memeorandum: NYC terror attack leaves 8 dead, several injured; suspect's notes pledged ISIS loyalty (Nicole Darrah/Fox News)

2:30 PM ET, November 1, 2017

Top Items:

NYC terror suspect Sayfullo Saipov brags about attack from hospital bed — NEW YORK — The suspect in Tuesday's terrorist attack in lower Manhattan bragged to police about the deadly attack from his hospital bed, saying he would have continued mowing down bikers and pedestrians had he not crashed.

Discussion: CNN, The Hill, Business Insider, The Daily Caller, IJR, The Gateway Pundit, Gothamist, AOL, CBS Boston and Mediaite, more at Techmeme »

New York Times:

Who Is Sayfullo Saipov? From Truck Driver to Uber Driver to Terror Suspect — Sayfullo Saipov's arrival in the United States in 2010 began unceremoniously in Ohio. — “My dad introduced him as, 'He's new to the United States, and he's going to stay with us,' ” said Bekhzod Abdusamatov, 22.

Aaron Katersky / ABC News:

Feds interviewed suspected NYC truck attacker in 2015 about possible terror ties — The suspected New York City attacker, Sayfullo Saipov, was interviewed in 2015 by federal agents in the Department of Homeland Security Investigations Unit about possible ties to suspected terrorists …

Discussion: Associated Press, Washington Free Beacon, bizpacreview.com, The Gateway Pundit and The Week

New York Post:
Hero cop stopped terror suspect's NYC killing spree

Discussion: The Daily Caller, bizpacreview.com, AOL and Business Insider

New York Times:
Police Officer Ryan Nash Ended New York Rampage With 9 Bullets

Discussion: IJR

CNN:
New York terror suspect planned attack for weeks, police say

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Washington Post, Right Wing Watch, CBS News, Faithwire, KFOR-TV, KTLA, The Daily Caller, 105.9 FM and AM 630, CityLab and Gothamist

Nicole Darrah / Fox News:
NYC terror attack leaves 8 dead, several injured; suspect's notes pledged ISIS loyalty

Discussion: 105.9 FM and AM 630, AOL, Fox News Insider, Al Jazeera English, CBS New York and The Daily Caller

Los Angeles Times:

Six women accuse filmmaker Brett Ratner of sexual harassment or misconduct — Natasha Henstridge was watching a movie on Brett Ratner's couch when she fell asleep. She was a 19-year-old fashion model; he was an up-and-coming music video director in his early 20s.

Discussion: Axios, RedState, The Guardian, Splinter, Mediaite, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Shakesville, The Root, IJR, The Daily Caller, East Bay Times, The Ringer, Deadline and Mashable, more at Mediagazer »

CNN:

Trump didn't dismiss idea when foreign policy adviser suggested setting up Putin meeting — Washington (CNN)Candidate Donald Trump did not dismiss the idea of arranging a meeting with Russia's president when it was suggested in a meeting with his campaign foreign policy advisers last year, according to a person in the room.

Discussion: New York Times, ThinkProgress, Washington Monthly, Talking Points Memo, emptywheel, KTLA, Daily Kos, AOL, Raw Story, Political Wire and Mediaite

New Republic:

Jeet Heer — Looks like Jeff Sessions perjured himself. — Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the election has entangled the attorney general. In his sworn testimony during his confirmation hearing in January, Sessions was asked by Senator Al Franken …

Discussion: Raw Story and Mashable

Bloomberg:
Papadopoulos Claimed Trump Campaign Approved Russia Meeting

Discussion: JustOneMinute, Washington Examiner, Washington Post, NBC News, New York Magazine, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story and RedState

Washington Post:

Trump and allies gin up a new culprit for New York terrorist attack: Chuck Schumer — President Trump and some of his allies on the extreme right have found a new culprit in Tuesday's deadly terrorist attack in Manhattan: Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.).

abc7ny.com:
Bike path rampage: What we know about the suspect

Discussion: Breitbart, Conservative Review, Talking Points Memo, The Daily Signal, The Daily Caller, CBS News, Business Insider, The Gateway Pundit, New York's PIX11, bizpacreview.com, KTLA, Media Matters for America, Scared Monkeys, Axios, IJR, Power Line, Washington Free Beacon and The Last Tradition

Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Seeks to End Visa Program He Blamed for Allowing New York Attacker in the U.S.

Discussion: The Atlantic, Washington Post, Business Insider, IJR, Mother Jones, ThinkProgress, Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller, CNBC, Daily Kos, The Gateway Pundit, Shareblue Media and bizpacreview.com

Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Trump suggests sending NYC terror suspect to Guantanamo prison

Discussion: Washington Post, ThinkProgress, Shareblue Media, CNBC, 105.9 FM and AM 630, The Daily Caller, Fox News Insider, Mediaite and The Guardian

Associated Press:
Trump faults Schumer, ‘diversity’ immigration in NYC attack

Discussion: Axios, ABC News and ImmigrationProf Blog

Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:

“You Can't Go Any Lower”: Inside the West Wing, Trump Is Apoplectic as Allies Fear Impeachment — After Monday's indictments, the president blamed Jared Kushner in a call to Steve Bannon, while others are urging him to take off the gloves with Robert Mueller.

Discussion: Refinery29, Mediaite, Politico, bizpacreview.com, Raw Story, IJR, KTLA, Talking Points Memo, Washington Free Beacon and Political Wire

Tara Palmeri / ABC News:

‘The Cut Cut Cut Act’: Trump, Hill leaders differ on tax reform bill name — President Donald Trump has told senior congressional leadership that he wants to name the forthcoming tax reform bill the “The Cut Cut Cut Act,” a senior administration official tells ABC News.

Discussion: Vox, Talking Points Memo, Politico, Mother Jones, The Daily Caller and Business Insider

NBC News:
Not on Same Page, House GOP Stalls Release of Tax Bill

Discussion: CNBC, The Hill, Democrats.com and IJR

NBC News:
One Big Problem for Trump's Tax Plan? It's Already Unpopular.

Discussion: Outside the Beltway, NewsBusters, Washington Post, Raw Story and Political Wire

Norman Eisen / USA Today:

Trump's inevitable Manafort-indictment tweet-storm is working against him — The president is rightly freaking out, and so Tuesday he hit a new low by attacking a witness cooperating with the government in a federal investigation. — CONNECT — President Trump's reckless tweeting …

Discussion: The Week, Business Insider, New York Times, CNN, Bloomberg and Mashable

Shane Harris / Wall Street Journal:

Disclosure of Papadopoulos's Email Hunt Sheds Light on Quest for Clinton ‘Dirt’ — Former Trump campaign adviser was apparently among the first people to get a hint that Russians sought to steal emails — Former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos was discussing the possibility …

Discussion: Fox News Insider, New York Times, Just Security, Talking Points Memo, ThinkProgress, ABC News, Sputnik International, New York Magazine, The Guardian, Deadline, Washington Times, Mother Jones and 105.9 FM and AM 630

The Hill: How young Trump aide became key player in Russia probe

Anna Graham Hunter / Hollywood Reporter:

Dustin Hoffman Sexually Harassed Me When I Was 17 (Guest Column) — The author, who slapped away the star's butt grabs and laughed off his vulgar language on the set of 1985 TV film ‘Death of a Salesman,’ still feels conflicted: “I loved the attention. Until I didn't.”

Discussion: Page Six, Telegraph, The Daily Caller, East Bay Times, The Ringer, AOL, The Guardian and Mediaite

Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic:

Five Books to Make You Less Stupid About the Civil War — On Monday, the retired four-star general and White House Chief of Staff John Kelly asserted that “the lack of an ability to compromise lead to the Civil War.” This was an incredibly stupid thing to say.

John Sides / Washington Post:
Lots of Americans don't think slavery caused the Civil War

Discussion: Hullabaloo, The Atlantic, The Week and New York Magazine

CNNMoney:

Top NPR editor resigns amid allegations of harassment — NPR's senior vice president of news Michael Oreskes resigned on Wednesday amid allegations of sexual harassment and improper behavior in his past. — “I am deeply sorry to the people I hurt. My behavior was wrong and inexcusable …

Discussion: Axios, Washington Free Beacon, IJR, Washington Post and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »

David Folkenflik / NPR:
NPR's Head Of News Placed On Leave After Past Harassment Allegations Surface

Discussion: Washington Post, New York Times, Talking Points Memo, NewsBusters, NPR, Deadline, AOL and Mediaite

WDIV-TV:

Man, woman caught having sex on flight to Detroit after meeting on plane — Officials say 48-year-old woman, 28-year-old man were strangers before flight — DETROIT - The dangerous quest to join what's known as the “Mile High Club” has landed two more people in hot water.

Discussion: Detroit Free Press, The Root, Sputnik International and IJR

ESPN:

Papa John's says anthem protests are hurting deal with NFL — Executives from Papa John's, the official pizza company of the NFL, expressed disappointment on a conference call Wednesday about the league's ongoing player protests during the national anthem. — “The NFL has hurt us,” company founder and CEO John Schnatter said.

Discussion: CNBC and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion

Bloomberg:
Papa John's Blames the NFL for Hurting Pizza Sales

Discussion: USA Today

Wall Street Journal:

GOP Tax Plan Won't Cut Rate for Highest Earners — Proposal also drops the corporate tax rate to 20%, and it delays a planned repeal of the estate tax — WASHINGTON—The House Republican tax plan will preserve a top individual tax rate of 39.6%, according to people familiar with the matter …

Discussion: Washington Post, The Week and Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi

CNN:
Republicans push tax bill unveiling to Thursday as negotiations continue

Discussion: The Resurgent, Daily Kos and KTLA

Washington Post:

Five old friends from Argentina reunited in New York. They died together in a terrorist attack. — photo provided by the Trevisan family shows from left to right: Hernan Ferruchi, Alejandro Pagnucco, Ariel Erlij, Ivan Brajckovic, Juan Pablo Trevisan, Hernan Mendoza, Diego Angelini and Ariel Benvenuto.

Discussion: AOL

Tim Alberta / Politico:

The Education of Betsy DeVos — KANSAS CITY, Missouri—It is strange, if a bit unsettling, to see U.S. Marshals constantly hovering near the U.S. secretary of education, a 59-year-old evangelical Christian grandmother whose hobbies are bike riding, yoga and visiting grade schools.

Discussion: Washington Times and Raw Story

CBS News:

Most back tax cut for middle class, tax increase on wealthy and corporations — Most Americans would like to see a tax cut for the middle class and small businesses, but a majority want to see tax increases for large corporations (56 percent) and for the wealthy (58 percent).

Discussion: New York Magazine

FDD's Long War Journal:

Analysis: CIA releases massive trove of Osama bin Laden's files — The CIA is releasing hundreds of thousands of documents, images, and computer files recovered during the May 2011 raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. The newly-available material provides invaluable insights …

Discussion: Weekly Standard and The Daily Caller

Matthew Chapman / Shareblue Media:

Virginia GOP nominee claims to be victim in violent arrest of reporter covering his campaign — Shareblue Media reporter Mike Stark was violently arrested for filming Republican nominee for governor Ed Gillespie at a distance of 20 yards. Gillespie claims he was “too close.”

Discussion: TheBlaze, Washington Post and ThinkProgress

Washington Times:

Prominent ex-NYT reporter comes out as longtime Planned Parenthood donor — The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who was the chief U.S. Supreme Court reporter at The New York Times for 40 years has admitted to making monthly donations to Planned Parenthood while working at the paper of record.

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon and The Daily Caller

David Larter / Defense News:

Navy crews at fault in fatal collisions, investigations find … WASHINGTON — Two accidents that claimed the lives of 17 sailors and wounded dozens more resulted from complete breakdowns in standard Navy procedures and poor decision making by officers and sailors on the bridge of the two warships …