Trump/Putin Call
- White House buried Trump’s call to Putin in debate night frenzy by Zack Ford (ThinkProgress)
- Russia Says Trump Offered To Help Putin Fight Forest Fires In Siberia by Shannon Van Sant (NPR)
- White House Says Trump Called Putin to Talk About Wildfires by Joshua Keating (Slate)
Democratic Debates
- Here’s Who Shined, Who Stumbled and Who Survived At Wednesday’s Democratic Debate (TIME)
- Here’s What Protesters Were Yelling During Wednesday’s Democratic Debate by Nico Maounis (TIME)
- The Democratic debates neglected one of America’s biggest public health crises by German Lopez (Vox)
- Winners and losers from the Democratic debates in Detroit by Niall Stanage (The Hill)
- Analysis: Winners and losers from Night 2 of the second Democratic debate by Aaron Blake (Washington Post)
- Two Nights, Two Very Different Ways of Talking About Race by Adrienne Green (The Atlantic)
China
- Trump vows new tariffs on China, says Xi moving too slow on trade by Andrea Shalal and Alexandra Alper (Reuters)
- Trump says he’ll hit China with new tariffs by Adam Behsudi, Doug Palmer (Politico)
- Trump Ratchets Up U.S.-China Trade War With More Tariffs; Stocks Slide by Jim Zarroli (NPR)
- Stocks tumble on China’s counter-threat to Trump; yen jumps by Rodrigo Campos (Reuters)
Iran
- Trump asks Lindsey Graham to help make new Iran nuclear deal, reports say by Chris Riotta (Independent)
- US imposes sanctions on Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif (Al Jazeera)
- Iran president: US sanctions on foreign minister ‘childish’ by Mehdi Fattahi and Aya Batrawy (AP)
Other News
- Longtime company official says Trump lied about narrowly avoiding deadly helicopter crash by Rebecca Klar (The Hill)
- Majority of House Democrats now support impeachment inquiry by Kyle Cheney (Politico)
- Trump administration set to end Syrians’ refugee status in US, leaving 7,000 at risk of deportation by Adam Forrest (Independent)
- Senate Passes 2-Year Budget Deal And Sends It To Trump by Claudia Grisales (NPR)
- President Trump Directs Navy Secretary to Rescind Medals Awarded to Eddie Gallagher Trial Prosecutors by Jill Colvin (TIME)
- Channeling Trump, Cambodia says U.S. officials can ‘pack up and leave’ by Prak Chan Thul (Reuters)
- Doctors urge probe of child migrant deaths: ‘Poor conditions’ at border increase risk of spreading flu by Robert Moore (Washington Post)
- Judge agrees to hear bid to move Trump state tax return case to New York by Brian Faler (Politico)
- Pentagon puts $10B contract on hold after Trump swipe at Amazon by Jacqueline Feldscher (Politico)
- U.S. Extends Temporary Deportation Protection To Syrians by Richard Gonzales (NPR)
- Trump to sanction Russia over chemical weapons use by Eliana Johnson (Politico)
- Trump’s new UN ambassador: No relevant experience, but “Gold” status at Trump hotels by Igor Derysh (Salon)
- Trump Supporters Cheer As Immigration Rights Sign Gets Torn At Rally by Sanjana Karanth, Christopher Mathias (Huffington Post)
- Trump Again Assails Baltimore, Then Insults More U.S. Cities At Rally by Carla Herreria (Huffington Post)
- Rep. Cheney Accuses Tribes Of “Destroying Our Western Way Of Life” Over Sacred Grizzly Protections by Staff (Native News Online)
Analysis
- Full List: Who Supports an Impeachment Inquiry Against Trump? by Alicia Parlapiano, Jason Kao, Emily Cochrane, and Catie Edmondson
- Fact Check: Persistent distortions on migrants, economy by Calvin Woodward and Hope Yen (AP)