Nic Rowan is media analyst at the Washington Free Beacon. His work has also appeared in the Wall Street Journal, First Things, and The New Criterion. Follow him on Twitter @NicXTempore.
Texas Democratic state representative Alfonso "Poncho" Nevárez turned himself in Thursday after a video surveillance camera captured him dropping a cocaine-filled bag at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. 
Several socialist groups are planning to protest a pair of fundraisers to be held Friday in Seattle for former vice president Joe Biden. 
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) on Wednesday said that impeaching President Donald Trump is necessary to prevent a "disastrous outcome" in 2020. 
ABC chief political analyst Matthew Dowd on Wednesday tweeted a sexist attack at Rep. Elise Stefanik (R., N.Y.) after she questioned witnesses during the House impeachment hearing. 
After the Michigan Department of Education failed to create a state-required accountability system for schools, an education reform group did the job instead. 
Prominent international organizations on Tuesday blamed Israel for a Palestinian rocket that hit the offices of the Palestinian Independent Commission for Human Rights (ICHR) in the Gaza Strip. 
Several top 2020 Democratic contenders are taking shots at South Bend, Ind., mayor Pete Buttigieg.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) on Friday said she would consider suspending the deportation of illegal immigrants in a bid to force congress to pass immigration reform. 
Hillary Clinton on Wednesday said that Sen. Elizabeth Warren's (D., Mass.) Medicare for All plan would not pass the Senate. 
National Public Radio host Joshua Johnson said on Tuesday that only a "paucity" of NPR's funding comes from tax dollars, despite NPR having previously stated that federal funding is "essential" for public radio. 