Evening Roundup, February 4
Jen Rubin's eulogy to the Post, Mark Warner on Gabbard's whistleblower complaint, Minnesotans marching, Don Lemon, election interference, the resilience of Black journalists, post-Davos disdain & more
The Killing of The Post
I want to say a word about the savage cuts to the Washington Post announced today. The Post, which achieved greatness during the Watergate era, was bludgeoned today with massiv…
Will a Whistleblower Complaint Unmask Tulsi Gabbard?
[video] A whistleblower complaint lodged against National Security Director Tulsi Gabbard in May 2025 has allegedly been hand delivered to select lawmakers within the last 24 hours. While the subject of the complaint is unknown to the general public, it is reportedly so highly classified that the intelligence committee’s “
The Minneapolis Protesters are Showing What it Takes to Change Minds
People all over the country are noticing the bravery of Minnesotans marching through frigid conditions and billowing clouds of tear gas. Blowing whistles and toting handmade cardboard signs, they are peacefully facing down masked and armed ICE agents. They are demanding justice and protecting their neighbors—while inspiring others nationwide to do the s…
Pressing Forward in the Face of Intimidation
By Shalise Manza Young
Black journalists don't have the luxury of looking away from the Trump madness.
Trump Can't Nationalize Elections
[video] Ben Sheehan explains why Trump cannot nationalize the midterm elections.
The Face of Authoritarianism
Last week, former CNN anchor Don Lemon and independent Minnesota journalist Georgia Fort were arrested by federal agents for covering anti-ICE protests at a St. Paul, Minn., church. A federal grand jury indicted them on charges related to the interruption of a religious service. Among the laws the Justice Department officials claim they broke?...
After Greenland, the U.S. is a Risk to be Managed
As with most days living in the world of Donald Trump, the exhaustion comes from the churn: a declarative threat, a partial retreat, an insistence that everyone misunderstood or a declaration of victory, and then the next demand.
The Fight over DHS Funding & Protecting Fair Elections
We just saw the end of a very brief government shutdown forced by Democrats, who fought back against funding DHS without real restraints on ICE and Customs and Border Patrol.
Jeff Bezos has officially caused the fall of the WAPO. The problem with billionaires is not always about their great wealth but their unhealthy infatuation with power. These people think they know better than anyone else especially those who really do know something about good and great journalism and how it translates to an informed public. And how that knowledge drives democratic principles.
People might start reading the Washington Post again if:
The Editorial Board Resigns and these columnists were fired:
Adam O'Neal, Mark S. Thiessen, Megan McArdle, Dominic Pino and Bret Stephens.