North Korea
- North Korea: ‘We will react with nuclear strike’ (BBC)
- China urges diplomatic solution to US-N Korea feud (Al Jazeera)
- Thermonuclear War Could Happen at ‘Any Moment,’ North Korea Says by Brittney McNamara (Teen Vogue)
- An expert warns that a preemptive strike on North Korea would lead to “very big war” by Zeeshan Aleem (Vox)
- Donald Trump May Not Actually Know Who’s Running North Korea by Ed Mazza (Huffington Post)
- Vice President Mike Pence: U.S. Will Not Rest Until North Korea Gives Up Nuclear Weapons by AP (TIME)
- US military considers shooting down North Korea missile tests, sources say by Spencer Ackerman and Justin McCurry (The Guardian)
- Trump just confused North Korea’s current leader with his dad (and grandfather) by Zeeshan Aleem (Vox)
- Despite talk of a military strike, Trump’s ‘armada’ actually sailed away from Korea by Simon Denyer and Emily Rauhala (Washington Post)
- As Trump warned North Korea, his ‘armada’ was headed toward Australia by Phil Stewart (Reuters)
- That ‘Armada’ Heading To North Korea? Actually, It Sailed South by Philip Ewing (NPR)
- Analysis: The White House’s misleading statements about Trump’s ‘armada’ heading to North Korea by Aaron Blake (The Washington Post)
Trump Tax Returns
- How Trump’s Tax Returns Became a Liberal Fantasy by Moira Donegan (New Republic)
- Trump’s Tax Secrecy Will Haunt Republicans in 2018 by Brian Beutler (New Republic)
- Dem on Trump transparency: ‘If you want privacy, don’t go into politics’ by Nikita Vladimirov (The Hill)
Tax Day
- Thanks to Trump, These Taxpayers May Avoid the IRS by Laura Smith (Mother Jones)
- 5 things to know about Tax Day: refunds are up, audits down by Stephen Ohlemacher (AP)
- In or out? Trump aides to huddle on climate accord Tuesday by Jill Colvin & Seth Borenstein (AP)
Supreme Court
- With Trump’s nominee confirmed, the Supreme Court wades into the religion wars by Ian Millhiser (ThinkProgress)
- Neil Gorsuch Is Poised to Swing a Landmark Church-State Case by Stephanie Russell-Kraft (New Republic)
Immigration / H-1B Visas
- Trump to sign executive order to reform H-1B visas (Al Jazeera)
- Once Routine, ICE Check-Ins Now Fill Immigrants In U.S. Illegally With Anxiety by Joel Rose (NPR)
- 3 services that immigrants are too afraid to access now that Trump is president by Esther Yu Hsi Lee (ThinkProgress)
- Trump Is Hitting Tech Where It Hurts by Maya Kosoff (Vanity Fair)
- Immigration arrests are spiking under Trump by Dara Lind (Vox)
- Watch Live: President Trump Signs Executive Order Targeting Visa Program by Jennifer Calfas (TIME)
- Number of non-criminal undocumented immigrants arrested under Donald Trump more than doubles by Samuel Osborne (Independent)
- First protected ‘Dreamer’ deported under Trump by Mark Hensch (The Hill)
- Donald Trump signs executive order to reform H-1B visas (Al Jazeera)
- Exclusive: Asylum applications in Mexico surge after Trump election win by Gabriel Stargardter (Reuters)
- Trump’s ‘hire American’ order aims to reshape skilled-worker visa program by Michael A. Memoli & Don Lee (LA Times)
- Why Trump’s latest speech is a big deal for Silicon Valley by Colin Daileda (Mashable)
- Who could’ve known a Muslim ban would devastate U.S. tourism? by Kerry Eleveld (Daily Kos)
- Trump’s H-1B visa executive order: read the full text by Jacob Gardenswartz (Vox)
- Border wall could cost 3 times estimate, Senate Democrats’ Report says by Ron Nixon (The NY Times)
- First DREAMer Protected By Deferred Action Program Is Deported, Lawyers Say by Richard Gonzales (NPR)
Georgia Special Election
- Millions of Dollars, 18 Candidates, and a Presidential Tweet Lead Up to Georgia’s Special Election by Alex Lubben (VICE)
- Republicans Look To Avoid A Political Headache In Georgia by Jessica Taylor (NPR)
- Analysis: Will Georgia’s Special Election Show an Anti-Trump Tide? by Richard Fausset (NY Times)
- Analysis: Can Any Amount of Money Win Jon Ossoff Georgia’s Sixth District? by Tessa Stuart (Rolling Stone)
- Opinion: The biggest mistake we could make about the Georgia special election by Julian Zelizer (CNN)
- In latest tweet attacking Georgia congressional candidate, Trump says he ‘just learned’ Ossoff lives outside the district by John Wagner (Washington Post)
News
- ‘Deadly US air strike in Syria hit peaceful mosque’ by Dylan Collins (Al Jazeera)
- U.S. business group urges Washington to ‘use every arrow’ against China by Michael Martina (Reuters)
- Pro-Trump rioters got away with beating anti-fascists in Berkeley — and likely won’t stop there by Amanda Marcotte (Salon)
- All in the family: Ivanka Trump won 3 trademarks in China after dining with Chinese President Xi Jinping by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
- Ivanka Trump’s Brand Flourishes as She Crafts a Career in the White House by Erika Kinetz & Anne D’Innocenzio (TIME)
- Ivanka Trump Met With the Chinese President and Now Her Brand Can Sell in China by Alyssa Hardy (Teen Vogue)
- Ted Cruz wants to blame Democrats for a government shutdown in 2017 by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
- President Trump Defends Flip on China Currency Manipulation by Mahita Gajanan (TIME)
- What’s at stake in Trump’s looming decision on the Paris climate deal by Brad Plumer (Vox)
- World Leaders On Edge as President Trump Weighs Pulling U.S. Out of Paris Climate Deal by Justin Worland (TIME)
- US airstrike on Syria mosque that killed nearly 40 was ‘likely unlawful’, finds human rights watchdog by Lucy Pasha-Robinson (Independent)
- Lawsuit against Trump over foreign payments expands by Jonathan Stempel (Reuters)
- Southern Poverty Law Center sues neo-Nazi website, alleging a campaign of anti-Semitic harassment by Jenny Jarvie & Jaweed Kaleem (LA Times)
- Trump administration says lax immigration enforcement is enabling violent gangs like MS-13 by Joseph Tanfani (LA Times)
- At Resistance School, Trump-Era Activists Learn To Get Down to the Roots of Things by Sophia Sadinsky (The Nation)
- Trump to Erdogan: Congrats On Your Dictatorship! by John Nichols (The Nation)
- Pruitt allies explore hiring private lawyers to rewrite EPA rule by Annie Snider (Politico)
- A month after dismissing federal prosecutors, Justice Department does not have any U.S. attorneys in place by Sari Horowitz (The Washington Post)
Analysis
- ‘Reluctant’ Trump Voters Swung The Election. Here’s How They Think He’s Doing. by Clare Malone (FiveThirtyEight)
- How Did the Trump Administration Lose an Aircraft Carrier? by David A. Graham (The Atlantic)
- Alec Baldwin gets under Trump’s skin by Chris Jones (The Atlantic)
- As Trump drifts away from populism, his supporters grow watchful by Peter Baker (The NY Times)
- Dems show surprising strength at beginning of brutal 2018 midterm by Seung Min Kim and Kevin Robillard (Politico)
Opinion
- Trump’s acting like a lame duck president by Jonah Goldberg (LA Times)
- How America Is Losing the Credibility War by Antony J. Blinken (NY Times)
- Trump to Erdogan: Congrats on dismantling democracy! by Brian Klaas (Washington Post)