North Korea
- Mike Pence warns North Korea ‘all options on the table’ (Al Jazeera)
- Pence warns North Korea not to test Donald Trump (BBC)
- Pence Tells North Korea: ‘The Era Of Strategic Patience Is Over’ by Merrit Kennedy (NPR)
- US and South Korea agree ‘early’ deployment of THAAD missile defence system by Adam Withnall, Matt Broomfield (Independent)
- China and Russia shadow US ‘armada’ of aircraft carriers heading to North Korea by Caroline Mortimer (Independent)
- Donald Trump ‘should lift sanctions and use aid instead of weapons’ on North Korea by Matt Broomfield (Independent)
- North Korea on ‘maximum alert’ after US threats (Al Jazeera)
- We Were on the Ground in Pyonyang Ahead of North Korea’s Failed Missile Launch (VICE)
- Pence admits Syria and Afghanistan were used as props to warn North Korea by Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani (ThinkProgress)
- Syrian envoy slams U.S. airfield attack ‘message’ to North Korea by Sue-Lin Wong (Reuters)
- Editorial: President Trump’s Loose Talk on North Korea by the Editorial Board (NY Times)
- Pence talks tough on North Korea, but adds a sweetener by Jane Perlez (The NY Times)
- What the hell is going on with North Korea, explained by Jennifer Williams (Vox)
- Analysis: America can’t do much about North Korea by Ian Buruma (The Atlantic) ‘
- South Koreans are dealing with a new wildcard – in Washington by Yoonjung Seo and Anna Fifield (The Washington Post)
- North Korea ‘will test missiles weekly’, senior official tells BBC (BBC)
- North Korea: Mike Pence says ‘strategic patience is over’ in White House’s latest hint at military action by Andrew Buncombe (Independent)
- What the hell is going on with North Korea, explained by Jennifer Williams (Vox)
Syria
- Opinion: Trump’s lack of strategy on Syria is dangerous by Joe Macaron (Al Jazeera)
- Trump’s Missile Attack on Syria Justified With Fake Intelligence, Experts Say by Steven Rosenfeld (AlterNet)
Immigration
- Supreme Court rejects bid by detained asylum seekers (AP)
- U.S. top court leaves intact ruling against Central America asylum seekers by Andrew Chung (Reuters)
- Iranian Americans, livid over Trump visa ban, to get their day in court by Josh Gerstein & Nahal Toosi (Politico)
Supreme Court
- Supreme Court , including Gorsuch, to hear church-state case by Mark Sherman & Maria Danilova (AP)
- Neil Gorsuch’s First Big Test by Dahlia Lithwick & Camille Mott (Slate)
- Justice Gorsuch Finds His ‘Easier’ Solution Has Few Takers On 1st Day by Nina Totenberg (NPR)
- A confident Justice Gorsuch plunges into the debate on his first day at the Supreme Court (LA Times)
News
- Rodrigo Duterte hails Donald Trump as ‘pragmatist’ and ‘deep thinker’ by Rachael Revesz (Independent)
- Donald Trump says he has ‘exposed the total failure’ of Obama’s foreign policy by Andrew Buncombe (Independent)
- Watch Live: President Trump Hosts White House Easter Egg Roll by Maya Rhodan (TIME)
- Donald Trump’s White House Easter Egg Roll Was a Crazed Fever Dream of Awful by Jack Moore (GQ)
- Democrats welcome Bernie takeover by Amie Parnes (The Hill)
- Trump voters in a swing district wonder when the ‘winning’ will start by Matt Flegenheimer (The NY Times)
- Trump officials turn to courts to block Obama-era legacy by Steven Mufson and Juliet Eilperin (The Washington Post)
- White House: Trump still under IRS audit by Nolan D. McCaskill (Politico)
- Poll: Trump woes take toll on GOP by Steven Shepard (Politico)
- White nationalist claims Trump directed rally violence by Kenneth P. Vogel (Politico)
- Turkey referendum: Trump congratulates Erdogan (BBC)
- Trump congratulates Erdogan after contentious win by Jill Colvin & Julie Pace (AP)
- Trump order would target high-skilled worker visa program by Catherine Lucey & Scott Bauer (AP)
- White House defends transparency after visitor log reversal by Julie Pace (AP)
- New Trump Order Extends ‘Buy American’ And ‘Hire American’ Rules by Scott Horsley (NPR)
- Trump to seek changes in visa program to encourage hiring Americans by Steve Holland (Reuters)
- Pence says South Korea-U.S. free trade agreement to be reviewed, reformed (Reuters)
- Mnuchin warns of tax reform delay following healthcare setback: FT (Reuters)
- Donald Trump agrees to sign child’s hat at Easter Egg Roll, before tossing it into crowd to screams of ‘no!’ by Rachael Revesz (Independent)
- Spicer: Trump won’t release taxes because of audit by Ben Kamisar (The Hill)
Analysis
- We Asked People What They Know About Taxes. See If You Know The Answers by Danielle Kurtzleben (NPR)
- Maxine Waters, Donald Trump and impeachment: One Democrat is ready — her party and the American people may follow by Heather Digby Parton (Salon)
- Donald Trump’s big problem is he doesn’t know what he’s talking about by Matthew Yglesias (Vox)
- What does Trump have to hide? Secretive White House unapologetic about clawing back transparency by James Hohman (Washington Post)
- The GOP’s problem on health reform is they’ve spent years hiding their real position by Ezra Klein (Vox)
- The Professor Who Predicted Donald Trump’s Presidency Is Convinced He Will Be Impeached by Jay Willis (GQ)
- How Trump’s Inaction on Climate Change Could Lead to Impeachment by Allie Conti (VICE)
Opinion
- It’s Time to Resurrect the Counterculture Movement by Ira Chernus (The Nation)
- The Vital Purpose Behind Protesting Over Trump’s Tax Returns by Paul Waldman (The American Prospect)
- Nuclear war has become thinkable again – we need a reminder of what it means by Paul Mason (The Guardian)
- Why Trump cannot brush off demands for his tax returns by Jennifer Rubin (Washington Post)
- 100 Days of Horror by Charles M. Blow (NY Times)
- Trump’s administration doesn’t understand the meaning of power by Michael Gerson (The Washington Post)