That Time I Published a Putin Pal at The Daily Caller

By Eric Owens

A former editor at the right-wing site recalls how he was made to publish an op-ed written by Deripaska, an oligarch whom the Senate this week tied to Russia’s election scheming.

By Tarpley Hitt

The digital streaming device’s easy-to-access private channels are a dark place filled with some of the worst of humanity.

By Eric Alterman

Yes, all presidents lie. But none of them lied like this. The question is, why do so many in the media still let it happen?

By Rich McHugh

Police say the body of Mamadou N’Diaye has been found in a lake after four weeks, but his family is demanding more answers.

By Tim Teeman

Brian Moreland, one of Broadway’s few Black producers, was just elected to the Broadway League’s board. He talks to Tim Teeman about racism, criticism of the League, and change.

By Emily Shugerman

In the three weeks since school started in Cherokee County, Georgia, three of the district’s six high schools have temporarily shuttered due to coronavirus outbreaks.

By Anna Nemtsova

Russia is desperate for a vaccine against the coronavirus, but skepticism that dates back to the Soviet era means people don’t trust Putin’s quick-fix miracle cure.

By Lewis Beale

The Italian author’s Neapolitan Quartet is beloved around the world (3 million copies sold in the U.S. alone), and the fanbase can’t wait for the new novel landing next month.

1. TOWERING INFERNO

Hundreds of fires that have so far killed six people and burned over 600,000 acres in the Bay area could be amplified by more lightning storms.

2. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE

Alexey Navalny’s family said he was not getting the treatment he needed in Siberia after he fell ill after the suspected poisoning of his tea.

3. WITNESS

Brennan’s spokesperson said federal prosecutor John Durham told the ex-CIA director in their interview that “he is only a witness to events that are under review.”

4. YOU JOKE, BUT...

Spoiler alert: That’s exactly what Brian Kolfage did, according to federal prosecutors.

5. BAM!

It’s not too hot, and it’s not too truffely, either. It’s just right.

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