NSA Leak / Russia
- Report: Russia Launched Cyberattack On Voting Vendor Ahead Of Election by Pam Fessler, Philip Ewing (NPR)
- The Intercept Discloses Top-Secret NSA Document on Russia Hacking Aimed at US Voting System by Ben Dreyfuss (Mother Jones)
Travel Ban
- Donald Trump seeks ‘expedited’ hearing on Muslim ban (Al Jazeera)
- Trump’s Latest Tweets On Travel Ban Could Raise New Legal Hurdles by Scott Horsley (NPR)
- Trump’s Tweets May Have Sunk His Travel Ban by Garrett Epps (The Atlantic)
- In tweets, Trump appears to undercut his own travel ban case by Mica Rosenberg & Andrew Chung (Reuters)
Paris Agreement / Climate Change
- Donald Trump’s Mishandling of the Paris Climate Agreement Was Even More Humiliating Than We Thought by Jack Moore (GQ)
- John Oliver breaks down everything wrong with Trump’s decision to leave Paris agreement by Charlie May (Salon)
- DC mayor reaffirms city’s commitment to Paris climate deal (AP)
Air Traffic Control
- Trump lays out plan to privatize air traffic control system by David Shepardson (Reuters)
- The pros and cons of privatizing air traffic control by Joan Lowy (AP)
- Why Trump’s plan to privatize air traffic control could end up costing more by Alexia Fernandez Campbell (Vox)
News
- Trump complains about Democrats failing to confirm people he hasn’t nominated by Mark Sumner (Daily Kos)
- Housing Secretary Ben Carson Clarifies Comment That Poverty Is A ‘State Of Mind’ by Pam Fessler (NPR)
- Trump Vows Protection From ‘Vile Enemy’ by Doreen McCallister (NPR)
- Trump’s NATO Speech Blindsided His National Security Team by Osita Nwanevu (Slate)
- Trump renews attack on London mayor over terror attack (BBC)
- Media war amps up: AP fact-check says Trump can’t be trusted by Jonathan Easley (The Hill)
- Trump will not block ex-FBI chief Comey’s testimony: White House (Reuters)
- White House says Trump will not assert executive privilege to block Comey’s testimony by Louis Nelson (Politico)
- This Man Is Turning Donald Trump’s Tweets Into ‘Official’ Presidential Statements by Ashley Hoffman (TIME)
- President Trump Wants Congress to Confirm His Nominees. He Should Appoint More by Philip Elliot (TIME)
- Donald Trump attacks Democrats for key government vacancies despite failing to nominate candidates by Alexandra Wilts (Independent)
- Trump lashes out at Sadiq Khan again in wake of London attack by Julian Borger (The Guardian)
- EPA chief exaggerates growth of coal jobs by tens of thousands by Mark Hand (ThinkProgress)
- How to watch former FBI Director James Comey’s much-anticipated Senate testimony by Jeff Stein, Tara Golshan (Vox)
- U.S. State Department approves $750 million Saudi training program sale: Pentagon (Reuters)
- Intelligence contractor is charged in first case leak under Trump by Charlie Savage (The Washington Post)
- Trump grows discontented with Attorney General Jeff Sessions by Maggie Haberman and Peter Baker (The NY Times)
- Some U.S. diplomats stage quiet revolt amid tensions with Trump by Mark Landler (The NY Times)
Analysis
- Democrats Are Overperforming In Special Elections Almost Everywhere by Nathanial Rakich (FiveThirtyEight)
- Shadow President Steve Bannon Is Back Calling the Shots by Jack Moore (GQ)
- The Trump Doctrine Emerges, and It’s as Bad as We Thought by Paul Waldman (The American Prospect)
- Trump’s Handling of North Korea Is Going to Lead Us Straight Into Nuclear Disaster by Rajan Menon (The Nation)
- As Trump lashes out, Republicans grow uneasy by Robert Costa (The Washington Post)
- What Trump really fears by McKay Coppins (The Atlantic)
- How Trump just completely undermined the legal argument for his travel ban, in four tweets (The Washington Post)
- Here Are the Financial Disclosures of 349 Officials Trump Has Installed Across the Government by Derek Kravitz, Al Shaw, Annie Waldman and Ariana Tobin (ProPublica)
- Is the White House claiming it is ‘beyond the reach of basic ethics requirements’? by Glenn Kessler (Washington Post)
Opinion
- Making Ignorance Great Again by Paul Krugman (NY Times)
- Undoing All the Good Work on Cuba by Editorial Board (NY Times)
- Trump’s appalling response to London makes it clear: He must go before it happens here by Bob Cesna (Salon)