Russia / Mueller Investigation / Manafort Trial
- Manafort trial Day 13: Jury deliberations begin, verdict timing unknown by Darren Samuelsohn, Josh Gerstein, Kyle Cheney (Politico)
- ‘Mr. Trump’ makes surprise appearance at Manafort trial by Darren Samuelsohn, Josh Gerstein, Kyle Cheney (Politico)
- The Government’s Revealing Case Against Paul Manafort by Natasha Bertrand (The Atlantic)
- Jury in Manafort trial asks about ‘reasonable doubt’ as it ends first day (Reuters)
- Jury in Paul Manafort’s Case Asks Judge to Redefine ‘Reasonable Doubt’ by Bloomberg (TIME)
Brennan / Security Clearance
- Trump ties revoking Brennan’s clearance to the Russia probe by Louis Nelson, Stephanie Murray (Politico)
- Trump ties revoking Brennan clearance to Russia probe by Brett Samuels (The Hill)
- John Brennan Says Trump’s ‘No Collusion’ Claims Are ‘Hogwash’ by Liza Hearon (Huffington Post)
- Ex-CIA boss says he won’t be scared into silence after Trump slap (Reuters)
- Trump digs himself into a deep hole after revoking John Brennan’s security clearance by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
- Trump suggests he revoked former CIA chief John Brennan’s security clearance due to Russia probe by Tom Embury-Dennis (Independent)
- President Trump Is Trying to Silence Critics by Revoking Security Clearance, ex-CIA Director John Brennan Says by Jill Colvin, Anne Flaherty (TIME)
- Analysis: The Real Risk of the John Brennan Episode by Quinta Jurecic (NY Times)
- 12 former top intelligence officials criticize Trump for pulling security clearance by Elana Schor (Politico)
- Trump Hopes To Strip More People Of Security Clearances, Despite Outcry: Report by Nick Viser (Huffington Post)
Trump vs. Media
- Hundreds Of Newspapers Denounce Trump’s Attacks On Media In Coordinated Editorials by James Doubek (NPR)
- Trump vs news media: 350 organisations condemn US president in coordinated fightback by Adam Forest (Independent)
- Trump labels ‘fake news media’ the ‘opposition party’ as newspapers denounce his rhetoric by Brett Samuels (The Hill)
- Trump accuses Boston Globe of ‘collusion with other papers’ amid coordinated pushback to his rhetoric by Brett Samuels (The Hill)
- Trump called the press “the enemy of the people.” Now more than 300 papers are pushing back. by Anna North (Vox)
- Senate takes shot at Trump, passes resolution affirming ‘press is not the enemy of the people’ by Jordain Carney (The Hill)
- Free Press Gets a Boost With Senate Resolution Declaring It Is Not the Enemy by Niels Lesniewski (Roll Call)
Omarosa Manigault Newman / N-word Tape
- Omarosa Releases ‘Secret Tape’ Of Lara Trump Discussing High-Paying Campaign Job by Sara Boboltz (Huffington Post)
- The debate over Donald Trump’s alleged n-word tape, explained by P.R. Lockhart (Vox)
- New Omarosa Tape Appears to Back Claim She Was Offered $15,000 a Month to Stay Quiet by Inae Oh (Mother Jones)
- Omarosa defends “hush money” claim: “Every time the Trump people challenge me, I bring the receipts” by Shira Tarlo (Salon)
Military Parade
- Trump’s military parade to cost $80M more than initial estimate: report by Justin Wise (The Hill)
- Trump’s Bizarre Military Parade Is Already $80 Million Over Budget by Harry Cheadle (VICE)
- Trump’s military parade could cost more than $90 million (Reuters)
- Trump’s military parade planned for November postponed: Pentagon (Reuters)
- No Military Parade For Trump In D.C. This Year; Pentagon Looking At Dates In 2019 by Barbara Campbell, Bill Chappell (NPR)
- Trump cancels military parade, feuds with D.C. mayor over ballooning cost by Louis Nelson, Stephanie Murray (Politico)
- Trump’s Military Parade Postponed Indefinitely Amid Reports Of Overspending by Doha Madani (Huffington Post)
Aretha Franklin
- Trump Can’t Even Honor Aretha Franklin Properly by Vann R. Newkirk II (The Atlantic)
- Trump on Aretha Franklin: “She Worked for Me on Numerous Occasions” by Marissa Martinelli (Slate)
- Donald Trump Remembers Aretha Franklin as Someone Who “Worked for Me” by Erika Harwood (Vanity Fair)
Immigration / Border / ICE
- ICE seeking to restart deportation cases for immigrants arrested or convicted of a crime: report by Megan Keller (The Hill)
- U.S. attorney general issues order to speed up immigrant deportations by staff (Reuters)
- 565 Migrant Children Remain Separated From Families 3 Weeks Past Judge’s Deadline by Carla Herreria (Huffington Post)
Other News
- Trump says ‘Democrats give up when I turn out’ on campaign trail by Stephanie Murray (Politico)
- Trump Quietly OK’s Bioengineered Farming on Wildlife Refuges by Michelle Chen (The Nation)
- Former commander who oversaw Bin Laden raid asks Trump to revoke his security clearance by Rebecca Morin (Politico)
- Trump says U.S. will not pay Turkey for release of detained American (Reuters)
- Senate Democrats Threaten Lawsuit Over Kavanaugh Documents by Kelsey Snell (NPR)
- Donald Trump once considered pitting black contestants against white ones on “The Apprentice” by Rachel Leah (Salon)
- It Looks Like the Hush Money to Stormy Daniels Might Be a Big-Time Campaign Finance Violation After All by Kevin Drum (Mother Jones)
- Trump Administration Blows Smoke On Climate Change Effect On Wildfires by Chris D’Angelo (Huffington Post)
Analysis
- New ‘religious exemption’ directive could harm LGBTQ workers, critics say by Julie Moreau (NBC)