Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
7:20 PM ET, February 7, 2020

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Eric Russell / Press Herald:
Sen. Collins says retribution against witnesses in impeachment process is inappropriate  —  Maine's Republican senator defended her votes to acquit Trump as Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who testified against him, was escorted out of the White House.  —  U.S. Sen. Susan Collins …
RELATED:
New York Times:
Impeachment Witness Alexander Vindman Fired From the White House  —  Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, whose testimony in the House inquiry infuriated President Trump and his allies, will be reassigned within the military, officials said.  “I'm not happy with him,” Trump said.  Colonel Vindman's brother was fired too.
New York Times:
Trump Fires Gordon Sondland Hours After Dismissing Impeachment Witness Alexander Vindman  —  Emboldened by his victory and determined to strike back, the president fired Mr. Sondland, the ambassador to the European Union, after the White House earlier on Friday dismissed Colonel Vindman.
Discussion: Axios
Politico:
Vindman brothers ousted from White House amid fears of Trump ‘payback’ campaign  —  Update, 6:58 p.m.: Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union and a key Trump impeachment witness, said in a statement that he has been recalled from his post.
CNN:
Trump fires two major impeachment figures — Alexander Vindman and Gordon Sondland  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump fired two key impeachment witnesses Friday, dismissing Lt. Col. Alex Vindman, the top Ukraine expert at the National Security Council, and US Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland.
NBC News:
Vindman, who provided key impeachment testimony, ‘escorted’ from White House, attorney says  —  “The truth has cost LTC Alexander Vindman his job, his career, and his privacy,” Vindman's attorney told NBC News.  —  WASHINGTON — Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the top Ukraine expert …
Jennifer Hansler / CNN:
Exclusive: Bill Taylor says attacks on Yovanovitch were ‘unconscionable’
Discussion: Raw Story
Elura Nanos / Law & Crime:
White House Could Exploit ‘Loophole’ to Oust Lt. Col. Vindman
Discussion: Townhall, Fox News and Twitchy
Sean Illing / Vox:
“We're losing our damn minds”: James Carville unloads on the Democratic Party  —  James Carville arrives for the annual JFK Profiles in Courage Award ceremony in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 20, 2018.  Paul Marotta/Getty Images  —  Why the longtime Democratic strategist is “scared to death” of the 2020 election.
RELATED:
Ryan Teague Beckwith / Bloomberg:
Team Clinton Hits Sanders Ahead of New Hampshire Primary  —  Before the Iowa caucuses, an ally of Bernie Sanders led a crowd in booing Hillary Clinton.  This week, members of Team Clinton returned the favor.  —  In the latest evidence that the 2016 election will never end …
Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
So, Now What?  —  CONCORD, N.H. — Although controversy continues …
Discussion: Axios and CNBC
The Hill:
Key House Democrat says Perez must go: 'He doesn't lead on anything'  —  A top Democratic voice on election reform is calling for the ouster of Tom Perez, the powerful chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) who has come under fire following the Iowa caucuses.
RELATED:
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Vice President Pence defends deficit expansion under Trump as necessary for economic growth  — Vice President Mike Pence defended deficit expansion under the Trump administration during a CNBC interview Friday, saying that debt and deficits are secondary concerns compared to economic growth.
Discussion: National Review and Mother Jones
RELATED:
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
The nagging detail about job growth Trump probably won't like
Discussion: New York Times and POLITICUSUSA
Mark Murray / NBC News:
NBC News/Marist poll: Sanders, Buttigieg continue to lead in New Hampshire  —  Just days away from the first-in-the-nation primary, Sanders holds a narrow lead but Buttigieg has seen enthusiasm for his candidacy rise.  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg remain atop …
Discussion: The Boston Globe and Bloomberg
RELATED:
David Weigel / Washington Post:
The Trailer: The stage is set. Will there be zingers?
Washington Post:
Secret Service has paid rates as high as $650 a night for rooms at Trump's properties  —  President Trump's company charges the Secret Service for the rooms agents use while protecting him at his luxury properties — billing U.S. taxpayers at rates as high as $650 per night …
RELATED:
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Why Would a Billionaire Charge the Secret Service $650 a Night?
Discussion: Washington Post and The Hill
Parker Molloy / Media Matters for America:
Chris Cillizza, impeachment, and a grotesque monument to modern media  —  What CNN's analyst shows about what gets prioritized in the press  —  You know how in movies like Freaky Friday, 13 Going on 30, and Big, there are always those scenes where the main character has to learn how to be an adult?
RELATED:
Eli Stokols / Los Angeles Times:   From vindictive to vulgar, Trump lets loose after impeachment acquittal
Scott Bixby / The Daily Beast:
Mike Bloomberg Is Paying ‘Influencers’ to Make Him Seem Cool  —  The Bloomberg campaign is trying an ad strategy familiar to every other startup with a ton of cash and a questionable business model: paying influencers to make it seem cool.  —  One day after the Iowa caucuses were effectively botched …
New York Times:
Joe Biden Shakes Up Campaign Leadership, Elevating Anita Dunn  —  Ms. Dunn, who worked in the Obama White House, is taking on a new role as Mr. Biden seeks a reset after a disappointing fourth-place finish in Iowa.  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — Anita Dunn, a veteran Democratic operative and top adviser …
Discussion: CNN, The Hill and The Gateway Pundit
RELATED:
Bill Barrow / Associated Press:   Biden shuffles top campaign leadership after Iowa
James B. Comey / Washington Post:
As usual, Trump called me a sleaze.  But the audience reaction to his rant was more upsetting.  —  James B. Comey is a former director of the FBI and former deputy attorney general.  —  The most important thing that happened during President Trump's post-impeachment rant at the White House didn't happen at the lectern.
Chuck Schumer / New York Times:
The Woman Defending Harvey Weinstein … In the trial of Harvey Weinstein, six women have taken the stand, each making similar accusations of rape and sexual assault against the movie producer.  Throughout their testimony, Weinstein's defense lawyers have portrayed those encounters as consensual …
Matthew Cappucci / Washington Post:
Antarctica just hit 65 degrees, its warmest temperature ever recorded  —  It comes days after earth's warmest January on record.  —  Just days after the earth saw its warmest January on record, Antarctica has broken its warmest temperature ever recorded.  A reading of 65 degrees was taken …
Discussion: The Week
New York Times:
New York to Sue Trump Administration Over Global Entry Freeze  —  The lawsuit will challenge the federal government's decision to bar New Yorkers from enrolling in programs that allow travelers to skip lines at airports.  —  New York State officials said on Friday that they planned to sue …
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Age of Decadence  —  Cut the drama.  The real story of the West in the 21st century is one of stalemate and stagnation.  —  An Opinion columnist and the author of the forthcoming book “The Decadent Society,” from which this essay is adapted.  —  Everyone knows that we live …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Here's a new abuse of power by Trump that should alarm you  —  The big danger emerging from President Trump's acquittal isn't just that he has learned his whole party is unprepared to constrain any future abuse of power he undertakes.  It's that he has learned his party will …
Vicky Ward / CNN:
Exclusive photos of Giuliani in Spain show Lev Parnas has lots more to share  —  New York (CNN)Stored in devices seized from Lev Parnas by law enforcement, there's a 34-second cell phone video of Rudy Giuliani relishing a bullfight.  There are also photos of Donald Trump's personal attorney posing …
Discussion: Raw Story
Matt Stevens / New York Times:
What It Was Like to Work for Andrew Yang  —  He has called his campaign “the journey of my life.”  But what got lost in the novelty of his bid, former employees say, was scrutiny of his life before this particular journey.  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — The Andrew Yang on the presidential debate stage …
Discussion: Fox News
Chris Lee / Vulture:
Who Is Writing Brad Pitt's Awards Season Speeches?  —  By this point in awards season, Brad Pitt's march toward a Best Supporting Actor Oscar seems all but inevitable.  Not to say anyone's complaining.  In fact, the loudest knock against the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood star is that his warm …
Discussion: NB Blog, TheBlaze and Slate
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
In its own document, Fox News rips Fox News host Sean Hannity  —  Each night, Fox News hosts Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity engage in some shallow blather during the “handoff” between their ratings-killing programs.  In Thursday night's version, Hannity told Carlson, “You know the deep-state story is even getting bigger.
VICE:
Docs: Shadow Inc. Directly Tied to Left-Wing Media Operation  —  A company called Shadow earned instant infamy this week when an app it created to tabulate the results of the Iowa caucuses led to a statewide meltdown that has thrown the Democratic presidential campaign into disarray.
Discussion: The Outline and Margins
Jessica Sidman / Washingtonian:
AOC: It's “Impossible” to Get a Good Bacon-Egg-and-Cheese in DC  —  “I don't know how anybody eats in Washington, DC,” the congresswoman says.  —  We get it, we get it, DC isn't New York.  The political bickering!  The lack of bodegas!  The lack of bodega cats!
Jonathan Capehart / Washington Post:
Trump's State of the Union speech was a white supremacist vision of America  —  President Trump defiled the majesty of the East Room of the White House with a vulgar display of vindictiveness that shocked even those of us who didn't expect anything less.  For more than an hour …
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 7:20 PM ET, February 7, 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: 
Eli Rosenberg / Washington Post:
House passes bill to rewrite labor laws and strengthen unions
Discussion: Raw Story and Common Dreams
New York Times:
160 Nations Ban These Weapons. The U.S. Now Embraces Them.
Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed News:
Twitter Got A Big Tax Break To Stay In San Francisco.  Now Jack Dorsey Says Its Future Is No Longer In The City.
Maggie Koerth / FiveThirtyEight:
You'll Never Know Which Candidate Is Electable
Discussion: The Mahablog
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Nunes threatens to refer watchdog's handling of whistleblower complaint to DOJ
Discussion: Raw Story
Tristan Justice / The Federalist:
Coverage Of Mitt Romney's Impeachment Vote Is A Case Study In Media Bias
 Earlier Items: 
Megan Messerly / The Nevada Independent:
Culinary Union suggests Sanders, Warren asking union members to trade health plans for ‘promises’
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Appeals court rejects Democrats' emoluments suit against Trump
Discussion: Breitbart, ABC News and Axios
Hamilton Nolan / Columbia Journalism Review:
The Post's masthead will have to accept that it is not God
Charlie Mahtesian / Politico:
How Trump Rewired the Electoral Map
Steve Israel / New York Times:
How Never Trumpers Fell in Line
Discussion: Raw Story
CNN:
Mulvaney's job in doubt now that impeachment dust has settled
Wall Street Journal:
Federal Agencies Use Cellphone Location Data for Immigration Enforcement