Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
10:25 PM ET, February 4, 2024

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
NBC News:
Senators unveil bipartisan bill to impose tougher asylum and border laws  —  The deal is the result of months of negotiations between Senate Republicans and Democrats, as well as the Biden administration.  It's not clear it will pass Congress.  —  WASHINGTON — Senators released …
RELATED:
The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on Bipartisan Senate National Security Agreement  —  For too long, going back decades, the immigration system has been broken.  It's time to fix it.  That's why over two months ago I instructed members of my administration to work with a bipartisan group of Senators to …
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Senate releases new $118 billion package for Ukraine, Israel, border  —  The Senate appropriations committee released on Sunday the text of their sweeping $118.3 billion emergency spending package, which combines foreign aid with restrictive policy changes for the U.S.-Mexico border.
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Mike Johnson faces internal GOP dissent on Israel bill  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is facing criticism from both the right flank of his party and Ukraine hawks for the standalone Israel aid package the House plans to vote on this week. … - Mills and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) …
Axios:
Trump floats ousting RNC chair after brutal 2023  —  Former President Trump, in a stunning public rebuke of a longtime ally, suggested on Fox News today that Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel should get the boot. … Trump's comments are a sign of him flexing muscle …
RELATED:
Conrad Hoyt / Washington Examiner:
Trump suggests Ronna McDaniel may be removed as RNC chairwoman
Discussion: RedState and acecomments.mu.nu
Maggie Astor / New York Times:
Trump Pushes Immigration Conspiracy Theories and Mass Deportations
Discussion: DNyuz and Political Wire
Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
George Stephanopoulos Cuts Off GOP Senator After He Suggests Trump Could Defy SCOTUS  —  Senator, thanks for your time this morning," George Stephanopoulos said before Sen. Vance's mic was cut off.  —  ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos would not tolerate another word from Sen. J.D. Vance …
Gerry McGovern:
When the tech bros come for me  —  First, the tech bros came for the warehouse workers, and I said nothing.  Paying them terrible wages, working them to the bone, tracking their every second, injuring them at record levels, all in the pursuit of customer obsession and profit.
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Poll: 20-point deficit on handling economy highlights Biden's struggles against Trump  —  The president's approval rating has fallen to a new low in NBC News polling, as Trump narrowly leads in a 2024 general election matchup.  —  Despite a growing economy and little opposition for his party's nomination …
RELATED:
Mark Murray / NBC News:
How a Trump conviction changes the 2024 race in our latest poll
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Forget No Labels. Biden's Third-Party Peril is on the Left.
Discussion: Mediaite and New York Post
RELATED:
Alia Shoaib / Business Insider:   Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene defends the prospect of Tucker Carlson interviewing Putin amid rumors he is in Moscow
Deirdre Bardolf / New York Post:
Nutty NYC professor that held machete to Post reporter's neck fired from Cooper Union over anti-Israel rants  —  She already has a machete — now she's gotten the ax.  —  Shellyne Rodriguez, the nutty professor caught on camera holding the blade to a Post reporter's neck in May has been fired …
Mike Lofgren / Salon:
How Donald Trump reduced the GOP to groveling sycophants  —  The GOP made the same bargain the Prussian generals made in 1933 — and the consequence is their total destruction … It was said that Prussia, the nucleus of the German state, was not a country with an army but an army with a country.
Wall Street Journal:
The Money and Drugs That Tie Elon Musk to Some Tesla Directors  —  Board members have reaped hundreds of millions from stock awards and separate investments, even as some have done drugs with Musk; former Tesla director Larry Ellison offered him a chance to dry out
Amanda Yen / The Daily Beast:
Ann Coulter: Best Thing Trump Could Do for America Is ‘Die’  —  The one-time MAGA supporter became a born-again anti-Trumper in recent years, admitting she was “a very stupid girl” to support Trump in the early days of his ascendance.  —  Ann Coulter didn't mince her words when asked …
Discussion: DNyuz and UPROXX
ACLU:
Supplemental Funding Package Would Eviscerate Longstanding Protections for Families and Others Seeking Safety  —  WASHINGTON — A group of Senators today released the framework for a deal that would eviscerate protections for people seeking asylum in exchange for unrelated foreign aid.
Asher Notheis / Washington Examiner:
Nikki Haley targets Trump during Saturday Night Live appearance for refusal to debate  —  2024 Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley made a guest appearance on Saturday Night Live to poke fun at former President Donald Trump for his refusal to debate her on the campaign trail.
RELATED:
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 10:25 PM ET, February 4, 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: 
Caroline Orr Bueno / Weaponized:
Russia amplifies calls for civil war in the U.S.
Rebecca Picciotto / CNBC:
Trump floats ‘more than’ 60% tariffs on Chinese imports
Discussion: Politico, CNN and Bloomberg
Erin Doherty / Axios:
Scoop: Nikki Haley's fundraising takes off while GOP tries to end her campaign
Discussion: Political Wire and The Hill
The Guardian:
The Observer view: the list of Brexit wins is in. It's short and feeble
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
South Carolina Democratic Primary Results
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
When Joe Biden lost his purpose
Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
Wisconsin Democrats inch closer to overturning Republican-drawn legislative maps
Elizabeth Weise / USA Today:
They hoped solar panels would secure the future of their farm. Then their neighbors found out
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
 

 
From Techmeme:

MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC:
Block reports Q3 revenue up 6% YoY to $5.98B, vs. $6.24B est., gross profit up 19% YoY to $2.25B, Cash App gross profit up 21% to $1.31B, and a $284M net income

Alexandra S. Levine / Bloomberg:
Some TikTok staff and users see Trump as a possible savior from the ban; others question whether Trump even cares about the app now that the campaign is over

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
TikTok launches Share to TikTok, which lets users directly share music from Apple Music and Spotify in a post to their TikTok Feed or in DMs via TikTok Messages
 
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