Top Items:
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The GOP's post-Trump lesson: Power isn't dependent on voting — Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) serves as Republican Conference chair, the party's third-highest leadership position in the House. She earned that position in part by doing what her predecessor, former Wyoming congresswoman Liz Cheney …
Discussion:
Mother Jones, Raw Story, Digby's Hullabaloo, Los Angeles Times, New York Post, The Hill, Political Wire, NBC News and Politico
RELATED:
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Democrats question whether Biden should agree to debate Trump — Democratic lawmakers are leery about the prospect of President Biden debating former President Trump, fearing that putting the two on stage together would only elevate the likely GOP nominee. — Trump has skipped every …
CNN:
Trump wants Georgia election subversion case dismissed, arguing he has presidential immunity — Former President Donald Trump is seeking to have the sweeping criminal conspiracy case against him in Georgia thrown out by arguing he is protected from prosecution under presidential immunity.
Discussion:
ABC News, The Daily Beast, Axios, Atlanta News First, Politico, NBC News, Bloomberg, The Messenger, The Daily Signal, CBS News, Raw Story and BizPac Review
Ella Lee / The Hill:
Trump urges Georgia judge to dismiss election interference case over presidential immunity
Trump urges Georgia judge to dismiss election interference case over presidential immunity
Discussion:
WAGA-TV, NBC News, NewsNation, Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Raw Story
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Landrieu to join Biden's campaign as national co-chair
Landrieu to join Biden's campaign as national co-chair
Discussion:
The Hill, Breitbart, Associated Press, Politico, The White House, UPI, HotAir, The Messenger, The Daily Caller, PJ Media, Washington Examiner, Fox News, RedState and NBC News
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Biden campaign raises $1M online in 24 hours after Jan. 6 speech
Biden campaign raises $1M online in 24 hours after Jan. 6 speech
Discussion:
New York Post, Vanity Fair, UPI, Newsbusters, The Messenger and Crooks and Liars
Mariana Labbate / The Messenger:
Trump Says He Will Attend Presidential Immunity Hearing
Trump Says He Will Attend Presidential Immunity Hearing
Discussion:
Business Insider, Reuters, Washington Examiner, Washington Times, NBC News, Rolling Stone, Mediaite, Raw Story, The Daily Beast, Axios and The Post Millennial
Joshua Green / Bloomberg:
Can Biden Convince Americans His Brand of Populism Is Better Than Trump's?
Can Biden Convince Americans His Brand of Populism Is Better Than Trump's?
Discussion:
Washington Post and The Hill
Politico:
Biden won't accept an Austin resignation if offered — The president is not considering sacking his defense secretary, officials say. — President Joe Biden is not considering firing Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin after he did not tell the White House about his emergency hospitalization …
Discussion:
Wall Street Journal, Reuters, HotAir, Washington Free Beacon, Washington Post, The Messenger, Slate, Fox News, Voice of America, Breitbart, The Post Millennial, The Hill, Mediaite, BizPac Review, acecomments.mu.nu, The Daily Caller, CBS News, U.S. Department of Defense, The Gateway Pundit, ABC News and The Daily Beast
RELATED:
Will Sommer / Washington Post:
Business Insider story on Harvard antagonist's wife draws owner's scrutiny — The news site's German owner, Axel Springer, plans to review a story about alleged plagiarism by former MIT professor Neri Oxman, whose billionaire husband, Bill Ackman, sought to oust Harvard's president for similar academic transgressions.
Discussion:
New York Post, Why Evolution Is True, Reason, The Daily Beast, Washington Examiner, RedState and New York Magazine
RELATED:
Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
Exactly one proposition — Whaddya know, a rich asshole who can dish it out but can't take it: … Let's stop where this discussion should have ended. If the journalism was solid, everyone at Axel Springer should tell Ackman to piss up a rope. It was Ackman's choice to spend days …
Discussion:
Mediaite, BizPac Review and Semafor, more at Mediagazer »
New York Times:
Trump Is Connecting With a Different Type of Evangelical Voter — They are not just the churchgoing, conservative activists who once dominated the G.O.P. — Karen Johnson went to her Lutheran church so regularly as a child that she won a perfect attendance award. As an adult, she taught Sunday school.
Discussion:
Althouse, Raw Story, WOI and New Yorker
Dan Milmo / The Guardian:
‘Impossible’ to create AI tools like ChatGPT without copyrighted material, OpenAI says — Pressure grows on artificial intelligence firms over the content used to train their products — The developer OpenAI has said it would be impossible to create tools like its groundbreaking chatbot …
Discussion:
The Hollywood Reporter and The Messenger, more at Mediagazer »
Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Florida Republican Party ousts Christian Ziegler as chairman after rape allegation — The move was widely expected after news broke last month that Ziegler was under investigation by the Sarasota County Police Department. — The Republican Party of Florida on Monday formally voted …
Discussion:
Politico, Axios, Associated Press, The Messenger, Orlando Sentinel, Los Angeles Times, WFLA-TV and Political Wire
James D. Zirin / The Hill:
To disqualify or not to disqualify: The Supreme Court confronts the ‘laugh test’ — The reactionary Supreme Court is in a quandary as to how to decide the Trump disqualification case while retaining whatever credibility it has left. The court just voted to review the Colorado Supreme Court decision, but it really didn't want to.
NBC News:
Tanya Chutkan, the judge overseeing Trump's federal election interference case, appears to be victim of ‘swatting’ — Police and fire trucks responded to reports of a shooting at Chutkan's home, but police determined no shooting had taken place. — WASHINGTON — Police and fire trucks showed …
Discussion:
Washington Examiner, The Messenger, Little Green Footballs and Raw Story
Thom Hartmann / The Hartmann Report:
Rightwing Billionaires & Trump Want a Nation Where Everything is For Sale — Donald Trump and his fellow rightwing billionaires have a plan for America. They want to turn the United States from a prosperous, middle-class nation into a country of paupers, where bribery is common and the wealthy can get away with anything.
CNN:
House Republicans plot swift impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas as moderates signal support — House Republicans are plotting to swiftly impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas early this year, as key swing-district Republicans express fresh openness …
Discussion:
HotAir, Axios, KSAT-TV, RedState, The Daily Caller, Fox News, The Federalist, The Messenger and Political Wire
RELATED:
Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:
Hoping to govern in 2024, House Republicans fear a repeat of last year
Hoping to govern in 2024, House Republicans fear a repeat of last year
Discussion:
The Hill, Washington Examiner, Wall Street Journal, Digby's Hullabaloo and UPI
Marcia Dunn / Associated Press:
US company says its moon landing attempt is in jeopardy because of an engine problem — The ashes and DNA of ‘Star Trek’ cast members and fans are being sent to space — A private company said Monday its moon landing is in jeopardy after a propulsion problem prevented the newly launched spacecraft …
Discussion:
The Hill, HotAir, CBS News, The Messenger, Reuters, TechCrunch, Houston Style Magazine, Plain Dealer, Fox Business, Ars Technica, Raw Story, Associated Press, WFLA-TV, Breitbart, CNN, UPI, Al Jazeera, Bloomberg, New Scientist, El País, New York Times, The Verge, The Daily Beast, KSLTV.com, New York Daily News, NBC News and Engadget
Lara Korte / Politico:
Gov. Newsom announces delayed special election for McCarthy seat — The election to finish out the rest of McCarthy's term will run parallel with the race to succeed him. — SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The special primary election to replace former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will be held on March 19 …
Discussion:
CBS News, The Messenger and Sacramento Bee