- Steve Benen @ The Maddow Blog: Former Prince Andrew’s arrest, Yoon Suk Yeol’s sentence and the power of accountability
In many democracies, criminal suspects are often held accountable — even if they’re politically powerful, even if they’ve served at the highest levels.
- Sarah Ewall-Wice @ The Daily Beast: Egomaniac Trump Sticks His Face on Another Kennedy Building
The banner was put up as critics accuse the president of weaponizing the DOJ against his enemies.
- Josh Kovensky @ Talking Points Memo: FBI’s Top Influencers Tout ‘Antifa’ Funding Investigations
FBI Director cites NSPM-7 as enabling crackdown on left-leaning activists.
- Noah Lanard @ Mother Jones: Everybody Hates Cory
Sex workers, bankruptcy, stolen valor, a restraining order, and Trump’s “Complete and Total” endorsement for Congress.
- David Daley @ Salon: Samuel Alito could give Trump another Supreme Court pick
A strategically-timed retirement announcement means the GOP could soon have another seat to fill on the high court.
- John Knefel & Sophie Lawton @ Media Matters: Nick Shirley rebooted James O’Keefe’s debunked voter fraud myths for a new audience
Shirley’s new California video is little more than a rehashing of O’Keefe’s bogus claims from over a decade ago.