Mueller Investigation / Manafort
- Not so fast: Mueller still investigating pivotal Russia probe issues by Nathan Layne (Reuters)
- Michael Cohen’s Lawyer Sends Letter To Congress Clarifying Pardon Talk by AP (Huffington Post)
- Paul Manafort: Ex-Trump chief gets 43 more months in jail (BBC)
- Manafort Gets More Than 7 Years in Prison by Dan Friedman (Mother Jones)
- Paul Manafort Sentenced To 3.5 More Years In Prison; New State Indictment Announced by Carrie Johnson, Philip Ewing (NPR)
- Paul Manafort Sentenced to 90 Months in Federal Prison, Immediately Indicted on 16 More Counts in New York by Jeremy Stahl (Slate)
- The Two Audiences for Paul Manafort’s Sentencing by David A. Graham (The Atlantic)
- Mueller files report on Michael Flynn’s sentencing, declares his cooperation is virtually “complete” by Cody Fenwick (Salon)
- Opinion: The Manafort case is a reminder that we invest too little in catching white-collar criminals by Matthew Yglesias (Vox)
- New York state prosecutors indict Manafort on new charges just minutes after he was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison in the Mueller probe by Sonam Sheth (Business Insider)
Impeachment
- Trump responds to impeachment storm in early morning Twitter tirade about TV shows and ‘stone cold killers’ by Tom Embury-Dennis (Independent)
- Trump says he appreciates Pelosi’s impeachment comments, but did ‘nothing wrong’ by Brett Samuels (The Hill)
- Trump’s Anti-Impeachment Strategy Isn’t the Genius Move He Thinks by Tina Nguyen (Vanity Fair)
- Opinion: Why Impeaching Trump Is ‘Worth It’ by Philippe Reines (NY Times)
Boeing
- Report: Trump’s Shutdown Played Role in Delaying Crucial Boeing Fixes by Inae Oh (Mother Jones)
- Boeing 737: Trump issues emergency order grounding all Max 8 and 9 planes after disasters by Clark Mindock (Independent)
- Boeing’s software update to the 737 Max 8 was reportedly delayed more than a month because of the government shutdown by Graham Rapier (Business Insider)
Other News
- Trump’s Monument Review Was A Big Old Sham by Chris D’Angelo (Huffington Post)
- Trump accuses media of editing photos of first lady to stoke ‘Fake Melania’ conspiracy theory by Caitlin Oprysko (Politico)
- Poll: Majority still opposes Trump emergency declaration by Steven Shepard (Politico)
- Jared Kushner challenged on conflicts of interest by Trump aides, book claims by Jon Swaine (The Guardian)
- New Directive Says Trump’s Transgender Military Ban Will Officially Start Next Month by Dan Spinelli (Mother Jones)
- New Pentagon transgender rule sets limits for troops by AP (Politico)
- New Trump administration report softens language on Israeli-occupied Syrian land by Nahal Toosi (Politico)
- Trump wants to close international immigration offices. The ramifications are huge. by Rebakah Entralgo (ThinkProgress)
- Trump Court Pick Neomi Rao Confirmed As Kavanaugh’s Appeals Court Replacement by Jennifer Bendery (Huffington Post)
- Trump to face reporters after 5 days of silence and a run of bad news by John T.Bennett (Roll Call)
- The Trump Administration’s New Overtime Policy Leaves Millions of Workers Unprotected by Terri Gerstein (Slate)
- US Senate passes bill to halt military support to Saudi in Yemen by William Roberts (Al Jazeera)
Opinion
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- The biggest obstacle to Senate Republicans killing the disapproval of Trump’s emergency is Trump by Li Zhou (Vox)
- What Emergency? by Gen. Michael Hayden and Matthew G. Olsen (Politico)
- Don Trump Jr. mocks Hollywood cheating scam, invites renewed scrutiny of his own college admission by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)