Jeff Sessions & Russia Scandal
- Meet the Russian diplomat at the center of the Sessions controversy by Nikita Vladimirov (The Hill)
- Who’s the Russian Ambassador at the Center of Two Trump Administration Scandals? by Ashley Dejean (Mother Jones)
- Opinion: Jeff Sessions Violated His Oath by David Leonhardt (New York Times)
- Moscow blames anti-Russian hysteria for Sessions’s plight by David Filipov (Washington Post)
- Opinion: Time for a Special Counsel in the Russiagate Scandal by Norman Eisen and Noah Bookbinder (Politico)
- Analysis: Don’t expect ‘smoking gun’ in investigation of Russia role in 2016 election by Juliette Kayyem (CNN)
- Opinion: If Justice Is Really Blind, Jeff Sessions Must Resign by Richard Eskow (Huffington Post)
- President Trump Says Criticism of Jeff Sessions Is a ‘Total Witch Hunt’ (TIME/AP)
- Opinion: This Isn’t ‘A Total Witch Hunt!’—Jeff Sessions Is in Real Trouble by Joan Walsh (The Nation)
- WATCH: Protesters chant “Lock him up” outside press conference where Jeff Sessions recused himself by Jefferson Morley (Salon)
- Who is Sergey Kislyak, the Russian ambassador rattling Trump’s presidency? by David Smith & Spencer Ackerman (The Guardian)
- Sergey Kislyak, the Russian ambassador at the heart of Trump’s Russia scandals, explained by Zeeshan Aleem (Vox)
- Majority rule means the power to stop, not just start, an investigation by Carl Hulse (The NY Times)
- Trump team’s links to Russia crisscross in Washington by Scott Shane and Andrew E. Kramer (The NY Times)
- Russia investigations a ‘witch hunt’? Not according to polls by Steven Shepard (Politico)
Immigration & Travel Ban
- Parents fearing deportation pick guardians for U.S. children by Kristina Cooke & Mica Rosenberg (Reuters)
- Trump’s Muslim ban will actually fuel radicalization, Homeland Security concludes by Zack Ford (ThinkProgress)
- Meet 3 dads detained by ICE this week by Esther Yu Hsi Lee (ThinkProgress)
- How the Fallout From Trump’s Travel Ban is Reshaping Science by Sara Rearson (Scientific American)
- Dreamer in process of Daca renewal to be deported without court hearing by Matt Kessler (The Guardian)
- ICE isn’t just detaining ‘bad hombres’. They’re scooping up anyone in their path. by Dara Lind (Vox)
- California Files Freedom Of Information Request To Learn What ICE Is Up To by Mary Papenfuss (Huffington Post)
News
- Mike Pence Used AOL Email For State Business As Indiana’s Governor by James Doubek (NPR)
- Pence attacked Clinton for email while conducting public business using AOL account that was hacked by Aaron Rupar (ThinkProgress)
- Barack Obama receives one of America’s highest honours for two policies Donald Trump is dismantling by Peter Walker (Indpendent)
- Trump: It’s ‘pathetic’ Dems are holding up Cabinet picks by Louis Nelson (Politico)
- Trump to host Germany’s Merkel at the White House by Julie Pace (AP)
- The Associated Press’ plan to put hyperlocal data in the hands of reporters by John Mannes (TechCrunch)
- Donald Trump tax returns: Republicans join push for President’s financial records to be reviewed by David Morgan (Independent)
- Donald Trump’s father was arrested at a Ku Klux Klan rally, reports suggest by Ben Kentish (Independent)
- Muslim-Americans offer to stand guard at Jewish sites across US to prevent vandalism by Will Worley (Independent)
- Trump International Hotel & Tower fire: Blaze breaks out at US President’s luxury New York property by Lizzie Dearden (Independent)
- Donald Trump criticised by veterans for wearing military style outfit despite ‘dodging’ Vietnam draft by Will Worley (Independent)
- Donald Trump faces ‘battle of the bumblebee’ court case after delaying moves to protect rare species by Ian Johnston (Independent)
- Barack Obama receives one of America’s highest honours for two policies Donald Trump is dismantling by Peter Walker (Independent)
- Transgender Conservatives Speak Out: Trump ‘Failed’ The Test Of Equality by Michelangelo Sgnorile (Huffington Post)
- President Trump’s Shadow Hangs Over China’s Biggest Political Meeting of The Year by Charlie Campbell (TIME)
- President Trump Promotes Education Agenda on School Choice During Florida Visit by Jill Colvin & Maria Danilova (TIME)
- Two Republicans sign on to effort demanding Trump’s tax returns by Cristina Marcos (The Hill)
- ACLU seeks documents from Trump administration on plans for permitting discrimination against women, LGBT community (ACLU.com)
- Today in Obamacare: The GOP plan keeps evolving — and looking more like ACA by Sarah Kliff (Vox)
- White House seeks 17 percent budget cut for climate agency by Cristiano Lima (Politico)
- Trump to Undo Vehicle Rules That Curb Global Warming by Coral Davenport (NY Times)
Analysis
- Tillerson finds it’s hard for a CEO to become a secretary by Elise Labott (CNN)
- On Both The Left And Right, Trump Is Driving New Political Engagement by Laura Sydell (NPR)
- What He Could Do by Mark Danner (New York Review of Books)
- Trump’s Dangerous Plan to Deregulate Pharmaceuticals by Steven Novella (Neurologica)
- President Trump’s Untruths Are Piling Up by Conor Freidersdorf (The Atlantic)
- The Media’s Addiction to False Equivalencies Has Left Them Vulnerable to Trump by Eric Alterman (The Nation)
- On Both The Left And Right, Trump Is Driving New Political Engagement by Laura Sydell (NPR)
- 3 things to watch for as Steve Bannon and Ivanka Trump fight over the Paris climate deal by Brad Plumer (Vox)
- Trump Team’s Links to Russia Crisscross in Washington by Scott Shane and Andrew E. Kramer (NY Times)
- It looks like another Trump adviser has significantly changed his story about the GOP’s dramatic shift on Ukraine by Natasha Bertrand (Business Insider)
Opinion
- How Donald Trump Wins by Losing by Tim Wu (New York Times)
- While the Iron Is Hot: The Case for the Women’s Strike by Dayna Tortorici (n+1)
- In leaked document, the case for Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’ takes another huge hit by Greg Sargent (Washington Post)
- I’m Marching to Fight the Alarming War on Science. Join Me by Petr Gleick (Wired)
- Why the Alt-Left Is a Problem, Too by James Wolcott (Vanity Fair)
- George Saunders Has Some Thoughts About Art in the Trump Era by Elissa Schappell (Vanity Fair)
- After Kansas shooting, a community in fear by Anna North (The NY Times)
- A ‘sanctuary city’ seizes the moment, and the name by Lawrence Downes (The NY Times)
- Postpone the Gorsuch Hearings by Dahlia Lithwick and Sonja West (Slate)
Art & Testimonies
- The Artist Who Put Kellyanne Conway in an Andrew Wyeth Painting by Hrag Vartanian (Hyperallergic)
- Jews Like Me Haven’t Needed To Be Afraid — Until Now by Zan Romanoff (Buzzfeed)
- The M Word Stories: Sarah Mikati (PEN America)
Action / Resources
- Daily Engagement: Call for Jeff Sessions’ Resignation by Moze Halperin (Flavorwire)
- The “Day Without a Woman” strike, explained by Emily Crockett (Vox)