North Korea
- China to remain ‘neutral’ if North Korea attacks first (Al Jazeera)
- Trump: US ‘locked and loaded’ against North Korea (Al Jazeera)
- Trump Says U.S. Military Is ‘Locked And Loaded’ To Deal With North Korea by Bill Chappell (NPR)
- Merkel takes swipe at Trump’s fiery North Korea comments by Victor Brechenmacher (Politico)
- Donald Trump says US military ‘locked and loaded’ for North Korea by Jon Sharman, Alexandra Wilts (Independent)
- North Korea says it may ‘reduce the US mainland to ashes any moment’ by Ben Kentish (Independent)
- Guam issues emergency guidelines over Noth Korea atomic bomb attack: ‘Don’t look at flash or fireball’ by Jeremy B White (Independent)
- How the US and North Korea Can Avoid a Nuclear War by Mike Pearl (VICE)
- Trump’s latest North Korea threat is scary. It’s also a lie. by Zack Beauchamp (Vox)
- Analysis: A Timely Guide to the North Korea Crisis by Maggie Astor and Christine Hauser (NY Times)
- Report: the Trump administration is having secret talks with North Korea by Zeeshan Aleem (Vox)
Mueller / Russia Investigation
- Mueller Turns Up The Heat With Unusual Search Warrant In Russia Probe by Carrie Johnson (NPR)
- The Russia Investigation Is Getting Dangerously Close to Trump by Abigail Tracy (Vanity Fair)
Transgender Ban
- Trump’s Military Ban Could Hurt More Than Just Transgender Troops by Michelle Cheng, Kathryn Casteel, Anna Maria Barry-Jester, Maggie Koerth-Baker and Ben Casselman (FiveThirtyEight)
- How Trump’s Transgender Ban Compromises His Military Authority by Garrett Epps (The Atlantic)
News
- Trump administration to Supreme Court: Travel ban not religious ban by Lydia Wheeler (The Hill)
- Trump D.C. Hotel Made Massive Profits Amid Ethics Concerns by Alana Horowitz Satlin (Huffington Post)
- Trump to send Kushner back to Middle East for more peace talks by Jordan Fabian (The Hill)
- ACLU sues Trump administration over arrests of immigrant teens by Brandon Carter (The Hill)
- Donald Trump’s Twitter Account Is Very Much in Violation of Twitter’s Terms of Service by Jack Moore (GQ)
- President Trump Says He Won’t ‘Rule Out’ Military Option In Venezuela by Scott Newuman, Barbara Campbell (NPR)
Analysis
- What Could Happen If Trump Formally Declares Opioids A National Emergency by Alison Kodjak (NPR)
- Combative Trump Pulls His Punches for One Man: Putin by Peter Baker (NY Times)
Opinion
- Republicans, Remove This Madman From Power by Brian Beutler (New Republic)