Top Items:
ProPublica:
Clarence Thomas' 38 Vacations: The Other Billionaires Who Have Treated the Supreme Court Justice to Luxury Travel — Co-published with CNN — Friends of the Court: SCOTUS Justices' Beneficial Relationships With Billionaire Donors — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' decadeslong friendship …
Discussion:
The Hill, Insider, USA Today, New York Magazine, CNN, Bloomberg, Reuters, NPR, The Messenger, The Guardian, New Republic, Vanity Fair, Forbes, Raw Story, Jezebel, Balloon Juice, ABC4 Utah, UPI, Rolling Stone and Mediaite
RELATED:
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
‘Anonymous’ Trump critic mulled Election Day suicide — A Trump administration insider who waged war against the president under the moniker “Anonymous” said he considered suicide on election night 2020 when it appeared that the former president was going to win.
Discussion:
RedState
RELATED:
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump unleashes on Biden as legal problems mount — Former President Trump on Thursday unleashed a torrent of insults against President Biden, attacking him in personal terms as Trump's legal problems continue to mount. — “What Crooked Joe Biden, who can't string two sentences together …
Discussion:
Washington Post
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Pelosi reemerges as top Trump adversary
Washington Post:
Trump, aide plead not guilty in documents case. De Oliveira does not enter plea — FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Donald Trump and one of his two co-defendants on Thursday pleaded not guilty in federal court to multiple charges alleging that the former president kept classified documents at his Florida property and …
Discussion:
CNN, The Hill, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, CNBC, CBS News, The Messenger, New York Post, Associated Press, NBC News, The Guardian, Metro.co.uk, The Gateway Pundit, TCPalm.com, Reuters, ABC News, NBC 7 San Diego, New York Daily News, Sun-Sentinel, Twin Cities and Washington Examiner
RELATED:
Kaelan Deese / Washington Examiner:
Donald Trump aide Walt Nauta pleads not guilty to new charges in documents case
Donald Trump aide Walt Nauta pleads not guilty to new charges in documents case
Discussion:
Fox News, The Messenger, The Daily Caller and Just The News
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The truth about Monique Worrell — On November 3, 2020, Monique Worrell (D) was elected state's attorney in Florida's 9th Judicial District, which includes Orange and Osceola counties. Worrell won in resounding fashion, collecting 395,979 votes and defeating her opponent by a two-to-one margin.
Discussion:
WFTV, The Guardian, New Republic and WKMG
RELATED:
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Washington Examiner:
Suspended Soros-linked central Florida prosecutor blasts DeSantis as a ‘dictator’ — State Attorney Monique Worrell likened Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) to a “weak dictator” after he suspended her for allegedly neglecting her prosecutorial duties in central Florida.
Discussion:
The Daily Beast, acecomments.mu.nu, BizPac Review, Tallahassee Democrat, ACLU of Florida, Raw Story, Mother Jones, RedState, HotAir and Sun-Sentinel
Ryan Randazzo / Arizona Republic:
Trump adviser groped 2 women in 2021 at Scottsdale club, one tells police — A woman says Boris Epshteyn, a special adviser to Donald Trump, repeatedly groped her and her sister inside a Scottsdale nightclub in 2021, according to police body camera footage obtained by The Arizona Republic.
Discussion:
The Messenger, USA Today, Raw Story, Rolling Stone and Political Wire
Anita Hofschneider / Grist:
Wildfires just destroyed a Maui town. Next year could be worse. — The raging fires have killed at least 36 people and caused what is expected to be billions of dollars in damages. Climate change could prompt more of the same. — This post has been updated. — Nelly Niumatalolo couldn't believe it when she heard it.
Discussion:
Associated Press, Washington Examiner, The Daily Beast, KHVO, The Hill, CBS News, KTLA, RTÉ, Raw Story, Honolulu Civil Beat and Hawaii News Now
RELATED:
NBC News:
Maui fires live updates: 6 dead as thousands flee ‘unprecedented’ disaster
Maui fires live updates: 6 dead as thousands flee ‘unprecedented’ disaster
Discussion:
Heatmap News, Honolulu Civil Beat, Associated Press and New York Times
Associated Press:
Wildfire on Maui kills at least 6, damages over 270 structures as it sweeps through historic town
Wildfire on Maui kills at least 6, damages over 270 structures as it sweeps through historic town
Discussion:
The Hill, Reuters, New York Times, KHON2, The Daily Beast, Insider, Forbes, CNN, Associated Press, Hawaii News Now, Popular Science, SFist, ET Canada, Marin Independent Journal, KTLA, CBS News, Vox, abc7NY, NBC Los Angeles, Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Daily Local, New York Daily News, IJR, Breitbart, Vox Populi, NBC New York, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, ABC7, Honolulu Civil Beat, Los Angeles Times, Al Jazeera, The San Francisco Standard, WGN-TV, Semafor, Maui Now, Metro.co.uk, Washington Post, Raw Story, STEPHANIE MILLER SHOW, UPI, NBC News, Fox News, HuffPost, Noise11.com, Twin Cities, Informed Comment, Washington Examiner, USA Today, NBC Bay Area, Deadline, New York Post, Just The News, RTÉ, The Messenger and Bloomberg.com
New York Times:
Racing to Stop Trump, Republicans Descend on a Strange New Iowa — As the state fair and its Republican pageantry begin, Donald Trump's rivals face a transformed political environment in Iowa, where he holds a comfortable edge in polls despite rarely visiting.
Discussion:
The Messenger and Raw Story
RELATED:
Daniel McGraw / The Bulwark:
Why the Ohio Special Election Backfired for the GOP — “AS I THOUGHT ABOUT THIS VOTE more and more, what they were trying to do and the way they were trying to do it was just kind of creepy.” — Outside a polling place in Cleveland on Tuesday, a thirtysomething art teacher was explaining to me her …
Discussion:
USA Today, Raw Story, Morning Shots, The Hill, Ohio Capital Journal, New York Times and Sabato's Crystal Ball
RELATED:
NBC News:
Security bolstered for judge overseeing Trump election case — The increase in security around U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan comes as the former president has been criticizing her on social media. — Judge in Trump election interference case receiving extra security in courthouse
Discussion:
MSNBC
RELATED:
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Trump Seeks to Review Classified Evidence at His Own Secure Facility — Lawyers for the former president proposed using “a previously approved facility at or near his residence” — presumably Mar-a-Lago — instead of a secure location run by the federal courts.
Discussion:
emptywheel, Bloomberg, ABC News, CNN, Washington Examiner and The Messenger
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
GOP Candidate Plagiarized Massive Segments of His College Thesis — Controversial GOP congressional candidate Anthony Sabatini appears to have lifted massive segments of his college thesis from Wikipedia and gotten away with it—until now. … Right-wing Florida Republican congressional …
Discussion:
Raw Story
CNN:
Four Americans wrongfully detained in Iran released on house arrest, signaling a potential end to their imprisonment — Four Americans who have been wrongfully detained in Iran have been released from prison and are now under house arrest, a lawyer for one of the prisoners told CNN on Thursday …
Discussion:
New York Times, Mailchimp, The Messenger, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Fox News, National Review, NPR, ABC7 and Forbes
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Golf legend Phil Mickelson wagered more than $1 billion over decades, lost around $100 million, gambler claims — Star golfer Phil Mickelson bet more than $1 billion over three decades, and sustained gambling losses of close to $100 million, Billy Walters says in a new book.
Discussion:
GolfDigest.com, New York Post, Breitbart, Fox News and Associated Press
Gonzalo Solano / Associated Press:
Anti-corruption presidential candidate slain at campaign event in Ecuador's capital — An Ecuadorian presidential candidate known for speaking up against corruption was shot and killed Wednesday at a political rally in the capital, an attack that comes amid a wave of startling violence in the South American country.
RELATED:
Stephan Kueffner / Bloomberg:
Ecuador Presidential Candidate Assassinated, Suspect Shot Dead
Ecuador Presidential Candidate Assassinated, Suspect Shot Dead
Discussion:
VICE, The Guardian, New York Times, Breitbart, CBS News, BizPac Review, Al Jazeera, Reuters, Salon, El País, Agence France-Presse, Metro.co.uk, The Messenger, RTÉ, UPI, Financial Times, Associated Press, The Hill, Human Events, The Gateway Pundit and HuffPost
Kyle Morris / Fox News:
Nikki Haley signs RNC pledge to support eventual GOP nominee but makes one small edit — RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel made the ‘Beat Biden pledge’ a requirement for candidates wishing to participate in party-sanctioned debates — FIRST ON FOX: GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley …
Discussion:
Washington Examiner, The Hill, Axios, The Messenger and New York Post
RELATED:
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
July CPI report shows inflation gauge rose 3.2%, less than expected — WATCH NOW — Inflation gauge rose 3.2% annually in July, less than expected — The consumer price index rose 3.2% from a year ago in July, a sign that inflation has lost at least some of its grip on the U.S. economy.
Discussion:
Reuters, The Hill, Politico, Wall Street Journal, CBS News, 19FortyFive, National Review, Los Angeles Times, The Western Journal, Washington Examiner, RedState, Breitbart, NBC 7 San Diego, UPI, New York Post, The Daily Caller, Decrypt, Financial Times, Just The News, The National Pulse+ and CoinDesk
US Department of Justice:
Indictment charges former soldier with stealing vehicle, crashing into Army facility — For Immediate Release — U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Georgia — Charges carry possible sentence of up to 20 years in prison — SAVANNAH, GA: A retired U.S. Army soldier …
Discussion:
The Messenger and The Daily Caller