Sean Spicer Resignation / Scaramucci WH Communications Director
- Spicer resigns as press secretary, Scaramucci to be White House communications director by Abby Phillip, Ashley Parker and Damian Paletta (Washington Post)
- Sean Spicer Resigns as White House Press Secretary by Glenn Thrush (NY Times)
- White House spokesman Sean Spicer resigns (Al Jazeera)
- Sean Spicer Has Embarrassed Himself—Badly by John Nichols (The Nation)
- White House press secretary Sean Spicer resigns (BBC)
- Sean Spicer Resigns As Press Secretary In White House Communications Shake-Up by Brian Naylor (NPR)
- Who Is Anthony Scaramucci and How Bad Are All of His Ideas? by Jay Willis (GQ)
- Boycott Sean Spicer by Brian Beutler (New Republic)
- Spicer quits amid White House feud by Tara Palmeri, Ben White and Josh Dawsey (Politico)
- Anthony Scaramucci once called Donald Trump “anti-American” and a “hack” on Fox by Jeremy Binckes (Salon)
- New White House communications chief begins tenure by defending one of Trump’s most dangerous lies by Aaron Rupar (ThinkProgress)
- Anthony Scaramucci Is the Right Answer to the Wrong Question by David A. Graham (The Atlantic)
- Trump formally accepts Spicer’s resignation, touting his ‘great’ ratings by Cristiano Lima (Politico)
- Scaramucci deletes old tweets bashing Trump by John Bowden (The Hill)
Sessions / Russia
- Sessions Discussed Campaign Matters With Russian Ambassador by Aria Bendix, Adam Serwer (The Atlantic)
- U.S. Intercepts Reportedly Contradict Attorney General On Russia Contacts by Scott Neuman, Carrie Johnson (NPR)
- Intelligence intercepts indicate Sessions lied about why he didn’t disclose Russia contacts by Zack Ford (ThinkProgress)
- Russian envoy overheard saying he discussed campaign with Sessions: Post (Reuters)
Trump Vs. Mueller
- America, Don’t Let Donald Trump Fire Robert Mueller by Jeet Heer (New Republic)
- Fear, Panic, and Talk of Pardons as Trump Weighs Total War on Mueller by Isobel Thomson (Vanity Fair)
- Trump Wants to Take on Bob Mueller? Good Luck With That. by Bradley P. Moss (Politico)
- Trump especially upset after hearing Mueller would access tax returns: report by Max Greenwood (The Hill)
- Analysis: Trump team seeks to control, block Mueller’s Russia investigation by Carol D. Leonnig, Ashley Parker, Rosalind S. Helderman, and Tom Hamburger (Washington Post)
- Schiff, Warner launch preemptive strike on Trump pardons by Austin Wright (Politico)
- Analysis: Does Trump Have a Case Against Mueller? by Staff (Politico Magazine)
- Trump’s Warning to Mueller Proves, Again, That It’s All About the Money by Charles P.Pierce (Esquire)
- Analysis: Mueller Can Pursue Whatever Crimes He Uncovers by Adam Serwer (The Atlantic)
Russia Probe / Russia Investigation
- Donald Trump Has Reportedly Asked His Lawyers If He’s Allowed to Pardon Himself by Jack Moore (GQ)
- Trump’s Recently Disclosed Putin Conversation Is ‘Nixon All Over Again’ by Scott Neuman (NPR)
- Donald Trump is thinking of pardoning himself, which could set up a constitutional crisis by Angelo Young (Salon)
- Donald Trump’s personal lawyer quits top role as administration faces fresh setback over Russia probe by Rebecca Flood (Independent)
- Exclusive: Moscow lawyer who met Trump Jr. had Russian spy agency as client by Maria Tsvetkova and Jack Stubbs (Reuters)
- What did Trump and Putin tell each other? (The NY Times)
- Sessions discussed Trump-campaign related matters with Russian ambassador, U.S. intelligence intercepts show by (The Washington Post)
Healthcare
- Three Things Trump Could Do To Hurt Obamacare by Anna Maria Barry-Jester, Maggie Koerth-Baker and Kathryn Casteel (FiveThirtyEight)
- Few Americans Want To See The GOP Keep Trying To Repeal Obamacare by Ariel Edwards-Levy (Huffington Post)
- Senate rule deals setback to Republican healthcare bill by Toni Clarke (Reuters)
News
- Rex Tillerson hopes Qatar blockade will be lifted (Al Jazeera)
- What American-Made Brands Really Think of Trump’s Made In America Week by Cam Wolf (GQ)
- U.S. Will Reportedly Ban Citizens From Travel to North Korea by Joshua Keating (Slate)
- Trump’s personal lawyer resigns from top post amid legal team shakeup by Julia Manchester (The Hill)
- Iran accuses US of nuclear deal ‘sabotage’ (Al Jazeera)
- Trump is the first president in 30 years to refuse to attend the NAACP convention. Good riddance. by Kelly Macias (Daily Kos)
- Kushner adds at least $10M in assets to revised disclosure by Garance Burke, Bernard Condon, Chad Day (AP)
- Trump to host Lebanese leader amid Middle East tensions (AP)
- 20 Attorneys General Write To Trump, Urging Him To Keep DACA by Bill Chappell (NPR)
- Trump administration seeks to sidestep border wall environmental study: sources by Emily Flitter (Reuters)
- Exclusive: U.S. weighs financial sanctions to hit Venezuela’s oil revenue – sources by Marianne Parraga, Matt Spetalnick (Reuters)
- Trump warns Iran over detained Americans: White House (Reuters)
Analysis
- Everything Now Hinges on Three Republicans in the Senate by James Fallows (The Atlantic)
- An overview of the firings, resignations and withdrawn nominations of the Trump White House by Philip Bump (Washington Post)
- Can Trump pardon anyone? Himself? Can he fire Mueller? Your questions, answered. by Philip Bump (Washington Post)
- Donald Trump is thinking of pardoning himself, which could set up a constitutional crisis by Angelo Young (Salon)
- President Trump is considering pardoning himself. I asked 15 experts if that’s legal. by Sean Illing (Vox)
Opinion
- Six months into America’s nightmare, how likely is Trump’s impeachment? by Richard Wolffe (The Guardian)