James Comey / FBI / Russia Probe
- Why Trump Was Surprised by the Comey Backlash by Michelle Cottle (The Atlantic)
- We Need to Hear from James Comey, ASAP by Brian Beutler (New Republic)
- Trump Tweet Suggests His Conversations With Comey Might Have Been Recorded by Miles Parks (NPR)
- Trump Threatens Comey With Possibility of Secret “Tapes” by Inae Oh (Mother Jones)
- Trump warns ousted FBI chief not to leak to media, threatens ‘tapes’ by David Alexander & Susa Heavey (Reuters)
- Donald Trump Just Threatened James Comey with Secret Recordings by Jack Moore (GQ)
- Trump Warns Comey and Says He May Cancel Press Briefings by Peter Baker (NY Times)
- Only one of these Trump-Comey timelines can be true, but either way, it’s a problem by Alvin Chang & Javier Zarracina (Vox)
- Trump’s warning to Comey deepens doubts about his respect for the rule of law by Ames Hohman (Washington Post)
- Five reasons the Comey affair is worse than Watergate by James Fallows (The Atlantic)
- A look at the candidates Trump is considering to head the F.B.I. by Maggie Haberman and Jeremy W. Peters (The NY Times)
- Trump warns Comey and says he may cancel press briefings by Peter Baker (The NY Times)
- White House refuses to say whether Trump taped Comey talks by Jordan Fabian (The Hill)
- Opinion: When will Republicans stand up to Trump? by Max Boot (The NY Times)
- Trump warning to Comey prompts questions on ‘tapes’ by Peter Baker and Michael D. Shear (The NY Times)
- In service to Trump, Pence keeps saying things that aren’t true by Abby Philip (The Washington Post)
- If there are White House recordings, they could be subpoenaed by David A. Graham (The Atlantic)
- Senate panel investigating Russia outraged by Comey firing by Ali Watkins (Politico)
- Trump admission on Comey firing fuels obstruction of justice debate by Josh Gerstein (Politico)
- Trump Released This Letter to Prove He Has No Russian Ties. We Annotated It. by Andy Kroll (Mother Jones)
- The last time a president admitted he secretly taped conversations, he had to resign by Matt Pearce (LA Times)
Sessions
- Recused And Accused: Critics Say Sessions Should Have Stayed Out Of Comey Firing by Scott Horsley (NPR)
- Sessions Tells Prosecutors To Seek ‘Most Serious’ Charges, Stricter Sentences by Colin Dwyer (NPR)
- Jeff Sessions Reinvigorates the Drug War by Matt Ford (The Atlantic)
- Sessions orders tougher sentences in DOJ memo by Max Greenwood (The Hill)
- House Democrats Say Sessions Might Have Broken the Law in the Comey Firing by Pema Levy (Mother Jones)
- Jeff Sessions Rolls Back Obama-Era Drug Sentencing Reforms by Ryan J. Reilly (Huffington Post)
News
- DHS Considers Carry-On Laptop Ban On Flights From Europe by James Doubek (NPR)
- U.S. Homeland Security: No announcement Friday on laptop ban expansion by David Shepardson (Reuters)
- North Korea sends rare letter of protest over new U.S. sanctions by Ju-min Park (Reuters)
- Trump’s FCC Is Racing to Kill Net Neutrality. Democrats Say Not So Fast. by Sam Gustin (VICE)
- US and China sign trade agreement (BBC)
- Dems escalate talk of Trump impeachment by Kyle Cheney (Politico)
- Trump threatens to cancel press briefings, says spokespeople can’t speak with ‘perfect accuracy’ by Louis Nelson (Politico)
- President Trump’s Tax Returns Show Some Income from Russian Sources, Say His Lawyers by AP (TIME)
- Trump lawyers outline president’s Russian income but provide no documents by Rosalind S. Helderman (Washington Post)
- Trump’s Lawyers Deny He Has Russian Income Or Debt, ‘With A Few Exceptions’ by Marilyn Geewax, Rebekah Entralgo (NPR)
- Trump’s Expected Pick for Top USDA Scientist Is Not a Scientist by Jessica Huseman (ProPublica)
- In blow to Trump, GE backs NAFTA and voices support for Mexico by Dave Graham (Reuters)
Analysis
- Nixon’s lawyer says Trump should be afraid of tapes; Bob Woodward says tapes were ‘foolproof evidence’ in Watergate by Peter W. Stevenson (Washington Post)
- The Trump Administration’s ‘Law and Order’ Propaganda Is Starting to Contaminate Congress by Kanya Bennett (ACLU.org)
- Trump sure makes it sound like Sean Spicer’s job isn’t safe by Aaron Blake (Washington Post)
- Congress Must Be A Check On Trump To Avoid A Constitutional Crisis by Julia Azari & Seth Masket (FiveThirtyEight)
Opinion
- Judas, Tax Cuts and the Great Betrayal by Paul Krugman (NY Times)
- The Kushners confront a blunt new reality by Emily Jane Fox (Vanity Fair)
- Trump’s top aides must go by John Podesta (The Washington Post)