Top Items:
New York Times:
Bolton Was Concerned That Trump Did Favors for Autocratic Leaders, Book Says — The former national security adviser shared his unease with the attorney general, who cited his own worries about the president's conversations with the leaders of Turkey and China.
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo, Reason, New York Post, The Hill, The Guardian, Daily Kos, Slate, Fox News, CNN, Washington Times, The Independent, The Week, ArkansasTimes, Mother Jones, NBC News, HuffPost, Washington Post, The Daily Beast, New Republic, Raw Story, WBUR, Wall Street Journal, Breitbart, American Greatness, The Atlantic, Politico, Vanity Fair, Media Matters for America, FiveThirtyEight, Los Angeles Times, Detroit Metro Times, Mediaite, Foreign Policy, Axios, The Editorial Board, Tangle and UPI
RELATED:
Chris Casteel / Oklahoman.com:
Lankford says senators should get access to Bolton manuscript — Why it Matters: Bolton revelations complicate Trump defense Inhofe, Lankford not persuaded by House impeachment team President Trump impeachment trial: Oklahoma senators see no need for witnesses, White House documents
Washington Post:
Bolton book roils Washington as onetime allies turn on Trump's former national security adviser — Just outside the spacious corner office of the White House national security adviser, aides crowded into a windowless anteroom knew to make themselves small when John Bolton got a summons from President Trump.
Barbara McQuade / Washington Post:
Trump waived executive privilege when he called Bolton a liar — If the Senate decides to summon Bolton, Trump won't have much recourse left — President Trump refers to himself as a counterpuncher. This time, he might have punched too hard. — In a series of tweets just after midnight Monday …
Discussion:
Courier-Journal, National Review, Lawfare, NBC News, GovExec.com, Spectator USA, IJR, ABC News, Fox News, PJ Media Home, Los Angeles Times, Mother Jones, Slate and HuffPost
Erin Banco / The Daily Beast:
Top Ukraine Official: I Trusted Bolton More Than Anyone — Oleksandr Danylyuk says the requests to investigate the Bidens “rattled” Zelensky's team and the one person in the administration he trusted was Bolton. — When Volodymyr Zelensky won Ukraine's presidential election in April 2019 …
Discussion:
Fox News, ABC News, The Atlantic and New York Times
Politico:
Mitt makes his move — After staying relatively quiet throughout the House's impeachment inquiry, Sen. Mitt Romney now finds himself in the middle of an increasingly bitter debate in his own party. — The Utah Republican has long been open to hearing from former national security adviser John Bolton …
Discussion:
The Hill
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Republicans brace for domino effect on witnesses — If at least four Senate Republicans decide to vote with Democrats this week to subpoena witnesses and documents in President Trump's impeachment trial, Hill Republicans fear a potential domino effect, with additional GOP senators …
Discussion:
Washington Post, Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: A story that shows how this White House rolls
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo, Wall Street Journal, KTLA, The American Independent and One America News Network
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Trump's defense team shifts from complacency to urgency
Discussion:
Vox, New York Times and Raw Story
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Our expectations for Republican senators are so low it's astonishing
Discussion:
Associated Press
Frank O. Bowman III / The Atlantic:
Trump's Defense Against Subpoenas Makes No Legal Sense
Discussion:
Raw Story
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Toomey discusses a ‘one-for-one’ witness deal in Trump impeachment amid Bolton revelations, officials say
Discussion:
Politico, The Daily Beast, FiveThirtyEight, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Hill, The Nation, The Guardian, POLITICUSUSA, National Review, Raw Story, Breitbart, KFOR-TV, MSNBC, The Week, New York Times, NPR, Balloon Juice and Slate
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Running Bernie Sanders Against Trump Would Be an Act of Insanity — In the field of political forecasting, almost nothing is a matter of certainty, and almost everything is a matter of probability. If Democrats nominate Bernie Sanders — who currently leads the field in Iowa and New Hampshire …
David Lauter / Los Angeles Times:
Bernie Sanders grabs lead in California presidential primary — Sen. Bernie Sanders, consolidating support from voters on the left, has taken a clear lead in the race for California's huge trove of Democratic convention delegates as the presidential campaign moves toward a critical month of primary contests.
Discussion:
Washington Times, Breitbart and The Hill
RELATED:
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
How Some People of Color Feel Inside the Buttigieg Campaign — As the candidate courted nonwhite voters, employees of color were voicing their frustrations, according to interviews, documents and a recording. The campaign said it worked to foster a progressive workplace.
RELATED:
Wall Street Journal:
Buttigieg Campaign Faces Personnel Issues as Iowa Caucuses Approach — Head of talent and cybersecurity aides depart, and some nonwhite staffers criticize a lack of inclusivity — WASHINGTON— Pete Buttigieg's presidential campaign is dealing with some departures in the closing days …
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Biden says Ernst ‘spilled the beans’ with caucus comments amid impeachment fight — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Monday evening said Sen. Joni Ernst had “spilled the beans” after the Iowa Republican gleefully suggested that the Senate impeachment debate surrounding …
Discussion:
CNN, Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Political Wire
RELATED:
David Rothkopf / USA Today:
Even if the Senate does not remove Donald Trump, this impeachment is far from a mistake — The judgment of the court of public opinion will matter more to history and the 2020 elections than the verdict in the Senate impeachment trial. — There was more uncertainty about the outcome …
RELATED:
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Mitch McConnell's Complicity Has Deep Roots
Discussion:
Issues & Insights, NBC News, Fortune and Washington Post
Jonathan Lis / Haaretz:
Netanyahu Officially Indicted in Court After Withdrawing Immunity Bid — Netanyahu is charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust in three corruption cases — Israel's attorney general on Tuesday filed the indictment against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in three corruption cases …
Discussion:
Associated Press, The Week and Axios
RELATED:
Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
It Took This CNN Panel Just 80 Seconds To Show What They Really Think Of Trump Voters — Eighty seconds. That's how long it took for a CNN panel to show just what they think of President Donald Trump's supporters. — CNN anchor Don Lemon, frequent CNN guest Rick Wilson …
Discussion:
Washington Post, The Hill, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Twitchy, Mediaite and American Greatness
RELATED:
NBC News:
Marty Baron vs. the media — Moving the Market: Washington Post Executive Editor Marty Baron is drawing fire from staffers, journalists and media critics after the paper suspended a reporter who tweeted a link to a news report about a previous sexual assault allegation against the late Kobe Bryant.
RELATED:
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
The Post's misguided suspension of Felicia Sonmez over Kobe Bryant tweets
Discussion:
The Federalist, New York Times, DCist, The Independent, Columbia Journalism Review, The Morning Missive, Lawyers, Guns & Money, globalnews.ca, Jezebel, Axios, Slate, Vox, The Hill, KTLA, VICE, Deadline, The Post Millennial, Vanity Fair, The Spun, CNN, The Daily Caller, Fox News, Mediaite, Washingtonian, KFOR-TV, Instapundit, The Daily Beast, FOX 61, Breitbart, The Root, The Atlantic, Townhall, The Week, Twitchy, Daily Mail, The Outline and The Gateway Pundit, more at Mediagazer »
Washington Post:
Trump's impeachment defense: Who is paying the president's lawyers? — As President Trump faces mounting legal bills from his impeachment trial, he is drawing on national party coffers flush with donations from energized supporters — unlike the last president to be impeached who left the White House “dead broke.”
Leo Kelion / BBC:
Huawei set for limited role in UK 5G networks — The UK has decided to let Huawei continue to be used in its 5G networks but with restrictions, despite pressure from the US to block the firm. — The Chinese firm will be banned from supplying kit to “sensitive parts” of the network, known as the core.
Discussion:
GOV.UK, Axios, Breitbart and NPR, more at Techmeme »
RELATED:
Adam Satariano / New York Times:
Britain Defies Trump Plea to Ban Huawei From 5G Network
Discussion:
National Review, NBC News, Politico, Slate and The Week
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Sanders allies in new uproar over DNC convention appointments — Some Democratic National Committee (DNC) members and supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) are venting frustration at DNC chairman Tom Perez over his initial appointments to the committees that will oversee the rules …
Discussion:
Fox News, The Gateway Pundit, YouTube and Instapundit
Luke Winkie / Vox:
Why famous dudes grow beards to deal with existential crises — A beard is rarely just a beard. — Was anyone really surprised when Beto O'Rourke emerged from exile with a freshly grown salt-and-pepper beard? — It seemed to materialize all at once. O'Rourke suspended his presidential bid …
Discussion:
Mother Jones
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Lobbyist bought tropical land from Biden's brother — In 2005, Joe Biden's brother bought an acre of land with excellent ocean views on a remote island in the Caribbean for $150,000. He divided it into three parcels, and the next year a lobbyist close to the Delaware senator bought …
Discussion:
National Review
Washington Post:
Hard-charging White House budget lawyer in middle of Ukraine decision has pushed legal limits for Trump — Mark Paoletta's actions to hold up aid to the country were among several disputed moves he's made as OMB's top lawyer — A hard-charging conservative lawyer little known to the public …
Output Producer, CA — 
China Markets Correspondent, Shanghai — 
Senior Assignment Editor, DC — 
Breaking News Editor, Tokyo — 
Senior Correspondent - Wealth, NY — 
Reporter - Ottawa Bureau — 
Local Government Reporter, IA — 
Research Director, CA — 
Immigration Enforcement Reporter — 
Presque Island Reporter, ME — 
Contributing Parks Ed. - SW, CA — 
AI Content Editor, WA — 
Legislative Reporter, TN — 
Editorial Assistant, Remote US — 
Elon Musk Reporter, NY or CA — 
Government & Politics Editor, WA — 
Business & GA Reporter. VT — 
Sports Reporter, WA — 
Energy Reporter, TX — 
Senior Reporter, SC — 
Trade & Climate Correspondent, DC — 
Reporter, WI — 
Political Newsletter Writer, CO — 
Jackson Reporter, MS — 
Music Editor, AZ — 
Breaking News Reporter, NV — 
Fearless Reporter/Producer, IA — 
Reporter II - Technology, Remote — 
Editor, Remote US — 
City Reporter, WA — 
Executive Editor, OR — 
Education & Budget Reporter, CA — 
Senior Writer/Editor, FL — 
Media Editor, Remote — 
