Iran / Saudi Oil Attacks / Middle East
- Pompeo in Saudi to discuss response to attack as tensions rise (Al Jazeera)
- Trump orders more Iran sanctions as Saudi readies attack evidence (Al Jazeera)
- Trump says he plans to ‘substantially increase’ sanctions on Iran by Quint Forgey (Politico)
- Saudi Arabia presents ‘oil attacks evidence’ (BBC)
- Oil attacks ‘unquestionably sponsored by Iran’: Saudi Arabia (Al Jazeera)
- Trump vows new sanctions on Iran as Tehran warns it will respond to any military attack by Borzou Daragahi (Independent)
- Pompeo calls attacks on Saudi oil facilities ‘act of war’ as Trump orders increase in sanctions on Iran by Kareem Fahim, Carol Morello, and John Wagner (Washington Post)
Robert O’Brien
- Trump names Robert O’Brien as new national security adviser (Al Jazeera)
- Trump Names Robert O’Brien, Top Hostage Czar, As National Security Adviser by Brian Naylor (NPR)
- Trump names U.S. hostage negotiator Robert O’Brien as national security adviser by Caitlin Oprysko, Natasha Bertrand (Politico)
- Trump Just Hired the Guy He Sent to Free A$AP Rocky as His New National Security Adviser by Emma Ockerman (VICE)
- Trump announces Robert O’Brien as new national security adviser to replace John Bolton by Clark Mindock (Independent)
- Trump’s New National Security Adviser Is Another Iran Hawk by Dan Spinelli (Mother Jones)
- Trump realigns national security team with a low-profile adviser by John Hudson and John Wagner (Washington Post)
Lewandowski / Impeachment
- Former Trump aide refuses to answer impeachment panel by Heidi Zhou Castro (Al Jazeera)
- Corey Lewandowski’s stonewall campaign finally crumbles: Are impeachment counts coming? by Heather Digby Parton (Salon)
- Corey Lewandowski admits he has lied to the media under oath: “I have no obligation to be honest” by Shira Tarlo (Salon)
- Opinion: Corey Lewandowski’s Self-Immolation by Dahlia Lithwick (Slate)
Border Wall
- Trump’s Mexico border wall could destroy archaeological sites, warns National Park Service by Juliet Eilperin (Independent)
- Trump visits US-Mexico border wall amid protests by Clark Mindock (Independent)
- Trump visits border wall construction in California to cap three-day trip by Brett Samuels, Morgan Chalfant (The Hill)
- Pentagon has warned of dire outcomes if military projects canceled for wall don’t happen by Aaron Gregg and Erica Werner (Washington Post)
Other News
- White House Fires Homeland Security General Counsel In Latest Agency Shake-Up: Report by Nick Visser (Huffington Post)
- Donald Trump Ripped As ‘Crass’ For Comments About Cokie Roberts by Lee Moran (Huffington Post)
- Covering up the corruption: GOP tries to block probe of Mike Pence’s Ireland trip by Sophia Tesfaye (Salon)
- The Trump administration’s new slaughterhouse rules could be bad news for animals and consumers by Kelsey Piper (Vox)
- Trump strips California of power to set auto emission standards (BBC)
- Military has spent nearly $200,000 at Trump’s Scottish resort since 2017 by Natasha Bertrand, Bryan Bender (Politico)
- Trump retweets lie that Ilhan Omar “partied” on 9/11 anniversary by Aaron Rupar (Vox)
- Trump to withdraw FEMA chief nominee: report by Justine Coleman (The Hill)
- Trump’s communications with foreign leader are part of whistleblower complaint that spurred standoff between spy chief and Congress, former officials say by Greg Miller, Ellen Nakashima, and Greg Harris (Washington Post)
- Trump-California auto emissions fight appears headed to courts by Jessica Werhman (Roll Call)
- Whistleblower Complaint Reportedly Involved Trump’s Pledge To A Foreign Leader by Dominique Mosbergen (Huffington Post)
Analysis
- Why it will be hard for Trump to win Wisconsin again by Natasha Korecki (Politico)
- New study: Trump’s Electoral College win was no fluke — and is likely to happen again by Igor Derysh (Salon)
- Trump just asked the Supreme Court to let him fire the CFPB’s head. The implications are enormous. by Ian Milhauser (Vox)