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"American Scoundrel": From Roy Cohn to Stephen Miller, "McCarthyism Lives On," Says Author Kai Bird

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Newsrooms: 30
Last 3 hours: 1 report
Momentum: Steady

Reports per hour, last 24 hours

How the coverage splits

56%11%33%

Against the past week

More newsrooms than 99% of the past week’s 4095 stories, and number 15 of 1770 in News.

We speak with historian Kai Bird about American Scoundrel, a new biography of the notorious political fixer Roy Cohn, who rose to fame as chief counsel to Joe McCarthy during the senator’s anti-communist campaign, served as a lawyer for the New York mob, and was an influential voice i

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The bigger story: Miller

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Sat, 7 Nov, 12:23pm AEDT
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Sat, 7 Nov, 3:59pm AEDT
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Sat, 7 Nov, 4:05pm AEDT
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Sat, 7 Nov, 4:46pm AEDT
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The story so far

30 newsroomsCooling

Reports: 65
Newsrooms and sources: 30
Last 3 hours: 1
Last 24 hours

Cooling: well below its busiest stretch (1 in the last three hours, 1 in the three before).

First with it: The Washington Post, 5 hr 24 min before anyone else.

Reported by 30 newsrooms.

Counted as one newsroom each, because they ran the same copy: RealClearPolitics and The Nation (the same headline).

The numbers behind it

How it spread, where it’s heading and where the coverage is from

Reports a day, last 7 days

Reports a day, last 7 days
Day	Reports
Fri	0
Sat	0
Sun	1
Mon	4
Tue	27
Wed	19
Today	14

Where the coverage is from

How it spread

Newsrooms: 30
Reports: 65

Sources and credits

Newsrooms reporting over time
Time	Newsroom	Total
Sun, 8 Nov, 11:40am AEDT	The Washington Post	1
Sun, 8 Nov, 5:04pm AEDT	Rolling Stone	2
Mon, 9 Nov, 12:55am AEDT	RealClearPolitics	3
Mon, 9 Nov, 5:03am AEDT	The Independent	4
Mon, 9 Nov, 5:09am AEDT	The Hill	5
Mon, 9 Nov, 9:03pm AEDT	The New York Times	6
Tue, 10 Nov, 12:16am AEDT	Democracy Now!	7
Tue, 10 Nov, 12:52am AEDT	HuffPost	8
Tue, 10 Nov, 1:00am AEDT	The Dispatch	9
Tue, 10 Nov, 2:12am AEDT	Raw Story	10
Tue, 10 Nov, 3:50am AEDT	Tangle	11
Tue, 10 Nov, 4:22am AEDT	The Daily Beast	12
Tue, 10 Nov, 4:24am AEDT	Mother Jones	13
Tue, 10 Nov, 4:38am AEDT	TheWrap	14
Tue, 10 Nov, 6:48am AEDT	Boing Boing	15
Tue, 10 Nov, 8:55am AEDT	Breitbart	16
Tue, 10 Nov, 9:34am AEDT	The Post Millennial	17
Tue, 10 Nov, 10:52am AEDT	The Atlantic	18
Tue, 10 Nov, 9:00pm AEDT	Newsweek	19
Tue, 10 Nov, 9:50pm AEDT	Slate	20
Wed, 11 Nov, 2:30am AEDT	TheBlaze	21
Wed, 11 Nov, 4:06am AEDT	Politico	22
Wed, 11 Nov, 4:17am AEDT	Washington Examiner	23
Wed, 11 Nov, 7:20am AEDT	IndieWire	24
Wed, 11 Nov, 4:44pm AEDT	The Guardian	25
Wed, 11 Nov, 10:00pm AEDT	The Daily Caller	26
Wed, 11 Nov, 10:00pm AEDT	Townhall	27
Thu, 12 Nov, 7:54am AEDT	The Bulwark	28
Thu, 12 Nov, 7:56am AEDT	Fox News	29
Thu, 12 Nov, 12:40pm AEDT	RedState	30

Reports filed over time
Time	Source	Total
Sun, 8 Nov, 11:40am AEDT	The Washington Post	1
Sun, 8 Nov, 5:04pm AEDT	Rolling Stone	2
Mon, 9 Nov, 12:55am AEDT	RealClearPolitics	3
Mon, 9 Nov, 5:03am AEDT	The Independent	4
Mon, 9 Nov, 5:09am AEDT	The Hill	5
Mon, 9 Nov, 9:03pm AEDT	The New York Times	6
Mon, 9 Nov, 11:15pm AEDT	The Hill	7
Tue, 10 Nov, 12:16am AEDT	Democracy Now!	8
Tue, 10 Nov, 12:52am AEDT	HuffPost	9
Tue, 10 Nov, 1:00am AEDT	The Dispatch	10
Tue, 10 Nov, 1:33am AEDT	The Washington Post	11
Tue, 10 Nov, 1:55am AEDT	The Nation	12
Tue, 10 Nov, 2:12am AEDT	Raw Story	13
Tue, 10 Nov, 3:50am AEDT	Tangle	14
Tue, 10 Nov, 3:53am AEDT	Rolling Stone	15
Tue, 10 Nov, 4:01am AEDT	The Independent	16
Tue, 10 Nov, 4:22am AEDT	The Daily Beast	17
Tue, 10 Nov, 4:24am AEDT	Mother Jones	18
Tue, 10 Nov, 4:34am AEDT	The Daily Beast	19
Tue, 10 Nov, 4:38am AEDT	TheWrap	20
Tue, 10 Nov, 5:24am AEDT	The Independent	21
Tue, 10 Nov, 5:53am AEDT	The Hill	22
Tue, 10 Nov, 6:48am AEDT	Boing Boing	23
Tue, 10 Nov, 8:55am AEDT	Breitbart	24
Tue, 10 Nov, 9:34am AEDT	The Post Millennial	25
Tue, 10 Nov, 10:15am AEDT	The Daily Beast	26
Tue, 10 Nov, 10:38am AEDT	The Daily Beast	27
Tue, 10 Nov, 10:52am AEDT	The Atlantic	28
Tue, 10 Nov, 12:05pm AEDT	The Daily Beast	29
Tue, 10 Nov, 1:29pm AEDT	The Daily Beast	30
Tue, 10 Nov, 2:25pm AEDT	Raw Story	31
Tue, 10 Nov, 3:14pm AEDT	RealClearPolitics	32
Tue, 10 Nov, 9:00pm AEDT	Newsweek	33
Tue, 10 Nov, 9:50pm AEDT	Slate	34
Tue, 10 Nov, 10:17pm AEDT	The Dispatch	35
Tue, 10 Nov, 11:27pm AEDT	RealClearPolitics	36
Wed, 11 Nov, 12:49am AEDT	HuffPost	37
Wed, 11 Nov, 2:30am AEDT	TheBlaze	38
Wed, 11 Nov, 3:58am AEDT	The Daily Beast	39
Wed, 11 Nov, 4:00am AEDT	The Washington Post	40
Wed, 11 Nov, 4:06am AEDT	Politico	41
Wed, 11 Nov, 4:17am AEDT	Washington Examiner	42
Wed, 11 Nov, 5:40am AEDT	The Hill	43
Wed, 11 Nov, 5:45am AEDT	Slate	44
Wed, 11 Nov, 6:20am AEDT	The Daily Beast	45
Wed, 11 Nov, 7:17am AEDT	Raw Story	46
Wed, 11 Nov, 7:20am AEDT	IndieWire	47
Wed, 11 Nov, 7:48am AEDT	Raw Story	48
Wed, 11 Nov, 8:55am AEDT	The Daily Beast	49
Wed, 11 Nov, 10:11am AEDT	The Daily Beast	50
Wed, 11 Nov, 1:58pm AEDT	The Daily Beast	51
Wed, 11 Nov, 4:44pm AEDT	The Guardian	52
Wed, 11 Nov, 10:00pm AEDT	The Daily Caller	53
Wed, 11 Nov, 10:00pm AEDT	Townhall	54
Thu, 12 Nov, 12:03am AEDT	Raw Story	55
Thu, 12 Nov, 12:15am AEDT	Democracy Now!	56
Thu, 12 Nov, 2:14am AEDT	The Daily Beast	57
Thu, 12 Nov, 3:52am AEDT	The Daily Beast	58
Thu, 12 Nov, 4:00am AEDT	The Hill	59
Thu, 12 Nov, 4:42am AEDT	The Daily Beast	60
Thu, 12 Nov, 7:54am AEDT	The Bulwark	61
Thu, 12 Nov, 7:56am AEDT	Fox News	62
Thu, 12 Nov, 8:07am AEDT	The Daily Beast	63
Thu, 12 Nov, 11:10am AEDT	Raw Story	64
Thu, 12 Nov, 12:40pm AEDT	RedState	65

Reports filed over time

Time

Source

Total

Sun, 8 Nov, 11:40am AEDT

The Washington Post

Sun, 8 Nov, 5:04pm AEDT

Rolling Stone

Mon, 9 Nov, 12:55am AEDT

RealClearPolitics

Mon, 9 Nov, 5:03am AEDT

The Independent

Mon, 9 Nov, 5:09am AEDT

The Hill

Mon, 9 Nov, 9:03pm AEDT

The New York Times

Mon, 9 Nov, 11:15pm AEDT

The Hill

Tue, 10 Nov, 12:16am AEDT

Democracy Now!

Tue, 10 Nov, 12:52am AEDT

HuffPost

Tue, 10 Nov, 1:00am AEDT

The Dispatch

Tue, 10 Nov, 1:33am AEDT

The Washington Post

Tue, 10 Nov, 1:55am AEDT

The Nation

Tue, 10 Nov, 2:12am AEDT

Raw Story

Tue, 10 Nov, 3:50am AEDT

Tangle

Tue, 10 Nov, 3:53am AEDT

Rolling Stone

Tue, 10 Nov, 4:01am AEDT

The Independent

Tue, 10 Nov, 4:22am AEDT

The Daily Beast

Tue, 10 Nov, 4:24am AEDT

Mother Jones

Tue, 10 Nov, 4:34am AEDT

The Daily Beast

Tue, 10 Nov, 4:38am AEDT

TheWrap

Tue, 10 Nov, 5:24am AEDT

The Independent

Tue, 10 Nov, 5:53am AEDT

The Hill

Tue, 10 Nov, 6:48am AEDT

Boing Boing

Tue, 10 Nov, 8:55am AEDT

Breitbart

Tue, 10 Nov, 9:34am AEDT

The Post Millennial

Tue, 10 Nov, 10:15am AEDT

The Daily Beast

Tue, 10 Nov, 10:38am AEDT

The Daily Beast

Tue, 10 Nov, 10:52am AEDT

The Atlantic

Tue, 10 Nov, 12:05pm AEDT

The Daily Beast

Tue, 10 Nov, 1:29pm AEDT

The Daily Beast

Tue, 10 Nov, 2:25pm AEDT

Raw Story

Tue, 10 Nov, 3:14pm AEDT

RealClearPolitics

Tue, 10 Nov, 9:00pm AEDT

Newsweek

Tue, 10 Nov, 9:50pm AEDT

Slate

Tue, 10 Nov, 10:17pm AEDT

The Dispatch

Tue, 10 Nov, 11:27pm AEDT

RealClearPolitics

Wed, 11 Nov, 12:49am AEDT

HuffPost

Wed, 11 Nov, 2:30am AEDT

TheBlaze

Wed, 11 Nov, 3:58am AEDT

The Daily Beast

Wed, 11 Nov, 4:00am AEDT

The Washington Post

Wed, 11 Nov, 4:06am AEDT

Politico

Wed, 11 Nov, 4:17am AEDT

Washington Examiner

Wed, 11 Nov, 5:40am AEDT

The Hill

Wed, 11 Nov, 5:45am AEDT

Slate

Wed, 11 Nov, 6:20am AEDT

The Daily Beast

Wed, 11 Nov, 7:17am AEDT

Raw Story

Wed, 11 Nov, 7:20am AEDT

IndieWire

Wed, 11 Nov, 7:48am AEDT

Raw Story

Wed, 11 Nov, 8:55am AEDT

The Daily Beast

Wed, 11 Nov, 10:11am AEDT

The Daily Beast

Wed, 11 Nov, 1:58pm AEDT

The Daily Beast

Wed, 11 Nov, 4:44pm AEDT

The Guardian

Wed, 11 Nov, 10:00pm AEDT

The Daily Caller

Wed, 11 Nov, 10:00pm AEDT

Townhall

Thu, 12 Nov, 12:03am AEDT

Raw Story

Thu, 12 Nov, 12:15am AEDT

Democracy Now!

Thu, 12 Nov, 2:14am AEDT

The Daily Beast

Thu, 12 Nov, 3:52am AEDT

The Daily Beast

Thu, 12 Nov, 4:00am AEDT

The Hill

Thu, 12 Nov, 4:42am AEDT

The Daily Beast

Thu, 12 Nov, 7:54am AEDT

The Bulwark

Thu, 12 Nov, 7:56am AEDT

Fox News

Thu, 12 Nov, 8:07am AEDT

The Daily Beast

Thu, 12 Nov, 11:10am AEDT

Raw Story

Thu, 12 Nov, 12:40pm AEDT

RedState

"American Scoundrel": From Roy Cohn to Stephen Miller, "McCarthyism Lives On," Says Author Kai Bird

The bigger story: Miller

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