Mueller / Russia Investigation
- Trump’s Lawyers, in Confidential Memo, Argue to Head Off a Historic Subpoena by Michael S. Schmidt, Maggie Haberman, Charlie Savage and Matt Apuzzo (NY Times)
- Trump’s lawyers to Mueller in letter: President can end probe, use pardon power by Christal Hughes (USA Today)
- In secret memo, Trump’s lawyers argued he has complete power over justice investigations and could not have committed obstruction by Rosalind S. Helderman (The Washington Post)
- Report: In A Letter To Mueller, Trump’s Lawyers Say He Can’t Be Compelled To Testify by Shannon van Sant (NPR)
- Trump’s Lawyers Cite Outdated Statute in Long Letter to Mueller Rejecting Interview Request by Daniel Politi (Slate)
- Giuliani threatens to go to court if Mueller subpoenas Trump by Aris Folley (The Hill)
News
- State Dept recognizes LGBTI Month while White House doesn’t by Avery Anapol (The Hill)
- Trump names Coast Guard official as new homeland security adviser by Eric Geller (Politico)
- Trump names Fears as homeland security adviser: White House (Reuters)
- Trump Reportedly Calls Santa Fe Shooter “Wacky” by De Elizabeth (Teen Vogue)
- America’s poor becoming more destitute under Trump: U.N. expert by Stephanie Nebehay (Reuters)
- Trump accused of ‘blatant misuse of presidential power’ after tweeting about jobs report ahead of release by Jim Tankersley, Matt Phillips (Independent)
- Trump tweets quote calling ex-CIA chief a ‘liar’ after he wrote scathing op-ed by Avery Anapol (The Hill)
- A courtside view of Scott Pruitt’s cozy ties with a billionaire coal baron by Steve Eder, Hiroko Tabuchi, and Eric Lipton (The NY Times)
- Why the Bombshell Trump Letter Could Be a Big Problem for Donald Trump Jr. by David Corn (Mother Jones)
- Trump to host Ramadan dinner by Andrew Restuccia, Nahal Toosi (Politico)
- President Trump has nominated Geoffrey Starks to replace FCC commissioner Mignon Clyburn by Andrew Liptak (The Verge)
- Trump has spent more visiting Mar-a-Lago than Mueller has on Russia probe by John Bowden (The Hill)
Analysis
- The Russia Investigations: What ‘Collusion’ Means Now by Philip Ewing (NPR)
- America’s poor becoming more destitute under Trump: U.N. expert by Stephanie Nebehay (Reuters)
- Donald Trump and the erosion of democratic norms in America by Tom McCarthy (Guardian)
- Trump’s response to the Roseanne incident betrayed a lack of knowledge about black history by Eugene Scott (Washington Post)
- Everything you need to know about Trump’s big envelope from Kim Jong Un and the hope for world peace by Avi Selk (Washington Post)
- Stunning new Hurricane Maria death toll confirms Puerto Rico’s devastating losses after the storm by Alexia Fernández Campbell and Eliza Barclay (Vox)
- Trump thinks he’s saving trade. The rest of the world thinks he’s blowing it up. by Heather Long and Steven Mufson (The Washington Post)
Opinion
- Missing Melania Trump barely makes news – things are getting weirder by Jessica Valenti (Guardian)
- Trudeau Reaches His Breaking Point With Trump by Krishnadev Calamur (Atlantic)
Action
- Want to help children separated at the US-Mexico border? Here’s how by Adam Gabbatt (The Guardian)