Comey
- James Comey’s Shocking—Yet Unsurprising—Interview by David A. Graham (The Atlantic)
- Comey interview: there’s “evidence” Trump obstructed justice by Zachary Fryer-Biggs (Vox)
- Trump Says Comey “Committed Many Crimes” as His Twitter Eruption Continues by Andy Kroll (Mother Jones)
- Comey’s Victory Tour Is Gearing Up to Be a Major Pain in the Butt for the President by Luke Darbyb (GQ)
- James Comey’s Interview on ABC’s ‘20/20’: Annotated Excerpts by Michael D. Shear (NY Times)
Syria / Russia
- A constitutional lawyer on why Trump’s Syria attack was “almost certainly” illegal by Sean Illing (Vox)
- Trump’s Syria Strike Was Constitutional by Kevin Drum (Mother Jones)
- U.S. accuses Russia, Syria of tampering with Douma evidence, Moscow denies by Laila Bassam, Antony Deutsch (Reuters)
- White House says considering additional sanctions on Russia (Reuters)
- Trump puts the brakes on new Russian sanctions, reversing Haley’s announcement bPhilip Rucker, Carol D. Leonnig, Anton Troianovski, and Greg Jaffe (Washington Post)
- Trump halts plans for new sanctions on Russia over chemical attack in Syria by Emily Shugerman (Independent)
- Trump Just Launched Another Illegal Attack Against Syria by James Carden (The Nation)
- Trump Scraps New Sanctions Against Russia, Overruling Advisers by Peter Baker (NY Times)
- Trump just blocked his own administration’s Russia Sanctions by Zeeshan Aleem (Vox)
Cohen
- Michael Cohen Worked in 2017 for Trump, the RNC Affair Guy, and One Other Person Who’s Probably Real Nervous Right Now by Ben Mathis-Lilley (Slate)
- Michael Cohen’s New Filing Offers One of the Greatest Pieces of Legal Chutzpah Ever Seen by Jeremy Stahl (Slate)
- Michael Cohen’s Mystery Client is Sean Hannity Because of Course It Is by Kevin Drum (Mother Jones)
- Trump lawyer appears in court over seized documents (Al Jazeera)
- Trump’s legal battle over the seized Michael Cohen documents, explained by Andrew Prokop (Vox)
- Judge Says Trump and Cohen Can’t Yet Review Materials Seized by F.B.I. by Benjamin Weiser and Alan Feuer (NY Times)
- Sean Hannity is named as client of Michael Cohen, Trump’s lawyer by Alan Feuer, Michael M. Grynbaum, and John Koblin (The NY Time)
- Federal Judge weighs special master to review seized Trump-Cohen records by Philip Bump and Devlin Barrett (The Washington Post)
- Sean Hannity had a lot to say about Michael Cohen lately. But he left a few things out. by Paul Farhi (The Washington Post)
Other News
- White House Chief of Staff Contradicts White House Claim on VA Shakeup by Isaac Arnsdorf (ProPublica)
- How Russian Facebook Ads Divided and Targeted US Voters Before the 2016 Election by Issie Lapowsky (Wired)
- Stormy Daniels to attend Trump lawyer hearing over FBI search (BBC)
- A century of progress destroyed: Trump administration revokes endangered bird policy by Amanda Rodewald (Salon)
- Trump Budget Cuts Could Cause Hundreds of Plant Extinctions in Hawaii by John R. Platt (Scientific American)
- Scott Pruitt’s $43,000 soundproof phone booth violated spending laws, federal watchdog finds bBrady Dennis and Juliet Eilperin (Washington Post)
- Search Continues As Republicans Pass on Running for Ryan’s Seat by Griffin Connolly (Roll Call)
- Ryan Zinke is opening up public lands. Just not at home. by Julie Turkewitz (The NY Times)
Analysis
- How Congress’s and Trump’s latest deficit binge paved the way for the next one bDamian Paletta and Erica Werner (Washington Post)
- Travel Ban Case Is Shadowed by One of Supreme Court’s Darkest Moments by Adam Liptak (NY Times)
- The Donald Trump 2020 fundraising cycle: Some money goes to himself — and his lawyers by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)