Top Items:
New York Times:
As Tensions With Iran Escalated, Trump Opted for Most Extreme Measure — While senior officials argue the drone strike was warranted to prevent future attacks, some in the administration remain skeptical about the rationale for the attack. — WASHINGTON — In the chaotic days leading …
Discussion:
Sputnik News, Washington Monthly, HuffPost, DNyuz, Raw Story, RAPPLER, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, UPI, Daily Kos, Sara A. Carter, KRON4, Breaking911 and Washington Post
RELATED:
Zachary Cohen / CNN:
Skepticism mounts over evidence of ‘imminent’ threat that Trump says justified Soleimani killing — Washington (CNN)Top US national security officials continue to defend the Trump administration's claim that it killed Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani in response to an imminent threat …
Discussion:
TheBlaze, WND, News Items and HuffPost, more at Mediagazer »
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Fox's Tucker Carlson breaks with colleagues and criticizes Trump's strike on Iranian general — New York (CNN Business)On Friday afternoon President Trump praised Tucker Carlson along with other conservative Fox News stars. “We have great people,” Trump said.
Sun-Sentinel:
As tensions with Iran escalated, Trump opted for an extreme measure. Pentagon officials were stunned. … In the chaotic days leading to the death of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, Iran's most powerful commander, top American military officials put the option of killing him …
Reuters:
Inside the plot by Iran's Soleimani to attack U.S. forces in Iraq — (Reuters) - In mid-October, Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani met with his Iraqi Shi'ite militia allies at a villa on the banks of the Tigris River, looking across at the U.S. embassy complex in Baghdad.
Discussion:
Mother Jones
New York Times:
Iranians Close Ranks Behind Leaders After U.S. Kills Popular General
Iranians Close Ranks Behind Leaders After U.S. Kills Popular General
Discussion:
Common Dreams, DNyuz and Raw Story
Evan Semones / Politico:
Trump vows to target ‘52’ sites if Iran retaliates for Soleimani death
Trump vows to target ‘52’ sites if Iran retaliates for Soleimani death
Discussion:
Power Line, Task & Purpose and PJ Media Home
Gerrard Kaonga / Daily Express:
WATCH Terrifying moment Iran unveils red flag at Mosque warning of severe battle to come
Angelo Codevilla / American Greatness:
War With Iran? — Does the U.S. armed forces' killing …
War With Iran? — Does the U.S. armed forces' killing …
Discussion:
Instapundit
Public Radio International:
Gen. Petraeus on Qasem Soleimani's killing: 'It's impossible to overstate the significance'
CNN:
Trump administration warns Congress Iran could retaliate against US ‘within weeks’
Trump administration warns Congress Iran could retaliate against US ‘within weeks’
Discussion:
FOX2now.com, fox13now.com, WTVR-TV, Talking Points Memo, New York Post, WREG-TV, WND, WGN-TV and DNyuz
Vanessa Allen / Daily Mail:
Tracked for years...wiped out by a drone: How Qassem Soleimani was targeted by 230mph laser …
Associated Press:
From resort amid palm trees, Trump settled on Iran strike
From resort amid palm trees, Trump settled on Iran strike
Discussion:
Common Dreams, FOX6Now.com and KTLA
Dexter Filkins / New Yorker:
The Dangers Posed by the Killing of Qassem Suleimani
The Dangers Posed by the Killing of Qassem Suleimani
Discussion:
New York Times, The Intercept and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi Statement on White House's War Powers Act Notification of Hostilities Against Iran — San Francisco - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the White House notified the Congress of the initiation of hostilities against Iran, pursuant to the War Powers Act of 1973 …
Discussion:
Politico, Sputnik News, The Gateway Pundit and Axios
RELATED:
Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
The White House has formally notified Congress of the Soleimani strike — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. —The White House delivered to Capitol Hill on Saturday a formal notification of the drone strike that killed Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani as required under the War Powers Act, according …
Discussion:
American Greatness, The Gateway Pundit, WND, The Hill and Axios
Kayla Epstein / Stamford Advocate:
Could the strike on an Iranian general trigger a draft? The Selective Service, explained. — In the hours since the Trump administration announced that the high-ranking Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani had been killed in a U.S. airstrike, Americans wondered: Does this mean war?
Associated Press:
Trump says 52 targets already lined up if Iran retaliates — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Iran on Saturday, threatening to hit dozens of targets in the Islamic Republic “very fast and very hard” if it retaliates for the targeted killing of the head of Iran's elite Quds Force.
Discussion:
Washington Post
Thom Tillis:
Happy Birthday, Eric Trump! — Join Me In Wishing Eric Trump A Happy Birthday — We're so thankful for Eric Trump's work in fighting for America. — That's one reason our team is putting together a birthday card for this American Patriot. — Will you join me in celebrating his birthday by signing his birthday card?
Carole Cadwalladr / The Guardian:
Fresh Cambridge Analytica leak ‘shows global manipulation is out of control’ — Company's work in 68 countries laid bare with release of more than 100,000 documents — An explosive leak of tens of thousands of documents from the defunct data firm Cambridge Analytica is set to expose …
Discussion:
Sputnik News and RAPPLER, more at Techmeme »
Nellie Bowles / New York Times:
Right-Wing Views for Generation Z, Five Minutes at a Time — Dennis Prager believes teenagers are more open to conservative ideas than millennials. With PragerU, he's making a play to get around their professors. — BERKELEY, Calif. — Will Witt walked through the University …
Discussion:
Twitchy
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Crowded Democratic presidential field sprints toward ‘jump ball’ in crucial Iowa caucuses — The Bernie Sanders campaign plans to knock on half a million Iowa doors in January. Elizabeth Warren's team is asking supporters for spare couches to house out-of-state volunteers.
Discussion:
Breitbart
RELATED:
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Twitter slammed for letting Trump threaten to commit war crimes: 'He's using your network to start a war' — Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey was harshly criticized for allowing President Donald Trump to threaten to commit war crimes in Iran. — Conservative Charles Johnson, the founder …
Discussion:
Daily Kos and Law & Crime
Erin Cunningham / Washington Post:
Iran's new Quds Force commander brings continuity to the post held by his slain predecessor — ISTANBUL — Just hours after a U.S. drone strike killed Iran's charismatic elite Quds Force commander in Baghdad early Friday, Tehran announced it had named a successor: the force's little-known deputy chief, Brig. Gen. Ismail Qaani.
RELATED:
Sharareh Drury / Hollywood Reporter:
Weinstein Attorney Says Accuser Annabella Sciorra “Has Spent an Entire Life Acting for a Living” — “The public's biggest misconceptions come from the assumptions that have been made through the help of media,” Weinstein wrote in an email interview with CNN.
Discussion:
Law & Crime and The Wrap
RELATED:
Will Wright / Lexington Herald-Leader:
A Second Amendment sanctuary movement is sweeping through Kentucky. Here's why. — Adorned in military-pattern camouflage from head to toe, David Johnson stood in front of a packed courthouse in Letcher County this week and proclaimed his support for a local resolution to designate Letcher County a “2nd Amendment Sanctuary.”
Discussion:
Breitbart
David Garrick / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Controversial fence revives battle over marijuana dispensaries near churches — Applicant built fence to skirt San Diego's 1,000-foot separation rule — Local controversy over marijuana dispensaries opening near churches took a new turn recently, when a man proposing a dispensary …
Neal Rothschild / Axios:
Trump children are 2 of the top 4 choices for Republicans in 2024 — Ready to skip 2020 and go straight to 2024? In a new SurveyMonkey poll, Republican voters chose children of President Trump — Don Jr. and Ivanka — as two of the top four picks for president in five years.
Discussion:
Breitbart, BizPac Review, Raw Story, The Hill, No More Mister Nice Blog and Disrn
RELATED:
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Donald Trump Jr and Ivanka Trump among top Republican picks for 2024