Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
1:55 PM ET, August 28, 2018

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Washington Post:
Trump's economic adviser: 'We're taking a look' at whether Google searches should be regulated  —  The Trump administration is “taking a look” at whether Google searches should be regulated by the government, said Larry Kudlow, President Trump's economic adviser, outside the White House Tuesday.
RELATED:
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump rage-googles himself and reveals a frightening truth about the midterms  —  Political Twitter is having fun this morning with President Trump's latest conspiracy theory: Google is rigging its results, so when you search “Trump news,” only “Fake” news criticism of Trump pops up, while conservative media are getting suppressed!
Axios:
Go deeper: Tracing Trump's Google censorship tweet  —  President Trump tweeted this morning that Big Tech platforms, specifically Google, are suppressing conservative voices and news, while Trump economic adviser Larry Kudlow later added that the administration is “taking a look” at whether Google searches should be regulated.
Associated Press:
Trump takes on Google, alleges bias in searches  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump lashed out at U.S. tech companies Tuesday, accusing Google and others of suppressing conservative voices and “hiding information” and good news.  He cited no evidence for the claim …
John Fritze / USA Today:
Trump aide says president weighing regulations on Google search engine that he considers ‘rigged’
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
President non grata: Trump often unwelcome and unwilling to perform basic rituals of the office  —  Shunned at two funerals and one (royal) wedding so far, President Trump may be well on his way to becoming president non grata.  —  The latest snub comes in the form of the upcoming funeral …
RELATED:
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Joe Arpaio isn't sure whether John McCain is a hero. But he's certain Donald Trump is.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Politico
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
McCain conspiracists say his brain cancer was a hoax
Discussion: Fox News, IJR and NTK Network
Matthew Daly / Associated Press:   GOP slows efforts to rename Senate building for McCain
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: ‘Dick Russell was a racist. But he was much more than that,’ says niece
Discussion: The Hill, Daily Wire, Fox News and Daily Kos
Washington Post:
‘I remember Pearl Harbor’: Inside Trump's hot and cold relationship with Japan's prime minister  —  During a tense meeting at the White House in June, President Trump caught Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe off guard with a pointed remark.  —  “I remember Pearl Harbor,” the president said …
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
Natasha Bertrand / The Atlantic:
Devin Nunes's Curious Trip to London  —  Earlier this month, as all eyes were on the courtroom dramas unfolding in Virginia—where President Donald Trump's campaign chairman was just convicted on bank- and tax-fraud charges—and in New York—where the president's longtime personal lawyer pleaded guilty …
Amy Chozick / Vogue:
Stormy Daniels Isn't Backing Down  —  Michael Avenatti and Stormy Daniels, photographed in New York.  Zac Posen dress.  Tiffany & Co. earrings.  —  Photographed by Annie Leibovitz, Vogue, October 2018  —  BY THE TIME I knock on the door of Stormy Daniels's room at the Roger Smith Hotel …
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Source: FBI Agent Told Congress The Bureau Used Leaked Stories To Obtain Spy Warrants  — FBI Special Agent Jonathan Moffa told Congress on Friday that the FBI has used leaked stories to obtain FISA warrants  — Meadows' tweet was referring to Moffa's testimony, a source tells The Daily Caller News Foundation
RELATED:
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
FBI agent says bureau leaked stories, then used them to get FISA warrants  —  FBI documents show Russia dossier author deemed ‘not suitable for use’: Judicial Watch  —  A top FBI special agent admitted to House committees last week that bureau officials were known to leak information …
Discussion: The Right Scoop
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
GOP lawmakers grill DOJ official Ohr over Trump dossier
Discussion: Axios and New York Times
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
New Wisconsin poll shows Tammy Baldwin in better re-election shape than Scott Walker  —  Just under half the Wisconsin electorate (48%) thinks the state is heading in the right direction.  —  Just under half (48%) approves of the job GOP Gov. Scott Walker is doing.
Discussion: Political Wire
Bill Scher / Politico:
Is This the Stupidest Book Ever Written About Socialism?  —  The left-wing hosts of the insanely popular Chapo Trap House podcast have no idea what they're talking about, and their glib new book proves it.  —  Have you lived through the past three presidents and managed to still believe …
Discussion: Mother Jones
Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed News:
Lanny Davis Says He Was A Source For CNN's Trump Tower Story  —  Attorney Lanny Davis says he was an anonymous source in a July CNN story that reported his client, Michael Cohen, had privately claimed that President Trump had advance knowledge of the infamous Trump Tower meeting between his son …
RELATED:
Richard Pollock / The Daily Caller:
SOURCES: China Hacked Clinton's Private Email Server  — A Chinese-owned company penetrated former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's private server, according to sources briefed on the matter.  — The company inserted code that forwarded copies of Clinton's emails to the Chinese company in real time.
Anya Kamenetz / NPR:
The School Shootings That Weren't  —  How many times per year does a gun go off in an American school?  —  We should know.  But we don't.  —  This spring the U.S. Education Department reported that in the 2015-2016 school year, “nearly 240 schools ... reported at least 1 incident involving a school-related shooting.”
Haley Byrd / Weekly Standard:
Republicans Push Back on Trump's Trade Gambit  —  The president threatened to leave Canada behind in renegotiating NAFTA.  But lawmakers doubt he's allowed to do that.  —  Congressional Republicans disregarded President Donald Trump's announcement Monday that he would pursue a bilateral trade deal …
RELATED:
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Giuliani's telling admission: All that matters is that Mueller is undermined  —  In a new profile, the New York Times gets at a question we've all been asking for months: What on earth is Rudy Giuliani doing?  Once known as “America's mayor,” he's become the fire-breathing legal spokesman …
Discussion: New York Times and Political Wire
CBS News:
Hurricane Maria caused an estimated 2,975 deaths in Puerto Rico, new study finds  —  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Hurricane Maria killed far more people in Puerto Rico than initially thought, accounting for an estimated 2,975 deaths on the island from September 2017 through February 2018, according to a new analysis.
Discussion: Front Page Magazine and Mediaite
Ben Collins / NBC News:
Far-right media misidentifies Jacksonville shooter as Trump-bashing Reddit user  —  The person who was misidentified as the Jacksonville shooter told NBC News, “My takeaway on this is there are a lot of idiots on the internet ... ”  —  A day after a competitive video gamer shot and killed two people …
Arthur L. Herman / National Review:
Chicago 1968: The Night the Democratic Party Died  —  The riots that night set a political pattern that Democrats are still following today.  —  Fifty years ago tonight, a great American political party was murdered by its own children and closest friends.
Discussion: Power Line
Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
Trump's Flag Drama Created Confusion Across The Federal Government  —  Federal workers were told to lower the flag.  Then raise it.  Then lower it again.  —  On Monday morning, federal employees received word that they were to immediately lower flags at federal properties around the country …
Discussion: Breitbart, AOL and The Daily Caller
Faiz Siddiqui / Washington Post:
Metro Blue Line train takes the wrong route and ends up on the Orange Line  —  Riders said the train went the wrong direction out of Rosslyn.  —  Metro riders on a Franconia-bound Blue Line train ended up at Courthouse on the Orange/Silver lines Tuesday morning after the train took the wrong route.
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Ted Cruz passes the hat for campaign cash as concern rises about challenger Beto O'Rourke  —  Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, during a lunch with colleagues last week in Washington passed the hat for campaign cash, as the Texas Republican's anxiety mounts about the unusually brisk challenge from Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke.
Discussion: Shareblue Media, MSNBC and Roll Call
David Nather / Axios:
Exclusive poll: Americans believe Cohen, don't want impeachment  —  Data: Survey Monkey online poll conducted August 22-24, 2018 among 4,362 U.S. adults.  Total margin of error is ±3.0 percentage points.  Modeled error estimates: African-American women ±7.0, age 18 to 34 ±4.5 …
Harvard Kennedy School:
Wendy R. Sherman appointed professor of practice at Harvard Kennedy School and director of the School's Center for Public Leadership  —  CAMBRIDGE, MA - Ambassador Wendy R. Sherman, former U.S. undersecretary of state for political affairs, will join Harvard Kennedy School in January 2019 …
David Siders / Politico:
Minnesota Democrats scalded by Ellison allegations  —  GOP aims to make the congressman a drag on the ticket this fall.  —  Congressman Keith Ellison, currently fending off domestic abuse allegations, says voters aren't asking about the controversy, only reporters.
Discussion: Power Line
Patrick McGreevy / Los Angeles Times:
California lawmakers approve new restrictions on who can possess firearms  —  California lawmakers on Monday approved a trio of bills that would reduce the number of people with access to firearms, including lifetime bans on owning guns for people convicted of domestic violence and individuals placed …
Bernard Condon / Associated Press:
Kushner Cos. fined $210K by New York for false documents  —  NEW YORK (AP) — The Kushner family real estate company was fined $210,000 by New York City regulators on Monday following an Associated Press investigation earlier this year that showed it routinely filed false documents …
Eli Rosenberg / Washington Post:
Mollie Tibbetts's father decries vitriol against Hispanics, saying they're ‘Iowans with better food’  —  Rob Tibbetts spoke kind words about the Hispanic community during his daughter's funeral.  —  It did not take long after authorities in Iowa named a suspect in the killing …
Opheli Garcia Lawler / Vulture:
After Sexual Harassment Allegations, Matt Lauer Says He'll ‘Be Back on TV’  —  Matt Lauer, who was accused of sexual harassment and fired from NBC in 2017, thinks he's going to be back on television sometime soon.  According to “Page Six,” Lauer was dining at a restaurant in New York City …
Discussion: Vox
Kevin Diaz / Houston Chronicle:
Democrats question $50k in books and collectibles that Rep. Culberson bought with campaign funds  —  WASHINGTON - Texas Democrats targeting Republican Congressman John Culberson in Houston are challenging nearly $50,000 in campaign spending since 2004 on books, coins, Civil War memorabilia …
Taffy Brodesser-Akner / New York Times:
Ethan Hawke Is Still Taking Ethan Hawke Extremely Seriously  —  Now he's 47, but when he was much younger, Ethan Hawke read “Cassavetes on Cassavetes,” the indie filmmaker bible, and then went to hear the author's widow, Gena Rowlands, speak.  She looked out at the crowd and laughed.
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 1:55 PM ET, August 28, 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: 
Globe and Mail:
Saudi Arabia allows medical trainees to stay in Canada
New York Post:
NYCHA employees accused of using projects for wild orgies
CNN:
Law firm alleges neglectful medical care after child dies weeks after ICE custody
Discussion: Townhall and VICE News
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McConnell forming ‘gang’ to determine how Senate honors McCain
Martin Crutsinger / Associated Press:
US consumer confidence rises to 18-year high
Haaretz:
NATO Confirms Russian Naval Build Up Off Syria, Calls for Restraint
 Earlier Items: 
Nathaniel Rakich / FiveThirtyEight:
Primary Briefing: Florida, Arizona And Oklahoma
Pete Madden / ABC News:
Lover or cover? Maria Butina and the romance at the heart of an alleged Russian influence operation
Sara Carter / Sara A. Carter:
Whistleblower Exposes Key Player in FBI Russia Probe: “It was all a Set-up”
Patrick Redford / Deadspin:
Report: Baylor Secretly Infiltrated Sexual Assault Survivor Groups
Discussion: Boing Boing and Inside Higher Ed
Aruna Viswanatha / Wall Street Journal:
Manafort Sought Deal in Next Trial, but Talks Broke Down