NEW KID IN TOWNBreitbart Launching a MAGA Rival to Politico’s PlaybookThe populist conservative outlet is getting into the Beltway-focused daily newsletter game.Lachlan Cartwright
No One to Root ForHow Breitbart and Weiner Made Trump PresidentAs Anthony Weiner gets ready for the slammer, a look back at the bizarre media moment of 2011 that was the metaphorical beginning of the Trump era.Harry Siegel
All-Out WarFox Asks FCC if It Can ‘Police’ ColbertWhat health care vote? On Thursday, far-right outlets seemed more interested in their war on Stephen Colbert, with Neil Cavuto asking the FCC chairman if he could get involved.Ben Collins
ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUSTIs Bill O’Reilly Out at Fox?Sources at Fox News say Rupert Murdoch and his sons are reaching the conclusion that their top cable star is too much of a liability.Lloyd Grove
EXEMPLARYFarewell to the Irreplaceable Gwen IfillThe skillful host of ‘Washington Week’ was a smart, tough-minded journalist who many knew as a great friend with a warm and genuine curiosity about anyone she met.Michael Tomasky
MESSENGERSTrump’s Insane New Media EstablishmentDenizens of the zany fringe will have an opportunity to capitalize on their Trump-supporting prescience, and some of them will have a direct line to the White House. Lloyd Grove
She’s a Witch!The Alt-Right’s October Surprise: SatanThe top trend on Twitter, fueled by Trump campaign darling InfoWars, claims the Clinton campaign performed a satanic ritual. The Satanic Temple, however, calls the claim absurd.Ben Collins
IN HASTEJournalist Fired for Trump Death Wish<p>Steven Borowiec, a <i>Los Angeles Times</i> stringer in Asia, was fired after posting a tweet wishing “Donald Trump’s life [to] end.”</p> Lloyd Grove
RIGGED!Drudge, Rush Fall for Twitter Joke@RandyGDub said he ‘loves’ working at an Ohio post office where he rigs the election for Hillary Clinton. Right-wing media took him seriously.Betsy Swan
DISCONNECTBreitbart’s Alternate Reality for TrumpAs media outlet after media outlet catalogues the weekend Donald Trump’s campaign went belly-up, Breitbart News has the candidate within striking distance.Lloyd Grove
‘DECISION FATIGUE’WikiLeaks: Hillary’s a Dying ShopaholicWith conspiracists and Trump surrogates pushing the ‘Clinton is dying’ story, WikiLeaks decided to wade in with an old email citing ‘decision fatigue’ as evidence of illness.Ben Collins