Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
4:15 PM ET, August 7, 2018

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
Now the Trump administration wants to limit citizenship for legal immigrants  —  The most significant change to legal immigration in decades could affect millions of would-be citizens, say lawyers and advocates.  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is expected to issue a proposal …
RELATED:
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Administration Attacking Legal Immigrants Next  —  Donald Trump's defenders have insisted all along that when evaluating his immigration policy, we should ignore his veiled and even textbook racist appeals, and instead view it as a straightforward application of law enforcement.
Tal Kopan / CNN:
Sources: Stephen Miller pushing policy to make it harder for immigrants who received benefits to earn citizenship
Discussion: The Root
Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
New Poll: 43% of Republicans Want to Give Trump the Power to Shut Down Media … Freedom of the press may be guaranteed in the Constitution.  But a plurality of Republicans want to give President Trump the authority to close down certain news outlets, according to a new public opinion survey conducted Ipsos …
Wall Street Journal:
Former Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Under Investigation for Tax Fraud  —  As legal pressures mount, Cohen's bank loans are also under scrutiny by prosecutors  —  The legal pressures facing Michael Cohen are growing in a wide-ranging investigation of his personal business affairs and his work …
RELATED:
Erica Orden / CNN:
Feds scrutinizing Michael Cohen's former accountant and bank loans  —  WSJ: Cohen under investigation for tax fraud  —  New York (CNN)Federal prosecutors investigating President Donald Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen have subpoenaed his former accountant and are examining …
Maegan Vazquez / CNN:
Wall Street Journal: Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen under investigation for possible tax fraud
Discussion: Raw Story
Dan Alexander / Forbes:
New Details About Wilbur Ross' Business Point To Pattern Of Grifting  —  I write about Donald Trump, the people around him, and how they affect business.  Before he won the presidency, I covered billionaires, industrial America and sports.  My favorite stories focus on the hands-dirty businesses between …
Bloomberg:
Manafort Judge to Prosecutor: 'There's Tears in Your Eyes'  — Judge tells prosecutor to 'look at me when you're talking'  — Right-hand man Gates returns to witness stand on Tuesday  —  Tensions at the Paul Manafort fraud trial grew so heated Monday that the judge suggested …
Discussion: Splinter and Mediaite
RELATED:
Paul Manafort / New York Times:
Paul Manafort Trial Live Updates: After a $215,000 Tax Bill, Manafort Writes ‘This Is a Disaster’  —  • Rick Gates, the former right-hand man to Paul Manafort, President Trump's campaign chairman, is testifying in Mr. Manafort's trial on bank and tax fraud charges in Alexandria, Va.
Discussion: Breitbart
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:   Gates' testimony turns Manafort fraud trial into soap opera
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
America is swarming with Paul Manaforts
Mark Leibovich / New York Times:
This is the Way Paul Ryan's Speakership Ends  —  The Republican leader is walking away.  Don't ask him about Trump anymore.  —  Paul Ryan has a thing about punctuality and routine.  They bring a sense of order to the chaos that he otherwise must try to maneuver through.
David French / New York Times:
A Better Way to Ban Alex Jones  —  “Hate speech” is extraordinarily vague and subjective.  Libel and slander are not.  —  Mr. French is a First Amendment litigator and senior writer for National Review.  —  Let me start by making a few things abundantly clear.
RELATED:
Sydney Franklin / Archpaper.com:
EPA is now allowing asbestos back into manufacturing  —  One of the most dangerous construction-related carcinogens is now legally allowed back into U.S. manufacturing under a new rule by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).  On June 1, the EPA authorized a “SNUR” (Significant New Use Rule) …
Brian Riedl / Vox:
America might be ready for democratic socialism.  It's not ready for the bill.  —  Single-payer health care, a jobs guarantee, and free college would require massive tax hikes.  There's no way around it.  —  Democratic socialism is having a moment.  Sen. Bernie Sanders mobilized millions …
RELATED:
Tesla:
Taking Tesla Private  —  The following email was sent to Tesla employees today:  —  Earlier today, I announced that I'm considering taking Tesla private at a price of $420/share.  I wanted to let you know my rationale for this, and why I think this is the best path forward.
Discussion: Washington Post
RELATED:
Avery G. Wilks / The State:
Fairfield losing another 126 jobs after TV-maker closes plant, citing Trump tariffs  —  COLUMBIA, SC  —  Beleaguered Fairfield County is losing another 126 jobs after TV-maker Element Electronics said Monday it will close its Winnsboro plant in response to tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump.
Niels Lesniewski / Roll Call:
Lindsey Graham Quips That Trump Brought Up Mueller and Russia ‘About 20 Times’  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham said Monday night that he has told President Donald Trump that ending the special counsel investigation of Robert S. Mueller III would undermine GOP chances in November.
Discussion: Political Wire
David Marchese / Vulture:
In Conversation: Kathleen Turner … When Kathleen Turner, standing in the Vulture reception area, introduces herself in her singular throaty rasp, the effect is almost comic — who else has a voice like that?  “This thing happens with restaurants,” says Turner as we walk to a conference room.
Discussion: Raw Story, Mashable, Vox, Just Jared and Jezebel
Abby Livingston / The Texas Tribune:
Win or lose, Beto O'Rourke's campaign against Ted Cruz could shape Texas politics for years  —  Despite the excitement he's generated among Democrats, U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke's bid to unseat U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is still widely viewed as a long shot.  Yet the El Paso congressman's campaign …
Christine Condon / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
670 ballots in a precinct with 276 voters, and other tales from Georgia's primary  —  WASHINGTON  —  Habersham County's Mud Creek precinct in northeastern Georgia had 276 registered voters ahead of the state's primary elections in May.  —  But 670 ballots were cast, according …
Discussion: Axios and The Gateway Pundit
Ben Jacobs / The Guardian:
Bill de Blasio: Murdoch's media empire is behind Trump's election  —  The New York mayor discussed the role Fox News has played in US politics and the progressive shift in the Democratic party  —  To New York mayor Bill de Blasio, Rupert Murdoch is directly responsible for Donald Trump.
Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
If Trump meeting is illegal, then Clinton dossier is criminal too  —  has ignited yet another firestorm with a tweet admitting that the meeting in Trump Tower between Russians and his son, Donald Trump Jr.  —  , was an effort to gather dirt on Hillary Clinton
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
When a Trump supporter's wife is deported  —  Sgt. Temo Juarez was a Trump guy.  An Iraq combat veteran who served as a Marine infantryman and then an Army National Guardsman, his friends called him a “super conservative.”  With his wife, he brought up their two daughters in Central Florida.
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Allies Struggle to Stop QAnon's Spread … Pro-Trump media personalities are scrambling to prevent the QAnon conspiracy theory from catching on with the GOP grassroots, after a Trump rally last week brought the bizarre movement to mainstream attention.
Discussion: Daily Kos, Mashable and The Hill
Reid Wilson / The Hill:
GOP fears steep losses in state legislatures  —  LOS ANGELES — Republicans hoping to hold on to their majorities in state legislative chambers across the country are nervously eying President Trump  —  's anemic approval rating, concerned that a wave of voter anger could undo years of gains.
Discussion: Shareblue Media
Gallup:
U.S. Small-Business Owners' Optimism at Record High  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. small-business owners are more optimistic now than at any point in the 15-year history of the Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index.  In the latest quarterly survey, which measures small-business owners' attitudes …
Discussion: National Review
Joshua Rhett Miller / New York Post:
'I'm a white, clean girl': DUI suspect is the picture of entitlement  —  A boozed-up South Carolina woman pulled over for blowing past a stop sign at 60 mph told cops she shouldn't be arrested because she's a “very clean, thoroughbred, white girl,” according to a police report.
Discussion: The Root and Raw Story
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Nunes: FBI Failed To Include ‘Exculpatory’ Evidence In Carter Page FISAs  — House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes claims that the FBI and Justice Department omitted ‘exculpatory evidence’ on Carter Page in spy applications.  — The Republican also claims that DOJ official Bruce Ohr …
Washington Post:
Trump's political base is weaker than it seems, our new study finds  —  In July, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo faced tough questions from both Democratic and Republican lawmakers over President Trump's recent summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.  Republican criticism …
NBC New York:
Dead Fetus Found on American Airlines Flight at LaGuardia Airport, Sources Say  —  A cleaning crew made the grisly discovery in the plane's lavatory Tuesday  —  Dead Fetus Found on American Airlines Plane at LaGuardia  —  A cleaning crew found a fetus in the toilet of a plane lavatory …
Saagar Enjeti / The Daily Caller:
Trump's Ambassador To Germany Scores Another Victory Against Iran  —  U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell is quietly convincing German companies to discontinue business with Iran.  —  Grenell has scored a series of victories in recent days by successfully lobbying against a $400 million payment …
Discussion: Reuters
Daniel W. Drezner / Washington Post:
Why in the world is Saudi Arabia sanctioning Canada?  —  What does Saudi Arabia think it can accomplish with sanctions?  Here are three possible explanations.  —  Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and a regular contributor to PostEverything.
David Siders / Politico:
2020 hopeful Delaney hits all of Iowa's 99 counties  —  John Delaney, the little-known Maryland congressman running unabashedly for president since last year, will claim an early milestone in the 2020 contest Sunday: Long before most Democrats formally enter the race, he will have campaigned in all 99 counties in Iowa.
Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
The Democratic Party Has Entered Its No Bullsh*t Phase … Two years ago, at the annual gathering of progressive activists dubbed Netroots Nation, then-presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) was interrupted repeatedly by hecklers upset that his platform was so seemingly skimpy on racial justice.
Discussion: Hullabaloo
NBC News:
Here are six things to watch in today's elections  —  First Read is your briefing from “Meet the Press” and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.  —  WASHINGTON — Voters head to the polls for primary elections in Kansas, Michigan …
Discussion: Washington Post, MSNBC and WCMH-TV
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 4:15 PM ET, August 7, 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: 
Playbook Audio Briefing / POLITICO Playbook …:
EPISODE SUMMARY  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden recorded …
Rukmini Callimachi / New York Times:
A Dream Ended on a Mountain Road: The Cyclists and the ISIS Militants
Associated Press:
Man who jumped out of freezer and died was cold-case suspect
Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Alleged Mosque Bombers Got Orders From Militia ‘Higher-Ups,’ Members Say
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
North Korea has not taken steps to denuclearize, John Bolton says
 Earlier Items: 
Anthony Watts / Watts Up With That?:
Failed Prognostications of Climate Alarm
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Exclusive poll: Trump's iron wall of defense
Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
“There Aren't That Many Places Where She Feels Safe”: Hope Hicks Plots Her Next Act
Discussion: AOL