Syria
- Donald Trump’s full statement on Syria missile strikes (Al Jazeera)
- Congress Reacts To Trump’s Syria Missile Strike by Geoff Bennett (NPR)
- How has Donald Trump’s position on Syria changed? (BBC)
- Putin: Syria strike illegal, damages US-Russia ties (Al Jazeera)
- Six stories you may have missed amid US strike in Syria (Al Jazeera)
- Saudi Arabia, Iran, others react to US strike in Syria (Al Jazeera)
- What next for US-Russia ties after Syria strike? (Al Jazeera)
- Syria war: Russia condemns US missile strike on ‘chemical weapons’ base (BBC)
- Russia and Iran Condemn U.S. Strikes in Syria by Neil MacFarquhar (NY Times)
- In abrupt shift on Syria, Trump turns to military advisers by John Walcott & Steve Holland (Reuters)
- Russia Says U.S. Broke International Law In Striking Syria, Citing ‘Pretext’ by Bill Chappell (NPR)
- Merkel: US attack on Syria is understandable given Syrian suffering (Syria News)
- Trump’s air strikes in Syria: What we know so far (The Globe and Mail)
- The Latest: McCain says Trump has more work to do on Syria (AP)
- Syria calls U.S. missile strikes ‘reckless’ and ‘irresponsible’ (Politico)
- Saudi Arabia praises U.S. missile strikes against Syria by Louis Nelson (Politico)
- Trump’s Troll Army Isn’t Ready for War in Syria by Ben Schreckinger (Politico)
- Russia retaliates against U.S. strikes by suspending pact to prevent mid-air incidents over Syria by Louis Nelson (Politico)
- Donald Trump, who’s totally not Vladimir Putin’s puppet, warned Russia before airstrikes on Syria by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
- Congress: Trump’s going to have to come to us to authorize Syria escalation by Taylor Link (Salon)
- What to Know About Chemical Weapons After the Syria Attack by Emma Sarran Webster (Teen Vogue)
- US air strikes in Syria: Russia suspends agreement that prevents direct conflict with American forces by May Bulman (Independent)
- Syria claims US air strike killed seven people, including four children by Bethan McKernan (Independent)
- His emotions have been stirred – but Trump’s bombs won’t help Syria by Simon Jenkins (The Guardian)
- Opinion: The Riddle of Trump’s Syria Attack by Frank Bruni (NY Times)
- Russia Suspends Cooperation With U.S. in Syria After Missile Strikes by Neil MacFarquhar (NY Times)
- Analysis: Syria’s civil war explained from the beginning by staff (Al Jazeera)
- Trolls jump off the Trump train, as the alt-right expresses anger over Syria actions by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
- 3 questions to Marwan Bishara after US strike in Syria by Marwan Bishara (Al Jazeera)
- The Real Targets of Trump’s Strike Were His Domestic Critics by Greg Grandin (The Nation)
- Trump’s far-right supporters turn on him over Syria strike by Matthew Haag (The NY Times)
- Congress greets Syria strike with mixture of applause and anger by Karoun Demirjian and Elise Viebeck (The Washington Post)
- How Is The Rest Of The World Reacting To The U.S. Strike On Syria? by Colin Dwyer (NPR)
- Pelosi wants House hauled back to debate Syria resolution by Heather Caygle (Politico)
- Inside Trump’s three days of debate on Syria by Josh Dawsey (Politico)
- Legality of Trump’s airstrikes disputed by Josh Gerstein (Politico)
- Does Trump know what to do after striking Syria? by Eliot A. Cohen (The Atlantic)
- US lawmakers call on Trump to spell out Syria strategy (Al Jazeera)
- Too Many of Trump’s Liberal Critics Are Praising His Strike on Syria by Joan Walsh (The Nation)
- Russia Threatened to Shut Down the “Deconfliction” Hotline. Here’s Why That’s Terrifying. by Hannah Levintova (Mother Jones)
- The Elite Consensus on Syria by Branko Marcetic (Jacobin)
- Most Senators Support Trump’s Syria Airstrike by Perry Bacon Jr. (FiveThirtyEight)
- If Trump Really Cared About the Syrian People, He’d Open the Border to Refugees by Jay Willis (GQ)
- Syria war: US ‘disappointed’ at Russia’s Syria stance (BBC)
- Why the Alt-Right Hates Trump’s Syria Strike by Osita Nwanevu (Slate)
- The First and Only Response to Trump’s Airstrikes Should Be: Let the Refugees In by Ben Mathis-Lilley (Slate)
- US preparing new sanctions against Syria by Jordan Fabian (The Hill)
- US air strikes in Syria: US military probing whether Russia participated in chemical weapons attack by Andrew Buncombe (Independent)
- Seven Lessons From Trump’s Syria Strike by David From (The Atlantic)
Supreme Court: Neil Gorsuch
- Analysis: Gorsuch a win for Trump and GOP establishment by Ken Thomas (AP)
- Gorsuch may be decisive vote in divisive Supreme Court cases by Mark Sherman (AP)
- Senate set to approve Trump’s conservative Supreme Court pick by Lawrence Hurley & Andrew Chung (Reuters)
- After Historic Vote, Gorsuch Speeding To The Supreme Court by Nina Totenberg (NPR)
- Senate confirms Gorsuch to Supreme Court, giving Trump big win by Alexander Bolton (The Hill)
- Senate Confirms Gorsuch To Supreme Court by Nina Totenberg (NPR)
- Neil Gorsuch Confirmed by Senate as Supreme Court Justice by Adam Liptak, Matt Flegenheimer (NY Times)
- Opinion: Mitch McConnell, the man who broke America by Dana Milbank (The Washington Post)
- Immediate impact: Gorsuch could begin playing pivotal role on Supreme Court starting next week by Robert Barnes and Ed O’Keefe (The Washington Post)
- The Supreme Court Will Never Be the Same by Scott Lemieux (New Republic)
Xi Visit / China
- THE MEMO: Trump’s rhetoric meets reality with Xi visit by Niall Stanage (The Hill)
- At Trump And Xi’s Meetings, Uncomfortable Talks Are The Order Of The Day by Colin Dwyer (NPR)
- Trump, Xi end summit with ‘tremendous’ progress (Al Jazeera)
- Trump to make China visit after hosting Xi for talks (BBC)
- Trump to visit China as Beijing touts ‘new era’ of ties with US by Tom Phillips (The Guardian)
News
- U.S. Immigration Agency Will Lose Millions Because It Can’t Process Visas Fast Enough by Marcelo Rochabrun (ProPublica)
- The White House wants to lead on tax reform, it just needs a tax reform plan first by Matthew Yglesias (Vox)
- Kushner left Russian meetings off security clearance forms by Max Greenwood (The Hill)
- U.S. strike on Syria changes North Korea dynamic as Trump, Xi meet by Jesse Johnson (Japan Times)
- Only 98,000 New Jobs Were Created In March, Labor Department Says by Bill Chappell (NPR)
- The U.S. Added Just 98,000 Jobs Last Month But Unemployment Dropped to 4.5% by AP (TIME)
- Women’s rights are Ivanka’s side piece: Trump’s daughter has secret meeting with Planned Parenthood by Rachel Leah (Salon)
- Jared Kushner’s Iraq Outfit Sparks Social Media Backlash by Alyssa Hardy (Teen Vogue)
- Donald Trump ‘considering firing Steve Bannon and Reince Priebus’ by Tom Batchelor (Independent)
- Breitbart Declares All-Out War on Jared Kushner After Steve Bannon’s Ouster from the National Security Council by Matt Gertz (AlterNet)
- Jared Kushner omits some foreign contacts on security form by Eileen Sullivan (AP)
- Trump Organization Settles Lawsuit With Chef José Andrés by Laurel Wamsley (NPR)
- The White House Still Hasn’t Released Most Staffers’ Financial Disclosures by Ariana Tobin & Derek Kravitz (ProPublica)
- Judge Rejects Jeff Sessions’ Bid to Back Out of Baltimore Civil Rights Deal in Quite Spicy Fashion by Ben Mathis-Lilley (Slate)
- A Federal Judge Just Ignored Jeff Sessions and Approved Baltimore’s Police Reforms by Pema Levy (Mother Jones)
- The C.I.A. Knew About Russia’s Operation to Get Trump Elected Last Summer by Abigail Tracy (Vanity Fair)
- Commemorating President Trump’s 10th consecutive weekend at a Trump-branded property by Aaron Rupar (ThinkProgress)
- Trump promised a border wall. Now these Texans worry the government will take their land by Jenny Jarvie (LA Times)
- When hosting SNL, Donald Trump ‘struggled to read,’ says former cast member. Can the President read? by Xeni Jardin (BoingBoing)
- Trump budget to cut rail services to hundreds of rural communities by Myhili Sampathkumar (Independent)
Analysis
- If NEA Funding Gets Cut, Say Goodbye to These Vital Community Cultural Projects by Michelle Chen (The Nation)
- Trump Can’t Bring Back All Those Jobs From China. Here’s What He Can Do by Danielle Kurtzleben (NPR)
- Is Trump backing down on China? by Eric Geller & Doug Palmer (Politico)
- Robert Reich: There are at least four grounds to impeach Trump by Robert Reich (Salon)
- Trump’s foreign policy is dangerously impulsive by Ezra Klein (Vox)
- What we know about the 30 million Americans who are still uninsured by Julia Belluz (Vox)