Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
11:05 AM ET, January 15, 2025

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
New York Times:
Live Updates: Trump's Attorney General Pick to Face Questions Over Lobbying  —  Senators are likely to ask Pam Bondi, a former attorney general of Florida who has close ties to President-elect Donald J. Trump, how she would handle thorny legal questions as leader of the Justice Department.
RELATED:
Washington Post:
Trump's threat to place conditions on fire aid outrages Democrats  —  Withholding aid to a blue state would mark a major Republican escalation but is gaining traction within the GOP.  —  President-elect Donald Trump's long-standing threats to place conditions on California wildfire aid …
NBC News:
Trump transition live updates: Senate confirmation hearings set for Pam Bondi, Marco Rubio today
Punchbowl News:
1/15/25 ☀️ AM:  —  Main Street Caucus angles to be top Trump allies
Discussion: E&E News
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Thinking About the Confirmations  —  There are a few things that are critical to understanding …
Discussion: masslive.com
Benjamin Wittes / Default:
The Situation: The Cult of Unqualified Authenticity  —  On Pete Hegseth and the first hearing for a Trump nominee for a major cabinet position  —  Meet The Authors  —  Published by The Lawfare Institute in Cooperation With  —  The Situation on Friday reflected on the sentencing of Donald Trump in New York.
RELATED:
Associated Press:
Pete Hegseth hammered by female Senators over past statements on women in combat
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
By Targeting Hegseth, Democrats Open a Path for Gabbard
Adam Wren / Politico:
Playbook: Joe Biden's Irish goodbye  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  TODAY — Six big confirmation hearings dominate Capitol Hill.  AG-designate PAM BONDI kicks things off at 9:30 a.m. At 10, would-be Secretary of State MARCO RUBIO goes …
RELATED:
Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
Biden Races to Cement His Legacy Through a Series of Actions
Associated Press:
Rubio vows to place US interests ‘above all else’ as Trump's top diplomat
Karoun Demirjian / New York Times:
Joni Ernst Says She Will Vote to Confirm Pete Hegseth  —  The Iowa Republican's decision dramatically increases the likelihood that Mr. Hegseth will have enough votes to be confirmed as President-elect Donald J. Trump's defense secretary.  —  Senator Joni Ernst, Republican of Iowa …
RELATED:
Ben Johansen / Politico:
Joni Ernst says she'll vote to confirm Pete Hegseth
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Ernst will vote for Hegseth, handing Trump big win
Marc Caputo / Axios:
Scoop: Trump's $500 million post-election windfall … - “The money is just pouring in at Mar-a-Lago. … - “We're looking at half a billion [dollars] by June, and we're on track,” this adviser said. … - They include the president-elect's inauguration account, the MAGA Inc. super PAC …
Discussion: Breitbart and Raw Story
Elon R. Musk / US Securities and Exchange Commission:
Search SEC.gov & EDGAR  —  Securities and Exchange Commission v. Elon Musk, No. 1:25-cv-00105 (D.D.C. filed Jan. 14, 2025)  —  SEC Charges Elon Musk for Violating the Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements of the Federal Securities Laws  —  The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today …
RELATED:
Nicola M White / Bloomberg:
SEC Sues Musk Over Securities Violation in Federal Court  —  The Securities and Exchange Commission sued Elon Musk in federal court over an alleged securities violation, according to a court docket.  —  The agency claimed Musk failed to timely disclose a major purchase of Twitter Inc. shares ahead …
New York Times:
S.E.C. Sues Elon Musk Over Twitter-Related Securities Violations
Associated Press:
Austin failed to tell Congress or the White House about his health problems as required, report says  —  Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin did not inform Congress or the White House as required when he was incapacitated due to treatment for prostate cancer or when complications worsened his condition last year …
Discussion: CBS News
RELATED:
Reuters:
Pentagon investigation raises new concerns about Austin's 2024 hospitalization
Discussion: USA Today
Casey Newton / Platformer:
Meta just flipped the switch that prevents misinformation from spreading in the United States  —  I.  —  Last week, Meta announced a series of changes to its content moderation policies and enforcement strategies designed to curry favor with the incoming Trump administration.
The White House:
The Biden-Harris Administration Record  —  Letter from President Biden  —  Four years ago, we stood in a winter of peril and a winter of possibilities.  We were in the grip of the worst pandemic in a century, the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, and the worst attack on our democracy since the Civil War.
Washington Post:
Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg to attend Trump's inauguration  —  They will be sitting on the dais during the swearing-in as Silicon Valley leaders aim to make inroads with Trump, who attacked Big Tech during his first presidency.  —  Tech moguls Jeff Bezos …
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Michelle Obama signals she's done with Trump  —  Michelle Obama is done with President-elect Trump, if her decision to skip next week's inauguration means anything.  —  The former first lady, who once called on Democrats to go high when Trump's Republican Party goes low …
RELATED:
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Michelle Obama to skip Trump inauguration
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Jack Smith reminds us of the futility of truth in the Trump era  —  Yesterday unfolded in a sort of perfectly stupid synchronicity, with the past crimes of Donald Trump, as detailed in the just-released Jack Smith report, being overshadowed by the confirmation hearing for Trump's secretary of defense nominee, Pete Hegseth.
Discussion: Daring Fireball
Kim Tong-Hyung / Associated Press:
Yoon becomes South Korea's first sitting president to be detained after martial law chaos  —  South Korea's impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was detained in a major law enforcement operation at the presidential compound Wednesday, defiantly insisting the anti-corruption agency …
Lee Moran / HuffPost:
Paul Krugman Issues Dire Warning On How ‘A Lot’ Of Trump Voters Will Be ‘Brutally Scammed’  —  The economist also slammed one of the president-elect's policies as “terrible.”  —  LOADING  —  “A lot of people” who voted for Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election …
RELATED:
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
How a major bank cheated its customers out of $2 billion, according to a new federal lawsuit  —  An explosive new lawsuit filed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) alleges that Capital One bank cheated its customers out of $2 billion.  According to the lawsuit …
Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Trump will begin his presidency in delicate position, poll finds  —  As Donald Trump prepares to once again assume the office of the presidency, a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds that, despite his claims of an “unprecedented and powerful mandate,” Trump may have to be careful about how far he decides to go with what he wants to do.
Sylvia Westall / Bloomberg:
Putin Would Demand Ukraine Never Join NATO in Any Trump Talks  —  Russia will demand Ukraine drastically cut back military ties with the NATO alliance and become a neutral state with a limited army in any talks with incoming US President Donald Trump, according to people familiar with the matter.
NOTUS:
Trump Said He'd Solve Ukraine on Day One.  Republicans Say He Didn't Mean ‘Day One.’  —  “I don't think the media pressing Day One is specifically ‘Day One,’” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene told NOTUS.  — Copy  —  Early on in his latest campaign for president, Donald Trump unveiled a headline-grabbing campaign promise on Ukraine.
Politico:
Russia plotted terror attacks on airlines around the world, Poland's Tusk says  —  WARSAW — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Wednesday accused Russia of planning a major terrorist campaign against aircraft.  —  “I can only confirm that Russia planned acts of air terror …
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 11:05 AM ET, January 15, 2025.

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: 
Amelia Thomson-Deveaux / Associated Press:
Few US adults confident Justice Department and FBI will act fairly under Trump, AP-NORC poll finds
Discussion: The Hill and Associated Press
Edward Ring / American Greatness:
The Politicization of Wind and Fire
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Biden pens letter calling on Americans to 'build on the progress we've made'
Discussion: Breitbart and The Message Box
Anna Maria Barry-Jester / ProPublica:
The Second Trump White House Could Drastically Reshape Infectious Disease Research. Here's What's at Stake.
Oli Coleman / Page Six:
Kamala Harris eyeing post-loss life in NYC as second gentleman tours $20K-a-month luxury space
New York Times:
Are We Sleepwalking Into Autocracy?  —  Since Donald Trump's election victory …
Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
Supreme Court hears porn sites' bid to strike down online age verification laws
 Earlier Items: 
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Russell Vought Poised to Expand Power of White House Budget Office
European Council on Foreign Relations:
Alone in a Trumpian world: The EU and global public opinion after the US elections
Discussion: Politico, Bloomberg and The Independent
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Crockett, Mace get into heated exchange over trans rights: ‘If you want to take it outside’
William Booth / Washington Post:
In Greenland, a cold shoulder for Trump, but curiosity about U.S. ties
Discussion: El País and Los Angeles Times
Brianna Tucker / Washington Post:
Rep. Mace challenges Rep. Crockett to ‘take it outside’ at House hearing
Discussion: HuffPost and Press Herald
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Mike Johnson eyes April deadline to pass one big MAGA bill through the House, but GOP senators are skeptical
Mark Lemley / Mark Lemley on LinkedIn:
I have struggled with how to respond to Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook's descent into toxic masculinity and Neo-Nazi madness. …
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Donald Trump nominates Media Research Center founder L. Brent Bozell III to lead the US Agency for Global Media; the post requires Senate confirmation

Steven J. Horowitz / Variety:
Sean “Diddy” Combs files a defamation lawsuit against NewsNation parent Nexstar Media, a man who claims to have illicit tapes of Combs, and the man's attorney

Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Chris Brown sues WBD and others for $500M over sexual assault claims in the documentary Chris Brown: A History of Violence, released on October 27, 2024

 
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