Jerusalem
- Trump Jerusalem move sparks Israeli-Palestinian clashes (BBC)
- What Trump’s Jerusalem decision means for peace (BBC)
- Hamas: US decision on Jerusalem is a war declaration (Al Jazeera)
- Jerusalem latest: Hamas calls for new Palestinian uprising against Israel after Donald Trump announcement by Bethan McKernan (Independent)
- Trump didn’t seem to have complete understanding of Jerusalem decision: report by Rebecca Savransky (The Hill)
- Jerusalem – live updates: Clashes in Jerusalem, Gaza and West Bank as global outrage at Trump decision mounts by Samuel Osborne, Chris Stevenson, Alexandra Wilts, Tom Batchelor, Tom Embury-Dennis (Independent)
- What does US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital mean? by Harriet Sherwood (The Guardian)
- Did Trump kill off a two-state solution? He says no, Palestinians say yes by Mark Landler, David Halbfinger, and Isabel Kershner (The NY Times)
- Nearly every former U.S. Ambassador to Israel disagrees with Trump’s Jerusalem decision by Sewell Chan (The NY Times)
Russia Investigation
- Russia-Trump: FBI chief Wray defends agency (BBC)
- FBI Director Christopher Wray Testifies Before House Judiciary Committee by Miles Parks (NPR)
- Trump, Russia And Beyond: 3 Tough Questions As FBI Director Heads To Congress by Carrie Johnson (NPR)
- Donald Trump Jr. gave Congress a broad definition of “attorney-client privilege” by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
- The new Republican defense of Trump is a campaign to discredit Robert Mueller by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
- Flynn indictment exposes collusion with Israel, not Russia by Max Blumenthal (Salon)
- FBI director defends bureau’s integrity as GOP lawmakers press him on Trump, Clinton probes by Devlin Barrett and Ellen Nakashima (Washington Post)
- Russian Social media executive sought to help Trump campaign in 2016, emails show by Rosalind S. Helderman, Anton Troianovsky, and Tom Hamburger (The Washington Post)
Tax Bill
- The Republican Tax Plan Is a Disaster for Addiction Treatment by Julia Lurie (Mother Jones)
- What A Tax Overhaul Could Mean For Students And Schools by Anya Kamenetz, Cory Turner (NPR)
- Paul Ryan aims for Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security cuts in 2018 by Charlie May (Salon)
- The Tax Bill Shows Yet Again Republicans Only Care About States’ Rights When It Serves Them by Daniel Marans (Huffington Post)
- The Senate tax bill’s $250 billion problem by Dylan Scott (Vox)
- The 4 companies that lobbied most on tax overhaul — and what they got for it by Alexia Fernández Campbell (Vox)
- ‘We’re fighting for our way of life’: Republican tax bill presents grave threat to Alaska’s tribal groups by Oliver Milman (Guardian)
- Paul Ryan Admits the GOP Is Going to Slash Entitlements to Fund Tax Bill by Ben Dreyfuss (Mother Jones)
- Renewable energy is surging. The G.O.P. tax bill could curtail that by Brad Plumer and Jim Tankersley (The NY Times)
- Law Professors just published a delightful, 34-page list of ways people will game the GOP tax plan by Jordan Weissman (Slate)
- The GOP is trying to pass a super unpopular agenda– and that’s a bad sign for Democracy by Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson (Vox)
Net Neutrality
- How killing net neutrality will hurt online protests and free speech by Jonathan Perri (Mashable)
Roy Moore
- Trump’s Endorsement of Roy Moore Is Problematic by Iman Hariri-kia (Teen Vogue)
- Ryan reiterates call for Roy Moore to drop out by Scott Wong (The Hill)
News
- DACA Fix Looms Over Talks To Prevent Government Shutdown by Kelsey Snell (NPR)
- Trump and Democrats face off over potential U.S. government shutdown by Susan Cornwell, Jeff Mason (Reuters)
- Trump administration seeks to delay order to accept transgender recruits by Jacqueline Klimas (Politico)
- Donald Trump slurs speech during Jerusalem announcement, sparking health speculation by Jon Sharman (Independent)
- Trump asks Supreme Court to overrule labor precedent by Mallory Shelbourne (The Hill)
- Voucher Schools Championed By Betsy DeVos Can Teach Whatever They Want. Turns Out They Teach Lies. by Rebecca Klein (Huffington Post)
- Al Franken just announced he’ll resign from the Senate after 8 women alleged sexual misconduct by Andrew Prokop (Vox)
- Trump signs proclamation marking Pearl Harbor Day (AP)
- John Lewis Won’t Attend Civil Rights Museum Opening Because Trump Is Going by Jenna Amatulli (Huffington Post)
- The 19 Women Who Accused President Trump of Sexual Misconduct by Matt Ford (The Atlantic)
- On eve of Trump visit, Mississippi blacks say he’s brought back troubles of the past by Marc Fisher (The Washington Post)
- US Senator on North Korea: ‘Most Americans don’t realize how close we are to this war’ by Zack Beauchamp (Vox)
- Jewish congressional Democrats not invited to Trump White House Hanukkah party by John Bowden (The Hill)
Opinion
- Franken Is Leaving and Trump Is Still Here by Michelle Goldberg (NY Times)