Iran
- Mike Pompeo lays out steep terms for Iran nuclear treaty (Al Jazeera)
- U.S. threatens ‘strongest’ sanctions on Iran, seeks sweeping change by Lesley Wroughton (Reuters)
- Pompeo Declares Economic War on Iran by Krishnadev Calamur (Atlantic)
- Mike Pompeo speech: What are the 12 demands given to Iran? (Al Jazeera)
China
- Trump pushes China to be ‘strong & tight’ on North Korea border by Louis Nelson (Politico)
- Trump on China: Barriers and tariffs to come down for first time by Mallory Shelbourne (The Hill)
- Trump backs away from China trade war, while a Trump development gets a $500 million Chinese loan by Matthew Ygleisa (Vox)
- Trump’s next round of trade limits could hurt the U.S. tech industry he wants to help by David J. Lynch (The Washington Post)
- Analysis: Trump’s Charm and Threats May Not Be Working on China. Here’s Why. by Keith Bradsher (NY Times)
Mueller / Russia Investigation / Giuliani
- Trump just escalated his war on Mueller. Here are three big takeaways by Greg Sargent (The Washington Post)
- Is Rod Rosenstein being too soft on Trump? by Aaron Blake (The Washington Post)
- Opinion: Trump v. the Department of Justice by Editorial Board (NY Times)
- The Trumpire strikes back: White House launches incoherent counterattack on Mueller probe by Heather Digby Parton (Salon)
- Analysis: Has the Don Jr. bombshell blown up the Trump-Russia case? by T.A. Frank (Vanity Fair)
- Reuters: Source says Giuliani ‘made up’ end date for Mueller probe by Luis Sanchez (The Hill)
- Rudy Giuliani’s New Approach to the Mueller Probe? Make Shit Up, Apparently by Jay Willis (GQ)
- Manafort defense targets Mueller prosecutor Weissmann by Josh Gerstein (Politico)
News
- Donald Trump Is Trying to Ruin Someone Who’s Annoyed Him. It’s Barely Worth a Shrug. by Kevin Drum (Mother Jones)
- Trump’s latest outrageous appointee: A judge who wants to shut down the EPA by Amanda Marcotte (Salon)
- Michael Cohen Met With Qatari Official and Nuclear Plant Owner Last Month by Dan Friedman (Mother Jones)
- Trump Is Now Fundraising Off Conspiracy Theory That FBI “Infiltrated” His Campaign by Inae Oh (Mother Jones)
- The White House Just Doubled Down on Trump’s “Animals” Remark by Inae Oh (Mother Jones)
- The Supreme Court’s War Against Workers by Stephanie Russell-Kraft (The New Republic)
- ‘Too inconvenient’: Trump goes rogue on phone security by Eliana Johnson, Emily Stephenson, Daniel Lippman (Politico)
Analysis
- Donald Trump Has All the Power by Benjamin Wittes (The Atlantic)
- Here are the political norms that Trump violated in just the past week by Max Boot (The Washington Post)
- Why Are So Many Democrats Afraid of Impeachment? by John Nichols (The Nation)
- The princes, the president and the fortune seekers by Desmond Buller and Tom LoBianco (AP)
Opinion
- There Is Only One Trump Scandal by Adam Serwer (Atlantic)
- There are no winners in Trump’s economy, only non-losers and big losers who are getting clearer by the day by Linette Lopez (Business Insider)