Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
1:00 AM ET, September 1, 2026

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Wall Street Journal:
Army Secretary Resigns After Months of Friction With Hegseth  —  WASHINGTON—Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has submitted his resignation to President Trump following months of tension with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the direction of the service and the ouster of numerous senior Army officers.
RELATED:
The Atlantic:
Dan Driscoll's Parting Shot  —  The Army secretary told Trump about problems in the Army and his friction with Hegseth, then resigned.  —  During a white house meeting last week, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll brought his concerns about the future of the Army under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directly …
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Hegseth's Pentagon Lurches off the Rails  —  The resignation of Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is the latest sign of severe dysfunction in the Defense Department.  —  Making Pete Hegseth the secretary of defense was always a huge gamble.  A television host with little background in national-security …
New York Times:
Army's Top Civilian Leader Resigns as It Grapples With Two Wars
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Reuters
Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Supreme Court lets White House continue construction on Trump's $400 million ballroom  —  A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed the White House to continue construction on a $400 million ballroom project as lawsuits play out, a win for President Donald Trump as he flexes unprecedented executive power …
RELATED:
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Breaking: Supreme Court's GOP appointees, on a 5-4 vote, allow Trump's ballroom construction to proceed  —  Chief Justice John Roberts dissented, for himself and the three Democratic appointees.  And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.  —  ∙ Paid
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Supreme Court allows Trump's ballroom construction, but Roberts says project is ‘likely unlawful’  —  The Supreme Court is allowing President Donald Trump to press on with his White House ballroom project — over a strident objection from Chief Justice John Roberts and the court's liberal wing.
Discussion: Alternet.org
Sophie Brams / The Hill:
Chief justice dissents on ballroom construction: ‘No victory for separation of powers’  —  Chief Justice John Roberts broke with his conservative colleagues in a Supreme Court decision Monday that allowed construction on the proposed White House ballroom to continue, saying the ruling upsets the separation of powers.
Jay Willis / Balls and Strikes:
The Supreme Court Ballroom Decision Is Everything Trump Could Have Asked For
Caitlin Dewey / Vox:
Can we afford Iran?  —  This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day.  Subscribe here.  —  President Donald Trump's on-again, off-again war with Iran is officially on again.
RELATED:
Reuters:
Trump was sending message to Iran with Kharg Island post, says Vance
Washington Post:
New CDC director delays adding Pennsylvania deaths to measles data  —  The deaths have been at the heart of a bitter political dispute between RFK Jr. and Gov. Josh Shapiro (D).  —  Summary  —  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is excluding two deaths reported by Pennsylvania …
RELATED:
New York Times:
C.D.C. Director Challenges Pennsylvania's Report of Two Measles Deaths  —  Questioning a state's investigation is highly unusual for the public health agency, but reflects tensions between the Trump administration and many states over health issues.  —  The new director of the Centers …
Melody Schreiber / The Guardian:
US health officials exclude measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania from counts
Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
Talarico Sounds Alarm as Texas Plans to Close Dozens of Polling Sites  —  Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico is sounding the alarm over potential voter suppression as Texas moves to shutter dozens of polling stations.  —  The Tarrant County Commissioners Court will vote Tuesday …
Discussion: Associated Press, Truthout and NOTUS
Politico:
Trump welcomes Russia back to the G20.  Europe isn't having it.  —  ASHEVILLE, North Carolina — The Trump administration's decision to bring Russia back into the fold at a gathering of the world's leading economic officials is stirring fresh tensions with European allies who want to continue isolating Moscow over its war in Ukraine.
RELATED:
New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: Europe Protests as U.S. Invites Russian Minister to Finance Meeting
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Steps Up Immigration Crackdown on Truck Drivers  —  Officials are closing trucking schools, detaining immigrant drivers and demanding driver data from states  —  Trump administration officials are escalating an immigration crackdown on commercial truck drivers, setting off a new clash with Democratic-led states.
Discussion: Blaze Media
RELATED:
Torrie Herrington / NOTUS:
Trump Administration Shuts Down Hundreds of Trucking Schools
Politico:
Lindsey Graham's legacy bill is poised to get shuffled aside in the House  —  Less than a month ago, a huge bipartisan Senate majority voted to honor the late Sen. Lindsey Graham and pass legislation he pushed aimed at sanctioning Russia's trading partners.  —  Now the bill is at serious risk …
Discussion: The Hill, UPI, Associated Press and CBS News
RELATED:
Politico:
The House is back in session. Many Republicans hope it won't be for long.
Discussion: The Bulwark
Riley Rogerson / Politico:
Hakeem Jeffries blasts Republicans over ‘unfettered’ data center growth  —  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries blasted Republicans Monday for being “pro-data center without any restraints,” making his strongest rebuke yet of the tech industry's massive infrastructure buildout as it becomes a key issue in midterm campaigns.
Discussion: Axios and Townhall, more at Techmeme »
RELATED:
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Trump Mocks Data-Center Opponents as Wanting to Stay ‘Backwards and Poor’
Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
Trump officials cut political interference ban after unusual Census Bureau report  —  The reliability of Census Bureau information during the Trump administration is coming under question again.  —  This month, the bureau's parent agency, the Commerce Department, quietly cut language banning …
Craig Mauger / The Detroit News:
Nessel urges Jewish Dems to place world's needs above self interest  —  LANSING — Attorney General Dana Nessel suggested in a private speech to Jewish Democrats on Aug. 30 that they should sacrifice their own safety and comfort in exchange for what she described as “the opportunity to save the rest of humanity.”
Raquel Coronell Uribe / NBC News:
Trump calls for federal tax incentives to benefit TV and movie industry  —  The proposal was quickly embraced by Democrats, particularly in California, who have otherwise been critical of the president.  —  President Donald Trump on Monday called for bipartisan tax incentives to help …
Discussion: Politico, Reuters and Deadline
RELATED:
Axios:
Johnson's unavoidable, uncomfortable September problem  —  With the House back in session after a five-week break, Speaker Mike Johnson can no longer avoid an issue he's skirted all summer: allegations of sexual misconduct in the GOP. … - Edwards is demanding an opportunity to defend himself …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
RELATED:
Alexei Koseff / Washington Post:
Mike Johnson said he supports ‘great member’ Max Miller's reelection bid
Discussion: Mediaite
Sophia Cai / Politico:
White House bowling alley gets a $250K glow-up  —  The White House is renovating one of the most exclusive bowling alleys in America - a favorite rehab target for presidents of both parties that's at least once blown up in the president's face.  —  On July 28, the General Services Administration …
Discussion: Mediaite
CNN:
Exclusive: DHS plans to launch voter fraud investigation surge Tuesday  —  Election security Federal agencies Donald Trump National security  —  The Department of Homeland Security is planning a surge in its efforts to investigate voter fraud in select states starting Tuesday, according to internal federal guidance reviewed by CNN.
Discussion: Daily Mail and NewsMax.com
Max Rego / The Hill:
Trump approval dips to new low as Iran war weighs on support: Poll  —  President Trump's approval rating sank to a new low in a University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst poll as the Iran war drags on.  —  Just 32 percent of 1,000 respondents to the national survey, which the university …
Discussion: UMass Poll, Newsweek and Mediaite
Andrew Duehren / New York Times:
Audit Revenue Has Plummeted Under Trump, Watchdog Finds  —  The I.R.S. lost roughly a quarter of its employees since President Trump took office, hampering the agency's ability to conduct audits.  —  The amount of money the Internal Revenue Service collected from audits dropped dramatically …
John Knefel / Media Matters for America:
Embracing blatant Islamophobia, CBS News makes bizarre attempt to tie El-Sayed to 9/11  —  CBS News tried to scandalize Abdul El-Sayed's argument about 9/11 and the pandemic.  His banal comments aligned with other mainstream commentators — and Trump too.  —  CBS News published …
Discussion: Fox News, Mediaite and twitchy.com
Ben Finley / Associated Press:
US military has no plans to send troops to the polls in November, top general says  —  The highest-ranking officer in the U.S. military says there are no plans to send troops to polling places during November's midterm congressional elections, addressing concerns among Democrats …
Reuters:
Trump says he is reviewing US position on Falkland Islands  —  U.S. President Donald Trump said he was reviewing the United States' position on the Falkland Islands, the remote British-ruled archipelago in the South Atlantic.  —  “I always review every position.
Discussion: The Independent and NewsMax.com
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 1:00 AM ET, September 1, 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: 
Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Republicans, Trump DOJ press Supreme Court to weaken federal protection against last-minute voter purges
Discussion: Breitbart
Quinn Glabicki / New York Times:
The World's Coral Reefs Are Running Out of Time to Recover, Research Finds
Discussion: IJR News and Reuters
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall:
The Washington Post Embarrasses Itself Trying to Embarrass Me
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Terri Langford / The Texas Tribune:
Texas hospitals expect to lose $27 million a day in Medicaid funding starting Tuesday
Farrah Tomazin / The Daily Beast:
Embattled Republican Senator Blasted Over ‘Epstein Donors’
 Earlier Items: 
Alejandra Borunda / NPR:
NPR spent 2 years tracking deaths from heat. We found a staggering hidden toll
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Federal judge delays a mifepristone lawsuit until after midterms
Luke Fountain / CNBC:
Trump says U.S. growth could hit 20%. It's happened only once since WWII
Ryan Mancini / NewsNation:
Trump knocks ‘highly conflicted’ judge in Kennedy Center case
Discussion: Mediaite
Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Vance characterizes Democratic Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed as ‘evil’
Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
Trump asks Supreme Court to allow immediate firing of 29 transgender military service members
Discussion: Metro.co.uk and LGBTQ Nation
Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
Kalshi suspends GOP House candidate for betting on her own race
Neil Irwin / Axios:
Two words that worry global central bankers the most
 

 
From Techmeme:

Annie Palmer / CNBC:
The FTC and 22 state AGs sue Amazon, alleging it overcharged advertisers over $20B since 2019 via hidden surcharges, with costs largely passed on to consumers

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Phil Schiller stepped down from his role leading the App Store and product events; he will remain at Apple to work on unspecified initiatives

Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch:
The Pentagon launches ChatGPT Mil and Grok for Government on its GenAI.mil platform, giving its 3M personnel access to AI tools “tailored to warfighter needs”
 
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