Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
9:40 PM ET, February 2, 2020

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg:
Joe Biden Could Be Impeached by GOP Over Ukraine if He Wins, Iowa Senator Says  —  Iowa Senator Joni Ernst warned Sunday that Republicans would immediately push to impeach Joe Biden over his work in Ukraine as vice president if he win the White House.  —  “I think this door of impeachable whatever …
RELATED:
NBC News:
John Kerry overheard discussing possible 2020 bid amid concern of ‘Sanders taking down the Democratic Party’  —  That he would even discuss the possibility suggests that prominent members of the Democratic Party remain deeply unsettled by the current field.  —  DES MOINES, Iowa …
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Trump attacks Bloomberg's height hours before their dueling Super Bowl ads  —  “He is a pathological liar who lies about everything: his fake hair, his obesity, and his spray-on tan,” the Bloomberg campaign said in response.  —  Hours before their dueling ads are set to compete in Sunday's Super Bowl …
Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg:   Biden Advisers Say He's ‘Anything But Doomed’ Ahead of Iowa Vote
Axios:
Ernst says Trump's focus on Bidens in Ukraine could influence Iowa caucuses
Discussion: Breitbart and The Hill
Andy Shain / Post and Courier:
Sanders and Steyer closing gap on Biden as SC 2020 presidential primary nears  —  COLUMBIA — Joe Biden's hold atop South Carolina Democratic presidential primary polls has never wavered over nearly a year.  —  But the former vice president's lead continues to slide with the South's first primary just under a month away.
Discussion: Vox, CNN, Reuters, The Hill, Breitbart and Bloomberg
RELATED:
Mark Murray / NBC News:
NBC/WSJ poll: Country remains divided over Trump's impeachment trial  —  Majorities of Americans believe the president abused his power and obstructed Congress but split over whether it was enough to remove him.  —  WASHINGTON — Majorities of American voters believe that President Donald Trump abused …
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
New South Carolina poll is a disaster for Joe Biden  —  Joe Biden may have just received the worst news of his campaign, as a new poll shows his support in his firewall state of South Carolina collapsing along with his once-dominant support among black voters, with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Tom Steyer closing the gap.
Discussion: Redstate
Robert T. Garrett / Dallas Morning News:
Donald Trump ahead in Texas, though Joe Biden, Mike Bloomberg close behind, Dallas Morning News-UT Tyler poll shows
Discussion: The Hill and Politico
Jonathan Swan / Axios:   Trump advisers say they're trying to “promote the rise” of Bernie Sanders
HuffPost:
Taxpayers Get $3.4 Million Tab So Trump Can Host Super Bowl Party For His Club Members  —  The president's latest trip to his Palm Beach resort and nearby golf course brings the taxpayer-funded total for his golfing hobby to $130.4 million.  —  Taxpayers shelled out another $3.4 million …
Discussion: The Independent
Lara M. Brown / The Hill:
Democrats need a ‘dark horse,’ not a frontrunner, to win in November  —  While uncertainty abounds over what will happen in Iowa on Monday night, it is clear that if the Iowa caucuses were the proverbial smoke-filled back room of the party bosses, rather than a wintry endurance test for activists, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) would win.
Discussion: The Guardian and FiveThirtyEight
RELATED:
Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
On eve of Iowa Caucus, Klobuchar faces tough questions over prosecuting teen who is jailed for life
Discussion: Mediaite, Breitbart and HuffPost
The Daily Beast:
Trump's Ugly Media Obsessions: ‘Fat’ Meghan McCain, ‘Bitch’ Katy Tur & More  —  EXCERPT  —  In this selection from their new book, “Sinking in the Swamp,” Daily Beast reporters Lachlan Markay and Asawin Suebsaeng lay bare Trump's petty, relentless rants about the media.
Discussion: Raw Story
The Times of Israel:
Savaging Trump plan, Abbas says Palestinians cutting all ties with Israel, US  —  ‘I will not have it recorded in my history that I sold Jerusalem,’ PA leader tells emergency meeting of Arab League; offers to present alternative proposal  —  Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas …
Discussion: Breitbart, Politico and Axios
Daniel Chaitin / Washington Examiner:
Lindsey Graham: Senate Intelligence Committee will call Ukraine whistleblower  —  The Senate Intelligence Committee plans to call the whistleblower whose complaint was the impetus for impeachment proceedings against President Trump, according to a top Republican senator.
Discussion: Slate and Raw Story
RELATED:
Washington Post:
Senate Republicans defend decision to bar new evidence as Trump acquittal vote nears
New York Times:
Jeff Bezos Is Sued by His Girlfriend's Brother  —  Michael Sanchez says he was trying to protect his sister in a lawsuit complaint.  —  The brother of Jeff Bezos's girlfriend has filed a lawsuit accusing Mr. Bezos and his security consultant of defaming him in connection …
BBC:
Streatham attack: Man shot dead by police after stabbings in London  —  A man has been shot dead by police in south London after he attacked people on a busy high street.  —  The man was under active police surveillance at the time of the attack, which police believe to be an Islamist-related terrorist incident.
RELATED:
CNN:
Ernst on Ukraine call: Trump ‘knows now’ to use proper channels - CNN Video  —  In an interview with Jake Tapper, Iowa GOP Senator Jonie Ernst says that she doesn't think Trump will press a foreign country to investigate a political rival again
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The truth that mattered at Trump's impeachment trial?  America is a monarchy now  —  In the end, it was kind of fitting that famed attorney Alan Dershowitz showed up to deliver the fatal blow.  In the 1990s, the Harvard Law prof was part of a team of lawyers that established that if you're …
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
‘How do you fall for the Bernie Sanders scam?’  Martin O'Malley on the Democrats and Iowa  —  In 2016, the Maryland governor ran for president.  Now he's taking the battle to Trump - and hoping his party won't veer too far left  —  Four years ago, in Iowa, Martin O'Malley withdrew …
Mara Liasson / NPR:
What The 2020 Election Is All About  —  More than anything, this election is about President Trump.  —  For most incumbent presidents running for reelection, approval ratings really matter.  With Trump, there are several different striking ways to look at those numbers.
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
The Unfiltered Thoughts of Voters Who've Switched  —  The 2020 Democratic primary has been highly volatile, with one candidate after another rising — Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg — and then falling, as Democratic primary voters, locked in on the singular task of ousting Donald Trump …
Summer Concepcion / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Chair Won't Defend Her Uncle Mitt Romney After Witness Vote Backlash  —  So much for blood is thicker than water.  —  Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel dodged when asked to respond to the GOP backlash her uncle Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) has faced since being one of two Republicans …
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump speech to project optimism at time of bitter division  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Standing before lawmakers in the grand-domed Capitol where his impeachment trial is still underway, President Donald Trump on Tuesday night will declare the state of the union s trong, even when it is bitterly divided …
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 9:40 PM ET, February 2, 2020.

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: 
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Believing he's invincible, an emboldened Trump is growing more confident and less deterrable
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
DHS: Flights could be rerouted over coronavirus concerns
Jess Bravin / Wall Street Journal:
Justice Clarence Thomas Questions Proposal to Bar Judges From Membership in Ideological Groups
Jason Clayworth / Des Moines Register:
Iowa governor clears voting rights restoration backlog in final hours before the caucuses
Discussion: NBC News
Rachel Wolf / Jerusalem Post:
EU top diplomat: US ‘so-called peace plan’ challenges international law
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
White House advisers study potential economic fallout from coronavirus as global response intensifies
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Only Way to Remove Trump  —  To eject the president, you need to beat him.
 Earlier Items: 
Richard A. Oppel Jr / New York Times:
A Cancer Patient Stole Groceries Worth $109.63. She Was Sentenced to 10 Months.
Rishika Dugyala / Politico:
Pardon Trump? Yang says he might
Bill Nemitz / Press Herald:
Back then, Collins called Trump ‘unfit.’ What's changed?
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
The Worst Day for Democracy Since the Civil War
Discussion: Raw Story
Adam Wren / Politico:
Being Gay on the Campaign Trail With Pete Buttigieg
Discussion: Associated Press
Kimberly Dozier / TIME:
A U.S. Plane Crashed in Afghanistan. Why So Many Believed a CIA Chief Was On It.
Quartz:
Raytheon engineer arrested for taking US missile defense secrets to China
 

 
From Techmeme:

Javier Espinoza / Financial Times:
The EU fines Meta €797.72M for tying Facebook Marketplace to Facebook and “imposing unfair trading conditions” on other online classified ads service providers

David Pierce / The Verge:
Google releases a free Gemini app for iOS, letting users ask questions, chat via text, voice, or their camera, and use the conversational mode Gemini Live

Financial Times:
Sources: the US FTC plans to investigate allegations that Microsoft is abusing its market power in productivity software to prevent customers from leaving Azure
 
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