Trump Racism / Ilhan Omar
- Trump’s harsh words on ‘squad’ reinforce dark posts online by Jill Colvin and Amanda Seitz (AP)
- Trump Attacks Omar Even as He Claims to Disapprove of “Send Her Back” Chants by Inae Oh (Mother Jones)
- Trump’s Assault on Somali Refugees Goes Way Beyond Just Ilhan Omar by Nicole Javorsky (Mother Jones)
- Trump’s Latest Ilhan Omar Smear Shows How Unfounded Right-Wing Claims Go Mainstream by Ali Breland (Mother Jones)
- Trump’s ‘Go Back’ Rhetoric Is Sign Of A Racially Divisive And Turbulent Year To Come by Domenico Montanaro (NPR)
- Trump Falsely Claims Four Congresswomen Used the Slur “Evil Jews” by Jeremy Stahl (Slate)
- President Trump’s Comments About ‘The Squad’ Have Reinforced Racist and Inaccurate Posts About Them Online by Jill Colvin, Amanda Seitz (TIME)
- Trump Reverses Again, Calls Racist Rallygoers “Incredible Patriots” by Alison Durkee (Vanity Fair)
- Trump vows congresswomen ‘can’t get away with’ criticizing U.S. by John Wagner and Colby Itkowitz (Washington Post)
Iran
- Iran releases video it says proves US did not destroy drone (Al Jazeera)
- Iran denies Trump claim that US destroyed drone over Gulf by Julian Borger and Patrick Wintour (The Guardian)
- U.S. and Iran Clash Over Claim U.S. Warship Downed Iranian Drone by Robert Burns, Amir Vahdat, David Rising (TIME)
- Trump confirms he authorized Rand Paul to negotiate with Iran by Tal Axelrod (The Hill)
- US vows to down any Iran drones that fly ‘too close’ to its ships (Al Jazeera)
Other News
- Committee Democrats Prepare For Highly Anticipated Robert Mueller Hearings by Tim Mak (NPR)
- Trump Says He Will Nominate Eugene Scalia for Labor Secretary Following Alex Acosta’s Resignation by AP (TIME)
- Trump administration considering cutting number of refugees accepted into US to zero: report by Brooke Seipel (The Hill)
- Trump pits NASA chief against Apollo 11 astronauts by Caitlin Oprysko (Politico)
- Trump says he doesn’t plan to watch Mueller testify by Rishika Dugyala (Politico)
- Trump Administration Repatriates, Charges Citizen Who Allegedly Fought For ISIS by Ryan Lucas (NPR)
- Trump Seizes On Soggy Paper Straws As Campaign Issue: ‘Make Straws Great Again’ by Jessica Taylor (NPR)
- Trump campaign selling branded plastic straws as alternative to ‘liberal paper straws’ by Jessica Campisi (The Hill)
- AOC confronts Trump administration official over ‘images of my violent rape’ on Facebook by Andrew Buncombe (Independent)
- The Trump Administration Isn’t Providing Legal Aid To Migrant Children In Temporary Shelter by Angelina Chapin (Huffington Post)
- President Trump calls for A$AP Rocky’s release from Swedish custody by Maya King (Politico)
- Trump says he is working to free rapper A$AP Rocky from Swedish custody by Kari Paul (The Guardian)
- Trump Gives Awkward Response To Yazidi Woman Whose Family Was Killed By ISIS by Carla Herreria (Huffington Post)
- Trump pits NASA chief against Apollo 11 astronauts by Caitlin Oprysko (Politico)
Analysis
- Why Don’t Americans Want D.C. To Be A State? by Erin Doherty (FiveThirtyEight)
Opinion
- “Send her back” is nothing new: Racism and xenophobia are Trump’s only political strategy by Heather Digby Parton (Salon)
- Here’s Trump hating on America. Is it time for him to leave? by Luke O’Neil (The Guardian)
- The Trump racism spin cycle by Jane Coaston (Vox)