Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
10:35 AM ET, May 17, 2017

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Comey Memo Says Trump Asked Him to End Flynn Investigation  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump asked the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, to shut down the federal investigation into Mr. Trump's former national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, in an Oval Office meeting in February …
RELATED:
The Daily Beast:
Trump Officials on Comey Memo: 'Don't See How Trump Isn't Completely F*cked' … If you come at James Comey, you best not miss.  —  The former FBI director—who President Donald Trump fired and then later threatened on Twitter last week—reportedly kept notes of their conversations …
Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
White House on edge: ‘We are kind of helpless’  —  It was, in the words of one senior White House official, the worst day of Trump's presidency.  —  White House officials spent early Tuesday wondering who was leaking details of President Donald Trump's classified conversations with Russian officials …
USA Today:
Pretend Clinton did what Trump has done  —  Republicans in Congress and conservative media would be clamoring for investigations, if not impeachment: Our view  —  Imagine what would have happened had a President Hillary Clinton abruptly fired the man overseeing an investigation of her campaign's ties to a hostile foreign government.
Mike Allen / Axios:
“Comey's revenge” may be far from over  —  Republicans close to the White House fear that yesterday's revelations could take President Trump into a legal or constitutional realm where his staff and supporters can't save him.  — “A whole new door has opened,” said a well-known Republican operative …
Fox News:
Gregg Jarrett: Comey's revenge is a gun without powder  —  James Comey was lying in wait.  —  His gun was cocked, he took aim and fired.  But his weapon was empty.  —  Three months ago, the then-FBI Director met with President Trump.  Following their private conversation …
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Republican Darrell Issa gives reporter the silent treatment — and the finger — for asking about Comey memos  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  With scandal upon scandal piling up for the Republican Party, the stress is clearly getting to some prominent Republicans.
Liam Donovan / Politico:
When Will Republicans Dump Trump?
Discussion: Washington Post and Crooked Timber
Washington Post:
Notes made by former FBI Director Comey say Trump pressured him to end Flynn probe
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump's Protective Republican Wall In Congress Cracks
Discussion: Vox, Daily Kos, RedState and Politicus USA
Associated Press:
Putin offers to give Congress notes of Trump's meeting
Discussion: Politico
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
White House rocked by allegation Trump tried to shut down FBI's Flynn probe
Discussion: Political Wire, The Week, ABC News, Axios and Vox
Brian Ross / ABC News:
Trump's disclosure endangered spy placed inside ISIS by Israel, officials say  —  The life of a spy placed by Israel inside ISIS is at risk tonight, according to current and former U.S. officials, after President Donald Trump reportedly disclosed classified information in a meeting with Russian officials last week.
RELATED:
Andrew Roth / Washington Post:
Putin offers to provide Congress with details of Trump disclosures to Russian envoys  —  MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday he would be willing to provide the U.S. Congress a record of President Trump's meeting with top Russian envoys, possibly offering new details …
CNN:
Russia claims to have transcript of Trump meeting with Lavrov  —  (CNN)Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia is ready to provide US Congress with a transcript of the talks between President Donald Trump and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Trump disclosure of classified intel may have endangered spy: report
Discussion: RedState
Denis Pinchuk / Reuters:   Vladimir Putin says can prove Trump did not pass Russia secrets
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Putin offers WH transcript to Congress, if Trump agrees
Discussion: Politico
New York Times:
Israel Was Source of Secret Intelligence That Trump Gave to Russians, Officials Say
RELATED:
Stephen Ohlemacher / AP News:
NC senator collapses during race, taken away in ambulance  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina collapsed during a Washington, D.C., race Wednesday morning and was taken away by ambulance.  —  Tillis, 57, was seen on the ground being administered CPR by bystanders …
RELATED:
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The 25th Amendment Solution to Remove Trump  —  It was just three days and a lifetime ago that I wrote a column about Donald Trump's unfitness for the presidency that affected a world-weary tone.  Nothing about this White House's chaos was surprising given the style of Trump's campaign, I argued.
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Right pushes Trump to make staff, press changes  —  President Trump's allies are pushing him to make drastic changes as the White House deals with persistent leaks and a communications strategy they believe has spun out of control.  —  There is a broad sense among Trump's media boosters …
RELATED:
New York Times:
At a Besieged White House, Tempers Flare and Confusion Swirls
Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:
Jimmy Fallon Was on Top of the World.  Then Came Trump.  —  Ambling onto the Art Deco set of “The Tonight Show” for his monologue rehearsal one Monday afternoon, Jimmy Fallon gave the crowd here at Studio 6B a warm, practiced welcome before trying out a new batch of jokes about the French election …
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Trump to unveil plans for an ‘Arab NATO’ in Saudi Arabia  —  When President Trump arrives in Riyadh this week, he will lay out his vision for a new regional security architecture White House officials call an “Arab NATO,” to guide the fight against terrorism and push back against Iran.
RELATED:
Reuters:
Embroiled in controversies, Trump seeks boost on foreign trip
Austin American-Statesman:
‘THIS IS CRAZY’: Austin man sues date for texting during movie  —  A man is suing a Round Rock woman for texting during a movie date at the Barton Creek Square theater, according to a petition filed in small claims court in Travis County.  —  Brandon Vezmar, 37, of Austin filed the claim Thursday against his date.
Naomi Jagoda / The Hill:
House GOP not sold on Ryan's tax reform plan  —  Dozens of Republican lawmakers are raising concerns or say they are undecided on Paul Ryan  —  's (R-Wis.) proposed tax on imports, suggesting the Speaker's broader tax reform plan may not have the votes to pass the House.
Discussion: CNBC and The Daily Caller
RELATED:
Ben White / Politico:   Wall Street gives up on a 2017 tax overhaul
Daniel Halper / Washington Free Beacon:
“No one in the White House likes or respects Trump.”  —  Those are the words of a source with very close ties to a number of officials in the White House explaining the views of key personnel advising the president.  —  It's also the most helpful explanation of the dysfunction currently facing President Trump.
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 10:35 AM ET, May 17, 2017.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 Who's Hiring in Media? 
 
 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: 
Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Trump's ‘huuuuuge’ Caribbean estate is on the market for $28 million, prompting questions
Zack Whittaker / ZDNet:
In encryption push, Senate staff can now use Signal for secure messaging
Discussion: Axios and Engadget, more at Techmeme »
Center for American ProgressCenter …:
Toward a Marshall Plan for America
Discussion: MattBruenig
Nikki Graf / Pew Research Center:
Today's young workers are more likely than ever to have a bachelor's degree
Discussion: FiveThirtyEight
BBC:
Chelsea Manning: Wikileaks source freed from military prison
James Freeman / Wall Street Journal:
McMaster and Commander  —  Trump's national security adviser takes …
Wall Street Journal:
Loose Lips Sink Presidencies
 Earlier Items: 
Washington Post:
NSA officials worried about the day its potent hacking tool would get loose. Then it did.
Tony Schwartz / Washington Post:
I wrote ‘The Art of the Deal’ with Trump. His self-sabotage is rooted in his past.
Discussion: The Week
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation:
Gaps in Coverage Among People With Pre-Existing Conditions
NBC News:
Feds Subpoena Records for $3.5M Mystery Mortgage on Manafort's Home
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Thomas E. Ricks / Foreign Policy:
McMaster's former deputy in Iraq: An officer must not just stand by while a lie is being promulgated
Discussion: The Atlantic
Roger Friedman / Showbiz411:
MSNBC Ending Lawrence O'Donnell “The Last Word” Show Despite Top Ratings (Exclusive)
Discussion: Politicus USA and The Daily Caller
 

 
From Mediagazer:

The New York Times Company:
The New York Times names Dick Stevenson as Washington bureau chief; Stevenson has been at the paper for nearly 40 years and Washington editor since 2021

Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Ayodeji Rotinwa / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at the Agora Center for Research, a Ugandan newsroom sitting between activism and investigative reporting, posting its work on various social media sites

 
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