Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) lost her comms director on Friday, and by Monday it already showed. 
One of the norms of journalism in the Internet era is a hesitation against "doxxing," revealing the identity or personal details of those who request anonymity. There are times when the newsworthiness of someone's identity trumps that hesitancy, but in general reporters recognize that unnecessary doxxing runs the risk of exposing subjects to hate, abuse, or even violence. 
Progressive members of Congress are pressuring their colleagues to cut funding for the Department of Homeland Security, threatening another government shutdown. 
One of the lead stories on the front page of the Daily Beast yesterday was headlined “It’s Not Just Antifa: Now GOP Wants to Lock Up Liberal Women.” This immediately confused me, and not just because the awkward phrasing initially made me think Antifa wants to lock up liberal women. I was mostly confused because Daily Beast reporter Kelly Weill is evidently the only reporter who managed to hear multiple Republican leaders call for the incarceration of liberal women.
Kudos to The Daily Beast and reporter Jay Michaelson for uncovering a deep conspiracy to change America into a theocracy by placing Catholic extremists into the Supreme Court.
The Daily Beast corrected a recent story, which claimed that House Intelligence Committee chairman Devin Nunes (R., Calif.) refused to answer a question about whether he worked with the White House on his controversial memo, after an official transcript contradicted its original reporting. 
Daily Beat reporter Lizzie Crocker resigned over the weekend after her publication confirmed that she plagiarized from the Weekly Standard. 
President Donald Trump’s nominee for ambassador to Germany, Richard Grenell, may face a longer road to confirmation as a result of his past remarks about female politicians and media personalities. 