Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
10:10 AM ET, November 3, 2026

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Mike Zapler / Axios:
Democrats could learn wrong message from a blowout victory  —  Democrats are poised to romp in today's election — easily winning the House and, according to most forecasts, flipping the Senate too. … Even the GOP has a better brand. … Confusing the two could tempt Democrats to overread …
RELATED:
G. Elliott Morris / FiftyPlusOne:
The final polls and race ratings show a late shift toward Democrats  —  The party has gained ground in the generic ballot and several key Senate races, according to both the polls and expert handicappers  —  G. Elliott Morris, FiftyPlusOne, and Katie Marriner
Politico:
'We forgot what it's like to be populist': Republicans see Trump's 2024 crumbling  —  New results from the POLITICO Poll show that one in 10 Trump voters are planning to vote for Democrats on Tuesday.  —  Republicans' 2024 coalition is cracking in real time.
Discussion: The Independent
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Finally, the Beginning of Trump's End  —  In recent decades, the second terms of American Presidents have not ended well.  Ronald Reagan had the Iran-Contra affair; Bill Clinton, after attempting to cover up his affair with a former intern, became the first chief executive impeached since the mid-nineteenth century.
The Bulwark:
The Alex Pretti Election  —  Plus: Vivek Ramaswamy's closing harangue.  —  It's Election Day, and boy, do we have election coverage for you: Tim, Sarah, and JVL will kick off our election night broadcast at 7:00 p.m. EST on Substack, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitch.
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Republicans Can Blame Trump for Their Midterm Woes … When it becomes clear Tuesday night or Wednesday morning that Republicans have taken “a thumper,” to borrow Bill Clinton's phrase, President Donald Trump will lunge for scapegoats.  —  Trump will claim Republican candidates should have embraced …
Glenn Kessler / MS NOW:
I've spent years fact-checking Trump.  Here are 5 election claims he's already making — and the facts undercutting them.  —  Consistency has never been President Donald Trump's strong suit, but he has been consistent about one thing: If Republicans do poorly in Tuesday's midterm elections …
Politico:
‘The Armageddon of all elections’  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco and Irie Sentner  —  THAT'S HOW THE COALITION CRUMBLES: If you're looking for a sign of how dire the environment looks for Republicans in November 2026, stark new results from The POLITICO Poll show the bloc …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Election Day in America  —  Voters are taking to the polls in a midterm election that will define the future of both parties.
Discussion: Truthout
Annabella Rosciglione / The Daily Beast:
Election ‘Nostradamus’ Reveals Final Midterm Prediction
Discussion: The Spectator
Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
Trump Was Right. He Is on the Ballot.
Michael Podhorzer / Weekend Reading:   The Confederate Realignment  —  Note: Much of what follows is drawn from a larger book-length project I've been working on.
John F. Harris / Politico:   The Told-You-So Primary Starts Tomorrow
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Strikes Iran's Qeshm Island as Trump Talks Down War Risks  —  Trump told reporters Monday 'we haven't been doing any fighting for months'  —  The U.S. attacked Iran's Qeshm Island on Monday, U.S. officials said, in the latest of a series of limited strikes Washington has secretly carried …
RELATED:
New York Times:
U.S. Military Strikes Iran's Qeshm Island in What U.S. Officials Call a Defensive Measure  —  The action was limited, the officials said, with no immediate plans to escalate.  The strikes come on the eve of the midterm elections.  —  The U.S. military struck Iran's Qeshm Island on Monday …
E. Lansing / US Department of Justice:
DOJ To Monitor Elections in All 50 States for First Time  —  For Immediate Release  —  One of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) most important missions is ensuring election integrity, supporting free and fair elections, and protecting the right to vote for U.S. citizens across the United States.
RELATED:
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump DOJ election lawsuits and monitors loom over 2026 midterms
Discussion: Political.org
Politico:
Election Day in America  —  Voters are taking to the polls in a midterm election that will define the future of both parties.  —  Trump admin's win short-lived as appeals court restores DOJ restrictions overnight  —  In a rush of overnight activity, a federal appeals court left …
Discussion: Bloomberg
RELATED:
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Ninth Circuit wipes out ruling allowing Trump administration to threaten election officials
Discussion: Fox News
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court quickly rejects Trump effort to target alleged noncitizen voters in California
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
James O'Keefe's Minnesota stunt backfires spectacularly  —  The fraud came from inside the house. … Well, well, well.  —  Do you think those cringy scammers, James O'Keefe and Cam Higby, have enjoyed being hoisted by their own petard, as it were?  Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty …
Discussion: UNICORN RIOT
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
2026 ELECTION DAY LIVE BLOG  —  What to follow on Election Day and how to watch results come in, Strength In Numbers style  —  Intro  —  Welcome to the Strength In Numbers Election Day live blog!  This page is your one-stop shop for all things data-driven commentary on Election Day 2026.
Discussion: The Downballot
RELATED:
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:   FINAL forecast: a blue wave, or a blue tsunami?
Mira Bhakta / The Hill:
Stevens shares rationale for endorsing Rogers over El-Sayed  —  Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) shared her rationale for her recent decision to endorse former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) over Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in the state's contested Senate race, citing campaign ads, among other reasons.
RELATED:
Politico:
Michigan Republicans wish Haley Stevens had flipped earlier
Shawn McCreesh / New York Times:
Trump Delivers a Closing Midterm Message.  Mostly About Landscaping.  —  On the eve of the election, the president held forth in great detail on columns, drain pipes and granite at the newly refilled Reflecting Pool.  —  President Trump was standing in front of the Reflecting Pool on Monday afternoon …
RELATED:
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Surprises Republicans With Election Eve Speech About Reflecting Pool
RELATED:
Miles Klee / Wired:
The Online Right's Closing Campaign Argument: Fascist Anakin Skywalker Memes  —  With Democrats poised to make significant gains in Tuesday's midterm elections, Trump supporters have been reduced to posting bizarre Star Wars fan fiction.  —  If you quit checking X months ago …
Discussion: Gizmodo and Reason
Ken Burns / New York Times:
Why I'm Optimistic About the Midterms  —  There have been three great crises in American history: the Civil War, perhaps the defining event in our history after the Revolution itself, the Great Depression and World War II.  These events tested our republic and our resolve in fundamental ways …
Ta-Nehisi Coates / Vanity Fair:
Ta-Nehisi Coates on Haley Stevens, Abdul El-Sayed, and the Right's “Campaign of Hate”  —  Stevens's defection from the Democratic vote isn't a story about party intrigue.  It is a story about Stevens waking up and choosing violence.  In supporting Mike Rogers, she has allied herself …
Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
Accountability Day for Musk?  —  Democracy depends upon a simple rule, what we might call the Spider-Man principle: with great power comes great responsibility.  And responsibility in a democracy includes accountability: answering for actions taken using public power and resources.
Discussion: Silver Bulletin and Raw Story
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
What a Vote for Abdul El-Sayed Means  —  On a recent visit to Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township, Mich., I heard from someone who described the state's U.S. Senate race this year as a choice either against antisemitism or for democracy.  —  What he meant was that a vote for Mike Rogers …
Oliver Darcy / Status:
Murdochs' MAGA Math … The analyst, Michael Morris of Guggenheim Securities, pressed Murdoch about the staggering ratings declines Fox News is experiencing ahead of the midterm elections—a troubling trend for the pro-MAGA network that Status first reported on last week.
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Pete Hegseth Makes Over Half the Military Want to Quit Early … The Trump administration's hyperpoliticized military environment apparently has thousands of active-duty military members looking toward the exit.  —  A survey by Common Defense Civic Engagement, a grassroots veterans organization …
Sidney Blumenthal / The Guardian:
Trump's midterm campaign has distilled his vile message  —  The president has spewed vulgar and hateful rhetoric even as he reveals his disdain for his followers  —  Far from veering off his track, Trump in his ceaselessly vile midterm campaign statements has attained an optimal level of Trumpism.
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 10:10 AM ET, November 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: 
Marc Caputo / Axios:
Fired general accused of being source for Wall Street Journal, NYT
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
$1.4 billion in dark money
Discussion: The Guardian and New York Times
Jonathan Levin / Bloomberg:
The Dollar Is Reasserting Itself as the King of Global Finance
New York Times:
For Midterms Night, a TV Schedule Overflowing With Options
more at Mediagazer »
 Earlier Items: 
Axios:
GOP's midterm blame game starts early
William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Why Trump Is Entering His Worst-Ever Doom Spiral: Political Guru
New York Post:
Mamdani raises eyebrows with new look, ditching beard and sporting surprising mustache
New York Times:
Trump Administration Said to Plan Rolling Back Pregnancy-Related Job Protections
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
 

 
From Techmeme:

Jeff John Roberts / Fortune:
Binance says North Korean hackers stole $6.3B through a months-long scheme with fake LinkedIn job interviews and an ad campaign to deliver malicious software

Apple Developer:
Apple opens Siri AI to all developers, letting any app on iOS 27.3 beta and other 27.3 OS betas bring its content and actions into Siri AI by using App Intents

Katie Tarasov / CNBC:
AMD reports Q3 revenue up 45% YoY to $13.38B, vs. $13.09B est., Data Center revenue up 97% to $8.5B, forecasts Q4 revenue above est.; AMD jumps 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