FBI Seized Smashed Hard Drives From Wasserman Schultz Aide's Home
Daily Caller
FBI agents seized smashed computer hard drives from the home of the information technology administrator for Florida Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, according to an individual who was interviewed by bureau investigators in the case and a high-level congressional source. The congressional source confirmed that the FBI has joined what was previously described as a Capitol Police criminal probe. Can the President Be Indicted? Starr-Era Legal Memo Says Yes
New York Times
A newfound memo from Kenneth W. Starr's investigation into President Bill Clinton rejects a generally held view that presidents are immune from prosecution while in office. A prominent conservative professor of constitutional law wrote the memo after Starr deputies felt they had enough evidence to indict Clinton, the memo shows. Obama Plan to Send Federal Forces to Polls
Time
The Obama White House quietly produced a plan in October to counter a possible Election Day cyber attack that included sending armed federal law enforcement agents to polling places and mobilizing components of the military. When the plan was disclosed, a group representing state election officials complained about being kept in the dark.
U.S. Immigration Raids Will Target Teen Gang Members
Reuters
U.S. immigration agents intend to mount raids nationwide as early as this week to arrest, among others, suspected 16- and 17-year-old gang-bangers who entered the country without guardians. The raids, described in an internal memo, would depart markedly from the Obama administration's emphasis on minors convicted of crimes. How Fake Cops Got $1.2 Million in Real Weapons
Marshall Project
When you think of a federal sting involving weaponry and military gear, the Government Accountability Office doesn't immediately leap to mind. But the federal monitor created a fictitious law enforcement agency — complete with a fake website and a bogus address in an empty lot — and applied for military-grade equipment from the Department of Defense. And in less than a week, the phony fuzz got their gear. Police Test Limits of Medical Privacy in Opioid Fight
Associated Press
Amid a national opioid crisis, states are considering allowing police and law enforcement officials to access prescription drug monitoring databases without a court order, pitting patient rights to privacy against the government's ability to investigate so-called doctor shopping. New Jersey is the latest state to move in this direction, following California and Rhode Island. Eugenicist William Shockley: Silicon Valley's First Bad Boy
Wired
William Shockley is the disgraced founding father of Silicon Valley. His overbearing management style anticipated conditions at numerous Silicon Valley startups to come. He kept meticulous notes about his athletic achievements, like many today who pursue the "quantified self." It is true that his legacy is overshadowed by his obsession with eugenics, but in other respects he presaged Travis Kalanick and Martin Shkreli. Investigative Classics: Joseph Rago's Reported Editorials
Wall Street Journal
When Joseph Rago died suddenly last week at the age of 34, the editorial page of the Wall Street Journal, and the nation, lost a talented and persuasive voice of conservatism. Significantly, Rago, like the best investigative reporters, often broke new ground in his editorials. Here is a look at the work of "a reporter's opinion writer." | 
