Top Items:


Trump and Omarosa Had a ‘F*cking Weird’ Fight With Vietnam Vets … Early on in the Donald Trump administration, the president vested many of his nearest and dearest with tasks they were woefully unprepared for—and Apprentice superstar Omarosa Manigault Newman was no exception.
Discussion:
Daily Kos, Talking Points Memo, IndieWire, Observer, VICE, New Republic, Media Matters for America, Gizmodo, Raw Story, Mother Jones, Boing Boing, Splinter and CNBC
RELATED:


AP source: It's not just audio, Manigault Newman has video — WASHINGTON (AP) — It's not just audiotapes. — Omarosa Manigault Newman has a stash of video, emails, text messages and other documentation supporting the claims in her tell-all book about her time in the Trump White House …


Trump Picked Fight With Vietnam Vets Over Who Better Understood What Agent Orange Was
Discussion:
The Mahablog


DOJ's Bruce Ohr wrote Christopher Steele was 'very concerned about Comey's firing — afraid they will be exposed' — A collection of Justice Department official Bruce Ohr's emails, texts and handwritten notes, reviewed by Fox News, reveals that he was deeply connected to the unverified Steele dossier …
Discussion:
Sara A. Carter, RedState, The Western Journal, Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit, Daily Caller News Foundation and LifeZette
RELATED:


How Trump's security-clearance gambit could actually get him in deeper trouble with Mueller — This post has been updated with the Ohr news. — President Trump has revoked the security clearance of former CIA director John Brennan. And he's anxious to do the same for others …
Discussion:
The Daily Beast


Press needs to restore its credibility on FBI and Justice Department
Discussion:
JustOneMinute and Liberty Unyielding

Bruce Ohr could be out of a job if Trump strips his security clearance
Discussion:
New York Times, CNBC and Vox


Bill Nelson wasn't making things up when he said Russians hacked Florida election systems — Sen. Bill Nelson, who is in a tough reelection fight, was blasted for saying 10 days ago that Russians had penetrated his state's election systems. — WASHINGTON — Sen. Bill Nelson, a Florida Democrat …
Discussion:
RedState, Washington Post, Daily Kos, Tampa Bay Times, FLA News Online, Washington Free Beacon and twitchy.com


Officials worry Trump may back Erik Prince plan to privatize war in Afghanistan — “I know he's frustrated,” Blackwater founder Prince said of the president. “He gave the Pentagon what they wanted. And they haven't delivered.” — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump …
Discussion:
New Republic, Washington Monthly, Joe.My.God., Raw Story, Splinter, Hullabaloo, POLITICUSUSA and Political Wire

Ocasio-Cortez bans press from town hall — MEDIA WAS BARRED AFTER REPORTERS ‘MOBBED’ HER AT AN EARLIER EVENT — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted on Monday that stops on her “listening tour” throughout the district, like the one held a day earlier in Corona, are “intended for lively …
RELATED:


Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will be facing really intense scrutiny — A mini-controversy erupted today on Twitter when a bunch of prominent national reporters — and a few conservatives — tweeted out a story from a local Queens paper, which reported that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez barred reporters from a campaign event.
Discussion:
The Week, Hit & Run, Mediaite, twitchy.com and Washington Free Beacon


Judge in Manafort trial says he's been threatened over case — The judge in ex-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort's fraud trial revealed Friday he has received threats over the case and now travels with U.S. Marshals, as he turned back a media request to release juror information.
Discussion:
100PercentFedUp.com, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Daily Wire
RELATED:


Trump: Manafort trial is a ‘very sad day for our country’
Discussion:
CNN, Washington Monthly, Associated Press, ABC News, Mediaite, Talking Points Memo, One America News Network and Washington Post

Manafort judge says he's received threats
Discussion:
Politico, The Federalist, The Week and Joe.My.God.


Alex Jones of Infowars Destroyed Evidence Related to Sandy Hook Suits, Motion Says — WASHINGTON — Lawyers for the families of two Sandy Hook shooting victims are accusing the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his Infowars media business of intentionally destroying evidence relevant …
Discussion:
New Republic, HuffPost and Joe.My.God., more at Mediagazer »


Resistance Twitter Hero Exposed as Pro-Trump Gamer … In the world of #Resistance Twitter, @GuardianRover was a hero. As a former intelligence operative and Delta Force soldier, the person behind the account used a cartoon secret agent avatar and the alias “Mr. Smith” …
Discussion:
The Western Journal, Daily Kos and Daily Caller News Foundation

Leahy To McGahn: What Was Discussed At Private White House Meeting That Led Republicans To Abruptly Change Course On Kavanaugh Documents — Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), on Friday, asked White House Counsel Don McGahn for information on a pivotal July 24, 2018, meeting with Judiciary Committee Republicans …
RELATED:


The New York Times Runs a Sloppy, Specious Democratic Hit on Brett Kavanaugh
Discussion:
New York Times, Washington Free Beacon and New Republic

Senate gets to work in August — but many don't show up
Discussion:
Shareblue Media


Melania Trump, a Mysterious First Lady, Weathers a Chaotic White House — WASHINGTON — Hours after Melania Trump moved into the White House in June of last year, she peered out a window and took in a stunning view of the Washington Monument: “Looking forward to the memories we'll make in our new home! …
Discussion:
AOL, The Daily Beast and Splinter


Elon Musk Confronts a Fateful Tweet and an ‘Excruciating’ Year — Elon Musk was at home in Los Angeles, struggling to maintain his composure. “This past year has been the most difficult and painful year of my career,” he said. “It was excruciating.” — The year has only gotten …
RELATED:


Exclusive: U.S. government seeks Facebook help to wiretap Messenger - sources — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The U.S. government is trying to force Facebook Inc (FB.O) to break the encryption in its popular Messenger app so law enforcement may listen to a suspect's voice conversations in a criminal probe …
Discussion:
The Verge, more at Techmeme »


Officials Defend Plan To Close Almost All Polling Places In Majority Black Georgia County — Local officials say they need to close seven polling places because they aren't accessible to people with disabilities. The ACLU says that doesn't make sense. — Election officials …


Rod Was Right and I Was Wrong — I became casual friends with Rod Dreher when he lived in Brooklyn with the beautiful Julie, and I lived in Manhattan alone. Newly married and not yet a father, he was writing movie reviews for the New York Post; this was before his move to National Review and ever-increasing fame.
Discussion:
The American Conservative


Wall Street Journal to Maddow: We didn't ‘bury’ our Trump scoop — Trump: Brennan led the ‘rigged witch hunt’ — The Wall Street Journal fired back at Rachel Maddow on Thursday, after the MSNBC host said that newspaper “tried to bury” a story detailing President Trump's rationale …


A Church in Denial, Still — Too many priests and bishops aren't treating the Catholic Church's abuse scandal with the gravity it deserves. — “I don't think this is some massive, massive crisis,” said Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the Catholic archbishop of Washington, D.C., in a statement that could not possibly be more wrong.
Discussion:
National Review, Washington Post, WORLD, The American Conservative and The Daily Caller


The Debt-Shaming of Stacey Abrams — Our pernicious double standard on politicians who owe money. — The campaign for governor of Georgia is a supersaturated microcosm of American politics right now, offering the starkest possible choice between irreconcilable visions of the country's future.


What to Care About When Everything Is Terrible — In the Trump presidency, everything is a distraction from everything else, because it all matters. — Ms. Jurecic is the managing editor of Lawfare. — As of Thursday, 565 migrant children — 24 of them under the age of five …


“Rigged Witch Hunt,” Meet Trump's “Red Wave” — Donald Trump's Presidency is often described as a reality-show version of the White House, with Trump himself as the producer, director, and main character. There's something to the metaphor, of course; Trump is a showman …
Discussion:
Washington Post and American Prospect


Court throws out EPA delay of Obama chemical plant safety rule — A federal court Friday threw out the Trump administration's attempt to delay a chemical plant safety regulation written by the Obama administration. — In a major blow to the Trump administration, the Court of Appeals …


ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro: Network won't show national anthem on ‘Monday Night Football’ — New ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro told reporters Friday that the network does not plan to televise the national anthem as part of its Monday Night Football broadcasts this season.
Discussion:
Vox, Los Angeles Times and smokeroom.com

Democrats Hold Advantage Over Republicans in Michigan Statewide Races — Traverse City, MI - A new poll conducted by Strategic National for WJML News Radio shows Democrats with an advantage in the US Senate and Governor races as we head into the Republican State Convention. — Governor


California homeowners get to pass low property taxes to their kids. It's proved highly profitable to an elite group — Actors Jeff and Beau Bridges, along with their sister, own a four-bedroom Malibu home with access to a semi-private beach and panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean.


Exclusive: new lawsuit claims Trump illegally denied asylum claims of separated parents — Hundreds of parents failed screening interviews for asylum while they were separated and traumatized. Now, dozens of them want a second chance to make their case. — A group of parents who failed …