Tax Plan / Budget
- U.S. House speaker says tax plan entering most difficult phase: Reuters interview by David Morgan (Reuters)
- Top House tax writer says 401(k) changes still in play by Aaron Lorenzo (Politico)
- Republicans have agreed on a deadline for tax reform — but no plan by Tara Golshan (Vox)
- Trump says he may negotiate on 401(k) tax break by Jordan Fabian (The Hill)
- Ryan says Republican tax plan must speed through choppy waters: Reuters interview by David Morgan (Reuters)
- Trump and U.S. House tax lawmaker reopen door to 401(k) changes by Susan Cornwell (Reuters)
Flake
- Sen. Flake: GOP Must Stand Against Trump’s Behavior ‘Or Lose That Chance’ by Scott Neuman (NPR)
- U.S. Senator Flake sees more Republicans denouncing Trump (Reuters)
- The Tragedy of Jeff Flake by Mckay Coppins (The Atlantic)
- Jeff Flake Had Nothing Left to Lose Anyway by Jay Willis (GQ)
- Jeff Flake and the Great Failure of the Anti-Trumpists by Alex Shephard (New Republic)
Healthcare
- CBO: Bipartisan Obamacare bill would cut deficit, keep coverage stable by Adam Cancryn, Jennifer Haberkorn (Politico)
- Bipartisan Obamacare fix would reduce federal deficit: government agency (Reuters)
- Judge won’t force Trump to keep making ObamaCare payments by Nathaniel Wiexel (The Hill)
- Judge rejects bid by 18 states to revive Obamacare subsidies by Dan Levine, Lawrence Hurley (Reuters)
News
- The NAACP Has Issued a Travel Advisory for American Airlines by Molly Olmstead (Slate)
- Congress to investigate deal that awarded $300M contract to Trump donor by Mark Sumner (Daily Kos)
- Robert Mueller Tightens Paul Manafort’s Noose by Abigail Tracy (Vanity Fair)
- ‘Jane Doe’ Immigrant Has Abortion In Texas, After Battle With Trump Administration by Bill Chappell (NPR)
- Trump’s EPA chief launches Soviet-style crackdown on free speech by Amanda Marcotte (Salon)
- Majority Of White Americans Believe White People Face Discrimination by Dominique Mosbergen (Huffington Post)
- Poll: Voters see Trump as reckless, not honest by Steven Shepard (Politico)
- Trump Campaign’s Data Firm Contacted WikiLeaks to Ask for Access to Hacked Hillary Emails by Ben Mathis-Lilley (Slate)
- The infamous Trump/Russia dossier was funded in part by Hillary Clinton’s campaign lawyer by Andrew Prokop (Vox)
- Trump undercuts widow again, says he remembered name ‘right from the beginning’ by Ashley marker (Washington Post)
- Trump shifts the blame on Niger: “My generals and my military, they have decision-making ability” by Charlie May (Salon)
- Lindsey Graham: I’d Stand Up to Trump but “I’m Trying to Get Taxes Cut” by Bess Levin (Vanity Fair)
- Trump administration proposes $70 entrance fee for national parks by Mark Hand (ThinkProgress)
- Donald Trump notes Xi Jinping’s ‘extraordinary’ rise (BBC)
- Trump to issue emergency declaration next week on opioids (Reuters)
- Trump boasts of his Ivy League education to defend image by Nolan D. McCaskill (Politico)
- JFK files: Trump says classified John F Kennedy assassination documents released tomorrow ‘so interesting’ by Clark Mindock (Independent)
- John Kelly Has a Higher Approval Rating Than President Trump by Aric Jenkins (TIME)
- Trump’s approval hits new low in Fox News poll by Jacqueline Thomsen (The Hill)
- The Trump administration is delaying Russia sanctions that Congress demanded by Tara Golshan (Vox)
Analysis
- What the Trump dossier says — and what it doesn’t by Philip Bump (Washington Post)
Opinion
- GOP spin about the new ‘Steele Dossier’ story is disingenuous nonsense by Paul Waldman (Washington Post)