News
- White House Confirms Trump Had a Super-Friendly Phone Call With Putin Over the Weekend by Tim Hume (VICE)
- Trump, Putin discussed Russia attack, arms control, relations: White House by Steve Holland (Reuters)
- Federal Reserve report finds Trump’s tariffs raised prices, cut employment and hurt US manufacturers by Igor Derysh (Salon)
- Trump, Obama Tie for America’s Most Admired Man of the Year by Daniel Politi (Slate)
- Trump missed call on Ukraine aid to play golf on day whistleblower complaint was filed: report by Igor Derysh (Salon)
- Vladimir Putin called President Trump to thank him for helping fight terrorism, Kremlin says by Shira Tarlo (Salon)
- Pastor Pledges Safety for Immigrants at Miami Trump Rally by AP (TIME)
- Trump’s use of homelessness as a political cudgel exposes his cynical disregard for blue states by Aaron Rupar (Vox)
- National security adviser O’Brien defends Trump’s handling of Edward Gallagher case by Felicia Sonmez and Colby Itkowitz (Washington Post)
- Trump sycophancy pays off as Fox News earns highest ratings in network’s 23-year history by Igor Derysh (Salon)
- Ivanka Trump claims immigration is not part of her “portfolio” when asked about family separations by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
Analysis
- Giuliani’s Ukraine efforts are a formalization of the rumor-to-Trump pipeline by Philip Bump (Washington Post)
- How Big Companies Won New Tax Breaks From the Trump Administration by Jesse Drucker and Jim Tankersley (NY Times)
Opinion
- Our Year of Trumpschmerz by Susan B. Glasser (New Yorker)