Trade / Tariffs
- Republicans ‘extremely worried’ by Trump’s metal tariffs plan (BBC)
- Trump Might Provide Tariff Exemptions for Favored CEOs by Kevin Drum (Mother Jones)
- Trump: U.S. won’t back down on steel, aluminum tariffs by Rebecca Morin (Politico)
- Trump attacks Canada and Mexico over trade by Louis Nelson (Politico)
- Trump Puts Pressure On NAFTA Talks With More Tariff Threats by Willa Frej (Huffington Post)
- Trump Pal Carl Icahn Unloaded Millions In Steel-Related Stock Days Before Tariff by Mary Papenfuss (Huffington Post)
- Trump ups trade pressure on Canada, Mexico; senior Republicans urge rethink by Susan Cornwell, Makini Brice (Reuters)
- Trump’s proposed tariffs will lead to ‘deep recession’, say World Trade Organisation by Clark Mindock (Independent)
- Trump says he might drop tariffs for Mexico and Canada — if they do what he wants on NAFTA by Emily Stewart (Vox)
- A top White House economic adviser is making a desperate effort to stop Trump’s trade war before it starts by Bob Bryan (Business Insider)
Russia Investigation / Russian Influence
- Robert Mueller’s Pace Measures Up With Best Prosecutors ‘In Modern History’ by Carrie Johnson (NPR)
- Russia pressured Trump to nix Mitt Romney as Secretary of State: report by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
- Russia says it stopped Mitt Romney from becoming secretary of State: report by Mallory Shelbourne (The Hill)
- Robert Mueller is closing in on President Trump. Here’s proof by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
- Robert Mueller Subpoenaed Internal Communications From Donald Trump and His Closest Advisors, Says Report by Lucy Diavolo (Teen Vogue)
- It’s not just Russia — Mueller is digging into Trump associates’ potentially corrupt foreign ties by Andrew Prokop (Vox)
- Ex-Trump Aide Sam Nunberg Says He’s Likely To Cooperate with Mueller Subpoena by Tim Mak (NPR)
Gun Control
- Florida Senate Approves Gun Control Package, OKs Arming Some School Personnel by Richard Gonzales (NPR)
- Florida Senate Passes Measure That Arms School Personnel in Response to Parkland Shooting by Edwin Rios (Mother Jones)
Other News
- Trump says Obama administration investigated campaign’s alleged Russia ties to help Clinton by Louis Nelson (Politico)
- Trump Organization Reportedly Ordered Replicas of the Presidential Seal for Trump Golf Courses by Molly Olmstead (Slate)
- Trump Organization orders tee markers featuring presidential seal by Jacqueline Thomsen (The Hill)
- Donald Trump says recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital ‘was a wonderful thing’ by Mythili Sampathkumar (Independent)
- Read Donald Trump’s full remarks from Gridiron dinner by Mythili Sampthkumar (Independent)
- Trump lawyer complained he wasn’t reimbursed for Stormy Daniels payment: report by Brett Samuels (The Hill)
Analysis
- Nepotism aside, Kushner is part of a big club when it comes to security clearance problems by Joe Davidson (Washington Post)