Trade / China / Farmers
- U.S., China exchange barbs over Huawei as trade tensions flare by Doina Chiacu, Stella Qiu (Reuters)
- New tariffs on Chinese goods to cost typical U.S. household $831 a year: NY Fed research (Reuters)
- Trump administration announces $16 billion farm aid plan to offset trade war losses by Humeyra Pamuk (Reuters)
- Why Trump’s new farmer bailout could hurt agriculture by Catherine Bodreau (Politico)
- White House To Announce $16 Billion In Aid To Farmers Hurt By Trade War With China by Bobby Allyn (NPR)
- Trump Announces New Plan to Retain the Farm Vote by Kevin Drum (Mother Jones)
- Trump administration announces $16B aid package for farmers hurt by trade war with China by Jordan Fabian (The Hill)
- Trump planning more restrictions on tech exports to China by Adam Behsudi (Politico)
- I, for One, Am Displeased About Having to Pay for Trump’s New $16 Billion Farmer Bailout by Jordan Weissmann (Slate)
- China denounces U.S. ‘rumors’ and ‘lies’ about Huawei ties to Beijing by Michael Martina (Reuters)
Tillerson
- Trump Attacks “Dumb as a Rock” Rex Tillerson, Whom He Once Praised for His “Vast Experience” by Inae Oh (Mother Jones)
- Tillerson: Trump Was Unprepared for First Meeting with Putin by Molly Olmstead (Slate)
- Trump fires back at ‘dumb as a rock’ Tillerson on Putin by Brett Samuels (The Hill)
- Donald Trump’s former secretary of state claims Vladimir Putin outmaneuvered the president by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
Impeachment
- Pelosi: Move to impeach Trump now would be premature, ‘divisive’ (Al Jazeera)
- Nancy Pelosi Keeps Saying Trump’s Acts Are ‘Impeachable,’ But Doesn’t Want To Impeach by Matt Fuller (Huffington Post)
- 30 House Members Have Called For Congress To Start Trump Impeachment Proceedings by Paul Blumenthal (Huffington Post)
Immigration / Border
- Trump Dumped Thousands of Immigrants in San Antonio. The City’s Response Was a Lesson in Kindness. by Fernanda Echavarri (Mother Jones)
- Outcry after Trump officials reveal sixth migrant child died in US custody by Oliver Laughland (The Guardian)
- ‘He always brings them up’: Trump tries to steer border wall deal to North Dakota firm by Nick Miroff and Josh Dawsey (Washington Post)
- Trump Reportedly Keeps Pushing GOP Donor’s Construction Firm for Billion-Dollar Contract to Build Border Wall by Elliot Hannon (Slate)
Barr Probe
- Trump orders intel agencies to cooperate with Barr probe into ‘spying’ on 2016 campaign by Morgan Chalfant (The Hill)
- Trump orders intel community to cooperate with Barr probe into 2016 campaign surveillance by Matthew Choi (Politico)
- Trump Gives William Barr Wide Declassification Authority In ‘Spying’ Probe by Ryan J. Reilly, Nick Visser (Huffington Post)
Other News
- House Speaker Pelosi urges Trump family ‘intervention’ with president by Richard Cowan, Susan Cornwell (Reuters)
- Trump’s EPA is ‘cooking the books’ to justify its attack on clean air rules by Kyla Mandel (ThinkProgress)
- CEO of small Florida bank loaned Trump millions in 2018, then got Federal Reserve post by Igor Derysh (Salon)
- New indictment says Manafort’s banker tried to bribe his way into Trump administration by Casey Michel (ThinkProgress)
- Mueller’s Illegitimate Hoax Investigation Somehow Just Led to Another Indictment Involving the Trump Campaign by Ben Mathis-Lilley (Slate)
- Outrage as Trump delays putting Harriet Tubman on $20 bill until 2026 by Erin Durkin (The Guardian)
- Trump makes unannounced visit to Arlington National Cemetery by Quint Forgey (Politico)
- Iran vows no surrender – even if bombed by ‘enemies’ (Al Jazeera)
- Judges fast track court fight over Trump financial records by Darren Samuelsohn (Politico)
- Trump may sidestep Congress on Saudi arms deal, drawing fresh warnings from Republicans and Democrats by Karoun Demirjian and Missy Ryan (Washington Post)
- Donald Trump’s golf outings have reportedly cost taxpayers more than $100 million by Kelly McLaughlin (Business Insider)
- Trump wants everyone to know he is extremely calm and Pelosi is the “crazy” one by Ella Nilsen (Vox)
- One of Trump’s Attorneys Also Represents the Accused War Criminal He Might Pardon by Ben Mathis-Lilley (Slate)
Analysis
- How Trump Breaks With Clinton And Nixon On Governing While Under Investigation by Ron Elving (NPR)
Opinion
- Mnuchin’s excuse for delaying the Harriet Tubman $20 bill is insulting by the Editorial Board (Washington Post)