memeorandum: Axios Sneak Peek (Jonathan Swan/Axios)

8:10 PM ET, January 20, 2019

Top Items:

Robby Soave / Hit & Run:

The Media Wildly Mischaracterized That Video of Covington Catholic Students Confronting a Native American Veteran — Partial video footage of students from a Catholic high school allegedly harassing a Native American veteran after the anti-abortion March for Life rally in Washington, D.C. …

Adam Forrest / The Independent:

MAGA hat boy's mother blames ‘black Muslims’ for her son harassing Native American man — Parent claims musician ‘drummed in his face’ while ‘black Muslims yelled profanities’ — The mother of a boy filmed harassing a Native American man along with his friends at a rally in Washington DC has blamed …

Discussion: Indian Country Today

Daniel McCarthy / Spectator USA:

What makes a liberal want to punch a child? — If someone walks up to you and bangs a drum in your face, are you guilty of harassing the drummer? You might be if you're white and wearing a MAGA hat. Just a day after rushing to judgment about a BuzzFeed story that claimed President Trump …

Rod Dreher / The American Conservative:
The Catholic Bonfire At The Stake

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Contemptor, Cincinnati.com, Washington Post, Indian Country Today and RedState

Roger Kimball / Spectator USA:
Radical evil, and the online lynching of a kid from Kentucky

Discussion: National Review, Power Line, The New Neo, Instapundit and Al Jazeera

Niraj Warikoo / Detroit Free Press:
Native American leader of Michigan: ‘Mob mentality’ in students was ‘scary’

Discussion: Quillette, RedState, The Gateway Pundit, Hollywood Reporter, Cincinnati.com, Breitbart, FOX59, twitchy.com and CNN

Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Trump says he's willing to give ‘amnesty’ in ‘much bigger deal’

Discussion: The Week, The Resurgent and Outside the Beltway, more at Mediagazer »

James Fallows / The Atlantic:
The Mayor of Covington, Kentucky, Explains What His City Stands For

Discussion: National Review, Mother Jones, No More Mister Nice Blog, Slate, Breitbart, Townhall, TheBlaze, Cincinnati.com and Hullabaloo

New York Times:

Giuliani Says Talks for Trump Tower in Moscow Lasted Through 2016 Election — Rudolph W. Giuliani, President Trump's personal lawyer, said on Sunday that discussions about building a Trump Tower in Moscow lasted through the November 2016 election, months longer than previously confirmed.

Discussion: Axios, BuzzFeed News, Talking Points Memo, Philly.com, Just Security, CNN, Raw Story, Vox, NBC News, The Guardian, Contemptor, Daily Kos, emptywheel, POLITICUSUSA and Washington Free Beacon

Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:

BuzzFeed News in Limbo Land — This is, in many respects, a golden age for journalism. — With a president facing multiple federal and state inquiries — including one into whether a foreign government helped get him elected — the press has come through with some investigative work …

Discussion: Townhall, emptywheel and Mediaite

CNN:

BuzzFeed editor and reporter defend scoop — Ben Smith and Anthony Cormier say they are confident in their disputed reporting about President Trump telling Michael Cohen to lie to Congress. “This will be borne out,” Cormier says. — Source: CNN — Ben Smith and Anthony Cormier …

Discussion: Mother Jones, Splinter and New York Times

David Edwards / Raw Story:

On eve of MLK Day, Pence says Trump is like Martin Luther King Jr. for ‘inspiring us’ with a border wall — In a Sunday interview with CBS News, Vice President Mike Pence likened President Donald Trump to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. — Pence complained during the Sunday interview …

Nolan Rappaport / The Hill:
Trump offers to limit his border wall to strategic locations

Discussion: The White House, Roll Call, ABC News and ImmigrationProf Blog

Holly Rosenkrantz / CBS News:
Gillibrand rejects Trump's immigration offer: “I don't take him on his word on anything”

Discussion: Deadline, Raw Story and TheBlaze

Caitlin Oprysko / Politico: Gabbard says Democrats share blame in shutdown logjam

Quint Forgey / Politico:
GOP senator: Trump's ‘straw man proposal’ not meant to become law

Discussion: Washington Press, ABC News, CNN and New York Times

NBC News:

Giuliani: Trump Tower Moscow negotiations ‘as far as October, November’ 2016 — Rudy Giuliani, President Trump's personal lawyer, says that negotiations over Trump Tower Moscow likely went up to the 2016 election, during an interview with Meet the Press.

Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:

Giuliani: ‘So What’ If Trump Talked To Cohen About His Testimony — The president's attorney said on Sunday that it's possible the president spoke with his former attorney Michael Cohen prior to Cohen's congressional testimony. — Gideon Resnick — Rudy Giuliani, President Trump's personal attorney …

Discussion: Politico, Hullabaloo and Breitbart

CBS News:
Transcript: Rep. Adam Schiff on “Face the Nation,” January 20, 2019

Discussion: Political Wire and POLITICUSUSA

Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Giuliani: Discussions on Trump Tower in Moscow were ‘active’ throughout 2016 election

Discussion: Mother Jones

Alex Isenstadt / Politico:

Pompeo discussing a run for Kansas Senate seat — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is slated to meet with veteran Republican strategist Ward Baker on Sunday afternoon to discuss a possible 2020 run for the vacant Kansas Senate seat, according to two people familiar with the plans.

Discussion: Hullabaloo and CNN

Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Axios Sneak Peek

Discussion: Balloon Juice and CNN

Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump defends immigration proposal against ‘amnesty’ criticism from conservatives

Discussion: Axios, NBC News, ABC News and Daily Wire

Washington Post:

Trump two years in: The dealmaker who can't seem to make a deal — Donald Trump was elected president partly by assuring the American people that “I alone can fix it.” — But precisely two years into his presidency, the government is not simply broken — it is in crisis …

Discussion: Raw Story

Heather Caygle / Politico:
‘Only with Nancy’: How Schumer and Pelosi stuck together on the shutdown

Discussion: Raw Story and American Greatness

Gabby Orr / Politico:
Mark Meadows, Trump whisperer

Discussion: Breitbart and Associated Press

Hannes Grassegger / BuzzFeed News:

The Unbelievable Story Of The Plot Against George Soros — The glass tower that houses George Soros's office in Manhattan is overflowing with numbers on screens, tracking and predicting the directions of markets around the world. But there's one that's particularly hard to figure out …

New York Times:

In Business and Governing, Trump Seeks Victory in Chaos — Three decades ago, Donald J. Trump waged a public battle with the talk show host Merv Griffin to take control of what would become Mr. Trump's third Atlantic City casino. Executives at Mr. Trump's company warned that the casino would siphon revenue from the others.

Max Boot / Washington Post:

A look back on two dismal years of the Trump administration — On Jan. 20, 2017, President Trump delivered a bleak inauguration address that warned of “American carnage.” He has spent the past two years turning those words into a self-fulfilling prophecy. So much has happened that it's hard to keep it all straight.

Discussion: ThinkProgress

Washington Post:

The man who stood behind Trump — After his laugh was heard around the country, Joe Davidson is wondering: “I'm a good person. Isn't that what people say about me?” — A man on his way to see President Trump was speeding along a two-lane highway when his phone rang. — “Yes ma'am . . .”

Marc Morano / Climate Depot:

‘GLOBAL WARMING’ UPDATE: Montreal's Fête Des Neiges (Winter Snow Festival) Cancelled Due To Extreme Cold! — Via: https://climatism.blog/2019/01/21/ global-warming-update-montreals-fete- des-neiges-winter-snow-festival- cancelled-due-to-extreme-cold/ — GLOBAL WARMING UPDATE …