Saudi Arabia / Khashoggi
- Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Arrives in Saudi Arabia to Discuss Writer’s Disappearance by Fay Abuelgasim, Suzan Fraser, Jon Gambrell (TIME)
- Democrats say Khashoggi ‘rogue killers’ theory ‘defies reality’ (Al Jazeera)
- Pompeo Arrives In Saudi Arabia To Discuss Khashoggi Disappearance by Emily Sullivan (NPR)
- Trump: ‘I have no financial interests in Saudi Arabia’ by Jordan Fabian (The Hill)
- Trump denies personal financial ties with Saudi Arabia by Rebecca Morin (Politico)
- Pompeo just met with the Saudi royal who may be behind Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance by Alex Ward (Vox)
- Turkish official: Police found evidence of Khashoggi slaying by Fay Abuelgasim, Suzan Fraser and Jon Gambrell (AP)
- Jamal Khashoggi case: All the latest updates (Al Jazeera)
- Analysis: A tale of two houses: how Jared Kushner fueled the Trump-Saudi love-in by Julian Borger (The Guardian)
- Saudi crown prince vows wider probes into Khashoggi case but still denies knowledge of journalist’s fate, Trump says by Carol Morello and Erin Cunningham. (Washington Post)
- Analysis: Why is Trump parroting Saudi Arabia’s lines on Jamal Khashoggi even before they do? by Aaron Blake (Washington Post)
- Trump Actually Just Compared the Authoritarian Saudi Regime to Justice Brett Kavanaugh by Cody Fenwick (AlterNet)
- 5 things to know about slain Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi by Alex Henderson (Salon)
- Trump Once Again Accepts Saudi Arabia’s Denials on Jamal Khashoggi Disappearance by Inae Oh (Mother Jones)
- Jared Kushner ‘Deeply Involved’ In White House Response To Khashoggi’s Disappearance by Hunter Walker (Huffington Post)
- “I Was Ordered Silent”: How Jamal Khashoggi Fell Out with bin Salman by Gabriel Sherman (Vanity Fair)
- Trump gives Saudi Arabia benefit of doubt in journalist’s disappearance by Makini Brice, Leah Millis (Reuters)
- Trump tweeted he has no ties to Saudi Arabia. A Fox News account proved him wrong. by Stavros Agorakis (Vox)
- Trump: Saudi Arabia another case of ‘guilty until proven innocent’ by Jordan Fabian (The Hill)
- Trump Just Compared the Case of Jamal Khashoggi to the Brett Kavanaugh Confirmation by Jackie Flynn Mogensen (Mother Jones)
- Opinion: The Saudi Cover-Up Crumbles by The Editorial Board (NY Times)
- The Jamal Khashoggi Case: Suspects Had Ties to Saudi Crown Prince by David D. Kirkpatrick, Malachy Browne, Ben Hubbard and David Botti (NY Times)
Stormy Daniels
- US judge dismisses Stormy Daniels defamation suit against Trump (Al Jazeera)
- Trump mocks Stormy Daniels after defamation case dismissed (BBC)
- Judge dismisses Stormy Daniels’s defamation suit against Trump, requires her to pay his legal fees by Emily Stewart (Vox)
- Trump Calls Stormy Daniels “Horseface,” Threatens to “Go After” Her by Inae Oh (Mother Jones)
- Trump calls Stormy Daniels ‘Horseface’ by Jordan Fabian (The Hill)
Immigration
- Here Are the Most Anti-Immigrant Republicans Running This Year by Sophie Murguia (Mother Jones)
- Trump threatens to cut U.S. aid to Honduras over immigrant caravan (Reuters)
- Dozens of immigrant children remain detained as administration prepares for more family separations by Rebekah Entralgo (ThinkProgress)
- Trump threatens to cut off aid to Honduras over immigrant ‘caravan’ by Jordan Fabian (The Hill)
- How zero tolerance forces undocumented victims into the shadows by Margaret Katcher (The Guardian)
- Trump’s Child Separations Are Becoming Permanent Because the Whole Child Welfare System Is Broken by Josh Michtom (Slate)
- What Trump Doesn’t Understand About the Central American Caravan by Priscilla Alvarez (The Atlantic)
- Trump warns Central American countries he’ll withhold funds over immigrant ‘caravan’ by Emily Birnbaum (The Hill)
Elizabeth Warren
- Trump responds to Elizabeth Warren DNA test by repeating racial slur by Andrew Buncombe (Independent)
- Actual Native Americans Have More to Worry About Than Warren’s DNA by Debra Utacia Krol (VICE)
- Cherokee Official Says Trump-Warren DNA Debate Not Helping Tribe by Brian Naylor (NPR)
- Trump hits back at Warren, claims she took a ‘bogus DNA test’ by Jesus Rodriguez (Politico)
Deficit
- Trump Hits A New High-Water Mark: The Biggest Federal Deficit In 6 Years by Mary Papenfuss (Huffington Post)
- Republicans Are Once Again Very, Very Concerned About Deficits by Tonya Riley (Mother Jones)
- McConnell calls deficit ‘very disturbing,’ blames federal spending, dismisses criticism of tax cut by Damien Paletta (Washington Post)
- McConnell blames budget deficit rise on government programs – not tax cuts by Sabrina Siddiqui (The Guardian)
- Republicans Are Outraged About the Deficit They Caused by Harry Cheadle (VICE)
- McConnell eyes cuts to Medicare, Social Security to address deficit by Steve Benen (MSNBC)
PEN
- PEN America v. Trump (PEN)
- Trump’s Attacks on the Press Are Illegal. We’re Suing by Suzanne Nossel (Politico)
- Suing Trump for endangering the First Amendment by Jennifer Rubin (Washington Post)
Other News
- Right-wing group was camped on rooftop with weapons ahead of major rally by Luke Barnes (ThinkProgress)
- The woman who helped demolish health care access in Maine is now running Medicaid for the country by Danielle Mclean (ThinkProgress)
- FBI raids San Juan city offices weeks after Trump alleges corruption by John Bowden (The Hill)
- Trump raises more than $100m for 2020 re-election campaign by Samuel Osborne (Independent)
- Trump unleashes festering list of grievances during unscheduled morning by Kevin Liptak and Jeff Zeleny (CNN)
- Trump’s 60 Minutes Interview Was a Ratings Flop by Yohana Desta (Vanity Fair)
- CNN: Cohen willing to campaign for Dems by Michael Burke (The Hill)
- Dark-money groups were ordered to reveal their donors. They didn’t. by Maggie Severns (Politico)
Analysis
- The Perils of the Trump-Warren Feud Over Ancestry by Vann R. Newkirk II (The Atlantic)
- Here’s a list of every vulnerable House Republican who voted to gut pre-existing conditions coverage by Amanda Michelle Gomez (ThinkProgress)
- Donald Trump’s 2020 fundraising haul is totally and completely unprecedented by Chris Cillizza (CNN)
- ‘Horseface,’ ‘Lowlife,’ ‘Fat, Ugly’: How the President Demeans Women by Michael D. Shear and Eileen Sullivan (NY Times)
Opinion
- The Case for Abolishing the Senate by Jay Willis (GQ)
- Suing Trump for endangering the First Amendment by Jennifer Rubin (Washington Post)