Top Items:
Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
Half of G.O.P. Voters Ready to Leave Trump Behind, Poll Finds — Far from consolidating his support, the former president appears weakened in his party, especially with younger and college-educated Republicans. Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida is the most popular alternative. — Give this article- - - Read in app
Discussion:
The Transom, Washington Examiner, Forbes, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Decision Desk HQ, Axios, Patterico's Pontifications, The Guardian, Insider, Mediaite, CNN, Florida Politics, Outside the Beltway, Seeing Things, Rolling Stone, Raw Story, Perilous Times, The Federalist, Bloomberg, New York Post, Boston.com, National Review, OutKick, The Daily Wire, KTLA, Political Wire and Ringside at the Reckoning, more at Techmeme »
RELATED:
New York Times:
A Culture Warrior Goes Quiet: DeSantis Dodges Questions on Abortion Plans — Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida faces political pressure from Republicans to further curb abortions — and risks to his re-election campaign and any presidential aspirations if he goes too far. — Give this article- - - Read in app
NBC News:
Cipollone corroborated virtually everything from Hutchinson, Jan. 6 panel member says — WASHINGTON — Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone corroborated virtually all of the revelations from previous witnesses, including former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, in lengthy testimony …
Discussion:
HotAir, Mediaite, Substack, NBC Bay Area, New York Post, Rolling Stone, Raw Story, Washington Times, emptywheel, Axios, New York Times, Baltimore Sun and Insider
RELATED:
MSNBC:
Jan. 6 hearings: Day 7 focuses on Proud Boys, Oath Keepers
Jan. 6 hearings: Day 7 focuses on Proud Boys, Oath Keepers
Discussion:
The Atlantic, CNN, NBC News, Los Angeles Times, Raw Story, WAVY-TV, Insider, CBS News and Ground News
John Nichols / The Nation:
Trump Was the “Central Figure” Who Set the Coup in Motion
Trump Was the “Central Figure” Who Set the Coup in Motion
Discussion:
Fox News, Florida Politics, Courthouse News Service, ABC News and CNN
Jamie Gangel / CNN:
Exclusive: Former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne to meet with January 6 investigators
Exclusive: Former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne to meet with January 6 investigators
Discussion:
Raw Story
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Jan. 6 panel zeroes in on Trump tweet — With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — PHOTO OF THE DAY — DRIVING THE DAY — THE TWEET DRIVING TODAY'S BIGGEST STORY — Today at 1 p.m. Eastern, the House Jan. 6 committee “plans to make its most complex case yet,” …
Discussion:
The Hill, The Western Journal, Associated Press, PBS NewsHour, Wall Street Journal, PoliticusUSA, NPR, Political Wire and NBC News
RELATED:
Sara Jean Green / The Seattle Times:
Man suspected of hate crime for allegedly threatening to kill U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal — A 48-year-old South Seattle man was arrested Saturday on suspicion of a hate crime for threatening to kill U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, according to King County prosecutors.
Discussion:
The Hill, HotAir, Yahoo News, Global Community Weekly, Common Dreams and Raw Story
RELATED:
Kiera Feldman / Los Angeles Times:
He worked from home and died suddenly. Five days passed before his body was found — Dominic Green signed out of work as he always did, exactly at 4:30 p.m. — “Good afternoon everyone, my shift has ended,” the 28-year-old emailed from his desk in the living room of his Los Angeles apartment on a winter Wednesday afternoon.
Heather Haddon / Wall Street Journal:
Starbucks Closing Some Stores, Citing Safety Concerns in Certain Cafes — Coffee chain said it is permanently closing 16 cafes after workers reported drug use by members of the public and crime concerns — Starbucks Corp. said Monday that it is closing 16 U.S. stores after workers reported …
Politico:
‘Even if it hurts’: Biden's Middle East trip could bring short-term pain for long-term gain — President Joe Biden had different plans for engaging the Middle East. But the world has a way of intervening. — Biden had spent the last 18 months mainly ignoring the region …
RELATED:
Wilhelmine Preussen / Politico:
Putin to meet Erdoğan in Iran
Putin to meet Erdoğan in Iran
Discussion:
The Daily Caller, Washington Examiner and Bloomberg
Axios:
News engagement plummets as Americans tune out — Engagement with news content has plunged during the first half of this year compared to the first half of 2021 and in some cases has fallen below pre-pandemic levels. … Despite a slew of major stories, readers have retrenched further in 2022.
Discussion:
Vanity Fair, Virginia Political Newsletter and The Hill, more at Mediagazer »
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Steve Bannon's Gambit May Have Just Put Him in New Legal Jeopardy — The former Trump strategist thought he had a winning move. It turned out to be a blunder. — What started as a Steve Bannon public relations stunt may have just ended as a spectacular self-own.
Discussion:
Law & Crime, The Guardian, Raw Story, The Bulwark, HuffPost and NBC News
Ronald Brownstein / CNN:
This may be Democrats' only chance to blunt a red wave in November — (CNN)To avoid the worst-case scenario in November, Democrats must defy one of the most powerful trends shaping modern congressional elections. Recent polls have provided them a glimmer of optimism that they might do just that.
Discussion:
ABC News, Punchbowl News, HotAir, Washington Post, Politico, The Guardian, Washington Monthly, Breitbart, The Hill, Opinion Today, Newsweek and New York Times
RELATED:
TMZ.com:
LeBron James Says He'd Question Returning To America If He Were Brittney Griner — LeBron James says Brittney Griner's been in captivity for way too long without the U.S. bringing her home, so if he were the WNBA star, he'd question returning to America. — Bron made the comments during …
Discussion:
HotAir, Fox News, Insider, Forbes, The Daily Wire, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, OutKick and Sports Illustrated
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
What happened after Pete Buttigieg went on Fox News Sunday — Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg went on Fox News Sunday over the weekend and gave a good answer to a question he was asked about pro-choice protests against Justice Brett Kavanaugh in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.
Discussion:
PoliticusUSA, The Daily Beast and Occupy Democrats
CNN:
Jill Biden apologizes after citing ‘bodegas’ and ‘breakfast tacos’ to praise Hispanic diversity — (CNN)First lady Jill Biden's office issued an apology Tuesday morning after Biden faced criticism for citing “bodegas” and “breakfast tacos” to praise Latino diversity.
Discussion:
Washington Post, New York Magazine, kens5.com, Rolling Stone, Insider, Human Events, Washington Times, New York Post, The Right Scoop, Fox News, ABC News, The Daily Wire, ABC13, The Hill and The Root
RELATED:
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
White House Privately Signaling It's Moving Forward With Anti-Abortion Court Pick — Despite outcry from Democrats and reproductive rights groups, Biden isn't backing off plans to nominate Chad Meredith, a source tells HuffPost. — President Joe Biden is not backing off plans to nominate …
Discussion:
The Hill, Common Dreams, The Guardian, Carl Beijer, Jezebel and USA Today
Ben Strauss / Washington Post:
The power and peril of being Adam Schefter, the ultimate NFL insider — Even after a string of controversies, Schefter's star is only rising at ESPN. No pictures, please. — Listen — Gift Article — Adam Schefter did not want to be photographed.
Discussion:
New York Post, Sports Illustrated and ProFootballTalk, more at Mediagazer »
Page Six:
Bradley Cooper dating Huma Abedin—and Anna Wintour played matchmaker: sources — A star couple is born: Huma Abedin and Bradley Cooper are dating, insiders told Page Six. — The top aide to Hillary Clinton — and former wife of disgraced politician Anthony Weiner …
New York Times:
4,000 Beagles Are Being Rescued From a Virginia Facility. Now They Need New Homes. — The authorities have about two months to find homes for the dogs, after they were found at a facility that had violated dozens of federal regulations. — Give this article- - - Read in app
Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
Debunking the false comparisons between European and American abortion policies — Why are conservatives talking approvingly about European abortion policies anyway? — With the Dobbs decision, a curious thing has happened. I'm not talking about SCOTUS stripping away a previously established …
Discussion:
UPI
Rebecca Traister / The Cut:
Joe Biden's Dobbs Response Has Been Breathtakingly Awful — Why can't the president show some fight? — This weekend, the Washington Post published an article that chronicled the lumbering strategy of Joe Biden's administration in the aftermath of the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Discussion:
Politico and Courthouse News Service
Rob Garner / NASA:
NASA's Webb Delivers Deepest Infrared Image of Universe Yet — NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has produced the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date. Known as Webb's First Deep Field, this image of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 is overflowing with detail.
Discussion:
New York Times, HotAir, GeekWire, The Atlantic, Insider, CNN, WiredPen, Fatherly, Yahoo Lifestyle, Euractiv, Scripting News, Spaceflight Now, Study Finds, The Hill, The Register, The Daily Caller, Relativization, Blue Virginia, Associated Press, The Western Journal, TechCrunch, James Webb Space Telescope, Axios, The Verge and WebbTelescope.org
Felicity Lawrence / The Guardian:
Uber paid academics six-figure sums for research to feed to the media — High-profile professors in Europe and the US were engaged as part of lobbying campaign, leak shows — Uber paid high-profile academics in Europe and the US hundreds of thousands of dollars to produce reports …