North Korea
- US wants to bring North Korea to ‘path of dialogue’ (Al Jazeera)
- North Korea near to developing long-range missiles capable of striking United States, warns US Pacific commander by Samuel Osborne (Independent)
- US admiral says N. Korea crisis is at worst point he’s seen by Richard Lardner (AP)
NAFTA
- Donald Trump: US to renegotiate NAFTA, not scrap it (Al Jazeera)
- Donald Trump admits he backed down on Nafta after calls from Canada and Mexico’s leaders by Andrew Griffin (Independent)
- Trump Tells Canada And Mexico He Will Renegotiate, Not Withdraw From NAFTA by Jim Kane, Mark Katkov (NPR)
- With Billions At Stake, Trump Agrees To Mend NAFTA — Not End It by Scott Horsley (NPR)
- Trump’s gyrations on NAFTA cause a flurry of head-scratching by Paul Wiseman & Josh Boak (AP)
News
- 2 US soldiers killed fighting Isis in Afghanistan region hit by ‘mother of all bombs’ by Mythili Sampathkumar (Independent)
- Donald Trump’s former adviser Michael Flynn under investigation from Pentagon amid FBI probe by Emily Shugerman (Independent)
- Pentagon inspector general launches Flynn investigation by Austin Wright (Politico)
- Noam Chomsky: Republican Party is the most dangerous organisation in human history by Maya Oppenheim (Independent)
- Trump unveils tax plan giving corporations giant 20% cut by Emily Shugerman (Independent)
- Trump repeats criticism of court that halted 1st travel ban (AP)
- Donald Trump’s Illegal-Alien Hotline Flooded with Calls About Space Aliens by Jack Moore (GQ)
- Congress Likely To Avoid Government Shutdown (At Least For Another Week) by Domenico Montanaro, Tamara Keith (NPR)
- House Democrats threaten shutdown over Obamacare repeal vote by Heather Caygle (Politico)
- Exclusive: Taiwan president says phone call with Trump can take place again by Jean Yoon, J.R. Wu (Reuters)
- Trump accuses Dems of seeking shutdown in high-speed tweetstorm by Jordan Fabian (The Hill)
- Dems issue shutdown threat over ObamaCare repeal vote by Mike Lillis (The Hill)
- Report: Trump’s aides now prefer to present him with one option rather than letting him choose among several by Andrew Prokop (Vox)
- Trump, Argentine President Macri hold White House talks (AP)
- Tillerson in no rush to fill nearly 200 state department posts by Gardiner Harris (The NY Times)
- Trump Might Be The First President To Scrap A National Monument by Ella Koeze (FiveThirtyEight)
- Michael Flynn Is The Subject Of A Pentagon Investigation by Bill Chappell (NPR)
Analysis
- Single-Payer ‘Medicare For All’ Is the Only Healthcare System That Makes Sense by John Nichols (The Nation)
- Questions Linger About Trump’s Foreign Business Ties And The Emoluments Clause by Jackie Northam (NPR)
- The Roberts Court, 2017 edition by Linda Greenhouse (The NY Times)
- Trump’s healthcare bill won over the freedom caucus– but risks losing everyone else by Harry Enten (FiveThirtyEight)
- Economists fear Trump’s tax plan only heightens a ‘mountain of debt’ by James B. Stewart (The NY Times)
- Trump’s environmental agenda at 100 days: lazy and plutocratic by David Roberts (Vox)
- This Report Card for Betsy DeVos’ Favorite Education Policy Is Pretty Bad by Edwin Rios (Mother Jones)
- Michael Flynn’s latest legal problems: a brief guide by Zack Beauchamp (Vox)
Action / Resources
- This Report Outlines All Of Trump’s Efforts To Undermine Free Expression So Far by Maddie Crum (Huffington Post)
- The Top 10 Resistance Victories in Trump’s First 100 Days by John Cavanagh, Sarah Anderson (AlterNet)
- What You Need to Know About April 29th’s Climate March by Ilana Novick (AlterNet)
- Professors and University Staff Call For Campuses to Shut Down on May Day by NationAction (The Nation)