Saudi Attack / Iran

• Trump-Rouhani UNGA meeting not on our agenda: Iran (Al Jazeera)
• How drone attacks on Saudi Aramco might blow up US-Iran tensions by Maysam Behravesh (Al Jazeera)
• Trump questions Iran’s denial of blame over Saudi attacks (Reuters)
• Trump congratulates himself for US becoming ‘number one energy producer in the world’ in wake of Saudi refinery drone attacks by Harry Cockburn (Independent)
• Trump says US doesn’t need ‘Middle Eastern Oil & Gas’ as prices spike by Owen Daughterty (The Hill)
• Evidence indicates Iranian arms used in Saudi attack, say Saudis (Reuters)
• Trump suggests Iran responsible for Saudi oil attack by Caitlin Oprysko (Politico)
• Trump questions Iran’s denial of blame over Saudi attacks (Al Jazeera)
• Trump ramps up rhetoric on Iran by Morgan Chalfant (The Hill)
• Trump says US is ‘locked and loaded’ in response to attacks on Saudi oil supply by Rosie Perper (Business Insider)
• Trump lashed out at the media for reporting he would meet with Iran with ‘no conditions.’ He’s said as much on camera twice. by John Wagner (Washington Post)
• Trump says US response to oil attack depends on Saudi Arabia’s assessment by Julian Borger (Guardian)
• Opinion: The world ignored the warning signs – and now the Middle East is on the brink by Simon Tisdall

Other News

• Trump launches ambitious play to turn New Mexico red by Gabby Orr (Politico)
• Trump’s Asylum Policies Sent Him Back to Mexico. He Was Kidnapped Five Hours Later By a Cartel. by Emily Green (VICE)
• Trump Wants the Government to Investigate Obama’s Netflix Deal by Tim Marcin (VICE)
• Trump Is Forcing Asylum Seekers to Brave Mexican Border Cities at Night to Make Their Court Dates by Fernanda Echavarri (Mother Jones)
• Trump revs up his attacks after NYTimes adds editors’ note to Kavanaugh article by Quint Forgey (Politico)
• Kim Jong-un ‘invites Trump to visit Pyongyang in letter’ by Hyonshee Shin (Independent)
• New York Times issues correction on Kavanaugh story by Alicia Cohn (The Hill)
• Trump: House Judiciary should investigate Obama Netflix deal instead of his business by Brett Samuels (The Hill)
• Trump Cleared to Put More Tariffs on Europe in Airbus Case by Ana Swanson and Milan Schreuer (NY Times)
• Senator told FBI last fall of new information about Kavanaugh by Seung Min Kim(Washington Post)
• Trump launches ambitious play to turn New Mexico red by Gabby Orr (Politico)

Kavanaugh

• Trump stands up for Brett Kavanaugh over ‘liable’ by David Cohen (Politico)
• Julian Castro Calls For Kavanaugh Impeachment After New Accusation Of Sex Misconduct by Mary Papenfuss (Huffington Post)
• Brett Kavanaugh Has Another Sexual Misconduct Allegation by Luke Darby (GQ)
• Trump blasts calls for impeachment of Brett Kavanaugh after new allegations by Martin Pengelly (The Guardian)
• Trump Says Kavanaugh “Should Start Suing” for “Liable” After New Allegations by Daniel Politi (Slate)
• Opinion: The Kavanaugh revelations: Why the Supreme Court is broken by E.J. Dionne Jr (Washington Post)
• Democratic candidates demand Kavanaugh’s impeachment after new allegation in Times piece by Emily Wax-Thibodeaux, Cat Zakrzewski, and Robert O’Harrow Jr (Washington Post)
• Brett Kavanaugh: Trump defends judge amid new misconduct claims (BBC)

Saudi Oil Attack

• Iran dismisses U.S. allegation it was behind Saudi oil attacks by AP (Politico)
• Trump must consider attack on Iran after drone strikes on Saudi Arabia, Lindsay Graham urges by Peter Stubley (Independent)
• Iran denies carrying out crippling attacks on Saudi oil facilities by Karim Fahim, Erin Cunningham, and Steve Mufson (Washington Post)
• Trump: US locked and loaded for response to attack on Saudis by Jon Gambrell and Zeke Miller (AP)
• Saudi oil attack reignites fears of Iran-US conflict in the Gulf (Al Jazeera)

Other News

• Trump’s secret Israeli-Palestinian peace deal in doubt by Patty Culhane (Al Jazeera)
• N Korea leader Kim invites Trump to Pyongyang in new letter (Al Jazeera)

Analysis

• Trump’s long-term plan to destroy Obama’s green legacy by Lily Puckett (Independent)
• The Trump depression (and we don’t mean the economy): Key symptom of autocratic regimes by Paul Rosenberg (Salon)

Opinion

• The Saudi oil attacks are signs of Trump’s Mideast fiasco by Max Boot (Washington Post)

Saudi Oil Strikes

• Pompeo blames Iran for Saudi oil facility attack as Trump seeks to assure markets by Christian Vasquez (Politico)
• Saudi oil strikes: US blames Iran for twin attacks (BBC)
• Trump Lends Saudi Crown Prince U.S. Support In Phone Call After Attack by Sara Bobltz (Huffington Post)

Other News

• Trump responds to one vaping crisis by attacking another by Natalie Fertig, Sarah Owermohle (Politico)
• Trump administration scraps three border wall projects by Jessica Campisi (The Hill)
• White House confirms Osama bin Laden’s son killed in US operation (Al Jazeera)
• Trump confirms death of Osama bin Laden’s son by Tal Axelrod (The Hill)
• Trump lashes out at MSNBC’s Joy Reid, claims she has ‘NO talent’ by Rachel Frazin (The Hill)
• Donald Trump Randomly Tweets ‘Stable Genius’ Boast And People Are Puzzled by Lee Moran (Huffington Post)
• Trump touts defense treaty discussions with Netanyahu days before Israeli election by Christian Vasquez (Politico)
• Trump Inspires California Lawmakers to Go on Offense by Tim Arango, Thomas Fuller, and Jose A. Del Real (NY Times)
• Judge Blocks Removal Of Confederate Statue That Sparked Charlottesville Protest by Shannon Van Sant (NPR)
• NYT Reporters Say They Uncovered New Sexual Misconduct Claim Against Kavanaugh by Carla Herreria (Huffington Post)

Analysis

• Ex-Ethics Chief Breaks Down Why The Donald Trump-Turnberry Story Is Such A ‘Big Deal’  by Lee Moran (Huffington Post)
• Brett Kavanaugh Fit In With the Privileged Kids. She Did Not. by Robin Pogrebin and Kate Kelly (NY Times)

Opinion

• Margaret Atwood’s Dystopia, and Ours by Michelle Goldberg (NY Times)

Democratic Debate

• 7 Things We Learned From the Third Democratic Debate (TIME)
• 4 Takeaways From The Third 2020 Democratic Debate by Kevin Robillard (Huffington Post)
• Democratic Debate Exposes Deep Divides Among Candidates Over Health Care by Danielle Kurtzleben (NPR)
• 5 Questions Answered About The 3rd Democratic Debate by Domenico Montanaro (NPR)
• How Warren Won Without Having a Big Moment by Jeff Greenfield (Politico)
• The Democratic debate protesters were DACA recipients by Nicole Narea (Vox)
• The Democratic Debate Finally Put Medicare for All Front and Center by Jay Willis (GQ)
• Republican PAC runs debate ad comparing Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to genocidal Khmer Rouge by Tom Elfrink and Colby Itkowitz (Washington Post)

Foreign Payments Case

• U.S. appeals court rules against Trump in foreign payments case by Andrew Chung, Jan Wolfe (Reuters)
• Appeals court revives foreign corruption suit against Trump by Josh Gerstein (Politico)
• Appeals court allows Trump emoluments case to move forward by Brett Samuels (The Hill)

Baltimore / Lightbulbs

• While Democrats Debated, Trump Went on a Bizarre, 68-Minute Rant in Baltimore by Jessica Washington (Mother Jones)
• Trump on Why He Doesn’t Like Energy Efficient Light Bulbs: “I Always Look Orange” by Elliot Hannon (Slate)
• Trump on energy-efficient light bulbs: ‘I always look orange’ by John Bowden (The Hill)
• Trump explains his distinctive orange hue: it’s the lightbulbs by Edward Helmore (The Guardian)

Other News

• Trump administration to release name of Saudi official accused of helping 9/11 terrorists, report says by Clark Mindock (Independent)
• China to exempt U.S. pork and soybeans from additional trade war duties, in response to Trump’s tariff delay by Zhou Xin (Politico)
• Trump says he is planning a ‘very substantial’ middle class tax cut in next year by Rachel Frazin (The Hill)
• Leaked email suggests Trump admin is pressuring UN agency to self-censor on climate crisis by Jessica Corbett (Salon)
• ‘National tragedy’: Trump begins border wall construction in Unesco reserve by Samuel Gilbert (Guardian)
• Creator of Stanford Prison Experiment on Trump’s camps: It’s how Nazi guards behaved by Chauncey Devega (Salon)
• Ivanka tells donors she got her moral compass from her dad by Nancy Cook (Politico)
• Latinx Advocacy Groups Sue To Block Citizenship Data Release By Trump Officials by Hansi Lo wang (NPR)
• Trump vets candidates to replace Bolton amid GOP divisions on foreign policy by John Hudson (Washington Post)
• Justice Dept. to Honor Team That Worked on Kavanaugh Confirmation Process by Katie Benner (NY Times)

Analysis

• Americans increasingly see climate change as a crisis, poll shows by Brady Dennis, Stephen Mufson, and Scott Clement (Washington Post)
• What Happens if Trump Won’t Step Down? by Dahlia Lithwick (Slate)

Impeachment

• House panel votes to intensify Trump impeachment probe by David Morgan (Reuters)
• House Judiciary Committee approves guidelines for Trump impeachment probe by Andrew Desidero (Politico)
• The Crucial Question Dividing Pro-Impeachment Democrats by Russell Berman, Elaine Godfrey (The Atlantic)
• “It Is Not Just Verbiage”: The Trump Impeachment Pageant Creeps Toward Reality by Abigail Tracy (Vanity Fair)
• House moves closer towards impeaching Trump after passing key vote by Chris Riotta (Independent)
• US House panel votes to intensify impeachment inquiry by William Roberts (Al Jazeera)

China

• Trump’s Latest Trade War Win Is Actually a Victory for China by David Gilbert (VICE)
• Trump delays tariff hikes on Chinese goods ahead of talks (BBC)
• Trump advisers considering interim China trade deal to delay tariffs: Bloomberg (Reuters)

Israel

• Israel accused of planting mysterious spy devices near the White House by Daniel Lippman (Politico)
• Israel Was Reportedly Known to Be Spying on White House Cellphones, and Trump Didn’t Do Anything About It by Elliot Hannon (Slate)
• Israel accused of planting spying devices near White House by Oliver Holmes (The Guardian)

Water Protections

• Trump administration rolls back landmark water protections by Annie Snider (Politico)
• Trump Administration to Revoke Federal Water Protection Regulations by John Flesher (TIME)
• Administration finalizes repeal of 2015 water rule Trump called ‘destructive and horrible’ by Julie Eilperin and Brady Dennis (Washington Post)
• Trump EPA repeals Obama-era water protections to boost industry (Al Jazeera)

Border / Asylum

• Supreme Court Allows Trump to Deny and Deport Asylum-Seekers by Elliot Hannon (Slate)
• Trump officials to move to impose near-total block on asylum seekers at border by Ed Pilkington (Guardian)
• Supreme Court says US can implement rule that bans most asylum applications at southern border by Debra Cassens Weiss (ABA Journal)
• Mexico slams US Supreme Court order on asylum restrictions (Al Jazeera)

Bolton

• Bolton was fired after disagreeing with Trump on Iran: Report (Al Jazeera)
• ‘I don’t blame Kim Jong Un’: In dismissing Bolton, Trump sides with North Korean leader — again by David Nakamura (Washington Post)
• Trump claims Bolton was ‘holding me back!’ by Quint Forgey (Politico)

Baltimore Speech

• Trump counter-programs Dem debate with his greatest hits by Melanie Zanona, Anita Kumar (Politico)
• Trump Gives A Rambling Mess Of A Speech At The GOP’s Baltimore Retreat — And He’s A Hit by Matt Fuller (Huffington Post)
• President Trump Made a Live Speech During the Democratic Debate. The Networks Didn’t Bite by Tessa Berenson (TIME)

Other News

• Trump pledges to hit Taliban ‘harder’ as peace talks ‘dead’ (Al Jazeera)
• Trump campaign flying anti-socialism banner above Democratic debate by Aris Folley (The Hill)
• Trump Revives Dodgy Claim He And His ‘Men’ Helped At Ground Zero On 9/11 by Josie Harvey (Huffington Post)
• Trump’s poll numbers are so bad the GOP is hiding them from local candidates by Igor Derysh (Salon)
• A nonprofit paid to rent Trump’s D.C. hotel ballrooms. Its headliners: Pence and Pompeo by David A. Fahrenthold (Washington Post)
• White House moving forward to strip California of vehicle authority by David Shepardson (AP)
• Air Force says it sent crews to Trump’s Scottish resort up to 40 times by Bryan Bender, Natasha Bertrand (Politico)
• U.S. Defense Agency Delays New Contract With Airport Near Trump’s Scottish Resort: Report by Mary Papenfuss (Huffington Post)
• Trump’s Plan to Stop Violence Via Smartphone Tracking Isn’t Just a Massive Privacy Violation by Jane C. Hu (Slate)
• Trump says he won’t also name Pompeo national security adviser by Caitlin Oprysko (Politico)
• Biden attacks Warren, Sanders over cost of healthcare plans in Democratic debate by Tim Reid, Joseph Ax (Reuters)

Analysis

• What Trump’s horrific polling actually tells us — and what it doesn’t — about 2020 by Dylan Scott (Vox)

Opinion

• Sotomayor’s brutal dissent unmasks an ugly truth about Trump by Greg Sargent (Washington Post)

9/11

• It’s the 9/11 Anniversary and Trump Is Tweeting About an (Unconstitutional) Third Term by Alex Lubben (VICE)
• Trump brings up failed Taliban peace talks in 9/11 remarks by Caitlin Oprysko (Politico)
• Trump commemorates 9/11 with warning to Taliban by Morgan Chalfant, Brett Samuels (The Hill)

E-Cigarettes

• Trump calls on FDA to ban all flavored vapes after mystery lung illness by Makena Kelly (The Verge)
• Trump weighs ban on flavored e-cigarettes (Politico)
• Trump seeks ban on flavored e-cigarettes by Nathaniel Weixel (The Hill)
• Trump plans ban on sale of flavoured e-cigarettes (BBC)

Poll

• Trump rages over ‘phony’ poll by Brett Samuels (The Hill)
• Trump slams ‘phony’ poll showing him trailing several 2020 Democrats by Quint Forgey (Politico)
• Trump lashes out after poll says he would lose badly in 2020 to Biden, Warren, Sanders and Harris by Chris Riotta (Independent)
• Trump is trying to discredit recent polls because he’s losing in nearly all of them by Sean Collins (Vox)

Asylum / Border

• A new Trump administration proposal could put asylum seekers out of a job by Nicole Narea (Vox)
• Supreme Court allows broad enforcement of asylum limits by Mark Sherman (AP)
• US Supreme Court backs Trump on asylum crackdown (Al Jazeera)
• The Supreme Court Just Made It Virtually Impossible for Anyone to Seek Asylum at the Border by Fernanda Echavarri (Mother Jones)
• The Supreme Court just let Trump close the Mexican border to nearly all migrants seeking asylum by Ian Millhiser (Vox)

Homelessness / CA

• Trump eyes moving homeless to government facilities amid Fox News coverage of issue: reports by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
• Trump Finds An Ugly New Way To Concern-Troll California by Alison Durkee (Vanity Fair)
• Workers on frontlines of homeless crisis tell Trump: ‘We don’t need tough talk’ by Sam Levin (The Guardian)

Bolton

• The DIY foreign policy president: Bolton ouster confirms it by Matthew Lee (AP)
• Trump Wants Another Term, So Bolton Had to Go by Peter Beinart (The Atlantic)
• Opinion: Bolton is out. What will that mean for Trump’s foreign policy? by Daniel W. Drezner (Washington Post)
• The Bolton Affair Exposes Trump’s Warring Instincts on War by Kevin Drum (Mother Jones)

Other News

• Trump reverses course, seeks negative rates from Fed ‘boneheads’ by Howard Schneider (Reuters)
• White House Pressed Agency to Repudiate Weather Forecasters Who Contradicted Trump by Peter Baker, Lisa Friedman, Christopher Flavelle (NY Times)
• House Democrats Are Examining if the Middleman in Trump’s Secret Moscow Deal Withheld Information by David Corn, Dan Friedman (Mother Jones)
• Trump takes victory lap after North Carolina race, but narrow win previews tough 2020 battle ahead by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
• Mulvaney pushed NOAA to disavow forecasters who contradicted Trump on Alabama: report by Zack Budryk (The Hill)
• More than 1,000 US polling sites closed since supreme court ruling, report finds by Tom McCarthy (Guardian)
• Trump brazenly rewrites history while giving himself credit for Dan Bishop’s win by Aaron Rupar (Vox)
• House Judiciary Committee sends gun control bills to the floor by Todd Ruger (Roll Call)
• Trump Wants Citizenship Data Released But States Haven’t Asked Census For That by Hansi Lo Wang (NPR)
• Trump announces delay on next China tariff hike until Oct. 15 by Doug Palmer (Politico)
• Republicans and Democrats hammer Trump’s judicial nominee by Marianne Levine (Politico)

Opinion

• Trump’s war on truth just got a lot more cult-like by Greg Sargent (Washington Post)
• ‘You’re a prop in the back’: Advisers struggle to obey Trump’s Kafkaesque rules by Ashley Parker and Philip Rucker (Washington Post)

Bolton

• Trump Fires John Bolton as National Security Adviser by Peter Baker (NY Times)
• Trump fires national security adviser Bolton by Morgan Chalfant, Brett Samuels (The Hill)
• Meet John Bolton, an architect of the Iraq War who just got fired from his job as Trump’s National Security Adviser by Grace Panetta (Business Insider)
• Trump fires John Bolton as national security adviser (Al Jazeera)
• Trump Fires John Bolton In Final Break After Months Of Internal Policy Division by Philip Ewing (NPR)
• National Security Advisor John Bolton is out — here are all the casualties of the Trump administration so far by Jeremy Berke, Grace Panetta and Joseph Zeballos-Roig (Business Insider)
• Opinion: John Bolton is out. Let the era of Trump Alone begin. by Alex Ward (Vox)
• Key dates, disagreements of Bolton’s tenure in Trump White House (Al Jazeera)

Trump Resort

• Lawmakers threaten to subpoena Pentagon over Turnberry records by David Brown (Politico)
• Trump’s Turnberry Scandal Violates the Other Emoluments Clause by Laurence H. Tribe (Slate)
• McCarthy defends military personnel staying at Trump resort by Juliegrace Brufke (The Hill)

NOAA / Dorian / Bahamas

• Trump Dorian tweets: Weather staff ‘faced sacking threat’ over Alabama (BBC)
• Trump Warns That People Fleeing Hurricane-Ravaged Bahamas Could Be “Gang Members” by Elliot Hannon (Slate)
• Wilbur Ross Threatened to Fire NOAA Officials Who Didn’t Back Up Trump’s Fake Hurricane Warnings by Luke Darby (GQ)
• Trump Doesn’t Want to Let the “Very Bad People” Fleeing Hurricane Dorian Into the U.S. by Alison Durkee (Vanity Fair)
• A brief history of how Trump came up with the false claim that Hurricane Dorian could hit Alabama by Kat Tenbarge, Lauren Frias, and Rosie Perper (Business Insider)
• NOAA Head: ‘No One’s Job Is Under Threat’ Over Trump’s Disputed Tweets About Alabama by Mary Scott Hodgin, Bill Chappell (NPR)
• Trump Tried to Bully NOAA. Its Chief Scientist Just Released a Remarkable Letter to Fight Back. by Nicole Javorsky (Mother Jones)

Afghanistan

• Taliban to continue fighting after Trump says talks ‘dead’ by (Al Jazeera)
• Afghanistan Has Just Gotten Even Even Weirder by Kevin Drum (Mother Jones)
• At Camp David, Trump Sought The Mantle Of History. But Afghanistan Is Different by Ron Elving (NPR)

Border

• Hasty rollout of Trump immigration policy has ‘broken’ border courts by Mica Rosenberg, Kristina Cooke, Reade Levinson (Reuters)
• US-Mexico border: Number of migrant arrests in United States down by Heidi Zhou-Castro (Al Jazeera)
• Senate Democrats to force one more vote against Trump’s border emergency declaration by Seung Min Kim (Washington Post)

Economy / Housing Plan

• Trump insists everything is fine as economic anxiety surges by Ben White (Politico)
• Poll: Trump approval falls as majority of Americans brace for recession by Quint Forgey (Politico)
• Americans Are Losing Confidence in the Trump Economy by Eric Lutz (Vanity Fair)
• Six in 10 Americans expect a recession and higher prices as Trump’s approval rating slips, Washington Post-ABC News poll finds by Toluse Olorunnipa and Scott Clement (Washington Post)

Housing Plan

• Trump’s housing finance plan will make mortgages more expensive, especially for black borrowers, housing groups say by Tracy Jan (Washington Post)
• Trump Wants to Make Mortgages More Expensive for Minorities by Bess Levin (Vanity Fair)

Other News

• Judge Promoted by Trump Administration Threatened a 2-Year-Old With an Attack Dog by Noah Lanard (Mother Jones)
• Trump Admin Leading ‘Brazen’ Public Land Liquidation In Alaska, Analysis Finds by Chris D’Angelo (Huffington Post)
• Presidential Power Must Be Curbed After Trump, 2020 Candidates Say by Charlie Savage (NY Times)
• The US extracted a top spy from Russia after Trump revealed classified information to the Russians in an Oval Office meeting by Sonam Sheth (Business Insider)
• Trump administration unveils new executive order on counterterrorism sanctions by Brett Samuels, Morgan Chalfant (The Hill)
• Trump extends national emergency on foreign election interference by Morgan Chalfant (The Hill)
• Trump’s reported California homeless takeover bewilders state, local leaders by Jeremy B. White, Carla Marinucci (Politico)
• Trump Administration Looks Into Addressing California Homelessness Crisis by Antonia Blumberg (Huffington Post)

Analysis

• The Trump Organization’s Hostile Takeover of the U.S. Government by Matt Ford (The New Republic)
• Southern U.S. states have closed 1,200 polling places in recent years: rights group by Andy Sullivan (Reuters)
• This Is Still Happening: Elaine Chao by Jeremy Stahl (Slate)
• Trump’s Reckless Attack on Automakers Could Backfire by Perry Grossman (Slate)

Trump Resort

• Trump: I Have Nothing to Do With All These Government Officials Staying at My Resorts by Inae Oh (Mother Jones)
• Trump says Air Force stays at his Scotland resort have ‘NOTHING TO DO WITH ME’ by Caitlin Oprysko (Politico)
• ‘Allowable But Not Advisable’: Air Force And Congress Review Stays At Trump Resort by Tamara Keith (NPR)
• Air Force reviewing layover guidelines amid scrutiny of stop at Trump property in Scotland by John Wagner and Missy Ryan (Washington Post)
• Air Force crews have lodged at Trump’s Scottish resort at least 4 times by Natasha Bertrand, Connor O’Brien (Politico)
• Trump had deal with airport to send aircrews to his Scotland resort: report by Zack Budryk (The Hill)

Sanford

• Trump takes aim at Mark Sanford, his newest GOP challenger by Quint Forgey (Politico)
• Mark Sanford: Trump lashes out at latest Republican challenger (BBC)
• Trump GOP primary challenger Mark Sanford says growing field of Republican candidates strengthens anti-Trump message by Devan Cole (CNN)
• The Trump Presidency Is One Long Grift by Jay Willis (GQ)

Border / Immigration

• Judge Blocks Trump’s Ban on Asylum at the Southern Border by Noah Lanard (Mother Jones)
• Judge restores nationwide block of asylum ban by Ted Hesson, Quint Forgey (Politico)
• Judge reinstates block on Trump’s asylum ban for migrants at southern border by Chris Mills Rodrigo (The Hill)

NOAA / Dorian / Bahamas

• NOAA’s chief scientist will investigate why agency backed Trump over its experts on Dorian, email shows by Kayla Epstein, Andrew Freedman, Jason Samenow, Kate Harrison Belz, and Colby Itkowitz (Washington Post)
• Some Bahamas evacuees were told to get off a ferry headed to the US. CBP blames the ferry operator. by Christina Maxouris and Eric Levenson (CNN)
• NOAA Chief Scientist Says Move To Contradict Agency And Back Trump Was ‘Political’ by Vanessa Romo (NPR)
• Government scientists blast Trump weather wars after NOAA defends his hurricane forecast by Caitlin Oprysko (Politico)
• Bahamian Hurricane Dorian survivors weren’t allowed to evacuate to the US by Nicole Narea (Vox)
• Trump says some Bahamas typhoon evacuees not welcome in US (Al Jazeera)
• Trump Claims Those Fleeing Bahamas Could Be ‘Very Bad People’ by Amy Ruso (Huffington Post)

Other News

• Trump calls activist shareholder moves on AT&T ‘great news’ (Reuters)
• Student-loan behemoth tightens its ties to Trump and DeVos by Michael Stratford (Politico)
• Trump heads to N.C. for House special election — and 2020 test run by Steven Shepard (Politico)
• Amid wave of retirements, Trump calls for ending term limits for House GOP committee chairs by Quint Forgey (Politico)
• Mnuchin says administration will consider new round of tax cuts in 2020 by Quint Forgey (Politico)
• Trump Campaign Manager: Get Ready for Presidents Ivanka, Jared, and Don Jr. by Bess Levin (Vanity Fair)
• Trump administration extracted US spy from inside Russia government in 2017, report says by Clark Mindock (Independent)
• The CIA Reportedly Pulled Its Top Spy from Russia Because Trump Can’t Keep His Mouth Shut by Luke Darby (GQ)
• House Judiciary Committee Is Taking a Small Procedural Step Towards Impeachment by Mary Clare Jalonick (TIME)
• “Filthy Mouthed” Chrissy Teigen Shut Down Donald Trump’s Twitter Attacks Over Criminal Justice Reform by Lucy Diavalo (Teen Vogue)
• Trump says US-Taliban peace talks are ‘dead’ (Al Jazeera)
• US House panel calls on former top Trump aide Flynn to testify (Al Jazeera)
• Trump rallies support for Republican in North Carolina special election, with eye on 2020 by Roberta Rampton, Susan Cornwell (Reuters)
• House panels launch investigation into Giuliani’s dealings with Ukraine by Caitlin Oprysko (Politico)
• US House Democrats launch probe into Trump, Giuliani and Ukraine (Al Jazeera)
• Trump again jokes about extending his term past 2024 by Arren Kimbel-Sannit (Politico)
• Trump claims he’ll release ‘extremely complete’ financial details by Caitlin Oprysko (Politico)
• Trump makes unfounded voter fraud claim — while campaigning for seat opened by GOP cheating by Aaron Rupar (Vox)

Analysis

• We’re starting to see the scale of Trump’s personal corruption — and it’s massive by Heather Digby Parton (Salon)
• Trump’s approval rating is strong with Republicans. He exaggerates it anyway. by Aaron Rupar (Vox)
• The Trump administration’s new plan to privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, explained by Matthew Yglesias (Vox)
• False Summit by Fred Kalpan (Slate)

Opinion

• Trump’s Stunt with the Taliban Was Not About Negotiating Peace by Robin Wright (New Yorker)

Taliban Secret Meeting

• Trump cancels secret US meeting with Afghan Taliban (BBC)
• Trump cancels Taliban talks: What does it mean for Afghanistan? by Shereena Qazi (Al Jazeera)
• Trump says he ‘called off’ peace talks with Taliban over attack (Al Jazeera)
• Trump cancels secret U.S-Taliban meeting by Anna Palmer, Jake Sherman (Politico)
• Afghan peace deal: Taliban says US has most to lose from cancelled talks (BBC)
• Pompeo defends Trump’s decision to invite Taliban to talks at Camp David by Felicia Sonmez and Jeff Stein (Washington Post)
• Trump’s Taliban invite another bold risk that’s unraveled by Deb Riechmann and Matthew Lee (AP)
• Taliban warns of more US dead after Trump says he cancelled peace talks by Michael Safi (Guardian)
• Republicans and Democrats denounce Trump’s shock Taliban talks revelation by Victoria Bekiempis (Guardian)
• Analysis: Trump cancels Taliban talks: What does it mean for Afghanistan? by Shereena Qazi (Al Jazeera)
• Analysis: Timeline: US military presence in Afghanistan (Al Jazeera)
• US recalls envoy to Afghanistan after Trump cancels Taliban talks by Rob Reynolds (Al Jazeera)
• Taliban Talks Hit a Wall Over Deeper Disagreements, Officials Say by Mujib Mashal (NY Times)

Sanford / 2020

• Mark Sanford Says He’ll Challenge Trump For President, But That Just Got Harder to Do by Tamara Keith (NPR)
• Mark Sanford: Long-time Trump critic joins Republican race to unseat Trump (BBC)
• Mark Sanford announces GOP presidential bid: ‘We have lost our way’ by Victoria Guida (Politico)
• Mark Sanford: Former South Carolina governor to challenge Trump in Republican primary by Lily Puckett (Independent)

NOAA / Dorian

• NOAA staff was warned against providing ‘opinion’ about Dorian after Trump comments: report by Justin Wise (The Hill)
• NOAA Staff Reportedly Warned Not to Contradict Trump on Claim Dorian Could Impact Alabama by Daniel Politi (Slate)
• Let Trump Decide the Weather, NOAA Reportedly Told Staff Before Hurricane Dorian by Kevin Fitzpatrick (Vanity Fair)

Other News

• Hong Kong protesters, waving American flags, call on Trump to ‘liberate’ city by Samuel Osborne (Independent)
• Kevin Hassett Says Trump’s Trade War Is Worth the Cost by Lizzie O’Leary (The Atlantic)
• Trump’s plan to stem border crossings gets results by Ted Hesson (Politico)
• A Trump social network readies for launch by Anita Kumar (Politico)
• Officials Defend Military Unit’s Stay at Trump Scotland Hotel by Mark Thiessen (TIME)
• Democrats to Broaden Impeachment Inquiry Into Trump to Corruption Accusations by Nicholas Fandos (NY Times)
• Air Force leaders order probe of Trump resort stays by Bryan Bender, Natasha Bertrand (Politico)
• House Judiciary Committee Set to Finally Formalize Impeachment Investigation by Daniel Politi (Slate)

Opinion

• The Real Donald Trump Is a Character on TV by James Poniewozik (NY Times)

Trump Scottish Golf Resort

• Congress Wants to Know If the Air Force Is Propping up Trump’s Golf Course by Russ Choma (Mother Jones)
• Congress investigating Trump over US military trips to Scotland by Mattha Busby (The Guardian)
• Is the Air Force Helping to Keep Trump’s Scottish Resort Afloat? by Danielo Politi (Slate)
• House Investigating Unusual Military Stops Near Trump’s Scottish Resort: Reports by Sara Bobltz (Huffington Post)
• Trump Turnberry: US Congress launches investigation into Prestwick Airport deals (BBC)
• The US military may have spent millions to help prop up a Trump resort by Riley Beggin (Vox)

Taliban Secret Meeting

• Trump Says He Secretly Invited Taliban Leaders, Afghanistan President To U.S. by Carla Herreria, Hayley Miller (Huffington Post)
• Trump Cancels a Secret Meeting With the Taliban Days Before 9/11 Anniversary by Inae Oh (Mother Jones)
• Trump Says He Called Off Secret Talks At Camp David With Taliban, Afghan Leaders by Ayesha Rascoe, Diaa Hadid, Abdul Sattar (NPR)

NOAA / Dorian

• NOAA Contradicts Weather Service, Backs Trump in Warning Dorian Could Impact Alabama by Daniel Politi (Slate)
• NOAA assailed for defending Trump’s Hurricane Dorian claim by Seth Borenstein (AP)
• NOAA Disputes Its Own Experts, Siding With President Trump Over Hurricane Dorian and Alabama. Here’s a Full Timeline of the Controversy by Tara Law (TIME)
• NOAA staff warned in Sept. 1 directive against contradicting Trump by Andrew Freedman, Colby Itkowitz, and Jason Samenow (Washington Post)

Washington Post

• Trump: Two “Nasty” Washington Post Reporters Should Be Barred From White House by Daniel Politi (Slate)
• Trump says two Washington Post reporters shouldn’t be allowed at the White House by Craig Howie (Politico)
• Washington Post editor fires back after Trump attack on reporters by Zack Budruk (The Hill)

Other News

• Trump Wants to Give Landlords Even More Power Over People With Criminal Records by Morgan Baskin (VICE)
• The House Judiciary Committee plans to finally define its impeachment inquiry by Riley Beggin (Vox)
• U.S. House panel poised to spell out Trump impeachment probe by David Morgan (Reuters)
• ‘The Trumps will be a dynasty that lasts for decades’ by Carla Marinucci (Politico)

Opinion

• ‘Enemy of the people’: Trump’s war on the media is a page from Nixon’s playbook by David Smith (The Guardian)