Top Items:
Politico:
'It's just stupid': DeSantis stumbles in New Hampshire — It once looked like Ron DeSantis might be poised for a breakthrough in New Hampshire. Not anymore. — For several months this year, Ron DeSantis seemed poised for a breakthrough in New Hampshire.
Discussion:
NBC News, Vanity Fair, Raw Story, New York Magazine, UPROXX, Washington Times, Fox News, Florida Politics, The National Pulse+ and The Hill
RELATED:
Miami Herald:
Ron DeSantis says he'll end birthright citizenship as president — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday unveiled a sweeping plan to overhaul the nation's immigration system and ramp up border enforcement, vowing to end birthright citizenship, “repel the invasion” at the U.S. southern border and use the …
Jacob Rubashkin / Inside Elections:
Tim Scott's Iowa Play Is Working
Tim Scott's Iowa Play Is Working
Discussion:
NBC News, New York Magazine and Politico
NBC News:
Ron DeSantis vows to send the military to block drugs from reaching Mexican ports
Ron DeSantis vows to send the military to block drugs from reaching Mexican ports
Discussion:
Fox News, Insider, Washington Examiner, Associated Press, The Hill, ABC News, America's Voice, Mediaite and National Review
Ben Riley-Smith / Telegraph:
Russian agents' threat to family made Prigozhin call off Moscow advance — Details offer clue as to why Wagner Group abandoned coup attempt that revealed ‘real cracks’ in Putin's authority — Russian intelligence services threatened to harm the families of Wagner leaders …
RELATED:
Elliot Ackerman / The Atlantic:
Prigozhin's Loss Is Ukraine's Gain
Prigozhin's Loss Is Ukraine's Gain
Discussion:
The Kyiv Independent, The Guardian, Semafor, CNN, UnHerd, The Economist and Washington Post
Washington Post:
Officials question whether truce will hold in Kremlin, Wagner standoff
Officials question whether truce will hold in Kremlin, Wagner standoff
Discussion:
Financial Times, Reuters, New York Times, Voice of America, Meduza.io, Bloomberg, The Hill, NBC News, Outside the Beltway, The Guardian and Metro.co.uk
Valerie Hopkins / New York Times:
In his first remarks since his revolt, Prigozhin claims he wasn't trying to overthrow Putin.
In his first remarks since his revolt, Prigozhin claims he wasn't trying to overthrow Putin.
Discussion:
Just Security, Reuters, Al Jazeera, The Hill, Politico, Breitbart, Bloomberg, Joe.My.God., ABC, The Guardian, Metro.co.uk, The Sun, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, One America News Network and GB News
Associated Press:
Russian defense minister makes first public appearance since mercenary revolt as uncertainty swirls
Russian defense minister makes first public appearance since mercenary revolt as uncertainty swirls
Valerie Hopkins / New York Times:
Belarus President Lukashenko Emerges as a Winner in Russia-Wagner Clash
Belarus President Lukashenko Emerges as a Winner in Russia-Wagner Clash
Discussion:
HotAir, TASS, National Review, Reuters, Semafor, GB News, Bloomberg, The Kyiv Independent, Political Wire, CNN, Metro.co.uk and fmprc.gov.cn
Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
Five or six Secret Service agents have testified before Jan. 6 grand jury, sources say — It is not known what the agents' proximity to Trump was on Jan. 6 or what information they may have provided to the grand jury. — About half a dozen Secret Service agents have testified before the grand jury …
Discussion:
The Messenger, Raw Story and PoliticusUSA
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Jesse Watters Takes Over Tucker Timeslot in Fox News Primetime Overhaul — Jesse Watters, the wisecracking conservative who got his start with man-on-the-street interview segments for Fox News opinion host Bill O'Reilly's 8 p.m. program, is about to enjoy a homecoming of sorts.
RELATED:
John Hendrickson / The Atlantic:
The First MAGA Democrat — This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic, Monday through Friday. Sign up for it here. — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s speech is warbling, crackling, scratchy—sort of like Marge Simpson's.
Discussion:
Mediaite, Media Matters for America, The Messenger and Digby's Hullabaloo
RELATED:
Walter Shapiro / New Republic:
Here's a Conspiracy Theory: RFK Jr. Is a Tool of Pro-Trump Agitators — Robert Kennedy Jr. embraces virtually every conspiracy theory in existence other than the most obvious one. — It isn't enough that he believes that Covid vaccines are part of a global plot by the pharmaceutical industry to reap record profits.
Discussion:
IJR, The Messenger, Conservative Brief and Fox News
Tierney Sneed / CNN:
Supreme Court allows for Louisiana congressional map to be redrawn to add another majority-Black district — The Supreme Court on Monday allowed Louisiana congressional map to be redrawn to add another majority-Black district. — The justices reversed plans to hear the case themselves …
Discussion:
The Guardian, New Republic, Politico, The Messenger, Al Jazeera, The Advocate, Law & Crime, Washington Examiner, New York Daily News, USA Today, The Hill, New York Post, The American Spectator, Conservative Brief, Washington Times, CBS News, Bloomberg, Associated Press, The Daily Caller, Raw Story, Joe.My.God., Orlando Sentinel, Florida Politics, Balloon Juice, Just The News and Outside the Beltway
RELATED:
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court paves the way for Louisiana congressional districts to be redrawn
Supreme Court paves the way for Louisiana congressional districts to be redrawn
Discussion:
Election Law Blog, Associated Press, Daily Kos, Talking Points Memo, Reuters, Elias Law Group LLP and Political Wire
Roger Parloff / Lawfare:
703 Ways Trump's Mar-a-Lago Conduct Bears No Resemblance to Hillary Clinton's Emails — “When caught, Hillary [Clinton] then deleted and acid washed ... 33,000 emails in defiance of a congressional subpoena already launched,” ex-President Donald Trump lamented on the evening after his federal arraignment …
Associated Press:
Supreme Court lets lawsuits over team doctor's sexual abuse proceed against Ohio State — The Supreme Court on Monday left in place a decision that allows more than 230 men to sue Ohio State University over decades-old sexual abuse by a university doctor, the late Richard Strauss.
Discussion:
CNN, Reuters, Washington Examiner, NBC News, Plain Dealer, Bloomberg, The Daily Caller and WDTN-TV
Meredith Newman / delawareonline:
Sarah McBride announces run for US House seat to become first trans member of Congress — State Sen. Sarah McBride, the country's highest-ranking transgender elected official, announced her candidacy Monday to become Delaware's next sole congresswoman. — McBride, if elected …
Discussion:
Politico, Washington Free Beacon, Insider, Washington Examiner, NBC News, The American Independent, UPI, ABC4 Utah, Joe.My.God., Rolling Stone, Fox News and The Daily Caller
RELATED:
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Delaware lawmaker seeks to become first transgender member of U.S. House
Delaware lawmaker seeks to become first transgender member of U.S. House
Discussion:
The 19th, New York Times, HuffPost, Plain Dealer, NPR, New Republic, Forbes and New York Daily News
Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin Wants To Physically Fight Committee Witness — The feisty internet poster and freshman U.S. senator wants an MMA match with Teamsters General President Sean O'Brien. — Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) on Monday challenged a labor union president to a physical fight in response to some mean tweets.
Discussion:
Insider and The Daily Caller
Daniel Boguslaw / The Intercept:
Samuel Alito's Wife Leased Land to an Oil and Gas Firm While the Justice Fought the EPA — A deal made by Alito's wife with an energy company paints recent Supreme Court decisions on the environment in a damning light. — A year ago this month, Martha Ann Bomgardner Alito decided …
Discussion:
ProPublica
Meduza.io:
‘We gave a master class’ Prigozhin's first public statement since Wagner Group's 24-hour rebellion — On Monday afternoon, Yevgeny Prigozhin released his first public statement since he called off Wagner Group's march towards Moscow on Saturday. In English, Meduza has summarized the main points from his 11-minute audio clip.
Discussion:
Reuters, Financial Times, Нов …, The Moscow Times, The Guardian and middleeastmonitor.com
Mihir Zaveri / New York Times:
Why Mark Ruffalo and Wendell Pierce Are Fighting for a Crumbling Church — Congregants of the West Park Presbyterian Church, a Manhattan landmark, want to tear it down to be replaced by condos. Celebrities are joining the fight to save it. — For years, a conflict over whether to tear …
Ori Nir / New York Times:
A Dangerous Shift Is Underway in the West Bank — Mr. Nir is a former West Bank correspondent of Israel's Haaretz newspaper. — In April 1988, as a reporter for Haaretz, I attended the funeral of a 15-year-old West Bank settler, Tirza Porat, who was accidentally shot to death by a fellow settler.
Discussion:
Reuters, Al Jazeera, Fox News and Jewish Telegraphic Agency
New York Times:
How Review-Bombing Can Tank a Book Before It's Published — The website Goodreads has become an essential avenue for building readership, but the same features that help generate excitement can also backfire. — Cecilia Rabess figured her debut novel, “Everything's Fine,” would spark criticism …
Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Biden announces $42 billion to expand high-speed internet access — The funding — a centerpiece of the recent bipartisan infrastructure law — marks the largest-ever federal push to help an estimated 8.5 million families and businesses — President Biden on Monday announced more than $42 billion …
Abené Clayton / The Guardian:
‘Just putting a bandage on it’: one American classroom's struggle with daily gun violence — Thousands of kids in my hometown hear, see or witness shootings near their schools each year. Why aren't we doing more to help them cope? — Supported by About this content