Flynn
- Justice Department warned White House that Flynn could be vulnerable to Russian blackmail, officials say by Adam Entous, Ellen Nakashima and Philip Rucker (Washington Post)
- Flynn Is Said to Have Misled White House on Russian Talks by Matthew Rosenberg, Glenn Thrush, Michael S. Schmidt and Mark Mazzetti (NY Times)
- The Latest: Flynn resigns amid Russia controversy (AP)
- Michael Flynn Resigns As Trump’s National Security Adviser by Domenico Montanaro & Tamara Keith (NPR)
- Trump national security adviser Flynn resigns in controversy over Russian contacts (Reuters)
- Michael Flynn Has Just Resigned As National Security Adviser (Mother Jones)
Travel Ban
- Trump powers ‘will not be questioned’ on immigration, senior official says by Molly Redden (The Guardian)
- How the Travel Ban Helps Terrorists by Steve Chapman (Reason.com)
- President Trump’s Travel Ban Is Threatening to Undermine the Future of U.S.-Iraqi Relations by Qassim Abdul-Zahra & Susannah George (TIME)
- Courts likely to probe Trump’s intent in issuing travel ban by Andrew Chung & Mica Rosenberg (Reuters)
- Why can’t Muslims talk about the Muslim ban on US TV? by Khaled A Beydoun (Al Jazeera)
- ACLU’s Religious Freedom suit against Trump order: “Gerrymandered to target Muslims” by Sunnievie Brydom (USC Annenberg.com)
- What’s Next for Trump’s Travel Ban? Justice Dept. and States Weigh Options by Adam Liptak (NY Times)
- For Refugees And Advocates, Trump Immigration Order Stay Leads To Disarray by Deborah Amos (NPR)
- Virginia judge issues new injunction against Trump travel ban (Reuters)
- U.S. House tax panel will not seek Trump tax returns: lawmaker by David Morgan (Reuters)
- Judge denies tribes’ request to block final link in Dakota pipeline by Timothy Gardner (Reuters)
Trudeau Visit
- Trudeau visits Trump: PM arrives in Washington for meeting by Sean Kilpatrick (The Globe and Mail)
- Watch Live: President Trump Meets With Canada’s Justin Trudeau at White House by Maya Rhodan (TIME)
- Justin Trudeau Arrives in Washington for Meeting With President Trump by Rob Gillies (TIME)
- Trudeau to talk values and jobs with Trump (BBC)
- Trudeau ‘won’t lecture Trump on refugees’ (BBC)
- Trump and Trudeau: What happened at first meeting (BBC)
- After Meeting Canadian Prime Minister, Trump Talks Of Tweaking NAFTA by Brian Naylor (NPR)
- Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau shake hands: an analysis by Ellen Brait (The Star)
Immigration
- Immigrant rights groups brace for more deportation raids: ‘This is the beginning’ by Ed Pilkington and Rory Carroll (Guardian)
- 75 Percent Of Immigration Raid Arrests Were For Criminal Convictions, DHS Says by Camila Domonoske (NPR)
- Former ‘Border Czar’ Gives Real Facts About Immigration by Sebastian Rotella (ProPublica)
News
- Sessions’s hardline stance on youth incarceration at odds with public’s views by James Lartey (The Guardian)
- China upset at disputed islands mention in Japan-U.S. meeting (Reuters)
- Senate expected to confirm Mnuchin as Treasury secretary by David Lawder (Reuters)
- More than 100 groups back Puzder for Labor secretary by Mallory Shelbourne (The Hill)
- Battle over Trump nominees shifts to new target by Tim Devaney (The Hill)
- NASA scientist detained at US border until he unlocks his phone by Andrew Buncombe (Independent)
- Donald Trump visit to the UK ‘will be rescheduled’ to avoid embarrassing him by Andrew Griffin (Independent)
- Donald Trump’s Inauguration photo’s inspirational quote has glaring typo by Rachael Revesz (Independent)
- Immigration not linked to increased crime levels, finds US study over four decades by Katie Foster (Independent)
- Senate Republicans are worried Donald Trump is mentally ill, says Democrat Senator Al Franken by Samuel Osborne (Independent)
- Donald Trump’s family say they will continue with foreign deals featuring Trump Organisation properties by Samuel Osborne (Independent)
- John Oliver’s season premiere asks: ‘How did we get a pathological liar in the White House?’ by James Vinent (Verge)
- Spy Agencies Are Now Reportedly Withholding Intelligence From the White House by Jack Moore (GQ)n Thrush, and
- Trump handled North Korea crisis in full view of diners and waiters at his private club by Aaron Rupad (ThinkProgress)
- More and More Musicians Are Singing Out Against Donald Trump by Kelsey McKinney (Vanity Fair)
- AP FACT CHECK: Trump aide pushes false story of vote fraud by Calvin Woodard (AP)
- Trump reviews top White House staff after tumultuous start by Josh Dawsey & Alex Isenstadt (Politico)
- North Korea missile test delivers early challenge to Trump and Abe by Jesse Johnson (Japan Times)
- Gallup poll: Trump approval rating at new low by David Wright (CNN)
- From Trump’s Mar-a-lago to facebook, a national security crisis out in the open by Michael D. Shear and Maggie Haberman (The NY Times)
- Steven Mnuchin, Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary, confirmed by the Senate after fierce opposition by Democrats by Bob Bryan (Business Insider)
- Steve Mnuchin is confirmed as treasury secretary by Alan Rappeport (The NY Times)
- Oprah gives tape with Pudzer abuse allegations to Senate by Burgess Everett and Marianne Levine (Politico)
- ‘Utterly shocking’: National security experts say Trump is making foreign intelligence agencies’ jobs ‘much easier’ by Natasha Bertrand (Business Insider)
- Trump turns Mar-a-Lago Club terrace into open-air situation room by David A. Fahrenthold and Karen DeYoung (Washington Post)
- U.S. Treasury Sanctions Venezuelan Vice President Over Drug Trade Allegations by Cmila Domonoske (NPR)
- Senate Confirms First Nonveteran To Lead VA by Quil Lawrence (NPR)
- Labor nominee Puzder faces uncertainty as confirmation hearing looms by Sarah N. Lynch (Reuters)
Analysis
- The Trump Administration in One Photo by Osita Nwanevu (Slate)
- The National Park Service Goes Rogue by Not An Alternative (Jacobin)
- Can Trump and Trudeau Get Along? by Jeet Heer (New Republic)
- ‘Every Racist I Know Voted for Donald Trump’ by Conor Friedersdorf (The Atlantic)
- Donald Trump and the Art of the Apology by Michelle Cottle (The Atlantic)
- The Threat Trump Never Saw Coming by Abigail Tracy (Vanity Fair)
- I asked 8 experts if we’re in a constitutional crisis. Here’s what they said. by Dylan Matthews (Vox)
- 5 possible futures for the EPA under Trump by Brad Plumer (Vox)
- The husband-and-wife team driving Trump’s national security policy by Eli Stokols, Bryan Bender and Michael Crowley (Politico)
- Trump has gotten even less popular while in office by David Lauter (LA Times)
- When the President’s Best and Brightest Were Also the Richest by Charles Rappleye (TIME)
- ICE Has Arrested 600 Undocumented Immigrants in the Last Week: When does a ‘routine action’ become a raid? by Julianne Hing (The Nation)
- Is Trump Headed for a War with China? by Rajan Menon (The Nation)
- The federal voting agency Republicans want to kill by Russel Berman (The Atlantic)
- Trump just getting started with immigration raids by Seung Min Kim and Ted Hesson (Politico)
- Trump under fire for lax security practices by Darren Samuelsohn, Eric Geller, and Matthew Nussbaum (Politico)
- Upheaval is now standard operation procedure inside the White house by Ashley Parker and Philip Rucked (The Washington Post)
- Clinton’s Ground Game Didn’t Cost Her The Election by Nate Silver (FiveThirtyEight)
- The Delusion That Trump Is “Good for Business” by Daniel Gross (Slate)
Opinion
- Yes, Scientists Need to Fight Back by Dan Pomeroy (Scientific American)
- Understanding other religions is fundamental to citizenship by Sam Dresser (Aeon)
- Welcome to the United States of China! by Drew Magary (GQ)
- The Failures of Mainstream Feminism by Jessa Crispin (New Republic)
- Trump’s Team of Weaklings by Brian Beutler (New Republic)
- North Korea’s missile test is a high five from one narcissist with bad hair to another by Paul Mason (The Guardian)
- The US should change its approach to Iran by Manish Rai (Asia Times)
- The Power of Disruption by Charles M. Blow (NY Times)
- Donald Trump Is a King Lear in Need of a Truth-Telling Fool by Katy Waldman (Slate)
- The Trump Administration’s Lies About Voter Fraud Will Lead to Massive Voter Suppression by Ari Berman (The Nation)
- Trump, Islam and the clash of civilisations by Gideon Rachman (The Financial Times)
- The Power of disruption by Charles M. Blow (The NY Times)
- The ‘Caddyshack’ President by Elizabeth Williamson (The NY Times)
- Trump’s Performative Presidency by David A. Graham (The Atlantic)
- Yale Historian Compares America To Nazi Germany, Calling Bannon’s Media Interactions A Major Sign Of The Threat by Staff (Media Matters)
Conservative Perspectives
- Dems Made Their Bed with Leftists, Now They Must Lie in It by Karin McQuillan (American Thinker)
- Is President Trump Headed for a War With China? by Rajan Menon (The American Conservative)
- The Increasingly Dangerous Iran Obsession by Daniel Larison (The American Conservative)
Race Issues
- Trayvon Martin’s parents, five years on: ‘Racism is alive and well in America’ by Chitra Ramaswamy (The Guardian)
- The Black Condition and the American Condition by Arthur Goldhammer (The American Prospect)
- Italo Calvino on Racial Justice: The Beloved Italian Writer’s Stirring Account of the Early Civil Rights Movement and His Encounter with Martin Luther King, Jr. by Maria Popova (Brain Pickings)
- 50 Years Ago This Week: The First Popularly Elected Black Senator by Lily Rothman (TIME)
- The Grammys just made it crystal clear: It values music that is plain, safe and white by Tom Barnes (Mic)
Action / Resources
- Filming a Protest? 6 Tips to Capture the Action (No Film School)