Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
11:25 AM ET, September 19, 2025

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Burgess Everett / Semafor:
Kimmel's suspension prompts free-speech Republicans to reconsider their boundaries  —  The News  —  The indefinite suspension of Jimmy Kimmel's TV show amid pressure from the FCC is prompting libertarian-leaning Republicans to consider redrawing their boundaries when it comes to limiting speech.
RELATED:
Washington Post:
Trump's media enforcer is relishing his Jimmy Kimmel moment  —  FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has become the personification of Donald Trump's crusade against the mainstream media, and he's just getting started.  —  Naming Brendan Carr to chair the Federal Communications Commission in November …
Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Trump suggests FCC could revoke licenses of TV broadcasters that give him too much ‘bad publicity’  —  Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr told Fox News Thursday afternoon that ABC's decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel's show indefinitely may not be “the last shoe to drop.”
CNBC:
‘Tonight, we are all Jimmy Kimmel,’ Stephen Colbert says, calling Trump an ‘autocrat’ … Stephen Colbert gave a full-throated defense of suspended late-night show colleague Jimmy Kimmel on Thursday night and called President Donald Trump an “autocrat.”  —  “I'm your host, Steven Colbert …
New York Times:
Disney Pulled Jimmy Kimmel as Pressure Built on Multiple Fronts  —  The abrupt programming decision quickly morphed into a flashpoint for free speech in America under the Trump administration.  —  For Robert A. Iger and his leadership team at Disney and ABC, time was running out.
Wall Street Journal:
The FCC, Disney and Jimmy Kimmel
Elizabeth Wagmeister / CNN:
What happened behind the scenes that led to Kimmel suspension
Aaron Parnas / The Parnas Perspective:
Republicans Embrace Cancel Culture as Trump Targets The View
Discussion: Strength In Numbers
Talking Points Memo:
Republicans Kill Attempt to Subpoena FCC Chair After Jimmy Kimmel Suspension
RELATED:
The Bulwark:
The Dog that Caught the Kimmel
Discussion: NBC News and The Daily Signal
Kate Santaliz / Axios:
House passes bill to avert government shutdown through Nov. 20  —  The House voted Friday to pass a stopgap measure to keep the government funded through Nov. 20. … - The CR passed 217-212. … - But bipartisan support will be necessary for Senate passage, and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer …
RELATED:
Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Capitol agenda: CRs hit the floor
Discussion: Newsweek and NewsMax.com
Punchbowl News:   Schumer doesn't sound like he's about to fold
Politico:
RFK Jr.'s vaccine panel makes a controversial change to the childhood vaccine schedule … However — in a highly unusual move — the panel voted not to change the current coverage for the MMRV shot under the Vaccines for Children program, meaning the program will still cover it for the younger children …
RELATED:
Wall Street Journal:
RFK Jr.-Backed Vaccine Panel Advises Against MMRV Vaccine for Young Children  —  New members of key committee tweak routine childhood vaccine guidance as some states and insurers go their own way  —  Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. handpicked slate of vaccine advisers voted …
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
A Rogue Nation on the High Seas  —  Trump is treating the military like his personal mercenaries.  —  Donald Trump is being cagey about how many people he's ordered the U.S. Navy to kill on the high seas.  The official toll from American military strikes on two boats suspected of running drugs …
RELATED:
Washington Post:   DEA faced pushback at White House, Pentagon after urging Mexico strikes
New York Times:   Draft Bill Would Authorize Trump to Wage Drug Trafficking War
AP-NORC:
Pessimism about the direction of the country is growing among Republicans  —  Forty-nine percent of Republicans say things in the United States are heading the right direction down from 75% in June. … Since June, the share of adults who say the country is on the wrong track increased 13 percentage points from 62% to 75%.
RELATED:
Associated Press:
Following Kirk's assassination, Republicans sour on direction of the country, new AP-NORC poll finds  —  Republicans' outlook on the direction of the country has soured dramatically, according to a new AP-NORC poll that was conducted shortly after last week's assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Washington Post:
Most Americans critical of Trump on crime, economy and other issues, poll finds  —  The Post-Ipsos survey paints a downbeat picture of Trump's presidency, as Americans disapprove of his performance by double-digit margins on a broad range of issues.  —  Just now
Alex Thompson / Axios:
AOC builds toward a big choice for 2028  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and her team are positioning her to run for president or the U.S. Senate in 2028, according to people familiar with her operation. … A fellow New Yorker, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, 74, is up for re-election in 2028.
Lydia Polgreen / New York Times:
The Fallout From Charlie Kirk's Killing Reveals Two Truths of Trumpism  —  It didn't take long for the speculation to begin.  In the hours after the shocking, livestreamed assassination of Charlie Kirk, the posts on social media came thick and fast.  —  “ANOTHER TRANSGENDER ANTIFA TERRORIST?” one person posted on X.
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
11 Elected Officials Arrested Trying to Access Cells at N.Y.C. ICE Facility  —  Brad Lander, the city comptroller, was arrested again.  Jumaane D. Williams, the public advocate, was among protesters detained outside.  —  Federal officers arrested 11 Democratic elected officials inside …
RELATED:
Pooja Salhotra / New York Times:
Texas A&M President to Step Down After Controversy Over ‘Gender Ideology’  —  The university had been roiled over a student who filmed herself arguing with the instructor of a children's literature course that recognized more than two genders.  —  Texas A&M University's president will step …
Associated Press:
Trump's moves against media outlets mirror authoritarian approaches to silencing dissent  —  Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has waged an aggressive campaign against the media unlike any in modern U.S. history, making moves similar to those of authoritarian leaders that he has often praised.
Discussion: New York Times
Washington Post:
Trump and China's Xi set to discuss trade tensions, TikTok deal  —  The leaders of the world's two biggest economies will talk for the first time since June.  The call could pave the way for an in-person meeting as soon as next month.  —  The stakes will be high on Friday when President Donald Trump …
RELATED:
CGTN:
Xi, Trump hold phone talks
Financial Times:
Petrodollars and the ‘Islamic bomb’: how a Saudi-Pakistan pact was forged  —  Gulf nation backed Islamabad's nuclear weapons programme, say experts.  A new defence pact draws the allies closer  —  In May 1998, weeks after India had tested a nuclear weapon not far from Pakistan's border …
Politico:
Buttigieg responds to Harris' VP snub: You earn voters' trust on 'what they think you're going to do,' not ‘on categories’ … The divergence comes as their party is grappling with its approach to diversity, as the Trump administration slashes through diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
RELATED:
Anna Liss-Roy / Washington Post:
Lawmakers will introduce bill to kill tariffs on coffee  —  The bipartisan legislation would give coffee a carve-out from President Donald Trump's tariffs.  —  Reps. Don Bacon (R-Nebraska) and Ro Khanna (D-California) plan to introduce a bill to exclude one everyday product from President Donald Trump's tariffs: coffee.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Washington Post:
Trump nixed $400 million in Taiwan military aid, pushing future arms sales  —  President Donald Trump declined to approve a package of weapons to Taiwan this summer, as he tries to negotiate a trade deal and potential summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.  —  just now
Ashley Burke / CBC News:
U.S. ambassador ‘disappointed’ with anti-American sentiment in Canada  —  Finance minister's comments about trade war don't help, Hoekstra says  —  The U.S. ambassador to Canada is expressing frustration over the anti-American sentiment he sees in this country, including from politicians …
Christopher Grimes / Financial Times:
Is America entering a new era of McCarthyism? … On Monday afternoon, five days after Charlie Kirk was assassinated at a university in Utah, US vice-president JD Vance presented an episode of the podcast that made the rightwing activist famous.  —  Broadcasting The Charlie Kirk Show from his office …
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
September 18, 2025  —  Since he took office in 2017, President Donald J. Trump has worked hard to convince Americans that they are divided into two partisan camps: Republicans, whom he defines as those people loyal to him, and Democrats, a group made up of everyone else.
Discussion: CBS News
Politico:
House Oversight chair says committee has Epstein files from Treasury  —  Rep. James Comer, chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said Friday his panel had begun receiving materials from the Treasury Department as part of its investigation into the agency's handling of the case against Jeffrey Epstein.
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 11:25 AM ET, September 19, 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: 
Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:
The S.E.C. Drops Efforts to Recoup Funds From Trump Clemency Recipients
Discussion: CNBC
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
California 2025 Poll: Majority Support Proposition 50 in November Special Election
Mawa Iqbal / WBEZ:
Illinois professors face threats after landing on Charlie Kirk group watchlist
Shelby Talcott / Semafor:
Ramaswamy nabs Teamsters endorsement
Erum Salam / MSNBC:
Tearful testimonies at House Democrats' ‘shadow hearing’ on immigration raids
Kayla Dwyer / The Indianapolis Star:
Pete Buttigieg returns to Indiana to give fiery anti-redistricting speech: ‘Cheaters never win’
Discussion: NBC News and Associated Press
 Earlier Items: 
NBC News:
Renovations, royal parties and sports: Trump relishes the perks of being president
Discussion: The Argument and Fox News
Washington Post:
Alexander Acosta to testify on Epstein case behind closed doors
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Soros Gives $10 Million to Newsom Redistricting Fight
Discussion: Fox News
Matthew Wollin / Public Notice:
The lawyers who caved  —  A note from Aaron: ABC's craven decision to pull Jimmy Kimmel's show represents …
Discussion: Above the Law
Michael R. Bloomberg / Bloomberg:
In Dark Times, Americans Need Leadership That Unites
Renee Dudley / ProPublica:
Pentagon Bans Tech Vendors From Using China-Based Personnel After ProPublica Investigation
 

 
From Techmeme:

Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
Sources: Meta is considering deep budget cuts to its metaverse efforts in 2026, potentially as high as 30% and most likely including layoffs as early as January

Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Apple says general counsel Kate Adams and policy chief Lisa Jackson will retire, and Jennifer Newstead, Meta's former chief legal officer, will replace Adams

Will Oremus / Washington Post:
Two studies suggest AI chatbots can shift political views more effectively than TV campaign ads, especially by presenting many claims, regardless of accuracy
 
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