Iran
- US-Iran tensions rise as Pentagon releases video of oil tanker attack in Gulf of Oman by Borzou Daragahi (Independent)
- Trump administration providing ‘false’ information about Gulf of Oman attack, says Japanese tanker owner by Chris Riotta (Independent)
- How the Trump administration is using 9/11 to build a case for war with Iran by Alex Ward (Vox)
- President Trump Says Iran Was Behind Oil Tanker Attacks, but He Still Hopes for Negotiation by AP (TIME)
- As fears of war loom, Trump’s Iran policy, arms deals face challenges in Congress by Karoun Demirjian (Washington Post)
Kellyanne Conway
- Trump Says He Won’t Fire Kellyanne Conway Despite Ethics Violations by Julian Shen-Berro (Huffington Post)
- Trump says he will not fire Kellyanne Conway for Hatch Act violations by Jordan Fabian (The Hill)
- Trump Says He Won’t Fire Kellyanne Conway Despite Report Finding “Persistent, Notorious, and Deliberate” Hatch Act Violations by Elliot Hannon (Slate)
McGahn / Mueller / Flynn
- Trump disputes top aide Don McGahn’s damning Mueller testimony: ‘He may have been confused’ by Chris Riotta (Independent)
- Trump Says What Ex-White House Lawyer McGahn Told Mueller ‘Doesn’t Matter’ by Liza Hearon (Huffington Post)
- New Trump-approved Flynn lawyer requests another sentencing delay by Darren Samuelsohn (Politico)
- Trump suggests Don McGahn lied to Mueller under oath — and bars his testimony by Igor Derysh (Salon)
Mexico / Border / Immigration
- Premature Baby Was Held in Border Patrol Detention Facility, Advocate Says by Astrid Galvan, Garance Burke (TIME)
- Mexico Is Overwhelmed By Asylum Claims As It Ramps Up Immigration Enforcement by James Fredrick (NPR)
- U.S. ramps up Mexico asylum returns, Trump confirms ‘safe third country’ plan by Frank Jack Daniel, Julio-Cesar Chavez (Reuters)
- Trump’s Immigration Id Is Coming to the White House by Noah Lanard (Mother Jones)
Other News
- People Are Already Dying From Being Denied Abortions by Kimberly Lawon (VICE)
- Donald Trump Gets Savagely Trolled On His Birthday As Tweeters Celebrate #JohnMcCainDay by Lee Moran (Huffington Post)
- Trump declines to give Pence his endorsement for a 2024 presidential run (Politico)
- Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. is in jeopardy of losing its liquor license by Adam Peck (ThinkProgress)
- Trump compares Melania to Jackie Kennedy: ‘We have our own Jackie O’ by Jordan Fabian (The Hill)
- Trump wins court victory in quest for transgender military ban (Al Jazeera)
- Trump Blocked Congress From Seeing These Emails About The Census Unredacted by Hansi Lo Wang (NPR)
- The internal poll that Donald Trump said didn’t exist was just leaked by Adam Peck (ThinkProgress)
- Jared and Ivanka, Who “Sacrificed” Everything to Join the White House, Made $135 Million in 2018 by Bess Levin (Vanity Fair)
- Trump retreats on election meddling remarks (BBC)
- Judge dismisses suit against Trump and campaign over forcible kissing, pay discrimination by Josh Gerstein (Politico)
- Retailers Ask Trump To Stop Tariff Threats On China by Amy Scott (NPR)
- Trump Administration Can’t Block Immigrant Teens From Getting Abortions, Court Rules by Mica Rosenberg (Huffington Post)
- Trump Wants Major Cuts At Federal Advisory Committees by AP (Huffington Post)
- Ivanka Trump Collected $4 Million Last Year From Dad’s Controversial Washington Hotel by Mary Papenfuss (Huffington Post)
- The Sarah Sanders replacement sweepstakes begins by Andrew Restuccia and Nancy Cook (Politico)
- Saving face: how Donald Trump silenced the people who could expose his business failures by Jonathan Greenberg (Washington Post)
- EPA Air Chief Gave Presentation At Fringe Climate Denier Event, New Emails Show by Alexander C. Kaufman (Huffington Post)
Opinion
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- Why Trump Uses Mock Spanish by Ben Zimmer (Atlantic)