North Korea
- Tillerson: Trump Is Using Language Kim Jong Un Can Understand by Bill Chappell (NPR)
- America Is Not Ready for a War in North Korea by Eliot A. Cohen (The Atlantic)
- Trump has taken us to the brink of nuclear war. Can he be stopped? by Jonathan Freedland (The Guardian)
- Opinion: God save us from Donald Trump’s fire and fury by Richard Wolffe (The Guardian)
- Donald Trump says US nuclear arsenal is ‘far stronger and more powerful than ever before’ by Mythili Sampathkumar (Independent)
- Trump’s Threat to North Korea Was Improvised by Peter Baker and Glenn Thrush (NY Times)
- Analysis: Answers to 4 Crucial Questions About North Korea by Russell Goldman (NY Times)
- Tillerson plays down North Korea threat as Trump boasts about nuclear arsenal by Julian Borger and Justin McCurry (Guardian)
- Trump’s ‘Fire and Fury’ Threat Raises Alarm in Asia by Stephen Lee Meyers and Choe Sang-Hun (NY Times)
- World leaders appeal for calm as tensions flare in US and North Korea rift by Patrick Winter and Tom Phillips (Guardian)
- War with North Korea not imminent, officials say, but U.S. would still win by Peter Baker, Gardiner Harris, and Eileen Sullivan (The NY Times)
- Trump warns N.Korea: U.S. nuclear arsenal is more powerful than ever before by John Wagner and Philip Rucker (The Washington Post)
- Opinion: Once again, Trump has done all he can to divide us by E.J. Dionne Jr. (The Washington Post)
- Answers to 4 crucial questions about North Korea by Russell Goldman (The NY Times)
- North Korea outlines plan to launch missiles toward Guam by Eric Talmadge (AP)
- North Korea will develop Guam strike plan by mid-August (Al Jazeera)
- North Korea: Final Plan By Mid-August For Firing Missiles Near Guam by Scott Neuman (NPR)
Mueller / Russia Investigation
- FBI Agents Conducted A Raid On Paul Manafort’s Residence by Bill Chappell (NPR)
- Mueller Closes In on Manafort by Matt Ford (The Atlantic)
- Manafort’s home searched as part of Mueller inquiry by Michael S. Schmidt and Adam Goldman (The NY Times)
- It Sure Seems Like Robert Mueller’s Investigation Is Turning Up Some Interesting Stuff! by Jay Willis (GQ)
News
- Wall Street Journal Openly Calls on Trump to Ax Steve Bannon by Brad Reed (AlterNet)
- Even on break, a Congress weary of Trump gets no respite from him by Matt Flegenheimer (The NY Times)
- FBI raided Paul Manafort’s home — the same morning Trump tweeted his transgender ban by Charlie May (Salon)
- Trump administration considers privatising war in Afghanistan by Clark Mindock (Independent)
- Giant inflatable chicken with Trump’s hairdo lands near White House by Sasha Lekach (Mashable)
- Transgender Service Members Sue Over Planned Ban On Trans People In Military by Camila Domonoske (NPR)
Opinion
- Trump ignores his own commission’s advice on opioids by Editorial Board 9Washington Post)
Resources
- 14,995 nukes: All the nations armed with nuclear weapons and how many they have by Dave Mosher & Skye Gould (Business Insider)