Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
9:05 AM ET, July 17, 2026

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Politico:
Ahead of Trump speech, DHS says it found thousands of noncitizens on voter rolls  —  Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin says his agency found thousands of noncitizens on voter rolls in California and three other states as President Donald Trump prepared to renew his focus …
RELATED:
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Trump Just Did More Damage to American Elections Than China  —  His speech was a mashup of charges that aren't supported by the documents he released.  —  President Trump addressed the American people tonight and told them that their elections are at the mercy of foreign actors—especially China.
Rick Hasen / Election Law Blog:
Trump's Underwhelming Announcement on Voting Does Not Even Purport to Show That Any Illegal Votes Were Cast in the 2020 Election or That Voting Machines Have Been Hacked or Vote Totals Inaccurate; He Also Made a Pitch to Pass the SAVE America Act But Offered No New Federal Mandates
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Live Updates: Trump Exaggerates Claims About Election Vulnerabilities in Speech  —  President Trump drew selectively from documents his aides published online to insinuate that U.S. elections have been compromised for years and that government officials had suppressed the evidence.  —  Here's the latest.
Reuters:
White House weighs releasing controversial intel on China and US elections, sources say  —  The White House is considering releasing sensitive intelligence related to China and its ability to interfere in U.S. elections that some Trump officials worry could be misleading, according to four people with knowledge of the deliberations.
Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Trump speech on election security alleges ‘vulnerability’  —  President Donald Trump gave a prime-time address on election security that the White House said would contain major revelations, but stopped short of adopting the most incendiary claims made by his supporters.  Show more
Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Trump pushes debunked election lies, demands SAVE America Act in primetime speech  —  President Donald Trump used a primetime address Thursday to resurrect debunked claims about the 2020 election, allege sweeping foreign interference in voting and pressure Congress to pass the anti-voting SAVE America Act.
Vaughn Hillyard / MS NOW:
Election denial activists briefed at White House ahead of Trump's primetime speech
Discussion: Scripps News
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
How Politico's Negligence and Ignorance Helped Float Another DHS Lie
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Victor Nava / New York Post:
Trump reveals China stole voter registration data from 220M Americans
New York Times:
Trump again makes unverifiable claims of noncitizen voting
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Votebeat
Reuters:
Trump alleges China committed interference in 2020 election
CNN:
Advisers debate Trump's primetime election speech amid fears of continued campaign to sow mistrust
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
NBC and ABC Won't Carry Trump Primetime Election Speech
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
In Prime Time, Trump Criticizes Networks for Not Carrying His Speech
Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: ICE officer in Maine shooting has history of violent behavior, family and records say  —  The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army veteran who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood …
Discussion: NOTUS and Talking Points Memo
RELATED:
The Portland Press Herald:
ICE agent who killed man in Biddeford identified as former Maine law enforcement officer  —  An ex-wife told the Press Herald that David Brouillette called her and admitted he was the ICE agent who shot Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero.  —  Community:  —  4 min readFont size +
The White House:
Vulnerabilities in Electronic Voting and Ballot-Counting Systems  —  For years Americans were blatantly lied to about the security of our election infrastructure, including electronic voting machines and ballot-counting systems.  We are releasing a series of previously-classified U.S …
Reuters:
Truth Social to sell Wall Street firms the ‘fastest’ access to Trump's posts  —  President Donald Trump's posts on the platform regularly move markets.  High speed access to these could be very valuable to traders and investors. … Trump Media & Technology Group has unveiled a paid-for …
RELATED:
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Media to Sell Faster Access to President's Social Posts
Discussion: CNBC, Bloomberg, Raw Story and NewsMax.com
Washington Post:
Lettuce supplier identified as potential source of cyclosporiasis outbreak  —  The CDC has linked the Taylor Farms produce supplied to Taco Bell to the outbreak of the parasitic illness, according to two persons familiar with the investigation.  —  Summary
RELATED:
Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
Kuwait says Iran attacked a power and water desalination plant, causing widespread damage  —  Kuwait said Friday that Iran attacked a power and water desalination plant, causing widespread damage to the station.  In Kuwait, about 90% of drinking water comes from desalination …
RELATED:
Chris Marquette / Politico:
After Tillis' demands, Todd Blanche meets with Jeffrey Epstein's victims  —  Hours after Sen. Thom Tillis demanded acting Attorney General Todd Blanche meet with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's crimes, President Donald Trump's nominee to permanently lead the Justice Department did just that.
RELATED:
Brett Meiselas / MeidasTouch:
Epstein Survivors Give Todd Blanche A Failing Grade After Meeting In New Statement
Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
Can This Pseudo-Journalist Destroy American Democracy?  —  DONALD TRUMP'S PRIMETIME ADDRESS Thursday is shaping up to be a grab bag of conspiracy theories, all of them intended to help Republicans take control of the midterms.  He might declare that Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are somehow fake senators …
Amy Hawkins / The Guardian:
ICE arrests human rights lawyer who fled Chinese crackdown  —  Arrest in Pennsylvania of Wu Shaoping, who is awaiting asylum decision, raises fears of deportation and persecution  —  A Chinese human rights lawyer has been arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) …
Discussion: New York Times
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Sen. Ruben Gallego had sexual relationships with two House staffers, sources reveal to The Post  —  WASHINGTON — Arizona Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego, a potential 2028 presidential candidate, engaged in sexual relationships with at least two House staffers and his “very flirtatious” …
Garrett Downs / CNBC:
Democratic socialists top MAGA candidates among voters in CNBC's All-America poll … More voters would be more likely to support a democratic socialist candidate than a Make America Great Again supporter or a candidate endorsed by President Donald Trump, the CNBC All-America Economic Survey released Friday found.
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 9:05 AM ET, July 17, 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: 
Wall Street Journal:
Top Treasury Tax Official Ousted After Clashes With White House Over IRS Audits
Michaela Towfighi / The Boston Globe:
Trump administration limits student visas to four years, changing longstanding policy
Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Tightening Squeeze on Iran Will Heap More Pain on Its Battered Economy
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
The depressing sameness of ICE murders
Politico:
Trump's health nominees are in flux with vote pending
Miles Klee / Wired:
Pete Hegseth's Plan for ‘High T’ Troops Is a Junk-Science Fever Dream
 Earlier Items: 
Sophia Cai / Politico:
US to host Women's World Cup in 2031, says Trump official
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Aram Roston / The Guardian:
‘Enemies of civilization’: top Trump officials launch sweeping attack on left
Catherine Rampell / The Bulwark:
Racist Law From 1882 Is Not That Racist, Trump Says
Discussion: Raw Story
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Inside Bibi's mystery Trump meeting
Discussion: Raw Story and The Times of Israel
David Voreacos / Bloomberg:
Ex-Fed Adviser Gets Three Years in Prison in China Secrets Case
Discussion: Breitbart, UPI and The Hill
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Ted Johnson / Deadline:
President Trump says ABC and NBC should have their licenses revoked for not carrying his speech, alleging they are part of a “plot” to continue election “fraud”

Ariel Zilber / New York Post:
Madison Square Garden files a defamation suit against Wired over an article alleging MSG kept a list of gay celebrities; Wired says it stands by its reporting

Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
Netflix reports Q2 revenue up 13% YoY to $12.56B, vs. $12.59B est., and says it will give fewer engagement updates starting in 2027; NFLX drops 7%+ after hours
 
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