Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
2:50 AM ET, June 3, 2019

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Washington Post:
Exclusive: Pompeo delivers unfiltered view of Trump's Middle East peace plan in off-the-record meeting  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered a sobering assessment of the prospects of the Trump administration's long-awaited Middle East peace plan in a closed-door meeting with Jewish leaders …
RELATED:
Bloomberg:
Kushner Questions Whether Palestinians Can Govern Themselves  — Trump aide, son-in-law preparing U.S. Middle East peace plan  — Kushner says Palestinian aid cut for criticism of U.S. policy  —  Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner said in an interview …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Exclusive: Jared Kushner on MBS, refugees, racism and Trump's legacy  —  Discussing the horrific death of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi in an interview with “Axios on HBO,” White House adviser Jared Kushner was noncommittal on whether Saudi Crown Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) must account for Khashoggi's body.
Discussion: Splinter
Matthew Choi / Politico:
Trump tempers optimism on Middle East peace plan  —  President Donald Trump said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo “may be right” in his raw assessment of the administration's Middle East peace plan.  —  Speaking to reporters Sunday, Trump responded to a Washington Post report that Pompeo …
Axios:   Jared Kushner, the grandson of refugees, defends Trump's refugee cuts
New York Times:
A ‘Bridge’ to China, and Her Family's Business, in the Trump Cabinet  —  Elaine Chao has boosted the profile of her family's shipping company, which benefits from industrial policies in China that are roiling the Trump administration.  —  The email arrived in Washington before dawn.
New York Times:
Trump Administration Considered Tariffs on Australia  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration considered imposing tariffs on imports from Australia last week, but decided against the move amid fierce opposition from military officials and the State Department, according to several people familiar with the discussions.
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
The Fox News Primary?  How Trump's Favorite Network Became a Democratic Power Player  —  Three months ago, Democratic Party leaders took a stand: Fox News, President Trump's favorite channel, and a reliable soapbox for attacks on liberals, was barred from participating in the party's 2020 presidential debates.
Discussion: twitchy.com
RELATED:
Gregg Re / Fox News:
Gillibrand lights into NRA as ‘worst organization in this country’ at Fox News town hall
Discussion: Politico and Townhall
CNN:
CNN Poll: Democratic support for impeachment rises, Trump approval steady  —  Washington (CNN)Democrats are increasingly in support of impeaching President Donald Trump and removing him from office but the majority of Americans remain opposed to the prospect, a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS shows.
RELATED:
New York Times:
‘Everything Is Stalling’: Inside a Troubled Trump Project in Uruguay  —  President Trump's company had high hopes for a Uruguayan condominium development.  But the long-delayed project has become a microcosm of the Trump Organization's deep problems.  —  PUNTA DEL ESTE, Uruguay …
Aaron Klein / Breitbart:
Biden Present at Russia Collusion Briefing Documented in ‘Odd’ Susan Rice Email  —  NEW YORK — Vice President Joe Biden was documented as being present in the Oval Office for a conversation about the controversial Russia probe between President Obama, disgraced ex-FBI chief James Comey …
Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
Mark Warner says Barr has “little credibility” to review origins of Russia probe  —  Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat in the Senate Intelligence Committee, questioned Attorney General's William Barr credibility to oversee a Justice Department probe into the origins of the Russia investigation …
RELATED:
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:   Lowering the Barr  —  WASHINGTON — When I was a political reporter …
Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
Pentagon tells White House to stop politicizing military  —  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Pentagon has told the White House to stop politicizing the military, amid a furor over a Trump administration order to have the Navy ship named for the late U.S. Sen. John McCain hidden …
RELATED:
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Mick Mulvaney: Not ‘Unreasonable’ for White House to Ask Navy to Move USS John S. McCain
Discussion: The Guardian
Kelsey Tamborrino / Politico:
Mulvaney: 'Let's not get too deep into politics too soon' after shooting
Discussion: Daily Kos and Refinery29
Thomas Grove / Wall Street Journal:
In a Blow to Maduro, Russia Withdraws Key Defense Support to Venezuela  —  Russia has been one of Maduro's major supporters in its standoff with the U.S.  —  MOSCOW—Russia has withdrawn key defense advisers from Venezuela, an embarrassment for President Nicolás Maduro as Moscow weighs …
Discussion: Fox News
Orion Rummler / Axios:
Schiff: The GOP has turned itself into a “cult” of Trump's personality  —  House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said on ABC's “This Week” that the Republican Party “has turned itself into a cult of the president's personality and is not likely to act consistent …
RELATED:
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Democratic whip: Trump will be impeached “at some point”
Laurie McGinley / Washington Post:
ACA linked to reduced racial disparities, earlier diagnosis and treatment in cancer care  —  New research backs up earlier data showing the law increased access to care.  —  Proponents of the embattled Affordable Care Act got additional ammunition Sunday: New research links the law …
Discussion: The Root
Allum Bokhari / Breitbart:
Daily Beast Says Facebook Helped Them Dox Trump Supporter  —  The Daily Beast recently doxed a black forklift driver and reported Trump supporter for the alleged high crime of creating a parody video of Democrat speaker of the house Nancy Pelosi.  But there's more to the story …
RELATED:
Elizabeth Vaughn / RedState:
Sleuth At The Daily Beast ‘Found The Guy Behind The Viral Drunk Pelosi Video’...And Doxxed Him; Then Got Doxxed
Discussion: NB Blog and Big League Politics
Oliver Hotham / NK News:
Amid purge reports, Kim Yong Chol reappears alongside North Korean leader  —  Longtime DPRK-U.S. interlocuter was last week reported to have been sent to labor, re-education camp  —  Top North Korean official Kim Yong Chol appeared in public alongside DPRK leader Kim Jong Un at a musical performance …
Sadiq Khan / The Guardian:
It's un-British to roll out the red carpet for Donald Trump  —  The US president gives comfort to the far right.  The prime minister should speak truth to power  —  Praising the “very fine people on both sides” when torch-wielding white supremacists and antisemites marched through the streets clashing with anti-racist campaigners.
RELATED:
Katie Gibbons / The Times & The Sunday Times:
Trump visit: Mayor gives inflatable baby clearance to fly
Discussion: HuffPost
Jessica Sager / Fox News:
Donald Trump says he never called Meghan Markle ‘nasty,’ calls comments about Duchess ‘fake news’  —  Donald Trump denied calling Meghan Markle “nasty.”  —  Last week, it was reported that Duchess Meghan, 37, would skip out on events with President Trump during his state visit to the U.K. …
Hannah Wiley / Sacramento Bee:
‘No middle ground.’ Bernie Sanders jabs Joe Biden at California Democratic Party convention  —  Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders told a California Democratic Party convention Sunday that America's best path forward is to the left.  —  Speaking to a crowded room of Bernie supporters …
Discussion: Associated Press, Vox, NPR and Axios
RELATED:
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 2:50 AM ET, June 3, 2019.

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: 
M Ilyas Khan / BBC:
Uncovering Pakistan's secret human rights abuses
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Clarence Thomas's Dangerous Idea
Discussion: Althouse
Los Angeles Times:
U.S. is using unreliable dental exams to hold teen migrants in adult detention
Elizabeth Popp Berman / Washington Post:
Trump is giving Arthur Laffer the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Economists aren't smiling.
Discussion: Power Line
Will Bunch / Inquirer.com:
Mitch McConnell's democracy-crushing smirk is why just getting rid of Trump isn't enough
Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Trump proposes the biggest tax hike in 30 years
 Earlier Items: 
Heather / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Giuliani Threatens To Sue Mueller For $17 Million To ‘Get That Money Back For The Government’
Discussion: Hullabaloo
CNN:
Moulton on Iraqi boy: 'I'll remember his face until the day that I die'
Discussion: Axios
Luis Martinez / ABC News:
Iran's top diplomat warns of ‘consequences’ if US keeps up economic sanctions
Discussion: Breitbart, Politico and Political Wire
Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
Trump's Tariffs Will Threaten GOP's Senate Majority
Hugh Hewitt / Washington Post:
America's enemies are on notice about this president
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
The Most Powerful Arab Ruler Isn't M.B.S. It's M.B.Z.