Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
10:05 AM ET, June 7, 2017

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
New York Times:
Comey Told Sessions: Don't Leave Me Alone With Trump  —  WASHINGTON — The day after President Trump asked James B. Comey, the F.B.I. director, to end an investigation into his former national security adviser, Mr. Comey confronted Attorney General Jeff Sessions and said he did not want to be left alone again …
RELATED:
Adam Entous / Washington Post:
Top intelligence official told associates Trump asked him if he could intervene with Comey on FBI Russia probe  —  The nation's top intelligence official told associates in March that President Trump asked him if he could intervene with then-FBI Director James B. Comey to get the bureau …
Jonathan Karl / ABC News:
Attorney General Jeff Sessions suggested he could resign amid rising tension with President Trump  —  As the White House braces for former FBI Director James Comey's testimony Thursday, sources tell ABC News the relationship between President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions …
Washington Post:
Post-ABC Poll: Most say Trump is interfering with Russia investigations  —  A majority of Americans report grave suspicions about President Trump's firing of FBI Director James B. Comey and his conduct during investigations of Russia's interference in the 2016 election, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump, furious and frustrated, gears up to punch back at Comey testimony  —  Alone in the White House in recent days, President Trump — frustrated and defiant — has been spoiling for a fight, according to his confidants and associates.  —  Glued even more than usual to the cable news shows …
JGoldsmith / Lawfare:
President Trump Nominates Chris Wray for FBI Director  —  This morning President Trump announced that he would nominate Chris Wray as the next Director of the FBI.  I worked with Wray in the Justice Department.  He was the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division …
Discussion: The Atlantic
RELATED:
New York Times:
Trump Picks Christopher Wray to Be F.B.I. Director  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump said Wednesday that he had selected the former federal prosecutor Christopher Wray, a partner at the Washington law firm King & Spalding, to be his new F.B.I. director.  —  The president revealed his decision in a morning tweet.
Murray Waas / Vox:
3 senior FBI officials can vouch for Comey's story about Trump  —  Sources: McCabe, Rybicki, and Baker could corroborate the ex-director's claims that the president asked him to back off investigating Michael Flynn.  —  One by one this winter, then-FBI Director James B. Comey pulled aside three …
Discussion: Political Wire
Tim Marcin / Newsweek:
DONALD TRUMP'S APPROVAL RATING IS BETTER THAN BILL CLINTON'S AT THIS POINT IN HIS FIRST TERM  —  U.S. POLLS APPROVAL RATING DONALD TRUMP BILL CLINTON  —  President Donald Trump is by no means popular—compared with his predecessors, his approval rating has been remarkably low during his time in the White House.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Taps Former Assistant Attorney General as New FBI Chief
Edward Morrissey / The Week:
James Comey's credibility problem
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump taps Christopher Wray to head FBI
Discussion: Refinery29
Axios:
Trump to nominate Christopher Wray to lead FBI
Discussion: Washington Post and ABC News
Justin Fishel / ABC News:
Exclusive: Comey will stop short of saying Trump obstructed justice in Flynn probe, source says
Associated Press:
Senators to ask about Trump pushback on Russia investigation
Discussion: Politico
Thomas Erdbrink / New York Times:
Islamic State Claims Deadly Iran Attacks on Parliament and Khomeini Tomb  —  At least 12 people were killed and 39 others wounded Wednesday morning in a pair of devastating attacks on two of Iran's most potent symbols: the national Parliament and the mausoleum of the Islamic Republic's founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
RELATED:
Paul Schemm / Washington Post:
Rare double attack hits Iran's capital
Discussion: Associated Press, Fox News and RedState
Bloomberg:
Islamic State Claims Attack on Iran Parliament, Major Shrine
Discussion: IJR
CNN:
FIRST ON CNN: US suspects Russian hackers planted fake news behind Qatar crisis  —  Washington (CNN)US investigators believe Russian hackers breached Qatar's state news agency and planted a fake news report that contributed to a crisis among the US' closest Gulf allies, according to US officials briefed on the investigation.
RELATED:
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Trump Takes Credit for Saudi Move Against Qatar, a U.S. Military Partner
Colin Packham / Reuters:
Watergate ‘pales’ compared with Trump-Russia: former U.S. intelligence head  —  The Watergate scandal pales in comparison to events in Washington surrounding U.S. President Donald Trump and alleged links between his campaign and Russia, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said on Wednesday.
Allan Woods / Toronto Star:
VIPs, big money turn out for ‘rock star’ Barack Obama's Montreal speech  —  Barack Obama didn't mention Donald Trump by name in his first post-presidency appearance in Canada in Montreal on Tuesday.  —  MONTREAL—A dim-lit hall laid out for a rock star, a red-carpet stroll for giddy VIPs …
Discussion: Deadline
RELATED:
John Ibbitson / Globe and Mail:
Trudeau decides it's just not worth appeasing Trump in foreign-policy shift
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Karen Handel: ‘I Do Not Support A Livable Wage’ (VIDEO)  —  During Tuesday night's debate for an open U.S. House seat in Georgia, Republican candidate Karen Handel said that she does not support a “livable wage.”  —  “This is an example of the fundamental difference between a liberal and a conservative …
RELATED:
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Handel, Ossoff clash in Georgia special election debate
Discussion: Associated Press and ABC News
Dan Alexander / Forbes:
How Donald Trump Shifted Kids-Cancer Charity Money Into His Business  —  LIKE AUTUMN LEAVES, sponsored Cadillacs, Ferraris and Maseratis descend on the Trump National Golf Club in Westchester County, New York, in September for the Eric Trump Foundation golf invitational.
Christine Filer / ABC News:
61 percent say Trump fired Comey to protect himself (POLL)  —  Six in 10 Americans think Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey in order to protect himself rather than for the good of the country, and most think Trump is trying to interfere with official investigations of possible Russian influence in the 2016 election.
Polly Mosendz / Bloomberg:
Do Americans Have a Right to Read Trump's Tweets?  —  The Knight First Amendment Institute has asked the president to unblock critics.  —  President Donald Trump's Twitter account is once again the subject of debate, as the Knight First Amendment Institute urged him to unblock individuals …
RELATED:
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Twitter Users Blocked by Trump Seek Reprieve, Citing First Amendment
Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
Michael Flynn Had a Plan to Work With Russia's Military.  It Wasn't Exactly Legal. … Donald Trump's first national security adviser pushed so hard for the Pentagon to cooperate with the Russian military that his initiative would likely have broken the law if it had ever been enacted.
Discussion: Raw Story
Motoko Rich / New York Times:
South Korea Suspends Deployment of U.S. Antimissile System  —  TOKYO — South Korea's newly elected president, Moon Jae-in, has suspended the deployment of an American missile defense system, an apparent concession to China and a significant break with the United States on policy toward North Korea.
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump pitched Republican leaders on a solar-paneled border wall  —  In the meeting at the White House today with Republican Congressional leaders, President Trump spent some time talking up his latest idea for the border wall.  According to 3 people with direct knowledge of the meeting …
Wichita Eagle:
Lawmakers override Brownback veto of tax increases, rolling back 2012 cuts  —  TOPEKA  —  Lawmakers rolled back Gov. Sam Brownback's signature tax policy over his objections Tuesday night, forcing into law tax increases to fix a budget shortfall and provide more money for schools.
New York Times:
How Russian Propaganda Spread From a Parody Website to Fox News  —  Made up Russian attack on U.S. ship Invented a quote from a U.S. Air Force general Reprinted article with only hints of skepticism  —  Parody website Made up Russian attack on U.S. ship  —  Invented a quote from a U.S. Air Force
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 10:05 AM ET, June 7, 2017.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 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: 
Ashe Schow / RealClearInvestigations:
Tense Days for Union Time on the Taxpayer Dime
Discussion: Real Clear Politics
Anna Edgerton / Bloomberg:
Ryan's Affection for His Own Plan Leaves Tax Measure in Limbo
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Fox host to Trump: ‘Fake news media’ isn't the issue, it's you
Discussion: RedState
Daily Mail:
Obama delivers a new veiled slap at Trump as he warns …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Freedom Caucus: Cancel August recess
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Wall Street Journal:
Jeff Sessions Offered to Resign Amid Tension With Donald Trump
Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
Are Senate Republicans Really Doomed on Health Care?
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Matt Wilkinson / The Sun:
'F*** YOU I'M MILLWALL' Defiant battlecry of hero footie fan hailed the 'Lion of London Bridge …
Discussion: USA Today, Daily Mail and The Guardian
 Earlier Items: 
Associated Press:
The Latest: Early returns show US House race nearly tied
Discussion: Politico
Jeremy Venook / The Atlantic:
Don and Eric's American Idea
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Kimberly Nordyke / The Hollywood Reporter:
News Corp and Telstra agree to sell Australian pay TV company Foxtel Group to sports streaming platform DAZN in a deal worth ~$2.1B

Bloomberg:
A look at Crunchyroll's challenges, including current and former employees saying its management is out of touch, as Disney and Netflix's expand into anime

 
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