Russia Investigation
- Steve Bannon ‘doesn’t plan to testify before Congress despite subpoena’ by Jeremy B White (Independent)
- One Way or Another, Donald Trump Will Have to Testify About Russia by Kevin Drum (Mother Jones)
- Trump’s own lawyers think he would commit perjury during Mueller interview by AlterNet (Salon)
- House Intel postpones Bannon interview in dispute over questioning by Jonathan Easley, Katie Bo Williams (The Hill)
- Even Trump’s Lawyers Are Worried He’ll Lie to Mueller by Abigail Tracy (Vanity Fair)
- Trump’s lawyers have reportedly advised him to refuse an interview with the special counsel by Debra Cassens Weiss (ABA Journal)
- Key Democrat suggests contempt proceedings for Bannon by Staff (Reuters)
Nunes Memo
- How the Nunes Memo Harms Intelligence Oversight by Julian Sanchez (The Atlantic)
- The Media Couldn’t Get Enough of the Nunes Memo by Kevin Drum (Mother Jones)
Immigration / Shutdown
- NPR Poll: 2 In 3 Support Legal Status For DREAMers; Majority Oppose Building A Wall by Domenico Montanaro (NPR)
- House to vote on government funding as deadline approaches by Richard Cowan, David Morgan (Reuters)
- Federal judge who Donald Trump disparaged as ‘Mexican’ set to preside over US-Mexico border wall case by Eli Rosenberg (Independent)
- Donald Trump ‘to launch controversial National Vetting Centre’ to control immigration by Harriet Agerholm (Independent)
- Trump will not extend DACA’s March 5 deadline when ‘dreamers’ work permits expire, suggests White House by Alexandra Wilts (Independent)
- Trump calls for illegal immigration crackdown after NFL player’s death by Max Greenwood (The Hill)
- Kelly says Trump not likely to extend DACA deadline by John Bowden (The Hill)
- Trump immigration plan could keep whites in U.S. majority for up to five more years by Jeff Stein and Andrew Van Dam (The Washington Post)
- Opinion: What’s really to blame for the immigration impasse? Gerrymandering. by John Delaney (Washington Post)
- White House chief of staff: Trump not expected to extend DACA deadline by Erica Werner and Ed O’Keefe (Washington Post)
- ‘Shut It Down’: Trump Threatens Government Shutdown Over Border Security by Thomas Kaplan and Mark Landler (NY Times)
- Top Senate leaders negotiating budget deal to keep government open by Mike DeBonis and Erica Werner
- House Democrats to Leverage Budget Caps Support for Immigration Vote by Lindsey McPherson (Roll Call)
- John Kelly: “Lazy” immigrants didn’t sign up for DACA by Shira Tarlo (Salon)
- Trump: ‘I’d Love To See A Shutdown’ If Congress Doesn’t Agree To Immigration Restrictions by Marina Fang (Huffington Post)
- Donald Trump’s chief of staff says Dreamers ‘too lazy’ to sign up for DACA protection by Jeremy B White (Independent)
- Trump calls for shutdown if Congress doesn’t pass border-security measures by Louis Nelson (Politico)
- US Government shutdown: House of Representatives passes budget bill in bid to avoid another closure by Jeremy B White (Independent)
- House passes stopgap spending bill to avert shutdown by Richard Cowan, Steve Holland (Reuters)
Military Parade
- Trump tells Pentagon to explore staging military parade by Andrew Restuccia, Bryan Bender (Politico)
- Donald Trump asks Pentagon to stage grand military parade through Washington by Jeremy B White (Independent)
- Trump asked the Pentagon to start planning a military parade by Jane Coaston (Vox)
Other News
- How Trump’s Funding Cuts Threaten ‘Basic Health Program’ Plans by Michelle Andrews (NPR)
- Trade ‘disaster’ worsens under Trump by Doug Palmer (Politico)
- Tweeters Troll Donald Trump Over Massive ‘Trump Dump’ Stock Market Plunge by Lee Moran (Huffington Post)
- Report: Kellyanne Conway Preventing Drug Policy Experts From Forming Drug Policy Agenda by Molly Olmstead (Slate)
- Conway freezing out experts, relying on political staff in drug policy office: report by John Bowden (The Hill)
- Sen. Tammy Duckworth: I swore an oath to the Constitution, not to clap when Trump demands by Kristine Phillips (Washington Post)
- White House moves to distance Trump from market plunge by Andrew Restuccia and Cristiano Lima (Politico)
- Richmond Torches Trump: ‘Irrelevant’ to the NFL by Eric Garcia (Roll Call)
- Trump Falls Silent On Stock Market Slump by Scott Horsley (NPR)
- Trump University: court upholds $25m settlement to give students’ money back by Joanna Walters (The Guardian)
- The Congressman Who Infuriates the President by Natasha Bertrand (The Atlantic)
- Appeals court upholds $25 million Trump University settlement by Jacqueline Thomsen (The Hill)
Analysis
- How the Republicans rigged Congress — new documents reveal an untold story by David Daley (Salon)
- He Dares Call It Treason by David A. Graham (The Atlantic)
- What Trump’s speech says about his mental fitness by John McWhorter (The NY Times)
- Before drop, Trump boasted about the stock market once every 35 hours by Matthew Nussbaum (Politico)
- “He Wants a Killer”: Post-Bannon, Post-Nunes, Post-Kelly Friction, a Frustrated Trump Searches for a West Wing Reset by Gabriel Sherman (Vanity Fair)
- In defense of Social Security Disability Insurance by Dylan Matthews (Vox)
Opinion
- Gulp. I’m Guilty of Treason. by Frank Bruni (NY Times)
- Trump’s lapdogs now accept the labeling of opponents as ‘treasonous’ by Jennifer Rubin (Washington Post)