Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
11:50 AM ET, November 23, 2025

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Rob Gillies / Associated Press:
US senators say they spoke with Rubio about Trump's Ukraine peace plan who denied it is a US plan  —  U.S. senators critical of President Donald Trump's approach to ending the Russia-Ukraine war said Saturday they spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio who told them that the peace plan Trump …
RELATED:
Joe Gould / Politico:
Lawmakers say Rubio distanced US from peace plan … Their comments, at a Halifax press conference, amounted to a massive U-turn for an episode that has dominated the news this week and fueled a mad diplomatic scramble.  The release of the plan has prompted questions in Kyiv …
Associated Press:
Ukraine and Western allies meet to discuss a US peace plan that has sparked alarm in Kyiv and Europe
Reuters:   Nearly 200,000 Ukrainians in US thrown into legal limbo by Trump immigration crackdown
Tobi Raji / Washington Post:
Trump says Zelensky can agree to peace plan or ‘fight his little heart out’
Daniel Hannan / Telegraph:
Trump is behaving precisely as he would if he were a Russian asset
Discussion: The Kyiv Independent
Reuters:
Trump officials' meeting with Russian in Miami spurs questions about Ukraine proposal
Courtney Rozen / Reuters:
Exclusive: DOGE 'doesn't exist' with eight months left on its charter  — DOGE disbanded eight months ahead of scheduled end in July 2026  — Former DOGE employees take new roles in administration  — Elon Musk initially led DOGE, promoting its work on social media
Discussion: DNYUZ, New Republic and The Independent
New York Times:
Patel Under Scrutiny for Use of SWAT Teams to Protect His Girlfriend … When Alexis Wilkins, an aspiring country singer dating the F.B.I. director, Kash Patel, sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the National Rifle Association's annual convention in Atlanta in the spring …
Discussion: NewsMax.com and DNYUZ
Anthony Salvanto / CBS News:
CBS News poll finds most would oppose U.S. military action in Venezuela, say Trump hasn't explained  —  The situation around Venezuela has Americans asking to know more.  —  Across party lines, big majorities say the administration needs to explain what the U.S. intends regarding any action, and that it has not done so clearly yet.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
RELATED:
Jonathan Lis / Haaretz:
Israeli Strike in Beirut Targeted Hezbollah's Chief of Staff, Netanyahu's Office Says  —  Article printing is available to subscribers only  —  Zen reading is available to subscribers only  —  Ad-free and in a comfortable reading format  — RECAP: IDF chief to summon top commanders over Oct. 7 failures, some to be dismissed
RELATED:
Associated Press:
Israel targets Hezbollah chief in first strike on Beirut in months  —  Israel on Sunday struck Lebanon's capital for the first time since June, saying it targeted Hezbollah's chief of staff and warned the Iran-backed militant group not to rearm and rebuild a year after their latest war.
Jack Revell / The Daily Beast:
Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Trolls  —  ROLE PLAY  —  A new feature on Elon Musk's X has given deeper insight into the online “America First” movement.  —  Elon Musk's social media site X has rolled out a new feature in an effort to increase transparency …
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Zohran Mamdani says he still believes Trump is a ‘fascist’ and ‘despot’ after White House meeting  —  The New York City mayor-elect said that while he does believe Trump is a fascist, he still plans on working with the White House on New Yorkers' behalf.  —  New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani …
Politico:
‘Is the price of doing this worth it?’:  North Carolina Republicans worry about Trump immigration raids … Former Republican Gov. Pat McCrory warned that recent local coverage, like an incident at a Charlotte shopping center, when masked agents arrested a man who said he was a U.S. citizen …
Discussion: NewsMax.com and New York Times
Gerrit De Vynck / Washington Post:
The surprising issue driving a wedge between Trump and his MAGA base  —  President Donald Trump's attempt to block states from regulating AI sparked pushback from Republicans concerned the tech will displace workers and harm kids.  —  Just now  —  SAN FRANCISCO — President Donald Trump faces …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Associated Press:
Big changes to the agency charged with securing elections lead to midterm worries  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Since it was created in 2018, the federal government's cybersecurity agency has helped warn state and local election officials about potential threats from foreign governments …
Mark Arsenault / New York Times:
At Harvard-Yale Game, Rivals Come Together Against Trump Administration Attacks  —  Students and alumni set aside rivalries at the 141st Harvard-Yale football game on Saturday to summon support against attacks on higher education under the Trump administration.
Bill McKibben / The Guardian:
They're doing to America what they did to Christianity  —  Trump's wrecking-ball approach to America has a precedent: the Maga evangelical perversion of Jesus's message of radical love to one of hate and aggression  —  Trumpism's most revealing and defining moments - not its most important …
David French / New York Times:
Trump Has Put the Military in an Impossible Situation  —  Imagine, for a moment, that you're an American pilot flying an F-16 over Iraq.  The troops on the ground have been pursuing a small group of Iraqi insurgents.  They report that they've cornered the insurgents in a small farm house.
Erin Schumaker / Politico:
Kyrsten Sinema Is Ready for Her MAHA Turn … After infuriating progressives time and again for stonewalling their priorities, the Arizona Democrat-turned-Independent decided not to seek reelection last year and instead became a senior adviser at the law and lobbying firm Hogan Lovells.
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
As Trump's Inquisitors Face Scrutiny, a Divisive Figure Could Play a New Role … The U.S. attorney in Miami, who is running a sprawling investigation into former officials who investigated President Trump, has been granted an unusual request to convene an extra grand jury at the federal courthouse …
Avery Lotz / Axios:
DOJ revives push to release Epstein grand jury records  —  The Department of Justice revived its push to unseal grand jury records related to the prosecution of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, months after being stymied by the courts. … But it met legal roadblocks from three different federal judges.
Varsha Bansal / The Guardian:
Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI  —  When the people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least, it shows that incentives for speed are overtaking safety, experts say  —  Krista Pawloski remembers the single defining moment …
Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Trump's not cutting off NYC, top economic advisor says  —  The White House is reassured by New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, and President Trump doesn't appear inclined to cut the city's funding, National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett said Sunday.
Washington Post:
Border Patrol's Charlotte sting reaches into country clubs, upscale shops  —  As undocumented immigrants stayed home and federal agents swept through the city, even the wealthiest neighborhoods got a glimpse of what life without migrants might look like.  —  CHARLOTTE — The gourmet pasta …
Michael R. Blood / Associated Press:
A sheriff, a billionaire, a tinge of scandal.  California governor's race packs drama, uncertainty  —  The race for California governor features former presidential wannabes, a county sheriff, two women who could become the first female to hold the office, House members current and former …
Yohannes Lowe / The Guardian:
Zelenskyy says ‘we must do everything’ against ‘wicked Russian attacks’ as Ukraine and US meet for emergency talks - live  —  Officials will discuss 28-point draft plan widely seen as favourable to Moscow, despite Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022
Discussion: NewsMax.com
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 11:50 AM ET, November 23, 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: 
Fortune:
The exit economy is here. Black Women are paying the highest price
Anand Giridharadas / New York Times:
How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails
Discussion: The.Ink
Linda Qiu / New York Times:
Fact-Checking Trump's Latest Claims on Affordability
Discussion: Breitbart and FOX 32 Chicago
William Galston / The UnPopulist:
The Neo-Right's Multi-Front Revolt Against America
Ezra Klein / New York Times:
America's Housing Crisis, in One Chart
Tim Wu / New York Times:
How Can Anyone Seriously Doubt Meta Is a Monopoly?
 Earlier Items: 
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
November 22, 2025  —  On Tuesday, six Democratic lawmakers, themselves veterans of the U.S. military …
Washington Post:
The case of a felon who paid lobbyists nearly $1 million to seek a Trump pardon
New York Times:
Why Republicans Are Fighting About the Nazis
Wall Street Journal:
The CPA and the Lawyer Who Served Jeffrey Epstein—and Control His Fortune and Secrets
Associated Press:
Brazil's ex-president Bolsonaro arrested over alleged plot to escape and avoid 27-year prison term
The Atlantic:
What Happens When Attention Seeking Eclipses Policy Making
 

 
From Techmeme:

Bloomberg:
Sources: SpaceX has filed confidentially for an IPO, putting it on track for a June listing; it could reportedly seek a valuation of $1.75T+ and raise ~$75B

Ashley Capoot / CNBC:
OpenAI closed $122B in committed capital led by SoftBank, a16z, and others at an $852B post-money valuation, after previously saying the round would total $110B

Hema Parmar / Bloomberg:
Secondary share marketplaces say OpenAI shares have fallen out of favor, in some cases becoming difficult to unload, as investors pivot quickly to Anthropic
 
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