Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
1:55 PM ET, February 26, 2019

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Wall Street Journal:
Cohen to Testify That Trump Engaged in Criminal Conduct While in Office  —  Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former lawyer, will for the first time publicly accuse the president of criminal conduct while in office related to a hush-money payment to a porn star, a person familiar with his planned testimony before Congress said.
RELATED:
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Planned in Michael Cohen's Testimony: A Litany of Accusations Against Trump  —  WASHINGTON — Michael D. Cohen, President Trump's former personal lawyer and fixer, is planning on portraying his onetime client in starkly negative terms when he testifies Wednesday before a House committee …
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Cohen to present new evidence of alleged Trump “criminal conduct”  —  President Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen is expected to present evidence of alleged “criminal conduct” by Trump to the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday that was “stumbled across ... within the last 48 hours,” …
Discussion: Raw Story and Salon
Matthew Choi / Politico:
Cohen will present document to criminally implicate Trump  —  Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, plans to offer up a document to lawmakers that he claims will show the president engaged in criminal conduct related to a hush-money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels …
Discussion: Washington Post
USA Today:
Jordan & Meadows: Democrats put out welcome mat for a liar. We can't trust Michael Cohen.
Discussion: NPR
Washington Post:
20 questions that Michael Cohen could answer for lawmakers when he testifies on Capitol Hill this week
Discussion: Reuters and Daily Kos
CNBC:
Michael Cohen is expected to tell Congress that Trump broke the law while in office: NBC News
Discussion: The Guardian and Above the Law
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:   Cohen Is Prepared to Say Who Signed His Stormy Daniels ‘Cover-up’ Checks
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Mueller scores big win as court rejects challenge to his appointment  —  Special counsel Robert Mueller scored one of the biggest legal wins of his tenure on Tuesday, as a federal appeals court rejected claims that his appointment was unconstitutional.  —  In a unanimous ruling …
Discussion: Axios and ABC News
RELATED:
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Trump's inner circle might escape Mueller charges — but still won't be safe  —  Even if special counsel Robert Mueller finishes his work without filing new charges, President Donald Trump and his associates won't be in the clear.  —  In recent weeks, several prominent figures close to Trump …
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Federal court again rejects challenge to Mueller's legitimacy
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and The Daily Caller
Just Security:   Mueller's Findings: Why DOJ Non-Disclosure Policy and Grand Jury Secrecy May Not Apply
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:   Appeals Court Backs Mueller In Challenge Brought By Roger Stone Aide
Matt Ford / New Republic:   Did Trump Win His War on the Russia Investigation?
Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
U.S. Cyber Command operation disrupted Internet access of Russian troll factory on day of 2018 midterms  —  The U.S. military blocked Internet access to an infamous Russian entity seeking to sow discord among Americans during the 2018 midterms, several U.S. officials said …
CNN:
Trump bets it all on friendship with Kim  —  Trump: Kim Jong Un and I see eye to eye  —  Hanoi (CNN)President Donald Trump was looking to flatter his new friend in Singapore when he struck upon an unusual compliment.  —  He had known plenty of people who had grown up wealthy and whose families …
Discussion: Contemptor
RELATED:
Washington Post:
In Hanoi, Kim Jong Un and a culture clash with the White House press corps  —  HANOI — What happens when the authoritarian ruler of North Korea checks into a hotel teeming with American journalists filing round-the-clock news reports?  —  The free press loses — or at least it did Tuesday …
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook PM: Robby Mook's new gig  —  FIRST IN PLAYBOOK ... ROBBY MOOK, campaign manager for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential race, will become president of the HOUSE MAJORITY PAC, the House Democratic super PAC.  This isn't Mook's first turn at House races.
Discussion: Vox, The Atlantic and Raw Story
Victor Garcia / Fox News:
Ivanka Trump challenges Ocasio-Cortez platform, says Americans don't want ‘guaranteed minimum’  —  Ivanka Trump, President Trump's daughter and a White House senior adviser, lauded her father's economy and said the majority of Americans ideologically believe differently than Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez …
RELATED:
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Ivanka Trump goes after Ocasio Cortez over “guaranteed minimum” jobs policy  —  Most Americans don't want a “guaranteed minimum” as outlined in the Green New Deal Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is spearheading, Ivanka Trump told Fox News in an interview released Tuesday night.
Discussion: Raw Story
Gus Garcia-Roberts / USA Today:
This 21-year-old tweeted lies about Robert Mueller and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.  Now, he's eyeing the 2020 election  —  COSTA MESA, Calif. - A false claim bubbled up from the internet last month that Sen. Kamala Harris, the recently announced presidential candidate, wasn't eligible for election …
Discussion: Law & Crime and Raw Story
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Bernie Sanders staff shake-up: Top strategists leave his presidential campaign  —  The chief strategist of the Vermont independent's 2016 campaign and two other aides cited creative differences as they parted ways.  —  WASHINGTON — In a major shake-up to Bernie Sanders' just-launched presidential bid …
Discussion: Axios and Talking Points Memo
RELATED:
Columbia Journalism Review:
Poll: How does the public think journalism happens?  —  For decades, we've known that Americans don't trust the press.  What we haven't known is how people view the makings of journalism, from the use of fact checkers and anonymous sources to the question of whether money skews journalistic decision-making.
Ross K. Baker / USA Today:
Senate Republicans will commit institutional treason if they support Trump's ‘emergency’  —  Trump is waging a frontal assault on Congress.  Despite political risk, Republicans must protect its constitutional power to make spending decisions.  —  CONNECT11  —  TWEET11  —  COMMENT11  —  EMAIL11
RELATED:
Thom Tillis / Washington Post:
I support Trump's vision on border security. But I would vote against the emergency.
Axios:
Thousands of migrant youth allegedly suffered sexual abuse in U.S. custody  —  Thousands of allegations of sexual abuse against unaccompanied minors in the custody of the U.S. government have been reported over the past 4 years, according to Department of Health and Human Services documents given to Axios by Rep. Ted Deutch's office.
RELATED:
Sophie Tatum / CNN:   HHS docs show thousands of alleged incidents of sexual abuse against unaccompanied minors in custody
Terrell Jermaine Starr / The Root:
Exclusive: Kamala Harris Calls for Decriminalization of Sex Work, Unequivocally Calls Trump a Racist and Wants Reparations (Sort of)  —  U.S Sen. Kamala Harris, a frontrunner in the burgeoning 2020 race for the Democratic nomination for president, is addressing criticisms of her criminal justice record and …
Ted Hesson / Politico:
Democrats move to issue subpoenas related to child separation policy  —  The House Oversight and Reform Committee on Tuesday authorized the use of subpoenas to procure records related to the Trump administration's practice of separating migrant families at the border.
Discussion: Washington Post
RELATED:
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Graham rejects House gun bills even before vote  —  As the House moves toward the most high-profile gun control votes in years, Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham is warning he has no plans to take up the Democratic-drafted gun bills.  —  Instead, the South Carolina Republican pledged …
Discussion: Breitbart
RELATED:
Ronald Brownstein / CNN:   Why Democrats are not afraid of gun control anymore
Andrew Egger / The Bulwark:
What the Failure of the Sasse Bill Says About Democrats  —  It's not good.  —  On Monday evening, nearly every Democrat in the Senate voted to block passage of Sen. Ben Sasse's Born Alive Infant Survivors Act.  The bill's provisions were simple: In the event that an abortionist botched a late-term job …
Discussion: Vox
RELATED:
Quin Hillyer / Washington Examiner:
Democrats block bill to stop infanticide. Politico smears Republicans for the effort
Discussion: The Federalist, Politico and Townhall
Michael Burke / The Hill:
Nearly 40 percent of Sanders 2020 donors so far appear to be new supporters: report  —  Almost 40 percent of donors to Sen. Bernie Sanders's (I-Vt.) 2020 presidential campaign so far have used an email address that was never previously used to give to a Sanders campaign, The New York Times reported Monday.
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Era of Limited Government Is Over  —  Why American conservatism after Trump may learn to like the state.  —  Since conservatism became a movement in the 1950s, the American right has understood itself to be defending not just the written American Constitution but an unwritten one as well …
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 1:55 PM ET, February 26, 2019.

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: 
Spiegel Online:
What to Do with Islamic State Returnees?
Discussion: Jihad Watch
Deanna Paul / Washington Post:
The popular vote could decide the 2020 presidential election, if these states get their way
Discussion: Raw Story and electionlawblog.org
Wall Street Journal:
Josh Hawley's Bad Judgment
Discussion: Power Line
Dylan Scott / Vox:
Congress is grilling pharma CEOs today. Here are 8 ideas for bringing down drug prices.
Discussion: Axios
Greg Rosalsky / NPR:
If a Wealth Tax is Such a Good Idea, Why Did Europe Kill Theirs?
Discussion: Power Line and Daily Wire
Bloomberg:
Manafort's Mystery Lender Battles Mueller to Remain Shrouded
Discussion: Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
What Goes On in Those Brexit Talks in Brussels? ‘Nothing,’ Document Says
Mary McNamara / Los Angeles Times:
Emma Thompson's letter to Skydance: Why I can't work for John Lasseter
New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Is Not a Candidate. She Looms Over 2020 Anyway.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and The Week
Lena H. Sun / Washington Post:
Anti-vaxxers face backlash as measles cases surge
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Pacific Standard
Washington Post:
Netanyahu's new rival is surging in Israel's polls
Wall Street Journal:
House Investigators Probe Trump Contact With Matthew Whitaker
Discussion: The Week and Raw Story
Dennis Overbye / New York Times:
Have Dark Forces Been Messing With the Cosmos?
 

 
From Techmeme:

Wes Davis / The Verge:
What to expect at Google I/O 2024: Android 15 updates, more generative AI features for Google's apps, a new Gemini-powered “Pixie” digital assistant, and more

Zeyi Yang / MIT Technology Review:
The demand for AI tech to preserve, animate, and interact with lost loved ones is especially strong in China, where thousands have already paid to use such tech

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
The UK government's new AI safety body releases Inspect, an evaluation tool for AI model capabilities, including models' core knowledge and ability to reason

 
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