Comey Book
- The Most Important News Out of Jim Comey’s Explosive New Book by David Corn (Mother Jones)
- James Comey’s Leaked Memoir Claims Trump Was Obsessed With the Alleged “Pee Tape” by Madison Pauly (Mother Jones)
- 5 Insights From Comey’s Memoir: Ex-FBI Chief Blasts Trump As Mob-Like by Jessica Taylor (NPR)
- 7 striking findings from James Comey’s new book by Cristiano Lima (Politico)
- Comey Memoir Claims Trump Was Obsessed With Disproving ‘Pee Tape’ Allegation by Lydia O’Connor (Huffington Post)
- In James Comey’s Book, Donald Trump Is Described as ‘Untethered to the Truth’ by Chad Day, Jonathan Lemire (TIME)
Syria
- Kremlin to Trump: We don’t engage in Twitter diplomacy (Al Jazeera)
- Trump: I never said when Syria attack would take place (Al Jazeera)
- Something Very Weird Is Happening in Trumpland Regarding Syria by Russ Choma (Mother Jones)
- Donald Trump says US attack on Syria ‘could be very soon or not so soon at all’ by Samuel Osborne (Independent)
- Here’s What Could Be Stopping President Trump From Striking Syria – for Now by Jennifer Jacobs, Robert Hutton, Donna Abu-Nasr (TIME)
- Ryan: No need for Congress to authorize Syria strikes by Mike lilies (The Hill)
- Mattis Expresses Caution on Imminent Strike Against Syria by Helene Cooper, Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Eileen Sullivan (NY Times)
Pompeo
- As Pompeo signals hard Russia line, lawmakers want him to stand on his own by Patricia Zengerle, Lesley Wroughton (Reuters)
- Mike Pompeo’s secretary of state confirmation hearing begins (Al Jazeera)
- The Latest: Pompeo wouldn’t resign if Trump fired Mueller (AP)
- Pompeo To Face Tough Questioning In Secretary Of State Confirmation Hearing by Laurel Wamsley (NPR)
- Pompeo’s rise could unleash a dangerous chain of events in the Middle East by Gregory Aftandilian (Salon)
- Mike Pompeo, your likely new — and Trump-friendly — secretary of state by Alex Ward (Vox)
- Senators Urge Pompeo to Avoid Trump’s ‘Worst Instincts’ at State Department by Gardiner Harris and Eileen Sullivan (NY Times)
- Secretary Of State Nominee Mike Pompeo Says He Continues To Oppose Gay Marriage by Igor Bobic (Huffington Post)
Russia Investigation / Mueller
- Trump denies report he tried to fire special counsel Mueller (Reuters)
- Senate Committee Will Consider Bill to Protect Mueller … in Two Weeks. Cool, No Need to Rush It or Anything, Guys by Ben Mathis-Lilley (Slate)
- Donald Trump’s former strategist Steve Bannon plotting abrupt end to Russia investigation, insiders say by Robert Costa (Independent)
- Michael Cohen Routinely Taped Political and Business Conversations. That Could Be a Serious Problem for Trump. by Elliot Hannon (Slate)
TPP
- Trump to explore entering Pacific trade pact he once called ‘a disaster’ by Jordan Fabian and Vickie Needham (The Hill)
- Top Republican senator: Trump wants to jump back in the massive trade deal he once called a ‘rape of our country’ by Bob Bryan (Business Insider)
- Trump flirts with re-entering massive trade pact by Burgess Everett, Megan Cassella (Politico)
- Trump is calling backsies on exiting the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal by Tara Golshan (Vox)
- Trump says would only join TPP if deal were substantially better than offered to Obama (Reuters)
Other News
- Trump Administration Looking at Ways to Re-Sabotage Obamacare by Kevin Drum (Mother Jones)
- Trump’s push to redo $1.3T spending bill he signed sparks GOP revolt by Sarah Ferris, Kaitlyn Burton (Politico)
- Trump says meetings being set up with North Korea’s Kim (Reuters)
- House Republicans are voting to make deficits unconstitutional after their $1.5 trillion tax cut by Tara Golshan (Vox)
- Deputy national security adviser to leave White House amid Bolton reshuffle by Jordan Fabian (The Hill)
- Trump Body Man Turned EPA Whistleblower Is Violating Ethics Rules, the Agency Says by Derek Kravitz, Alex Mierjeski (ProPublica)
- Trump convenes task force to study US Postal System by Jill Colvin (AP)
- Trump orders audit of the Postal Service, after suggesting Amazon is to blame their troubles by Brent D. Griffiths (Politico)
Opinion
- When Trump Dreams About Our National Parks, He Sees Oil by Raul M. Grijalva (Roll Call)
- Trump Wants America to Revert to the Queens of His Childhood by Thomas B. Edsell (NY Times)