Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
11:20 AM ET, August 25, 2025

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Washington Post:
Kilmar Abrego García detained by ICE days after release from custody  —  Kilmar Abrego García was detained by ICE after arriving at the agency's Baltimore field office as part of a required check-in after his release pending trial on human smuggling charges, his attorney said.
RELATED:
New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: Kilmar Abrego Garcia Is Detained By Immigration Authorities, Lawyer Says  —  Where Things Stand  — Immigration case: Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, the immigrant who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador in March and then brought back to face criminal charges …
NBC News:
Kilmar Abrego Garcia taken into ICE custody at appointment  —  Abrego, who was just released from federal custody on Friday, now faces deportation to Uganda.  —  BALTIMORE — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who reunited with his family last week after 160 days apart following his mistaken deportation to El Salvador …
Dharna Noor / The Guardian:
Kilmar Ábrego García detained after reporting to US immigration agents  —  Maryland man, back in US after being wrongly deported to El Salvador, is threatened with deportation to Uganda  —  Kilmar Ábrego García - who has been thrust into the middle …
Adam Klasfeld / All Rise News:
Rising This Week: The coercion of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Discussion: MSNBC and Law and Chaos
Axios:
Scoop: Trump plans order to end “cashless bail” in D.C.  —  President Trump plans to sign an executive order on Monday that aims to eliminate “cashless bail” for arrested suspects in Washington, D.C., Axios has learned. … - Trump previewed his support for ending cashless bail in D.C. earlier this month.
RELATED:
Jarrett Renshaw / Reuters:
Trump to sign orders aimed at ending cashless bail policies  —  U.S. President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order on Monday that seeks to end cashless bail by threatening to revoke federal funding for jurisdictions that use it, according to a White House official.
NBC News:
Trump to sign an executive order to end cashless bail in D.C.  —  The move would mark Trump's latest efforts to reshape how the capital operates.  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Monday aimed at eliminating cashless bail for arrested suspects in Washington …
Tom Latchem / The Daily Beast:
Trump and RFK Jr. to Ban COVID-19 Vaccine ‘Within Months’  —  WAR ON SCIENCE  —  A close associate of the HHS secretary claims the U.S. government will soon pull COVID-19 mRNA jabs from the market.  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  The Trump administration will move to pull the COVID vaccine off the U.S. market …
Cuneyt Dil / Axios:
Trump's D.C. utopia  —  President Trump is molding D.C. into his own personal Epcot — a political theme park where troops keep the peace, the White House glitters like Mar-a-Lago and museums answer to MAGA. … With America's 250th anniversary coming next year, Trump has claimed dominion over D.C.'s crime …
Discussion: Semafor
RELATED:
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Then they came for John Bolton  —  Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one 👇  —  📦 Subscribe to PN 📦  —  Last Friday, FBI agents raided the home of former national security advisor and current Trump critic John Bolton, ostensibly to gather evidence …
Discussion: Salon and CNN
RELATED:
Mike Ives / New York Times:
Trump Threatens to Investigate Chris Christie Over ‘Bridgegate’
Brianna Sacks / Washington Post:
FEMA staff warn Trump officials' actions risk a Katrina-level disaster  —  About 150 FEMA employees signed a letter to Congress arguing that current agency leadership has eroded and hindered the ability to effectively manage emergencies.  —  More than 180 Federal Emergency Management Agency employees sent …
RELATED:
Maxine Joselow / New York Times:
FEMA Employees Warn That Trump Is Gutting Disaster Response  —  After Hurricane Katrina, Congress passed a law to strengthen the nation's disaster response.  FEMA employees say the Trump administration has reversed that progress.  —  Employees at the Federal Emergency Management Agency wrote …
Discussion: CBS News, NPR and Maryland Matters
Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Government will take stakes in more companies, top Trump adviser says  —  The U.S. government is likely to take ownership stakes in more companies — just as it did with Intel — toward the goal of building a sovereign wealth fund, National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett said Monday.
Lauren Lumpkin / Washington Post:
For some in D.C., first day of school to look different under Trump crackdown  —  As federal officers patrol the District, teachers and families are preparing for a new school year.  —  Zoe Amen usually rides the Metro home from school — a 90-minute commute that takes her from her Catholic high school …
RELATED:
Associated Press:
AP freelancer among 4 journalists killed in Israeli strike on hospital in Gaza, health officials say  —  An Israeli strike on a hospital in southern Gaza killed four journalists on Monday, including a freelancer who worked for The Associated Press, according to health officials.
Mohamed El-Erian / Financial Times:
Jay Powell's risk-averse stance at Jackson Hole missed an opportunity  —  The Fed chair has left it for his successor to address key issues facing the world's most influential central bank  —  The writer is president of Queens' College, Cambridge, and an adviser to Allianz and Gramercy
RELATED:
Neil Irwin / Axios:
In the Trump era, the economic elite find themselves in the wilderness
Discussion: The Japan Times
New York Times:
The Typical College Student Is Not Who You Think  —  As a fight over the future of elite higher education consumes university leaders and politicians, most college students live in a very different world with very different challenges.  —  There are more than 19 million college students in the United States.
Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:
These House Democrats seek a new middle ground on immigration  —  The New Democratic Coalition unveiled a plan to win back voters on immigration but they need the party's support.  —  Just now  —  A group of House Democrats hope they have the solution to a policy issue that has long plagued the Democratic Party: immigration reform.
Discussion: Grabien
New Republic:
Transcript: Gavin Newsom's Harsh Trump Takedown Nails It: “Wake Up!” … The following is a lightly edited transcript of the August 25 episode of the  —  Daily Blast podcast.  Listen to it here.  —  Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR network.
RELATED:
Bloomberg:
Trump Blasts South Korean Instability Before Leader's Visit  —  President Donald Trump blasted South Korea for political instability, foreshadowing a potentially rocky visit by the country's president to the White House to discuss its framework trade and investment agreement with the US.
Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
European, Asian shippers cut U.S. off as tariff deadline nears  —  A number of European and Asian postal agencies have started pausing or cutting off shipments to the U.S., citing uncertainty over the end of the so-called de minimis tariff exemption this week.
Discussion: Bloomberg, New York Sun and NewsNation
New York Times:
How China Influences Elections in America's Biggest City  —  The Chinese consulate in Manhattan has mobilized community groups to defeat candidates who don't fall in line with the authoritarian state.  —  In New York City, social clubs backed by China undermined a congressional candidate …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Paul Krugman:
We Are All Lisa Cook  —  Donald Trump is threatening to fire Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors, over allegations that she made false claims on mortgage applications before she went to the Fed.  —  I am not going to lead with a discussion of what Cook may or may not have done.
Discussion: New York Post and The Guardian
Dylan Scott / Vox:
A public health expert keeps going viral on Instagram for delivering this very simple message  —  Jessica Knurick explains how to counter MAHA when no one trusts experts. … The way Jessica Knurick sees it, the Make America Healthy Again movement won over Americans on social media …
Discussion: Axios
Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:
Trump badly wants a Nobel Peace Prize.  Most on the committee oppose him.  —  At least three of the five members of the Norwegian prize committee have criticized Trump publicly, making his path to winning their votes far from clear.  —  Just now  —  President Donald Trump has long quested …
Wall Street Journal:
And Now a New Tax on Patents?  —  Trump takes 10% of Intel, as Washington becomes Chinatown on industrial policy.  —  Not long ago it would have been hard to imagine a Republican President demanding government ownership in a private company, but here we are.
Discussion: Mediaite, Raw Story and Washington Post
Andrew Egger / The Bulwark:
Despotism at the Door  —  Two years ago yesterday, Donald Trump was booked on racketeering charges at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, Georgia.  Those charges—which stemmed from Trump's open attempt to steal the 2020 election in the state—have gone up in smoke after the American people saw fit …
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 11:20 AM ET, August 25, 2025.

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: 
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Trump threatens broadcast networks in late-night social media posts
Janna Brancolini / The Daily Beast:
Fuming Trump Lashes Out at Embarrassing Polls in Bonkers Rant
Discussion: New Jersey Online
John Bolton / Washington Examiner:
Trump's utterly incoherent Ukraine strategy
Discussion: Axios and Raw Story
Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
Law Firm Pressures Brown University to Erase Research on Anti-Wind Groups
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Barrasso PAC launches new ads in Ohio, Florida Senate races
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Virginia GOP grows cautiously optimistic in governor's race
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
MAGA knows DC takeover isn't about crime — which is why they love it
Jon Levine / The Washington Free Beacon:
Celebrities Raised Millions for LA Fire Aid.  Much of the Money Went to Programs for Illegal Aliens and Nonprofits That Only Assist ‘Black and Brown Communities.’
 Earlier Items: 
Mary Ellen Klas / Bloomberg:
The GOP Is Inflating Health Care Costs — for Its Own Voters
Spencer Kimball / CNBC:
Solar executives warn that Trump attack on renewables will lead to power crunch that spikes electricity prices
Ankush Khardori / Politico:
'We Still Don't Know How Far They'll Go' … Donald Trump's second term in office has been marked …
Discussion: Raw Story
Erkki Forster / The Daily Beast:
‘Big Balls’ Posts ‘Recovery’ Workout Video After Bloody D.C. Attack
Discussion: RedState
Associated Press:
Some National Guard units in Washington are now carrying firearms in escalation of Trump deployment
Charles Kushner / Wall Street Journal:
A Letter to Emmanuel Macron
Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
In Washington Crackdown, Making a Federal Case Out of Low-Level Arrests
Discussion: NewsMax.com
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Netflix agrees to acquire WBD's studios and streaming business in an $82.7B cash-and-stock deal, including debt, to close after WBD splits in two in Q3 2026

Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
Sources: Forbes has cut ties with dozens of contributing writers; one exec said Forbes needs to ensure the contributor model is “financially sound”

Liam Scott / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at the First Amendment Watch's SLAPP Back Initiative, a US SLAPP tracker; in 2024, 69 of 500 cases involved the media, of which 46 were dismissed

 
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