MLK
- Donald Trump Was Sued for Violating a Key Part of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy by Ari Berman (Mother Jones)
- Exclusive: Barack Obama and John Lewis Discuss the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. by Philip Elliot (TIME)
- Martin Luther King Jr was a radical. We must not sterilize his legacy by Cornel West (The Guardian)
- Trump releases video honoring MLK on anniversary of assassination by John Bowden (The Hill)
Russia Investigation
- Trump Under Investigation By Special Counsel But Not As A Criminal Target by Tamara Keith (NPR)
- The Report that Trump Is Not a Target of the Mueller Probe Is Actually Terrible News for the President by Jeremy Stahl (Slate)
- Analysis: Mueller’s revelation that Trump is not a target of the Russia probe means less than you think by Sonam Sheth (Business Insider)
- Special Counsel Robert Mueller Is Asking Russian Oligarchs If They Gave Money to Trump by Hannah Levintova (Mother Jones)
Tariffs / Trade
- Dow Plunges 350 Points as Trump Announces U.S. “Can’t Lose” on Tariffs Because We’ve “Already Lost” by Bess Levin (Vanity Fair)
- What China’s tariffs mean for the U.S. by Megan Cassella (Politico)
- China strikes back with duties on U.S. soybeans, planes; markets drop by Michael Martina, David Lawder (Reuters)
- Top Trump officials are scrambling to downplay the threat of a trade war with China by Bob Bryan (Business Insider)
- Trump’s Three Horsemen of the Economic Apocalypse Predict Happy Ending to Trade War by Bess Levin (Vanity Fair)
Syria
- Trump Orders Troop Withdrawal From Syria by Kevin Drum (Mother Jones)
- In shift, White House says U.S. mission in Syria ‘coming to a rapid end’ by Wesley Morgan (Politico)
- White House offers no timetable for troop withdrawal from Syria by Jordan Fabian (The Hill)
- White House says U.S. will remain in Syria despite Trump’s eagerness to withdraw by Julie Hirschfeld Davis (The NY Times)
Immigration / Border
- Trump will work with governors to deploy national guard to the border by Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Katie Rogers (The NY Times)
- Trump is sending National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border by Seeing Min Kim (Washington Post)
- Trump Follows Advice of Ann Coulter and Stephen Miller, Sending National Guard to the Border by Jeremy Stahl (Slate)
- President Trump Signs Proclamation To Send National Guard Troops To Mexican Border by Greg Myre (NPR)
Other News
- Donald Trump Jr. Uses YouTube Shooting To Make Incoherent Rant About The Left by Lee Moran (Huffington Post)
- Sinclair’s pro-Trump news is taking over local TV. See if they own your station. by Alvin Chang (Vox)
- Amazon has ‘lots of company’ as Trump slams ‘stupid’ businesses by Michael D. Shear and Cecilia Kang (The NY Times)
- An airing of grievances: Trump spends days issuing a torrent of complaints against foes by Jenna Johnson (The Washington Post)
- Dogged By Scandal, EPA’s Pruitt Turns To Damage Control by Scott Horsley, Jessica Taylor (NPR)
- Trump’s Infrastructure Strategist Is Leaving The White House by David Schaper (NPR)
Opinion
- Silence speaks volumes: how Trump’s Twitter feed reveals his blind spots by David Smith (Guardian)