Immigration / Family Separation / DACA
- Federal judges block Trump immigration moves by Terry H. Schwadron (Salon)
- Robert Reich: Trump only sees foreign danger in immigrants and imports by Robert Reich (Salon)
- Melania Trump’s Parents Have Been Sworn In As US Citizens by Julia Reinstein (Buzzfeed)
- A judge halts the deportation of a mother and daughter — and threatens Jeff Sessions with contempt of court by Tara Golshan (Vox)
- Melania Trump’s parents take citizenship oath in New York City by Ted Heson (Politico)
- Judge blocks deportation of eight asylum seekers claiming to flee violence by Ted Hesson (Politico)
- Melania Trump’s parents become naturalized U.S. citizens despite the President’s hostility toward ‘chain migration’ by David Nakamura (The Washington Post)
- Melania Trump’s parents become U.S. citizens, using ‘chain migration’ Trump hates by Annie Correal and Emily Cochrane (The NY Times)
- Trump praises Texas AG’s lawsuit to repeal DACA by Rebecca Morin (Politico)
- Judge Slams Administration for Trying to Deport Family While Case Is in Court by Noah Lanard (Mother Jones)
- Judge Orders Return Of Deported Asylum-Seekers by Vanessa Romo, Joel Rose (NPR)
- Judge Orders Trump Administration To Bring Deported Mother, Daughter Back To U.S. by Elise Foley (Huffington Post)
- ICE Withheld Deported Parents’ Phone Numbers From Lawyers, ACLU Says by Angelina Chapin (Huffington Post)
- 559 Children Separated at the Border Have Still Not Been Reunited With Their Parents by Gina Martinez (TIME)
- Texas Investigates Reported Death of Child Who Was Released From ICE Facility by Paul J. Weber (TIME)
- Opinion: Three reasons Trump’s new immigration rule should make your blood boil by Catherine Rampell (Washington Post)
Manafort Trial / Mueller Investigation
- What A Justice Kavanaugh Could Mean For The Mueller Investigation And Trump by Nina Totenberg (NPR)
- Manafort trial Day 8: Judge concedes fault after Mueller team protests treatment by Josh Gerstein, Darren Samuelsohn (Politico)
- Like Father, Like Son: Trump Jr. Defiant About Russia Probe by Jonathan Lemire, Catherine Lucey (Huffington Post)
- Why Paul Manafort’s Trial Is Going So Fast by Russell Berman (The Atlantic)
- Opinion: Time for Mueller to bring out the big guns by Harry Litman (Washington Post)
Nunes
- Devin Nunes caught on tape: GOP must first confirm Brett Kavanaugh to impeach Rod Rosenstein by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
- Nunes: We Will Protect Trump No Matter What He’s Done by Kevin Drum (Mother Jones)
- Nunes on Russia investigation: ‘We have to keep the majority’ by Stephanie Murray (Politico)
- The Devin Nunes tape tells us what we all knew: his investigation is about protecting Trump by Andrew Prokop (Vox)
Space Force
- Pence details plan for creation of Space Force in what would be the sixth branch of the military Christian Davenport and Dan Lamothe (Washington Post)
- Pence advances plan to create a space force by Helene Cooper (The NY Times)
- White House Describes Military ‘Space Force,’ Aims To Create It By 2020 by Camila Domonoske (NPR)
- Space Force: Trump 2020 asks supporters to vote on logo (BBC)
- Going where no president has gone before, Trump wants Space Force by 2020 by Phil Stewart, Susan Heavey (Reuters)
Other News
- The Sinclair Merger Is Officially Dead. And Now Sinclair Is Getting Sued. by Tonya Riley (Mother Jones)
- Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 11/9 Calls Trump “The Last American President” by Joshua Rivera (GQ)
- U.S. carmakers hit with Chinese tariffs as trade war changes gear by Sarah Zheng (Politico)
- Russia denounces new U.S. sanctions as illegal, mulls retaliation by Andrew Osborn (Reuters)
- Puerto Rico Finally Revises Hurricane Maria Death Toll to More Than 20 Times the Official Number by Matthew Zeitlin (Slate)
- Head of wildlife agency departing Trump administration by Miranda Green (The Hill)
- One year after Charlottesville, the alt-right is gathering again — in Washington by Jane Coaston (Vox)
- EPA ordered to ban pesticide linked to learning disabilities by Erin Dunkin (Guardian)
- U.S. Officials Scrambled Behind the Scenes to Shield NATO Deal From Trump by Helene Cooper and Julian E. Barnes (NY Times)
- Trump administration proposes further dismantling of affordable care act through medicare by Amy Goldstein (The Washington Post)
- Trump Administration To Overhaul A Program Designed To Save Medicare Money by Phil Galewitxz (NPR)
- Trade War Strands Ship With $20 Million In U.S. Soybeans Off China by Mary Papenfuss (Huffington Post)
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Asks Why U.S. Funds ‘Unlimited War’ But Not ‘Medicare For All’ by Jenna Amatulli (Huffington Post)
- Trump escalates feud with Turkey, imposing higher metals tariffs by Lisa Lambert (Reuters)
- U.S. Officials Scrambled Behind the Scenes to Shield NATO Deal From Trump by Helene Cooper and Julian E. Barnes (NY Times)
Analysis
- Rand Paul Goes To Russia And Delivers Letter For Trump, Marking Our Era Of Irony by Ron Elving (NPR)
- Trump’s core support remains solid, but a significant minority of Republicans have soured, study finds by David Lauter (LA Times)
- Trump’s trade war is already leading to layoffs and pain for American businesses by Bob Bryan (Business Insider)
- How broad, and how happy, is the Trump coalition? by Nate Cohn and Alicia Parlapiano (The NY Times)
- How a Blacklisted Russian Firm Won (and Lost) a Break From Trump’s Tariffs by Jim Tankersly (NY Times)
Opinion
- How on earth have we let Trump get away with hiding his tax returns? by Paul Waldman (Washington Post)
- No, Jared Kushner, it was not okay to delete my journalists’ work by Elizabeth Spiers (Washington Post)