Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
9:40 AM ET, July 22, 2019

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
The Case of Al Franken  —  A close look at the accusations against the former senator.  —  Last month, in Minneapolis, I climbed the stairs of a row house to find Al Franken, Minnesota's disgraced former senator, wandering around in jeans and stocking feet.  It was a sunny day, but the shades were mostly drawn.
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Trump's huge week  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  WE ARE ENTERING what could be one of the most momentous weeks in what's left of DONALD TRUMP'S presidency, a week that could set the tone for the rest of his first term.  Not only is former special counsel Robert Mueller testifying live …
Discussion: Political Wire and New York Times
RELATED:
Todd S. Purdum / The Atlantic:
Adam Schiff Is Back From the Wilderness  —  Adam Schiff was everywhere, until he was nowhere.  —  In nearly 20 years as a Democratic congressman from Southern California, Schiff has grappled with issues from national security, to intellectual property, to the Armenian genocide.
Jill Lawrence / USA Today:
What if Robert Mueller decided to tell Congress what he really thinks?  —  I did not anticipate William Barr's perfidious misrepresentations, maddening Democratic caution or scandalous Republican indifference.  Let's clear things up.  —  CONNECT … Think of me as a hostage, tied to this chair …
Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times:
19 Questions We Have for Mueller About His Investigation  —  THE MUELLER INVESTIGATION  —  Were Robert S. Mueller III ever to tell the inside story of his investigation, much of America would likely come to a standstill to hear what he had to say.  There is virtually no chance that will happen …
Discussion: Just Security and emptywheel
Dánica Coto / Associated Press:
Puerto Rico prepares for massive protest to expel governor
Discussion: Common Dreams
Natasha Bertrand / Politico:   Inside the preparations for Mueller's history-making testimony
Elizabeth Warren / Team Warren:
The Coming Economic Crash — And How to Stop It  —  I warned about an economic crash years before the 2008 crisis, but the people in power wouldn't listen.  Now I'm seeing serious warning signs in the economy again — and I'm calling on regulators and Congress to act before another crisis …
Discussion: NBC News and Bloomberg
RELATED:
Alex Thompson / Politico:
Warren warns of ‘coming economic crash’  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday predicted an imminent economic crisis unless the Trump administration and Congress quickly pass legislation to regulate the financial sector and significantly reduce middle class household debt.  —  “Warning lights are flashing.
James Pindell / BostonGlobe.com:
Bernie Sanders might be losing his N.H. firewall  —  Bernie Sanders and his aides would be forgiven if, when mapping out his 2020 presidential campaign, they didn't spend a lot of time wondering how the Vermont senator would win the New Hampshire Democratic primary.
Discussion: Washington Post and Political Wire
RELATED:
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:   Top Democrat on tax committee faces left-wing primary challenge
David Siders / Politico:   Warren pulls closer to Sanders in progressive straw poll
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
'It's a disaster over there': Commerce reaches new heights of dysfunction  —  Constant infighting among top officials.  Sudden departures of senior staffers without explanation.  A leader who is disengaged and prone to falling asleep in meetings.  —  The Commerce Department has reached …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
BuzzFeed News:
Two Unofficial US Operatives Reporting To Trump's Lawyer Privately Lobbied A Foreign Government In A Bid To Help The President Win In 2020  —  Two unofficial envoys reporting directly to Donald Trump's personal lawyer have waged a remarkable back-channel campaign to discredit the president's rivals …
Rick Pearson / Chicago Tribune:
Illinois Republicans pull social media aimed at four Democratic congresswomen who were subjects of President Trump's ‘go back’ tweets, calling them ‘Jihad Squad’  —  Top leaders of the Illinois Republican Party launched an effort at damage control Sunday after a social media post echoed …
RELATED:
Owen Daugherty / The Hill:   Illinois GOP group shares, then deletes meme labeling minority congresswomen ‘Jihad Squad’
Washington Post:
Emerging budget deal likely to include few or no actual spending cuts, while lifting debt limit for two years  —  Deal taking shape days ahead of Congress' summer recess, but still awaits Trump's approval  —  White House and congressional negotiators rushing to hammer out the final details …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Cafe Hayek
RELATED:
Chris Sommerfeldt / New York Daily News:   Progressive trying to unseat Nadler puts pressure on the N.Y. congressman with ‘Impeach Trump Now’ petition
Abby Livingston / The Texas Tribune:
Wendy Davis announces bid for Congress, will challenge U.S. Rep. Chip Roy  —  The former state senator is running for office for the first time since her unsuccessful campaign for Texas governor.  —  WASHINGTON - Former Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis is running for Congress.
Discussion: Political Wire and YouTube
Jelani Cobb / New Yorker:
Donald Trump's Idea of Selective Citizenship  —  Last week, the President wasn't just attacking four congresswomen of color; he was reanimating ideas whose prevalence wreaked havoc in the nation's past.  —  We have known since the earliest moments of Donald Trump's political life …
RELATED:
Robert D. McFadden / New York Times:
Robert Morgenthau, Longtime Manhattan District Attorney, Dies at 99  —  Robert M. Morgenthau, a courtly Knickerbocker patrician who waged war on crime for more than four decades as the chief federal prosecutor for Southern New York State and as Manhattan's longest-serving district attorney, died on Sunday in Manhattan.
Discussion: New York Post
New York Times:
A Peculiarly Dutch Summer Rite: Children Abandoned in the Night Woods  —  It may sound extreme, but it's normal in the Netherlands.  —  AUSTERLITZ, the Netherlands — Shortly after 10 p.m. on a recent night, a car came to a stop at the edge of the woods.  The door opened to release three children …
Kevin Poulsen / The Daily Beast:
Trump's New Favorite Channel Employs Kremlin-Paid Journalist  —  Kristian Rouz appears on segments for One America News Network—ironic given he is working for a Russian outlet fingered in the 2016 election attack.  —  If the stories broadcast by the Trump-endorsed One America News Network sometimes look …
Paul Sperry / RealClearInvestigations:
Comey's Under DoJ Scrutiny for Leading Probe While Misleading Trump  —  It is one of the most enduring and consequential mysteries of the Trump-Russia investigation: Why did former FBI Director James Comey refuse to say publicly what he was telling President Trump in private — that Trump was not the target of an ongoing probe?
Discussion: Real Clear Politics
Osita Nwanevu / New Yorker:
Conservative Nationalism Is Trumpism for Intellectuals  —  On the final night of this past week's National Conservatism Conference, Senator Josh Hawley—a graduate of Stanford and Yale and a former instructor at an English private school—warned the attendees gathered in the ballroom …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
Louisiana Police Officer on Facebook Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ‘Needs a Round’  —  Officials in the city where the officer works condemned his comment but said they were not sure it constituted a threat.  —  A Facebook post by a Louisiana police officer suggesting that Representative …
Washington Post:
Leaked documents reveal Huawei's secret operations to build North Korea's wireless network  —  Huawei Technologies Co., the Chinese tech giant embroiled in President Trump's trade war with China and blacklisted as a national security threat, secretly helped the North Korean government build …
Reid Wilson / The Hill:
Trump struggles to win over voters reaping economic boom  —  The fate of President Trump's reelection campaign may rest with voters who are benefiting from a decade-long economic recovery that accelerated on his watch, but who disapprove of his conduct in office.
Dánica Coto / Associated Press:
Puerto Rico gov will not seek re-election, leaves his party  —  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said Sunday evening that he will not resign in the face of public furor over an obscenity-laced leaked online chat, but he will not seek re-election or continue …
Discussion: Slate
RELATED:
New York Times:   Defying Protests, Gov. Ricardo Rosselló of Puerto Rico Refuses to Resign
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 9:40 AM ET, July 22, 2019.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 Who's Hiring in Media? 
 
 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: 
Gregg Re / Fox News:
Trump drops in on New Jersey wedding, as attendees chant ‘USA!’
Discussion: Splinter
Brent Scher / Washington Free Beacon:
Ilhan Omar Marriage Flummoxes Media Fact-Checkers
Discussion: Breitbart and Mother Jones
Axios:
Donald Trump Jr.'s new book coming for Christmas
David Rutz / Washington Free Beacon:
Media: The SDNY Will Take Down Trump
Wall Street Journal:
Deal for Naval Outpost in Cambodia Furthers China's Quest for Military Network
Discussion: NPR
Rick Klein / ABC News:
The Note: Democrats struggle for policy traction amid noise from Trump
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump says he wants to meet with Schumer ‘ASAP’ on conditions at the border
Discussion: Political Wire
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
The Washington Post keeps shilling for Antifa
Discussion: The Hill
 Earlier Items: 
Hayley Miller / HuffPost:
Cumulus Media Blocks Country Radio Stations From Airing Pete Buttigieg Interview
Discussion: CNN and Rolling Stone
Tiffany Hsu / New York Times:
Jeffrey Epstein Pitched a New Narrative. These Sites Published It.
Washington Post:
Hundreds of Islamic State militants are slipping back into Iraq. Their fight isn't over.
Discussion: The Week
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump's Bolton Doctrine: Why the president keeps his hawkish national security adviser
Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
Military studies ‘hyperfit’ women who pass grueling courses
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Charles Sykes / America Magazine:
Dante, Trump and the moral cowardice of the G.O.P.
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:
As the NYT Tech Guild goes on strike, Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas offers the AI company's services to the NYT to help ensure election coverage is available

Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Around 75% of the largest US newspapers aren't endorsing anyone for president this year, as publishers try not to annoy any sliver of their remaining customers

Ellen Clegg / What Works:
After The Minnesota Star Tribune decided last summer not to endorse anyone for president, 15 former opinion staffers posted their own endorsement online

 
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