Transgender Ban
- Trump Pulls Supreme Court Into Political Waters by Calling for Ruling on Transgender Military Ban by Daniel Politi (Slate)
- Trump Administration Seeks Quick Supreme Court Ruling on Transgender Military Ban by Jessica Gresko, Mark Sherman (TIME)
- Government seeks quick ruling on transgender troops case by Jessica Gresko and Mark Sherman (AP)
- White House Asks Supreme Court To Fast-Track Ruling On Transgender Military Ban by Clare Lomnbardo (NPR)
Border / Immigration / Asylum
- Trump Claims He Already Shut Down The Border In Puzzling Exchange With Reporters by Mary Papenfuss (Huffington Post)
- Don’t Bet on Comprehensive Immigration Reform in the New Congress by Priscilla Alvarez (The Atlantic)
- Trump Administration and Mexico May Have Just Reached a New Asylum Deal by Nathalie Baptiste (Mother Jones)
- Mexico backs Trump’s plan to overhaul asylum rules: Washington Post (Reuters)
- Tijuana declares ‘humanitarian crisis’ and asks UN for help with migrant caravan by Zamira Rahim (Independent)
- Trump says asylum seekers to wait in Mexico, incoming government denies by Diego Ore, Dave Graham and Delphine Schrank, Lucia Mutikani, and David Brunnstrom (Reuters)
Climate Change
- 3 big takeaways from the major new US climate report by Umair Irfan (Vox)
- Trump’s Economic Boom Can’t Outrun Climate Change by Kerensa Cadenas (Vanity Fair)
- White House admits Trump climate policies will cost Americans $500 billion a year by Joe Romm (ThinkProgress)
- Climate report: Trump administration downplays warnings of looming disaster by Oliver Milman (The Guardian)
- Five major takeaways from the federal climate change report by Emily Birnbaum (The Hill)
Other News
- Bernie Sanders lays out bold 10-point plan for Democrats by Jon Queally (AlterNet)
- Senior Saudi prince says CIA cannot be trusted on Khashoggi conclusion by Katie Pauk (Reuters)
- Rudy Giuliani thinks Trump’s tweets are enough for Mueller to conclude investigation by Brad Reed (Salon)
- Trump’s communications director will get $7 million from Fox News while working in the White House by Frank Dale (ThinkProgress)
- Associate of Trump confidant says he’s mulling a plea deal by Chad Day (AP)
- Judge Rules New York State’s Lawsuit Against The Trump Foundation Can Proceed by Shannon Van Sant (NPR)
Analysis
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AP FACT CHECK: On break, no break by Trump in twisting facts by Calvin Woodward and Hope Yen (AP)
Opinion
- If Trump is cornered, the judges he disdains may finally bring him down by Walter Shapiro (Guardian)