FBI
- Trump claims FBI used ‘bogus’ dossier to go after his campaign by Rebecca Morin (Politico)
- GOP lawmaker calls for ‘purge’ of FBI by Rebecca Savransky (The Hill)
- Trump slams FBI, Obamacare in post-Christmas tweets by Michelle Ye Hee Lee (Washington Post)
UN Budget
- US Ambassador hails $285m cut in funding for UN as ‘big step in the right direction’ by Samuel Osborne (Independent)
- Trump Administration Touts A Smaller U.N. Budget (And Takes Credit For It) by Laurel Wamsley (NPR)
News
- Where is Trump’s Cabinet? It’s anybody’s guess. by Emily Holden (Politico)
- Impeachment debate divides Democrats as 2018 wave builds by Kyle Cheney, Heather Caygle (Politico)
- Hey, remember Roy Moore? Two weeks later, he still hasn’t conceded by Matthew Sheffield (Salon)
- Donald Trump has spent nearly a third of his presidency at his own properties, report says by Tom Barnes (Independent)
- Tree that’s been at White House since 1800s scheduled to be removed by Rebecca Savransky (The Hill)
- Former top Bush official: State Dept being ‘weakened’ under Trump by Olivia Beavers (The Hill)
- Trump is first president in nearly a century to not host a first-year state dinner by Rebecca Savransky (The Hill)
- Trump hits the golf course after Christmas by Jordan Fabian (The Hill)
- Trump predicts GOP and Dems will agree on health care plan (AP)
- Donald Trump will end the first year of his presidency without hosting a state dinner by Andrea Willits (Independent)
- New York’s attorney general in battle with Trump by David Hakim and William K. Rashbaum (NY Times)
- In Less Than A Year, Trump Has Stripped Back Workers’ Ability To Unionize by Dave Jamieson (Huffington Post)
Analysis
- What happens when Trump targets you on Twitter by Annie Karni (Politico)
- Let’s Not Forget the Apathy That Made Trump’s Presidency Possible by Isaac J. Bailey (VICE)
Opinion
- Trump’s blatant racism: A Christmas surprise that’s no surprise by Chauncey DeVega (Salon)