News
- North Korea Threatens ‘Ultimate Measures’ Over New U.N. Sanctions by Merrit Kennedy (NPR)
- North Korea ready to teach U.S. ‘severe lesson’, says U.N. abused its authority (Reuters)
- Secrecy and Suspicion Surround Trump’s Deregulation Teams by Danielle Ivory and Robert Faturechi (NY Times)
- Trump likes when CIA Chief gets political, but officers are wary by Matthew Rosenberg (The NY Times)
- Trump breaks from vacation to tweet criticism of media and rally his base by Peter Baker (The NY Times)
- Chicago sues Justice Department over new police grant rules targeting sanctuary cities by Sandhya Somashekar (The Washington Post)
- Government report finds drastic impact of climate change on U.S. by Lisa Friedman (The NY Times)
- Scientists Fear Trump Will Dismiss Blunt Climate Report by Lisa Friedman (NY Times)
- Facing Trump Subsidy Cuts, Health Insurance Officials Seek a Backup Plan by Robert Pear (NY Times)
Analysis
- The Congressional Map Is Historically Biased Against Democrats by David Wasserman (FiveThirtyEight)
- Trump TV’s ‘real news’ sounds more like real propaganda by Aaron Blake (Washington Post)
- ‘Fake news’? The Russia investigation is getting very, very real. by Amber Phillips (Washington Post)
- How the Trump hotel changed Washington’s culture of influence by Jonathan O’Connell (The Washington Post)
- Many politicians lie, but Trump has elevated the art of fabrication by Sheryl Gay Stolberg (The NY Times)
- Around the country ICE is arresting immigrants when they show up to court by Dara Lind (Vox)
- How the White House’s immigration reforms might backfire by Tom Gjelten (The Atlantic)
- Why do Trump supporters allow him to insult their intelligence? by Conor Friedersdorf (The Atlantic)
- In attacking Blumenthal, Trump opens himself to criticism over the military. Again. by Alex Horton (Washington Post)
Opinion
- America’s Whiniest ‘Victim’ by Charles M. Blow (NY Times)