Top Items:
Chris Morris / Variety:
David Crosby, Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash Co-Founder, Dies at 81 … Singer-songwriter-guitarist David Crosby, a founding member of two popular and enormously influential '60s rock units, the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash (later Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young), has died. He was 81 years old.
Discussion:
Ace of Spades HQ, Raw Story, CBS News, New York Times, E! Online, BBC, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, USA Today, The Daily Beast, UPI, Rolling Stone, NBC New York, KTLA, The Gateway Pundit, KRQE-TV, Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter, The Wrap, New York Daily News, New York Post, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Associated Press and WISH-TV
Katherine Sayre / Wall Street Journal:
Alec Baldwin Expected to Be Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter in ‘Rust’ Shooting — Film's armorer also expected to be charged while assistant director has agreed to plead guilty to negligent use of deadly weapon — Watch: Alec Baldwin Rehearses With Gun Before Fatal ‘Rust’ Shooting
Discussion:
New York Post, Fox News, The Wrap, The Daily Beast, Los Angeles Times, NBC News, Mediaite, The American Spectator, FOX News Radio, KVIA-TV, American Greatness, KTLA, WISH-TV, Ace of Spades HQ, Semafor, VINnews, Raw Story, USA Today, Albuquerque Journal, NationNews Barbados, Bangor Daily News, Vanity Fair, KRQE-TV, Big League Politics, Rolling Stone, HotAir, Breitbart, UPI, CBS News, CBR and Twitchy, more at Mediagazer »
RELATED:
New York Times:
Alec Baldwin Will Be Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter in ‘Rust’ Killing — A gun that Mr. Baldwin was rehearsing with went off, killing the film's cinematographer. The armorer responsible for weapons on set also faces manslaughter charges. — The actor Alec Baldwin will be charged …
Discussion:
Deadline, Washington Post, ABC News, CBS News, Los Angeles Times, NPR, CNBC, Louder With Crowder, TalkLeft, Fox News, Wall Street Journal, The Wrap, HotAir, The Post Millennial, Mother Jones, Outside the Beltway, The Daily Beast, RedState, The Hollywood Reporter, PennLive, Law & Crime, The Federalist, The Hill, IJR and Variety
New York Times:
Supreme Court Says It Hasn't Identified Person Who Leaked Draft Abortion Opinion — The leak of the draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, published by Politico in May, was an extraordinary breach of the court's usual secrecy. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court announced on Thursday …
Discussion:
Associated Press, CBS News, HotAir, Insider and CNN
RELATED:
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court says it cannot determine who leaked draft Dobbs opinion — The Supreme Court disclosed Thursday that it cannot identify the person who leaked a draft of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the opinion that overturned Roe v. Wade. — A report from Supreme Court …
Discussion:
Finding Gravity, New York Magazine, CBS News, NBC News, Fox News, Politico, BuzzFeed News, The Daily Beast, Slate, USA Today, Insider, New York Daily News, The Hill, American Greatness, CNBC, Mediaite, CNN, Mercury News, Axios, Law & Crime, Associated Press, SCOTUSblog, One America News Network, New Republic, Talking Points Memo, Washington Times, New York Post, National Review, Washington Press, Raw Story, LifeNews.com, Ace of Spades HQ, Los Angeles Times, IJR and The Post Millennial
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
House Judiciary Committee to investigate leak of Supreme Court opinion after SCOTUS whiffs
House Judiciary Committee to investigate leak of Supreme Court opinion after SCOTUS whiffs
Discussion:
Insider, National Review, Bloomberg, LifeNews.com, The Hill, Raw Story, UPI, Al Jazeera, Roll Call, NBC News, The Root, The Daily Caller, PoliticusUSA, NPR and The Daily Signal
Semafor:
In new memoir, Mike Pompeo says Trump told him to ‘shut the hell up’ about China — Donald Trump told former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to “shut the hell up for a while” about China at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak in order to avoid angering the country's leader, according to a memoir that Pompeo will publish next week.
Discussion:
National Review, New York Post, RedState, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, The Triad, UNGA Wayfinding, Raw Story and The Hill
RELATED:
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Nikki Haley plotted with Kushner and Ivanka to be Trump vice-president, Pompeo book says — In book aimed at 2024 run, ex-secretary of state also says Trump asked him to be secretary of defense at same time, a ‘nutty idea’ — In a new memoir peppered with broadsides at potential rivals …
Discussion:
Politico, FOX News Radio, Fox News, Washington Examiner, New York Post, Raw Story, HuffPost, Mediaite and Erick Erickson's Show Notes
Tierney Sneed / CNN:
Judge refuses to dismiss Peter Navarro's contempt of Congress case and clears the way for trial — A federal judge declined Thursday to dismiss the criminal contempt of Congress charge brought against former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro for his failure to comply with a subpoena …
RELATED:
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Judge denies Navarro effort to dismiss contempt case for defying Jan. 6 committee
Judge denies Navarro effort to dismiss contempt case for defying Jan. 6 committee
Discussion:
Raw Story
New York Post:
Video shows drag-denier George Santos dressed in drag, boasting about drag shows — Video has emerged showing lying Long Island Rep. George Santos boasting about performing as a drag queen in Rio de Janeiro — despite his claims Thursday morning that he had never done any such thing.
Discussion:
Insider, Daily Mail, The Handbasket, Reuters, Politico, Fox News, ABC News, Washington Times, Occupy Democrats, The Daily Caller, TMZ.com, Raw Story, Washington Post, NBC News, Mediaite, NBC New York, The Guardian, New Republic, KRQE-TV, Political Wire, Talking Points Memo, Washington Press and Twitchy
Manu Raju / CNN:
House GOP's swing votes demand talks on debt ceiling and push back on White House's hard-line stance — House Republicans from swing districts are flatly rejecting the White House's position that there be no negotiations with Congress over raising the national debt ceiling …
Discussion:
HotAir, The Hill, Bloomberg, PoliticusUSA, CNBC, New York Post, The Daily Caller, NaturalNews.com, CBS News, Jacobin and USA Today
RELATED:
CNN:
The Pressed Secretary — Frustration among White House reporters with press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is reaching a boiling point. — That is according to conversations I had on Wednesday with more than a half-dozen White House reporters who painted a picture of a White House press corps …
Discussion:
Politico, RedState, New York Post, Breitbart, Newsbusters, Mediaite, FOX News Radio, BizPac Review, Eschaton and The Post Millennial
Henry Olsen / Washington Post:
California is in decline. And it's likely to get even worse. — California's status as the most important state in the nation will remain secure for quite some time. But its falling population coupled with its $22.5 billion budget deficit suggest it could experience a swift and wrenching decline.
Discussion:
National Review
Max Read / Read Max:
Matt Yglesias and the secret of blogging — How to be a successful content entrepreneur — What is the secret to a successful career as a blogger/newsletter author/content creator? No one ever asks me this, because my career is not successful, but if they did I would tell them to read …
John Hudson / Washington Post:
CIA director holds secret meeting with Zelensky on Russia's next steps — High-level visit by Burns comes at critical juncture in war and as government in Kyiv airs concern about durability of U.S. support — CIA Director William J. Burns traveled in secret to Ukraine's capital at the end …
Discussion:
New York Times, CNN, Associated Press, The Hill, TheAltWorld's Newsletter and Outside the Beltway
Monica Lewinsky / Vanity Fair:
25 “Randoms” on the 25th Anniversary of the Bill Clinton Calamity — My name became public 25 years ago this week. What have I observed and learned in the quarter century since? Oh, plenty. — On January 21, 1998, the political maelstrom that eventually led to President Bill Clinton's impeachment began …
Dean Obeidallah / MSNBC:
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's rationale for targeting Ilhan Omar isn't believable — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy recently confirmed his campaign pledge to remove Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar, Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell from their respective House committees.
Discussion:
The Hill and The American Spectator
Tim Hume / VICE:
‘Virulent Hatred’: Global Far-Right Celebrates Jacinda Ardern's Resignation — The New Zealand prime minister was a prominent hate figure for international far-right and conspiracy theorist networks, whose vilification of her may have played a role in her resignation, experts tell VICE World News.
Discussion:
CNN, Zandar Versus The Stupid, New York Times, Washington Post, Quartz, SBS News, Political Wire, Semafor, Politico and The Guardian
Rolling Stone:
Trump Is Plotting How to Kick DeSantis ‘In the Nuts.’ Here's His Playbook, So Far — Team Trump is preparing to paint the Florida governor as an establishment hawk who'll put Social Security on the chopping block — FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD Trump and his allies have already started charting …
New York Times:
Harvard Reverses Course on Human Rights Advocate Who Criticized Israel — News that the university had blocked a fellowship for the former head of Human Rights Watch stirred debate over academic freedom and donor influence. — The Harvard Kennedy School reversed course on Thursday …
Rebecca Jacobs / CREW:
Trump sold his DC hotel. GOP spending disappeared. … In June the Waldorf Astoria opened for business in downtown D.C.'s Old Post Office Building, replacing the Trump International Hotel, which for five years served as an assembly point for Republican officials, lobbyists and anyone who wanted to buy Donald Trump's attention.
Discussion:
Raw Story
Emily Stewart / Vox:
The empty threat of a white-collar recession — Layoffs in media and tech don't mean you're getting laid off, too. — It's hard not to notice the recent stream of headlines about high-profile layoffs. — In tech, they've hit big names such as Amazon, Salesforce, and Facebook parent Meta …
Discussion:
The Hub
CBS News:
Emmy-winning journalist Cecilia Vega joins 60 Minutes — Emmy Award-winning journalist Cecilia Vega is joining CBS News as a correspondent for 60 Minutes, executive producer Bill Owens announced today. Vega will begin reporting for the broadcast in the spring and will be based in Washington, D.C.
Discussion:
Washington Post, Mediaite, The Wrap, New York Post, The Daily Caller, The Hollywood Reporter, The Hill and Deadline
Molly Jong-Fast / Vanity Fair:
The Not Particularly Talented Mr. Santos — With Kevin McCarthy and co. giving government oversight power to election deniers, it's perhaps fitting that the comically dishonest New York representative is also landing a couple committee seats. As Rep. Ritchie Torres put it, “House Republicans have sunk to the level of self-parody.”
Discussion:
The Daily Beast, Washington Post, Axios and New York Times
Adam Sabes / Fox News:
Nikki Haley exploring 2024 presidential run: 'I've never lost a race' — Nikki Haley said that she has ‘never lost a race’ and is not ‘going to lose now’ — Nikki Haley addresses possible presidential run — See Bret Baier's full interview with Nikki Haley tonight on Special Report at 6pm ET.
Discussion:
Washington Examiner, The Hill, Mediaite and Fox Business
Justin Rohrlich / The Daily Beast:
3 Active-Duty Marines Charged in Jan. 6 Capitol Riot — STILL GOING — Three active-duty Marines have been hit with federal misdemeanor charges for their alleged roles in the Capitol siege by a mob of Trump supporters. After one of them posted photographs from Jan. 6 to his Instagram page …
Discussion:
Military.com, Raw Story, Breaking911 and Political Wire
Politico:
'You're hurting my country': Manchin faces Europe's wrath — DAVOS, Switzerland — When French President Emmanuel Macron visited Washington late last year, he hunted down the key architect of the new American trade and energy policies he loathed. — On the eve of a state dinner at the White House …
Discussion:
Politico, Washington Times, TASS and Atlantik-Brücke e.V.
CNN:
‘They have us over a barrel’: Inside the US and German standoff over sending tanks to Ukraine — The Biden administration is stuck in a standoff with Germany over whether to send tanks to Ukraine ahead of a key meeting of Western defense leaders in Germany on Friday.
Discussion:
CBS News, The Hill, ABC News, Reuters, The Guardian, UPI, Politico, Associated Press, Al Jazeera, Bloomberg, Washington Post and KRDO
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Bitter RNC chair race roiled by questions of Trump loyalty — The current chairwoman, Ronna McDaniel, argues she is best positioned to prevent Donald Trump from forming a third party if he fails to win the 2024 nomination. — Republican Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, facing …
Discussion:
Right Side Broadcasting …, Political Wire and The American Conservative
Matthew Chayes / Newsday:
George Santos constituent calls getting forwarded to LaLota's office — Constituents trying to reach Rep. George Santos got a surprise Thursday morning when telephone calls to his embattled office were forwarded to the office of fellow GOP Rep. Nick LaLota in Huntington — which was also a surprise to LaLota's team.
Discussion:
Insider, Talking Points Memo and Gothamist
Andy Ngo / The Post Millennial:
ANDY NGO REPORTS: Seven charged with domestic terrorism following deadly shooting at Atlanta autonomous zone — Clockwise: Sarah Wasilewski, Matthew Ernest Macar, Teresa Yue Shen, Spencer Bernard Liberto, Christopher Reynolds, Geoffrey D. Parson and Timothy A. Murphy are facing charges …
Discussion:
The Gateway Pundit and Ace of Spades HQ
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
Stakeouts, Stolen Scarves, and a Dying Dog: Inside the George Santos Media Circus — A Long Island Patch reporter is racking up scoops while congressional correspondents chase down the fabulist freshman rep, who may just be leaning into the press frenzy. Says one member of the scrum, “He's an idiot, but he's not an idiot.”
Discussion:
The Handbasket, Mediaite and The Washington Current
ABC News:
Ben Savage is considering a run for Adam Schiff's California House seat, rep says — The actor filed campaign paperwork with the FEC this week. — By Hannah DemissieVideo by Will Linendoll — Actor Ben Savage is considering another run for political office.
Discussion:
USA Today, Fox News, FOX 11 Los Angeles, HotAir, Washington Examiner, The Wrap, Louder With Crowder, Mediaite, New York Post, New York Daily News, IJR, Raw Story and TMZ.com
David McCabe / New York Times:
Supreme Court Poised to Reconsider Key Tenets of Online Speech — The cases could significantly affect the power and responsibilities of social media platforms. — For years, giant social networks like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram have operated under two crucial tenets.
Discussion:
The Hill, HotAir and Political Wire, more at Techmeme »