Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
8:15 PM ET, April 3, 2026

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Agence France-Presse:
Iran War Live Updates: Drone Hits Kuwaiti Oil Refinery in New Attack on Gulf Energy Sites  —  The fate of the plane's crew was unclear, as American officials scrambled to mount a search and rescue operation before Iran could get to any survivors, officials said.  Iranian state media also said a jet had been downed.
RELATED:
Washington Post:
Two U.S. warplanes shot down; search ongoing in Iran for 1 missing crew member  —  An F-15 fighter jet and an A-10 attack plane were lost to hostile fire.  Two Black Hawk helicopters also were hit, injuring the crews, before safely returning to their base, officials said.
New York Times:
Iran Is Quickly Repairing Missile Bunkers, U.S. Intelligence Says  —  Reports cast doubt on how close the United States is to destroying Iran's missile capability, a key goal in the war.  —  Iranian operatives have been digging out underground missile bunkers and silos struck by American and Israeli bombs …
Barak Ravid / Axios:
U.S. fighter jet shot down in Iran, search underway for crew  —  Iran has shot down a U.S. fighter jet, per Iranian media and a source familiar with the incident, and a search and rescue effort is underway to locate two crew. … - The U.S. military and the White House didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.
Ali Vaez / New York Times:
Trump Has Lost Control of Events in Iran  —  When presidents go on television in wartime, they do not merely describe events.  They try to impose meaning on them.  On Wednesday night, President Trump presented the war with Iran as a stern but necessary undertaking that is nearing a favorable conclusion.
Tucker Reals / Associated Press:
Live Updates: U.S. fighter jet shot down by Iran, 1 crew member rescued by American forces
Tony Romm / New York Times:
White House Seeks $1.5 Trillion for Defense in New Budget Request  —  The huge proposed increase would be partly offset by steep cuts to domestic programs, some of which the Trump administration describes as wasteful.  —  With the United States at war with Iran and embroiled in conflicts around the world …
RELATED:
Ben Johansen / Politico:
Trump plans spending $377M on executive residence renovations - and wants $174M more … Though the budget doesn't spell out exactly what the renovation funds are to be used for, Trump has repeatedly expressed his fixation on repairing the White House — publicly sharing upgrades to the living quarters …
Discussion: Raw Story
Ken Dilanian / MS NOW:
Pam Bondi's portrait already taken down at Justice Department  —  It did not take long for the pictures to come off the wall.  —  Within hours of the news that President Donald Trump had fired Pam Bondi as attorney general, images began circulating of her framed portrait …
RELATED:
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Pam Bondi failed to prosecute Trump's foes.  Todd Blanche probably will, too.  —  Several former federal prosecutors said in discussions with NBC News that incoming acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will not likely be able to satiate Trump.  —  It wasn't for lack of effort. Subscribe to read this story ad-free
Discussion: The Contrarian
Sarah Davis / The Hill:
Blanche: I never heard Trump say Bondi exit ‘had anything to do with the Epstein files’  —  Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Thursday that Pam Bondi's ouster from the Justice Department was not related to the Trump administration's release of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
M.D. Kittle / The Federalist:
Trump Needs A ‘Vicious Operator’ To Bring Justice Back To The Justice Department
Moira Donegan / The Guardian:
Pam Bondi's firing won't have the effect Trump desires
Joan Biskupic / CNN:
Exclusive: Justice Samuel Alito was taken to a hospital last month in previously undisclosed incident  —  Supreme Court justices Supreme Court Donald Trump  —  Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was taken to a hospital after becoming ill last month at a Federalist Society dinner in Philadelphia …
RELATED:
Julian Mark / Washington Post:
Justice Alito ‘felt ill’ at March event, was examined by doctor, court says
Discussion: New York Times
Tami Luhby / CNN:
Trump wants $152 million to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz as a secure prison  —  President Donald Trump is seeking $152 million to cover the first year of costs to reopen the infamous Alcatraz prison as a secure facility.  —  The funds, requested as part of the White House's budget blueprint …
RELATED:
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
Trump seeks $152 million to reopen Alcatraz as active prison  —  The White House on Friday sought $152 million to return the former Alcatraz prison island to active duty, following up on President Donald Trump's call last year to transform the popular San Francisco Bay tourist destination.
Colin Demarest / Axios:
Hegseth's wartime firing of top generals stuns officials: “It's insane”  —  The ousters of Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George and Army Gen. David Hodne blindsided military leaders and have generated concern among defense officials about the implications for the war in Iran and the longer-term adoption of new tech and tactics.
RELATED:
Lawfare:
Three Hundred Habeas Cases in Which the Government Has Defied Court Orders  —  A database of non-compliance with court orders around the country.  —  katherinepomps  —  katherinepomps.bsky.social  —  benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org  —  Meet The Authors
Discussion: Docket updates … and Columbian
Motoko Rich / New York Times:
Hegseth Says U.S. Troops Are Fighting for Jesus.  The Pope Disagrees.  —  In sharp contrast to the Trump administration's calls for Christian prayers for the war effort, Pope Leo XIV says military domination is “entirely foreign to the way of Jesus Christ.”
Discussion: Israpundit
Richard Fausset / New York Times:
No One at Waffle House Remembers FEMA Official Who Says He Teleported In  —  Gregg Phillips, who is in charge of responding to fires and floods, says the hand of God suddenly and mysteriously moved him to a 24-hour breakfast spot in Rome, Ga.  —  Shastoni Burge has worked for a decade …
Discussion: kottke.org
The White House:
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Takes Urgent National Action to Save College Sports  —  PROTECTING THE FUTURE OF COLLEGE SPORTS BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to preserve the unique American institution of college athletics by restoring order, fairness, and stability.
RELATED:
Liliana Segura / The Intercept:
Grandmother Faces Trial in Alabama for Wearing Penis Costume to No Kings Protest  —  In the body camera footage, a police officer parks his black SUV on the grass, a rosary swinging from the rearview mirror.  He exits his car, moves briskly past a pair of protesters, and points an accusatory finger …
Jim Saksa / Democracy Docket:
Trump's anti-voting order may backfire, damaging DOJ's voter roll campaign  —  President Donald Trump's executive order on mail voting is highly likely to be declared unconstitutional and blocked by courts.  But it might also screw up the Department of Justice's (DOJ) 30 ongoing lawsuits for state voter rolls.
RELATED:
Joseph J. Schatz / Politico:
Trump and the Myth of American Oil Independence … When President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he's winding down the U.S. war on Iran and washing his hands of the embattled Strait of Hormuz, he invoked what he likes to call America's “energy dominance”: The United States has become …
Discussion: Atlantic Council and CNN
RELATED:
Reuters:
Exclusive: US intelligence warns Iran unlikely to ease Hormuz Strait chokehold soon, sources say
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Al Jazeera
Politico:
Judge bats down DOJ bid to revive subpoenas to Fed … “No matter whom the subpoenas were addressed to, then, it was clear whom they sought dirt on: Powell,” Boasberg wrote.  —  U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, who is overseeing the investigation, has already promised to appeal to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Liberating the Department of Homeland Security From the Democrat-Caused Shutdown  —  MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY  —  THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET  —  Nearly 7 weeks have elapsed since Democrats shut down the Department of Homeland Security …
Discussion: New York Post, NBC News and Bloomberg
The Guardian:
Trump announces ‘fraud’ crackdown in Democratic states as arrests begin in California  —  US president makes baseless claims about fraud in blue states and says JD Vance will lead clampdown as ‘fraud czar’  —  Donald Trump announced a fresh crackdown on “fraud” in Democratic states and tapped JD Vance to lead the charge.
Rowena Mason / The Guardian:
Relationship with Trump may be beyond repair, Keir Starmer told  —  PM gets widespread backing after president's mocking impersonation takes US-UK relationship to new low  —  Keir Starmer has been warned his relationship with Donald Trump may be beyond repair after the US president derided …
Discussion: Raw Story
NOTUS:
The White House App Is Riddled With Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities  —  Cybersecurity experts' reviews of the app have turned up concerns about the undisclosed data it collects.  — Copy  —  Cybersecurity researchers warn that the White House's new app regularly shares users' IP addresses …
Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
The six big events that have dragged down Donald Trump's approval rating  —  Note: This article is free to read, but it was not free to produce.  To help grow this newsletter business (doing so incurs costs like paying for polling data and modeling infrastructure, experimenting on biz dev …
Nailah Morgan / New York Times:
As H-1B Visa Program Changes, Skilled Foreign Workers Consider Leaving U.S.  —  The pathway to building a career in the United States for many highly educated and skilled foreign workers was once clear: Earn a degree from an American university or college, and then be recruited by a company willing …
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 8:15 PM ET, April 3, 2026.

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: 
Wired:
Edward ‘Big Balls’ Coristine Is Helping Out on Viral Fraud Videos Now
Reuters:
White House seeks $5.6 billion cut to NASA budget in 2027
Discussion: Newsweek
Layla A. Jones / Talking Points Memo:
Small Businesses Are Being Left Out of Tariff Refund Process, CBP Data Suggests
Discussion: Marketplace
NBC News:
Cabinet shake-ups mark a new phase for Trump: From the Politics Desk
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Your tax dollars are helping House members get reelected
Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
Trump admin moves Title X family planning program away from contraception, towards conception
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Six Senate Races to Watch as Democrats Grow More Bullish
Kelsey Piper / The Argument:
Can a liberal society do affirmative action right?
 Earlier Items: 
Iain Martin / Forbes:
Abu Dhabi's Hidden Stake In One Of Venture Capital's Biggest Players
Public Notice:
Trump's back-to-back-to-back setbacks
Discussion: Real Patriotism …
Julia Shapero / The Hill:
FBI labels data breach ‘major incident,’ notifies Congress
Discussion: NewsMax.com, Nextgov/FCW and HotAir
Ben Terris / New York Magazine:
Judge Jeanine's Big Audition
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
Garrett Graff / Doomsday Scenario:
The Mythology of Pete Hegseth
New York Times:
Is It Legal to Bully the Supreme Court?
Discussion: CNN and The Bulwark
 

 
From Techmeme:

Jay Peters / The Verge:
Anthropic says Claude subscriptions will no longer cover usage on third-party tools like OpenClaw starting April 4 at 12pm PT, to better manage capacity

Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg:
OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap is transitioning to a special projects role as part of an executive reshuffle; Fidji Simo is taking medical leave for several weeks

Maureen Farrell / New York Times:
Sources: Musk requires banks seeking roles in SpaceX's IPO to subscribe to Grok and advertise on X; some banks are spending tens of millions integrating Grok
 
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