Tax Reform / Budget
- Trump pops a congressional Republican trial balloon about how to pay for tax cuts by Tara Golshan (Vox)
- Trump says popular retirement savings program unscathed in tax plan by Susan Heavey (Reuters)
- Trump: ‘There will be no change to your 401(k)’ (Politico)
- Don’t fall for the latest GOP trick: Republicans are still cutting taxes on the rich by Paul Waldman (Washington Post)
- Ivanka Trump pushes GOP tax plan at Pennsylvania town hall by Brandon Carter (The Hill)
- Ivanka Trump sells GOP tax plan as good for families by Cristiano Lima (Politico)
Gold Star Widow
- Gold Star Widow: Trump Call ‘Made Me Cry Even Worse’ by Domenico Montanaro (NPR)
- Trump Attacks a Grieving Widow’s Account by David A. Graham (The Atlantic)
- Gold Star widow: Trump couldn’t remember my husband’s name. Trump: she’s a liar. by Dylan Matthews (Vox)
- Trump spars with widow of slain soldier about condolence call by Louis Nelson (Politico)
- Gold Star widow confirms Dem lawmaker’s account of call from Trump by Avery Anapol (The Hill)
- Trump is now effectively calling a Gold Star widow a liar, despite the White House not backing him up by Aaron Blake (Washington Post)
- Trump’s $25K check to Gold Star family dated same day as Post report by Brandon Carter (The Hill)
- Trump’s Feud with a Military Widow Reveals a Lot About His White House by Harry Cheadle (VICE)
News
- McCain Takes Swipe At President For Vietnam ‘Bone Spur’ Deferment by Scott Neuman (NPR)
- John McCain Goes After Donald Trump for Dodging the Draft During the Vietnam War by Jack Moore (GQ)
- Betsy DeVos Rescinds 72 Documents That Outlined Rights for Disabled Students by Jack Moore (GQ)
- Donald Trump is never going to release his tax returns by Taylor Link (Salon)
- Congress is turning Russia investigations into a partisan mess by Jeremy Binckes (Salon)
- Trump to press China on North Korea, trade on Beijing visit by Steve Holland, Matt Spetalnick (Reuters)
- Thousands of Previously Unseen JFK Assassination Files to Be Released This Week by Drew Schwartx (VICE)
- EPA kept scientists from speaking about climate change at Rhode Island event by AP (Guardian)
- Robert Mueller’s widening Russia probe is sweeping up Democrats, including lobbyist Tony Podesta by Matthew Sheffield (Salon)
- Trump’s latest big interview is both funny and terrifying by Matthew Yglesias (Vox)
Analysis
- The great dealmaker? Lawmakers find Trump to be an untrustworthy negotiator. by Philip Rucker, Sean Sullivan and Paul Kane (Washington Post)
- North Korea’s letter attempts to drive a wedge between the United States and its Asian partners by James Hannah (Independent)
Opinion
- The Doctrine of Trumpal Infallibility by Paul Krugman (NY Times)
Poetry
- The Trump-Era Boom in Erasure Poetry by Rachael Stone