Top Items:
Politico:
House GOP erupts as conservatives block defense bill again — To many in the conference, it proved that Speaker Kevin McCarthy has no power to avert a fast-approaching shutdown.
Discussion:
The Daily Beast
RELATED:
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Right-Wing Rebels Block Defense Bill Again, Rebuking McCarthy on Spending — It was the second time in a week that hard-right Republicans had defied Speaker Kevin McCarthy on a spending measure, signaling that there was still no G.O.P. agreement on a bill to fund the government.
Discussion:
The Messenger, The American Independent, Daily Kos, Wall Street Journal, HuffPost, CNN, Digby's Hullabaloo and Salon
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Republicans can't pass bills for the same reason they support insurrection — This free edition of Public Notice is made possible by paid subscribers. If you aren't one already, please sign up to support our work. We're currently offering free trials for all new signups. Just click the button below.
Discussion:
Politico, The Guardian, Axios and New York Times
NBC News:
House Republicans still don't have the votes as government shutdown looms — Speaker Kevin McCarthy brought up a vote to advance a bill to fund the Defense Department on Thursday. For the second time this week, it failed. — House fails to advance military funding bill for the second time this week
Discussion:
Bloomberg, New Republic, MSNBC, Tangle, Reuters, Fox News, Pennsylvania Capital-Star, American Wire News, Raw Story, The Guardian, The Hill, Associated Press, Washington Post, Semafor, CBS News, The Daily Caller and CNBC
Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
House recesses after Defense bill, government funding plan implode — House Republican leaders on Thursday sent the chamber into recess, likely dashing hopes of passing a bill to fund the government in the coming days. — The stinging defeat came after a procedural vote on a defense funding bill failed Thursday morning.
Discussion:
Raw Story, NBC 7 San Diego, NBC News, Political Wire and RedState
Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:
House Republicans expected to break logjam on Pentagon funding bill Thursday
House Republicans expected to break logjam on Pentagon funding bill Thursday
Discussion:
Fox News, HuffPost, Mediaite, Axios, Washington Examiner, Political Wire and The Messenger
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic:
The Patriot — How General Mark Milley protected the Constitution from Donald Trump — The missiles that comprise the land component of America's nuclear triad are scattered across thousands of square miles of prairie and farmland, mainly in North Dakota, Montana, and Wyoming.
Discussion:
The Messenger, Raw Story, Mediaite, Insider and Washington Post
RELATED:
Politico:
Playbook: A breakthrough or a mirage?
Playbook: A breakthrough or a mirage?
Discussion:
The Hill, Vox, USA Today, Washington Examiner and New York Times
Eli Okun / Politico:
Playbook PM: ‘Groundhog Day’ in the House
Lindsay Wise / Wall Street Journal:
GOP Lawmakers Warn White House on Ukraine Aid as Zelensky Visits Washington
GOP Lawmakers Warn White House on Ukraine Aid as Zelensky Visits Washington
Discussion:
USA Today, The Hill, Fox News, NBC News, WGN-TV, NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, Los Angeles Times, Responsible Statecraft, Washington Examiner, Washington Post, The Daily Caller, CNN, NewsNation, Politico, NPR, Washington Times, American Greatness, New York Times, CBS News, Apa.az and HuffPost
Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
Rupert Murdoch steps down as chairman of Fox and News Corp. — Rupert Murdoch is stepping down as chairman of News Corp. and Fox Corp. — The news comes as the 92-year-old's empire, which includes Fox News, gears up for the 2024 election. — Earlier this year …
Discussion:
New York Times, Associated Press, Politico, The Daily Beast, Media Matters for America, CBS News, CNN, Metro.co.uk, Forbes, Variety, Vanity Fair, One America News Network, Washington Examiner, The Messenger, The Atlantic, Mediaite, Vox, The Guardian, Daily Kos, American Wire News, NBC 7 San Diego, Breitbart, UPI, al.com, The Hollywood Reporter, New York Daily News, Mercury News, RedState, The Hill, PennLive, New York Post, Digby's Hullabaloo, Semafor, Advocate, The Daily Caller, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, UPROXX, NewsNation, ABC7, IJR and FOX8 WGHP, more at Mediagazer »
RELATED:
Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
Conservative media titan Rupert Murdoch to step down as chairman of Fox Corp. and News Corp. — He will become chairman emeritus of the two corporations, the company said in a news release. — Rupert Murdoch, the Australian press baron who reshaped conservative media in his image …
Nancy Cook / Bloomberg:
DeSantis Close to Getting Iowa Governor's Endorsement in Blow to Trump — Support would boost odds of DeSantis upset in Iowa contest — Reynolds endorsement not final, decision possible in November — Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds is signaling she is likely to endorse Ron DeSantis for president …
Discussion:
Orlando Sentinel, Florida Politics, USA Today and Florida's Voice
RELATED:
NBC News:
Ron DeSantis' descent continues, unabated by the debate and time on the trail
Ron DeSantis' descent continues, unabated by the debate and time on the trail
Discussion:
HuffPost, The Gateway Pundit, CNN, Balloon Juice, The Messenger, Washington Examiner, Forbes, Mediaite, Political Wire, Florida Politics and New York Times
Dana Blanton / Fox Business:
Fox Business Poll: Support for Haley doubles in Iowa, putting her in top three
Fox Business Poll: Support for Haley doubles in Iowa, putting her in top three
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
It's Not a Race, Yet, in the Republican Primary
It's Not a Race, Yet, in the Republican Primary
Discussion:
New York Magazine, KTSM-TV and NPR
Erica Orden / Politico:
Trump's latest legal gambit could cause ‘cascade’ of trial delays, New York warns — Postponing Trump's upcoming trial on business fraud might have ripple effects on all the other Trump cases, the state attorney general said. — NEW YORK — Donald Trump's trial calendar is a delicate balancing act …
Discussion:
The Hill, The Messenger and Raw Story
RELATED:
Wall Street Journal:
Why Is Donald Trump Afraid to Debate? — He's ducking exchanges with his competitors who could challenge his record and platform. — Donald Trump has a big lead in the polls for the GOP presidential nomination, but he's acting as if he has already won. After skipping the first GOP debate …
Discussion:
Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Mediaite, HuffPost, Raw Story, Politico, LifeNews.com, IJR, The Messenger, New York Magazine, Fox News, Political Wire, Salon, PJ Media and Bloomberg
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
U.S. Will Allow Nearly 500,000 Venezuelan Migrants to Work Legally — The move, announced late Wednesday, followed intense lobbying by New York Democrats before and during President Biden's visit to New York City this week. — The Biden administration said late Wednesday that it would allow hundreds …
Discussion:
Washington Examiner, The Western Journal, Fox News, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, RedState, Why Evolution Is True, Bloomberg and UPI
RELATED:
Associated Press:
The US is allowing hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans in the country to work legally
The US is allowing hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans in the country to work legally
Discussion:
New York Post, USA Today, HotAir, Chicago Tribune, CBS News, The Hill, abc7NY, National Review, TheBlaze, Louisiana Illuminator, PIX11, The Liberty Loft, Wall Street Journal, IJR, NBC New York, Politico, NPR, NBC News, The Daily Caller, CNN, Reason, New York Daily News, Gothamist, Reuters, Washington Times, Associated Press, ABC7, 6abc, Fox News and Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Department of Homeland Security:
Fact Sheet: The Biden-Harris Administration Takes New Actions to Increase Border Enforcement and Accelerate Processing for Work Authorizations, While Continuing to Call on Congress to Act
Fact Sheet: The Biden-Harris Administration Takes New Actions to Increase Border Enforcement and Accelerate Processing for Work Authorizations, While Continuing to Call on Congress to Act
Discussion:
The Atlantic, Breitbart, New York Post, One America News Network, Boston Herald, The Messenger, Chicago Sun Times, abc7NY and Associated Press
Matt Stieb / New York Magazine:
Democratic Senator Accused of Cartoonish Corruption — New Jersey Democrat Bob Menendez possesses an ability to hang on through corruption scandals that would bury most politicians. In 2018, less than one year after a federal bribery trial for accepting lavish gifts from a Florida eye doctor ended …
RELATED:
Mediaite:
NEW: Project Veritas Suspends All Operations Amid Devastating Layoffs and Fundraising Struggles — Project Veritas, the conservative organization founded by James O'Keefe, suspended all operations on Wednesday after another round of layoffs, Mediaite has learned.
Discussion:
HuffPost, The Daily Beast, The Gateway Pundit, CBS News, The Daily Caller, Pharyngula and Political Wire, more at Mediagazer »
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Manchin circulates proposal to reverse Schumer on dress code — Centrist Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is circulating a proposal to reestablish the Senate's dress code, which Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) loosened over the weekend to allow senators to wear whatever they want on the Senate floor …
Discussion:
Insider, Fox News, The Messenger, Mediaite, Washington Times, Political Wire, The Federalist, NPR, CNN, TheBlaze, The Daily Caller and Washington Post
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Book banners target public libraries — The campaign to censor America's libraries is expanding. — A new report from the American Library Association (ALA) finds that this year, between January 1 and August 31, there have been “695 attempts to censor library materials and services and documented challenges to 1,915 unique titles.”
Discussion:
PEN America, Fox News, NPR, Orlando Sentinel, Raw Story, News and Press Center, Axios, RedState, The Messenger, The Hill, The Bulwark, NBC News and Associated Press
Joseph Bernstein / New York Times:
She Pioneered Internet Fame, He Helped Draft a Constitution. Now They're in Love. — Who would have guessed that the former New York media obsession Julia Allison and the law scholar Noah Feldman would make a great couple? — One afternoon in May 2020, Julia Allison sat in a hot spring near Joshua Tree National Park, crying.
Discussion:
The Messenger and Althouse
Mike Damiano / The Boston Globe:
Following layoffs, Boston University announces ‘inquiry’ into Ibram Kendi's Antiracist Center — Boston University announced Wednesday it would conduct an “inquiry” into Dr. Ibram X. Kendi's Center for Antiracist Research after complaints emerged about the center's culture and financial management.