NATO
- NATO summit: Trump says Germany is ‘captive’ to Russia (Al Jazeera)
- Trump Opens NATO Summit by Accusing Germany of Being “Totally Controlled by Russia” by Inae Oh (Mother Jones)
- Trump Throws His Usual Tantrum at NATO Summit by Kevin Drum (Mother Jones)
- Trump Kicks Off NATO Summit With Breakfast Rant: ‘Germany Is A Captive Of Russia’ by Liza Hearon (Huffington Post)
- Trump at NATO summit: ‘I am fighting for a level playing field for our farmers’ by Louis Nelson (Politico)
- Trump-Nato summit: What is on the agenda and why is the US president so critical of the alliance? by Kimberley Richards (Independent)
- Trump lobbied NATO leaders for higher defense spending: UK official (Reuters)
- Russia Casts Shadow Over President Trump’s NATO Meetings by Tessa Berenson (TIME)
- President Trump Says NATO Allies Owe the U.S. Money. He’s Wrong by W.J. Hennigan (TIME)
- Trump suggests NATO allies raise target spending to 4 percent by Brett Samuels (The Hill)
- White House: Kelly looked away after Trump’s attack on Germany because he was disappointed in breakfast by Avery Anapol (The Hill)
- ‘Why Germany?’ Trump’s strange fixation vexes experts by Nahal Toosi (Politico)
- Trump vs. Merkel: Blistering salvo meets quiet rejoinder by Steven Erlanger and Julie Hirschfeld Davis (The NY Times)
- When Trump attacked Germany in Brussels, his aides pursed their lips and looked away by Rebecca Tan (The Washington Post)
Supreme Court / Brett Kavanaugh
- Democrats Say Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee Is A Threat To The ACA by Julie Rovner (NPR)
- Brett Kavanaugh’s Confirmation Would Threaten Robert Mueller’s Investigation and the Affordable Care Act by Joan Walsh (The Nation)
- Brett Kavanaugh Ruled Against Workers When No One Else Did by Dave Jamieson (Huffington Post)
- Democrats zero in on Kavanaugh’s defense of Presidential power by Sheryl Gay Stolberg (The NY Times)
- Rosenstein asks prosecutors to help with Kavanaugh in papers in unusual request by Katie Benner (The NY Times)
- Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh piled up credit card debt by purchasing Nationals tickets, White House says by Amy Brittain (The Washington Post)
Immigration / Family Separation / Border / ICE
- What Does It Mean to Abolish ICE? by Julianne Hing (The Nation)
- Can the Trump Administration Solve Its Own Disaster? by Alex Wagner (The Atlantic)
- The Trump Administration Is Making Immigrant Parents Pay $800 for DNA Tests to Get Their Children Back by Luke Darby (GQ)
- Officials admit they may have separated family – who might be US citizens – for up to a year by Jamiles Lartey (The Guardian)
- What Can $20 Million Buy? Activists Attempt to Post Bond for 2,500 Parents in Immigration Detention by Julianne Hing (The Nation)
UK Visit
- Donald Trump baby blimp ready to take first steps (BBC)
- Donald Trump’s UK visit: Protests and praise (BBC)
- Trump UK visit: US president to receive Guard of Honour when he meets Queen by Chris Baynes (Independent)
- What to Expect from Trump’s Meeting with the Queen by Hilary Weaver (Vanity Fair)
- ‘We Need To Take A Stand’: U.K. Protesters Mobilize For Trump’s Visit by Alice Fordham (NPR)
White Supremacy
- Trump Says White Supremacist Terror Is Fake News. These Chilling Cases Prove Otherwise. by Mark Follman (Mother Jones)
- You Can’t Understand White Supremacists Without Looking at Masculinity by Dave Gilson (Mother Jones)
- American hate group looks to make allies in Europe as Trump arrives by Ali Winson, A.C. Thomson (Salon)
- Donald Trump’s startling global agenda: Taking white supremacy worldwide by Chauncey Devega (Salon)
Other News
- Wall Street drops on escalating U.S.-China trade war by Amy Caren Daniel (Reuters)
- Trump Announces New Taxes on TVs and Air Conditioners by Kevin Drum (Mother Jones)
- Trump administration officials to meet with Mexico’s president-elect by Louis Nelson (Politico)
- Controversial Justice Department Nominee With Russia Ties Is Headed Toward Confirmation by Pema Levy (Mother Jones)
- Trump Administration Cuts $26 Million in Funds for Organizations that Help People Sign Up For Obamacare by Alana Abramson (TIME)
- Russian mining firm puts Trump’s face on its asbestos products by Oliver Milman (The Guardian)
- Trump signs order giving agency heads more power to appoint regulatory judges by Avery Anapol (The Hill)
- Mueller team listening to Manafort’s jail phone calls by Darren Samuelsohn (Politico)
- Senate confirms Trump DOJ nominee with ties to Russian bank by Jordain Carney (The Hill)
- ‘Not exactly rolling out the red carpet’ : Trump visit to Turnberry resort spotlights challenges facing his brand by William Booth and David A. Fahrenthold (The Washington Post)
- Trump Administration: We Can Keep Guantanamo Prisoners Locked Up For 100 Years by Jessica Schulberg (Huffington Post)
Analysis
- While America Sleeps: Trump’s Treachery and the Russia Scandal by David Corn (Mother Jones)
- How President Donald Trump could be impeached, according to constitutional scholar Alan Dershowitz by Shira Tarlo (Salon)
- A new axis of evil? Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin share an open contempt for human rights by Heather Digby Parton (Salon)