South China Sea — China has installed equipment on two of its fortified outposts …
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 — 
