Russia / Collusion / Mueller Investigation / Cohen / Manafort Trial
- “Collusion Is Not a Crime” Becomes Trump’s Official New Line of Defense by Inae Oh (Mother Jones)
- Manafort Trial Begins, Ushering In New Phase In Mueller Probe by Carrie Johnson, Ryan Lucas, Miles Parks (NPR)
- Trump takes up Giuliani’s line of attack: Collusion is not a crime by Stephanie Murray (Politico)
- Paul Manafort’s Trial Won’t Be All About Russia by Natasha Bertrand (The Atlantic)
- Panic on Team Trump: Is Robert Mueller closing in on criminal conspiracy charges? by Heather Digby Parton (Salon)
- Paul Manafort trial is first court test for special counsel Robert Mueller by Tom McCarthy (The Guardian)
- Trump says collusion is not a crime as first Russia probe trial begins by Doina Chiacu (Reuters)
- The Trial of Paul Manafort: What to Expect by Katherine Cheasty Kornman (Just Security)
- What Is Michael Cohen’s Endgame? by Isaac Chotiner (Slate)
- The trials of Paul Manafort, explained by Andrew Prokop (Vox)
- Here are six things you need to know about Paul Manafort’s trial by Rachel Weiner (Washington Post)
- Here’s How the Government Plans to Take Down Paul Manafort by Natasha Bertrand (The Atlantic)
- Report: Robert Mueller referred lobbyists, including Tony Podesta, to Manhattan prosecutors by Jen Kirby (Vox)
- Facebook has already detected suspicious activity trying to influence the 2018 elections by Emily Stewart (Vox)
Koch Brothers
- Trump rejects ‘overrated’ conservative Koch donor network by Ginger Gibson (Reuters)
- Trump Is Squeezing the Koch Network Out of the GOP by Reihan Salam (The Atlantic)
- Trump launches extraordinary attack on Koch brothers after oil tycoons refuse to back Republican candidate by Tom Embury-Dennis (Independent)
- Why Trump just attacked the Koch brothers on Twitter by Jane Coaston (Vox)
- Trump: ‘Globalist Koch brothers’ have become a ‘total joke in real Republican circles’ by Kyle Balluck (The Hill)
- Trump Goes to War With Koch Brothers by John T. Bennett (Roll Call)
- Thanks to the Koch Brothers, We Have More Proof that Single Payer Saves Money and Cares for All of Us by John Nichols (The Nation)
Iran
- Iranians criticise Trump’s offer of talks (BBC)
- Iran Is Unenthusiastic After President Trump Suggests A Meeting by Camila Domonoske (NPR)
- Iran rejects Trump offer of talks as ‘humiliation’, without value by Bozorgmehr Sharafedin (Reuters)
Tax Cut
- Trump Administration Wants to Pass Another $100 Billion Tax Cut for the Wealthy by Luke Darby (GQ)
- Trump administration considers tax cut for the country’s super-rich by Damian Paletta (Independent)
- Trump’s Eyeing Another Huge Tax Cut for the Rich and It’s Probably Illegal by Matt Taylor (VICE)
- Trump has a $100 billion tax cut for the rich he wants to enact without Congress by Emily Stewart (Vox)
- The Trump Administration Wants to Give the Rich Another Giant Tax Cut by Bess Levin (Vanity Fair)
- Trump Might Cut Taxes Without Congress. It’s His Ultimate Heist for the Rich. by Jordan Weissman (Slate)
Immigration / Family Separation / Border / ICE
- Federal Judge Orders Trump Administration To Get Consent Before Drugging Migrant Children by Willa Frej (Huffington Post)
- McConnell Embraces ICE, Rejects Democrats’ ‘Foaming Hysteria’ by Niels Lesniewski (Roll Call)
- Detention centers for migrant families are like ‘summer camp,’ Trump official tells senators by Nick Miroff and Karoun Demirjian (Washington Post)
- The Family Separation Hearing Was One of the Most Appalling Displays of Passing the Buck You’ll Ever See by Jeremy Stahl (Slate)
- The Trump Administration Was Warned Separation Would Be Horrific for Children, Did It Anyway by Jeremy Stahl (Slate)
- Trump Takes “Great Credit” for Addressing His Own Immigration Nightmare by Isobel Thomson (Vanity Fair)
Other News
- Trump says public availability of 3D-printed guns ‘doesn’t seem to make much sense’ by Louis Nelson (Politico)
- 8 States Are Suing the Trump Administration to Block 3D-Printed Guns by AP (TIME)
- Facebook Has Identified Ongoing Political Influence Campaign by Nickolas Fandos and Kevin Roose (NY Times)
- Trump Is Putting Indelible Conservative Stamp on Judiciary by Thomas Kaplan (NY Times)
- North Korea Reportedly Building More ICBMs by Scott Neuman (NPR)
- Trump says he “spoke to NRA” about 3D plastic guns by AP (CBS)
- Supreme Court Says Kids Can Sue Trump Over Climate Change by Rowan Walwrath (Mother Jones)
- Trump Says Since Americans Must Show ID to Shop at the Grocery Store, They Should Need ID to Vote. What? by Elliot Hannon (Slate)
- Donald Trump Says You Need A Picture ID To Buy Groceries In America by Doha Madani (Huffington Post)
- China vows retaliation if Trump slaps 25 percent tariff on $200 billion of Chinese imports by Ben Blanchard, Steve Holland (Reuters)