Russia Investigation
- If Trump Fires Mueller, Congress Must Impeach by John Nichols (The Nation)
- Star GOP attorney Theodore B. Olson declines offer to join Trump legal team by Robert Costa and Carol D. Leonnig (Washington Post)
- Analysis: Trump’s increasingly confrontational approach to Mueller enabled by congressional GOP timidity by James Hohman (Washington Post)
- Key Watergate figure John Dean: “Trump is Nixon on steroids and stilts” by Charlie May (Salon)
Putin
- Trump calls Putin to congratulate him on election victory and fails to raise spy poisoning in UK, Kremlin says by Emily Shugerman (Independent)
- Trump speaks with Putin following election victory by Jordan Fabian (The Hill)
- Trump Says He Congratulated Putin on His Re-Election and They May Meet Soon by Mark Landler (NY Times)
- Trump’s Bizarre Response to Putin’s Reelection by David A. Graham (The Atlantic)
- Trump Ignored Explicit, All-Caps Instructions to ‘NOT CONGRATULATE’ Putin: Report by Nick Visser (Huffington Post)
Stormy Daniels / Sex Scandals
- Storm Watch: the latest developments in the Stormy Daniels-Donald Trump scandal (Vox)
- Trump’s Legal Problems With Women Just Got Much Worse by Inae Oh (Mother Jones)
- Judge rejects Trump bid to dismiss suit from woman alleging sexual advances by Josh Gerstein (Politico)
- Lawsuits Force Alleged Trump Affairs, Sexual Misconduct Claims Back Into Public Eye by Vanessa Romo (NPR)
- Former Playboy model sues for freedom to speak about Trump by Lorraine Woellert (Politico)
- Trump subjected to trifecta of sex-scandal lawsuits by Josh Gerstein, Lorraine Woellert (Politico)
- After Stormy Daniels, two more women engaged in legal battle to speak out against Trump by Nicole Karlis (Salon)
News
- Trump bans US purchases of Venezuela’s cryptocurrency Petro (Al Jazeeera)
- The Company That Stole Your Facebook Data for the Trump Campaign Is Even Shadier Than Advertised by Luke Darby (GQ)
- Donald Trump Jr. Reportedly Had an Affair with Celebrity Apprentice Cast Member Aubrey O’Day by Erika Harwood (Vanity Fair)
- Trump Adds a Deep-State Conspiracy Theorist to His Legal Team by Abigail Tracy (Vanity Fair)
- Trump’s new legal attack dog is a longtime GOP hitman and conspiracy-monger by Heather Digby Parton (Salon)
- These Republicans were buoyed by Cambridge Analytica before Trump by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
- Exclusive: Trump to boost exports of lethal drones to more U.S. allies by Mike Stone, Matt Spetalnick (Reuters)
- As DeVos Faces Congress, Officials Say She Hid Plans to Overhaul Department by Erica L. Green (NY Times)
- Spending Bill Unlikely to Include DACA Fix by Joe Williams (Roll Call)
- Cambridge Analytica execs say they ‘ran all the digital campaign’ for Trump by Rebecca Savransky (The Hill)
- Melania Trump Wants to End Online Bullying. Her Husband Doesn’t Help. by Katie Rogers (NY Times)
Analysis
- Insiders See Democratic House Gains of 30-45 seats by Stuart Rothenberg (Roll Call)