Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
10:40 PM ET, June 7, 2016

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Donald J. Trump / Donald J Trump for President:
DONALD J. TRUMP STATEMENT REGARDING TRUMP UNIVERSITY  —  It is unfortunate that my comments have been misconstrued as a categorical attack against people of Mexican heritage.  I am friends with and employ thousands of people of Mexican and Hispanic descent.  The American justice system relies on fair and impartial judges.
RELATED:
CNN:
Paul Ryan rips Donald Trump remarks as ‘textbook definition of a racist comment’  —  (CNN)House Speaker Paul Ryan ripped Donald Trump's recent remarks saying a judge presiding over a lawsuit involving his business was biased because of his Mexican heritage as “the textbook definition of a racist comment.”
Yoni Appelbaum / The Atlantic:
Live Coverage of the California and New Jersey Primaries … Breaking a day of silence—no press conferences, no television interviews, not even so much as a blustery tweet—Donald Trump this afternoon issued a statement.  It began: … Fear not, gentle reader.
Associated Press:
The Latest: Scott calls Trump's comments ‘racially toxic’  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on campaign 2016 as California, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota and South Dakota vote.  (all times Eastern):  —  The only black Republican senator says Donald Trump's comments …
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
GOP senator: 'I can't see myself voting for Donald Trump' … (R-Ariz.) on Tuesday doubled down on his skepticism of Donald Trump  —  , saying he currently doesn't believe he'll support the GOP's presumptive presidential nominee in November.  —  “As of now, unless he changes significantly …
Lynn Sweet / Chicago Sun Times:
Sen. Mark Kirk withdraws support for Trump  —  WASHINGTON - Sen. Mark Kirk R-Ill., facing a big challenge from Rep. Tammy Duckworth D-Ill., said Tuesday he will not support presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump after earlier saying he will back him.  —  " I cannot and will not support …
Ben Jacobs / Guardian:
Iowa state senator is first elected official to leave Republican party over Trump  —  David Johnson changes registration to No Party in response to Donald Trump accusing federal judge Gonzalo Curiel of bias based on his race  —  Iowa state senator David Johnson became the first elected official …
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Under heavy criticism, Trump says he won't talk about judge in Trump University case any longer  —  Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, under a torrent of criticism for repeatedly saying that a federal judge overseeing lawsuits against Trump University should have recused himself …
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Surrogate: Paul Ryan Is ‘Racist’ For Condemning Judge Attacks
Discussion: alicublog and Daily Kos
Nick Gass / Politico:
Christie: Trump ‘not racist,’ has ‘right’ to express opinions on judge
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Susan Collins: “Very Difficult” To Back Trump After His Attack On Federal Judge
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Chuck Grassley: “I Disagree” With Trump's Attack On Federal Judge
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Pat Buchanan: Stop ‘The Lynching’ Of Donald Trump Over Racist Attack On Judge
Discussion: WND, Daily Wire and Politico
New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Is Said to Plan Large Layoff From Campaign Staff  —  UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Senator Bernie Sanders plans to lay off at least half his campaign staff Wednesday as his battered presidential bid continues on despite Hillary Clinton's being declared the presumptive Democratic nominee …
RELATED:
Paul Colford / The Definitive Source:
AP statement on Hillary Clinton  —  The Associated Press issued this statement on Monday evening from U.S. Political Editor David Scott on why Hillary Clinton is now being identified by AP as the “presumptive nominee” of the Democratic Party.
The Intercept:
Perfect End to Democratic Primary: Anonymous Super-Delegates Declare Winner Through Media
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Primary elections 2016: today's results and poll closing times
ABC News:
Democratic Primaries: The Latest Results
Discussion: Politico
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
In San Francisco, Berniecrats lash out at media for calling nomination for Clinton
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Pledges Pushed Hillary Clinton Over the Magic Number
Discussion: NBC News and CANNONFIRE
Catherine Ho / Washington Post:
Renee Ellmers loses North Carolina GOP primary  —  Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-N.C.) lost her bid for reelection Tuesday, becoming the first GOP congressional incumbent to lose their seat in 2016.  —  Ellmers, who was elected in 2010 amid the tea party takeover of the House …
RELATED:
BuzzFeed:
Donald Trump tried  —  to raise money from the regime of Libyan dictator Muammar al-Qaddafi two years before a 2011 revolution toppled the brutal leader, according to four people with knowledge of the effort.  Trump even tried to set up a meeting with the tyrant himself, three of the sources say …
Discussion: The Week and Political Wire
WOOD-TV:
5 bicyclists dead after crash north of Kalamazoo  —  Authorities are expected to hold a press conference on the crash at 11 p.m. You can watch that live on WOOD TV8 or streaming here on woodtv.com.  —  COOPER TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Five bicyclists were killed Tuesday evening when they were hit by a pickup truck north of Kalamazoo.
Discussion: WKRN-TV, KOIN-TV, WLNS-TV and WIVB-TV
Daily Mail:
White, straight, able-bodied man?  You can't attend equality summit: Lecturers' union members must declare their ‘protected characteristic’ when applying to attend  —  A lecturers' union is refusing to let its officers take part in debates at an equality summit if they are white, straight, able-bodied men.
Joey Nolfi / EW.com:
Meryl Streep dons a fat suit and orangeface as Donald Trump  —  Further proving there's no role she can't tackle, acting legend Meryl Streep has gone from complete Margaret Thatcher to full Donald Trump, sporting messy hair, a low-hanging red tie, a fat suit, and comically-applied self-tanner …
RELATED:
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Mitch McConnell: This Election Is About Choosing The Lesser Of Two Evils  —  “This is a choice that many Americans are not happy with.”  —  w.soundcloud.com  —  Asked on Monday if the general election between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump was a “lesser of two evils election,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell answered yes.
RELATED:
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
It's time for GOP leaders to choose sides on Donald Trump
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Clinton debuts ‘History Made’ video ahead of Brooklyn speech  —  released a new video on Tuesday evening, highlighting those who have fought for women's rights and calling on people to “keep making history.”  —  The video, called “History Made,” will air at her Brooklyn rally tonight …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Gabriella Paiella / New York Magazine:
Brock Turner's Childhood Friend Blames His Felony Sexual-Assault Conviction on Political Correctness  —  <span>A friend of the Stanford swimmer who assaulted an unconscious woman calls “the whole thing a huge misunderstanding.”</ span>  —  30.4k  —  On Thursday, Judge Aaron Persky …
Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
State would need 75 years to compile Clinton emails  —  The State Department said it would take 75 years for the release of emails from top aides to Hillary Clinton  —  from during her time as secretary of State.  —  Lawyers said it would take that long to compile the 450,000 pages …
Discussion: CNN, LawNewz and MichelleMalkin.com
RELATED:
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
FBI asks to make new secret filing in Clinton email case
Discussion: Hot Air
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 10:40 PM ET, June 7, 2016.

View the current page or another snapshot:


Page version:
 
 See Also: 
memeorandum: site main
memeorandum River: reverse chronological memeorandum
memeorandum Mobile: for phones
memeorandum Leaderboard: memeorandum's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
memeorandum RSS feed
memeorandum on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
Daily Mail:
Muhammad Ali WAS a racist who repented.  Trump ISN'T a racist but he too needs to sing a more tolerant tune
Discussion: AOL and The Daily Caller
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Libertarian Johnson would not use marijuana as president
Angela Monaghan / Guardian:
World's wealthiest people just got 5.2% wealthier
Discussion: Common Dreams
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
As One of the Least Popular Senators in the Country, Rubio Would Face a Tough General Election
Discussion: The Last Refuge and Naked Politics
Maria Abi-Habib / Wall Street Journal:
Islamic State Members From the West Seek Help Getting Home
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Defense One
 Earlier Items: 
Aaron C. Davis / Washington Post:
D.C. lawmakers approve $15 minimum wage, joining N.Y., Calif.
 

 
From Techmeme:

Matt Simons / Courthouse News Service:
A US jury awards Meta nearly $168M in damages from Israeli spyware maker NSO Group in connection with the 2019 spyware attack on 1,400+ WhatsApp users' phones

Sam Becker / Fast Company:
Cisco says it made a prototype entanglement source chip that may cut the timeline for practical quantum computing by up to a decade, and opens a quantum lab

Todd Bishop / GeekWire:
An AWS survey of 3,739 senior IT decision-makers across nine countries finds 45% plan to prioritize spending on generative AI in 2025, and 30% on cybersecurity
 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
Mediagazer
 Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web
WeSmirch
 The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page