memeorandum: Clinton: Veterans Affairs scandal not a ‘widespread’ problem (Bradford Richardson/The Hill)

11:40 PM ET, October 24, 2015

Top Items:

Bush at 91: Irritated and Invigorated by '16 Race — He has given up his “C.S.I.” reruns, consuming campaign coverage on Fox News — intently but fretfully — when he is perched in front of the television in his Houston home. — He reads three print newspapers daily …

Discussion: PoliticusUSA

Nancy LeTourneau / Washington Monthly:

Team Bush in a Fog — As Ed Kilgore noted on Friday, Jeb Bush's campaign is facing tough times right now. It has been widely reported that the Bush family and Jeb's major donors are getting together in Houston this weekend and its not entirely clear whether their time will be spent rallying …

Discussion: Raw Story, bradford-delong.com and Slantpoint

Kristina Wong / The Hill:

Trump mocks Jeb, Rubio on their home turf in Florida — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Saturday mocked fellow contenders Jeb Bush and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) at a rally in their home state of Florida. — Trump teased Bush, a former Florida governor …

Discussion: Associated Press and SaintPetersBlog

Will Femia / MSNBC:

Jeb Bush on rumored campaign death spiral: ‘Blah, blah, blah’ — Jeb Bush responded to suggestions that recent cuts in his campaign staff and spending are an indication that his under-performing campaign is beginning to run out of steam. — A Bush campaign memo summarizing …

Discussion: PoliticusUSA, The Moderate Voice and Bloomberg Business

Ashley Killough / CNN:

In shadow of campaign shakeup, Bush tears into Trump — Jeb Bush and Donald Trump spar over 9/11 — Bush got an enthusiastic reception and delivered one of his strongest campaign performances to date — Daniel Island, South Carolina (CNN)If Jeb Bush's campaign is struggling to stay afloat, he didn't show it on Saturday.

Discussion: New York Times and Washington Post

Gloria Steinem / CBS News:

Jeb Bush hunkers down with family to assess his candidacy — Jeb Bush will attend a finance meeting this weekend in Houston convened by former President George H. W. Bush and attended by Bush's brother, former President George W. Bush, CBS News has learned.

Discussion: USA Today, The Texas Tribune, Hot Air, Daily Mail, Wall Street Journal, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Hullabaloo, Washington Post and Politico

Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Megyn Kelly Grills Jeb Over His Double Standard On Benghazi And 9/11 (VIDEO)

Discussion: The Daily Banter and addictinginfo.org

New York Times:
Bush Cuts Costs, Carson Eclipses Trump in Iowa and G.O.P. Frets

Discussion: Mediaite, Bloomberg.com and Bloomberg View

The Advocate:

Man arrested after trying to record Jefferson Sheriff Newell Normand and his breakfast club; sheriff suspects David Vitter behind it — The arrest could have been ripped from a Hollywood script, playing out on the eve of a statewide election. But was it a drama or a comedy?

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and RedState

Kevin Robillard / Politico:

Vitter rivals pounce after private investigator's arrest — <p>A private investigator working for Sen. David Vitter's gubernatorial campaign was arrested Friday and charged with illegally recording a conversation involving a local sheriff, throwing a last-minute wrench into Saturday's …

Discussion: Political Wire

WVUE-TV:
Private investigator arrested after allegedly trying to record Sheriff Newel Normand

Discussion: Politico, New Orleans Times-Picayune, Raw Story and Talking Points Memo

Damien Gayle / Guardian:

Caitlyn Jenner ‘wanted limelight of female Kardashians’ - Germaine Greer — Comments by Australian-born feminist about US sex-change star are likely to further alienate campaigners who object to writer's views on transsexuals — Germaine Greer has accused sex-change star Caitlyn Jenner …

Discussion: Althouse

Kate Zernike / New York Times:

Obama Administration Calls for Limits on Testing in Schools — Faced with mounting and bipartisan opposition to increased and often high-stakes testing in the nation's public schools, the Obama administration declared Saturday that the push had gone too far, acknowledged its own role …

Discussion: Guardian

Bradford Richardson / The Hill:

Clinton: Veterans Affairs scandal not a ‘widespread’ problem — Democratic primary front-runner Hillary Clinton says the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) scandal is not as “widespread” of a problem as coverage would indicate. — She said the problem is real, but cautioned that …

Discussion: Hot Air and Independent Journal

Scott Johnson / Power Line:

Live from Council Bluffs, it's Ted Cruz — Nebraska attorney David Begley continues his series of reports on appearances of the presidential candidates in Iowa for us. Yesterday Dave attended the appearance of Texas Senator Ted Cruz in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Discussion: Omaha World-Herald

Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:

GOP is like ‘Grumpycat,’ Obama says — <p>President Barack Obama added a new attack Friday to ridicule a Republican presidential field he says is unreasonably gloomy: “They're like Grumpycat,” he said, referring to the famous internet <a href="http://www.grumpycats.com/" …

Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo: Obama Compares The GOP To Grumpy Cat: ‘They Are Gloomy!’ (VIDEO)