Mueller Statement
- Russia probe: Mueller says he’s resigning as US special counsel (Al Jazeera)
- Charging Trump was not option, says Robert Mueller (BBC)
- Watch Robert Mueller’s Statement on the Russia Investigation by Issie Lapowsky (Wired)
- Watch Robert Mueller’s Surprise Press Conference Live by Ben Mathis-Lilley (Slate)
- Mueller says he doesn’t want to testify before Congress by Natasha Bertrand (Politico)
- Mueller says policy protected Trump from indictment but hints at impeachment in resignation statement by Clark Mindock (Independent)
- Mueller: I’m Never Going to Say Anything More Than What’s In My Report by Kevin Drum (Mother Jones)
- Mueller says charging Trump was never an option for Russia probe (Reuters)
- Special Counsel Robert Mueller Steps Down After Leading Russia Inquiry by Carrie Johnson, Philip Ewing (NPR)
- Full transcript: Robert Mueller’s statement on the Russia investigation by Caitlin Oprysko (Politico)
- Robert Mueller Delivers Statement Emphasizing That He Did Not Clear Trump of Obstruction by Ben Mathis-Lilley (Slate)
- Read Mueller’s First Public Comments on the Russia Investigation by Madeleine Carlisle, Olivia Paschal (The Atlantic)
- Trump after Mueller speaks: ‘Nothing changes’ and ‘case is closed’ by Jordan Fabian (The Hill)
- Shorter Mueller: Just Impeach This Guy Already by Bess Levin (Vanity Fair)
- More Democratic candidates call for Trump’s impeachment after Mueller statement by Erin Durkin (The Guardian)
- The subtle way Robert Mueller just threw William Barr under the bus by Ian Millhiser (ThinkProgress)
- Mueller’s statement highlights key differences with Barr on investigation of President Trump by Devlin Barrett and Josh Dawsey (Washington Post)
- Opinion: Mueller should have said this weeks ago by the Editorial Board (Washington Post)
- Robert Mueller Was Telling Nancy Pelosi to Begin Impeachment Proceedings by Richard L. Hasen (Slate)
- How To Think About Mueller’s Statement by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux (FiveThirtyEight)
- Robert Mueller Tells Congress to Do Its Job by Luke Darby (GQ)
- Trump Declares “Case Is Closed” on Russia Investigation. Mueller Just Hinted at the Exact Opposite. by Inae Oh (Mother Jones)
- Mueller: We Could Not Clear Trump of a Crime by Dan Friedman (Mother Jones)
- 2020 Candidates Call for Impeachment in Response to Mueller’s Press Conference by Abigail Weinberg (Mother Jones)
- Mueller Reminds the Nation That Trump Betrayed the USA by David Corn (Mother Jones)
- Fresh calls for Trump impeachment after Mueller’s statement (Al Jazeera)
- Democrats Just Ran Out of Excuses on Impeachment by Matt Ford (The New Republic)
- Mueller Breaks His Silence—Without Breaking Protocol by Russell Berman (The Atlantic)
- Mueller remarks put Barr back into harsh spotlight by Eliana Johnson (Politico)
McConnell / Supreme Court Vacancy
- Mitch McConnell Admits He’s Got Different Rules for Republican Presidents by Luke Darby (GQ)
- McConnell: Republicans would confirm a justice during 2020 election by Matthew Choi (Politico)
- McConnell Would Fill Potential Supreme Court Vacancy In 2020, Reversal Of 2016 Stance by Brian Naylor (NPR)
- McConnell Says He’d Confirm an Election-Year Trump Supreme Court Nominee Because He’s a Republican and Obama Wasn’t by Elliot Hannon (Slate)
- Mitch McConnell called “a hypocrite” for saying he’d fill a Supreme Court seat if one opens in 2020 by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
- Analysis: Can the president be prosecuted? I asked 16 legal experts. by Sean Illing (Vox)
Other News
- Trump’s tax cut law barely boosted growth or wages and is not paying for itself, independent congressional report finds by Tom Embury-Dennis (Independent)
- What Trump Could Learn From the Only State Legislator Who Actually Lives on the Mexico Border by Tim Murphy (Mother Jones)
- Trump will decide whether to extend START treaty ‘next year’: official (Reuters)
- Trump used Air Force One for political trips after criticizing Obama for it: report by Morgan Gstalter (The Hill)
- The Trump Administration Has Attacked Science 100 Times…and Counting by Jacob Carter, Anita Desikan, Gretchen Goldman (Scientific American)
- Kushner Cos. receives $800 million in federally-backed debt for real estate purchase: report by Alex Henderson (Salon)
- Trump’s Bid To Weaken The Next Federal Climate Report Is Likely To Backfire by Alexander C. Kaufman (Huffington Post)
- White House Asked Navy to Hide John McCain Warship During Trump’s Visit by Maggie Haberman and Helene Cooper (NY Times)
- Trump energy officials rebrand fossil fuels as ‘molecules of freedom’ by Lily Puckett (Independent)
Analysis
- The Trump administration wants to let doctors discriminate against trans patients by Anna North (Vox)
- The last time the Supreme Court was invited to overturn Roe v. Wade, a surprising majority was unwilling by Robert Barnes (Washington Post)
- More than 40 House Democrats want to open an impeachment inquiry into Trump by J.M Rieger and Amber Phillips (Washington Post)
- The Movement To Skip The Electoral College Is Picking Up Steam by Nathan Rakich (Five Thirty Eight)
Opinion
- When will the Republican silence on Trump end? by William S. Cohen (Washington Post)
- Clarence Thomas makes it clear: The right is coming for birth control next by Amanda Marcotte (Salon)