Good Thursday morning.
I have a condensed version of the Briefing for you this morning.
Hot, hot, hot stories
IMPORTANT Emails show 2016 links among Steele, Ohr, Simpson — with Russian oligarch in background
White House drafting sanctions order to punish foreign interference in U.S. elections
Eric Clanton takes 3-year probation deal in Berkeley rally bike lock assault case
Media Coverage Of Rep. Chris Collins’ Indictment Vs. Sen. Menendez’s Trial
Recording reveals Nunes saying Rosenstein impeachment would complicate Kavanaugh confirmation
Twitter Plans ‘Hate Speech’ Crackdown After Backlash From Upset Employees
“Superman” actress Margot Kidder’s death ruled a suicide
Your daily WTFs:
Florida woman allegedly on crack, meth runs naked to get away from ‘giant spider,’ police say
US invaded by savage tick that sucks animals dry, spawns without mating
Historical picture of the day:
Other morsels:
Jeff Sessions Boasts Of Untold Civil Rights Successes
Progressive Protesters Shout Down GOP Rep, His Wife: ‘Shame on Your Mexican Wife’
Puerto Rico sends costlier reconstruction plan to U.S. Congress
Argentina’s Senate Rejects Bill Legalizing Abortion
IRS agent: Manafort had $16M in unreported income
Planned Parenthood launches six-figure Supreme Court ad campaign
One man’s idea to rid the ocean of drifting plastic
Trump officials open door to fracking in California
North Korea rejects repeated US proposal to slash nuclear arsenal: report
Conservative group pledges $2.5 million for 12 House GOP candidates
Iraqi refugee charged with shooting cop last week. Feds reportedly halted his deportation in 2016
Rep. Steve Scalise calls out leftists who are inciting violence: Liberals need to speak up
Democrat drives to friend’s home and reportedly shoots him over political disagreement on Facebook
New Report Suggests Trump Is Preparing To Nix Obama-Era Lightbulb Rules
Statehood Is Not The Conservative Solution For Puerto Rico
Trump Finally Weighs In On Liberal Straw Ban
Kim Jong Un sports casual look for fish-pickling plant photo op
Lawyers fight back against grand jury that issued 904 indictments in 1 day
ICE Crashed a Van Full of Detained Mothers and Misrepresented the Story Until They Got Caught
Law Prof Declares ‘Second-Rate Intellect’ Sonia Sotomayor Only on Supreme Court for Her ‘Latinaness’
Virginia governor declares state of emergency ahead of Charlottesville rally anniversary
Ford Celebrates Making 10 Millionth Mustang
WH pushes back after Rand Paul suggests Trump asked him to deliver letter to Putin
Dem questions whether Supreme Court would force Trump to comply with a Mueller subpoena
Online dating study: Are you chasing people ‘out of your league’?
Church charges against Attorney General Sessions are dropped
Trump begins 2018 fundraising blitz
US to hit Russia with new sanctions after poisoning of former Russian double agent and daughter
And that’s all I’ve got, now go beat back the angry mob!
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