Top Items:
Spencer Ackerman / Rolling Stone:
Henry Kissinger, War Criminal Beloved by America's Ruling Class, Finally Dies — The infamy of Nixon's foreign-policy architect sits, eternally, beside that of history's worst mass murderers. A deeper shame attaches to the country that celebrates him — Henry Kissinger died on Wednesday …
Discussion:
George W. Bush …, Politico, Eschaton, UnHerd, Mediaite, NBC News, Fox News, GREY NOVEMBER IVE … and The Messenger
RELATED:
Thomas W. Lippman / Washington Post:
Henry Kissinger, who shaped world affairs under two presidents, dies at 100 — The diplomat exercised an unparalleled control over U.S. international affairs and policymaking. He was also the target of relentless critics, who deemed him unprincipled and amoral.
Discussion:
New York Times, NBC News, The Daily Caller, The Guardian, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, Washington Times, New York Daily News, Radio Free Asia, The Intercept, Washington Examiner, Fox News, Wall Street Journal, Axios, Voice of America, Associated Press, One America News Network, Shore News Network, The Messenger, Mediaite, San Diego Jewish World, Balloon Juice, Mock Paper Scissors, Political Wire and NewsNation
Ben Rhodes / New York Times:
Henry Kissinger, the Hypocrite — Henry Kissinger, who died on Wednesday, exemplified the gap between the story that America, the superpower, tells and the way that we can act in the world. At turns opportunistic and reactive, his was a foreign policy enamored with the exercise of power …
Discussion:
The Hill and The Guardian
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Henry Kissinger Is Dead at 100; Shaped Nation's Cold War History — The most powerful secretary of state of the postwar era, he was both celebrated and reviled. His complicated legacy still resonates in relations with China, Russia and the Middle East. — Henry A. Kissinger …
Discussion:
Washington Free Beacon, Talking Points Memo, nationalinterest.org, NPR, Wall Street Journal, Mother Jones, The Messenger, Bloomberg, WTOP News, Althouse, Outside the Beltway, Why Evolution Is True, The Bulwark, Power Line, HuffPost, The Guardian, Washington Post, Jacobin, KEYT-TV, UPROXX, Hollywood Life, RedState, Washington Examiner, Associated Press and Voice of America
Politico:
Playbook: Congress gets a reality check — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — HENRY KISSINGER, 1923-2023 — POLITICO: “Henry Kissinger, a ruthless practitioner of the art of realpolitik who had an outsize impact on global events and who won …
HuffPost:
Henry Kissinger, America's Most Notorious War Criminal, Dies At 100
Henry Kissinger, America's Most Notorious War Criminal, Dies At 100
Discussion:
Vox, NBC News, Reuters, The Nation, Wisconsin Right Now, Los Angeles Times, Jacobin, Washington Post, Lawyers, Guns & Money, KEYT-TV, USA Today, New York Post, CBS News, ABC11, Mediaite and The Guardian
Sophal Ear / The Conversation:
Henry Kissinger's bombing campaign likely killed hundreds of thousands of Cambodians − and set path for the ravages of the Khmer Rouge
Henry Kissinger's bombing campaign likely killed hundreds of thousands of Cambodians − and set path for the ravages of the Khmer Rouge
Discussion:
Whiskey Riff, National Geospatial …, New York Times, The Irrawaddy news magazine …, Axios, Semafor, HuffPost, Jacobin, WEB OF EVIL and The Messenger
Washington Post:
McCarthy privately recounts terse phone call with Trump after ouster — During the call, former president detailed the reasons he hadn't intervened during the effort to remove McCarthy as speaker — In the weeks after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, then-House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy …
Discussion:
New York Magazine, The Hill, Rolling Stone, Raw Story, Daily Kos, claytoonz, Mediaite, Digby's Hullabaloo, Political Wire, Business Insider and The Wrap
RELATED:
Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
GOP speculation mounts that McCarthy will exit Congress early … - “I have another week or so to decide because if I decide to run again, I have to know in my heart I'm giving 110%,” McCarthy said at The New York Times DealBook Summit on Wednesday, referring to California's Dec. 8 filing deadline.
Discussion:
Mediaite, New York Times, Sacramento Bee, Outside the Beltway, Roll Call and Political Wire
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Defiant Santos announces effort to oust colleague ahead of his own likely expulsion — Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) may be getting pushed out of Congress, but he's making it clear that he won't be leaving quietly. — The embattled lawmaker announced Thursday morning that he will move …
Discussion:
New York Magazine, Bloomberg, The Daily Beast, Washington Post, CBS News, Axios, UPI, Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller, Raw Story, Mediaite, USA Today and The Guardian
RELATED:
The Hill:
Democrats won't bail out Santos this time around, sending grim sign about fate in House
Democrats won't bail out Santos this time around, sending grim sign about fate in House
Discussion:
Business Insider, Shore News Network, CNBC, The Messenger, The Federalist, New York Daily News, Forbes, Raw Story and The Guardian
Wall Street Journal:
Biden, Trump and ObamaCare — Democrats distort the issue, but the GOP offers no alternative. — Donald Trump handed his opponents another gift over the weekend by vowing to “terminate” ObamaCare—or at least that's how Democrats are translating his blunderbuss comments.
Discussion:
Washington Examiner, The Messenger, The Hill, Politico, NBC News, Mediaite, Pennsylvania Capital-Star, Raw Story and USA Today
RELATED:
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump Caught Moving Money Around to Pay Massive Tax Bill
Trump Caught Moving Money Around to Pay Massive Tax Bill
Discussion:
NBC News, Raw Story, The Messenger, CNBC and Mediaite
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Americans Back Israel's Military Action in Gaza by 50% to 45% — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Half of Americans approve of Israel's military action in the Hamas-led Gaza Strip, and 45% disapprove, according to a Gallup poll conducted several weeks after Hamas launched a deadly attack on Israel that led to a major military operation by Israel.
Discussion:
The Messenger, The Hill and New York Post
Rebecca Crosby / Popular Information:
Abortion word games — On Tuesday, Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin (R) rejected the language of a proposed ballot amendment that would repeal the state's abortion ban. The measure, if approved, would prohibit the state from restricting abortions “within 18 weeks of conception.”
Discussion:
The Messenger, ArkansasTimes, Florida Politics, The Federalist, Breitbart and Associated Press
ABC News:
Attorney warned Trump 'it's going to be a crime' if he didn't comply with subpoena for classified docs: Sources — Trump attorney Jennifer Little spoke with federal investigators, sources said. — This image contained in a court filing by the Department of Justice on Aug. 30, 2022 …
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, Balloon Juice, emptywheel, New York Times, Business Insider, Raw Story, The Messenger, CNN, Washington Examiner and Political Wire
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Court filing reveals Rep. Scott Perry's vast web of contacts in bid to reverse 2020 election — A federal appeals court on Wednesday released previously secret text messages from Perry — only to remove them from the public docket later in the day. — At 11:08 p.m. on Dec. 30, 2020 …
Discussion:
KEYT-TV, Raw Story, The Messenger and Political Wire
Kevin Collier / NBC News:
Meta says it broke up Chinese influence operation looking to exploit U.S. political divisions — The company said it has taken down five different networks with ties to China, a sign that the country could be ramping up its propaganda efforts ahead of the U.S. election.
Discussion:
The Hill, UPI, NPR, KEYT-TV, The Record, Associated Press and Political Wire, more at Techmeme »
William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Fox Co-Hosts Call Out Jesse Watters After Remarks on Women, Cars — Watters also claimed that only “liberal, suburban house husbands” are in the market for electric vehicles. — Jesse Watters was called out Wednesday by his female colleagues during a discussion on electric vehicles …
Discussion:
Raw Story, Breitbart, Climate Depot, The Register, National Review and Axios
Dan Merica / The Messenger:
Hollywood Goes Home: How Celebrity Endorsements Are Helping Dems Win Down Ballot — The Hometown Project is finding success in pairing celebrities with down-ballot candidates from the areas they call home — In towns across the nation, there is that person - the kid who made it big …
Jen Kirby / Vox:
There are now more land mines in Ukraine than almost anywhere else on the planet — Ukraine is staring down a massive humanitarian challenge — now and into the future. — The sign is red, marked with a skull and crossbones and a warning: “Danger mines!”
New York Post:
Pro-Palestinian protesters, one carrying swastika, swarm Midtown in bid to derail Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting — Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters swarmed the streets surrounding Rockefeller Center on Wednesday, clashing with NYPD cops and chanting “River to the sea,” …
Olivia Beavers / Politico:
Speaker Johnson singed by a blast of conservative fury — The right's ire toward the Louisiana Republican isn't universal. But it's growing: One member called him a “joke,” and another deemed his performance “plummeting.” — Speaker Mike Johnson is edging closer to the same sort of clash …
Discussion:
Raw Story, The Messenger, The Hill, New Republic, Fox News and USA Today
Phil Williams / WTVF-TV:
He doesn't report having checking or savings. So where did Andy Ogles get $320,000 for his campaign? — Watchdog: ' It's not clear from his financial disclosure reports where he got the money' that he claims to have loaned campaign — NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Where did Congressman Andy Ogles …
Wall Street Journal:
Anthony Fauci to Testify in House on Covid-19 Pandemic's Origins, U.S. Response — Former White House medical adviser is expected to be grilled in private and public sessions — WASHINGTON—After months of negotiations, former chief White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci has agreed …
Discussion:
Fox News, Bloomberg, Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller, IJR and The American Spectator
Eilis O'Hanlon / Telegraph:
Leo Varadkar's Ireland is flirting with a new form of totalitarianism — Now the whole world can see that Ireland is poised to pass one of the most draconian pieces of legislation in modern times — Irish author Paul Lynch won the Booker Prize on Sunday.
Discussion:
Power Line and HotAir