Top Items:
Jane Lytvynenko / BuzzFeed News:
Epstein's Death Was On 4Chan Before Officials Announced It — Now Authorities Are Investigating — The New York City Fire Department is investigating whether a first responder posted about Jeffrey Epstein's death on a notorious internet message board prior to officials announcing it to the public, BuzzFeed News has learned.
RELATED:
CBS News:
Shrieking heard from Jeffrey Epstein's jail cell the morning he died — CBS News has learned that the morning of Jeffrey Epstein's death there was shouting and shrieking from his jail cell. Guards attempted to revive him while saying “breathe, Epstein, breathe.”
Ken White / The Atlantic:
Thirty-Two Short Stories About Death in Prison
Thirty-Two Short Stories About Death in Prison
Discussion:
Boing Boing, The Week, Popehat, The Crime Report and Big League Politics
Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:
DOJ reassigns warden after Epstein's apparent suicide
DOJ reassigns warden after Epstein's apparent suicide
Discussion:
NBC News, Breitbart, CNBC, WPTV, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller and TheBlaze
CNBC:
FBI seized computers in raid at Jeffrey Epstein's Virgin Island home
FBI seized computers in raid at Jeffrey Epstein's Virgin Island home
Discussion:
The Daily Beast, NB Blog, Politico, New York Times, The Gateway Pundit, Fox News and New York Post
Lauren Egan / NBC News:
‘That was a retweet’: Trump defends sharing conspiracy theory linking Bill Clinton and Epstein
‘That was a retweet’: Trump defends sharing conspiracy theory linking Bill Clinton and Epstein
Discussion:
RedState, PJ Media Home and RealClearPolitics
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Jeffrey Epstein and When to Take Conspiracies Seriously
Jeffrey Epstein and When to Take Conspiracies Seriously
Discussion:
The American Conservative
Simon Shuster / TIME:
A Kremlin-Linked Firm Invested Millions in Kentucky. Were They After More Than Money? — Last summer, it looked like things were finally about to change for Ashland, Ky. For two decades, the jobs that once supported this Appalachian outpost of 20,000 people on a bend in the Ohio River …
RELATED:
Washington Post:
How a McConnell-backed effort to lift Russian sanctions boosted a Kentucky project — In January, as the Senate debated whether to permit the Trump administration to lift sanctions on Russia's largest aluminum producer, two men with millions of dollars riding on the outcome met for dinner at a restaurant in Zurich.
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
John Hickenlooper Mulling Ending Presidential Bid to Run for Senate — CLEAR LAKE, Iowa — Former Gov. John Hickenlooper of Colorado is in discussions about ending his presidential bid and entering the race for his state's Republican-held Senate seat, potentially giving Democrats a strong candidate …
Discussion:
Denver Post, Talking Points Memo, Political Wire and Axios
Mark Moore / New York Post:
Chris Cuomo once referred to himself as ‘Fredo’ in radio interview — CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, who was captured on a viral video getting into a profanity-laced exchange with a person who called him “Fredo,” once referred to himself as the hapless “The Godfather” character in a radio interview.
RELATED:
Tamar Lapin / New York Post:
Chris Cuomo caught on video flying into rage after man calls him ‘Fredo’
Chris Cuomo caught on video flying into rage after man calls him ‘Fredo’
Discussion:
YouTube, RedState, Breitbart, Washington Free Beacon, Hot Air, The Resurgent, Althouse, National Review and Splinter
Alex Horton / Washington Post:
How Fredo, the tragic ‘Godfather’ character, became an insult wielded by Trump
How Fredo, the tragic ‘Godfather’ character, became an insult wielded by Trump
Discussion:
The Federalist and Vox
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
New York Times demotes editor who sparked fury — New York (CNN Business)Jonathan Weisman, the deputy Washington editor for The New York Times (NYT), has been demoted after a pair of incidents in which he ignited controversy on Twitter (TWTR), the newspaper said Tuesday.
Discussion:
Politico, The Wrap, Mediaite and Algemeiner.com, more at Mediagazer »
Washington Post:
Extreme climate change has arrived in America — 2°C: BEYOND THE LIMIT °C °F — LAKE HOPATCONG, N.J. — Before climate change thawed the winters of New Jersey, this lake hosted boisterous wintertime carnivals. As many as 15,000 skaters took part, and automobile owners would drive onto the thick ice.
Discussion:
Detroit Metro Times
Ethan Brown / The Appeal:
A No-Holds-Barred Assault on Prosecutors — Attorney General William Barr pushed back against reforms by progressive prosecutors—but perhaps his greatest vitriol was reserved for the Boston DA's attempt to rein in police. — U.S. Attorney General William Barr lashed out at progressive prosecutors …
Discussion:
Raw Story, Daily Wire and Lawyers, Guns & Money
RELATED:
Daniel Nichanian / The Appeal:
22 NOTES FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL WILLIAM BARR
Lauren Egan / NBC News:
Trump says he's losing as much as $5B being president — During a visit to a Pennsylvania factory, the president claimed without evidence that he was losing money while in office. — MONACA, Pa. — President Donald Trump claimed on Tuesday that being president will personally cost him billions of dollars …
Discussion:
Associated Press, Raw Story and The Week
RELATED:
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Trump Superfan Bill Mitchell Raised Money to Move to D.C. He Moved to Miami Instead — Bill Mitchell's fans and some right-wing personalities are fuming at Mitchell after he said he wanted to interview the big politicians in D.C. and then moved to Miami. — Trump superfan Bill Mitchell …
Discussion:
Miami New Times and Right Wing Watch
SBG San Antonio / WOAI:
Suspect arrested after allegedly firing shots at ICE office — SAN ANTONIO - A man is in custody accused of shooting at an ICE Office. The shooting took place around 3 a. m. Tuesday on the 1700 block of NE Loop 410 near Brookhaven Drive. Police said the suspect fired shots from across the highway, damaging some windows.
Discussion:
KSAT-TV, Washington Examiner, BizPac Review, TheBlaze, The Gateway Pundit and twitchy.com
RELATED:
Sarah Frier / Bloomberg:
Facebook Paid Contractors to Transcribe Users' Audio Chats — Social network says it paused human review of conversations — Apple, Amazon, Google have been scrutinized for similar work — Facebook Inc. has been paying hundreds of outside contractors to transcribe clips of audio …
Discussion:
The Guardian, Vanity Fair, ScienceAlert, The Week, Mashable, The Verge and TechCrunch, more at Techmeme »
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Man Sues CNN's Don Lemon for Alleged Assault at Sag Harbor Bar — A man is suing Don Lemon, claiming the CNN host attacked him at a Hamptons bar last summer. The suit, obtained by Mediaite, was filed Sunday and seeks unspecified damages for “emotional pain and suffering.”
Discussion:
RedState, The Wrap, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit, Daily Wire, NB Blog and twitchy.com
Vanessa Williams / Washington Post:
Stacey Abrams to launch voter protection program in battleground states ahead of the 2020 election — Stacey Abrams is taking her voting rights crusade national, with a program to provide technical and financial assistance to help Democrats in key states strengthen their voter protection operations ahead …
RELATED:
AWR Hawkins / Breitbart:
Report: Ivanka Trump Calling Congressional Members About Gun Control — Ivanka Trump is reportedly calling members of Congress to feel out various gun control proposals and to figure out what needs to be done in order to get them passed. — Axios reports that Ivanka “has quietly …
Discussion:
Raw Story and Washington Post
RELATED:
Washington Post:
House panel expected to return early from recess to vote on gun bills despite Democratic disagreement on details
House panel expected to return early from recess to vote on gun bills despite Democratic disagreement on details
Discussion:
Shareblue Media, Vox and Breitbart
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Ivanka Trump is quietly calling lawmakers about the gun debate
Ivanka Trump is quietly calling lawmakers about the gun debate
Discussion:
Raw Story, Hot Air, Big League Politics, The Trace, Splinter, New York Post and The Daily Beast
Annie Karni / New York Times:
No One Attacked Trump More in 2016 Than His Fellow Republicans. The Lesson: It Didn't Work. — WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. has called President Trump an “existential threat” to the nation. — Senator Kamala Harris has warned on the campaign trail that the president is a racist.
Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:
How a Trump Ally Tested the Boundaries of Washington's Influence Game — WASHINGTON — Elliott Broidy had the kind of past that might have given a more traditional White House reason to keep him at a distance: A wealthy businessman, he had pleaded guilty in 2009 to giving nearly $1 million …
Discussion:
Raw Story
Daniel Friedman / Mother Jones:
Michael Flynn and George Papadopoulos Are Scheduled to Speak at a Conference Organized by a QAnon Supporter — Michael Flynn and George Papadopoulos, two former Trump foreign policy aides who both agreed in late 2017 to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation …
Aris Folley / The Hill:
Over 70,000 people sign petition to rename Fifth Avenue outside Trump Tower after Obama — More than 70,000 people have signed onto a petition that seeks to rename the portion of Fifth Avenue in front of the Trump Tower in Manhattan after former President Obama.
Discussion:
Fox News
Melanie Mason / Los Angeles Times:
In suburban Texas, 'It feels like there's no place for lifelong Republicans like me' — Vanessa Steinkamp is the kind of voter that Texas Republicans counted on. She's a devoted conservative who volunteered for Bob Dole's presidential campaign, interned for former GOP Sen. Bill Frist …
Peter Savodnik / Vanity Fair:
MILLENNIALS, RAPPERS, AND REVOLUTION: INSIDE BERNIE SANDERS'S PLAYBOOK FOR WINNING THE BLACK VOTE — The old, white senator from Vermont has become an unlikely hero to black and Hispanic millennials in Los Angeles. At a private lunch last month in Hollywood, Sanders explained his vision …
Discussion:
Washington Post
Susan B. Glasser / Foreign Affairs:
Putin the Great — Russia's Imperial Impostor — On January 27, 2018, Vladimir Putin became the longest-serving leader of Russia since Joseph Stalin. There were no parades or fireworks, no embarrassingly gilded statues unveiled or unseemly displays of nuclear missiles in Red Square.
Discussion:
Financial Times
Will Englund / Washington Post:
Russian villagers told to leave — no, stay — following missile test explosion — MOSCOW — Four days after a missile carrying nuclear materials exploded on a platform on the White Sea, military officials came to the little nearby village of Nyonoksa and told residents that they should evacuate for a few hours Wednesday.
Discussion:
RedState, CBS News, Quartz, New York Post and The Week
Bloomberg:
Republican Donors Told to Wait as Pompeo Considers Kansas Senate Run — Secretary of state has given mixed signals on the 2020 race — Pompeo's trips to Kansas, political speeches fuel speculation — Republican political donors have been told to hold off contributing …
Discussion:
Political Wire
New York Times:
Venezuela's Maduro Cracks Down on His Own Military in Bid to Retain Power — MARACAY, Venezuela — A week after Venezuela's intelligence forces detained a retired navy captain, he appeared in a military tribunal a broken man, in a wheelchair and showing signs of torture. — “Help me,” he mouthed to his lawyer.
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Eliot Engel warns foreign officials: Stop spending money at Trump properties — House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel directed his aides on Tuesday to warn foreign officials that they are “facilitating” President Donald Trump's alleged emoluments violations by spending money …
CNN:
Washington Post editor responds to Bernie Sanders: Your ‘conspiracy theory’ is wrong — (CNN)The executive editor of The Washington Post hit back at Sen. Bernie Sanders' suggestion that the paper's coverage of the presidential candidate is linked to its owner's business interests, calling the accusation a “conspiracy theory.”
Discussion:
Washington Post, Reason, NPR, Fox News, Townhall, Washington Free Beacon and IJR, more at Mediagazer »
New York Times:
The House v. Trump: Stymied Lawmakers Increasingly Battle in the Courts — Lawmakers say President Trump's disregard for their authority leaves them no choice but to use the courts with greater frequency, but that could have constitutional consequences. — WASHINGTON — Democrats took control …
Discussion:
Politico
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Senate Dems deliver stunning warning to Supreme Court: ‘Heal’ or face restructuring — Several high-profile Senate Democrats warned the Supreme Court in pointed terms this week that it could face a fundamental restructuring if justices do not take steps to “heal” the court in the near future.
Discussion:
CNBC, Breitbart, Law & Crime, Daily Wire and IJR
Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed News:
Matthew Whitaker's Conflict Of Interest Forms Weren't Screened Until Just Before Trump Put Him In Charge Of The DOJ. They Were Incomplete. — WASHINGTON — A few weeks before President Donald Trump appointed Matthew Whitaker acting attorney general in November after ousting Jeff Sessions …