Border / Immigration / ICE / Deportations
- Trump administration expands scope of rapid deportations by Ted Hesson (Politico)
- New Trump administration rule lets ICE rapidly deport undocumented immigrants without due process by Rebekah Entralgo (ThinkProgress)
- Trump has not built single mile of new border wall since taking office by Colin Drury (Independent)
- Immigrants are skipping reproductive health care because they’re afraid of being deported by Anna North (Vox)
- Asylum Seekers That Followed Trump Rule Now Don’t Qualify Because of New Trump Rule by Dara Lind (ProPublica)
- ICE Wants Hotels to Detain Immigrants. These Chains Said No. by Leila Ettachfini (VICE)
- The Trump Administration Just Made It Easier to Quickly Deport Even More Immigrants by Fernanda Echavarri (Mother Jones)
- US expands fast-track deportations of undocumented migrants (Al Jazeera)
- US expands powers to deport migrants without going to court (BBC)
- Trump Administration Moves To Speed Up Deportations With Expedited Removal Expansion by Vanessa Romo (NPR)
Iran
- Iran says it arrested 17 CIA spies, sentenced some to death (Al Jazeera)
- Iran says it arrested CIA spies and sentenced some to death (BBC)
- Trump calls Iran claim that it arrested CIA spies ‘totally false’ by Brett Samuels (The Hill)
- Trump says it is getting harder for him to want to negotiate with Iran (Reuters)
- Trump Denies Iran Has Captured 17 CIA Spies by Merrit Kennedy (NPR)
Mueller Testimony
- Inside the preparations for Mueller’s history-making testimony by Darren Samuelsohn, Natasha Bertrand (Politico)
- Trump renews Mueller attacks days before testimony by Jordan Fabian (The Hill)
- Trump changes tune, says he ‘might’ watch part of Mueller testimony by Brett Samuels (The Hill)
- How Congress Can Exploit Mueller’s Legal Mistakes by Jed Handelsman Shugerman (Politico)
- Trump talked about Mueller’s testimony for around 90 seconds. He packed in 6 lies. by Aaron Rupar (Vox)
- DOJ tells Mueller to limit testimony to his report by Eliana Johnson, Andrew Desidero, Kyle Cheney (Politico)
- What To Expect From Robert Mueller’s Testimony To Congress by Sanjana Karanth (Huffington Post)
Trump vs. Congresswomen of Color
- US Republican group apologises for racist ‘Jihad Squad’ post (Al Jazeera)
- Trump’s Racist Comments Have Spawned Violent Threats Against Lawmakers of Color by Abigail Weinberg (Mother Jones)
- Trump Lashes Out at Congresswomen of Color, Labels Them “Very Racist” and “Not Smart” by Inae Oh (Mother Jones)
- Trump claims congresswomen of color are the real ‘racists’ by Josh Israel (ThinkProgress)
- The composure and civility of “the Squad” against Trump’s attacks by Chrystal Marie Fleming (Vox)
Budget
- Trump and congressional leaders announce critical debt and budget deal by AP (The Guardian)
- House conservatives urge Trump to reject budget deal by Melanie Zanona (Politico)
- Trump Announces Deal On Debt Limit, Spending Caps by Matt Fuller (Huffington Post)
Other News
- Trump considering hosting G-7 at Trump National Doral resort: report by Chris Mills Rodrigo (The Hill)
- Trump store sells more than 140,000 plastic straws in dig at reusable ‘liberal paper straws’ by Owen Daugherty (The Hill)
- Trump Pitched a Season of The Apprentice with All-White and All-Black Teams by Luke Darby (GQ)
- Trump wants Pakistan to help ‘extricate’ US from Afghanistan (Al Jazeera)
- Deal sealed on federal budget, ensuring no shutdown, default by Andrew Taylor (AP)
- Trump’s new favorite cable news network hires reporter who still works with Russian government by Tom Boggioni (Salon)
- Trump Now Selling Merch Specifically Designed to Destroy the Planet by Bess Levin (Vanity Fair)
- Kelly Craft was out of Canada for half her days as ambassador by Lauren Gardener (Politico)
- Under Trump, 26% of Climate Change References Have Vanished From .Gov Sites by Sarah Emerson (VICE)
- Trump says Modi asked for US mediation on Kashmir, India denies (Al Jazeera)
- Trump wants Pakistan to help ‘extricate’ US from Afghanistan (Al Jazeera)
- Trump Might Use the G-7 Summit to Bail Out His Struggling Golf Club by Russ Choma (Mother Jones)
- Trump says he could win Afghan war ‘in a week … but I don’t want to kill 10m’ by Julian Borger (The Guardian)
- Trump administration pursues rule that would remove 3.1 million people from food stamps by Tom Polansek (Reuters)
Analysis
- The Untold Story of the Progressive Insurgency That Is Remaking Congress by Kara Voght (Mother Jones)
- The Anti-Trump Resistance Has Spawned a New Crop of Hucksters by Tim Murphy (Mother Jones)