Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
5:10 PM ET, March 27, 2024

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Jake Lahut / The Daily Beast:
The Biden Campaign Is Quietly Preparing a Trump Ambush  —  LOW MALARKEY  —  The ingredients for a Biden comeback are falling into place at a moment in the 2024 campaign when Trump is mired in legal and financial problems.  —  Just a few months ago, it was hard to see the ingredients …
RELATED:
Michael Gold / New York Times:
Trump Attacks R.F.K. Jr., a Third-Party Wild Card  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the independent presidential candidate, has asserted that he intends to be a “spoiler” for both Donald Trump and President Biden.  —  Former President Donald J. Trump attacked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. …
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Will RFK Jr. and Other Third-Party Candidates Help Doom Democracy?
Discussion: Sacramento Bee and NewsNation
Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Trump slow to invest in states that could decide election as some in GOP fear ‘skeleton’ campaign
Discussion: Raw Story
AP-NORC:
Few excited, many angry and fearful about Biden/Trump reelection
Discussion: The Hill and Fox News
Politico:
Playbook: Ronna strikes back  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  ROLL TIDE — More evidence came in overnight that reproductive rights remains a potent issue for Democrats, at least in low-turnout contests: The party flipped an Alabama state House seat …
RELATED:
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Chris Cuomo rips NBC's reversal on Ronna McDaniel hiring  —  NewsNation host Chris Cuomo criticized NBC's News's decision to oust former Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Ronna McDaniel as a paid contributor.  —  “How is this not a '[former President Trump] and his people tried to rig the election …
Rachael Bade / Politico:
McDaniel eyes big payout after NBC drama  —  The former RNC chair is in talks with a prominent media talent lawyer about potential legal claims.  —  Will it be the $600,000 interview?  —  The ramifications of NBC's decision yesterday to part ways with former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel …
Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
When an Operative Becomes a Journalist — and Why Ronna McDaniel Flopped  —  I made the move from political operative to media analyst.  Here's how it can actually work.  —  In the years before I took the vow of journalistic purity, I was a political operative — or aide — or hack.
Discussion: Chicago Tribune
Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
Geraldo Rivera Saves Nastiest Barb For Rachel Maddow In Blasting NBC's McDaniel Firing
Associated Press:
Settlement reached in lawsuit between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis allies and Disney  —  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Allies of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Disney reached a settlement agreement Wednesday in a lawsuit over who controls Walt Disney World's governing district.
RELATED:
Skyler Swisher / Orlando Sentinel:
Disney, Florida settle lawsuits over tourism district  —  DeSantis-appointed board ‘eager to work with Disney’; company sees ‘new chapter of constructive engagement’  —  A Gov. Ron DeSantis-backed board and Disney settled lawsuits Wednesday over who controls the governing district of Disney World's theme parks and resorts.
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
BREAKING: Disney Surrenders in Reedy Creek War
Lori Rozsa / Washington Post:
DeSantis tourism board and Disney reach settlement to end legal feud
Discussion: CNN, Raw Story and Florida Politics
Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Democrat wins Alabama special election in early test for IVF as a campaign issue  —  Marilyn Lands, who defeated Republican Teddy Powell, highlighted IVF and abortion rights in her campaign for a state House seat that had been held by the GOP.  —  Democratic candidate Marilyn Lands …
RELATED:
Liz Crampton / Politico:
Abortion proves winning strategy for Alabama Democrat  —  Marilyn Lands won a state House special election in a rare battleground race  —  An Alabama Democrat who campaigned aggressively on abortion access won a special election in the state Legislature on Tuesday, sending a message …
Howard Koplowitz / al.com:
Alabama Democrat Marilyn Lands, running on IVF ruling, flips Republican House seat
New York Times:
How Trump Moved Money to Pay $100 Million in Legal Bills  —  Former President Donald J. Trump has spent more than $100 million since leaving office, on lawyers and other costs related to fending off various investigations, indictments and his coming criminal trials, according to a New York Times review of federal records.
Discussion: Raw Story and Forbes
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Greene says she won't take blame if Jeffries becomes Speaker  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said Tuesday that it is not her fault if House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is promoted to the House's top role after she filed a motion to vacate Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) from the position last week.
RELATED:
Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:
The House GOP thought it was moving past internal drama. Then more showed up.
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
In MAGA world, there are no accidents  —  The Baltimore bridge disaster reminded us that these folks should be nowhere near power. … Donald Trump has been talking disconcertingly often on the campaign trail about a looming terror attack.  All indications are that Tuesday's bridge collapse …
Moira Donegan / The Guardian:
Even the US supreme court was baffled by conservatives' attack on abortion pills  —  The anti-choice case relies on outlandish legal leaps.  And if they can't win there, they'll redouble efforts to win the White House  —  It is a testament to how weak the plaintiffs' case is that the justices seemed so skeptical.
RELATED:
Slate:
The Current Attack on Abortion Pills Will Fail. The Next One Will Be So Much Worse.
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump is selling ‘God Bless the USA’ Bibles for $59.99 as he faces mounting legal bills  —  Former President Donald Trump is now selling Bibles as he runs to return to the White House.  Trump, who became the presumptive Republican nominee earlier this month, released a video on his Truth Social platform …
Politico:
He's just Ken: Ex-Rep. Buck talks Boebert and his Freedom Caucus firing  —  The Coloradan took plenty of intra-party heat as he left the House last week.  He's trying to cool it down.
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan / Business Insider:
Mike Lindell's MyPillow is getting evicted from its Minnesota warehouse after the company failed to cough up over $200,000 in unpaid rent  — Things aren't looking great for Mike Lindell.  — The embattled businessman is now facing eviction for one of his warehouses in Minnesota.
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 5:10 PM ET, March 27, 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: 
Washington Post:
Florida donors with state business fueled last months of DeSantis 2024 run
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
Washington Post:
Caps, Wizards would stay in D.C. under deal announced by Bowser, Leonsis
Discussion: Daily Press
Joel Achenbach / Washington Post:
Climate change is altering Earth's rotation enough to mess with our clocks
Discussion: Bloomberg and Associated Press
Fox News:
Should Biden pay the Mexican president's $20 billion demand or get tougher on immigration? Americans weigh in
Discussion: RedState
New York Times:
Israeli Hostage Says She Was Sexually Assaulted and Tortured in Gaza
CBS News:
Ahmaud Arbery's killers ask appeals court to overturn their hate crime convictions
 Earlier Items: 
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Majority in U.S. Now Disapprove of Israeli Action in Gaza
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Donald Trump Is Not the Victim of ‘Lawfare.’ He's a Crook.
Discussion: Raw Story
Jason DeRose / NPR:
People say they're leaving religion due to anti-LGBTQ teachings and sexual abuse
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch:
Facebook snooped on users' Snapchat traffic in secret project, documents reveal
Discussion: Breitbart and Quartz
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Was the 2020 election stolen? Job interviews at RNC take an unusual turn.
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Robbie Whelan / Wall Street Journal:
Disney reports Q4 revenue up 6% YoY to $22.6B, TV network revenue down 6% YoY to $2.5B, and a $321M DTC streaming profit, up from a $387M loss in Q4 2023

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Disney plans to add an ESPN “tile” to Disney+ for US subscribers on December 4, giving users access to some free ESPN content

Wall Street Journal:
X names former Tubi CFO Mahmoud Reza Banki as its CFO; Trump pardoned Banki in January 2021 for making false statements; a source says he joined X in November

 
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