Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
1:15 PM ET, May 6, 2016

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
‘Dismayed’ Romney says he doesn't intend to back Trump, worried about ‘demagoguery and populism’  —  Mitt Romney, the 2012 GOP presidential nominee, said at a dinner in Washington on Thursday night that he had no intention of supporting presumtive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump …
RELATED:
New York Times:
Sheldon Adelson Says He Will Support Donald Trump  —  The casino magnate Sheldon G. Adelson said on Thursday night that he would support Donald J. Trump now that he has become the Republican Party's presumptive nominee.  —  “Yes, I'm a Republican, he's a Republican,” Mr. Adelson said in a brief interview.
Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump camp suggests Ryan unfit to be speaker  —  Donald Trump and his allies are lashing out at House Speaker Paul Ryan for his refusal to back — for now — the presumptive Republican nominee, with Trump's spokeswoman even declaring Ryan unfit for his job.  —  During a phone interview …
Discussion: Bloomberg, Forbes, Sky Dancing and ABC News
Jake Sherman / Politico:
How Ryan decided to ditch Trump  —  On Wednesday morning, not even 24 hours after Donald Trump effectively clinched the Republican nomination, Paul Ryan convened his top advisers for a call.  With Congress out of session, Ryan was bouncing between multiple states, raising the piles of money needed …
Discussion: Washington Monthly, TIME and CNN
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Donald Trump Seeks Republican Unity but Finds Rejection  —  Donald J. Trump's moment of triumph this week quickly gave way to a trying and even humiliating test of his standing as a Republican leader, as a phalanx of the party's most respected figures shunned the man anointed as their presumptive presidential nominee.
Nick Gass / Politico:
Priebus on Trump: 'He's trying'  —  Reince Priebus is a man under siege.  He has a presumptive nominee who has scorched the earth.  He has a House speaker so far refusing to accept the GOP's new standard-bearer.  And he has knee-knocking candidates across the country worried their party is being driven off a cliff.
Discussion: RedState, Washington Post and The Hill
Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Trump turns to general election — and away from past positions … Just days into his new role as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump is walking away from key positions that have defined his anti-establishment bid — including his pledge to keep wealthy donors at bay.
Wall Street Journal:
Ben Carson Says Donald Trump Could Consider Democrat for Running Mate
Eric Bradner / CNN:
The GOP resistance to Donald Trump
Peter Overby / NPR.org:
Will Donald Trump Get Back The $38 Million He Lent His Campaign?
Discussion: Washington Post
Dana Bash / CNN:
First on CNN: Rick Perry endorses Donald Trump for president
Sundance / The Last Refuge:   Donald Trump Is The Nominee But Every State Needs To Keep Voting...
Nathan McDermott / BuzzFeed:
Rand Paul On Trump: “I've Always Said I'll Endorse The Nominee”
Discussion: RedState
Erick Erickson / The Resurgent:
Republicans, Apologize to Bill Clinton  —  Upon arrival in Washington, DC in January of 1993, Bill and Hillary Clinton found themselves in a never ending independent counsel investigation.  The investigation began over a land deal that was known as Whitewater.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
RELATED:
Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Yo, Hillary: Hit Donald Where It Hurts  —  The things Trump likes to brag about are exactly where he's most vulnerable.  —  Karl Rove, in his calamitous career, got one thing right: attack the other guy's strength.  That's what Hillary Clinton should do to Donald Trump, starting yesterday.
Discussion: CNN
Joe Klein / TIME:
Why the Clintons Don't Fear the Coming Armageddon With Donald Trump
Charles Thompson / PennLive.com:
Child told Paterno of sex abuse in 1976, court papers allege  —  Court documents state that “in 1976, a child allegedly reported to PSU's Head Coach Joseph Paterno that he (the child) was sexually molested by Sandusky.” … A new bombshell dropped in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal Thursday.
RELATED:
Philly.com:   Source: Penn State settled claim Paterno knew about Sandusky in 1976
Ryan Struyk / ABC News:
Reince Priebus on Donald Trump's Taco Tweet: 'He's Trying'  —  A tweet showing Donald Trump eating a taco bowl on Cinco de Mayo while declaring “I love Hispanics!” signals that the GOP front-runner is “trying.”  —  That's according to Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus …
RELATED:
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Everyone Is Getting Today's Trump Tweet Totally Wrong
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Donald Trump's relentless media tour calls attention to him —and his general-election strategy
John Podhoretz / New York Post:
White House admits it played us for fools to sell Iran deal  —  MORE FROM:  —  Congratulations, liberals of the Washington press corps and elite organizations: You're a bunch of suckers.  We all know this because the Obama White House just told us so.  —  In an astounding New York Times piece …
RELATED:
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
The political scientist who saw Trump's rise coming  —  Norm Ornstein on why the Republican Party was ripe for a takeover, what the media missed, and whether Trump could win the presidency.  —  In the summer of 2015, most of the political world still thought Donald Trump's candidacy was a joke.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Binyamin Appelbaum / New York Times:
Donald Trump's Idea to Cut National Debt: Get Creditors to Accept Less  —  One day after assuring Americans he is not running for president “to make things unstable for the country,” the presumptive Republican nominee, Donald J. Trump, said in a television interview Thursday that he might seek …
Discussion: Vox, Business Insider and rubber hose
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Sanders poised for May win streak  —  Here's one reason Bernie Sanders is reluctant to give up the fight: May is shaping up to be a pretty good month for him.  —  On the heels of his Indiana victory Tuesday, Sanders is well-positioned for wins in the upcoming West Virginia and Oregon primaries.
Discussion: Common Dreams and Althouse
RELATED:
Steven Shepard / Politico:   Majority of GOP insiders won't commit to Trump
Bloomberg.com:
Why GOP Strategist Mary Matalin Is Registering as a Libertarian  —  Republican strategist Mary Matalin discusses Donald Trump and her decision to change her party affiliation on “With All Due Respect.”
Chris Enloe / TheBlaze.com:
Tow Truck Driver Shows Up to Help Stranded Motorist When He Sees Sticker on Her Car That Makes Him Drive Away: ‘Call the Government’  —  A North Carolina tow truck driver recently took a controversial stand after he was dispatched to pick up a woman stranded on the side of I-26 in Asheville …
Philip Galanes / New York Times:
Barack Obama and Bryan Cranston on the Roles of a Lifetime  —  “Nice place!” the actor Bryan Cranston said to President Obama as he glanced around at the White House.  “When are you putting it on the market?”  —  The Oval Office looks eerily familiar, even to a couple of first-time visitors …
David Lazarus / Los Angeles Times:
Will hospitals reject California's assisted suicide law?  —  Debbie White sought assisted suicide during treatment at Huntington Hospital.  She was denied.  (David Eisen)  —  Medical leaders at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena voted behind closed doors this week for the facility's hundreds …
Discussion: National Review, LAist and KTLA
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 1:15 PM ET, May 6, 2016.

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: 
J. David Goodman / New York Times:
5¢ Fee on Plastic Bags Is Approved by New York City Council
Daniel Holloway / Variety:
Jon Stewart May Be on HBO Before November Election, Says CEO Richard Plepler
Discussion: The Week and Complex
James Rosen / Fox News:
Documents show State Department missed target date for special Benghazi unit
DNAinfo New York:
Federal Probe Eyes Possible Straw Donors to De Blasio Campaign, Sources Say
Discussion: New York Post
Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
What Pundits Keep Getting Wrong About Donald Trump and the Working Class
Walter Russell Mead / The American Interest:
The State of Our Union  —  The biggest deficits in the United States …
Lisa Fickenscher / New York Post:
JCPenney taking emergency measures to stay afloat
Rebecca Perring / Daily Express:
‘There is NO place for Islam in our politics’ Shock poll highlights Germany's discontent
Discussion: Hot Air
 Earlier Items: 
Lucia Mutikani / Reuters:
U.S. payrolls gain in April smallest in seven months
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Hot Air
Tal Kopan / CNN:
Former Ron Paul aide, Trump super PAC chief convicted in campaign finance trial
Discussion: Politico and Joe.My.God.
Milo / Breitbart:
Here's Why The Left Is So Desperate To Defend The New Feminist Ghostbusters
Discussion: Vox Popoli
Camille Paglia / Salon:
It's not about sexism: Camille Paglia on Trump, Hillary's “restless bitterness” and the end of the elites
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Trump Confronted On Past Support For Invading Iraq: “Blah, Blah, Blah, Yes, I Guess”
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Third-party push gaining steam
CNN:
First on CNN: FBI interviews Clinton aides including Huma Abedin as part of email probe
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
The Atlantic is profitable, has 1M subscribers, and revenue grew 10% in 2023 thanks to a 50% price hike, a harder paywall, and a shift to in-depth reporting

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
How MowPod, which sells podcast advertising tools, uses mobile game ads to incentivize gamers to follow shows on Apple Podcasts in order to earn in-game tokens

New York Times:
The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

 
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