7:25 PM ET, December 24, 2024

memeorandum River

 December 24, 2024 
6:00 PM
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:   Trump and Musk Want to Cut Billions From the Budget. It Won't Be Easy.
5:15 PM
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:   Kyrsten Sinema may have broken the law on the way out the door: watchdog group
5:00 PM
Richard Davis / The Hill:   We were warned: First term aides told us about Trump's governing style
4:10 PM
Halina Bennet / New York Times:   Pro-Palestinian Activists Removed From Michigan's Student Government
3:20 PM
The White House:   Bill Signed: HR 663
3:10 PM
Beth Mole / Ars Technica:   Flu surges in Louisiana as health department barred from promoting flu shots
3:05 PM
Ramesh Ponnuru / Washington Post:   Congressional Republicans have a new headache: Elon Musk
2:45 PM
Khaleda Rahman / Newsweek:   Republicans Fear Speaker Battle Means They 'Can't Certify the Election'
2:40 PM
Robert Greenall / BBC:   Denmark boosts Greenland defence after Trump repeats desire for US control
2:30 PM
John T. Bennett / Roll Call:   Protracted GOP speaker fight could complicate Electoral College count
2:20 PM
Nora Eckert / Reuters:   Toyota is donating $1 million to Trump's inauguration
2:00 PM
Michelle Boorstein / Washington Post:   For some Latinos, ‘prosperity gospel’ led them to Trump
2:00 PM
David E. Sanger / New York Times:   Trump Will Confront a More Vulnerable but Determined Iran
1:45 PM
Sharon McGowan / The Hill:   Elon Musk wants to ‘delete’ many Americans' financial lifeline
1:45 PM
New York Times:   The Men and Women Swirling Around Elon Musk
1:25 PM
Filip Timotija / The Hill:   Bill Clinton discharged after hospitalization for flu
1:10 PM
Sara Eisen / CNBC:   Biggest banks sue the Federal Reserve over annual stress tests
12:50 PM
David Strom / HotAir:   When Whoopi Goldberg Is the Voice of Reason...
12:45 PM
Jack Jenkins / RNS:   At Trump's inauguration, reports of a pay-to-pray
11:40 AM
Lee Roper / The Mind Shield:   Cardinal says Donald Trump “takes his Christian faith seriously.”
11:15 AM
Shadi Hamid / Washington Post:   How eight years changed one conservative's mind about Trump
11:05 AM
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:   Here's why business leaders are spending big on Trump's inaugural committee
11:05 AM
Dave Lawler / Axios:   Trump dreams of empire expansion
9:50 AM
Colin Meyn / The Hill:   Biden administration withdraws birth control rules
9:35 AM
Joseph R. Biden Jr / The White House:   Message to the Senate on the President's Veto of S. 4199
9:25 AM
Public Notice:   How Democrats can win the messaging war
9:15 AM
Axios:   Dems warm to conservative media after rough 2024
8:50 AM
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:   Trump isn't fooling anyone by saying Elon Musk's “not going to be president”
8:20 AM
Justin Papp / Roll Call:   Annie Kuster wants to lead by example. That's why she's retiring from Congress
8:10 AM
Politico:   Dems finally get some good news: GOP dysfunction
7:40 AM
Henry Farrell / Foreign Affairs:   The Rise and Fall of Economic Statecraft
7:10 AM
Robert E. Rubin / New York Times:   If You're Worried About the Future of Our Country, Do Something About It
12:30 AM
Anthony Adragna / Politico:   Biden vetoes bill that would have created dozens of new federal judge slots
 December 23, 2024 
10:15 PM
Alina Selyukh / NPR:   Walmart illegally opened delivery drivers' deposit accounts, U.S. says
10:10 PM
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:   Takeaways From the House Ethics Committee's Investigation on Matt Gaetz
9:45 PM
NOTUS:   Republicans' Anti-Trans Attacks Have Left Democrats Flat-Footed
7:00 PM
The Hill:   Biden's death row commutations draws chorus of mixed reactions
7:00 PM
Tara Suter / The Hill:   Texas, Florida, Arizona and Idaho likely to gain House seats after 2030 census
5:50 PM
Politico:   Gaetz report renews debate about how he escaped federal charges
5:40 PM
Brian Stelter / CNN:   Trump's FCC pick sends stern letter to Bob Iger, blasting ‘erosion in public trust’
5:30 PM
Kathryn Watson / CBS News:   Bill Clinton hospitalized for “testing and observation” after developing fever
5:15 PM
Annie Nova / CNBC:   Biden administration withdraws student loan forgiveness plans. What borrowers should know
5:15 PM
Andrew Solender / Axios:   Scoop: How the Matt Gaetz ethics report finally came out
4:55 PM
Nahal Toosi / Politico:   Trump's many special envoys could mean some special headaches
4:40 PM
Zeeshan Aleem / MSNBC:   Trump's MAGA merchandise business operations are unacceptably opaque
4:20 PM
Elaine Godfrey / The Atlantic:   Not the Life Matt Gaetz Was Planning On
3:45 PM
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:   A Pro-Trump Group's Risky Bet on Infrequent Voters Seems to Have Paid Off
3:40 PM
Ian Millhiser / Vox:   The long decline of the American death penalty, explained
3:20 PM
Emily Baumgaertner / New York Times:   Research Finds Vaccines Are Not Behind the Rise in Autism. So What Is?
2:55 PM
David Firestone / New York Times:   The Trumpian Attitude at the Heart of the Gaetz Report
2:55 PM
Jacob Shamsian / Business Insider:   Luigi Mangione's lawyer says New York's mayor is politicizing his arrest
2:30 PM
Brooke Migdon / The Hill:   Texas AG Paxton sues NCAA for allowing transgender women to compete
2:20 PM
Hatty Willmoth / Newsweek:   Scientists Warn of Harmful Release From Tea Bags
1:50 PM
Shayna Jacobs / Washington Post:   UnitedHealthcare murder suspect Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty in New York
1:45 PM
Naomi LaChance / Rolling Stone:   Biden Clears Out Most of Federal Death Row Before Trump Can Kill Them
1:40 PM
Daniel W. Drezner / Drezner's World:   Donald Trump, American Imperialist
1:35 PM
Tara Suter / The Hill:   Cardinal Dolan: Trump ‘takes his Christian faith seriously’
1:30 PM
Lola Fadulu / New York Times:   Mangione Pleads Not Guilty in First N.Y. State Court Appearance
1:15 PM
William Horobin / Bloomberg:   Macron Names State Lender CDC's Lombard Finance Minister
12:35 PM
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:   Democrats shouldn't try to find ‘common ground’ with Trump
12:30 PM
Ryan Nobles / NBC News:   House Ethics Committee releases report on its investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz
11:40 AM
David Strom / HotAir:   The Absurdity of NATO Worrying About Russia
11:30 AM
Sean O'Driscoll / Newsweek:   Trump Organization Accused of Tax Evasion in Panama: What We Know
11:25 AM
Michelle Stoddart / ABC News:   Biden commutes sentences of nearly all federal death row inmates
11:00 AM
Peter Nicholas / NBC News:   Trump addresses Elon Musk's growing political influence: 'He's not going to be president'
10:50 AM
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:   Breaking: President Biden commutes most federal death sentences
10:30 AM
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:   Trump's lawsuit against Ann Selzer is textbook authoritarianism
9:50 AM
Rebecca Robbins / New York Times:   Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Wants to Ban Drug Ads on TV. It Wouldn't Be Easy.
9:50 AM
Andrew Solender / Axios:   Democrats warn Mike Johnson: We won't save you again
9:45 AM
Reuters:   Greenland is not for sale, its leader says in response to Trump
9:45 AM
Steve Benen / MSNBC:   By stepping on rakes, Trump ruins his own ‘honeymoon’ phase
9:25 AM
Olivia Beavers / Politico:   Ethics report alleges Gaetz paid 17-year-old for sex
9:15 AM
Keith Edwards / No Lies Detected:   Congress Has Become a Waiting Room for Heaven
9:05 AM
Elizabeth Pritchett / Fox News:   Biden commutes sentences of 37 federal death row inmates in final month of presidency
8:10 AM
Stephen Collinson / CNN:   Trump bristles at Musk's rocketing profile as Democrats play on the president-elect's vanity
8:05 AM
Amethyst Martinez / The Daily Beast:   AOC Shuts Down Pregnancy Rumors After Being Approached by GOP Colleague
7:35 AM
Axios:   Congress' age debate reignites over member living in retirement home
7:00 AM
Sam Fossum / CNN:   Biden commutes most federal death row sentences to life in prison before Trump takes office
6:55 AM
Jess Bravin / Wall Street Journal:   Biden Commutes Sentences of 37 Death Row Inmates
6:55 AM
Rachael Bade / Politico:   Trump's big Mike Johnson decision
6:50 AM
Michael Kaplan / CBS News:   Matt Gaetz ethics report says his drug use and sex with a minor violated state laws
5:50 AM
Lisa Friedman / New York Times:   Trump Picks Callista Gingrich for Ambassador to Switzerland
5:30 AM
Aishvarya Kavi / New York Times:   Biden Commutes 37 Death Sentences Ahead of Trump's Plan to Resume Federal Executions
5:10 AM
CNN:   Inside the Trump team's plans to try to end birthright citizenship
 December 22, 2024 
11:20 PM
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:   Trump suggests he wants to buy Greenland
9:30 PM
Zach LaChance / Washington Examiner:   Trump finalizes Defense Department with slate of picks
8:55 PM
Andrea Margolis / Fox News:   Trump nominates Callista Gingrich as U.S. ambassador to Switzerland, announces other picks
8:50 PM
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:   GOP congressman says it feels like Elon Musk is ‘our prime minister’
8:35 PM
Kelby Vera / HuffPost:   Rep. Kay Granger Found At Senior Living Facility After Missing Months Of Crucial Votes
7:10 PM
Elena Schneider / Politico:   New research shows the massive hole Dems are in
6:55 PM
Katie Glueck / New York Times:   These Spiritual Democrats Urge Their Party to Take a Leap of Faith
6:40 PM
David Cohen / Politico:   Kay Granger is residing in assisted-living facility, her son tells Dallas publication
6:25 PM
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:   Why Big Tech is funding Trump's inauguration
5:50 PM
Bloomberg:   Panama's Leader Takes Up Feud With Trump Over Canal Control
4:50 PM
Kaanita Iyer / CNN:   Joe Manchin torches Democrats on the way out the door
4:30 PM
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:   Trump Previews Second Term in Sprawling Speech to Conservative Conference
3:35 PM
Max Stier / Politico:   Dear Federal Workers: Don't Quit
3:30 PM
Tara Suter / The Hill:   Trump suggests Panama Canal be returned to US control
2:55 PM
Jack Birle / Washington Examiner:   WATCH LIVE: Trump gives first rally-style speech since winning election
2:30 PM
Hank Sanders / New York Times:   Letter Calling for Tracking People of Color Circulates in an Oregon County
1:05 PM
Associated Press:   Bluesky finds with growth comes growing pains — and bots
12:50 PM
Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:   Fetterman: Kash Patel Told Me He Won't Go After Trump's ‘Enemies List’
12:05 PM
Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:   Absent GOP Congresswoman Found in Assisted Living Home: Report
11:40 AM
Ben Berkowitz / Axios:   Trump names Miran head of Council of Economic Advisers
10:55 AM
Betsy Klein / CNN:   Ivanka Trump is done with politics and says she isn't coming back
9:50 AM
Ruth Ben-Ghiat / Lucid:   Elon Musk: A New and Sinister Force in Government
8:50 AM
Francis Wilkinson / Bloomberg:   MAGA's Orban-esque Plan to Control What Universities Teach
8:45 AM
Kyodo News+:   Japan to order Google to stop violating antitrust law: sources
5:25 AM
Dan Balz / Washington Post:   Republicans averted a shutdown, yet showed boundaries of Trump's power
12:15 AM
Sam LaGrone / USNI News:   U.S. Super Hornet Shot Down Over Red Sea in Friendly Fire Incident; Aviators Safe
12:05 AM
Wall Street Journal:   The Woody Johnson Republicans
 December 21, 2024 
10:05 PM
Sophia Vento / The Hill:   Trump: Panama will lose control of Canal if it continues to ‘rip-off’ US
8:45 PM
Lisa Friedman / New York Times:   Trump Appoints ‘The Apprentice’ Producer as Special Envoy to Britain
8:40 PM
Gary Fineout / Politico:   Lara Trump removes herself from Florida Senate sweepstakes
5:35 PM
Carlos Turcios / Dallas Express:   EXCLUSIVE: Where is Congresswoman Kay Granger?
5:30 PM
Joe Anuta / Politico:   Eric Adams calls explosive allegations against NYPD ally ‘extremely concerning’
5:25 PM
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:   ‘The Apprentice’ creator tapped as Trump's United Kingdom envoy
3:50 PM
Gabrielle M. Etzel / Washington Examiner:   Trump outlines slate of appointments less than a month from Inauguration Day
3:25 PM
Filip Timotija / The Hill:   These 20 GOP senators voted against the Social Security bill
2:55 PM
Axios:   Scoop: Jeffries' plan to kill the debt ceiling forever
2:35 PM
Paul Kane / Washington Post:   Mike Johnson concludes the 118th Congress as it began — in chaos
2:20 PM
Paul Krugman / Krugman wonks out:   A Win for the Vibecession Story
1:55 PM
Danielle Kaye / New York Times:   Hitting Home for the Holidays: A Jump in Egg Prices
1:55 PM
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:   Biden signs government funding bill, averting shutdown crisis
11:40 AM
Nate Raymond / Reuters:   Biden secures 235th confirmed judicial appointee, one more than Trump
11:40 AM
Politico:   Playbook: Shutdown? Averted. Crisis? Delayed.
11:40 AM
New York Times:   Trump Wanted Shutdown to Happen on Biden's Watch, Not His
11:25 AM
Robert Tait / The Guardian:   Trump's ‘stunningly unqualified’ diplomatic team shapes up at breakneck speed
10:20 AM
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:   Senate Dems' report on SCOTUS ethics inquiry decries “culture of misconduct”
10:00 AM
Ragnhildur Sigurdardottir / Bloomberg:   Iceland's Social Democrats Reach Deal for New Government
9:50 AM
Charlie Savage / New York Times:   Justice Thomas Did Not Disclose Additional Trips, Democrats Say
9:45 AM
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:   Senate Democrats blast Supreme Court's ‘ethical crisis’ as investigation concludes
9:45 AM
Kate Gibson / CBS News:   Senate approves bill to expand Social Security to millions of Americans
9:25 AM
The Hill:   Live updates: Biden signs funding bill; Questions move to Johnson
8:40 AM
Kate Connolly / The Guardian:   Outrage as Elon Musk claims ‘only AfD can save Germany’
6:55 AM
Jeremiah Jacobsen / KARE-TV:   Roseville election ruling shakes up control of Minnesota legislature
4:00 AM
Gary Legum / Wonkette:   Elon Musk Boosting German Fascists, What Could Possibly Go Wrong
12:15 AM
Politico:   San Diego official resigns suddenly over ‘security reasons’
12:15 AM
Kyle Cheney / Politico:   Sentencing closes chapter for Oath Keeper seeking redemption after Jan. 6
 December 20, 2024 
11:05 PM
Tobi Raji / Washington Post:   Senate confirms 2 Biden judicial nominees, boosting total over Trump
10:50 PM
Alex Nguyen / Mother Jones:   Elon Musk Applauds the German Far-Right Party
9:20 PM
David Weigel / Semafor:   ‘We have to increase taxes on the wealthy’: Steve Bannon
9:20 PM
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:   Senate confirms Biden's 235th judge, beating Trump's record
8:45 PM
Wall Street Journal:   Biden Weighs Commuting Sentences of Death Row Inmates
8:30 PM
David Dayen / American Prospect:   The Government Is Shutting Down Because Elon Musk Has Factories in China
8:00 PM
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:   Bannon: Kash Patel Will Absolutely Investigate the People Named in His Book
7:45 PM
Bonchie / RedState:   Biden Admin Folds Like a Cheap Suit on Transgenderism and Girls' Sports
7:40 PM
Eric Lutz / Vanity Fair:   Republicans Own This Government Shutdown S—t Show
7:35 PM
Kevin Freking / Associated Press:   Senate approves 235th judge of Biden's term, beating Trump's tally
7:10 PM
Michael Stratford / Politico:   Biden abandons mass student debt cancellation plans amid GOP lawsuit
6:50 PM
Hans Nichols / Axios:   Mike Johnson's magic debt ceiling promise
6:45 PM
Axios:   House passes 11th-hour bill to avert government shutdown
6:25 PM
Lora Kolodny / CNBC:   Elon Musk endorses far-right Alternative for Germany party in upcoming election
5:30 PM
Punchbowl News:   12-20-24-A-PREMIUM ONLY Special Edition
5:25 PM
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:   Newest GOP funding bill includes health extenders, but not PMB reform: Guthrie
5:20 PM
Ross O'Keefe / Washington Examiner:   Nick Fuentes says armed triple homicide suspect tried to murder him
4:55 PM
Eric Levitz / Vox:   House Republicans just exposed the limits of Trump's power
4:55 PM
Annie Karni / New York Times:   Meet the 38 Republicans Who Defied Trump on the Spending and Debt Deal
4:50 PM
Kyle Cheney / Politico:   Arizona prosecutors seek access to trove of Trump allies' emails, texts
3:55 PM
Robert Reich:   The American oligarchy is back, and it's out of control
3:55 PM
Pluralistic:   Trumpism's healthcare fracture-lines (permalink)
3:20 PM
Charlie Savage / New York Times:   Trump Moves to Replace Officials Whom New Presidents Traditionally Leave Alone
3:20 PM
Sylvia Goodman / Louisville Public Media:   Pregnant Kentucky woman cited for street camping while in labor
3:10 PM
Rep. Eric Swalwell / MSNBC:   I've faced Trump's crusade to punish his enemies. Congress can still stop him.
3:05 PM
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:   As Musk forces a shutdown, the Trump presidency is already collapsing into chaos
2:20 PM
CNN:   Party City is going out of business
2:15 PM
Joseph Choi / The Hill:   Warren, Smith reintroduce bill to strengthen US pharmaceutical supply chains
1:55 PM
Burgess Everett / Semafor:   Kyrsten Sinema: The exit interview
1:55 PM
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:   Buttigieg appearance on New Hampshire talk radio fuels 2028 presidential race buzz
1:25 PM
Politico:   What we're watching: Republicans scramble on government funding
1:25 PM
Financial Times:   Trump wants 5% Nato defence spending target, Europe told
1:20 PM
Anthony Adragna / Politico:   Musk vows to fund ‘moderate’ Democratic primary challengers
1:05 PM
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:   Why Republicans will probably be blamed for a shutdown
12:55 PM
David Strom / HotAir:   Oops. Pentagon Undercounted Troops in Syria By More Than 100%
12:50 PM
Anne-Sylvaine Chassany / Financial Times:   Elon Musk backs Germany's far-right AfD
12:40 PM
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:   Dozens of House Republicans Defy Trump in Test of His Grip on G.O.P.
12:15 PM
Office of the President:   Campus safety update
12:10 PM
The Hill:   House GOP eyes plan C that cuts Trump debt ceiling demand
12:10 PM
Kyle Cheney / Politico:   Judges increasingly alarmed as Trump's Jan. 6 clemency decision nears
12:10 PM
Bloomberg:   Trudeau Government at Risk of Collapse as NDP Pulls Support
12:05 PM
Kadia Goba / Semafor:   GOP lawmakers urge Trump to replace all US attorneys
11:15 AM
Sam Stein / The Bulwark:   Elon Killed the Budget Deal. Cancer Research for Kids Was Collateral Damage.
10:45 AM
Politico:   Where do Musk and Trump stand after that spectacle?
10:40 AM
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:   Musk Shows Trump That He's the New Chaos in Town
10:40 AM
Politico:   Johnson on shaky ground with Trump after spending fiasco
10:35 AM
Joe Davidson / Washington Post:   Leaders of federal managers reject Trump's plans to politicize workforce
10:25 AM
Andrew Howard / Politico:   Trump says any shutdown ‘is a Biden problem to solve’
10:15 AM
Nette Nöstlinger / Politico:   Backlash builds as Elon Musk endorses Germany's far right
10:05 AM
Daniel Greenfield / Frontpage Mag:   For 4 Years, America Had No President
9:50 AM
American Greatness:   Trump Wins—and the Censorship Begins
9:40 AM
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:   Trump: ‘If there is going to be a shutdown of government, let it begin now’
9:40 AM
Joanne Haner / The Hill:   NY Democrat: ‘Elon Musk has Donald Trump in a vise’
9:40 AM
Mike Stone / Reuters:   Exclusive: US to announce final package of new arms for Ukraine in coming days
9:15 AM
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:   Senate Republicans fume over ‘fiasco’ in House
9:15 AM
Rosemary Westwood / NPR:   Louisiana forbids public health workers from promoting COVID, flu and mpox shots
8:35 AM
Washington Post:   Why some Republicans bucked Trump
8:05 AM
Mike Lillis / The Hill:   Johnson says plan C reached to avert shutdown, vote expected
8:05 AM
Megan Brenan / Gallup:   More Americans Favor Quick End to Russia-Ukraine War
7:50 AM
Bloomberg:   Biden Cancels Nearly $4.3 Billion in Public Worker Student Debt
7:40 AM
Axios:   Behind the Curtain: Media vs. reporting
7:30 AM
Liz Dye / Public Notice:   Trump is not immune in NY case, and he's big mad about it
7:25 AM
Politico:   Playbook: Do Trump and Johnson want a shutdown?
7:20 AM
Reuters:   Elon Musk gives nod to German far-right party as election looms
6:25 AM
Alexander Hurst / The Guardian:   Elon Musk is becoming a one-man rogue state - it's time we reined him in
1:55 AM
Becky Bohrer / Associated Press:   Alaska governor asks Trump to roll back restrictions on oil and gas drilling
12:55 AM
Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:   U.S. Files Murder Charge Against Mangione That Could Bring Death Penalty
12:00 AM
Noah Weiland / New York Times:   Here's What Could Happen in a Government Shutdown
 December 19, 2024 
11:50 PM
Washington Post:   How every House member voted on the bill to avoid a shutdown
11:50 PM
Charles Sykes / The Atlantic:   The GOP Is Treating Musk Like He's in Charge
11:40 PM
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:   FDA updates definition of ‘healthy’ on food labels for first time in 30 years
10:40 PM
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:   House GOP drops PBM reforms in scaled-down spending bill
10:40 PM
Politico:   Republicans scramble for a path forward after spending plan collapse
10:05 PM
Politico:   A MAGA power play roils Senate GOP campaign groups
9:00 PM
Adam Cancryn / Politico:   Biden keeps quiet as Washington spirals into shutdown chaos
8:55 PM
Daniel Lippman / Politico:   Top GOP pollster fired after financial mismanagement allegations
8:40 PM
The Hill:   Musk floods X with spending bill misinformation
7:50 PM
Politico:   Trump-backed funding bill fails as government shutdown looms