Morning Jolt: Ten News Stories that Dominated Headlines — and then Disappeared

Making the click-through worthwhile: ten recent news stories that dominated the headlines and then suddenly disappeared, becoming modern unsolved mysteries worthy of an ominous Robert Stack narration; the latest in the suddenly twisted, scandalous world of Virginia state politics; Beto O'Rourke prepares to sit on a famous couch; and an invitation you can't afford to miss.

Modern Unsolved Mysteries

Ten questions on my mind:

One: Whatever happened to that BuzzFeed story claiming that President Trump "directed his longtime attorney Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about negotiations to build a Trump Tower in Moscow"? Did those "two federal law enforcement officials involved in an investigation of the matter" ever give reporters Jason Leopold and Anthony Cormier any more information? Did they ever show them the documents? Did BuzzFeed ever give a good explanation as to why the office of special counsel Robert Mueller made a public statement that the story was "not ...

February 05 2019

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Ten News Stories that Dominated Headlines — and then Disappeared Jim Geraghty Making the click-through worthwhile: ten recent news stories that dominated the headlines and then suddenly disappeared, becoming modern unsolved mysteries worthy of an ominous Robert Stack narration; the latest in the suddenly twisted, scandalous world of Virginia state politics; Beto O'Rourke prepares to sit on a famous couch; and an invitation you can't afford to miss. Modern Unsolved Mysteries Ten questions on my mind: One: Whatever happened to that BuzzFeed story claiming that President Trump "directed his longtime attorney Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about negotiations to build a Trump Tower in Moscow"? Did those "two federal law enforcement officials involved in an investigation of the matter" ever give reporters Jason Leopold and Anthony Cormier any more information? Did they ever show them the documents? Did BuzzFeed ever give a good explanation as to why the office of special counsel Robert Mueller made a public statement that the story was "not ... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories Misreading Watergate Ramesh Ponnuru Kevin Kruse and Julian Zelizer mount a self-defeating case against President Trump in USA Today, misreading Watergate in the process. An Irrational Political Culture, about to Get More So Rich Lowry As far as his critics are concerned, his yearbook image might as well have been published last year, not 35 years ago. Cuomo Announces $2.3 Billion Revenue Shortfall: 'God Forbid If the Rich Leave' Jack Crowe New York governor Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that the state is facing a $2.3 billion tax-revenue shortfall. ADVERTISEMENT The Politics of Manifest Destiny Kevin D. Williamson The ruthlessly enforced homogeneity of intellectual and public life leaves our ruling class in a state of almost pristine ignorance of the facts about those whom they would presume to rule. A World without Forgiveness Ben Shapiro A world with no mercy or grace is an ugly world indeed. And we're building that world for ourselves, brick by brick. Trump Has Not Flamed Out Conrad Black Trump has his flaws, but he knows how to hold onto his base while appealing to a broad audience and getting some important things done. Moore, Kavanaugh, Northam: The Left's Assault on Repentance Dennis Prager The notion that a man who had exhibited no racism in 30 years should be driven from office because of a racist photo in his medical-school yearbook page would have struck our grandparents as un-Christian, un-Jewish, stupid, and mean. Fairfax: Sexual-Assault Claim a 'Smear' Meant to Block Path to Governor's Mansion Jack Crowe Virginia lieutenant governor Justin Fairfax called the sexual-assault allegation recently leveled against him a "smear" on Monday. ADVERTISEMENT JOIN NRPLUS Don't Just Read the Conversation, Shape the Conversation NRPLUS is everything you would associate with a digital magazine subscription, and a whole lot more ─ including up to 90% fewer on-site ads, access to our private Facebook group, full commenting privileges, and invites to our writer/editor conference calls. Join now for only $1 a week. Offer ends soon. JOIN TODAY Photo Essays Send in the Clowns Cartoons of the Day: February 4, 2019 ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.