Tax Reform
- Republicans Outline Biggest Tax-Code Overhaul In A Generation by Scott Horsley (NPR)
- Trump Promises A Tax Cut For The Middle Class, Guarantees One For The Rich by S.V. Date (Huffington Post)
- Trump’s plan calls for slashing taxes on businesses, the wealthy by David Morgan, Richard Cowan (Reuters)
- GOP proposes deep tax cuts but provides few details on how to pay for them by Damian Paletta, Mike DeBonis and Carolyn Y. Johnson (Washington Post)
- Trump proposes U.S. tax overhaul, stirs concerns on deficit by David Morgan, Richard Cowan (Reuters)
Healthcare
- Kaiser Permanente CEO Says A Bipartisan Health Bill Is The Best Way Forward by April Fulton (NPR)
- 9 million kids get insurance through CHIP. Congress is about to let its funding expire. by Dylan Scott (Vox)
- Why Obamacare survived by Ezra Klein (Vox)
- 3 reasons repealing Obamacare next year is a lot harder by Sarah Kliff (Vox)
Puerto Rico
- Trump scrambles to convince Americans he can handle Puerto Rico crisis by Steve Holland, Roberta Rampton (Reuters)
- Lawmakers Seek Waiver of Law Barring Foreign Ships From Delivering Aid to Puerto Rico by Natalie and res and Paul Page (Wall Street Journal)
- Trump might not hurry Puerto Rico aid because the shipping industry wouldn’t like it by Jarrett Lyons (Salon)
- Analysis: Harvey, Irma, Maria: Trump Administration’s Response Compared by Ron Nixon and Matt Stevens (NY Times)
- The Jones Act, the obscure 1920 shipping regulation strangling Puerto Rico, explained by Matthew Yglesias (Vox)
- Trump waives U.S. shipping restrictions for Puerto Rico: spokeswoman (Reuters)
Russia Investigation / Facebook
- Trump slams Facebook as lawmakers await ads amid Russia probe (Reuters)
- Trump accuses Facebook of being ‘anti-Trump’ by Nolan D. McCaskill (Politico)
- Facebook, Google, Twitter asked to testify on Russian meddling by Dustin Volz, Patricia Zengerle (Reuters)
- Russian Trolls Didn’t Just Flood Facebook with Fake News—They Faked the Accounts of Real Organizations by Luke Darby (GQ)
News
- Donald Trump Jr. Wanted the Secret Service Out of His Way for a Couple of Weeks by Jack Moore (GQ)
- Why Is Chad On Trump’s Travel Ban List? by Scott Neuman (NPR)
- Tom Price’s $400,000 private jet tab included a trip to vacation home by Taylor Link (Salon)
- Another Top Administration Official Resigns After Criticizing Trump by Tina Nguyen (Vanity Fair)
- DEA Chief to Quit After Criticizing Trump’s Disrespect for the Law, Reports Say by Carter Sherman (VICE)
- House Oversight Committee launches investigation into agency travel following Price reports by Dan Diamond (Politico)
- Trump deletes tweets in support of Luther Strange after Strange’s loss by Kelly Swanson (Vox)
- Kushner registered in New York as a female voter by Megan R. Wilson (The Hill)
- House GOP poised to move $10 billion for border wall by Mike lilies (The Hill)
- Trump Sent Judges to the Border. Many Had Nothing to Do. by Meredith Hoffman (Politico)
- Terrorists just tried to assassinate Defense Secretary Jim Mattis in Afghanistan by Alex Ward (Vox)
- President Hints At Firing HHS Secretary Over Private Jet Use by Scott Neuman (NPR)
Analysis
- Here’s what Trump and Stephen Miller want in exchange for a deal on Dreamers by Angelo Young (Salon)
- The last 48 hours has shown just how triggered white Americans are by peaceful black protest by Rachel Leah (Salon)