NFL
- Trump Tweets Support for NFL Player With History of Racist Tweets by Hannah Levintova (Mother Jones)
- Trump congratulates Nick Bosa on NFL Draft despite player deleting tweets supporting him by Ed Malyon (Independent)
- Trump congratulates the No. 2 NFL Draft pick, a supporter who called Kaepernick a “clown” by Gabriela Resto-Montero (Vox)
Other News
- Donald Trump to withdraw US from Arms Trade Treaty (BBC)
- Trump Again Re-Enacts Paris Terror Attacks Using Finger Guns: “Get Over Here! Boom!” by Daniel Politi (Slate)
- NRA announces North’s resignation on-stage as ‘crisis’ hits gun lobby by Gabby Orr (Politico)
- Trump’s ‘sociopathic ramblings’ condemned by former CIA director John Brennan by Emma Snaith (Independent)
- Most Americans believe Trump lied to them, but think impeachment is a bad idea by Gabriela Resto-Montero (Vox)
- Trump ramps up attacks on media ahead of White House Correspondents’ Dinner by Brett Samuels (The Hill)
- Trump denounces anti-Semitism one day after defending Charlottesville marchers by Aaron Rupar (Vox)
- Japan and Russia Muscle Their Way Into the Trump-Kim Dialogue by Uri Friedman (The Atlantic)
- Trump explains Golan Heights decision: ‘This is very important strategically, heights’ by Brooke Seipel (The Hill)
- Trump bashes news ‘fakers’ as journos gather for D.C. gala by Nolan D. McCaskill (Politico)
- New EPA document tells communities to brace for climate change impacts by Juliet Eilperin and Brady Dennis (Washington Post)
Analysis
- Hard-line views made Lou Dobbs a Fox powerhouse. Now he’s shaping Trump’s border policy. by Manuel Roig-Franzia and Robert Costa (Washington Post)
- Trump’s executive privilege strategy could mean messy fight by Jonathan Lemire and Mark Sherman (AP)
- Trump views the Supreme Court as an ally, sowing doubt about its independence among his critics by Robert Barnes and Josh Dawsey (Washington Post)
Opinion
- Is Donald Trump bailing out the NRA, or is it the other way around? by Lucian K. Truscott IV (Salon)