memeorandum: Tempe Police: Self-driving Uber vehicle involved in rollover (KNXV)

10:45 PM ET, March 25, 2017

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Trump Becomes Ensnared in Fiery G.O.P. Civil War — WASHINGTON — President Trump ignites a lot of fights, but the biggest defeat in his short time in the White House was the result of a long-running Republican civil war that had already humbled a generation of party leaders before him.

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, CNN, New York Magazine, The FADER, Axios, Outside the Beltway, Shareblue, FOX6Now.com and Washington Monthly

Axios:

Inside the Trumpcare meltdown — When the balky hardliners of the House Freedom Caucus visited the White House earlier this week, this was Steve Bannon's opening line, according to people in the conference room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building: … - Bannon's point was: This is the Republican platform.

Discussion: AOL, Washington Post, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Business Insider, Little Green Footballs, RedState and Politico

Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:

Report: Bannon told conservatives ‘this is not a debate,’ you have to back bill — White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon told a group of House conservatives they had no choice but to back the GOP's ObamaCare repeal bill days before the bill was pulled, according to a new report.

Discussion: Vox, Occupy Democrats, The Resurgent, Politicus USA, Raw Story, The Daily Caller, IJR, CNN, Mediaite, ABC News, CNBC, TheBlaze, The Gateway Pundit, BizPac Review, Shakesville, Deadline, Political Insider blog, Talking Points Memo, RedState, Joe.My.God., Bloomberg and BuzzFeed

Annie Karni / Politico:

Republicans wonder whether Trump's heart was in healthcare fight — While President Donald Trump's first major legislative push hurtled toward a major defeat, one of his top advisers, his son-in-law Jared Kushner, was photographed with his wife, Ivanka Trump, on a ski gondola in Aspen.

Discussion: Raw Story and Reuters

Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
Report: Bannon wanted to use healthcare vote to make ‘enemies list’

Discussion: RedState

Wall Street Journal:
The ObamaCare Republicans — The GOP right blows up its best chance to reform government.

Discussion: Raw Story, Fox News, IJR, WiredPen, The Resurgent and The Atlantic

Paul Kane / Washington Post: A new dynamic may be emerging in the House: A right and left flank within the GOP willing to buck leadership

Reihan Salam / Slate:
Don't Blame the Freedom Caucus

Discussion: Power Line

Rachael Bade / Politico:
Ryan wounded by health care fiasco

Discussion: Washington Post, Liberal Values, WAVY-TV, No More Mister Nice Blog and Axios

New York Times:
In Dropping Health Vote, Trump Swallowed Need for a Showdown

Discussion: Axios, USA Today and Wall Street Journal

Josh Dawsey / Politico:

Top Trump TV surrogate to leave high-profile post — Boris Epshteyn, a special assistant to the president who oversees Donald Trump's television surrogate operation, is expected to leave his high-profile post, multiple sources close to the administration told POLITICO.

Discussion: Raw Story

Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
Russian state-owned news site applies for White House press pass

Discussion: Politico

Tom Udall:
MAR-A-LAGO Act to Require Disclosure of Visitor Logs at White House, Trump Properties

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Common Dreams, Politicus USA, RT, Post On Politics and Sunlight Foundation

Los Angeles Times:

Violence erupts at pro-Trump rally in Huntington Beach — Trump supporters punch an anti-Trump protester after the protester allegedly doused the organizer of the event with pepper spray. (Cindy Carcamo / Los Angeles Times) (Cindy Carcamo / Los Angeles Times)

Discussion: RedState, The Republic, CBS Los Angeles, LAist, KTLA, CBS Pittsburgh, IJR and AOL

Oliver Jj Lane / Breitbart:

Britain's Mainstream Media Blames ‘Racism’ for Westminster Attack — In their reporting and social media coverage, Britain's Daily Telegraph has strongly implied Islamist Khalid Masood went on a killing spree in central London because he'd once been a victim of racism in the past.

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Telegraph and The Daily Caller

Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:

Islam and the Jihad in London — It's not non-Western. It's anti-Western. — It was a careful choice of words, Bernard Lewis being nothing if not careful. In 2004, the West audibly gasped when its preeminent scholar of Islam famously told the German newspaper Die Welt …

Discussion: Power Line and Daily Mail

Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:

Trump visits Trump-branded property for 8th consecutive weekend — Sean Spicer said the president planned to spend the weekend working. — During his news conference on Friday, Press Secretary Sean Spicer tried to argue that President Trump couldn't possibly have worked harder …

Discussion: Occupy Democrats and Hullabaloo

George Bennett / Post On Politics:

Melania Trump makes cameo as Palm Beach County GOP raises money at Mar-a-Lago — PALM BEACH — There was no visit by President Donald Trump, who remained in Washington, but first lady Melania Trump made a cameo appearance Friday night as the Palm Beach County Republican Party held …

Discussion: Raw Story

KNXV:

Tempe Police: Self-driving Uber vehicle involved in rollover — TEMPE, AZ - A self-driving Uber vehicle was involved in an accident in Tempe Friday night. — Police responded to the area of McClintock Drive and Apache Boulevard around 6:30 p.m. after receiving reports about an accident.

Discussion: New York Times and Axios

Richard Lawler / Engadget:
Uber CEO linked to escort bar visit that resulted in an HR complaint

Discussion: The Verge, Mashable and New York Magazine, more at Techmeme »

Scott Adams' Blog:

Scott Adams' Blog — Today we are witnessing one of the most important events in political history. But you probably can't see it because the news is talking about healthcare, and how Ryan and Trump totally failed to get enough votes. — The real story is happening in parallel with the healthcare story …

Discussion: Instapundit and Althouse

CNN:

Las Vegas Strip shooting leaves one dead and one wounded — (CNN)Two people were shot, one fatally, on the Las Vegas Strip on Saturday, police spokesman Officer Larry Hadfield said. — The shooting suspect is barricaded on a bus, and tactical teams and negotiators are on the scene on Las Vegas Boulevard …

Discussion: USA Today, ABC News, KTLA, Bearing Arms, Hollywood Life, CBS New York, The FADER, RT, New York's PIX11 and IJR

Daily Mail:
Las Vegas tourists flee in terror as the world-famous Bellagio hotel is put on lockdown after gang …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit

Jessica Shattuck / New York Times:

I Loved My Grandmother. But She Was a Nazi. — My grandparents were Nazis. It took me until recently to be able to say — or write — this. I used to think of and refer to them as “ordinary Germans,” as if that was a distinct and morally neutral category.

New York Times:

One Nation, Under Fox: 18 Hours With a Network That Shapes America — Fox News is a singular force, crafting a searing narrative about what's happening in the world for millions of viewers, including President Trump. — “I know maybe the president is watching.”

Annie Karni / Politico:

Napolitano told friends he was on Trump's Supreme Court shortlist — Judge Andrew Napolitano may be temporarily sidelined at Fox News, but he's been telling friends and associates that he could be in for a big promotion — to the Supreme Court. — After meeting with President Trump twice during …

Discussion: Hot Air and The Slot, more at Mediagazer »

Albert R. Hunt / Bloomberg:
Democrats Have a Gorsuch Problem

Discussion: Washington Post, The Resurgent and Washington Monthly

Brooke Seipel / The Hill:

Biden: I regret not running for president — late Friday night said he regretted not running for the presidency, predicting if he had secured the Democratic nomination he could have won against Donald Trump — “I had planned on running for president and although it would have been a very difficult primary …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo