Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
11:50 PM ET, October 5, 2025

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Axios:
California, Oregon suing Trump in bid to stop troop deployment to Portland  —  California and Oregon are suing the Trump administration in an effort to stop him sending 200 National Guard troops from the Golden State to Portland, per an amended lawsuit filed Sunday.
RELATED:
Governor of California:
Governor Newsom to sue, urges Americans to speak out on Trump's “breathtaking abuse of power” with cross-state Guard deployment … In response to a federal court order that blocked his attempt to federalize the Oregon National Guard, President Trump is deploying 300 California National Guard personnel into Oregon.
Politico:
Judge blocks Trump's National Guard deployment in Portland for second time … A federal judge has, for the second time in two days, blocked President Donald Trump from sending National Guard troops into Oregon, ruling that the administration appeared to defy her Saturday order that Trump lacked …
New York Times:
The White House is sending a delegation to Egypt for Gaza cease-fire talks, an official says.  —  Where Things Stand  — Immigration crackdown: Gov. Gavin Newsom of California said the Trump administration was sending 300 National Guard troops from his state to Portland, Ore., a decision he called a “breathtaking abuse of power.”
Discussion: All Rise News and Al Jazeera
Brett Bachman / NOTUS:
Newsom Vows to Sue as Trump Sends California National Guard to Portland  —  The Trump administration on Sunday sent hundreds of California National Guard troops to Portland, a decision that came just hours after a federal judge temporarily halted the White House's attempt to federalize the Oregon National Guard.
Amanda Macias / Fox News:
Newsom sues Trump administration over California National Guard deployment order to Oregon  —  Move comes day after federal judge blocked Trump's attempt to deploy Oregon National Guard troops in Portland  —  California Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Sunday he will sue the Trump administration …
Lia Russell / Sacramento Bee:
Defying court order, Trump sends California National Guard troops to Oregon  —  President Donald Trump sent 300 California National Guard troops to Oregon on Sunday, defying a court order blocking him from deploying Oregon's own National Guard to patrol Portland in an ongoing White House campaign targeting Democratic cities.
Chicago Tribune:
President Trump calling up 300 Illinois National Guard ‘immediately’ to protect ICE, buildings for 60 days
Discussion: WBEZ and Block Club Chicago
Anna Young / New York Post:
Trump defies federal court, sends 300 California National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon: ‘On their way there now’
Lauren Acton-Taylor / Daily Mail:
Top judge's $1.5M beachfront home is burned to the ground as her ex-senator husband is rushed to hospital  —  A South Carolina judge's beautiful beachfront home was burned to the ground on Saturday morning, sending three of her family members to hospital.  —  Police have launched an investigation …
RELATED:
Provided / Post and Courier:
SLED investigating fire at SC circuit judge's Edisto home, 3 injured  —  EDISTO ISLAND — The State Law Enforcement Division is investigating a fire that started the morning of Oct. 4 at Circuit Court Judge Diane Goodstein's Edisto Beach home off Planters Retreat in the Jeremy Cay Community.
Discussion: FITSNews
RELATED:
Sophia Tareen / Associated Press:
Using helicopters and chemical agents, immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago
Discussion: New York Times and USA Today
Max Tani / Semafor:
Washington Post economics columnist moves to The Bulwark  —  The News  —  A high-profile columnist who left The Washington Post amid the paper's ongoing editorial upheaval is joining a growing anti-Trump digital news startup.  —  Former Washington Post opinion columnist Catherine Rampell …
Isabel Kershner / New York Times:
Strong-Armed by Trump, Netanyahu Embraces Gaza Deal as a Personal Win  —  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel took credit for an emerging agreement, but it was clear that President Trump was calling the shots.  —  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel took much personal credit …
RELATED:
Alejandra Jaramillo / CNN:
Exclusive: Trump says Hamas faces ‘complete obliteration’ if it insists on staying in power
Axios:
Scoop — Trump to Netanyahu on Gaza talks: “You're always so f***ing negative”
Anthony Salvanto / CBS News:
CBS News poll finds few feel shutdown is worth it; low marks for Republicans, Democrats, Trump's handling  —  For many Americans, across party lines, concern over the government shutdown means concern about its potential impact on the economy, among other things.
RELATED:
Joshua Zeitz / Politico:
How the Democrats Could Stage a Comeback, According to History
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
Wall Street Journal:
The Coming Trump Tariff Bailout  —  Farmers and others with political clout will get a government subsidy or a carve-out.  —  You knew it was coming.  As President Trump's tariffs damage farmers and businesses across the U.S., the victims are besieging the Administration for relief.
Discussion: Raw Story and NewsNation
RELATED:
David Edwards / Raw Story:
‘Very difficult situation’: Kristi Noem whines locals not letting ICE agents use restrooms  —  Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem complained that her agents were not being permitted to use restrooms in Chicago because of opposition from residents.
CBS News:
Transcript: House Speaker Mike Johnson on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Oct. 5, 2025  —  The following is the transcript of the interview with House Speaker Mike Johnson that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Oct. 5, 2025.  —  MARGARET BRENNAN: We turn now to the government shutdown now in its fifth day.
RELATED:
A.R. Moxon / The Reframe:
Eventually You're Going to Have to Stand for Something  —  Each day the king would emerge from his castle with his favorite princes and his most loyal soldiers and go into the city to kidnap a dozen of the citizens, some for his harem, others to be sold to far lands.  Any who opposed this practice were put to the sword.
Patrick Gillespie / Bloomberg:
Milei's Candidate Drops Out of Race Amid Ties to Drug Trafficker  —  Argentine President Javier Milei suffered another setback as an ally dropped off the top of his party's ticket just three weeks before a midterm election amid corruption allegations that threatened to sap support for the market-friendly leader in the crucial vote.
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Why we can't allow Trump to ban that other f-word  —  The Donald Trump regime hasn't banned me from writing this column — at least I don't believe so — but top government officials have made it clear, from the president on down, that in their eyes what I'm about to say is dangerous …
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 11:50 PM ET, October 5, 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: 
Frances Robles / New York Times:
A Chilling New Tactic in Nicaragua: Arrest, Then Silence
Daniel Han / Politico:
Josh Shapiro is dominating the race for governor of ... New Jersey
Discussion: New York Post
Lisa Graves / Zeteo:
How Chief Justice John Roberts Rewrote the Constitution and Helped Trump Return to Power
Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Fact Check: Mike Johnson's Biggest Lies About Health Care and Undocumented Immigrants
Peter Shamshiri / String in a Maze:
Bari Weiss Takes Her Grift Mainstream
 Earlier Items: 
Jemima Kelly / Financial Times:
Crypto skulduggery isn't a bug, it's the whole point
Steve Vladeck / One First:
181. Courts and Domestic Use of the Military
Charles Gaba / ACA Signups:
In which I finally put that absurd 2013 WSJ graphic to good use
Axios:
Mamdani fuels top Dems' turbulence as N.Y. vote nears
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Joseph Fishkin / Balkinization:
The Art of Replacing the Law with the Deal
Discussion: The Atlantic
Wall Street Journal:
Laura Loomer Is Turning Against MAGA Stalwarts
Discussion: The Independent
Washington Post:
Trump plan would limit disability benefits for older Americans
Discussion: Salon and Daily Mail