Iran / Saudi Oil Attacks / Middle East
- Saudi oil attacks came from southwest Iran, U.S. official says, raising tensions by Phil Stewart, Parisa Hafezi (Reuters)
- Trump says he would ‘certainly like to avoid’ war with Iran (Al Jazeera)
- Saudi oil attacks: Drones and missiles launched from Iran – US (BBC)
- Trump leans against striking Iran by Daniel Lippman, Nahal Toosi (Politico)
- Even Saudi Arabia Thinks Trump Going To War With Iran Is A Bad Idea by Akbar Shahid Ahmed (Huffington Post)
- White House Describes Saudi Oil Attack as “Their 9/11” by Eric Lutz (Vanity Fair)
- Pompeo making spur-of-the-moment trip to Mideast as Iran rules out talks by Carol Morello and Kareem Fahim (Washington Post)
California Vehicle Emissions
- The Trump Administration Will Prevent California From Setting Its Own Fuel Efficiency Standards by Nicole Javorsky (Mother Jones)
- EPA to revoke California’s power to limit vehicle emissions by Alex Guillén (Politico)
- Trump To Block California From Setting Its Own Car Pollution Standards: Report by Lydia O’Connor, Alexander C. Kaufman (Huffington Post)
- Trump set to block California’s strict car pollution targets in another swipe at Obama’s green legacy by Lily Puckett (Independent)
- Trump to Revoke California’s Authority to Set Stricter Auto Emissions Rules by Coral Davenport (NY Times)
New Mexico
- Trump Appeals To Hispanic Voters During New Mexico Rally: ‘We Love Our Hispanics’ by Dominique Mosbergen (Huffington Post)
- Trump asks CNN contributor: “Who do you like more — the country or the Hispanics?” by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
- Trump’s New Mexico Rally Teased His 2020 Strategy by Richard Parker (The Atlantic)
Kavanaugh
- The GOP May One Day Regret Brett Kavanaugh by Lili Loofbourow (Slate)
- Brett Kavanaugh: Here is what it would take to impeach a Supreme Court justice by Alex Henderson (Salon)
- Opinion: Will Brett Kavanaugh be impeached? Don’t hold your breath by Arwa Mahdawi (The Guardian)
- Brett Kavanaugh Has Democrats Running Scared by Libby Watson (The New Republic)
Impeachment / Lewandowski Testimony
- Trump impeachment hearing opened by Congress for first time by Chris Riotta (Independent)
- Impeachment hearing exposes ‘absolute coverup by White House’, as former top aide dodges questions by Clark Mindock, Joe Sommerlad, Lily Puckett (Independent)
- Key Moments From Corey Lewandowski’s Testimony Before Congress by Nicholas Fandos and Maggie Haberman (NY Times)
Other News
- Air Force crews stayed at Trump’s Turnberry resort for days at a time by Ben Schreckinger (Politico)
- Democrats Investigate Transportation Chief Elaine Chao Over ‘Troubling’ Ethics Questions by Dominique Mosbergen (Huffington Post)
- Trump Froze Aid To Guatemala. Now Programs Are Shutting Down by Tim McDonnell (NPR)
- The Trump Administration Wants to Start Charging Immigrants Nearly $1,000 to Appeal Their Deportations, Report Says by Gaby Del Valle (VICE)
- William Barr’s Radical New Attempt to Block the Full Mueller Report by Ashwin Phatak (Slate)
- Trump names top 5 finalists for national security adviser by Quint Forgey (Politico)
- First Lady Melania Trump Gives the White House a Makeover by Darlene Superville (TIME)
- Trump’s team mulls replacing Mike Pence as vice president on the 2020 Republican ticket: report by Cody Fenwick (Salon)
- Trump has named more ex-lobbyists to Cabinet in 3 years than Obama, Bush did in full terms: report by John Bowden (The Hill)
- Trump’s Cabinet Has Had More Ex-Lobbyists Than Obama Or Bush by Richard Lardner (Huffington Post)
- Trump Says Homeless Californians Are Ruining Cities’ ‘Prestige’ by Sarah Ruiz-Grossman (Huffington Post)
- Trump Has Confirmed 150 Lifetime Federal Judges. That’s A Lot. by Jennifer Bendery (Huffington Post)
- Trump campaign cuts ties with top adviser in Florida by Alex Isenstadt and Matt Dixon (Politico)
- Manhattan district attorney subpoenas Trump’s tax returns in probe of hush money payments by Shira Tarlow (Salon)
- Committee launches probe of Chao’s ties to family’s business by Jessica Wehrman (Roll Call)
- Lewandowski mocks Democrats, talks over lawmakers, promotes possible Senate bid by Rachel Bade, Colby Itkowitz, and John Wagner (Washington Post)
- The vaping industry has close ties to Trump. His ban still caught them off guard. by Laura McKinley, Neena Satija, Josh Dawsey, and Yasmeen Abutaleb (Washington Post)
Analysis
- Donald Trump, king of chaos: New research on right-wing psychology points toward big trouble ahead by Chauncey Devega (Salon)
- Trump’s Junk Insurance Is a Windfall for Scammy Insurance Companies by Kevin Drum (Mother Jones)
- We Asked Elizabeth Warren Fans How They Would Convince a Trump Supporter to Vote for Her by Abigail Weinberg, Sam Van Pykeren (Mother Jones)
- The Electoral College Really Does Give Republicans a Massive Advantage in Close Elections, a New Paper Finds by Jordan Weissmann (Slate)
- The astounding advantage the Electoral College gives to Republicans, in one chart by Ian Millhiser (Vox)
- An Immigration Attorney at the A.C.L.U. on Fighting Trump’s Asylum Ban by Jonathan Blitzer (New Yorker)