Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
7:55 AM ET, January 17, 2024

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Slate:
Judge Aileen Cannon Is Quietly Sabotaging the Trump Classified Documents Case  —  On Friday, District Judge Aileen Cannon issued a new order in the Donald Trump classified documents case adding to the mountain of evidence that she is firmly in the former president's pocket.
RELATED:
Politico:
Trump signals intent to block testimony in Jeff Clark disciplinary proceedings  —  It's a move to shield a key Trump ally from losing his law license over his efforts to subvert the 2020 election.  —  Donald Trump has injected himself into disbarment proceedings against former Justice …
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Steve Reilly / The Messenger:
Trump Lawyers Allege Jack Smith Prosecutors are Withholding Records in Florida Case  —  In court filings totaling more than 200 pages filed on Tuesday night, Donald Trump's legal team alleged federal prosecutors are withholding records that should be turned over to the former president during …
Discussion: Raw Story
NBC News:
Ron DeSantis is in survival mode as Nikki Haley battles Trump in New Hampshire  —  Campaign insiders are pinning their hopes on next month's South Carolina primary.  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — Ron DeSantis doesn't have to win next week's New Hampshire primary.  But he needs Nikki Haley to lose.
RELATED:
Marc Caputo / The Messenger:
The Inside Story of How Ron DeSantis Got Crushed by Donald Trump (Exclusive)  —  The campaign, mocked as ‘Ted Cruz 2.0,’ never broke through and was riven by internal tensions and bad poll numbers  —  JWPlayer  —  After a year of high expectations and low results, of constant bad press …
Politico:
Haley turns fire on Trump as GOP primary shifts to New Hampshire
Erica Orden / Politico:
Trump goes back to court as E. Jean Carroll's defamation trial begins
Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:
ABC cancels New Hampshire debate after Haley, Trump decline to participate
Associated Press:
Why AP called Iowa for Trump: Race call explained
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Do You Remember the Ecstasy of Electing Joe Biden?  —  How the coalition that defeated Donald Trump crumbled.  —  We danced in the streets when Joe Biden was elected.  Do you remember?  American cities staged the greatest spontaneous outpouring of joy since V-J Day with cars honking …
RELATED:
David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Ruin That a Trump Presidency Would Mean  —  As GOP leaders get in line, the outlook for democracy looks grim—in Ukraine, and even in America.  —  In 2016, Republicans could profess some uncertainty about the kind of president Donald Trump would be.  Maybe the office would change the man?
Zachary Leeman / The Messenger:
Trump Adviser Peter Navarro's Request for New Trial Shot Down
Al Weaver / The Hill:
Grassley hospitalized to treat infection  —  Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has been admitted to a local Washington hospital to treat an infection, his office announced on Tuesday.  —  “Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is receiving antibiotic infusions at an area hospital to treat an infection,” Grassley's office said in a statement.
RELATED:
Associated Press:
Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, oldest member of Senate, hospitalized with infection  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, the oldest member of the U.S. Senate, has been hospitalized in the Washington area with an infection and is receiving antibiotic infusions, his office said Tuesday.
Ebony Davis / CNN:
Haley says US has ‘never been a racist country’  —  Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley claimed the US has “never been a racist country” during an interview with Fox News on Tuesday.  —  Haley's remarks were in response to MSNBC host Joy Reid's comments on whether Haley could win the GOP nomination as a woman of color.
RELATED:
Jacob Ogles / Florida Politics:
Tom Keen flips HD 35 from red to blue in critical Special Election  —  Democrats invested heavily in the race, hoping to prove Florida remains a battleground.  —  Aerospace entrepreneur Tom Keen is headed to the House after flipping a red seat blue.  —  The Orlando Democrat came out on top …
NBC News:
Shooter who killed 5 people at Colorado LGBTQ club is with hate crimes in federal court  —  The November 2022 attack shattered the sense of safety at Club Q, which served as a refuge for Colorado Springs' LGBTQ community.  —  DENVER — The shooter who killed five people and endangered …
Shannon Vavra / The Daily Beast:
Lloyd Austin's Secret Ambulance Request Revealed in 911 Call  —  Audio of the 911 call obtained by The Daily Beast reveals a request for emergency dispatchers to be “subtle” ahead of the defense secretary's secret hospitalization. … The aide to U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin …
Diana Falzone / Mediaite:
NEW: Capitol Police Investigating Roger Stone Remarks About Assassinating Members of Congress  —  The Capitol Police are investigating remarks made by pro-Trump political operative Roger Stone discussing the assassination of two prominent House Democrats.  A source told Mediaite the FBI is aiding with the investigation.
RELATED:
New York Times:   Authorities Investigate Threats to Democratic Lawmakers
Take Back the Court:
The Supreme Court's Relentless Corruption  —  Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two related cases, Loper Bright v Raimondo and Relentless v Department of Commerce, in which conservatives are trying to do away with 40 years of Supreme Court precedent and basic common sense …
Rianna Croxford / BBC:
FBI investigate after ex-Abercrombie boss sex claims  —  The FBI has begun an investigation after the BBC revealed claims that the former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) sexually exploited and abused men at events he hosted around the world.  —  Mike Jeffries and his British partner also face …
Associated Press:
Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson ends his 2024 campaign after sixth-place finish in Iowa caucuses  —  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson dropped his long-shot bid for the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday, ending a candidacy that served as a throwback …
RELATED:
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 7:55 AM ET, January 17, 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: 
Associated Press:
US to relist Yemen's Houthis as specially designated global terrorists, AP sources say
Spencer Lindquist / The Daily Wire:
Federal Government To Spend $700k On Trans-Inclusive Sex Ed For 14-Year-Olds
Discussion: RedState
Justin Rohrlich / The Daily Beast:
Eagles' Massage Therapist Accuses ‘Brutish’ Knicks Owner James Dolan of Sexual Assault
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities:
About 16 Million Children in Low-Income Families Would Gain in First Year of Bipartisan Child Tax Credit Expansion
 Earlier Items: 
Bill Mahoney / Politico:
Cuomo's campaign gets $565,000 from taxpayers. And more is on the way.
Discussion: New York Post and The Daily Caller
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Inside the ‘weird’ write-in campaign needed to help Biden win New Hampshire
Pilar Melendez / The Daily Beast:
Murdaugh Clerk Said Guilty Verdict Would Boost Her Book Sales: Defense Lawyers
Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
‘Stranger Things’ star Noah Schnapp says his views on Israel-Hamas war have been ‘misconstrued’
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court stays out of fight over transgender student bathroom access
 

 
From Techmeme:

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

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

Umar Shakir / The Verge:
Google rolls out its Gemini-powered Vids app that lets users create video presentations using a prompt, with full access for Workspace users until at least 2026
 
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