Top Items:
CBS News:
Transcript: President Trump on “Face the Nation,” February 3, 2019 — The following is a transcript of an interview with President Trump airing Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, on “Face the Nation.” — MARGARET BRENNAN: Would you shut down the government again? — PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Well …
RELATED:
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Trump refuses to comment on whether Mueller report should be made public — President Trump declined to say Sunday whether he wants the findings of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's investigation made public, instead promising to defer to the Justice Department. — “Totally up to the attorney general,” Trump said.
David Beavers / Politico:
Trump determined to ‘bring our folks back home’ from Syria, Afghanistan
Trump determined to ‘bring our folks back home’ from Syria, Afghanistan
Discussion:
Breitbart
Tom Nichols / Washington Post:
Sorry, Republicans. You can't call out Northam for racism and give Trump a pass. — That's hypocrisy, full stop. — Finally, the GOP is calling out a chief executive for his appalling insensitivity on an issue of race: Saturday, via Twitter, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) …
Discussion:
Mother Jones, Fox News Insider, twitchy.com and Raw Story
RELATED:
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Ralph Northam is about to moonwalk out of the governor's mansion
Ralph Northam is about to moonwalk out of the governor's mansion
Discussion:
Quillette, Los Angeles Times, Breitbart and Townhall
Washington Post:
Fairfax was preparing to be Va. governor. Then Northam said he was staying put.
Fairfax was preparing to be Va. governor. Then Northam said he was staying put.
Discussion:
ThinkProgress, The Guardian, American Thinker and Power Line
Christian Vasquez / Politico:
Trump targets Gillespie amid Northam race scandal
Trump targets Gillespie amid Northam race scandal
Discussion:
Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Breitbart, ABC News and The Daily Signal
ABC News:
NAACP president: I don't see how Northam can survive racist yearbook photo fallout
NAACP president: I don't see how Northam can survive racist yearbook photo fallout
Discussion:
Breitbart, WTOP, WTVR-TV and The Gateway Pundit
Marc Caputo / Politico:
6 moments of weirdness with Ralph Northam
6 moments of weirdness with Ralph Northam
Discussion:
JustOneMinute, Raw Story, Mediaite, Breitbart, Associated Press, Daily Wire and Axios
ABC:
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam denies being in KKK photo but admits wearing blackface to impersonate Michael Jackson
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam denies being in KKK photo but admits wearing blackface to impersonate Michael Jackson
Discussion:
Daily Wire, Chicks On The Right and twitchy.com
Rhae Lynn Barnes / Washington Post:
The troubling history behind Ralph Northam's blackface Klan photo
The troubling history behind Ralph Northam's blackface Klan photo
Discussion:
Washington Free Beacon, ThinkProgress, Mediaite and Mashable
Washington Post:
‘A watershed moment’: Trump faces crossroads amid mounting threats on all sides — When President Trump delivers his annual State of the Union address on Tuesday, a Democrat will be seated at the rostrum over his shoulder for the first time. — The presence of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi …
Discussion:
POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
RELATED:
Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:
Analysis: Trump's State of Union comes amid political peril — WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing clear political peril, President Donald Trump will deliver his second State of the Union address at a moment when his bully pulpit is uncertain and his negotiating skills in question after a monthlong government shutdown …
Discussion:
Political Wire
Christian Vasquez / Politico:
Trump appoints Ronny Jackson chief medical adviser
Trump appoints Ronny Jackson chief medical adviser
Discussion:
Splinter, Hullabaloo and Washington Post
David M. Herszenhorn / Politico:
Plan to evacuate queen if Brexit goes bad — If Britain crashes out of the EU, and things go bad in London, Queen Elizabeth II will be ready to make her own exit — to an undisclosed location. — The U.K. government has repurposed Cold War emergency evacuation planning to prepare …
Discussion:
Daily Mail, New York Times, One America News Network, Breitbart and The Times & The Sunday Times
Jess Bidgood / BostonGlobe.com:
Democratic primary watchers look to the West — LAS VEGAS — The rapidly growing 2020 presidential field is shaping up to be a Wild West of Democratic primaries — with the actual West emerging as a decisive battleground. — The delegate-rich state of California has vaulted itself near …
Willie Brown / San Francisco Chronicle:
Kamala Harris learns the perils of presidential front-running — Sen. Kamala Harris' Rolls-Royce rollout of her presidential run quickly shot her to the front of the Democratic pack, and with it all the troubles that come with being seen as a front-runner. — The first misstep came during her televised town meeting in Iowa.
Christina Cauterucci / Slate:
It's Both Difficult and Incredibly Important to Make the Case for Third-Trimester Abortions — Conservative politicians and right-wing activists have targeted a Virginia state legislator this week and in the process reignited a nationwide debate about third-trimester abortions.
Discussion:
The Republican Standard, Raw Story and Washington Post
Maria Kolesnikova / Bloomberg:
Art on the Superyachts: Beware of Wine Corks and Unruly Children — Expensive yachts that double as floating art galleries can lead to unexpected and costly mishaps. — Priceless paintings and sculptures kept on the vessels face damage not only from storms and storing conditions …
Discussion:
The Guardian
Tarpley Hitt / The Daily Beast:
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Tells Joe Rogan: Trump Is No Worse Than Obama — ‘Everyone has a right’ to social media, says the head of the website that notoriously tolerates racists, death threats, and trolls. — Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, who has been under fire for failing to police hate speech …
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Trump could ‘be forced’ to declare national emergency, GOP border negotiator says — A Republican member of the bipartisan group of lawmakers charged with striking a deal on immigration measures said Sunday that President Donald Trump “would be forced” to declare a national emergency …
Discussion:
Breitbart
Nick Pinto / The Intercept:
“'Vicious' And ‘Brutal’” — Life Inside a Freezing Federal Prison With No Heat — On Saturday morning, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., arrived at the Metropolitan Detention Center in New York City to demand answers. — Hundreds of people incarcerated at the federal detention facility …
Discussion:
CBS New York and RT
RELATED:
Michael Tomasky / New York Times:
The Real Legacy of the 1970s — Forget leisure suits and disco balls. The decade's economic tumult changed who Americans were as a people. — Mr. Tomasky is a contributing writer and the author of “If We Can Keep It: How the Republic Collapsed and How It Might Be Saved,” from which this essay is adapted.
Discussion:
No More Mister Nice Blog
Jay Michaelson / The Daily Beast:
Anti-BDS Bill Isn't About Boycotting Israel, It's About Splitting the Democratic Party — The Republican Senate is set to pass legislation that is both practically impotent and politically brilliant. — Jay Michaelson — BEAST INSIDE — The Senate has passed a package of aid to Israel …
Cincinnati.com:
Sandmann lawyer: Letters sent to New York Times, Today Show, 50 others may precede suits — The lawyers representing Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann and his family said Friday they have sent letters to media outlets, individual journalists, celebrities and Catholic organizations …
Discussion:
The Gateway Pundit, TheBlaze and Daily Wire