Top Items:
Politico:
Playbook: What the GOP would prefer not to discuss — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — WITH ENDORSERS LIKE THESE — Florida Gov. RON DeSANTIS privately criticized DONALD TRUMP and said he wouldn't be Trump's running mate on a call first obtained by the N.Y. Post's Diana Glebova.
Discussion:
Political Wire
RELATED:
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Alabama's I.V.F. Ruling Shows Our Slide Toward Theocracy — If you don't think this country is sliding toward theocracy, you're not paying attention. — The drumbeat of incidents moving us ever closer to the seemingly inescapable future is so steady and frequent that we've developed outrage fatigue — we've grown numb.
Discussion:
Politico, Washington Post, NBC News, al.com, Digby's Hullabaloo, KARE-TV, LifeNews.com, The Guardian, The Hill, New York Magazine, Fox News, Abortion, Every Day, Raw Story, CBS News, UPI, New York Post and Althouse
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Alabama infertility clinic stops offering IVF, fearing prosecution
Alabama infertility clinic stops offering IVF, fearing prosecution
Discussion:
Washington Examiner, al.com, Lawyers, Guns & Money, CBS News, Washington Post, The Cut, The Guardian, Pharyngula, Jezebel, WKRG News 5, RESOLVE, Axios, NPR, CNN, Yellowhammer News, Immensely Affectionate Undead, Slate, Tales from a Phoenix, Los Angeles Times, Aleteia, The Daily Signal and NBC News
CNN:
Days after Alabama's Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are children, a second clinic pauses IVF treatment
Days after Alabama's Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are children, a second clinic pauses IVF treatment
Rolling Stone:
Trump's Abortion Plan Leak Inflamed His Campaign and Energized Democrats
Trump's Abortion Plan Leak Inflamed His Campaign and Energized Democrats
Discussion:
Raw Story, Washington Post, nationalinterest.org, The Daily Caller, DCCC and RedState
Michelle L. Price / Associated Press:
Lara Trump says she thinks GOP voters would like to see RNC pay Donald Trump's legal fees
Lara Trump says she thinks GOP voters would like to see RNC pay Donald Trump's legal fees
Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
‘Another hot potato’: Alabama's IVF ruling risks political, legal backlash
‘Another hot potato’: Alabama's IVF ruling risks political, legal backlash
Discussion:
Civil Discourse …, CNN, al.com, The Daily Caller, The Guardian, The Hill, New York Times, Washington Examiner, CBS News, The 19th and Talking Points Memo
Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Ron DeSantis shares his concerns about Trump in a private call with supporters
Ron DeSantis shares his concerns about Trump in a private call with supporters
Discussion:
USA Today, Washington Examiner, Politico, Orlando Sentinel, The Post Millennial, Florida's Voice, Mediaite, Balloon Juice, New York Times, New York Post, Vanity Fair, The Hill, The Root, Breitbart, acecomments.mu.nu, Daily Kos, IJR, Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, HotAir and The Gateway Pundit
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
The centerpiece of Republicans' case for impeaching Democratic president Joe Biden is the allegation that he and his son Hunter each accepted a $5 million bribe from Ukrainian oil and gas company Burisma when Biden Sr. was vice president. But in the last week, that accusation has revealed quite …
Discussion:
The Hill, New Republic, Washington Examiner, Washington Post and Business Insider
RELATED:
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
James Comer and Tucker Carlson aren't fooled by Russian lies — they're complicit — Last week, the “whistleblower” that House Republicans were counting on to justify a long-planned impeachment of Joe Biden was arrested for lying to the FBI. In a twist that should surprise exactly no one …
Discussion:
Raw Story, The Daily Beast, Mediaite, CNN, PoliticusUSA, Forbes, Wonkette, Crooks and Liars and Axios
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
A Bigger Story Than You Can Possibly Imagine — I know that's a big headline that promises a lot. But I think it's true. David has a good rundown of the events in the Morning Memo. But I want to do my best to set them out on a larger canvas that goes back to the “Hunter Biden laptop” …
Discussion:
Daily Kos, Raw Story, Mediaite, Digby's Hullabaloo and Rolling Stone
Jay Kuo / The Status Kuo:
It's Even Worse Than We Imagined
It's Even Worse Than We Imagined
Discussion:
The Times of Israel, CNN, Raw Story, New York Post, Newsweek and New York Times
Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
The Biden ‘bombshells’ all lead back to Trump - and Russia
The Biden ‘bombshells’ all lead back to Trump - and Russia
Discussion:
The Hill, Washington Post, Raw Story and One America News Network
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Another GOP Biden ‘informant.’ Another indictment and link to Russia.
Another GOP Biden ‘informant.’ Another indictment and link to Russia.
Discussion:
Salon
Kelly Garrity / Politico:
‘Assholes come and go’: Trump isn't the future, Sununu says — “It won't be his party forever. ... It just won't,” Sununu said. — The future of the Republican Party isn't Donald Trump, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu said Thursday. — “It won't be his party forever. Right? It just won't.
Discussion:
Tampa Bay Times and NBC News
RELATED:
Olivia Hampton / NPR:
Nikki Haley says Biden is ‘more dangerous’ than Trump but neither is fit for the job
Nikki Haley says Biden is ‘more dangerous’ than Trump but neither is fit for the job
Discussion:
IJR, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Wall Street Journal and Political Wire
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Biden's ‘uncommitted’ problem in Michigan worries Democrats looking to November
Biden's ‘uncommitted’ problem in Michigan worries Democrats looking to November
Discussion:
The Hill, Religion Unplugged, Newsweek, UPI, New York Times, The Times of Israel, CBS News, MLive.com, Washington Examiner, USA Today and The Guardian
Eliza Collins / Wall Street Journal:
How Tim Scott Went From ‘Faith in America’ to Leading Role in Trumpworld
How Tim Scott Went From ‘Faith in America’ to Leading Role in Trumpworld
Discussion:
Business Insider, Slate, Washington Times, Mediaite and Politico
Nathan Layne / Reuters:
Lara Trump says RNC needs to raise $500 million, sees interest in paying Trump legal fees
Lara Trump says RNC needs to raise $500 million, sees interest in paying Trump legal fees
Discussion:
The Daily Beast, Twin Cities and New York Times
Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
Haley bashes Trump on Russia as she seeks to gain ground in GOP primary
Haley bashes Trump on Russia as she seeks to gain ground in GOP primary
Discussion:
The Bulwark, UPI, KTAR.com, Fox News, IJR, Washington Post, Al Jazeera, Associated Press, RedState, WGN-TV and Washington Examiner
Praveena Somasundaram / Washington Post:
Mike Lindell must pay man $5M in ‘Prove Mike Wrong’ challenge, judge says — In 2021, MyPillow founder Mike Lindell offered $5 million to anyone who could disprove his claim that he had data showing voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election. — Now, he must pay a 64-year-old from Nevada that award …
RELATED:
Steve Karnowski / Associated Press:
Federal judge affirms MyPillow's Mike Lindell must pay $5M in election data dispute
Federal judge affirms MyPillow's Mike Lindell must pay $5M in election data dispute
Discussion:
Axios, Crooks and Liars, CNN, Raw Story, MeidasTouch, UPI, The Daily Beast, Reason, The Hill, Political Wire and Law & Crime
Meryl Kornfield / Washington Post:
Biden's dog bit Secret Service agents about 24 times, new records show — One biting incident involving Commander, the presidential dog, briefly shut down White House tours due to blood on the floor — President Biden's dog Commander bit Secret Service agents about 24 times …
RELATED:
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Biden gives away Commander after dog drew blood with attacks on Secret Service at White House, vacation home: documents
Biden gives away Commander after dog drew blood with attacks on Secret Service at White House, vacation home: documents
Nick Penzenstadler / USA Today:
Commander, Biden's banished German shepherd, had at least 25 biting incidents in a year
Commander, Biden's banished German shepherd, had at least 25 biting incidents in a year
Discussion:
Washington Examiner, IJR, Trending Politics Conservative, Mediaite and Florida Politics
David Sirota / The Lever:
Sirota's Signals: Yes, $13,000 Per Hour — How does the fine print of a government report expose the real reason billionaires hate the IRS? What are regulators telling us about our credit card bills? Why is dopamine ruining our society? Where are lawmakers refusing to ban assault weapons, but looking into banning cold beer?
Washington Post:
Fundraising is one bright spot for Mike Johnson — Good morning, Early Birds. Today is the last day of early voting before South Carolina's Republican primary on Saturday. Tips: earlytips@washpost.com. Was this forwarded to you? Sign up here. Thanks for waking up with us.
Discussion:
The Hill and Outside the Beltway
RELATED:
emptywheel:
Happy Delaware Laptop Day, for Those Who Celebrate — If I read the docket correctly, in a courtroom in Delaware today, Judge Robert Robinson will hear John Paul Mac Isaac's motion to dismiss and Hunter Biden's motion for summary judgement in the suit and countersuit over whether JPMI …
Discussion:
Mediaite
Mike Allen / Axios:
Exclusive: N.Y. Times reporters plan fall exposé on Trump's taxes … - “I remember watching Joe Biden's inauguration and seeing Donald Trump and his family leave Washington for Mar-a-Lago,” Craig says. … - “We have spent the last three years building upon our prior reporting.
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
From anti-anti-Putin to openly pro-Putin — Tucker Carlson finally takes the mask off. … Tucker Carlson's recent grand tour of Russia was easy to mock. — A far less pleasant version of Rick Steves, Carlson wandered around Moscow, gushing over the clean, efficient subways …
Thomas Barrabi / New York Post:
‘Absurdly woke’: Google's AI chatbot spits out ‘diverse’ images of Founding Fathers, popes, Vikings — Google's highly-touted AI chatbot Gemini was blasted as “woke” after its image generator spit out factually or historically inaccurate pictures — including a woman as pope, black Vikings …
Discussion:
The Verge, Washington Examiner, Associated Press, Fox Business, Reason, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, IJR, Engadget, Bloomberg, Twitchy, American Greatness and HotAir, more at Techmeme »
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Biden calls congressional Republicans “worse” than Strom Thurmond … I've served with real racists. I've served with Strom Thurmond," Biden said at a fundraiser in San Francisco, according to a White House pool report. — “But guess what? … - Biden said Thurmond did “terrible things …
Discussion:
USA Today, HotAir, Fox News, Washington Examiner and New York Post
Robert Frank / CNBC:
Tax evasion by millionaires and billionaires tops $150 billion a year, says IRS chief — The nation's millionaires and billionaires are evading more than $150 billion a year in taxes, according to the head of the Internal Revenue Service. — The IRS, with billion of dollars in new funding …
Discussion:
Washington Examiner
Washington Post:
Leaked files from Chinese firm show vast international hacking effort — A trove of leaked documents from a Chinese state-linked hacking group shows that Beijing's intelligence and military groups are carrying out large-scale, systematic cyber intrusions against foreign governments …
Discussion:
New York Times, Associated Press, Fortune, Business Insider, SpyTalk and The Japan Times, more at Techmeme »