Russia / Mueller Investigation / Manafort Trial
- Manafort trial Day 14: Second day of jury deliberations, judge outlines verdict ground rules by Darren Samuelsohn, Josh Gerstein (Politico)
- Manafort jury wraps first day of deliberation with no verdict and 4 questions for the judge by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
- Manafort trial – live updates: Trump calls case ‘sad’ and says former campaign manager is a ‘good person’ as jury deliberates verdict by Mythili Sampathkumar (Independent)
- Trump says Special Counsel Mueller has conflicts (Reuters)
- Trump defends ex-aide Manafort as jury weighs verdict by Nathan Layne, Karen Freifeld (Reuters)
- Manafort judge alludes to ‘threats’ in not releasing jurors’ names by Darren Samuelsohn (Politico)
- Manafort judge refuses to name jurors over safety fears (BBC)
- Robert Mueller has over 1,000 pieces of evidence to reveal in next Paul Manafort trial by Chris Riotta (Independent)
- Trump defends ex-aide Manafort as jury ends second day of deliberations by Nathan Layne, Karen Freifeld (Reuters)
- Manafort jury adjourns for the weekend with no verdict by Morgan Chalfant, Lydia Wheeler (The Hill)
Security Clearance / Brennan
- Trump Trying To ‘Stifle Free Speech,’ Former Intelligence Officials Say by Nick Visser (Huffington Post)
- Spy Vs. President by Fred Kaplan (Slate)
- Bob Gates signs on to letter criticizing Trump for pulling security clearance by Rebecca Morin (Politico)
- US ex-security chiefs back John Brennan in Donald Trump war on words (BBC)
- Trump condemned by 12 former CIA chiefs over revocation of John Brennan’s security clearance by Tom Embury-Dennis (Independent)
- White House drafts more clearance cancellations demanded by Trump by Karen DeYoung and Josh Dawsey (Washington Post)
Immigration / Border / ICE
- Internal ICE Emails Show How the Government Set a Trap for Undocumented Spouses of US Citizens by Noah Lanard (Mother Jones)
- What Happens During an ICE Raid by Isabella Gomez (Teen Vogue)
- Judge blocks Trump from deporting reunited families by Dara Lind (Vox)
- White House to celebrate ICE ‘heroes’ as nearly 600 immigrant families remain separated by Rebekah Entralgo (ThinkProgress)
- Exclusive: new lawsuit claims Trump illegally denied asylum claims of separated parents by Dara Lind (Vox)
- Trump administration to hold event honoring ‘the heroes’ of ICE by Justin Wise (The Hill)
Omarosa Manigault Newman
- Omarosa Manigault Newman Releases Tape Of Trump Campaign Offer To ‘Buy My Silence’ by James Doubek (NPR)
- Omarosa Might Have ‘As Many As 200’ Tapes, NY Times Reports by Nick Visser (Huffington Post)
- Omarosa’s publisher to Donald Trump: It is “quite telling” that you do not claim her words are false by Shira Tarlo (Salon)
Military Parade
- Trump Cancels Military Parade, Floats Buying 2/3rds of Fighter Jet by Ben Dreyfuss (Mother Jones)
- Trump cancels military parade and announces he will go to Paris instead by Chris Riotta (Independent)
- Trump cancels Washington DC’s military parade over high costs (BBC)
Turkey
- US threatens more sanctions on Turkey over detained pastor (Al Jazeera)
- U.S. Threatens Further Sanctions Against Turkey Over Detained Pastor by Shannon Van Sant (NPR)
- Turkish People Are Smashing Their iPhones to Protest President Trump’s Tariffs by Billy Perrigo (TIME)
Other News
- Democrats question if Kavanaugh lied about work on terrorism policy by Jordain Carney (The Hill)
- DOJ Sues Ivanka’s Ex-Business Partner for Massive Fraud by Ben Schreckinger (Politico)
- Trump Administration Ends $200 Million in Funding for Syria Stabilization Programs by Matthew Lee (TIME)
- Trump backs CEOs, proposes easing corporate reporting rules (Reuters)
- Donald Trump Reportedly Removed the Furniture Melania Chose for the White House by Andrea Park (Teen Vogue)
- Trump ‘had row with Vietnam veterans about Apocalypse Now by Tom Embury-Dennis (Independent)
- Trump Administration Hit With 7 Major Environmental Setbacks In Court In Past Week by Alexander C. Kaufman (Huffington Post)
- Trump administration to attempt to kill $3B in foreign aid by Sarah Ferris (Politico)
- Trump administration charges Facebook with housing discrimination by Patrick Temple-West (Politico)
- Judge rules White House confidentiality agreement is limited in scope by John Bowden (The Hill)
Analysis
- Why the FBI Fired an Agent Who Wrote Anti-Trump Texts by Natasha Bertrand (The Atlantic)
- The Senate Must Closely Examine These Documents From Kavanaugh’s Bush Years by Peter M. Shane (Slate)
- Embracing Conspiracy Theory, Trump Escalates Attack on Bruce Ohr by Michael D. Shear, Katie Benner and Nicholas Fandos (NY Times)