Hurricane Florence / Puerto Rico / FEMA
- As Hurricane Florence death toll grows, Maria remains on Trump’s mind by Quint Forget (Politico)
- Donald Trump Can’t Stop Attacking Puerto Rico’s Death Toll by Cling Hendler (Mother Jones)
- FEMA to Test Presidential Alert Wireless Emergency System by De Elizabeth (Teen Vogue)
- As Florence Death Toll Rises, Trump Doubles Down on Questioning Puerto Rico Count by Daniel Politi (Slate)
- Hurricane Florence: Trump declares North Carolina a ‘major disaster’ as fears grow about massive flooding yet to come by Andrew Buncombe (Independent)
- FEMA to test system allowing Trump to send emergency alerts by Morgan Gstalter (The Hill)
- Trump approves North Carolina disaster declaration for Florence by Chris Mills Rodrigo (The Hill)
- FEMA’s testing a new “presidential alerts” system that sends messages to your phone by Emily Stewart (Vox)
Manafort / Mueller Investigation
- The Russia Investigations: What Will Paul Manafort Tell The Feds? by Phlilip Ewing (NPR)
- Trump launches first broadside at Mueller after Manafort plea deal by Quint Forgey (Politico)
- Trump and ‘collusion’: what we know so far about Mueller’s Russia investigation by Tom McCarthy (Guardian)
- ‘It’s not even a close call’: Giuliani is pushing a dubious theory about Paul Manafort’s plea deal that experts say is bogus by Sonam Sheth (Business Insider)
- Ken Starr Says If President Trump Fires Robert Mueller ‘There Would Be Hell To Pay’ by Andy McDonald (Huffington Post)
- Trump launches first broadside at Mueller after Manafort plea deal by Quint Forgey (Politico)
Other News
- Trump, Pompeo accuse Kerry of ‘undermining’ US policy on Iran (Al Jazeera)
- Trump Couldn’t Get Mexico To Pay For His Wall. Now Americans Won’t Pay Either. by S.V Date (Huffington Post)
- Trump administration to send U.S. cellphones a test alert on Thursday by Jason Lange, David Shepardson and David Morgan (Reuters)
- Trump ‘likely’ to announce new China tariffs as early as Monday by David Shepardson (Reuters)
- Borrowing strategy from NRA, activists quietly overturn knife restrictions across U.S. by Todd C. Frankel (Washington Post)
- The Economy Is Humming, but Trump Is Tweeting. Republicans Are Worried. by Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns (NY Times)
- Censoring ‘Black-ish’ was a craven move to satisfy Trump’s base by Clay Cane (CNN)
- Border Patrol Agent Arrested in Texas on Suspicion of Being a Serial Killer by Daniel Politi (Slate)
- Trump Set to Announce New Tariffs on $200 Billion in Chinese Goods as Early as Monday by Daniel Politi (Slate)
- Trump is reportedly souring on Defense Secretary Jim Mattis by Emily Stewart (Vox)
Analysis
- As financial crisis shook the nation, Trump’s team saw payoff by Victoria Guida (Politico)