Top Items:
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Democratic lawmaker unloads on Ocasio-Cortez, chief of staff for ‘using the race card’ — Rep. Wm. Lacy Clay (D-Mo.) unloaded on Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday for “using the race card” after Ocasio-Cortez accused Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) of being racially insensitive.
Discussion:
Fox News, Splinter, Daily Wire and Mediaite
RELATED:
Jordyn Phelps / ABC News:
Trump expected to announce executive action on adding citizenship question to census — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would have an announcement later in the day related to “the Census and Citizenship” and a senior administration official told ABC News the president was expected …
Discussion:
Fox News, CNN, Washington Post, Mercury News, CNBC, The Federalist Papers, The Gateway Pundit, The Week, Breitbart, NPR, TheBlaze, WTVR-TV, Mediaite and Talking Points Memo
David Montgomery / Washington Post:
AOC's Chief of Change — Saikat Chakrabarti isn't just running her office. He's guiding a movement. — On a Wednesday morning in late May, emissaries of two of the strongest political voices on climate change convened at a coffee shop a few blocks from the U.S. Capitol.
Discussion:
The Daily Caller and Washington Free Beacon
Politico:
Pelosi shuts down questions on feud with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Pelosi shuts down questions on feud with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Discussion:
Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Breitbart, Splinter and Axios
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Ocasio-Cortez: I Wonder Why Pelosi's Attacking “Women Of Color”? Update: War
Ocasio-Cortez: I Wonder Why Pelosi's Attacking “Women Of Color”? Update: War
Discussion:
Washington Post, Fox News, Townhall, RedState, Instapundit and Daily Wire
John Bresnahan / Politico:
House to vote next week on criminal contempt against Barr and Ross
House to vote next week on criminal contempt against Barr and Ross
Discussion:
Axios
The Daily Beast:
Trump's Social Media Summit Mortifies White House, Enrages Far-Right Allies — No one who is invited to the summit has actually been banned from social platforms. — Donald Trump has invited personalities from across the right-wing internet to the White House on Thursday for a …
Discussion:
Politico, New York Times, Breitbart, Hullabaloo, Daily Kos, Mediaite, The Week, Splinter, New York Post, Washington Post, VICE and NBC News, more at Techmeme »
RELATED:
Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Trump accuses social media companies of ‘terrible bias’ at White House summit decried by critics — President Trump assailed Facebook, Google and Twitter on Thursday for exhibiting “terrible bias” and silencing his supporters at a White House “social media summit” that critics chastised …
Discussion:
The Daily Caller, NPR, Politico, Political Wire, Big League Politics, The Week, The Verge and Breitbart, more at Techmeme »
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Trump Praises Right-Wing Conspiracy Theorists at White House: ‘The Crap You Think of Is Unbelievable’
Trump Praises Right-Wing Conspiracy Theorists at White House: ‘The Crap You Think of Is Unbelievable’
Discussion:
Breitbart and The Week, more at Mediagazer »
Mark Murray / NBC News:
NBC/WSJ poll: Biden, Warren top 2020 Democratic field — Kamala Harris and Bernie Sanders round out the top four candidates in the first NBC/WSJ post-debate poll. — WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., lead the Democratic presidential field …
Discussion:
Political Wire and Bloomberg
RELATED:
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
A Midsummer Overview Of The Democratic Field
A Midsummer Overview Of The Democratic Field
Discussion:
Reason, Outside the Beltway, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Morning Consult
Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
Trump expected to end his fight to add citizenship question to census, sources say — President Donald Trump is expected to announce later Thursday he is backing down from his effort to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census, and will instead take executive action that instructs …
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo, New York Times, New York Post, Outside the Beltway and Politico
RELATED:
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Trump expected to order citizenship question added to the census — Trump and A.G. William Barr have said they'd soon announce how the administration intends to ask the citizenship question as part of the census process. — President Donald Trump is expected to announce an executive action …
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo, CNBC, Bloomberg, CBS News, The Guardian, Shakesville, ThinkProgress, The Daily Caller, The Daily Signal, Townhall, NB Blog, Splinter, RedState and The Week
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney slams Trump, saying he ‘vilifies’ journalists
Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney slams Trump, saying he ‘vilifies’ journalists
Discussion:
The Daily Caller
Anita Kumar / Politico:
Trump abandons effort to add citizenship question to census
Trump abandons effort to add citizenship question to census
Discussion:
ThinkProgress
New York Times:
Thousands Are Targeted as ICE Prepares to Raid Migrant Families — Nationwide raids to arrest thousands of members of undocumented families have been scheduled to begin Sunday, according to two current and one former homeland security officials, moving forward with a rapidly changing operation …
Discussion:
CNN, Washington Post, Bloomberg, Breitbart, New York Post, WPIX 11 New York, Fox News, Splinter, The Lens, NBC News, Chicago Sun-Times, The Guardian, Patterico's Pontifications, The Daily Caller, Politico, Vanity Fair, The Gateway Pundit, FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV, Common Dreams, Washington Times, The Root, The Outline, Vox, Shareblue Media, twitchy.com, PJ Media Home, Slate, The Daily Signal, Daily Wire, Portland Mercury, WHNT-TV, Shakesville, Townhall, The Week, Outside the Beltway, Daily Kos, KTLA, News, East Bay Express, Talking Points Memo, VICE, One America News Network and Axios
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
New book details how Republican leaders learned to stop worrying and love Trump — Few people have more power in President Trump's White House than Madeleine Westerhout, his executive assistant who controls access to the Oval Office, delivers the president's marker-scribbled messages …
Hunter Walker / Yahoo News:
Republican campaign committee darkened Colin Kaepernick's skin for a fundraising ad — WASHINGTON—Former NFL star Colin Kaepernick did not look like himself in a fundraising email that was sent by the National Republican Congressional Committee on Wednesday.
Discussion:
Mercury News, The Root, Daily Kos and Mediaite
Cassandra Sweetman / KFOR-TV:
Logan Co. man allegedly driving stolen vehicle filled with uranium, a rattlesnake, and Kentucky Deluxe — GUTHRIE, Okla. - Two people were arrested after a traffic stop of a stolen car revealed the two had a rattlesnake, radioactive uranium, and an open bottle of Kentucky Deluxe.
Discussion:
New York Post, Metro.co.uk, Fox17 and Associated Press
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
House Judiciary approves subpoenas for 12 key witnesses, including Jared Kushner — The House Judiciary Committee voted on Thursday to authorize subpoenas for 12 crucial witnesses as part of House Democrats' ongoing investigations targeting President Donald Trump.
Discussion:
Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Breitbart, Boing Boing and CNN
RELATED:
John Wagner / Washington Post:
House panel votes to subpoena Kushner, former attorney general Sessions in investigation …
House panel votes to subpoena Kushner, former attorney general Sessions in investigation …
Discussion:
POLITICUSUSA
The Daily Beast:
Acosta's Epstein Excuses Are Nonsensical and Self-Serving — Three former prosecutors break down the labor secretary's explanation of the cushy plea deal he cut. — Alex Acosta took the podium Wednesday to try to put to rest a controversial plea deal he reached with accused child-sex …
Discussion:
Breitbart
RELATED:
Mack Lamoureux / VICE:
People Tell Us How QAnon Destroyed Their Relationships — We spoke to people who told us how the QAnon conspiracy theory ruined their marriage, turned their parents into completely different people, and otherwise made their lives miserable. — One of the most disheartening signs …
Elizabeth Warren / Team Warren:
A Fair and Welcoming Immigration System — Immigrants have always been a vital source of American strength. They grow our economy and make our communities richer and more diverse. They are our neighbors, our colleagues, and our friends — and every bit as much a part of America as those who were born in the United States.
Discussion:
Fox News, UPI, Daily Kos, The Week, Boston Globe, Washington Times, VICE and Observer
RELATED:
Alex Thompson / Politico:
Elizabeth Warren takes on Trump with immigration overhaul
Elizabeth Warren takes on Trump with immigration overhaul
Discussion:
Political Wire
Rachel Martin / NPR:
Buttigieg Proposes Broad Plan To Counter Racial Inequality — South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg got a really big boost to his campaign recently, announcing a staggering $24.8 million fundraising haul over the past three months. — But that hasn't changed one of the toughest realities …
Discussion:
The Federalist, CNN, Breitbart, Fox News, Indianapolis Star, The Daily Caller and Shakesville
RELATED:
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
How Pete Buttigieg would fight systemic racism
How Pete Buttigieg would fight systemic racism
Discussion:
Washington Post
Luke Rosiak / The Daily Caller:
TV Ignores Conservative Authors of No. 1 Book In The Country, While Putting Liberal Author of No. 3,421 Book On Major Tour — Author E. Jean Carroll claimed President Donald Trump raped her as part of a book launch, and the national TV shows put her the air non-stop.
David Choi / Business Insider:
Video appears to show Trump embracing a 2016 campaign staffer. She's now suing and claims he forcibly kissed her. — Alva Johnson, who worked for the 2016 Trump presidential campaign, is suing President Donald Trump over what she says was an unwanted attempted kiss “on the mouth.”
Discussion:
The Daily Caller, Politico, Daily Wire, Mediaite and The Gateway Pundit
Jason Zinoman / New York Times:
Dave Chappelle on Broadway: The Joke Is Getting Old — The comic hasn't adjusted his material for the setting: he's still defending wealthy, famous peers and joking about transgender targets. — For those spending hundreds of dollars to see Dave Chappelle on Broadway, some advice: Don't leave your seats too quickly.
Discussion:
TheBlaze
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Jeffrey Epstein used $46 million charitable donation to keep alive his ties with billionaire Les Wexner — KEY POINTS — Accused child molester Jeff Epstein in 2008 essentially bankrolled one of Les Wexner's first nonprofit foundations with a contribution of more than $40 million in stock and other assets.
Discussion:
Instapundit, Fox News and Santa Fe Reporter
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
U.S. allies hold breakfast for departing British ambassador — and ‘the message is clear’ — In what one European diplomat called a subtle but “pretty clear” message of solidarity with departing British Ambassador Kim Darroch, his German counterpart hosted him and the French …
CBS News:
Biden answer's Trump's “America first” with his own foreign policy plan — Joe Biden's presidential campaign is about saving the country — and the world — from President Trump, and that message runs through the plans he has to reshape U.S. foreign policy, too.
Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times:
It Looks Like a Lake Made for Instagram. It's a Dump for Chemical Waste. — MOSCOW — The pictures seem to show a little piece of paradise in Siberia: a beautiful expanse of turquoise water, inflatable beach toys and women lounging in bathing suits. — The site, a lake in Siberia …
Discussion:
New York Post, VICE, Engadget and Earther