Government Shutdown / Border Wall
- The Public Blamed Trump For The Shutdown — But That May Be Changing by Nathaniel Rakich (FiveThirtyEight)
- McConnell keeps his head down as government shutdown drags on by John Bresnahan, Burgess Everett (Politico)
- Trump And Congressional Leaders To Meet Again, But Shutdown Deal Remains Unlikely by Scott Detrow (NPR)
- US shutdown: Trump digs in as he meets congressional leaders (BBC)
- US House Democrats challenge Trump on shutdown (BBC)
- How the Partial Government Shutdown Is Hampering Climate Efforts by Mark J. Matthews (Scientific American)
- Both parties dismiss ‘Dreamers’ deal to end shutdown by Sarah Ferris, Burgess Everett (Politico)
- As shutdown enters third week, congressional leaders head to White House to negotiate with Trump by Shira Tarlo (Salon)
- These Republican lawmakers have already had it with Trump’s shutdown by Josh Israel (ThinkProgress)
- As federal workers go without pay, Mike Pence is set to get raise of almost $13K tomorrow: report by Tom Boggioni (Salon)
- Senior Trump officials to get $10k raise amid shutdown: report by John Bowden (The Hill)
- Opinion: Trump’s border wall demand is constitutionally illegitimate by Lawrence Lessig (The Guardian)
- Analysis: 2019 government shutdown climbs historical charts by Ryan Kelly (Roll Call)
- Presidential contradictions: 3 takeaways from Trump‘s Friday fracas by John T. Bennett (Roll Call)
- Here are lawmakers diverting pay in solidarity with shutdown employees by Emily Kopp (Roll Call)
- Trump is the obstacle to a shutdown deal by Dara Lind (Vox)
- Analysis: We Annotated the White House’s Wildly Misleading Border Security Briefing to Congress by Noah Lanard (Mother Jones)
- Trump threatens years-long shutdown for his wall as GOP support begins to fracture by Seung Min Kim, Erica Werner, and Josh Dawsey (Washington Post)
- Millions face delayed tax refunds, cuts to food stamps as White House scrambles to deal with shutdown’s consequences by Damian Paletta and Erica Werner (Washington Post)
- Report: Senior Trump Administration Officials Set to Receive $10,000 Raises During the Shutdown by Molly Olmstead (Slate)
- Trump says he is considering using emergency powers to build wall by Zachary Cohen, Ryan Browne and Barbara Starr (CNN)
- Trump Floats Declaring National Emergency To Build Border Wall by Sara Boboltz (Huffington Post)
- Trump says he would consider declaring a national emergency to force border wall funding by Matthew Choi (Politico)
- Will the Government Ever Reopen? by Russell Berman (The Atlantic)
- Trump argues federal workers will be fine without paychecks during shutdown by Melanie Scmitz (ThinkProgress)
- Trump says he’s ‘prepared’ to keep government shut for years (Al Jazeera)
- Trump Threatens Government Shutdown Could Last “Months or Even Years” by Inae Oh (Mother Jones)
- Trump claims support from past presidents for the wall: Clinton, Bush and Obama beg to differ by Andrew Restuccia (Politico)
- Trump’s use of border agents for wall pitch raises legal, ethical questions by John T. Bennett (Roll Call)
- Fact Check: Trump’s false claim about drug smuggling by Calvin Woodward and Michale Balsamo (AP)
- Zinke: Park visitors should “grab a trash bag” by AP (NBC Montana)
House / Democrats / Impeachment
- Democrats’ First Order of Business: Making It Easier to Vote and Harder to Buy Elections by Ari Berman (Mother Jones)
- House Democrats Introduce Their Sweeping New Reform Bill by Paul Blumenthal (Huffington Post)
- House Democrats pass plan to end US government shutdown without funding Trump’s Mexico border wall by Shehab Khan (Independent)
- What It Looks Like To Have A Record Number Of Women In The House Of Representatives by Danielle Kurtzleben, Sean McMinn, Renee Klahr (NPR)
- Trump scoffs at impeachment talk: I’ve ‘done nothing wrong’ (Politico)
- Profane Impeachment Call From Freshman Democrat Gets Quick Rebuke From Top Democrats by Deirdre Walsh (NPR)
- Freshman Rep. Tlaib: Dem majority will ‘impeach the motherf—er’ by Caitlin Oprysko (Politico)
- WSJ editorial shreds Trump’s Afghanistan claims by Caitlin Oprysko (Politico)
- Ocasio-Cortez floats 70 percent tax on the super wealthy to fund Green New Deal by Matthew Choi (Politico)
- How Could You Impeach a President as Successful as Me, Trump Asks by AP (TIME)
- Democrats push to require 10 years of tax returns for 2020 presidential candidates by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
- The House Is Now 420 Percent More Millennial by Alex Shultz (GQ)
Border / Immigration
- Mexico call on US to investigate use of tear gas at border by Sarah Harvard (Independent)
- Undocumented immigrant at Trump golf course ‘intentionally removed form Secret Service vetting list’ by Clark Mindock (Independent)
- We Annotated the White House’s Wildly Misleading Border Security Briefing to Congress by Noah Lanard (Mother Jones)
- Tent City Housing Migrant Children To Close As Kids Are Released To Sponsors by John Burnett (NPR)
Syria / Afghanistan
- Here’s why Trump’s praise of the Soviet Union for invading Afghanistan is dangerous by Ali M. Latifi (ThinkProgress)
- WSJ editorial blasts Trump for ‘utterly false narrative’ on Soviet invasion of Afghanistan by John Bowden (The Hill)
- Trump’s Withdrawal of U.S. Troops From Syria Will Boost Iran’s Fortunes by Lina Khatib (TIME)
- The Quick Read on Trump’s Delayed Syria Troop Drawdown by Ian Bremmer (TIME)
- U.S. has no timeline for U.S. troop withdrawal from Syria: U.S official (Reuters)
Transgender Military Limits
- U.S. court rules for Trump on transgender military limits by Lawrence Hurley (Reuters)
- US court rules in favor of Trump policy on transgender military limits by Reuters (The Guardian)
Trade / China / Economy
- Bipartisan bill seeks to toughen Trump approach on China by Martin Matishak (Politico)
- Where Donald Trump’s Trade War Is Headed in 2019 by Justin Worland (TIME)
- Fed Chair Says He Won’t Resign If President Trump Asks Him To by AP (TIME)
- Trump Claims Democrats Winning the House Made the Stock Market Collapse by Bess Levin (Vanity Fair)
- U.S. Officials to Visit Beijing to Discuss Easing Trade War by Joe McDonald (TIME)
- Trump to Apple: Make the iPhone in the U.S., not China by Matt Binder (Mashable)
Mueller Investigation
- Judge Extends Term for Grand Jury Hearing Evidence From Mueller by Sharon LaFraniere (NY Times)
- Expiring Mueller grand jury gets extension by Josh Gerstein (Politico)
- Robert Mueller given more time to investigate Trump’s possible collusion with Russia by Andrew Buncombe (Independent)
Other News
- Senate Confirms 4 Trump Nominees to Top Environmental Posts in Last-Minute Vote by Alexander C. Kaufman (Mother Jones)
- Supreme Court to hear two partisan gerrymandering cases after previous sidestep by Debra Cassens Weiss (ABA Journal)
- US halts cooperation with UN on potential human rights violations by Ed Pilkington (The Guardian)
- Watchdog group urges probe of Ivanka Trump tax break role by Stephen Braun (AP)
Analysis
- Trump says Democrats are to blame for the stock market’s troubles. They’re not. by Emily Stewart (Vox)
Opinion
- The Latest Front Against Civil Rights by the Editorial Board (NY Times)