Top Items:
Jeremy Herb / CNN:
Exclusive: 'I'm just not going to leave': New book reveals Trump vowed to stay in White House — Former President Donald Trump repeatedly told aides in the days following his 2020 election loss that he would remain in the White House rather than let incoming President Joe Biden take over …
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Yes, the Polling Warning Signs Are Flashing Again — Democrats are polling well in exactly the places where surveys missed most in 2020. — Ahead of the last presidential election, we created a website tracking the latest polls — internally, we called it a “polling diary.”
Discussion:
Townhall, National Review, RedState, Outside the Beltway and Althouse
Washington Post:
Trump lawyers suggest seized Mar-a-Lago documents may not be classified — In new court filing, lawyers for the former president push back on a Justice Department request to limit the role of a special master — Lawyers for former president Donald Trump filed court papers Monday arguing …
Discussion:
CNN, CBS News, Law & Crime and Just The News
RELATED:
Politico:
Trump fights back against DOJ in dispute over classified records — Donald Trump urged a federal judge Monday to keep in place her order that blocked the Justice Department from continuing its criminal investigation into the highly sensitive government records stashed in the basement of his Mar-a-Lago estate.
Discussion:
Bloomberg, Talking Points Memo, National Review and New York Post
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Lawyers Dispute Classified Status of Seized Mar-a-Lago Documents — Former president's attorneys lay out arguments against excluding material from special-master review ordered by federal judge — Can Trump Declassify Documents? It's Complicated — Skip Ad — in 15 — YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
Discussion:
Associated Press, CNBC, Reuters and Rolling Stone
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Latest Court Filing Attempts Legal Sleight of Hand
Trump's Latest Court Filing Attempts Legal Sleight of Hand
Discussion:
Raw Story
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Trump asks judge to block DOJ from viewing classified records seized from Mar-a-Lago
Trump asks judge to block DOJ from viewing classified records seized from Mar-a-Lago
Discussion:
Washington Post, USA Today, Fox News, Insider, CNN, Al Jazeera, Washington Times and NewsNation
Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Trump legal team responds to Justice Department on Mar-a-Lago documents review
Trump legal team responds to Justice Department on Mar-a-Lago documents review
Discussion:
The Hill, Washington Examiner, Above the Law and The Federalist
New York Times:
Democrats' Midterm Dilemma: How to Back Biden, Yet Shun Him, Too — Democratic candidates have been trying to signal their independence from the White House, while not distancing themselves from his base or his agenda. — When President Biden appeared in central Ohio on Friday …
Discussion:
Washington Post, New York Magazine, Vox and Washington Examiner
RELATED:
Kate Sullivan / CNN:
Biden ramps up travel schedule as he looks to capitalize on momentum ahead of midterms
Marisa Iati / Washington Post:
Biden turns urgently to critical task of holding the Senate
Biden turns urgently to critical task of holding the Senate
Discussion:
The Hill, CNN, LifeNews.com, Fox News, Punchbowl News, Wide World of News, HotAir and Blue Virginia, more at Techmeme »
Naomi Lim / Washington Examiner:
Biden navigates student debt forgiveness politics on campaign trail
Biden navigates student debt forgiveness politics on campaign trail
Discussion:
New York Times and Fox News
Associated Press:
Ukraine makes more gains, pushes back to border in places — Ukrainian troops reclaimed more territory from Russia on Monday, pushing all the way back to the northeastern border in some places as part of a lightning advance that forced Moscow to make a hasty retreat from occupied land.
Discussion:
BBC, USA Today, Cyprus Mail, UPI, Bloomberg, NewsNation, New Statesman and Just The News
RELATED:
Anton Troianovski / New York Times:
Russia's Retreat in Ukraine Pokes Holes in Putin's Projection of Force
Russia's Retreat in Ukraine Pokes Holes in Putin's Projection of Force
Discussion:
The Bulwark, Insider, HotAir, Bloomberg, The Guardian, Just The News, Politico, CNN, Wall Street Journal, Al Jazeera and Reuters
Washington Post:
Amid Ukraine's startling gains, liberated villages describe Russian troops dropping rifles and fleeing
Amid Ukraine's startling gains, liberated villages describe Russian troops dropping rifles and fleeing
Discussion:
The Daily Beast, Financial Times, CNBC, ISW Blog, The Sun, ☕️ …, Al Jazeera, Associated Press, Washington Examiner, The Bona Fide, Reaction, Telegraph, The Guardian, Vox and Reuters
Axios:
Two Americas Index: Democracy deniers … - They're also a reality check against President Biden's speech that portrayed threats to democracy as solely driven by Republican supporters of former President Trump who refuse to accept that he lost the 2020 election.
Discussion:
Washington Examiner, The Hill and The Daily Caller
Philippe Naughton / The Daily Beast:
Man Murdered Wife, Shot Daughter After Being Sucked Down ‘Q Rabbit Hole,’ Family Confirms — Igor and Tina Lanis were “loving and happy people” until Trump lost the 2020 election. “My Qdad snapped and killed my family this morning,” his daughter posted on Reddit.
RELATED:
Kara Berg / Detroit News:
Police fatally shoot Walled Lake man who allegedly killed wife, shot daughter
Police fatally shoot Walled Lake man who allegedly killed wife, shot daughter
Discussion:
Rolling Stone and New York Post
Politico:
Pence, defied subpoenas, and a final report: The Jan. 6 panel's endgame — Should they seek Donald Trump's testimony? What should they do with Republican lawmakers who defied subpoenas? Will they be able to negotiate an interview with Mike Pence? — Members of the Jan. 6 select committee …
RELATED:
Jordain Carney / Politico:
House GOP eyes its own Trump-free Jan. 6 inquiry
House GOP eyes its own Trump-free Jan. 6 inquiry
Discussion:
The Guardian and Raw Story
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Roberts joins the chorus of Supreme Court whining — Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. has joined the list of other right-wing justices (Samuel A. Alito Jr., Amy Coney Barrett, Clarence Thomas) whining about public criticism of the court. — Let's begin by recalling that no court was more heavily criticized than the Warren court.
Discussion:
Detroit Metro Times and CNN
RELATED:
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
What Chief Justice Roberts misses
What Chief Justice Roberts misses
Discussion:
JONATHAN TURLEY, Law Dork, with Chris Geidner and Outside the Beltway
Annie Linskey / Washington Post:
Democrats spend tens of millions amplifying far-right candidates in nine states — The practice by some campaigns and outside groups this year has divided Democrats, with some in the party complaining that such tactics are risky and could result in the election of candidates who pose serious threats to democracy.
Discussion:
Political Wire
New York Magazine:
The Sordid Saga of Hunter Biden's Laptop — The most invasive data breach imaginable is a political scandal Democrats can't just wish away. — Imagine the entirety of your digital existence plotted out before you: your accounts and passwords; your avatars; your contacts …
Discussion:
Althouse
Jed Graham / Investor's Business Daily:
Biden Approval Rating Gets Big Bounce From Young Americans — President Joe Biden's approval rating bounced higher over the past month, helped by lower gas prices and a series of legislative wins, a new IBD/TIPP Poll finds. Younger Americans, in particular, rallied around Biden following approval …
Discussion:
Political Wire
Steve Neavling / News & Views, Detroit Metro Times:
Prominent Republicans join coalition to support Whitmer for reelection — The formation of the group comes as the Michigan Republican Party struggles to unify ahead of the November election … More than 150 Michigan Republicans banded together to launch a group supporting …
Discussion:
Detroit Metro Times and Blue Virginia
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
The weirdest campaign in the country is happening in Pennsylvania — For as long as there have been campaigns, they have worked like this: You run to appeal to your party's base to win the primary and then, with that task done, you immediately begin to round off the hard edges of your policies …