Top Items:
Joby Warrick / Washington Post:
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, austere religious scholar at helm of Islamic State, dies at 48 — When Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi took the reins of the Islamic State of Iraq in 2010, few had heard of the organization or its new leader, an austere religious scholar with wire-frame glasses and no known aptitude for fighting and killing.
Discussion:
Power Line, The Federalist, Hot Air, The Daily Caller, Patterico's Pontifications, Mediaite and The Resurgent
RELATED:
Newsweek:
Trump Approves Special Ops Raid Targeting ISIS Leader Baghdadi, Military Says He's Dead — The United States military has conducted a special operations raid targeting one of its most high-value targets, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State militant group (ISIS), Newsweek has learned.
Discussion:
NBC News, Vox, Mother Jones, Politico, CNN, The Hill, New York Times, The Daily Caller, Breitbart, Foreign Policy, New York Post, PJ Media Home, The Gateway Pundit, UPI, Reuters, Disrn, Task & Purpose, The Guardian, Sara A. Carter, Catallaxy Files, FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV, FOX40, ABC News, RedState, Power Line and Axios
Jack Arnholz / ABC News:
House Intelligence Chair Rep. Adam Schiff says he wasn't told about al-Baghdadi operation — Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff were not informed in advance of the U.S. special operations forces raid in northwestern Syria …
Discussion:
Washington Post, Axios, The Week, New York Post and The Hill
New York Times:
Special Operations Raid Said to Kill Senior Terrorist Leader in Syria — The identity of the target was not confirmed, but President Trump was scheduled to make a statement on Sunday morning. — WASHINGTON — United States Special Operations commandos carried out a risky raid in northwestern Syria …
Discussion:
Breitbart, Telegraph, The National Interest, Reuters, VICE, Althouse, TalkLeft, The Gateway Pundit, Political Wire, NBC News and Mediaite
Washington Post:
U.S. forces launch operation in Syria targeting ISIS leader Baghdadi, officials say — The Trump administration launched a military operation in Syria targeting Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the elusive leader of the Islamic State, officials said late Saturday. — Special Operations forces conducted …
Graeme Wood / The Atlantic:
Baghdadi's Final Humiliation — Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the hirsute rapist whom hundreds of thousands of Islamic State supporters considered their absolute leader, died yesterday during a U.S. military raid in northwestern Syria's Idlib province, President Donald Trump announced on Sunday morning.
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Chris Wallace Questions Pence on Pelosi Not Being Informed of Raid: Does Trump Not Trust Her With Sensitive Info?
Associated Press:
US official says IS leader believed dead in US raid in Syria
Discussion:
Breitbart, Associated Press, Politico, Axios, The Hill, The Daily Beast and Reuters
Pam Key / Breitbart:
Clapper: Baghdadi's Death Could ‘Galvanize’ ISIS — We Can't Stop Worrying
Discussion:
Townhall
Elizabeth Thomas / ABC News:
President Trump says ISIS leader al-Baghdadi is dead after US military raid in Syria
Dom Calicchio / Fox News:
ISIS target believed to be Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is killed in Syria: sources
Discussion:
The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit, Изв …, New York Post, The Other McCain, UPI, Task & Purpose and Breitbart
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Report: ISIS leader Baghdadi believed to have been killed in U.S.-led raid
Discussion:
The Daily Beast, ABC News, Politico, Associated Press, Breitbart, One America News Network and The Hill
Bronson Stocking / Townhall:
BREAKING: ISIS Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Believed to Have Been Killed, According to Report
Discussion:
Bloomberg and The Gateway Pundit
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
The Zombie Campaign Joe Biden is the least formidable front-runner ever. Will it matter? — Inevitably, he arrives late, by SUV or van. The former vice-president is thin and, yes, he's old. He dresses neatly and always in blue. Staff envelop him. There's the body man, the advance man …
Discussion:
Associated Press
Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Sondland Told House Panels Trump's Ukraine Pressure Was Quid Pro Quo — U.S. envoy to EU told House committees that he believed White House meeting was conditioned on Ukraine opening investigations, his lawyer says — WASHINGTON—A top U.S. diplomat told House committees last week …
Discussion:
Politico, Axios, Talking Points Memo, CNBC, The Week, HuffPost, NPR, The Hill, Slate, Mediaite, Political Wire, Raw Story and New York Times, more at Mediagazer »
RELATED:
Vivian Salama / Wall Street Journal:
State Department's Philip Reeker Testifies Top Officials Blocked Show of Support for Ousted Ambassador
Discussion:
Axios, CNN, Raw Story, Diplopundit and Vox
New York Times:
Official Says Attempts to Rally Top State Officials Behind Ukraine Ambassador Failed
Discussion:
Raw Story
Hannah Seligson / The Daily Beast:
How Ivanka Trump and Her Team Cry, Cajole and Carp to Get Her Out of Bad Press — While Hunter Biden is the subject of international scrutiny, the First Daughter and presidential confidant floats on a cloud of puff press. How does she pull it off? — On August 16, 2016 …
Discussion:
Raw Story
New York Times:
1.5 Million Packages a Day: The Internet Brings Chaos to N.Y. Streets — The push for convenience is having a stark impact on gridlock, roadway safety and pollution in New York City and urban areas around the world. — An Amazon order starts with a tap of a finger.
NBC News:
Here's the price Mitt Romney is paying for standing against Trump — The Senate's most outspoken GOP critic of the president finds his motives are questioned, and worse. — SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — One man is an island: Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah. — The 72-year-old former Republican presidential nominee …
CNN:
Bill Taylor, now dodging Trump attacks, defended as a ‘man of honor’ by three veterans who served with him — Washington (CNN)Three veterans who served with Ambassador Bill Taylor, a key witness in the House impeachment inquiry who has come under attack by the President, defended him as a …
Discussion:
Washington Post and Mediaite
The Boston Globe:
As his Alzheimer's looms, Charles and Pam Ogletree take one last walk in love — CAMBRIDGE — The couple walk shoulder to shoulder, stride for stride, like two people who have walked together a long time. The man looks steadily ahead and moves with purpose.
Phil McCausland / NBC News:
South still supports Trump, but base of disapproval is also steady — NBC News| SurveyMonkey polled voters and residents in 11 states across the South, but the data comes during a particularly interesting time for Mississippi, which is in the middle of a hotly contested governor's race.
CNN:
White House: John Kelly ‘was totally unequipped to handle the genius of our great President’ — (CNN)President Donald Trump is disputing that former White House chief of staff John Kelly warned the President before he left the White House last year not to hire a replacement who wouldn't tell him the truth or that he would be impeached.
Discussion:
The Guardian, Vanity Fair, Outside the Beltway, Raw Story, HuffPost, Breitbart, Washington Post, Politico, The Hill, Axios and New York Times
RELATED:
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
‘Catastrophically bad idea’: John Kelly criticizes Trump's Syria pullout
Discussion:
Task & Purpose, Washington Post, Breitbart, Fox News, The Hill, Occupy Democrats, FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV, Hullabaloo, KTLA, The Guardian, Raw Story, Political Wire and Slate
Washington Post:
Giuliani associates claimed to have sway with both foreign billionaires and Trump administration officials — As they assisted President Trump's personal attorney Rudolph W. Giuliani in his search for damaging information about Democrats in Ukraine, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman were also attempting …
RELATED:
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
London trip photos show Giuliani with indicted associate at Yankees' game, Ukrainian charity event
Discussion:
Raw Story
Commissioning Editor - Practical Law — 
Energy Markets Reporter, London — 
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 — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Editor, MA — 
Team Editor - Breaking News, ON — 
Senior Reporter & Event Host, NY/CA — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
News Reporter, MA — 
Multimedia Journalist, PA — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
Senior Media Editor — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Staff Reporter, CA — 
Data Editor, NY — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
