memeorandum: Why House Republicans still can't manage to fund the government (Washington Post)

2:40 PM ET, September 16, 2024

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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:

Trump's love for Laura Loomer is disqualifying — 🚨 This special, five-edition week of PN is made possible by paid subscribers. If you aren't one already, please sign up to support our independent coverage. 🚨 — 👻 Subscribe to Public Notice 👻

Discussion: Mediaite, Alternet.org and The Hill

Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:

J.D. Vance Just Sold Out His Family to Defend Trump and Laura Loomer — J.D. Vance would apparently rather protect Donald Trump's decision to pal around with self-described “proud Islamophobe” and 9/11 conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer than stand up for his own wife.

Discussion: IJR, Mediaite, The Daily Beast, The Gateway Pundit, USA Today, Vanity Fair and The Hill

Marc A. Caputo / The Bulwark:

Trump Team: 'We'll Take The Hit' on Cat Eating to Keep Immigration in the News — DONALD TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN IS NOT displeased that they've been widely condemned for spreading the urban legend of Haitian migrants eating cats and dogs in Springfield, Ohio. — If the national media is talking …

Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:

Trump Is the Main Character of 2024. Again. — How to take over the news cycle with this one weird trick. — ∙ Paid — 1. Cats and Dogs — Late last week, in between laughing at JD Vance and Donald Trump, I had a thought: — What if the Haitians-stealing-and-eating-your- pets is actually good for the Trump campaign?

Discussion: Instapundit

David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Trump and Vance Are Actively Harming Springfield

Discussion: New Republic, Raw Story, Mediaite, Advocate, Daily Caller News Foundation, The Weekly Sift, Business Insider, CBS News, CNN, Fox News, HuffPost and New York Times

Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
GOP Senate nominee Bernie Moreno raised funds on Laura Loomer's show and met with her in D.C.

Discussion: Angry White Men

Sam Stein / The Bulwark: Laura Loomer Is the Symptom, Not the Disease

William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Vance, Trump, and The Politics of Hate

Discussion: Politico

Politico:
Playbook: Trump's ties to Loomer worry Republicans

Discussion: New Republic and American Greatness

Brooke Singman / Fox News:

Trump blames Biden-Harris ‘rhetoric’ for latest assassination attempt, says he will ‘save the country’ — Democrats have previously blamed Trump for raising the temperature and being a ‘threat to democracy’ — EXCLUSIVE: Former President Trump said President Biden and Vice President Harris' …

Washington Post:
Secret Service under scrutiny after second potential attempt on Trump's life

The Hill:
Suspect in apparent Trump assassination attempt charged with federal gun crimes

Discussion: The Daily Beast, Associated Press, UPI, One America News Network, Raw Story, Forbes, The Gateway Pundit, TMZ.com, The Guardian and NewsNation

Fox News:
Trump assassination attempt suspect laughs, smiles during first court appearance in Florida

Discussion: WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm, Townhall, Metro.co.uk, WHDH-TV and Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion

Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Donald Trump Is a Threat to Democracy, and Saying So Is Not Incitement

Discussion: New York Post, Blaze Media and The Spectator World

Isabel Keane / New York Post:
Ryan Wesley Routh, Trump assassination attempt suspect, smiles in court as he's hit with federal gun charges

Discussion: Washington Examiner, WHDH-TV, Daily Caller News Foundation, The Gateway Pundit, TIME, Twitchy, Associated Press, NewsNation, The Daily Signal, Semafor and Power Line

Mary Ann Akers / The Daily Beast:
Trump Asks for Cash Hours After Second Assassination Bid

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Fox News, Associated Press, Axios, The Gateway Pundit and The Hill

Dennis Romero / NBC News:

Man in custody after Trump golf club incident was once convicted of possessing a machine gun — The man was identified as Ryan Wesley Routh, 58. Property and court records indicate a long criminal past in North Carolina and that he lived most recently in Hawaii.

Discussion: The Hill, Vox, Politico, Washington Examiner, Wired, The Guardian, Breitbart, WAGA-TV, Rolling Stone, Fox News, The Free Press, New York Post, Semafor, The Gateway Pundit, Scripps News, Blaze Media, Townhall, USA Today and DCReport.org

Zachary Folk / The Daily Beast:

Who Is Alleged Trump Golf Course Gunman Ryan Wesley Routh? — NEW DETAILS — A local sheriff said the man seemed “relatively calm” and didn't show “a lot of emotions” when his vehicle was pulled over after fleeing the scene. — The suspected gunman involved in what authorities are calling …

CNN:
Man detained in apparent assassination attempt on Trump criticized former president on social media

Discussion: Fox News, Washington Examiner, spiked, ABC7, Big League Politics, WHDH-TV, No More Mister Nice Blog, WAGA-TV, New York Times, Axios, The Guardian, Washington Times and Semafor

Thomas Gibbons-Neff / New York Times:
New York Times Reporter Revisits Earlier Interview With Suspect at Trump Golf Course

Discussion: Salon, The Hill, Fox News, Breitbart, Euronews, The Daily Signal, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Raw Story, Mediaite, New York Post, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Orange County Register, Alternet.org and The Gateway Pundit

Shawn Cohen / Daily Mail:
Son of alleged would-be assassin Ryan Wesley Routh says his dad hates Trump like ‘all reasonable people’ but he's never owned a gun and wouldn't do anything bats*** crazy

New York Times:
Suspected Gunman Said He Was Willing to Fight and Die in Ukraine

Maggie Astor / New York Times:
Live Updates: Secret Service Faces Scrutiny After Apparent Assassination Attempt on Trump

Kavitha Surana / ProPublica:

Abortion Bans Have Delayed Emergency Medical Care. In Georgia, Experts Say This Mother's Death Was Preventable. — At least two women in Georgia died after they couldn't access legal abortions and timely medical care in their state, ProPublica has found. This is one of their stories.

Matthew Mpoke Bigg / New York Times:

Elon Musk Deletes His Post Asking Why No One Has Tried to Assassinate Biden or Harris — His remark, just hours after what the authorities said was a second assassination attempt on Donald J. Trump, immediately drew outrage. — Hours after what the F.B.I. called a second attempted assassination …

Discussion: CNBC, CNN, HuffPost, Boing Boing, IJR, Esquire and Gizmodo

Flynn Nicholls / Newsweek:

Elon Musk's Post After Donald Trump Assassination Attempt Sparks Backlash — Elon Musk has faced backlash after writing, “No one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala,” following an apparent second assassination attempt on — . — On Sunday evening, a shooter

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Mediaite, The Daily Beast, New York Post, The Register, The Daily Dot, Deadline and Rolling Stone, more at Techmeme »

Julia Reinstein / ABC News:
White House condemns ‘irresponsible’ Elon Musk post on assassination attempt

Discussion: Business Insider, USA Today, The Hill, Variety, The Daily Beast and New Republic

Associated Press:

A secretive group recruited far-right candidates in key US House races. It could help Democrats — Joe Wiederien was an unlikely candidate to challenge a Republican congressman in one of the nation's most competitive House districts. A fervent supporter of former President Donald Trump …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Raw Story and Alternet.org

Garrett Ross / Politico:

Playbook PM: New details emerge on Trump shooting incident — THE CATCH-UP — HISTORIC INTERVIEW — President JOE BIDEN sat down with The Washington Blade, marking the first time that a sitting president has given an exclusive interview to an LGBTQ+ news outlet.

Discussion: freebeacon.com, Wall Street Journal and Washington Blade

Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Harris expresses relief Trump safe after gunshots

WKYC-TV:

Portage County sheriff: ‘Write down the addresses’ of Kamala Harris supporters who display yard signs — Sheriff Bruce D. Zuchowski, who took office in 2021, made the remarks in Facebook posts shared to two separate accounts on the night of Sept. 13. — PORTAGE COUNTY, Ohio …

Discussion: Salon, HuffPost, USA Today, HotAir and Raw Story

Washington Post:

Why House Republicans still can't manage to fund the government — Internal conflicts and a narrow majority make each spending fight a pitched battle. — House Republicans have been in power for nearly two years — and they're still unable to solve fiscal problems within their ranks.

Discussion: Raw Story, NBC News, Punchbowl News and The Hill

Rachel Dobkin / Newsweek:

Kamala Harris Gets Good News From Economists: New Survey — , the Democratic presidential nominee, received good news from economists about her economic agenda, according to a survey published on Saturday. — The economy has been a major talking point in this year's election following high inflation in recent years.

Discussion: The Hill and USA Today

Nate Cohn / New York Times:

State of the Race: Early Signs of a Post-Debate Bounce for Harris — It could be another week until the full scope of possible gains is evident. — It's still too soon to judge the fallout from the presidential debate, but the polls already suggest that Kamala Harris might be poised to gain.

Discussion: Roll Call

Courtney Cohn / Democracy Docket:

Republicans are Losing the Vote-By-Mail Battle in Court — Former President Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans have switched their positions on mail-in voting so many times that it would give any voter whiplash. Whether they claim to support it as a valid voting method or disparage …

Discussion: The Federalist