Top Items:
QU Poll:
Release Detail — January 13, 2020 - Voters Divided On Killing Of A Top Iranian General, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; 66% Want To See Bolton Testify In Senate Impeachment Trial — Slightly more American voters say that the killing of a top Iranian general was the right action …
RELATED:
CBS News:
White House expects GOP defections on calling witnesses in Senate impeachment trial — Washington — The White House is preparing for some Republican senators to join Democrats in voting to call witnesses in President Trump's impeachment trial, which could get underway in the coming days.
Discussion:
CNN, Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos, Bloomberg, Roll Call, HuffPost, Townhall, Law & Crime, POLITICUSUSA, New York Times, The Hill, Axios and Vox
Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Dem 2020 Race Continues to Shift — Support is firming up, but many still open to changing their support — West Long Branch, NJ - Former Vice President Joe Biden, former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren continue to top …
Discussion:
Bloomberg, New York Times, Politico and Fox News
Marianne LeVine / Politico:
How Schumer might get the last laugh on impeachment trial — Chuck Schumer lost the first impeachment trial battle to Mitch McConnell. But the Democratic leader and his party insist they can still win the war. — While Senate Majority Leader McConnell has locked up enough Republican votes …
Discussion:
Washington Post, Washington Monthly, One America News Network, New York Times, Associated Press, The Hill, Reuters, Daily Kos and The Week
Quinta Jurecic / The Atlantic:
The Senate Trial Will Be Totally Predictable—With One Potential for Surprise
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
John Roberts may be leading the Senate impeachment trial, but this woman is shaping it
John Roberts may be leading the Senate impeachment trial, but this woman is shaping it
MJ Lee / CNN:
Bernie Sanders told Elizabeth Warren in private 2018 meeting that a woman can't win, sources say — (CNN)The stakes were high when Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren met at Warren's apartment in Washington, DC, one evening in December 2018. The longtime friends knew that they could soon be running against each other for president.
Discussion:
The Federalist, HuffPost, NBC News, National Review, Washington Post, Fox News, Talking Points Memo, Axios, Vanity Fair, The Daily Caller, The Root, The Hill, POLITICUSUSA, VICE, Mediaite, Common Dreams, Breitbart, The Week, Raw Story, Jacobin, New York Magazine, The Guardian, Balloon Juice, The Miscellanies, New York Post, ABC News, CBS Boston, Twitchy, Power Line, Des Moines Register, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and HillReporter.com
RELATED:
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed News:
Elizabeth Warren Said Bernie Sanders Told Her He Didn't Believe A Woman Could Win In 2020 — DES MOINES — Elizabeth Warren herself recalled an explosive account of a meeting with Bernie Sanders, in which he said he didn't believe a woman could win in 2020, according to three people who heard …
Discussion:
Fox News, ABC News, The Daily Caller, National Review, Breitbart, Mediaite, Washington Post and The Independent
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Sanders surges as progressives flock to him over Warren
Sanders surges as progressives flock to him over Warren
Discussion:
The Hill, Associated Press, Raw Story, The Daily Beast, MSNBC and NBC News
NBC News:
Trump authorized Soleimani's killing 7 months ago, with conditions — The timing raises new questions about the Trump administration's stated justification for taking out the top Iranian general. — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump authorized the killing of Iranian …
Discussion:
The Hill, Washington Post, Redstate, Al Jazeera, Vanity Fair, New York Post, Foreign Policy, The Independent, The Daily Caller, The American Independent, Common Dreams, Tangle, American Military News, Reason, IJR, The Week, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, Raw Story, National Review, Informed Comment, Politico and Daily Kos
RELATED:
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
New details about Soleimani killing further undercut Trump's lies — Ever since President Trump ordered the assassination of Iran's Qasem Soleimani, one big unanswered question has been this: How did the option of killing the Quds Force commander get on Trump's menu of possibilities in the first place, and why?
Discussion:
Al Jazeera, The Daily Caller, The Hill, IJR, Raw Story and New York Times
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Trump says 'it doesn't really matter' if Iranian general posed an imminent threat — President Trump added to the controversy over his administration's justification for the killing of an Iranian general, saying Monday that “it doesn't really matter” whether it was in response to an imminent threat to the United States.
Discussion:
The Atlantic, Mother Jones and Talking Points Memo
Ellie Hall / BuzzFeed News:
Here Are 10 Headlines Comparing Meghan Markle To Kate Middleton That Might Show Why She And Prince Harry Are Cutting Off Royal Reporters — The Duke and Duchess of Sussex (aka Prince Harry and Meghan Markle) didn't just shockingly “step back” as senior members of the royal family this week …
Discussion:
The Royal Family, NPR and Mother Jones
RELATED:
Martin Robinson / Daily Mail:
THE HRH QUESTION — Harry and Meghan wish to continue …
THE HRH QUESTION — Harry and Meghan wish to continue …
Discussion:
Page Six, Fox News, The Daily Beast and The US Sun
Chandelis Duster / CNN:
Prosecutors say former Rep. Chris Collins should get a nearly 5-year prison sentence — Washington (CNN)Federal prosecutors on Monday recommended that former New York Rep. Chris Collins, who pleaded guilty to federal charges in an insider trading case, be sentenced to nearly five years in prison.
RELATED:
Katie Benner / New York Times:
Barr Asks Apple to Unlock iPhones of Pensacola Gunman — The request set up a collision between law enforcement and big technology firms in the latest battle over privacy and security. — WASHINGTON — Attorney General William P. Barr declared on Monday that a deadly shooting last month …
Discussion:
Townhall, The Daily Caller, The Verge and New York Post
RELATED:
Patrick Marley / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Judge finds Wisconsin elections commissioners in contempt of court, orders them to quickly remove people from the rolls … (Photo: Mike De Sisti / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) — PORT WASHINGTON - An Ozaukee County judge found the state Elections Commission and three of its members in contempt …
Discussion:
Fox News, Talking Points Memo and The Hill
Cory Booker / YouTube:
Thank You … “It's with a full heart that I share this news—I've made the hard decision to suspend my campaign for president. — I've said throughout this race that this election is not just a referendum on Donald Trump. It's a referendum on who we are and who we must be to each …
Discussion:
ABC News, New York Times, HillReporter.com, BuzzFeed News, Washington Times and The Week
RELATED:
ABC News:
Sen. Cory Booker suspends presidential campaign
Sen. Cory Booker suspends presidential campaign
Discussion:
FiveThirtyEight, Big League Politics and Raw Story
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Cory Booker, the Rocket That Failed to Launch
Cory Booker, the Rocket That Failed to Launch
Discussion:
Patterico's Pontifications
David Rohde / New Yorker:
William Barr, Trump's Sword and Shield — The Attorney General's mission to maximize executive power and protect the Presidency. — Last October, Attorney General William Barr appeared at Notre Dame Law School to make a case for ideological warfare. Before an assembly of students and faculty …
Discussion:
Raw Story
Simon Kennedy / Bloomberg:
Middle Age Misery Peaks at Age of 47.2, Economist Says — New study says ‘happiness curve’ exists around the world — Research has relevance because of focus on mental health — Middle age is miserable, according to a new economic study which pinpoints 47.2 years old as the moment of peak unhappiness in the developed world.
Discussion:
Wall Street Journal and Slate
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Harvard professor sues NYT over Epstein donations story — A Harvard Law professor is suing The New York Times, accusing the paper of publishing “false and defamatory” information and employing “clickbait” in an article about him. — Lawrence Lessig, the legal scholar and political activist …
Discussion:
Medium, CourtListener and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
George Nader, key witness in Mueller probe, pleads guilty to child sex charges — George Nader, a key witness in the special counsel probe of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, admitted Monday to bringing a 14-year-old boy to the United States for sex and to possessing child pornography.
Discussion:
National Review and Axios
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Joe Biden's campaign chairman rallies Wall Street donors for a big fundraising push ahead of primaries — Joe Biden's campaign chairman privately met with some of Wall Street's top donors last week in an attempt to rally them around the former vice president's final push for the Democratic nomination.
RELATED:
Brian Thompson / NBC New York:
Bomb in Van of NJ Shooting Attack Suspects Could've Killed People 5 Football Fields Away: Officials — David Anderson and Francine Graham were found dead inside JC Kosher Supermarket last month after a hate-driven domestic terror attack that killed four innocent people, authorities have said
Discussion:
National Review, Law & Crime and New York Post
Martin Crutsinger / Associated Press:
US budget deficit running 11.8% higher this year — The U.S. budget deficit through the first three months of this budget year is up 11.8% from the same period a year ago, putting the country on track to record its first $1 trillion deficit in eight years. — In its monthly budget report …
Alex Heath / The Information:
The People With Power at Twitter — For more than four years, Jack Dorsey has held the CEO role at both Twitter and Square, splitting his time between the two companies, whose headquarters are near each other in downtown San Francisco. For Twitter, the lack of a full-time CEO has meant …
Joanne Rosa / ABC News:
Abby Huntsman departing ‘The View’ to run father's Utah governor campaign — Huntsman began co-hosting “The View” in 2018. — Abby Huntsman announced that she's leaving “The View” to help run her father Jon Huntsman Jr.'s campaign for governor of Utah. — The 33 year-old daughter …
Discussion:
The Daily Caller, The Hill, ABC13 and UPI
Dave Levinthal / Center for Public Integrity:
Prepare to be shocked! Trump's one weird trick to avoid a campaign investigation. — The president is helping sideline the FEC in 2020 — and that's good news for his re-election effort … This is a tale of how President Donald Trump is avoiding judgment by the government agency that's supposed to …
Discussion:
Common Dreams
Kylie Atwood / CNN:
State Department security officials weren't notified of ‘imminent’ threats to US embassies — Washington (CNN)State Department officials involved in US embassy security were not made aware of imminent threats to four specific US embassies, two State Department officials tell CNN …
Discussion:
Mediaite
Pete Williams / NBC News:
Supreme Court won't consider topless bans — A group with the motto “Free The Nipple” argued that the law violates the Constitution by treating men and women differently. — The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it will not take up a challenge to a city ordinance banning women from appearing topless in public.
Discussion:
One America News Network and Associated Press
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Takes Credit For Obamacare, Says Democrats Want to Repeal It — Since he began running for president, Donald Trump has been lying about health care in general, and protections for patients with preexisting conditions in particular. Trump's long-standing lie is that he has a plan …
Discussion:
National Review, NBC News and Vox