Paris Agreement
- Syria signs Paris Agreement – leaving US only country in the world to refuse climate change deal by Mythili Sampathkumar, Harry Cockburn (Independent)
- Syria Vows To Sign Paris Agreement, Leaving U.S. Alone In Climate Denial by Alexander C. Kaufman (Huffington Post)
- Syria to ratify the Paris agreement, leaving the US alone by Sara Stefanini (Politico)
- Trump not invited to Paris December climate change summit for now, says France (Reuters)
- Trump not invited to Paris climate summit next month by Sylvie Davis, AP (CNBC)
Asia Trip / Korea
- Donald Trump ‘tells Japanese emperor mass shootings can happen anywhere’ — in country with no mass shootings by Jon Sharman (Independent)
- In Visit To South Korea, Trump Continues Theme Of Security And Trade by Scott Neuman (NPR)
- A toned-down Trump prods China, Russia to do more to combat North Korean nuclear threat by Andrew Restuccia (Politico)
- Trump: North Korea must ‘come to the table’ for talks (Al Jazeera)
- Trump to give major North Korea speech, then press China to do more by Matt Spetalnick, Steve Holland (Reuters)
- Trump’s South Korea visit does nothing to calm fears of war with Kim Jong-un by Donald Kirk (Independent)
- Even a Chinese Firewall Can’t Stop Donald Trump From Tweeting by Aaron Man (Slate)
- Trump: Actually, I Do Wanna Talk to Little Rocket Man by Joshua Keating (Slate)
- No War Threats From Trump, Who Tells Koreans ‘It Will All Work Out’ b
- Donald Trump to talk trade and N Korea on China visit by Denis Hruby (Al Jazeera)
- Trump’s China visit: What to expect as Donald visits country for first time as President by Matthew Pennington (Independent)
- Trump to urge all nations to isolate North Korea’s ‘brutal regime’ in South Korea speech (Reuters)
Russia Investigation / Russian Interference
- Former Trump adviser Carter Page coordinated Russia trip with campaign officials by Lydia Smith, Patricia Zengerle (Independent)
- Sessions to testify before House Judiciary Committee next week by Olivia Beavers (The Hill)
- Offshore cash helped fund Steve Bannon’s attacks on Hillary Clinton by Jon Swaine (Guardian)
Texas Shooting
- Trump: Curbs On Gun Sales Would Make ‘No Difference’ In Texas Shooting by Scott Neuman (NPR)
- Trump: Gun Control Would Have Left ‘Hundreds More Dead’ In Texas Church by Alana Horowitz Satlin (Huffington Post)
- Trump: ‘Hundreds more’ would have died in Texas if gun laws were stricter by Louis Nelson (Politico)
- Ryan: Praying the right thing to do after mass shootings because it ‘works’ by Mallory Shelbourne (The Hill)
- Opinion: Trump’s latest claim about the Texas shooting is disingenuous nonsense by Greg Sargent (Washington Post)
- Democrats to try forcing vote on bill establishing select panel on gun violence by Ed O’Keefe (Washington Post)
- Analysis: What Explains U.S. Mass Shootings? International Comparisons Suggest an Answer by Max Fisher and Josh Keller (NY Times)
- Texas church gunman once escaped from mental health facility by Richard Pérez Peña (The NY Times)
- What explains U.S. mass shootings? International comparisons suggest an answer by Max Fisher and Josh Keller (The NY Times)
- ‘I can’t do this again’: Why a congressman walked out of moment of silence for Texas victims by Cleve R. Wooston jr. (The Washington Post)
Tax Plan
- The GOP tax bill could be a disaster for PhD students by Jen Kirby (Vox)
- House Republican: my donors told me to pass the tax bill “or don’t ever call me again” by Dylan Scott (Vox)
- Analysis: Tax plan would hardly boost growth, add trillions to deficit: study by Nov Elis (The Hill)
- House moves ahead with tax bill as pushback mounts by Jim Tankersley, Alan Rappeport, and Thomas Kaplan (The NY Times)
- Trump Tells Democrats He’ll ‘Get Killed’ Financially Without Estate Tax Repeal by Leigh Ann Caldwell (NBC)
Elections
- Democrats win bitter Virginia governor’s race in setback for Trump by John Whitesides (Reuters)
- Democrat Ralph Northam defeats Ed Gillespie in race for Va. governor closely watched by national parties by Gregory S. Schneider, Laura Vozzella and Fenit Nirappil (Washington Post)
- Transgender woman wins Virginia House seat, makes history by Sarah Rankin (AP)
- Phil Murphy Is Elected Governor of New Jersey by Nick Corasaniti (NY Times)
- Dems look to win control of Washington state Senate by Brandon Carter (The Hill)
- Voters Deliver Victories to Democrats—and a Rebuke to Trump by David A. Graham (The Atlantic)
News
- Donald Trump is keeping a US citizen locked up in Iraq without charges by Samuel Obsorne (Independent)
- Fox News cancels Donald Trump impeachment adverts by Maya Oppenheim (Independent)
- Despite Donald Trump’s Best Efforts, Obamacare Signups Are Setting New Records This Year by Jack Moore (GQ)
- Report: Billionaire Trump Commerce Secretary Is Not a Billionaire, Has Been Lying About Money for Years by Ben Mathis-Lilley (Slate)
- Donald Trump has lost 10 key officials in his first 9 months as President by Alexandra Wilts (Independent)
- Everything Trump Is Doing to Sabotage the Affordable Care Act by Joshua Holland (The Nation)
Analysis
- Trump’s 2016 Victory Speech, Annotated 1 Year Later (NPR)
- Why Virginia Democrats have so much on the line in today’s governor’s election by Amber Philips (Washington Post)
Opinion
- Anniversary of the Apocalypse by Michelle Goldberg (NY Times)