ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT
It’s not every day that someone can’t campaign in their district because it might result in arrest.
Will Sommer is a tech reporter for The Daily Beast. He previously worked as a campaign editor at The Hill, and as a political columnist for Washington City Paper.
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EARFUL
Involved in the talks about murdered DNC staffer Seth Rich: a Fox reporter, a former intelligence contractor, and a pair of provocateurs looking to sow “targeted chaos” online.
SMALL BALL
Trump’s “Mini-Mike” nickname is a mega-miss for those who share his smaller stature.
RIGHT RICHTER
The prominent conservative columnist gives the far-right “groyper” ethos a boost, the Seth Rich conspiracy theorists are reinvigorated, and more.
DIAL FOR DOLLARS
Donald Trump’s former campaign manager is selling his video endorsement for $55 a pop. It’s led him to hawk some… interesting products.
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GEE, YA THINK?
In documents obtained by The Daily Beast, Fox’s research team advises colleagues to be wary of “disinformation” from several Trump-boosting on-air regulars, including Giuliani.
OF COURSE
The rumor-mongering mill started up as soon as the results were delayed, and it hasn’t stopped.
RIGHT RICHTER
Right Richter’s back for the new year! Things have not gotten less crazy!
‘LIVES CAN BE RUINED’
A new lawsuit claims the right-wing outlet “destroyed the reputations and ruined the livelihoods” of a group of Pakistani-Americans who were employed by the House as IT staff.
TOXIC MYTHOLOGY
Hucksters swarmed on a fresh opportunity to cash in from a crisis that speaks to paranoid fears on the fringe.
