memeorandum: Donald Trump late-night angry-tweets Megyn Kelly, and it is epic (Rebecca Sinderbrand/Washington Post)

1:55 AM ET, August 8, 2015

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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:

Trump attacks Megyn Kelly: ‘There was blood coming out of her eyes’ — Donald Trump's campaign for president has suddenly become a campaign against Fox News. — One day after he starred in Fox's GOP primary debate, Trump lashed out at debate moderator Megyn Kelly and the network as a whole.

Discussion: Daily Mail and Political Insider blog

Brent Budowsky / The Hill:

Is Trump a Clinton plant? — Tongues are wagging throughout the world of political insiders with news that former president and potential future first gentleman Bill Clinton had a great chat with Donald Trump shortly before the real estate magnate announced his candidacy for president.

Discussion: Booman Tribune

Erick Erickson / RedState:

I Have Disinvited Donald Trump to the RedState Gathering — I have tried to give a great deal of latitude to Donald Trump in his run for the Presidency. — He is not a professional politician and is known for being a blunt talker. He connects with so much of the anger in the Republican base …

Discussion: The Daily Beast, WXIA-TV, Guardian, Mediaite, The Last Refuge and Twitchy

Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:

GOP debate: Early numbers suggest record audience — Early overnight Nielsen ratings suggest that Thursday's Republican debate was not just the most-watched primary debate in history — it may have been twice as big as the previous record-holder. — The debate on Fox News …

Discussion: Liberal Values, The Gateway Pundit, RedState, Daily Kos, WSJ, FOX News Radio, Talking Points Memo, Democracy in America, OnPolitics, Mashable, National Review, Jezebel and The Daily Caller, more at Mediagazer »

Rebecca Sinderbrand / Washington Post:
Donald Trump late-night angry-tweets Megyn Kelly, and it is epic

Discussion: Mediaite, TheBlaze.com, Vox, Guardian, International Business Times, CBS DC, U.S. News, Daily Kos, Slantpoint and The Gateway Pundit

Ezra Klein / Vox:
Donald Trump is an embarrassment who is impossible to embarrass. It's his superpower.

Discussion: Commentary Magazine, Washington Post, Politico, The Moderate Voice, Business Insider, ThinkProgress and Hullabaloo

Eliza Collins / Politico:
7 things Trump said that would have destroyed any other GOP candidate

Discussion: Mediaite, Bloomberg Business, GQ, Hot Air, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and BuzzFeed

Joshua Green / Bloomberg Business:
Fox News Couldn't Kill Trump's Momentum and May Have Only Made It Stronger

Discussion: Politico, Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Adweek, Bloomberg View, NBC News, Washington Post and Shadowproof

TIME:
Transcript: Read the Full Text of the Primetime Republican Debate

Discussion: ThinkProgress, The New Republic, No More Mister Nice Blog, Daily Kos, RedState, Washington Monthly, Right Wing Watch, The Atlantic, Defense One, The Daily Caller, Oliver Willis, The Federalist and Jaltcoh

Molly Ball / The Atlantic: Whose Party Is It, Anyway?

CNN:
Debate coach: Why Kasich was fantastic

Discussion: Refinery29 and Kasich for America

Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Winners and losers from the first Republican presidential debate

Discussion: Fox News, Politico, The Week, Slate, Betsy's Page, Washington Free Beacon, FiveThirtyEight, National Journal and New York Times

Alex Weprin / POLITICO New York:
Fox News GOP primary debate smashes ratings records

Discussion: The Federalist, The Daily Banter, Politico, RedState and Outside the Beltway

Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Graham: Trump questions were an ‘inquisition’ not a debate

Discussion: Business Insider, Mediaite, CNN, Washington Post, Hot Air, Politico, Instapundit and Daily Kos

Paul Krugman / New York Times:

From Trump on Down, the Republicans Can't Be Serious — This was, according to many commentators, going to be the election cycle Republicans got to show off their “deep bench.” The race for the nomination would include experienced governors like Jeb Bush and Scott Walker …

Discussion: Liberaland, The Daily Banter, Diane Ravitch's blog, Balloon Juice and Prairie Weather

Irin Carmon / msnbc.com:

GOP candidates: Ban abortion, no exceptions — At the first debate among candidates vying for the GOP presidential nomination, the question was not whether or not to ban abortion or to defund Planned Parenthood. It was about whether exceptions in the case of rape, incest, or a woman's life endangerment are legitimate.

Discussion: Right Wing Watch, ThinkProgress, Hullabaloo, Daily Kos and The Reality-Based Community

Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
The Big Dog That Didn't Bark in the Republican Debate

Discussion: Daily Kos

Bloomberg Business:
Oops: Jeb's Website Publishes, Then Deletes, Attacks on Walker, Rubio

Discussion: Washington Monthly, No More Mister Nice Blog and Political Wire

Chad Livengood / Detroit News:

Recordings: State rep asked aide to hide relationship — Lansing — State Rep. Todd Courser planned the distribution of a fictional email alleging he had sex with a male prostitute in a bid to conceal his relationship with Rep. Cindy Gamrat, according to audio recordings obtained by The Detroit News.

Jack Healy / New York Times:

Life Sentence for James Holmes, Aurora Theater Gunman — CENTENNIAL, Colo., — In a decision that surprised many in this community, a jury sentenced James E. Holmes to life in prison with no chance of parole on Friday, rejecting the death penalty for the man who carried out a 2012 shooting rampage …

Discussion: The Week and Althouse

Denver Post:
Day 65 of the Aurora theater shooting trial

Discussion: The Atlantic, CNN, Slantpoint, Guardian, NPR and The Daily Caller

Daniel Veditz / Mozilla Security Blog:

Firefox exploit found in the wild — Yesterday morning, August 5, a Firefox user informed us that an advertisement on a news site in Russia was serving a Firefox exploit that searched for sensitive files and uploaded them to a server that appears to be in Ukraine.

Discussion: New York's PIX11, Computerworld, Mashable and The Verge

KLTV-TV:

Judge sentences East Texas man to get married or face jail time — An East Texas couple says their choice to marry when they wanted to was taken away by a criminal court judge. — In July, a Smith County judge sentenced Josten Bundy to get married to his 19-year-old girlfriend as part of his probation …

Discussion: Associated Press, LiberalAmerica.org, Daily Mail, Wall Street Journal, Raw Story, fox8.com, Mediaite, Talking Points Memo, ThinkProgress and Fox News Insider

Politico:

Don't disrespect our president, black lawmakers tell Netanyahu — The audience for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to Congress on March 3 is shaping up to be largely Republican — and almost completely white. — Many members of the Congressional Black Caucus …

Discussion: Slantpoint

Chris Ariens / TVNewser:

24 Million Watch GOP Debate on Fox News; Most-Watched Cable News Program Ever — In the estimation of many reporters who cover the political and media beats, Fox News was the winner of the first GOP debate. And with the just-released ratings we can confirm that.

Discussion: Washington Post, The Right Pundit, RedState and National Review

Chicago Tribune:

U. of I. officials used personal email to hide discussions — University of Illinois senior administrators used personal email accounts to discuss sensitive and controversial issues, and then failed to disclose the records when they were requested by the public.

Discussion: Corey Robin and The TickerThe Ticker

Los Angeles Times:

Exclusive Architect Frank Gehry is helping L.A. with its Los Angeles River master plan, but secrecy troubles some — Architect Frank Gehry is working with city officials to draft a new master plan for the redevelopment of the Los Angeles River, bringing the avant-garde sensibilities …

Discussion: 89.3 KPCC

BBC:

Bangladesh blogger Niloy Neel hacked to death in Dhaka — Niloy Neel was an atheist from a Hindu background — A Bangladeshi blogger known for his atheist views has been hacked to death by a gang armed with machetes in the capital Dhaka, police say. — Niloy Neel was attacked at his home in the city's Goran area.

Discussion: The Jawa Report and American Spectator, more at Mediagazer »

NBC News:

Chattanooga Shooting: Navy Plans Armed Guards for Reserve Centers — After a gunman killed four Marines and a sailor at a Navy Reserve Center in Chattanooga last month, the Navy plans to station armed guards at all of its reserve centers across the country, NBC News has learned.

Discussion: CNN, Talking Points Memo and Mediaite

Caroline May / BREITBART.COM:

24,710,000 Foreign-Born People Employed In U.S. — The number of foreign-born people employed in the U.S. dipped slightly in July but remained about three times higher than the number of unemployed native-born Americans, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News