Iran / Middle East
- Iran says it will breach nuclear deal enrichment limit, U.S. denounces ‘blackmail’ (Reuters)
- Iran Will Break Nuclear Deal’s Uranium Stockpile Limit in 10 Days by AP (TIME)
- U.S. says to send more troops to the Middle East, cites Iran threats by Phil Stewart, Parisa Hafezi (Reuters)
- Pompeo Claims There’s ‘No Doubt’ Iran Attacked Tankers, But U.S. Allies Want Proof by Dominique Mosbergen (Huffington Post)
- Iran Has Options and It’s Starting to Use Them by Kathy Gilsinan (The Atlantic)
- Iran just made one of its riskiest announcements in years by Alex Ward (Vox)
- Pentagon sending 1,000 more troops as tensions with Iran grow by Bryan Bender (Politico)
- Iran responds to Trump’s crackdowns with promise to increase nuclear enrichment by D. Parvaz (ThinkProgress)
- U.S. to Send 1,000 Additional Troops to the Mideast Over Tanker Attacks by Tony Capaccio (TIME)
- Trump leaves ‘question mark’ over use of force to protect Gulf oil by Babak Dehghanpisheh, Sylvia Westall (Reuters)
Pollsters
- Trump fires the polling firm Kellyanne Conway built over leak of polls he said didn’t exist by Josh Israel (ThinkProgress)
- Trump “Purges” Pollsters Who Revealed He’s Losing to Biden by Bess Levin (Vanity Fair)
Census
- The Citizenship Question Could Cost California And Texas A Seat In Congress by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux (FiveThirtyEight)
- Census battle over citizenship question leaves immigration activists with their hands tied by Rebekah Entralgo (ThinkProgress)
- How Trump’s census question could transform America’s electoral map by Oliver Laughland (The Guardian)
Mexico
- Mexican official claims gains in U.S. border enforcement by Ted Hesson (Politico)
- Full text of Trump’s “secret” deal with Mexico released by Cody Fenwick (Salon)
- Trump admin considers temporary courts along the southern border by Priscilla Alvarez, Geneva Sands (CNN)
- Trump vows mass immigration arrests, removals of ‘millions of illegal aliens’ starting next week by Nick Miroff and
Maria Sacchetti (Washington Post)
China
- U.S. firms say China tariffs will raise costs, see few sourcing alternatives by David Lawder (Reuters)
- Companies plead with Trump against new China tariffs by Doug Palmer, Arren Kimbel-Sannit (Politico)
- China Cuts Treasury Holdings to Two-Year Low Amid Trade War by Sarah McGregor, katherine Greifeld (Bloomberg)
Other News
- Trump Kicks His Chief of Staff out of the Oval Office for Coughing in His Presence by Inae Oh (Mother Jones)
- Trump says ‘I think I know’ who was behind 9/11 attacks by Samuel Osborne (Independent)
- Israel Names Golan Heights Settlement After President Trump by AP (TIME)
- Trump insists he’s polling ahead of Democratic ‘Motley Crew’ by Quint Forget (Politico)
- Supreme Court rules in case watched for impact on Trump pardons by Josh Gerstein, Natasha Bertrand (Politico)
- Trump interview on ABC was a ratings bust by Caitlin Oprysko (Politico)
- President Trump to seek second term in 2020 election by Alan Fisher (Al Jazeera)
- The House committee quietly racking up oversight wins against Trump by Andrew Desidero (Politico)
- Trump’s interview with George Stephanopoulos, explained by Aaron Rupar (Vox)
- Trump’s new health care plan, health reimbursement accounts, explained by Dylan Scott (Vox)
- House Democrats ask independent watchdog to investigate whether Jared Kushner violated the Hatch Act by Shira Tarlo (Salon)
Analysis
- So what happens when Donald Trump refuses to leave office? The nightmare scenario could happen by Amanda Marcotte (Salon)
- Supreme Court decisions could affect makeup of Congress for years by Todd Ruger (Roll Call)
Opinion
- Trump plans to turn the Fourth of July into a political rally in honor of himself by Eugene Robinson (Washington Post)