Mass Shootings/ Gun Violence / White Supremacy
- US shootings: Trump says ‘serious’ talks on gun control under way (BBC)
- Trump says wants lawmakers to take meaningful steps on gun background checks (Reuters)
- Trump says NRA’s views will be ‘fully represented’ in gun reform talks by Quint Forgey (Politico)
- Grinning Trump gives thumbs-up with baby whose parents were shot dead in El Paso terror attack by Colin Drury (Independent)
- Trump Says He Supports ‘Intelligent’ Background Checks by Brandon Carter (NPR)
- Trump’s Response to Two Gun Massacres Was a Full Week of Disasters by Inae Oh (Mother Jones)
- Armed Trump supporter detained with gun and knife outside immigrant centre in El Paso by Peter Stubley (Independent)
- Walmart bans video game adverts after El Paso shooting but will continue to sell guns by Zamira Rahim (Independent)
- Trump’s Own Aides Doubt His Latest Push on Guns by Russell Berman, Peter Nicholas, Elaina Plott (The Atlantic)
- El Paso Shooting Suspect Confessed After Surrendering and Admitted Targeting Mexicans, Say Police by AP (TIME)
- El Paso shooting suspect told police he targeted ‘Mexicans’ (Al Jazeera)
- Trump Campaign Launches Ads Appealing To Texas Latinos Days After El Paso Shooting by Amy Russo (Huffington Post)
- Opinion: Trump’s sudden push for a possibly doomed background check bill, explained by Ella Nelson (Vox)
- Gun research funding push faces challenge in Senate even after shootings by Andrew Siddons (Roll Call)
- Opinion: Trump’s Photo-Op With the Orphaned El Paso Baby Was the Smallest Moment of His Presidency by Dahlia Lithwick (Slate)
- Despite universal support, NRA quickly pressures President Trump to drop expanded background checks by Igor Derysh (Salon)
- Trump claims strong congressional support for strengthening background checks for gun buys, at odds with GOP statements by Josh Dawsey, John Wagner, and Seung Min Kim (Washington Post)
- Trump Slammed For Tone-Deaf ‘Photo-Op’ With El Paso Orphan by Mary Papenfuss (Huffington Post)
- Trump is high on gun reform chances despite NRA resistance by Quint Forgey (Politico)
Immigration / ICE
- Some 300 Arrested In Mississippi Immigration Raids Have Been Released, Officials Say by Scott Neuman (NPR)
- ICE raids: 300 people released amid outrage over Mississippi arrests (BBC)
- The truth about Trump’s ICE raids: Botched Mississippi operation is good optics by Sophia Tesfaye (Salon)
- Analysis: ‘If you’re a good worker, papers don’t matter’: How a Trump construction crew has relied on immigrants without legal status by Joshua Partlow and David A. Fahrenthold (Washington Post)
Other News
- Trump administration approves use of ‘cyanide bombs’ to kill wild animals by Chiara Giordano (Independent)
- Why Is The Census Bureau Still Asking A Citizenship Question On Forms? by Hansi Lo Wang (NPR)
- Trump’s Venezuela Policy Is Causing Turmoil in the Caribbean by Safiya Charles (The New Republic)
- Trump blames ‘racist’ Hollywood for ‘very dangerous’ movies by John Bowden (The Hill)
- Citizenship Question To Be Removed From 2020 Census In U.S. Territories by Hansi Lo Wang (NPR)
- Trump says he received another ‘beautiful letter’ from Kim Jong Un by Rishika Dugyala (Politico)
- Trump is drafting an order to regulate Facebook and Twitter for bias by Russell Brandom (The Verge)
- Reports say White House has drafted an order putting the FCC in charge of monitoring social media by Jonathan Shieber (TechCrunch)
- Trump Administration Re-Authorizes Using ‘Cyanide Bombs’ to Kill Coyotes and Dogs. Here’s What to Know by Madeleine Carlisle (TIME)
- Trump Administration Could Soon Allow Drug Tests For Unemployment Benefits by Arthur Delaney (Huffington Post)
- Trump threatens to ‘reciprocate’ countries that issue travel warnings to US by Rachel Frazin (The Hill)
- Betsy DeVos May Force High Schools to Discriminate Against Trans Athletes by Mark Joseph Stern (Slate)
- State Department official urges colleagues to join him in resigning: Trump’s agenda is “toxic” by Brad Reed (Salon)
- Trump faces a storm of crises as he prepares for a summer holiday golf club trip by Jonathan Lemire, AP (Business Insider)
- Trump: Kim says ready to restart talks when U.S.-South Korea joint drills end by Jan Wolfe, Ju-min park (Reuters)
- Apparent Trump plan to cut foreign aid draws bipartisan fire by Matthew Lee (AP)
- IMF contradicts Trump: China hasn’t manipulated its currency by Paul Wiseman and Martin Crutsinger (AP)
- Unsealed documents detail alleged Epstein victim’s recruitment at Mar-a-Lago by Josh Gerstein (Politico)
Analysis
- Here’s What Foreign Interference Will Look Like in 2020 by Uri Friedman (The Atlantic)
- Why Are So Many Republicans Announcing Their Retirements From Congress? by Kaylen Ralph (Teen Vogue)
- The impeachment inquiry Trump feared is already here by Amber Philips (Washington Post)
Opinion
- Mitch McConnell is the greatest threat to democracy by Matthew Chapman (Salon)
- Misinformation about the 2020 election has already been spread — by Republicans by the Editorial Board (Washington Post)
- Joaquin Castro’s Tweet Was Not Doxxing. We can’t misuse the charge in an effort to suppress protected speech. by Suzanne Nossel (NY Times)
- Promise Rings and Immigrant “Invasions”: How Evangelical Purity Culture Helps Explain Trumpism by Jill Filipovic (Vanity Fair)