memeorandum: The Big Fight, Not the Little Fight (Hamilton Nolan/Splinter)

4:55 PM ET, September 17, 2019

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Karma Allen / ABC News:

Legendary journalist and political commentator Cokie Roberts dies at 75 — Renowned ABC News journalist and political commentator Cokie Roberts has died at the age of 75. — Roberts won countless awards, including three Emmys, throughout her decades-long career.

Discussion: Daily Kos, TVNewser, Talking Points Memo, FOX40, Deadline, NPR, Breitbart, The Week, Associated Press, Full Feed, Splinter, Page Six and Townhall

Bobby Allyn / NPR:

Cokie Roberts, Pioneering Journalist Who Helped Shape NPR, Dies At 75 — Toggle more options — Veteran journalist Cokie Roberts, who joined an upstart NPR in 1978 and left an indelible imprint on the growing network with her coverage of Washington politics before later going to ABC News, has died.

Discussion: Towleroad Gay News, Outside the Beltway and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »

John Wagner / Washington Post:

Trump on death of Cokie Roberts: ‘She never treated me nicely. But I would like to wish her family well.’ — President Trump reacted Tuesday to the death of journalist and political commentator Cokie Roberts from complications from breast cancer by saying “she never treated me nicely” …

Discussion: Occupy Democrats and U.S. Political News …

ABC News: Legendary journalist Cokie Roberts dies at 75

Neil Genzlinger / New York Times: Cokie Roberts, Veteran Broadcast Newswoman, Is Dead at 75

Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:

Mad About Kavanaugh and Gorsuch? The Best Way to Get Even Is to Pack the Court — The lifetime appointments cry out for Democratic hardball. — President Trump bragged on Twitter recently about his success filling up the federal judiciary. “I want to congratulate” Senate majority leader …

Discussion: Slate, The New Neo, National Review, The Resurgent, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Instapundit and The Atlantic

The Babylon Bee: Hypocrisy: Right-Wingers Who Love It When The Babylon Bee Makes Stuff Up Suddenly Get Mad When The NYT Does It

Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
“The Real Bombshell”: CBS News Hits NYT Over Kavanaugh Story To Focus On Witness Tampering

Discussion: Vox, RedState, New Republic, Fox News, Power Line and Daily Wire

David French / National Review:
The New York Times Still Doesn't Understand What It Did

Discussion: Washington Post, RedState and The Daily Caller, more at Mediagazer »

Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Kavanaugh Book Co-Author Admits She Wrote Bad Tweet That NY Times Had to Delete

Discussion: Politico, New York Post, Washington Post, twitchy.com and MSNBC

Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
New York Times Reporters Also Omitted Key Kavanaugh Detail In NPR Interview

Discussion: Townhall and NPR

Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:

Lewandowski rebuffs questions at House impeachment hearing — WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats' first hearing in what they are calling an impeachment investigation quickly turned sour on Tuesday as their sole witness, former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, refused to answer most of their questions.

Discussion: Washington Post, CNN, CANNONFIRE, Reuters, No More Mister Nice Blog, KTLA, CNBC and Talking Points Memo

Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Lewandowski hearing descends into chaos

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Political Wire

Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Lewandowski clashes with Democrats as hearing descends into chaos

Discussion: Washington Post, CBS News, Vox, Axios and The Independent

CNN:
READ: Opening statement by Corey Lewandowski at House hearing

Discussion: Occupy Democrats, Daily Wire and The Week

C-SPAN.org:
Corey Lewandowski To Testify Before House Judiciary Committee

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and The Week

Coral Davenport / New York Times:

Trump to Revoke California's Authority to Set Stricter Auto Emissions Rules — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is expected on Wednesday to formally revoke California's legal authority to set tailpipe pollution rules that are stricter than federal rules, in a move designed by the White House …

Discussion: Mother Jones, National Review, Los Angeles Times, Raw Story, U.S. Political News …, The Resurgent, KTLA, Political Wire and California Governor

Bloomberg:
EPA to Unveil Plan to Take Away California's Authority on Car Emissions

Discussion: Politico and Axios

Scaachi Koul / BuzzFeed News:

How Did Lauren Duca's Revolution Backfire? — The viral writer wants to galvanize young people with her new book, How to Start a Revolution. But past controversies — and a new complaint filed by her New York University students — threaten to undermine her message.

Discussion: twitchy.com and Mediaite

Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:

Sean Spicer Has Most Embarrassing ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Debut Ever, Period — “It's like you were being attacked by a swarm of wasps,” one judge said after Spicer attempted a salsa dance. — Despite its best efforts, America could not shame Sean Spicer out of joining Dancing With the Stars.

Discussion: CNN, Outside the Beltway, Occupy Democrats, RedState, BizPac Review, Poynter, KTLA and New Yorker

Daniel Lippman / Politico:
White House intervenes in General Motors strike

Discussion: The Atlantic, Political Wire and CNBC

Joe Concha / The Hill:
Spicer on Dancing with the Stars: 'Those of us who stand for #Christ won't be discounted'

Discussion: Mother Jones, LGBTQ Nation and Friendly Atheist

Alexander Burns / New York Times:

Warren and Trump Lay Out Competing Visions of Populism — In New York, Senator Elizabeth Warren described a government compromised by the influence of the wealthy. President Trump, in New Mexico, denounced a “failed liberal establishment.” — Senator Elizabeth Warren stood beneath …

Discussion: Roll Call, Common Dreams, Hullabaloo and The Week

Hamilton Nolan / Splinter:
The Big Fight, Not the Little Fight

Discussion: TIME, New York Times and VICE

CNN:
Elizabeth Warren took selfies for 4 hours after her New York rally. It's part of her plan.

Discussion: Politico

Christine Mai-Duc / Los Angeles Times:

California Republican Rep. Paul Cook to retire from Congress, run for county supervisor seat — Rep. Paul Cook (R-Yucca Valley) will retire from Congress at the end of his term and will announce a run for a seat on the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, according to John Sobel, the congressman's chief of staff.

Discussion: Fox News, CNN, Politico, Talking Points Memo, Axios, Washington Times, Shareblue Media, POLITICUSUSA, Raw Story, The Daily Caller and Roll Call

New York Times:

Women Poop. At Work. Get Over It. — Why must the bathroom continue to be fraught? — There once was a woman who walked regularly from her office in Midtown Manhattan to a hotel across the street in order to use the restroom, and that woman may have been one of us.

Discussion: RedState

U.S. Department of Justice:

United States Files Civil Lawsuit Against Edward Snowden — ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The United States today filed a lawsuit against Edward Snowden, a former employee of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and contractor for the National Security Agency (NSA), who published a book entitled Permanent Record …

Discussion: CNBC, Talking Points Memo, Axios, The Independent, Law & Crime, NPR, Engadget, VICE, Sara A. Carter, The Verge, The Hill and Mediaite, more at Techmeme »

Jake Gibson / Fox News:
DOJ files civil suit against Edward Snowden over new memoir

Discussion: Politico and U.S. Political News …

Matthew Yglesias / Vox:

Trump's weird ideas on the US-Saudi relationship, sort of explained — Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and US President Donald Trump with Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Osaka Castle Park during the G20 Summit on June 28, 2019. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images

Discussion: New York Times, Washington Post, One America News Network and LobeLog

Anthony Capaccio / Bloomberg: Pentagon Readying a Public Show of Evidence in Saudi Attacks

Ben Schreckinger / Politico:

Air Force crews stayed at Trump's Turnberry resort for days at a time — TURNBERRY, Scotland— Air Force officers who have earned medals for their tours of duty can pick up some more brass with a short pit stop in Southwest Scotland. — As part of its relationship with the Air Force …

Discussion: Vox, Talking Points Memo, Alternet.org and Raw Story

Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:

A teen allegedly wanted to ‘shoot 400 people for fun.’ Cops found an AK-47 in her bedroom. — Alexis Wilson was working an afternoon shift at the local Pizza Inn in McAlester, Okla., on Sunday, when she pulled a co-worker aside to boast about her new gun. — The slight 18-year-old …

Discussion: VICE, Raw Story and Law & Crime

Trent Spiner / Politico:

Sanders campaign wracked by dissension — MANCHESTER, N.H. — Some of Bernie Sanders' fiercest supporters are sounding the alarm that the campaign is bogged down by disorganization, personality clashes, and poor communication between state operations and national headquarters.

Discussion: The Week, VTDigger, Breitbart and Vanity Fair

Bhaskar Sunkara / Jacobin:
The Working Families Party Has Written Itself Out of History

Discussion: Washington Post, The Editorial Board, Vox and New York Times

Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:

How the Iran conflict would have unfolded under a normal president — It did not have to come to this: Neither the American people nor our allies can trust President Trump's word on the origin of the drone attacks on Saudi Arabia. And he and his advisers can't be trusted to find …

Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Trump's dual instincts on Iran: Big threats and an eagerness to deal

Discussion: Politico, Associated Press, National Review, The Week, Axios and The Drive

Richard Lardner / Associated Press:

Trump's Cabinet has had more ex-lobbyists than Obama or Bush — WASHINGTON (AP) — In less than three years, President Donald Trump has named more former lobbyists to Cabinet-level posts than his most recent predecessors did in eight, putting a substantial amount of oversight in the hands …

Discussion: Political Wire

Gil Hoffman / Jerusalem Post:

NETANYAHU-GANTZ STALEMATE: NO CLEAR WINNER IN SUPER-TIGHT ISRAELI ELECTION — Both Channel 12 and Channel 13 exit polls foresee yet another stalemate, granting Blue and White the highest amount of seats. — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's efforts to carry on his dynasty with a historic victory …

Discussion: The Times of Israel, Breitbart and Raw Story

Michael Schneider / Variety:

Norman Lear Won't Stop: TV Legend's Sony Deal Renewal Takes Him to Age 100 (EXCLUSIVE) — Ask Norman Lear what the past couple of months have been like for him, and he responds with a joke. “It's been 60 days of waking up,” he says. “I love that. I love waking up. And I love going to bed too.”

Discussion: New York Post

Angie Martoccio / Rolling Stone:

Mitch McConnell: The Man Who Sold America — Fittingly enough, it was hot as blazes in Kentucky when Mitch McConnell slunk back home for Congress' annual summer recess. One week earlier, Robert Mueller had testified that Russia was meddling in the 2020 U.S. elections.