Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
8:15 AM ET, March 26, 2021

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
At Biden's first news conference, it wasn't the president who was out of touch  —  The White House press corps' abysmal failure to ask important questions about pressing issues during President Biden's first news conference on Thursday was the clearest demonstration yet of the contrast between …
RELATED:
Kenneth Garger / New York Post:
New photos show cheat sheets used by Biden during his first press conference  —  New photos reveal several cheat sheets used by President Joe Biden during his Thursday press conference — including one with the headshots and names of reporters he planned to call on.
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
The Presidential Press Conference in the Biden Era Is as Awful as Ever  —  Under Trump, we had to listen.  But now?  There must be a better way.  —  Sometimes the big moments in our politics meet the very low expectations we have for them.  Joe Biden's first Presidential press conference, on Thursday, was one of them.
Washington Post:
Not a single reporter at Biden's first presidential news conference asked about the pandemic  —  President Biden began his first White House news conference by practically inviting reporters to ask him about the major story of the past year.  He talked about his administration's efforts …
Olivia Beavers / Politico:
MAGA World says Biden's lost it.  Republican senators disagree.  —  For former President Donald Trump's GOP allies, President Joe Biden's recent stumble on the Air Force One stairs was a sign of bigger problems.  But Republican senators who've met with Biden say the 78-year-old president is just fine …
Discussion: Baltimore Sun, IJR, Mediaite and Raw Story
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Biden excels at his first news conference. The media embarrass themselves.
Anita Kumar / Politico:
Biden meets the press and the pandemic disappears
Kayleigh McEnany / Fox News:
Biden's first press conference leaves Americans with many more questions than answers
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
At Biden's presser, bad questions adopt a right-wing frame
Discussion: Newsbusters, Townhall and Daily Kos
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia representative arrested after governor signs elections bill  —  Georgia state troopers arrested state Rep. Park Cannon on Thursday as she knocked on Gov. Brian Kemp's door, interrupting his livestreamed announcement that he had signed an elections bill into law.The officers forcibly removed Cannon …
RELATED:
Rich McKay / Reuters:
Georgia bans giving water to voters in line under sweeping restrictions  —  ATLANTA (Reuters) - Georgia on Thursday enacted broad voting restrictions championed by Republicans that activists said aimed to curtail the influence of Black voters who were instrumental in state elections …
Nick Visser / HuffPost:
Georgia Lawmaker Charged With Felony For Knocking On Gov. Brian Kemp's Office Door  —  State Rep. Park Cannon, a Black woman, was arrested and accused of obstruction after protesting a bill that makes it harder for Georgians to vote.  —  Georgia state Rep. Park Cannon (D) …
Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Bill changing Georgia voting rules passes state House  —  Proposals target absentee and runoff voting after 2020 elections  —  The Georgia House passed an overhaul of election laws Thursday after last year's close presidential election, including new absentee voter ID requirements …
Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Sweeping changes to Georgia elections signed into law  —  Absentee and runoff voting targeted after 2020 elections  —  Gov. Brian Kemp quickly signed a vast rewrite of Georgia's election rules into law Thursday, imposing voter ID requirements, limiting drop boxes and allowing state takeovers …
Washington Post:
Georgia governor signs into law sweeping voting bill that curtails the use of drop boxes and imposes new ID requirements for mail voting
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Georgia G.O.P. Passes Major Law to Limit Voting Amid Nationwide Push
Discussion: CNN, Breitbart and The Guardian
Colleen Long / Associated Press:
Dominion Voting sues Fox for $1.6B over 2020 election claims  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Dominion Voting Systems on Friday filed a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News, arguing the cable news giant falsely claimed in an effort to boost faltering ratings that the voting company had rigged the 2020 election.
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Trump: Rioters in deadly insurrection posed ‘zero threat’  —  The former president's remarks represent perhaps his most serious distortion yet of the events of Jan. 6.  —  This photo shows supporters of former President Donald Trump, with a Confederate-themed flag among others …
Discussion: Associated Press
RELATED:
Kadia Goba / Axios:
Scoop: House chamber hardened with bulletproof doors
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump's secret sit-down with Ohio candidates turns into ‘Hunger Games’  —  It was a scene right out of “The Apprentice.”  —  Donald Trump was headlining a fundraiser on Wednesday night at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Fla. But before the dinner began, the former president had some business …
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson:
Governor Hutchinson Issues Statement on Signing of SB354  —  LITTLE ROCK - Governor Asa Hutchinson issued the following statement on the signing of SB354.  —  “Today, I have signed into law SB354 called the 'Fairness in Women's Sports Act'.  I have studied the law and heard from hundreds of constituents on this issue.
RELATED:
Andrew Demillo / Associated Press:
Arkansas governor signs transgender sports ban into law
Discussion: PinkNews, WKBN-TV, The Hill, Fox News and UPI
Axios:
Scoop: AOC's private audience with Ron Klain  —  White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain met quietly with Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Jamaal Bowman and other progressive lawmakers this week to discuss the filibuster, minimum wage and other issues, people familiar with the matter told Axios.
Discussion: Insider
Ken Klippenstein / The Intercept:
Documents Show Amazon Is Aware Drivers Pee in Bottles and Even Defecate En Route, Despite Company Denial … In anticipation of Sen. Bernie Sanders's scheduled trip to Bessemer, Alabama, to support the unionization drive by Amazon workers there, Amazon executive Dave Clark cast the $1 trillion behemoth as …
Wall Street Journal:
Microsoft Is in Exclusive Talks to Acquire Discord  —  Deal valuing chat app at $10 billion or more could be completed next month  —  Microsoft Corp. is in advanced talks to acquire messaging platform Discord Inc. for $10 billion or more, according to people familiar with the matter …
Tom Tapp / Deadline:
Jessica Walter Dies: Emmy-Winning ‘Arrested Development’, ‘Archer’ Actress Was 80  —  Jessica Walter, the award-winning actress whose career spanned five decades, passed away in her sleep at home in New York City on Wednesday, March 24.  She was 80.  —  Walter's career included everything …
USA Today:
‘You are strong.’ Vice President Kamala Harris has a message for American women  —  Vice President Kamala Harris emphasizes the strength of American women Wednesday in the Vice President's Ceremonial Office.  The bust of Frederick Douglass, created by Isaac Scott Hathaway in 1908, is on loan from Harris' alma mater, Howard University.
Discussion: The Hill and Vox
Tonya Riley / Washington Post:
The Cybersecurity 202: NSA director says intelligence has a big blind spot: domestic Internet activity  —  National Security Agency Director Gen. Paul Nakasone stressed that foreign hackers are taking of the intelligence community's “blind spot” - domestic Internet activity.
Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Biden agenda could collide with federal judiciary remade by Trump  —  Washington — Former President Trump's reshaping of the federal judiciary is likely to be a legacy felt for years to come, with a total of 242 judges appointed to the courts, as well as three justices to the Supreme Court.
Discussion: HuffPost, Raw Story and Forbes
Adam Cancryn / Politico:
‘Alex Azar Anonymous’: Trump health officials start a club to counter former HHS chief  —  A small group of top Trump health officials recently held a series of discussions to coordinate their accounts of the administration's troubled Covid-19 response, worried they will be scapegoated by old colleagues …
John Dickerson / The Atlantic:
A Better Way to Judge Joe Biden  —  Soon, we will be pelted by 100-day assessments of the Biden administration, sweeping claims spurred by the arrival of a round number.  Then, before we're ready, a crop of those who want to replace Joe Biden will ask to be measured for the job.
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Marc Rod / Jewish Insider:
Menendez undecided on Kahl nomination  —  Kahl is expected to face a razor-thin confirmation vote on the Senate floor  —  After advancing out of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Wednesday, the nomination of Colin Kahl, President Joe Biden's choice for undersecretary of defense for policy …
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
Yellow Journalism Turns Blue  —  Ron Johnson is under attack from a press that's abandoned honesty and fairness.  —  “Yellow journalism” means a sensationalized press.  Perhaps it is time to introduce “blue journalism”—the new media practice of abandoning standards to work seamlessly with the progressive left against any opposition.
Issues & Insights:
Biden Unhinged: Calls Attempts To Stop Election Fraud ‘Sick’ And ‘Un-American’  —  'Un-American.  " “Sick.  ” “Despicable.  What got President Joe Biden in such a lather?  Was it the children packed liked sardines at border detention facilities?  The recent mass shootings?  China's human rights abuses?
Discussion: Instapundit and New York Times
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 8:15 AM ET, March 26, 2021.

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: 
Stephen Gutowski / Washington Free Beacon:
Army Vet Plans to Appeal Ninth Circuit Ruling Against Gun Carry
Discussion: New Republic
Washington Post:
Big tech CEOs face lawmakers in House hearing on social media's role in extremism, misinformation
Cameron Jenkins / The Hill:
Tennessee GOP bill would ban textbooks with LGBTQ content
Discussion: kens5.com and Political Wire
 Earlier Items: 
Bloomberg:
Cuomo's Top Aide Defends Her Boss and Herself: 'I'm a Human Being'
Discussion: The Intercept
Politico:
Top Obama lawyer being vetted for antitrust post
Discussion: The Hill
Daniel Friedman / Mother Jones:
Exclusive Video: Watch Roger Stone's Oath Keeper Bodyguards Practice Headshots to “#Stopantifa”
Discussion: The Root
Ben Makuch / VICE:
U.S. Man Deported From Ukraine Was Marine Dropout Linked to Neo-Nazi Terror Group
Bangor Daily News:
Stop telling Stephen Breyer to retire
Jacob Shamsian / Insider:
The Manhattan DA's office picked up the pace of its investigation into Trump's finances after he left office, a cooperating witness says
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The New Republic names a new top editor and will return to Washington.
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple has met with Hollywood talent representatives to propose a new performance-based compensation regime, as Amazon and Netflix work on similar plans

Neal Mohan / The Hollywood Reporter:
YouTube CEO Neal Mohan argues that creators should be eligible for Emmys, as the awards “should reflect what viewers are actually watching on their TV screens”

Max Tani / Semafor:
Hunterbrook Media's publisher failed to disclose its ownership stake in a rival to a company that was recently the subject of a critical Hunterbrook article

 
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