Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
10:55 PM ET, June 26, 2018

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Noah Feldman / Bloomberg:
A Decision That Will Live in Infamy  —  It will take generations for the Supreme Court to live down its approval of Trump's travel ban.  —  In what may be the worst decision since the infamous Korematsu case, when the Supreme Court upheld the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II …
RELATED:
New York Times:
Supreme Court Upholds Trump's Travel Ban, Delivering Endorsement of Presidential Power  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld President Trump's ban on travel from mostly-Muslim nations, delivering a robust endorsement of Mr. Trump's power to control the flow of immigration …
Sean McElwee / The Nation:
DEMOCRATS MUST STOP PRETENDING THE SUPREME COURT IS APOLITICAL
Discussion: Daily Kos, USA Today and Off the Kuff
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Biden: European leaders reeling from Trump's hostile behavior  —  COPENHAGEN — European leaders see President Trump as increasingly unpredictable, antagonistic and disrespectful, both in public and private, and that is having a devastating effect on the U.S.-European relationship …
Discussion: Breitbart and Politico
RELATED:
Washington Post:
To Trump, Harley's tariff decision is a personal — and unexpected — betrayal  —  President Trump lashed out at Harley-Davidson on Tuesday over the company's decision to move some production outside the United States, calling it “the beginning of the end” for the iconic motorcycle maker and threatening to respond with punishing taxes.
Discussion: VICE News
Washington Post:   After ‘diplomatic equivalent of a multiple-car pileup,’ U.S. allies brace for NATO summit
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Polls: Dems lead in Arizona and Ohio Senate races, but Florida contest remains tight  —  The Arizona Republican primary contest is still “wide open.”  —  WASHINGTON — Democrats hold double-digit leads in the U.S. Senate contests in Arizona and Ohio, while it's much closer in Florida …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and CNBC
RELATED:
Monmouth University Polling Institute:
GOP Trailing in CD10  —  Trump's unpopularity hurts House incumbent  —  West Long Branch, NJ - The race for Virginia's 10th Congressional District starts out with the GOP Republican incumbent trailing by ten points according to the Monmouth University Poll.
Discussion: Axios
Ryan Nicol / Florida Politics:   NBC News/Marist poll: Bill Nelson up four points over Rick Scott in Senate race
New York Times:
New York Primary Election Results  —  What to watch: New York will hold a series of congressional primaries on Tuesday with deep consequences for the general election battle for control of the House.
RELATED:
David Weigel / Washington Post:   Rep. Joe Crowley defeated by challenger Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Davis Richardson / The New York Observer:
Milo Yiannopoulos Encourages Vigilantes to Start ‘Gunning Journalists Down’  —  Milo Yiannopoulos has started issuing reporters threatening messages when asked to comment for stories.  —  “I can't wait for the vigilante squads to start gunning journalists down on sight,” …
CBS New York:
Michael Bloomberg Considering 2020 Presidential Run, Sources Tell CBS2  —  NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Maybe the fourth time is the charm.  —  Michael Bloomberg is revving up to run for president in 2020, making him both the oldest and richest person to seek the job.
CNN:
Sarah Sanders to receive Secret Service protection  —  (CNN)White House press secretary Sarah Sanders is expected to receive Secret Service protection as soon as Wednesday, two sources familiar with the decision tell CNN, but they did not specify how long it will last.
Michael Hardy / The Daily Beast:
Border Agent Threatened to Put Immigrant's Daughter Up for Adoption, ACLU Says … HOUSTON—Maria and her 12-year-old daughter surrendered to Customs and Border Protection agents immediately after crossing the Rio Grande on a raft near McAllen, Texas, in the first week of June.
Liam Stack / New York Times:
Here Is One Way Trump Spreads False Information Online  —  The president tweeted something untrue about Representative Maxine Waters.  Outrage ensued online, but that only helped spread disinformation.  —  On Monday, President Trump tweeted that Representative Maxine Waters, Democrat of California …
RELATED:
Laura Loomer / Big League Politics:
WATCH: Laura Loomer Confronts Maxine Waters
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Daily Wire
Manu Raju / CNN:
Steve King says retweet of Nazi sympathizer's message was unintentional, won't delete tweet  —  (CNN)Rep. Steve King, the anti-immigration hardliner, said Tuesday he didn't realize he retweeted a message from a self-described Nazi sympathizer who has expressed admiration for Adolf Hitler.
Discussion: ThinkProgress, Vox, The Week and Mediaite
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Immigration Attorney Says ICE Broke Her Foot, Locked Her Up … An immigration attorney said an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer broke her foot and locked her in a room early Tuesday morning in Kansas City, Missouri.  —  Andrea Martinez told The Daily Beast she was dropping off …
Discussion: Shakesville and Splinter
Sarah Ferris / Politico:
U.S. cruises toward record-breaking debt on Trump's watch  —  The nation's fiscal outlook looks ever bleaker, thanks in part to deficit spending during President Donald Trump's first term, Congress' nonpartisan budget scorekeeper projected Tuesday.  —  Within 16 years, the federal deficit …
RELATED:
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:   The federal debt is headed for the highest levels since World War II, CBO says
Chris Isidore / CNNMoney:
Largest US nail manufacturer ‘on the brink of extinction’ because of the steel tariffs  —  US nail company on ‘brink of extinction’ because of tariffs  —  Steel tariffs could force the nation's largest nail manufacturer to close or move to Mexico.  —  The Mid-Continent Nail plant in Poplar Bluff …
Discussion: RedState and CNN
RELATED:
Heather Long / Washington Post:
The first layoffs from Trump's tariffs are here
Discussion: HuffPost, TheBlaze and The Week
The Onion:
Tips For Staying Civil While Debating Child Prisons  —  Recent incidents of Trump officials being confronted in public for their role in the administration's separation and imprisonment of immigrant families have driven renewed concern about the lack of civility in U.S. politics.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
‘You leave my husband alone!’:  Elaine Chao, Mitch McConnell confronted over family separations  —  Protesters confronted Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday over migrant family separations at the U.S.-Mexico border …
Discussion: Hot Air, CNN, Raw Story and Althouse
38 North:
Infrastructure Improvements at North Korea's Yongbyon Nuclear Research Facility  —  A 38 North exclusive with analysis by Frank V. Pabian, Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. and Jack Liu.  —  Commercial satellite imagery from June 21 indicates that improvements to the infrastructure …
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
Did Justice Anthony Kennedy Just Signal His Retirement?  —  For Anthony Kennedy, America's most powerful jurist, this term has brought unexpected and surprising expressions of powerlessness.  After Tuesday's ruling in the Trump travel ban case, it's starting to feel like the end of his time on the court is near.
The Smoking Gun:
Cops: Woman Forced Ex To Have Sex At Machete-Point  —  Montanan, 19, facing assault, burglary raps for bizarre attack  —  A machete-wielding Montana woman broke into her ex-boyfriend's home, directed him to disrobe, and then forced him to have sex with her, according to police.
Eli Watkins / CNN:
Jeff Sessions: People on ‘the other side’ are immigration radicals  —  Sessions defends Trump on immigration policy  —  Washington (CNN)Attorney General Jeff Sessions accused the Trump administration's critics on immigration of being radicals and hypocrites as he railed against his opponents in pointed remarks on Tuesday.
RELATED:
U.S. Department of Justice:
Attorney General Sessions Delivers Remarks to the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation
Discussion: Vox and ImmigrationProf Blog
Bloomberg:
Mueller Poised to Zero In on Trump-Russia Collusion Allegations  — Special counsel to focus once he resolves obstruction inquiry  — The meetings with Russians stretched as far back as 2015  —  Special Counsel Robert Mueller is preparing to accelerate his probe …
Jonathan V. Last / Weekly Standard:
This Business Will Get Out of Control  —  There's always an undercurrent of political violence.  Is it too late for our norms and institutions to save us now?  —  My favorite scene in my favorite Tom Clancy movie is a little throwaway moment in The Hunt for Red October.
Politico:
Trump to GOP: Dump the filibuster before Schumer does  —  The president shares some gossip during a meeting at the White House Tuesday.  —  President Donald Trump had a simple message for Senate Republicans during a meeting at the White House Tuesday: Kill the filibuster now, before Chuck Schumer and the Democrats do.
Discussion: Washington Post and CNBC
Faye Penn / InStyle.com:
16 Espressos and a 5 a.m. Call Time: A Day In The Life of NBC's Andrea Mitchell  —  Badass Woman spotlights women who not only have a voice but defy the irrelevant preconceptions of gender.  —  A few minutes past 1 p.m., Andrea Mitchell enters an NBC green room fresh off a show that spanned …
Discussion: twitchy.com
HuffPost:
Republicans Keep Voting On Immigration Bills They Can't Pass  —  The House GOP's “compromise” immigration bill is probably about to go down in flames.  —  WASHINGTON With no deal in sight and President Donald Trump's support in question, House Republicans are preparing to have their second failure …
Discussion: The Atlantic
Pavel Polityuk / Reuters:
Exclusive: Ukraine says Russian hackers preparing massive strike  —  (Reuters) - Hackers from Russia are infecting Ukrainian companies with malicious software to create “back doors” for a large, coordinated attack, Ukraine's cyber police chief told Reuters on Tuesday.
William Cummings / USA Today:
Iowa Rep. Steve King says America is heading toward another civil war  —  The beginning of America's bloody Civil War is generally remembered as the opening shot on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor on April 12, 1861.  —  And Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, fears another Fort Sumter is in our near future.
Discussion: Daily Wire
Kashmir Hill / Gizmodo:
California Has 48 Hours to Pass This Privacy Bill or Else  —  Recent headlines have suggested that California lawmakers are considering a bill that would give Californians “unprecedented control over their data.”  This is true but that is not the whole story.
Gene Johnson / Associated Press:
17 states sue to force Trump administration to reunite migrant families separated at border  —  Migrant children walk off a bus at the Catholic Charities' Msgr.  Bryan Walsh Children's Village in Cutler Bay, Fla., on June 21, 2018.  —  Seventeen states, including Washington, New York …
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 10:55 PM ET, June 26, 2018.

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: 
Jack Heretik / Washington Free Beacon:
Comey Admits Having ‘Negative Opinion’ of Trump Before Ever Meeting Him
Discussion: IJR
NBC News:
Feds failing to put migrant parents in touch with separated kids
Emily Tamkin / BuzzFeed:
Usually, It's The US Pushing For The OAS To Investigate Human Rights Abuses.  This Time It's The Target.
Lisa Gutierrez / Idaho Statesman:
North Dakota mayor: We must scrap city council to thwart white supremacist takeover
Discussion: Splinter
Politico:
Trump changes direction on China investment restrictions
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
More than 2,000 separated migrant kids are still with HHS
Discussion: HuffPost
 Earlier Items: 
Aída Chávez / The Intercept:
“No One Will Believe Baboon Complaints” — Racist Abuse in Immigration Detention on the Rise in Trump Era, Report Says
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Gabrielle Bluestone / New York Times:
You Can't Hurt Lindsay Lohan Now
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Decider
Michael Levenson / BostonGlobe.com:
Raises for Methuen officers are astronomical — and a surprise for the city
Taffy Brodesser-Akner / New York Times:
Jonathan Franzen Is Fine With All of It
Discussion: New Republic and Longreads
Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:
Her son was killed — then came the Russian trolls
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Perry Bacon Jr / FiveThirtyEight:
Democrats Are Wrong About Republicans. Republicans Are Wrong About Democrats.
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: Amazon Prime Video has a framework deal for NBA broadcast rights for at least a decade, starting in 2025-26; ESPN/ABC is expected to keep the finals

 
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