memeorandum: Sinema slams delay of infrastructure vote: ‘Inexcusable’ (Caroline Vakil/The Hill)

9:55 PM ET, October 2, 2021

Top Items:

The Lawyer Behind the Memo on How Trump Could Stay in Office — John Eastman was a little-known but respected conservative lawyer. Then he became influential with Donald Trump — and counseled him on how to retain power after losing the election. — Read in app

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog, POLITICUSUSA, Raw Story and Digby's Hullabaloo

New York Times:

Jan. 6 Was Worse Than We Knew — Read in app — The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values. It is separate from the newsroom. — However horrifying the Jan. 6 riot …

Discussion: Twitchy and Raw Story

Caroline Vakil / The Hill:

Sinema slams delay of infrastructure vote: ‘Inexcusable’ — Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) on Saturday slammed the decision to delay a vote this week on the bipartisan infrastructure deal that she helped negotiate, calling it “inexcusable.” — Good-faith negotiations, the Arizona centrist argued, “require trust.”

Discussion: Arizona Republic, RedState, Fox News, Bloomberg, Washington Times, TheBlaze and KVIA-TV

New York Times:

Biden's Agenda in Doubt as He Aids Progressives in Fight With Moderates — Progressives flexed, but remain empty-handed. Moderates feel betrayed. The outcome of their battle could determine Democrats' fate in the midterms and the success of the Biden presidency. — Read in app

Discussion: One America News Network, CNN, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Washington Times and Daily Kos

Speaker Nancy Pelosi:

Dear Colleague: It's About Time! — Good morning. — It's about time! Yesterday, we extended the Thursday, September 30th legislative day to Friday, pushing to passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework and to advance Build Back Better. But more time was needed to reach our goal of passing both bills, which we will.

Discussion: The Guardian, The Daily Caller, The Hill, UPI, Forbes, POLITICUSUSA, Mediaite and Townhall

Jordan Williams / The Hill:
Pelosi sets end-of-October deadline for infrastructure vote

Discussion: Townhall, Bloomberg, Political Wire and Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Politico:

POLITICO Playbook: 'The strangest thing I've ever seen' — DRIVING THE DAY — “The fact that the president came to the Hill and whipped against his own bill is the strangest thing I've ever seen.” — That late-night observation was just one of many we heard from frustrated lawmakers …

Discussion: The Mahablog, Digby's Hullabaloo and HotAir

Dan Balz / Washington Post:
What will it take for Biden to bring fractured Democrats together?

Discussion: Politico, NBC News, Wall Street Journal, Mediaite, RedState, Associated Press and Fox News

Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Biden to host lawmakers at White House next week amid impasse on his agenda

Discussion: Fox News, Bloomberg and Power Line

Maureen Dowd / New York Times:

Sinema Stars in Her Own Film — Read in app — WASHINGTON — Just like the original Sphinx, the Phoenix Sphinx is blocking the way until those who would move ahead solve her riddle: — What does Kyrsten Sinema want? And why doesn't she stick around to explain it?

Discussion: Rolling Stone and RedState

Laurie Roberts / Arizona Republic: Here's what Democrats need to understand about Sen. Kyrsten Sinema

Charlotte Alter / TIME:
What Does Kyrsten Sinema Want?

Discussion: Insider, Rolling Stone, Mother Jones and Los Angeles Times

Daily Mail:

EXCLUSIVE: Married Trump donor tells police she feared for her safety when Corey Lewandowski told her ‘he stabbed a man in the back of the head and killed him’ as her husband slams the political operative's ‘violent and harassing’ behavior — Super PAC donor Trashelle Odom has made a statement …

Discussion: Raw Story

Mike Isaac / New York Times:

Whistle-Blower to Accuse Facebook of Contributing to Jan. 6 Riot, Memo Says — In an internal memo, Facebook defended itself and said that social media was not a primary cause of polarization. — Read in app — SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook, which has been under fire …

Discussion: Raw Story, more at Techmeme »

Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:

Bullshit, Branding and CRT — The Nine Incredible Tricks to Get Your Moral Panic Trending! — As a professor who teaches policy students how to write about public policy, I spend a lot of time talking about argumentation, which is partly about how to write concisely and clearly …

Ian Millhiser / Vox:

The nihilism of Neil Gorsuch — Trump's first Supreme Court appointee's radical vision to remake America, explained. — Neil Gorsuch was ready to blow up the US housing market over a minor legal violation. — The case in front of the Supreme Court was Collins v. Yellen (2021) …

Paul Kane / Washington Post:

Pelosi on verge of cementing legacy as one of the most powerful members of Congress ever — or ending her career on a sour note — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) raised eyebrows this past week with a specific a phrase she uttered during a leadership team meeting.

Discussion: Breitbart, The Intercept, USA Today, TheBlaze, Insider and Bloomberg

Katie Mettler / Washington Post:

U.S. prosecutors ask judge to sentence men accused of plotting ‘race war’ ahead of Va. gun rally as domestic terrorists — Federal prosecutors have requested that two members of The Base, a white-supremacist group, be sentenced as domestic terrorists after investigators accused them of planning …

Discussion: NBC4 Washington

Kyle Arnold / Dallas Morning News:

Unvaccinated employees ‘will not be able to work at American Airlines’ due to federal mandate — The CEO and president of Fort Worth-based American Airlines said that employees won't be able to opt out for testing. — American Airlines leaders told employees Friday that they will need …

Discussion: HotAir, Page Array, TheBlaze and CNBC

Adela Suliman / Washington Post:

Trump asks court to force Twitter to reinstate his account — Former President Donald Trump has asked a court to mandate that Twitter restore his social media account, in a Florida court filing made late Friday. — In the court document, Trump asked a District Court judge for the Southern District …

Discussion: Rolling Stone, The Verge, Slate, Digby's Hullabaloo, Washington Examiner, The Hill and Reuters

KEYE:

Arrest made in arson incident at Travis County Democratic Party office — Law enforcement authorities say they have made an arrest in Wednesday's arson incident at theTravis County Democratic Party office in East Austin. A “Molotov cocktail” was thrown inside the office and ignited during the early morning hours.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Joe.My.God.

KXAN-TV:
Informant leads to man's arrest after attempted arson, vandalism at Travis County Democrats office

Discussion: KTSM-TV and The Hill

Alia Shoaib / Insider:

Rudy Giuliani admits under oath that he got some of his ‘evidence’ of alleged election fraud from social media — Rudy Giuliani has been sued by former Dominion employee Eric Coomer for promoting election fraud conspiracy theories. — Giuliani admitted under oath that he did not verify …

Discussion: Gizmodo and Raw Story