Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough and MSNBC political analyst Elise Jordan took likely Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg to task for his gun control and soda tax proposals. 
Bloomberg Law apologized and retracted an article on Department of Labor appointee Leif Olson after falsely accusing him of anti-Semitism in early September. 
Not that long ago—just a week ago in fact—many in the media lost their minds over a Trump supporter's alleged plan to mine the social media feeds of reporters for damaging material. The New York Times, which broke the news, warned the resurfaced posts would be "stripped of context or presented in misleading ways," adding that the endeavor was "fundamentally different from the well-established role of the news media in scrutinizing people in positions of power." Department of Labor employee Leif Olson will return to his post one day after stepping down in the wake of a Bloomberg Law article that wrongfully accused him of anti-Semitism. Olson tweeted confirmation from his Twitter account Wednesday night.
"Iran Has Little to Gain From Oman Tanker Attacks," read the headline from Bloomberg oil strategist Julian Lee. Lee then writes, "Who gains from these attacks? The obvious answer is Iran." 
Voters wanting to know more about Michael Bloomberg's tenure as mayor as he considers a presidential run won't get much useful information from the New York City archives, although theoretically hundreds of thousands of important records and communications should be available six years after he left office. 
Bloomberg News reporters are worrying for their future should the billionaire owner of Bloomberg L.P. run for president in 2020. 
Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg is contributing $1 million dollars to an independent expenditure committee that will support the Colorado gubernatorial candidacy of Mike Johnston, a former Democratic state senator. 