Hurricane Florence / Puerto Rico / ICE
- Did Trump administration transfer millions from FEMA to fund ICE detention and deportation programs? by Shira Tarlo (Salon)
- Trump and the hurricane: Congressman says president “never sees value in people of color” by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
- Donald Trump Sparks Backlash With ‘Unsung Success’ Boast About Puerto Rico by Lee Moran (Huffington Post)
- Trump Declared Puerto Rico an “Incredible” Success—Here’s What the Numbers Actually Say by Luke Darby (GQ)
- As Hurricane Florence Approaches, Trump Brags About Maria Response and Attacks San Juan Mayor by Dan Spinelli (Mother Jones)
- Trump reignites hurricane feud with Puerto Rican officials by Emily Goldgerg, Matthew Choi (Politico)
- Trump administration transferred money from disaster relief agency to fund ICE, documents show by Emily Shugerman (Independent)
- Trump took $10 million from FEMA’s budget to pay for ICE detention centers by Frank Dale (ThinkProgress)
- Homeland Security Shifted $10 Million From FEMA For Immigrant Crackdown, Senator Says by Nick Visser, Roque Planas (Huffington Post)
- Trump Administration Redirected $10 Million From FEMA to ICE at Start of Hurricane Season by Molly Olmstead (Slate)
- Trump Administration Transferred $9.8 Million From FEMA To ICE by Camila Domonoske (NPR)
- FEMA rejected or not responded 97 percent of funeral assistance requests by José A. Delgado Robles (El Nuevo Dia)
- Trump reassures Carolinas by calling Puerto Rico response “incredible” by Bess levin (Vanity Fair)
- Residents see a failure at all levels of government by Scott Clement, Katie Zezima, and Emily Guskin (Washington Post)
- Trump’s Dubious Revisionist History of Hurricane Maria by David A. Graham (The Atlantic)
- Is Trump using hurricane relief money to fund ICE? Not exactly. by Dara Lind (Vox)
Election Interference
- Trump signs measure punishing election interference by Kevin Liptak (CNN)
- Trump’s New Executive Order Slaps a Bandaid on Election Interference Problems by Lily Hay Newman (Wired)
- Trump signs order to punish foreign meddlers in US votes (BBC)
- Trump signs order to enable sanctions for U.S. election meddling by Jeff Mason, Steve Holland (Reuters)
- Trump Executive Order Would Punish Foreigners Linked To Election Interference by Ayesha Rascoe (NPR)
Kavanaugh
- Coons Wants Info on Kavanaugh’s Knowledge of ‘Sexually Explicit’ Emails by John T. Bennett (Roll Call)
- The Evidence Is Clear: Brett Kavanaugh Lied to the Senate Judiciary Committee by Jeremy Stahl (Slate)
- Sen. King to vote ‘no’ on Kavanaugh by Nolan D. McCaskill (Politico)
- New emails show Kavanaugh’s involvement in controversial nomination by Burgess Everett (Politico)
Mueller Investigation / Trump-Russia / Manafort
- George Papadopoulos claims he cannot recall bragging about emails stolen by Russian hackers by Travis Gettys (Salon)
- Trump’s ties to the Russian mafia go back 3 decades by Sean Illing (Vox)
- Manafort talking plea deal with prosecutors: report by Tal Axelrod (The Hill)
- Dems seek hearing on law protecting Mueller by Kyle Cheney (Politico)
Other News
- Poll: Midwest Abandons Trump, Fueling Democratic Advantage For Control Of Congress by Domenico Montanaro (NPR)
- Trump Officials Prepared For Supreme Court Fight Over Census Question by Hansi Lo Wang (NPR)
- Trump Creates a Worldwide Border Crisis for Refugees by Michelle Chen (The Nation)
- Undaunted by Trump, Thousands of Climate Activists Are Meeting to Plan Their Next Move by Rebecca Leber (Mother Jones)
- The First Dreamer to Run for Office in New York Has a Message for Donald Trump by Jamilah King (Mother Jones)
- Stormy Daniels announces book with ‘full disclosure’ of Trump affair to be released in October by Emily Shugerman (Independent)
- Trump Administration Rushes To Lease Federal Lands by Alexander Nazaryan (Huffington Post)
- As Trump embraces more tariffs, U.S. business readies public fight by Ginger Gibson (Reuters)
- Eric Trump Sounds Pretty Anti-Semitic Talking About Bob Woodward’s New Book by Kanyakrit Vongkiatkajorn (Mother Jones)
- Trump slashes number of Christian refugees admitted to US — despite vowing to help them by Chris Riotta (Independent)
- Trump fundraiser at Trump Hotel charges $100k per person by Emily Birnbaum (The Hill)
- Donald Trump ordered illegal removal of Braille because “no blind people are going to live in Trump tower” by Jessica Kwan (Newsweek)
- Michael Moore Details Why He Fears Trump May Be the ‘Last President of the United States’ by Cody Fenwick (AlterNet)
- Trump denies pressure for trade deal as China welcomes U.S. talks invite by Steve Holland, Michael Martina (Reuters)
- Detention of Migrant Children Has Skyrocketed to Highest Levels Ever by Caitlyn Dickerson (NY Times)
Analysis
- Donald Trump’s lack of normal human empathy is more than disturbing — it’s dangerous by Heather Digby Parton (Salon)
- Surprisingly, the Senate Is Now in Play by Stuart Rothenberg (Roll Call)
Opinion
- The anti-Trump backlash is gathering force. These new polls confirm it. by Greg Sargent (Washington Post)
- ‘Lehman Weekend’ heralded more than the global financial crisis — it opened the door for Donald Trump by Daniel Alpert (Business Insider)