Syria / Turkey
- In Major Policy Shift, U.S. Will Stand Aside As Turkish Forces Extend Reach In Syria by Scott Neuman (NPR)
- Trump makes way for Turkey operation against Kurds in Syria (BBC)
- U.S. troops start pullout from along Turkey’s border in Syria by AP (Politico)
- Trump threatens to ‘obliterate’ Turkey’s economy if it takes ‘off-limits’ actions (Reuters)
- Republicans Are Actually Furious Over Trump Abandoning Kurds in Syria (GQ)
- Trump’s Pullout From Northern Syria Is a Disaster for the Kurds and a Gift to ISIS by Tim Hume (VICE)
- Trump Justifies Betraying the Kurds: They “Fought With Us, But Were Paid Massive Amounts of Money” by Inae Oh (Mother Jones)
- ‘Stab in the back’: Kurdish forces decry US pullout from Syria (Al Jazeera)
- Trump threatens to ‘obliterate’ Turkish economy after criticism over his green light to invade Syria by Clark Mindock (Independent)
- Nikki Haley criticizes Trump’s Syria withdrawal: Leaving allies to die ‘is a big mistake’ by Brett Samuels (The Hill)
- Trump Declares ‘Time for Us to Get Out’ of Syria as Allies Object by Peter Baker (NY Times)
- Analysis: Trump abandoning Kurdish partners in Syria sends a chilling message to every other American ally by James Hohman (Washington Post)
- Trump’s pullout of U.S. troops from northern Syria angers, worries Europeans by James McAuley and Rick Noack (Washington Post)
- Trump threatens to ‘totally destroy and obliterate’ Turkey’s economy if it takes ‘off-limits’ actions in Syria by Joseph Zeballos-Roig (Business Insider)
- US to let Turkish forces move into Syria, dumping Kurdish allies by Julian Borger and Bethan McKernan (The Guardian)
- Trump Invites a New Killing Field by Fred Kaplan (Slate)
- In Turkey Vs. Kurds Dispute, Trump Chooses The Side Where He Has A Condo Complex by S.V. Date (Huffington Post)
- Top Military Officers Unload on Trump by Mark Bowden (The Atlantic)
- Opinion: Trump’s Great and Unmatched Wisdom Falls on the Kurds by Graeme Wood (The Atlantic)
- US pullback from northern Syria: Key questions answered (Al Jazeera)
- Reminder: Trump Has a Massive Conflict of Interest in Turkey by Russ Choma (Mother Jones)
- Trump Claims Poll Numbers Have Zoomed 17 Points As He Defends Abandonment Of Kurds by Mary Papenfuss (Huffington Post)
Tax Returns
- A Federal Judge Just Ruled That Trump Is Not Above the Law and Needs to Turn Over His Taxes by Abigail Weinberg (Mother Jones)
- US judge rejects Trump challenge to release of his tax returns (Al Jazeera)
- Trump tax returns must be given to prosecutor, judge rules (BBC)
- President Trump Doesn’t Need To Release His Tax Returns — For Now by Tanya Ballard Brown (NPR)
- President Trump ordered to turn over eight years of tax returns to Manhattan’s district attorney by Shira Tarlo (Salon)
- Trump ordered to turn over 8 years of tax returns after judge rules he has no immunity from criminal investigation by Phil Thomas (Independent)
- Judge Rules Trump Must Turn Over Tax Returns for New York’s Hush Money Investigation by Molly Olmstead (Slate)
- Trump Taxes: President Ordered to Turn Over Returns to Manhattan D.A. by William K. Rashbaum and Benjamin Weiser (NY Times)
- What To Look For In President Trump’s Tax Returns — If We Ever See Them by Sarah McCammon (NPR)
Whistleblower / Impeachment / Ukraine
- Impeachment tentacles spread throughout Trump’s team by Nancy Cook (Politico)
- Here’s What We Know About the Second Whistleblower in Trump’s Ukraine Scandal by David Gilbert (VICE)
- Pence going after Democrats over impeachment — in their districts by Alex Isenstadt (Politico)
- Democrats subpoena Pentagon, budget chiefs in impeachment push by Cristina Marcos (The Hill)
- Seeking Ukraine Aid Records, House Subpoenas White House Budget Office and Pentagon by Nicholas Fandos (NY Times)
- Opinion: 9 scenarios for how the Trump-Ukraine impeachment process could end by Matthew Yglesias (Vox)
- Analysis: The past 48 hours in Trump impeachment inquiry news, explained by Andrew Prokop (Vox)
- Opinion: The talking points Republicans are using to defend Trump are at odds with reality by Aaron Rupar (Vox)
- House Democrats Mull Hiding Whistleblower’s Identity From GOP During Testimony: Report by Sanjana Karanth (Huffington Post)
Other News
- Trump suggests Pelosi committed treason, should be ‘immediately impeached’ by Kyle Balluck, Aris Folley (The Hill)
- The difference between Nixon and Trump is Fox News by Nicole Hemmer (Vox)
- US, Chinese officials to meet Thursday for trade talks by Brett Samuels (The Hill)
- Lavish gala hosted by anti-Muslim group canceled at Mar-a-Lago by Richard Luscombe (The Guardian)
- Trump administration detains highest number of immigrants in over 10 years by Clark Mindock (Independent)
- Trump signed an executive order about how much he hates Medicare-for-all by Tara Golshan (Vox)
Analysis
- Trump’s defiance of oversight presents new challenge to Congress’s ability to rein in the executive branch by Seung Min Kim and Rachel Bade (Washington Post)
- ‘It’s worse than ever’: how Latinos are changing their lives in Trump’s America by Dani Anguiano (The Guardian)
Opinion
- The Supreme Court’s Transgender Employment Discrimination Case Could Decide My Future Because I’m Trans by Lucy Diavolo (Teen Vogue)