Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
12:10 PM ET, January 14, 2024

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll shows Nikki Haley leads Ron DeSantis in Iowa Caucuses.  Donald Trump far ahead  —  Although Nikki Haley has pulled ahead of Ron DeSantis, the Iowa Poll shows clear dangers lurk for her going into a caucus night that could be decided by Iowans' willingness to brave the bitter cold
RELATED:
NBC News:
Poll: Nearly half of Haley's Iowa backers say they'll vote for Biden over Trump  —  The Iowa poll finds most likely GOP caucusgoers will vote for Trump in the 2024 general election — but not Haley's supporters.  —  DES MOINES, Iowa — Most likely Republican Iowa caucusgoers say they'll vote …
Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
How College-Educated Republicans Learned to Love Trump Again  —  Blue-collar white voters make up Donald Trump's base.  But his political resurgence has been fueled largely by Republicans from the other end of the socioeconomic scale.  —  Working-class voters delivered the Republican Party to Donald J. Trump.
ABC News:
If Trump is GOP nominee, 2024 race will be focused on his legal troubles: DeSantis  —  That would be “advantageous for Democrats,” Trump's primary rival said.  —  Republican presidential candidate Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks at a campaign event at Jethro's BBQ, on Jan. 11, 2024, in Ames, Iowa.
Garrett Downs / Politico:
Did Trump or Biden deliver more for farmers?  The answer may surprise you.  —  The former president is using his ag record to appeal to Iowa voters.  Farm income, however, rose under Biden.  —  To hear former President Donald Trump tell it, America's farmers never had it so good as during his four years in the White House.
Discussion: Bloomberg
Washington Post:
Iowa's deep freeze scrambles caucus turnout tactics for GOP campaigns  —  The Trump campaign is aiming to prove its organizational competence, while Haley and DeSantis rely on outside groups  —  JOHNSTON, Iowa — The Iowans who answered their doorbells, held back their barking dogs …
Gary Langer / ABC News:
Trump tops his opponents while Biden hits a new low in approval ahead of Iowa caucus: POLL  —  72% of Republican-aligned adults would be satisfied with Trump as the nominee.  —  The 2024 primary season begins with Donald Trump well ahead of his Republican opponents on key measures of popularity …
Discussion: The Messenger and Political Wire
Axios:
Dems could give Haley a boost in Iowa caucuses … - Iowa allows day-of party registration for voters, and Democrats aren't holding in-person presidential caucuses this year.  — That's given mischievous anti-Trump voters “a chance to diminish Trump's inevitability,” as Don McLeese of West Des Moines put it.
Discussion: The Hill, NBC News and New York Times
Washington Post:
Trump maintains wide lead in Iowa poll, while Haley climbs to second
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Trump aims to break caucus records, but Iowa sometimes surprises
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Lawyer for E. Jean Carroll suggests Trump misrepresented need to adjourn trial  —  The attorney for writer E. Jean Carroll suggested that the lawyer for former President Trump misrepresented the former president's need to delay the trial in connection to $10 million in defamation damages that the writer is seeking.
RELATED:
Katherine Donlevy / New York Post:
Pro-Palestinian protesters chant ‘f-k Joe Biden,’ damage fence outside White House  —  A swarm of Pro-Palestinian supporters shouted “f-k Joe Biden” slogans as they nearly ripped down a reinforced fence outside the White House during a charged protest Saturday night.
RELATED:
NBC News:
Fears grow that Trump will use the military in ‘dictatorial ways’ if he returns to the White House  —  Among those being mentioned for Trump's secretary of defense are Christopher Miller, who served temporarily during his administration, Michael Flynn and Mike Pompeo.
Discussion: Raw Story
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Biden “running out” of patience with Bibi as Gaza war hits 100 days  —  President Biden and other senior U.S. officials are becoming increasingly frustrated with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his rejection of most of the administration's recent requests related to the war in Gaza …
John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
How Iowa Turned the Caucuses Into a Gold Mine  —  Presidential-campaign capitalism brings windfall as state taps candidates and the media  —  DES MOINES, Iowa—When Jimmy Carter crisscrossed this state ahead of the 1976 presidential caucuses, his campaign's Iowa budget was roughly $100,000 in today's dollars.
Sneha Dey / The Texas Tribune:
Three migrants drowned near Eagle Pass park after Border Patrol was denied access  —  Texas officers took control over Shelby Park against the city's wishes on Wednesday and have since blocked U.S. Border Patrol agents from entering.  —  A woman and two children drowned trying to cross the Rio Grande …
Washington Post:
John Kerry to step down as top U.S. climate change negotiator  —  The U.S. special climate envoy, who turned 80 last year, is expected to depart from the Biden administration by the spring  —  John F. Kerry, who has served as the U.S. special climate envoy for nearly three years …
RELATED:
Axios:
Scoop: John Kerry to leave Biden administration, help campaign
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 12:10 PM ET, January 14, 2024.

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: 
David Brooks / New York Times:
What Makes Nikki Haley Tougher Than the Rest
Discussion: Althouse
Mary Kekatos / ABC News:
Multiple earthquakes hit Oklahoma City metro area, including 2 of 4.4 magnitude
Discussion: KTLA and Deseret News
 Earlier Items: 
United States House Committee on Oversight …:
Wenstrup Issues Key Takeaways from Interview with Dr. Francis Collins
The White House:
Remarks by President Biden Before Marine One Departure
 

 
From Techmeme:

Forbes:
AI startup founders and VCs hope that a Trump administration will lead to lighter regulations and the return of real acquisitions, not “contorted” ones

Financial Times:
Sources: TSMC told Chinese customers it would no longer manufacture AI chips at advanced process nodes of 7nm or smaller as of this coming Monday

Ming-Chi Kuo:
Kuo: Apple plans to upgrade the high-end iPhone 18's wide-angle lens in 2026 to a variable aperture camera; Sunny Optical will be the primary shutter supplier
 
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