Manafort / Mueller / Russia Investigation / Sessions
- Paul Manafort, ex-Trump campaign aide, accused of witness tampering (BBC)
- Judge Orders New Hearing In Alleged Manafort Witness Tampering by Ryan Lucas, Scott Neuman (NPR)
- Trump, battling against Mueller probe, reignites culture war by Louis Nelson (Politico)
- Judge orders Manafort to respond to witness tampering claims by Josh Gerstein, Darren Samuelsohn (Politico)
- Trump blames Sessions for ongoing Mueller probe by Louis Nelson (Politico)
- Paul Manafort Loses His Cool by Franklin Foer (The Atlantic)
- Trump Just Accidentally Strengthened the Case for Sessions’ Recusal by Inae Oh (Mother Jones)
- Schumer Says Trump Not Acting Like An Innocent Man, ‘Dead Wrong’ On Pardoning Himself by Deirdre Walsh (NPR)
- What You Need To Know About The Coming Showdown Between Trump And Mueller by Philip Ewing (NPR)
- Mueller wants Paul Manafort’s bail revoked on charges of witness tampering by Sophia Desfaye (Salon)
- The Odds That Robert Mueller Breaks Paul Manafort Just Went Up by Abigail Tracy (Vanity Fair)
- Judge gives Manafort team until Friday to respond to witness tampering allegation by Spencer S. Hsu (The Washington Post)
Eagles / NFL
- Why Donald Trump Disinvited the Eagles from the White House by Dave Zirin (The Nation)
- NFL players rip into Trump after he disinvited Eagles from the White House by Candice Norwood (Politico)
- Inside Trump’s snub of the Philadelphia Eagles by Annie Karni, Christopher Cadelago (Politico)
- Trump Is Pursuing a National Anthem–Kneeling Feud With a Team Whose Players Didn’t Kneel During the National Anthem by Ben Mathis-Lilley (Slate)
- By Canceling Eagles Visit, President Trump Hands the NFL Another Anthem Headache by Sean Gregory (TIME)
- Trump told officials to punish NFL as part of GOP tax plan: report by Julia Manchester (The Hill)
- Trump Picks Fight With The Eagles, Philadelphia Takes It From There by Bill Chappell (NPR)
- Donald Trump’s Fight With NFL Players Has Never Been About The National Anthem by Travis Waldron (Huffington Post)
- Fox News accused of ‘propaganda’ after implying praying players knelt for anthem (Guardian)
Travel Ban / Immigration
- Supreme Court Ruling for Anti-Gay-Marriage Baker Could Spell Bad News for Trump’s Travel Ban by Pema Levy (Mother Jones)
- Why Trump Should Worry About the Supreme Court’s Cakeshop Ruling by Matt Ford (The New Republic)
- UN says US must stop separating migrant children from parents (The Guardian)
- Trump keeps making it harder for people to seek asylum legally by Dara Lind (Vox)
- UN calls on U.S. to stop separating migrant families (CBS News)
- Trump Can’t Disown His Immigration Policies Now by David A. Graham (The Atlantic)
Summer Zervos
- ‘Apprentice’ contestant’s lawsuit against Trump to proceed: NY judge by Brendan Pierson (Reuters)
- Judge: Trump can be deposed in Summer Zervos lawsuit by Laura Nahmias (Politico)
- New York judge rules defamation suit against Trump can move forward by Avery Anapol (The Hill)
- Trump lawyers in Summer Zervos case seek to block evidence on other women by AP (Guardian)
Trade / Tariffs
- Billionaire Koch brothers take on Trump over tariffs (BBC)
- Mexico Hits U.S. Steel And Farm Products With Tariffs, Retaliating For Trump Move by Bill Chappell (NPR)
- Senators to introduce bill to rein in Trump’s tariff authority by Jordain Carney (The Hill)
- Trump aims to split up NAFTA negotiations, deal with Canada and Mexico separately by Damian Paletta (The Washington Post)
- China offered to buy $70 billion in U.S. products to ward off Trump’s tariffs by Steven Mufson and Damian Paletta (The Washington Post)
- Opinion: It’s time for Congress to take back trade by Editorial Board (Washington Post)
- Putin Moves to Capitalize on Europe’s Fury With Trump by Steven Erlanger and Neil MacFarquhar (New York Times)
Other News
- Trump abandons loyalty test in midterm primary endorsements by Christopher Cadelago (Politico)
- Melania Trump Made an Appearance at the White House After an Almost Month-Long Absence by Emily Wang (Teen Vogue)
- White House Appeals Ruling That President Can’t Block Twitter Followers by Scott Neuman (NPR)
- Scott Pruitt: EPA chief asked aide to hunt for used Trump hotel mattress by Josh Dawsey, Brady Dennis (Independent)
- Trump’s North Korea summit may bring peace declaration – but at a cost by Matt Spetalnick, David Brunnstrom (Reuters)
- Trump’s Education Secretary Says School Safety Commissions Won’t Look at Role of Guns in School Shootings by Katie Reilly (TIME)
- Luxury resort to host Singapore summit between Trump and Kim by Brett Samuels (The Hill)
- Law professors rip Trump legal team’s memo claiming vast executive power by Max Greenwood (The Hill)
- Parkland Students to Tour the Country to Encourage Young People to Vote by Molly Olmstead (Slate)
- Scott Pruitt enlisted an EPA aide to help his wife find a job — with Chick-fil-A by Juliet Eilperin, Brady Dennis, and Josh Dawsey (The Washington Post)
- Senate leader cancels part of August recess, forcing vulnerable Democrats to stay in D.C. instead of campaigning for reelection (The Washington Post)
- Of Course Trump Doesn’t Know the Words to ‘God Bless America’ by Eve Peyser (VICE)
- Sarah Huckabee Sanders blasted for lying: “There’s no question that she spread lies at this point” by Shira Tarlo (Salon)
Analysis
- Donald Trump Is Getting Away With the Biggest Scandal in American History by David Corn (Mother Jones)
- Donald Trump’s trade war masks a darker agenda: Aiding the far right in Europe by Heather Digby Parton (Salon)
- A guide to the 2018 midterm elections (Vox)
Opinion
- Sanders lies because that is what this White House does by Jennifer Rubin (Washington Post)
- Grifters Gonna Grift by Editorial Board (NY Times)