Nunes / Trump-Russia Investigation
- Devin Nunes should stand down over Trump-Russia links ‘cover-up’, says fellow committee member by Caroline Mortimer (Independent)
- Sean Spicer insists Trump-Russia case closed as FBI and two congressional committees continue to investigate by Calvin Woodward, Eileen Sullivan (Independent)
- Devin Nunes refuses to reveal intelligence source to House Committee investigating Trump ties to Russia by Eileen Sullivan, Eric Tucker (Independent)
- First Republican calls for Devin Nunes to step down for coordinating with White House by Taylor Link (Salon)
- Devin Nunes’s botched effort to scuttle the Trump/Russia investigation, explained by Yocki Dreazen (Vox)
- Intel Dem: ‘What’s the holdup’ on Yates testimony? by Rebecca Savransky (The Hill)
- Rep. Dent: House intel probe ‘overly politicized’ by Nolan D. McCaskill (Politico)
- Analysis: How the White House and Republicans Blew Up the House Russia Investigation by Ryan Lizza (The New Yorker)
- Opinion: Devin Nunes Is Dangerous by Frank Bruni (NY Times)
- Opinion: End the Nunes charade, and follow the Russian money by Jennifer Rubin (Washington Post)
- GOP Lawmaker: Senate should take lead on Congress’ Russia investigation by
- Opinion: How Devin Nunes Is Threatening the Constitution by David Corn (Mother Jones)
- Trump Russia dossier key claim by Paul Wood (BBC)
- Trump’s Russia mess: Five things to know by Chris Sheridan (Al Jazeera)
- US Senate committee to question 20 in Russia probe (Al Jazeera)
- Watch the Senate’s open hearing on Russian election interference Thursday by Taylor Hatmaker (Tech Crunch)
- Senate steps up as House Russia probe flails by Austin Wright & Martin Matishak (Politico)
Climate Change
- China, EU reaffirm climate action after Trump backs away by Ben Blanchard & Alister Dyle (Reuters)
- Environmental groups vow fightback against Donald Trump’s climate change actions by Tammy Webber (Independent)
- Environmental Groups Are Challenging Trump’s Climate Rollback in Court by Tammy Webber & Matthew Brown (TIME)
- Exxon Mobil urges Donald Trump to keep US signed up to Paris Agreement on climate change by Ian Johnson (Independent)
- Even ExxonMobil is Begging Trump to Show the Environment Mercy by Bess Levin (Vanity Fair)
- Scientists Who Want To Study Climate Engineering Shun Trump by Nell Greenfieldboyce (NPR)
- The most damaging part of Trump’s climate change order is the message it sends by David Roberts (Vox)
- After Trump’s retreat orders on climate change policies, states scramble to pick up the fight (LA Times)
- Opinion: President shows disregard to environment with executive actions on climate change by Rep. Alan owenthal (Huffington Post)
- China poised to take lead on climate after Trump’s move to undo policies by Edward Wong (The NY Times)
- Analysis: By the numbers, Trump’s big environmental regulation rollback is all kinds of unpopular by Emily Guskin (Washington Post)
- Energy Department climate office bans use of phrase ‘climate change’ by Eric Wolff (Politico)
- Trump Thinks the “Best Available” Data on Climate Change Is From 2003 by Ramin Skibba (Slate)
Border Wall / Immigration / Travel Ban
- Donald Trump may fail to fund US-Mexico border wall due to opposition from fellow Republicans by Adam Lusher (Independent)
- White House proposes $18bn in domestic cuts to pay for US-Mexico border wall by Andrew Taylor (Independent)
- California Dreaming in the Age of Trump by Sasha Abramsky (The Nation)
- The beauty pageant to build Trump’s border wall is beginning by Julia Carrie Wong (The Guardian)
- Interior secretary: Trump’s border wall may be built in Mexico because “we won’t cede” the Rio Grande by Sophia Tesfaye (Salon)
- Federal judge extends order blocking Trump’s revised travel ban by Brooke Seipel (The Hill)
- Trump travel ban: Hawaii judge places indefinite hold (BBC)
Jared Kushner
- Jared Kushner’s family firm ends investment talks with China’s Anbang (BBC)
- Kushner, taking new White House role, faces rare scrutiny by Jonathan Lemire & Josh Boak (AP)
- Jared Kushner Is Facing New Scrutiny as He Takes on More for President Trump by Jonathan Lemire & Josh Boak (TIME)
- Jared Kushner says government should be run like a company. Here’s why that’s wrong. by Sean Illing (Vox)
- How to lose friends and ‘exfoliate’ people — Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is caught between 2 worlds, and his friends are cutting ties by Alyson Shontell (Business Insider)
Healthcare / AHCA
- Reality Check On Trump Calling For Bipartisanship On Health Care by Domenico Montanaro (NPR)
- Demand for IUDs Has Skyrocketed Under Trump by Julia Mead (The Nation)
- Republicans blame unpopular bill instead of Trump for failed healthcare plan by Paulina Firozi (The Hill)
- Paul Ryan Says He Doesn’t Want To Work With Democrats On Health Care by Ben Walsh (Huffington Post)
News
- Police union warns Trump ‘sanctuary city’ cuts could risk safety by Julia Edwards Ainsley (Reuters)
- Seattle sues Trump administration over threat to ‘sanctuary’ cities by Tom James (Reuters)
- The 265 members of Congress who sold you out to ISPs, and how much it cost to buy them by T.C. Sottek (The Verge)
- Ivanka Trump refuses to reveal White House job title by Amy B Wang (Independent)
- Ivanka Trump, Shifting Plans, Will Become a Federal Employee by Rachel Abrams and Maggie Haberman (NY Times)
- Ivanka Trump to be assistant to US president (BBC)
- Donald Trump’s lawyers claim he should be immune from a defamation lawsuit because he is President by Shehab Khan (Independent)
- Kaine says he’ll vote against Gorsuch by Rebecca Savransky (The Hill)
- Clinton targets Trump in speech, urging supporters to ‘resist, insist, persist, enlist’ by Paulina Firozi (The Hill)
- DNC asks entire staff for resignation letters by Ben Kamisar (The Hill)
- President Trump Won’t Throw the First Pitch for the Washington Nationals, After All by Alana Abramson (TIME)
- Trump promised to bring back coal jobs. That promise will ‘not be kept’, experts say by Darryl Fears (The Washington Post)
- Donald Trump’s approval rating drops to new 35% low after coal executive order by Peter Walker (Independent)
- House approves bill to force public release of EPA science (AP)
- Donald Trump was leader in effort to secure Brexit, says White House by Andrew Buncombe (Independent)
- Donald Trump picks New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to lead fight against US opioid epidemic by Mythili Sampathkumar (Independent)
- Trump to unveil $1 trillion infrastructure plan in 2017: official by David Shepardson (Reuters)
LGBTQ
- Donald Trump accused of trying to ‘erase’ LGBTQ community’ from next US census by Andrew Buncombe (Independent)
- Trump Strips LGBT People of Workplace Protections, Then Erases Them from Census by Amanda Arnold (Vice)
- LGBTQ people use #CantEraseUs to send a strong message to Trump by Katie Dupere (Mashable)
- Trump just gutted the LGBT executive order he promised not to touch by Zack Ford (ThinkProgress)
- The Trump White House Is Quietly Destroying That “LGBT-Friendly” Agenda It Loves to Talk About by Jay Willis (GQ)
- HB2: North Carolina facing college sports boycott over ‘bathroom bill’ (BBC)
- North Carolina lawmakers reach deal to repeal transgender bathroom law by Sharon Bernstein (Reuters)
Analysis
- When Is It OK For Democrats To Work With Trump? A Handy Guide by Bill Scher (Politico)
- Has Trump Opened the Door to the Mexican Left? by Andy Robinson (The Nation)
- 70 days in, Donald Trump’s presidency is flailing by Ezra Klein (Vox)
- President Trump has successfully created an alternate reality by Aaron Blake (The Washington Post)
- DeVos Is Giving Congress the Silent Treatment on Questions Regarding Nondiscrimination Protections for Transgender Students by Ian Thompson (ACLU.org)
- Obama WH ethics lawyer: Ivanka’s job is nepotism by Brooke Seipel (The Hill)
- Hope in the heartland: Ohio could be second GOP state to pass law preventing LGBT people from being fired by Nico Lang (Salon)
- Why the Trump Administration Won’t Ask About LGBT Americans on the 2020 Census by Emma Green (The Atlantic)
Action / Resources
- Republicans Just Made It Okay for Your Internet Provider to Sell Your Browser History. Here’s How to Fight Back by Jack Moore (GQ)
- Our States: As we work to block Trump’s agenda in Congress, his agenda is already being implemented in many states. (Ourstates.org)
- See ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ Sequel Trailer Take on Trump by Althea Legaspi (Rolling Stone)