Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
10:45 AM ET, September 21, 2025

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
MSNBC:
Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents.  Trump's DOJ shut it down.  —  The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025.  —  In an undercover operation last year …
RELATED:
New York Times:
Trump Justice Dept. Closed Investigation Into Tom Homan for Accepting Bag of Cash  —  Mr. Homan came under scrutiny after he was recorded last year taking $50,000 in cash from undercover F.B.I. agents.  —  Tom Homan, who was later named President Trump's border czar, was recorded …
Discussion: CNN and Raw Story
New York Times:
Trump Demands That Bondi Move ‘Now’ to Prosecute Foes  —  His demand came a day after he ousted the federal prosecutor who failed to charge two of his most-reviled adversaries, Letitia James and James B. Comey.  —  President Trump demanded on Saturday that his attorney general move quickly …
RELATED:
Jack Revell / The Daily Beast:
Trump Makes Bonkers Demand for Bondi to Lock Up His Enemies  —  NOT YOUR EMAIL, DON  —  The president sent a rambling message to his attorney general on a public forum.  —  President Donald Trump has appeared to order Attorney General Pam Bondi to indict his political enemies in an incoherent rant …
Discussion: Mediaite
Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
“Show me the man and I'll find the crime”
Discussion: Raw Story and UPI
Politico:
Trump administration taps new US attorney in eastern Virginia amid fallout from Siebert resignation
Wall Street Journal:
Trump's $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Sets Off Scramble Across Corporate America  —  Companies urgently order workers back to the U.S. before Sunday; White House seeks to clarify that the fee doesn't apply to current visa holders  —  The Trump administration's moves to upend the immigration system set off …
RELATED:
Washington Post:
Trump's changes to skilled worker visas spark confusion. Here's what to know.
Robert Mackey / The Guardian:
Oklahoma Republicans propose all state colleges must have Charlie Kirk statue  —  Schools would be required to build memorial plaza and describe slain activist as civil rights leader or face fines  —  Republican lawmakers in Oklahoma introduced legislation this week that would require every public university …
Discussion: People For, HuffPost and Raw Story
Paul Wiseman / Associated Press:
After cuts to food stamps, Trump administration ends government's annual report on hunger in America  —  The Trump administration is ending the federal government's annual report on hunger in America, stating that it had become “overly politicized” and “rife with inaccuracies.”
RELATED:
Politico:
Trump's new detention policy targets millions of immigrants.  Judges keep saying it's illegal. … The result has been hundreds of frantic lawsuits by immigrants who have been arrested without warning at work, at routine check-ins with immigration authorities or after immigration court proceedings.
RELATED:
Katy Stech Ferek / Wall Street Journal:   The Republicans Who Are Quietly Intervening to Help Immigrants in Custody
John Ganz / Unpopular Front:
Reflections on Free Speech; The Lost Art of Debate; Machiavelli on ‘Good’ Cruelty; When Hitchens was Great  —  This is a regular feature for paid subscribers wherein I write a little bit about what I've been reading and/or watching.  —  If you're not yet a paid subscriber but regularly read …
Michael Savage / The Guardian:
Meta exposé author faces bankruptcy after ban on criticising company  —  Exclusive: Sarah Wynn-Williams faces $50,000 fine every time she breaches order banning her from criticising Meta  —  A former Meta executive who wrote an explosive exposé making allegations …
Associated Press:
Man is arrested and charged in New Hampshire country club shooting  —  NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — A gunman opened fire in a New Hampshire country club on Saturday as a wedding was taking place, killing one person and wounding two others, authorities said.  —  The person who died at the Sky Meadow Country Club …
RELATED:
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Trump has left US embassies largely leaderless and often fearful … The overall impact of the changes remains unclear.  But many diplomats said they feel both powerless and resigned to the circumstances.  There's a sense that if Trump's political appointees don't want diplomats' advice …
Abha Bhattarai / Washington Post:
Many Americans can't buy homes, get jobs or move in this stuck economy  —  The job market is stagnant, and so are home sales.  “It feels like treading water.”  —  A mix of high borrowing costs, dwindling job openings and growing economic and political uncertainty have left many U.S. households …
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Sen. Rand Paul says FCC chair's comments threatening ABC over Jimmy Kimmel were ‘absolutely inappropriate’  —  The Kentucky Republican said that FCC chair Brendan Carr had ‘no business weighing in on’ Jimmy Kimmel's comments.  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said that Federal …
Discussion: Bloomberg
CNN:
US will complete TikTok deal ‘in coming days’ and control its algorithm, White House says  —  The United States will have control over TikTok's algorithm in the acquisition of the social media platform's US operations, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Saturday.
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 10:45 AM ET, September 21, 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: 
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Ocasio-Cortez eyeing Senate or White House bid
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Qatar requests Israeli apology to resume Gaza mediation efforts
Discussion: The Times of Israel
Prem Thakker / Zeteo:
EXCLUSIVE: Bill to Block Arms Sales to Israel Endorsed by Congressional Progressive Caucus
Discussion: Lone Star Left
Allison Gill / The Breakdown:
NEW: Jack Smith: “The Department of Justice Was My Home...That Home is Now On Fire.”
Discussion: Raw Story
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Tulsi Gabbard did not alert White House before revoking 37 security clearances
Discussion: Raw Story
Ty Roush / Associated Press:
U.S. Attorney Refers Gavin Newsom To Secret Service For ‘Threat Assessment’ Over X Post
 Earlier Items: 
Hannah Natanson / Washington Post:
His wife was dying, his federal job crumbling. It tested his faith — in God and Trump.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Linda Qiu / New York Times:
States Grapple With Fundamental Change in Food Stamps
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Theatrics, not vital legislation, now dominate action in Congress
Georgia Worrell / New York Post:
Armed man posing as law enforcement arrested at Arizona stadium where Charlie Kirk's funeral will be held
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
The MAGA Movement Is Not a Debating Society
Barak Ravid / Axios:
U.S. conducts fourth strike against vessel transferring drugs, Trump says
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Bloomberg:
Sources: WBD begins exclusive talks with Netflix to sell its film and TV studios and HBO Max; Netflix is offering a $5B breakup fee if the deal isn't approved

The Guardian:
Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, and the Netherlands exit Eurovision after Israel received an all-clear to compete; the BBC and Germany's SWR plan to participate

James Faris / Business Insider:
Kalshi strikes a deal with CNBC that will integrate Kalshi's prediction data into CNBC's channel, site, and app starting in 2026, days after striking a CNN deal
 
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