Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
7:45 AM ET, May 1, 2018

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
NBC News:
Kelly thinks he's saving U.S. from disaster, calls Trump ‘idiot,’ say White House staffers  —  WASHINGTON — White House chief of staff John Kelly has eroded morale in the West Wing in recent months with comments to aides that include insulting the president's intelligence and casting himself …
RELATED:
Manu Raju / CNN:
Exclusive: Pence's doctor alerted WH aides about Ronny Jackson concerns last fall  —  Washington (CNN)Vice President Mike Pence's physician privately raised alarms within the White House last fall that President Donald Trump's doctor may have violated federal privacy protections for a key patient …
Peter Nicholas / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Considering Kelly as Possible Candidate to Lead VA  —  Other candidates being discussed by administration include former GOP congressman Jeff Miller and the CEO of hospital giant Ascension  —  WASHINGTON—The search for a new Veterans Affairs chief is wide open, with President Donald Trump considering …
Discussion: Politico
Washington Post:
Pentagon to determine whether Ronny Jackson will face investigation
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Mueller Has Dozens of Inquiries for Trump in Broad Quest on Russia Ties and Obstruction  —  WASHINGTON — Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel investigating Russia's election interference, has at least four dozen questions on an exhaustive array of subjects he wants to ask President Trump …
RELATED:
New York Times:
What Mueller Wants to Ask Trump About Obstruction, and What It Means  —  The questions show the special counsel's focus on obstruction of justice and touch on some surprising other areas.  —  The special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, recently provided President Trump's lawyers a list of questions he wants answered in an interview.
Mike Allen / Axios:
Comey: Trump should submit to Mueller interview
Discussion: Raw Story
Masha Gessen / New Yorker:
How Michelle Wolf Blasted Open the Fictions of Journalism in the Age of Trump  —  On Saturday, the comedian Michelle Wolf, performing at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner, delivered the most consequential monologue so far of the Donald Trump era.
Discussion: CBS News, Bloomberg, The Week and Contemptor
RELATED:
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
White House correspondents think about changing dinner for Trump era  —  WHCA president discusses her ‘regret’ about dinner  —  The White House Correspondents Association is belatedly accepting the fact that its annual dinner changes dramatically when the president isn't there.
Online NewsHour:
Dave Chappelle says Michelle Wolf ‘nailed it’ at White House Correspondents Dinner  —  Forty-eight hours out from Michelle Wolf's biting comedy routine at the White House Correspondents Dinner, there's been plenty of backlash among some journalists and political figures in Washington, D.C.
Deadspin:
You Can't Bully These Motherfuckers
Dan Evon / Snopes.com:
Was Comedian Michelle Wolf Once Arrested for Bestiality?
Piers Morgan / Daily Mail:
Michelle Wolf likes to carve up human flesh but by carving up Trump's women in such a grotesquely …
Discussion: IJR
Jonathan Capehart / Washington Post:
Shut up about Michelle Wolf if you've been silent on Trump's offenses
Discussion: NewsBusters and Common Dreams
Elizabeth Williamson / New York Times:
Meet the Schlapps, Washington's Trump-Era ‘It Couple’  —  WASHINGTON — Matt Schlapp, the pro-Trump chairman of the American Conservative Union, had a remarkable on-air clash not long ago with his old friend Michael Steele, an anti-Trump former chairman of the Republican National Committee.
Discussion: Axios
Jim Acosta / CNN:
Cohen responds to message sent by National Enquirer cover  —  Washington (CNN)A National Enquirer cover story targeting Michael Cohen could be a strong sign President Donald Trump is upset with his personal lawyer and turning against the man known for years as his “fixer,” a source close to Trump said.
RELATED:
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Has Michael Cohen Already Flipped on Donald Trump?  —  Multiple reports have indicated that President Trump and his allies fear that Michael Cohen may cooperate with federal investigators.  But nothing has indicated this quite as directly as the latest cover of the National Enquirer.
Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
Trump campaign has paid portions of Michael Cohen's legal fees: Sources  —  The Trump campaign has spent nearly $228,000 to cover some of the legal expenses for President Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen, sources familiar with the payments tell ABC News, raising questions …
Bob Van Voris / Bloomberg:   Michael Cohen Hit With New Taxi Taxes, Owes New York $282,000
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Michael Cohen Claimed He Talked With Trump the Day of the Stormy Daniels Deal
Discussion: Politico
New York Times:
Israel Says Secret Files Prove Iran Lied About Nuclear Program  —  JERUSALEM — Revealing a huge archive of stolen Iranian nuclear plans that dated back more than a decade, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel accused Iran on Monday of lying for years about its efforts to build a nuclear weapon …
RELATED:
Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
Israel Exposes Iran's Nuclear Lies, and the Limits of U.S. Intelligence
Mike Pompeo / US Department of State:   Remarks on Iran Atomic Archive
Washington Post:
Trump-allied House conservatives draft articles of impeachment against Rosenstein as ‘last resort’  —  Conservative House allies of President Trump have drafted articles of impeachment against Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein, who oversees the ongoing special-counsel probe …
RELATED:
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Conservative House lawmakers draft articles of impeachment against Rosenstein
Discussion: HuffPost
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Postpones Steel Tariff Decision for EU, Other U.S. Allies  —  Decision postponed until June 1; countries were granted temporary exemptions  —  President Donald Trump decided to postpone decisions about imposing steel and aluminum tariffs on the European Union and other U.S. allies until June 1 …
Discussion: Washington Post, Vox and AOL
RELATED:
Ana Swanson / New York Times:
White House Delays Tariffs on E.U., Canada and Mexico for 30 Days
Discussion: Mother Jones
Associated Press:
White House delays tariffs on EU, Canada and Mexico
Matthew Barakat / Associated Press:
Documents show ties between university, conservative donors  —  FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Newly released documents show Virginia's largest public university granted the conservative Charles Koch Foundation a say in the hiring and firing of professors in exchange for millions of dollars in donations.
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Kyra Phillips / ABC News:
EXCLUSIVE: EPA whistleblower says Pruitt ‘bald faced lied’ to Congress  —  A whistleblower from the Environmental Protection Agency says that Administrator Scott Pruitt was “bald-faced lying” when he told members of Congress that no EPA employees were retaliated against for raising concerns about his spending decisions.
New York Times:
Investment Boom From Trump's Tax Cut Has Yet to Appear  —  After years of costly layoffs and plant closings, things are looking up for the heavy-machinery giant Caterpillar, which forecasts solid global sales growth and increased demand this year.  Yet despite the corporate investment incentives …
Andrew Hanna / Politico:
Starbucks drops Jewish group from bias training  —  Bowing to pressure from African-American activists, Starbucks excluded the Anti-Defamation League from an upcoming daylong anti-bias training session.  —  The ADL, whose mission is to fight anti-Semitism, will play an advisory role …
RELATED:
Washington Post:
After a day at the border, first eight members of migrant caravan taken into U.S. custody …
Reuters:
Mattis plays down odds of Syria pullout before peace agreement  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its allies would not want to pull troops out of Syria before diplomats win the peace, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Monday, one of the strongest signs yet a full U.S. withdrawal was unlikely anytime soon.
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 7:45 AM ET, May 1, 2018.

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: 
Rick Kambic / Chicago Tribune:
5 guns taken from Vernon Hills teen who wore shirt featuring white supremacist group, police say
Discussion: Raw Story
Rob Merrick / The Independent:
Brexit result has been thrown into question by the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, says Tory MP
Sky News:
Donald Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, says South Korea's President
Discussion: The Stream and Sean Hannity
Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Face the Nation's Margaret Brennan Expecting First Child — a Baby Boy! — with Husband Yado Yakub
Ben White / Politico:
Morning Money at the Milken Institute Global Conference: Animal spirits take over on Day One
Discussion: Variety and Reuters
Mariam Khan / ABC News:
McCain reveals this is last term in new memoir, criticizes Trump
Gabby Morrongiello / Washington Examiner:
John Kelly on ‘solid footing’ with Trump despite leaks saying he's on thin ice
 Earlier Items: 
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Blankenship slams ‘Cocaine Mitch’ in anti-McConnell ad
David A. Lieb / Columbia Daily Tribune:
Report: Woman says Greitens ‘coaxed’ her as ‘wounded animal’
Eugene Scott / Washington Post:
Trump went to Michigan and didn't talk about Flint
Discussion: Salon
Rosie.com:
ME AND JOY REID  —  I WAS HONORED -  —  SO OFTEN IT WAS TAXING
Discussion: Contemptor
Emma Loop / BuzzFeed:
Jill Stein Has Turned Over Hundreds Of Documents To Congress As Part Of The Russia Probe
Discussion: CNN and Law & Crime
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Handed the Agenda to Conservatives and They Blew It
Discussion: RedState, Axios and New York Times
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads

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

 
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