October 2018

Gender / Trans Rights

• The Trump administration reportedly wants the government to revoke civil rights protections from transgender people by Emily Stewart (Vox)
• The Trump Administration Wants to Narrow the Definition of Gender Identity by Edwin Rios (Mother Jones)
• Transgender rights at risk as Trump weighs a narrowed legal view on gender by Adam Rosenberg (Mashable)
• Trump Administration Is Considering New Rules to Flat Out Deny Transgender Identity by Daniel Politi (Slate)
• Report: The Trump Administration Wants to Define Gender at Birth by Kerensa Cadenas (Vanity Fair)
• Trump administration trying to define transgender out of existence: NY Times by Daniel Trotta (Reuters)
• LGBTQ groups to rally in response to NYT report on Trump’s gender policy proposal by Emily Birnbaum (The Hill)
• Trump administration trying to define transgender out of existence  Reuters (The Guardian)
• How Republicans Laid the Groundwork for Trump’s Assault on Transgender Existence by Evan Urquhart (Slate)

Russia Nuclear Arms Treaty

• 5 things to know about threatened US-Russia nuclear weapons deal (Al Jazeera)
• U.S. To End Cold War-Era Nuclear Arms Treaty With Russia, Trump Says by James Doubek (NPR)
• Russia slams US withdrawal from arms treaty as ‘blackmail’ by Jakob Hanke (Politico)
• Russia: U.S. Withdrawal From Nuclear Treaty Would Be A ‘Very Dangerous Step’ by Dominique Mosbergen (Huffington Post)
• Trump says U.S. to exit landmark nuclear arms pact, Russia threatens retaliation (Reuters)
• Russia Threatens Retaliation After Trump Vows to Exit Landmark Nuclear Arms Treaty by Daniel Politi (Slate)

Saudi Arabia / Khashoggi

• Saudi official gives new version of Khashoggi killing: Report (Al Jazeera)
• Republican Senators Doubt Saudi Arabia’s Account Of Jamal Khashoggi’s Death by Hayley Miller (Huffington Post)
• Jamal Khashoggi: Trump administration privately doubts Saudi Arabia and worries Jared Kushner’s close relationship is a ‘liability’ by John Hudson, Anne Gearan, Josh Dawsey (Independent)
• Jamal Khashoggi: UK, France and Germany ‘urgently’ demand clarification of ‘exactly what happened’ in Saudi consulate by Tom Barnes, Chris Baynes (Independent)
• Congressional Leaders Reject Saudi Arabia’s Story of Jamal Khashoggi’s Death by Mark Niquette (TIME)
• “Pompeo did not handle this well”: The diplomatic community fumes at Trump’s response to Jamal Khashoggi by Abigail Tracy (Vanity Fair)
• Jamal Khashoggi: Saudis blame ‘rogues’ as pressure on crown prince grows by Jon Swaine (The Guardian)
• Saudi Arabia calls Khashoggi killing ‘grave mistake,’ says prince not aware by Doina Chiacu, Kylie MacLellan (Reuters)
• Jamal Khashoggi death: Saudi Arabia says journalist was murdered (BBC)
• “Pompeo did not handle this well”: the diplomatic community fumes at Trump’s response to Jamal Khashoggi by Abigail Tracy (Vanity fair)

Immigration / Migrant Caravan

• Migrant caravan on the move from Mexico-Guatemala border (BBC)
• Caravan of Central American Migrants Swells to 5,000 as It Advances Toward U.S. by Mark Stevenson, Sonia Perez D (TIME)
• President Trump Calls Migrant Caravan a ‘Disgrace to the Democratic Party’ by Alejandro de la Garza (TIME)
• Watch 5,000 Central American Migrants Walk to the United States by Edwin Rios (Mother Jones)
• Migrant Caravan Grows as it Continues Push Toward the United States by Daniel Politi (Slate)

Other News

• Trump says there’s another tax cut on the way. We have no idea what he’s talking about. by Emily Stewart (Vox)
• Brett Kavanaugh: Witches placed mass hex on Supreme Court Justice during New York protest ritual by Peter Stubley (Independent)
• Trump’s new ambassador to South Africa happens to be a Mar-a-Lago member by Casey Michel (ThinkProgress)
• Trump approval jumps ahead of Obama’s midterm approval rating by Emily Birnbaum (The Hill)
• Trump Tweets That a Blue Wave in November Would Hurt the Economy by Edwin Rios (Mother Jones)
• Trump administration admits Trump’s claim that Obama had his ‘wires tapped’ wasn’t based on evidence by Frank Dale (ThinkProgress)

Opinion

• Fixing a broken process for nominating US Supreme Court justices by E. Donald Elliot (Salon)
• ‘Toxic Christianity’: the evangelicals creating champions for Trump by Harriet Sherwood (The Guardian)

Saudi Arabia / Khashoggi

• How the Saudi narrative of Khashoggi’s killing changed in 18 days (Al Jazeera)
• Khashoggi killing: Turkey vows to reveal ‘truth’ on Saudi critic’s death (BBC)
• Trump Accepts Saudi Arabia’s Latest Story About Journalist Dying in a “Fistfight” by Rebecca Leber (Mother Jones)
• World Reacts With Skepticism To Saudi Confirmation Of Jamal Khashoggi’s Death by Clare Lombardo (NPR)
• Amid Skepticism, President Trump Praises Saudi Response on Jamal Khashoggi’s Death by Justin Sink (TIME)
• Everyone (Except Trump) Is Skeptical of Saudi Claim Khashoggi Died in Consulate Fight by Daniel Politi (Slate)
• Jamal Khashoggi’s Washington Post Editor on Saudi Statement: “Utter Bullshit” by Daniel Politi (Slate)
• Silicon Valley’s Saudi ties face fresh scrutiny in wake of Khashoggi affair by Gabrielle Canon (Guardian)
• Khashoggi mourners demand justice as Congress urges full US investigation by Beth McKernan and Julian Berger (Guardian)
• Opinion: The Saudi explanation for Jamal Khashoggi’s death is a fable. Still Trump plays along. by The Editorial Board (Washington Post)

Russia Nuclear Arms Treaty

• Trump administration to tell Russia that US will pull out of key arms control treaty by Morgan Gstalter (The Hill)
• Trump says US will withdraw from nuclear deal with Russia (Al Jazeera)
• Trump: U.S. to withdraw from arms treaty with Russia by Quint Forgey (Politico)
• Trump says he will pull US out of nuclear arms treaty with Russia over violations by Moscow by Chris Stevenson (Independent)
• Trump says U.S. to exit landmark nuclear arms pact, Russia threatens retaliation by Jeff Mason, Idrees Ali, Polina Devitt, and Christian Lowe (Reuters)

Immigration / Migrant Caravan

• ICE Appears To End Use Of Federal Prisons For Immigrant Detainees by Conrad Wilson (NPR)
• U.S.-bound migrant caravan stuck on Guatemalan border with Mexico by Delphine Schrank (Reuters)
• Trump Tells Reporter “Don’t Be a Baby” When Asked About Claim Migrants Are “Hardened Criminals” by Daniel Politi (Slate)
• As Border Restrictions Tighten, Some Experts See Migrant Caravans Growing In Size by Shannon Van Sant (NPR)

Other News

• Trump Sticks To Trump Country As He Pushes For GOP Wins In The Midterms by Tamara Keith (NPR)
• The Russia Investigations: Why Are Democrats Avoiding The Russia Imbroglio? by Philip Ewing (NPR)
• Michael Cohen warns Americans to vote now or risk ‘another six years of this craziness’ by Eli Rosenberg (Independent)
• Angry Diner Confronts McConnell at Restaurant, Tosses His Doggie Bag on Street by Daniel Politi (Slate)
• 5 Moments From Trump’s Nevada Rally That Need A Fact Check by Sara Boboltz (Huffington Post)
• Newest security worry: Trump without Mattis by Conor O’Brien and Wesley Morgan (Politico)

Analysis:

• Georgia’s ‘exact match’ law could disenfranchise 909,540 eligible voters, my research finds by Ted Enamorado (Washington Post)

Resource

• What The Fuck Just Happened Today? Today’s essential guide to the daily shock and awe in national politics

Saudi Arabia / Khashoggi

• Turkey Questions Employees Of Saudi Consulate Over Journalist’s Disappearance by Emily Sullivan, Merrit Kennedy (NPR)
• Trump denies Pompeo heard recording of Khashoggi in Saudi consulate by Matthew Choi (Politico)
• Trump: ‘FAKE NEWS’ that Pompeo heard tape of Saudi journalist’s death by Jordan Fabian (The Hill)
• Trump Sees Khashoggi’s Disappearance Mostly as a PR Problem by David A. Graham (The Atlantic)
• New low for Donald Trump? Now he’s helping Saudi regime cover up Jamal Khashoggi’s murder by Heather Digby Parton (Salon)
• New Republican Talking Point: Jamal Khashoggi Was No Angel by Joshua Keating (Slate)
• Eric Trump downplays Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, says billions of dollars are on the line by Ryan Koronowski (ThinkProgress)
• Turkey Investigating Whether Jamal Khashoggi’s Remains Were Taken to a Forest Outside Istanbul by Ayse Wieting, Suzan Fraser (TIME)
• Mnuchin still plans to attend Saudi anti-terror financing meeting after Khashoggi disappearance by Damian Paletta and Josh Dawsey (Washington Post)
• Jamal Khashoggi’s Complicated History With The Saudi Royal Family by Greg Myre (NPR)
• Saudis confirm Khashoggi’s death, claim he died in ‘fist fight’ by Nahal Toosi, Brent D. Griffiths (Politico)
• Saudi Arabia State Media Confirms Jamal Khashoggi Is Dead by AP (TIME)
• Saudi Arabia admits Jamal Khashoggi killed in Istanbul consulate (Al Jazeera)
• Saudi Arabia’s statement on Jamal Khashoggi’s killing in full (Al Jazeera)
• Saudi Arabia admits Khashoggi died in consulate, Western reaction cautious by Yara Bayoumy, Orhan Coskun (Reuters)
• Saudi claims that Khashoggi died in a ‘brawl’ draw immediate skepticism by Shane Harris (NY Times)
• Trump Says Saudi Explanation of Journalist’s Death Is Credible, in Break With U.S. Intelligence by Mark Landler and Eric Schmidt (NY Times)

Violence Against Press

• Trump praises a Montana Congress member for body-slamming a reporter by Jane Coaston (Vox)
• ‘He Couldn’t Stop Laughing’: CNN Reporter Details the ‘Disturbing’ Behind-the-Scenes Reality of Trump’s Endorsement of Violence Against the Press by Cody Fenwici (AlterNet)
• Trump Praises Congressman for Body-Slamming Reporter by Inae Oh (Mother Jones)
• Trump hails body slamming Congressman Greg Gianforte in Montana (BBC)
• The Most Subtly Infuriating Thing About Trump Praising the Congressman who Assaulted a Reporter by Ben Mathis-Lilley (Slate)
• Trump Endorses Violent Assault Against Reporters by Bess Levin (Vanity Fair)
• UK joins chorus of disapproval after Trump praises assault on Guardian reporter by Jamiles Lartey (The Guardian)
• Opinion: The only thing worse than Trump’s attack on a journalist is its timing by Ross Barkan (The Guardian)
• Trump endorses violent assault against reporters by Bess Levin (Vanity Fair)
• Eric Trump defends father for praising assault of a reporter: ‘He can have fun’ by Justin Wise (The Hill)
• Opinion: Just when you think Trump and his apologists couldn’t get worse . . . by Jennifer Rubin (Washington Post)
• Trump Continues His War on Journalists by Adele M. Stan (The American Prospect)

Immigration / Migrant Caravan

• After ICE Raid, A Shortage Of Welders In Tigertown, Texas by John Burnett (NPR)
• The Honduran Migrants That Trump Is So Worried About Are Getting Closer and Closer by Matthew Zeitlin (Slate)
• Migrant caravan traveling through Guatemala tears down barriers at Mexican border by Clark Mindock (Independent)
• Migrant Caravan Breaks Through Guatemala’s Border Fence and Rushes Into Mexico by Sonia Perez D., Mark Stevenson (TIME)
• ‘Close the whole thing!’: Border tensions boil over as Trump frustration’s grow by David Nakamura, Josh Dawsey, and Nick Miroff (The Washington Post)

Mueller Investigation / Manafort

• Mueller report PSA: Prepare for disappointment by Darren Samuelsohn (Politico)
• Manafort in wheelchair, facing ‘significant issues’ with health by Darren Samuelsohn, Josh Gerstein (Politico)
• Paul Manafort, Who Now Uses a Wheelchair, Gets Deadlocked Charges Thrown Out and Will Be Sentenced in February by Matthew Zeitlin (Slate)
• Manafort to be sentenced in Virginia in February by Morgan Chalfant (The Hill)
• Paul Manafort To Be Sentenced In February; Lawyers Cite His Health Woes In Jail by Carrie Johnson (NPR)

Russian Meddling

• U.S. hits Russian with first 2018 meddling criminal case by Josh Gerstein (Politico)
• DOJ Charges Russian With Conspiring to Disrupt 2018 Elections by Hannah Levintova (Mother Jones)
• Russian woman charged with interfering in midterm elections by Jacqueline Thomsen (The Hill)
• US charges Russian woman with interfering in 2018 midterms by Jon Swaine (The Guardian)
• The DOJ has charged a Russian woman working for a close Putin ally with conspiring to interfere in the 2018 midterms by Sonam Sheth (Business Insider)
• Justice Dept. charges Russian woman with interference in midterm elections by Matt Zapotosky ,
  Rachel Weiner, Ellen Nakashima, and Devlin Barrett (Washington Post)
• New Justice Department Case Shows Russia Is Now Attacking the Midterm Elections by David Corn (Mother Jones)
• DOJ Says Russian Trolls Are Interfering Online With the Midterms by Natasha Bertrand (The Atlantic)

Other News

• Trump to jump into Western water wars ahead of midterms by Annie Snider (Politico)
• Trump’s NASA Administrator: ‘No Reason’ to Dismiss U.N. Climate Report by Marina Koren (The Atlantic)
• These 32 Republicans Voted to Kill Obamacare. Now They Say They’ll Protect Preexisting Conditions. by Rowan Walrath (Mother Jones)
• Analysis: Brian Kemp has purged over 300,000 voters from Georgia rolls by Shira Tarlo (Salon)
• Ivanka Trump Lived Up to the Family Name With This Shady Real Estate Enterprise, Investigation Finds by Matthew Zeitlin (Slate)
• Republicans won’t admit it — but their tax cuts blew a big hole in the deficit by Tara Golshan (Vox)
• Here’s why Trump threatened to pull out of a 144-year-old postal treaty by Jen Kirby (Vox)
• Mary Kissel expected to join State Department by Joe Concha (The Hill)
• Small-dollar donations explode in the Trump era by Max Greenwood (The Hill)
• John Bolton pushing Trump to withdraw from Russian nuclear arms treaty by Julian Borger (The Guardian)
• Jimmy Carter: Brett Kavanaugh ‘unfit’ to serve on US supreme court, former US president says by Tom Embury-Dennisy (Independent)
• 107,000 purged from Georgia voter rolls for not voting in past elections: report by Morgan Gstalter (The Hill)
• Justice department rank-and-file tell of discontent over Session’s approach by Katie Benner (The NY Times)
• New York witches aim hex at Supreme Court’s Brett Kavanaugh despite death threats by Gabriella Borger (Reuters)

Analysis

• How to “Follow the Money” When It Comes to Political Campaigns by Cynthia Gordy Giwa (ProPublica)
• Famed historian believes Trump is leading America to fascism by Travis Gettys (Salon)
• Why Trump’s Supporters Will Believe Any Lie He Tells by Teri Kanefield (Slate)
• Understanding Reagan in the Era of Trump by Isaac Chotiner (Slate)
• The Lawsuit Against the Trump Campaign That Could Have Dangerous Consequences for a Free Press by David R. Lurie (Slate)

Saudi Arabia / Khashoggi

• Saudi Arabia ‘Coincidentally’ Wires $100 Million To U.S. Amid Khashoggi Controversy by Dominique Mosbergen (Huffington Post)
• In his ‘last’ column, Khashoggi wrote on threats to free media (Al Jazeera)
• Khashoggi laments Arab world’s lack of press freedom in final column by Rebecca Morin (Politico)
• Mnuchin says he won’t go to Saudi conference amid tension over Khashoggi disappearance by Katy O’Donnell (Politico)
• Pompeo pushes to give Saudis more time for Khashoggi investigation by Jesus Rodriguez (Politico)
• Khashoggi Coverup Story Still in Progress by Kevin Drum (Mother Jones)
• Jared Kushner And Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Reportedly Talk On WhatsApp by Jenna Amatulli (Huffington Post)
• Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin Won’t Attend Saudi Conference After All by Matthew Zeitlin (Slate)
• Democrats Demand Full Disclosure of Trump’s Financial Ties to Saudi Arabia Amid Accusations He’s Conspiring to Cover Up Khashoggi Murder by Julia Conley (AlterNet)
• Opinion: As Trump cozies up to Saudi Arabia, the rule of law collapses further by Richard Wolffe (The Guardian)
• Turkish investigators expand search for missing journalist to forest, farm outside Istanbul by Erin Cunningham (Washington Post)
• Mnuchin Withdraws From Saudi Investment Conference Amid Khashoggi Inquiry by Alan Rappeport and Eileen Sullivan (NY Times)
• Jamal Khashoggi’s Last Column Before Disappearance Calls For Free Expression by Merrit Kennedy (NPR)
• The Many Ways That Saudi Arabia Has Reportedly Funneled Money to Trump’s Friends and Advisers by Ben Mathis-Lilley (Slate)
• President Trump Says It ‘Certainly Looks’ Like Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi Is Dead by AP (TIME)
• Why Jared Kushner reportedly wants Trump to stand by Saudi Arabia by Alex Ward (Vox)

Violence Against Press

• Trump Says Montana Congressman Who Pleaded Guilty to Physically Assaulting a Reporter Is “My Kind of Guy” by Elliott Hannon (Slate)
• The Guardian slams Trump over comments about assault on reporter by John Bowden (The Hill)
• Trump praises Republican politician who body-slammed journalist: ‘That’s my kind of guy’ by Zamira Rahim (Independent)

Midterm Elections

• The 2018 Midterms Are All About Trump by Ronald Brownstein (The Atlantic)
• Voter Turnout Could Hit 50-Year Record For Midterm Elections by Domenico Montanaro (NPR)
• Mitch McConnell Makes a Compelling Argument for Voting Every Republican Out of Office by Jay Willis (GQ)
• The Blue Wave Might Wipe Out Voter Suppression, Too by Matt Ford (The New Republic)
• Mitch McConnell: if Republicans do well in the midterms, we’ll try to repeal Obamacare by Sarah Kliff (Vox)

McGahn

• White House Lawyer Quits After Helping Trump Put His Mark On The Federal Bench by Scott Horsley (NPR)
• McGahn exits as White House counsel by Brent D. Griffiths, Nancy Cook (Politico)
• Emmet Flood steps in as White House counsel following McGahn departure by Brett Samuels (The Hill)

Immigration

• Some Immigrant Parents Fear Losing Their Children Forever by Jeremy Raff (The Atlantic)
• Trump threatens military closure of Southern border to block migrants by Rebecca Morin (Politico)
• Trump threatens to send military, shut border as Central Americans migrate by Susan Heavey, Sofia Menchu (Reuters)
• Trump Threatens To Order Military To ‘Close Our Southern Border’ Over Immigration by Marina Fang (Huffington Post)
• Deported by ICE, Threatened in Mexico, Trapped Without Asylum: One Father’s Immigration Struggle by Jennifer Kang (Slate)
• Trump threatens to send army to close Mexican border in angry early-morning tweet attacking host of central American countries by Jon Sharman (Independent)
• Trump’s latest tweets about the migrant caravan, explained (and debunked) by Dara Lind (Vox)
• Trump threatens military action if Mexico doesn’t stop immigration ‘onslaught’ by Avery Anapol (The Hill)
• Trump, at rally, hints at conspiracy theories for migrant caravan by Christopher Cadelago, Brent D. Griffiths (Politico)
• As Caravan Of Migrants Heads North, Trump Threatens To Close Southern U.S. Border by John Burnett, Laurel Wamsley (NPR)

FBI HQ

• Trump more involved in blocking FBI HQ sale than initially thought: Dems by Melanie Zanona (The Hill)
• Trump’s Focus on a Washington Building Project Draws Scrutiny by Thomas Kaplan (NY Times)
• Trump Closely Involved In Killing FBI’s Move Out Of Washington, Emails Show by Paul Blumenthal, Ryan J. Reilly (Huffington Post)
• Trump Intervened In FBI HQ Project To Protect His Hotel, Democrats Allege by Philip Ewing, Peter Overby (NPR)

Other News

• Trump administration to pull US out of international postal treaty by Adam Forrest (Independent)
• Trump administration asks high court to halt climate change case by Lawrence Hurley (Reuters)
• Trump Tower Board Seeks $90,000 Payment From Estate of Man Who Died in April Fire by Molly Olmstead (Slate)
• “I’ve been very busy”: Trump explains why he hasn’t visited US troops in combat by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
• Mitch McConnell signals Obamacare will be on chopping block again if GOP retains control of Congress by Shira Tarlo (Salon)
• Rod Rosenstein’s Wall Street Journal interview prompts Republican outrage by Jamiles Lartey (The Guardian)
• Revealed: US moves to keep endangered species discussions secret by Jimmy Tobias (The Guardian)
• Russian billionaire set up US company before Trump Tower meeting by Jon Swaine and Scott Stedman (Guardian)
• US moves to keep endangered species discussions secret by Jimmy Tobias (The Guardian)
• Yale Law clinic helps writers group file First Amendment suit against Trump by Debra Cassens Weiss (ABA Journal)
• Rex Tillerson Spent $1 Million In Taxpayer Money Flying Around The Country, Watchdog Group Estimates by Jessica Schulberg (Huffington Post)
• Trump considering Richard Grenell for U.N. ambassador by Andrew Restuccia (Politico)
• Trump Tower Board Sues Estate Of Resident Who Died In Building Fire by Mary Papenfuss (Huffington Post)

Analysis

• Donald Trump Didn’t Really Win 52% of White Women in 2016 by Molly Ball (TIME)
• In Stormy Daniels, Trump may have met his match by Anna North (Vox)

Opinion

• The Indelible Pain of the Kavanaugh Hearings by Belle Chesler (The Nation)

Other

• Lest We Forget the Horrors: A Catalog of Trump’s Worst Cruelties, Collusions, Corruptions, and Crimes by Ben Parker, Stephanie Steinbrecher (McSweeney’s)

Saudi Arabia / Khashoggi

• Pompeo Arrives In Turkey After Discussing Khashoggi Disappearance With Saudis by Emily Sullivan (NPR)
• Why is Saudi Arabia under fire over Jamal Khashoggi, but not Yemen? by Lloyd Russell-Moyle (The Guardian)
• Trump says the Saudi royals are as innocent as Brett Kavanaugh by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
• ‘Shocking and Gruesome’ Details Emerge of Journalist Khashoggi’s Murder As Trump Obediently Bows to Saudi Crown Prince by Jake Johnson (AlterNet)
• Trump asks for audio, video evidence from Khashoggi investigation by Rebecca Morin (Politico)
• Jamal Khashoggi: Suspects in disappearance have ‘ties to Saudi Crown Prince or his inner circle’ by Kim Sengupta (Independent)
• President Trump Stresses That Jamal Khashoggi Was Not an ‘American Citizen’ in Latest Remarks About Missing Journalist by AP (TIME)
• Saudi Arabia Wires U.S. $100 Million as Trump Proclaims M.B.S. Innocent by Bess Levin (Vanity Fair)
• The Khashoggi affair won’t stop Trump’s drive for war with Iran by Jefferson Morley (Salon)
• Khashoggi Disappearance Tests Ties Between Jared Kushner And Saudi Crown Prince by Ayesha Rascoe (NPR)
• U.S. gives Saudis more time on Khashoggi probe; Mnuchin spurns conference by Steve Holland, Bulent Usta (Reuters)
• Trump Inflates Saudi Arms Deal But Stays Silent On Saudi Cash In His Own Pocket by S.V. Date (Huffington Post)

Mueller Investigation / Manafort / Treasury Leak

• Mueller Will Issue Findings on Collusion and Obstruction After Midterms: Report by Matthew Chapman (AlterNet)
• Mueller to present key findings related to Russia probe after midterms: report by Justin Wise (The Hill)
• Judge orders Manafort to court in prison clothing by Darren Samuelsohn (Politico)
• Mueller Reportedly Close To Wrapping Up Big Part of the Russia Investigation by Matthew Zeitlin (Slate)
• Treasury official charged with leaking info on ex-Trump advisers by Morgan Chalfant, Sylvan Lane (The Hill)
• US treasury official charged with leaking Trump-Russia information to reporter by Jon Swaine (The Guardian)
• It Looks Like Mueller May Have a November Surprise by Abigail Tracy (Vanity Fair)
• Mueller’s team asking Manafort about Roger Stone: report by Emily Birnbaum (The Hill)
• Rosenstein says Mueller probe is ‘appropriate and independent’ by Emily Birnbaum (The Hill)

Deficit / Budget

• Now Mitch McConnell wants massive cuts to social programs after GOP blew up the deficit by Heather Digby Partin (Salon)
• Trump threatens 5 percent spending cut across agencies by Sarah Ferris (Politico)
• Trump wants all Cabinet departments to make 5 percent budget cuts by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
• The deficit is rising, so Republicans want to cut Social Security and Medicare by Dylan Scott (Vox)

Kavanaugh / Ford

• Witches plan multiple mass hexes of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh by Heather Dockray (Mashable)
• Christine Blasey Ford’s Memory of Her Assault Isn’t a Case of Mistaken Identity by Lara Bazelon, Jennifer Thompson (Slate)
• Kavanaugh is terrible on workers’ rights — and that’s anti-woman, too by Julianne Tveten (Salon)

Immigration / DACA / Border

• Conservatives fear Trump will cut immigration deal by Melanie Zanona (The Hill)
• Jeff Sessions Is Quietly Transforming the Nation’s Immigration Courts by Priscilla Alvarez (The Atlantic)
• Will Kavanaugh Finally Cast the Vote That Ends DACA? by Priscilla Alvarez (The Atlantic)

Other News

• Trump says he has ‘natural instinct for science’ when it comes to climate change by Rebecca Morin (Politico)
• Warren on why she released DNA test: Trump, opponents ‘have made the same attack’ by Chris Mills Rodrigo (The Hill)
• Trump withdraws from postal treaty in new front against China by Matthew Choi (Politico)
• Donald Trump Takes on the Disgrace of Low Postal Rates by Kevin Drum (Mother Jones)
• Barack Obama Brutally Shuts Down People’s Lame Excuses For Not Voting by Lee Moran (Huffington Post)
• A History Of Donald Trump Believing Denials — When They Come From His Allies by Marina Fang (Huffington Post)
• Trump Says He Gets Climate Change Because of His ‘Natural Instinct for Science’ by River Donaghey (VICE)
• FBI Investigating Whether Manhattan DA Who Refused to Prosecute Ivanka and Trump Jr Took Bribes: Report by Martin Cizmar (AlterNet)
• Melania Trump’s Plane Was Forced to Return to Washington After Smoke Filled the Cabin by AP (TIME)
• Melania Trump Visits Newborn Victims of Opioid Crisis Following Plane Malfunction by AP (TIME)
• Washington Post runs full-page ‘open-letter’ from anonymous pro-Trump author by Josh Israel (ThinkProgress)
• Twitter’s ‘Russia-Iran’ troll tweet trove made public (BBC)
• Twitter publishes tweet archive of Russian and Iranian state-run troll farms by Rob Beschizza (BoingBoing)
• Trump Humiliated As Seventh Property Votes to Remove His Name From the Building by Matthew Chapman (AlterNet)
• Trump pulls US out of UN shipping scheme on China price concerns (The Guardian)
• PEN lawsuit alleges Trump violates First Amendment – here’s what you need to know by Kristin Hugo (Independent)
• Here Are the Trump Projects Where Ivanka and Her Dad Misled Buyers by Katherine Sullivan, Heather Vogell (ProPublica)
• Trump urged to visit troops in combat zones by Connor O’Brien, Wesley Morgan (Politico)
• McConnell says Senate Republicans might revisit Obamacare repeal by David Morgan (Reuters)
• White House Counsel Don McGahn Has Officially Left The Trump Administration by Nick Visser (Huffington Post)
• McGahn departs as White House counsel by Brett Samuels (The Hill)

Opinion

• Trump’s latest absurdity about the elections hints at much worse to come by Greg Sargent (Washington Post)

Saudi Arabia / Khashoggi

• Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Arrives in Saudi Arabia to Discuss Writer’s Disappearance by Fay Abuelgasim, Suzan Fraser, Jon Gambrell (TIME)
• Democrats say Khashoggi ‘rogue killers’ theory ‘defies reality’ (Al Jazeera)
• Pompeo Arrives In Saudi Arabia To Discuss Khashoggi Disappearance by Emily Sullivan (NPR)
• Trump: ‘I have no financial interests in Saudi Arabia’ by Jordan Fabian (The Hill)
• Trump denies personal financial ties with Saudi Arabia by Rebecca Morin (Politico)
• Pompeo just met with the Saudi royal who may be behind Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance by Alex Ward (Vox)
• Turkish official: Police found evidence of Khashoggi slaying by Fay Abuelgasim, Suzan Fraser and Jon Gambrell (AP)
• Jamal Khashoggi case: All the latest updates (Al Jazeera)
• Analysis: A tale of two houses: how Jared Kushner fueled the Trump-Saudi love-in by Julian Borger (The Guardian)
• Saudi crown prince vows wider probes into Khashoggi case but still denies knowledge of journalist’s fate, Trump says by Carol Morello and Erin Cunningham. (Washington Post)
• Analysis: Why is Trump parroting Saudi Arabia’s lines on Jamal Khashoggi even before they do? by Aaron Blake (Washington Post)
• Trump Actually Just Compared the Authoritarian Saudi Regime to Justice Brett Kavanaugh by Cody Fenwick (AlterNet)
• 5 things to know about slain Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi by Alex Henderson (Salon)
• Trump Once Again Accepts Saudi Arabia’s Denials on Jamal Khashoggi Disappearance by Inae Oh (Mother Jones)
• Jared Kushner ‘Deeply Involved’ In White House Response To Khashoggi’s Disappearance by Hunter Walker (Huffington Post)
• “I Was Ordered Silent”: How Jamal Khashoggi Fell Out with bin Salman by Gabriel Sherman (Vanity Fair)
• Trump gives Saudi Arabia benefit of doubt in journalist’s disappearance by Makini Brice, Leah Millis (Reuters)
• Trump tweeted he has no ties to Saudi Arabia. A Fox News account proved him wrong. by Stavros Agorakis (Vox)
• Trump: Saudi Arabia another case of ‘guilty until proven innocent’ by Jordan Fabian (The Hill)
• Trump Just Compared the Case of Jamal Khashoggi to the Brett Kavanaugh Confirmation by Jackie Flynn Mogensen (Mother Jones)
• Opinion: The Saudi Cover-Up Crumbles by The Editorial Board (NY Times)
• The Jamal Khashoggi Case: Suspects Had Ties to Saudi Crown Prince by David D. Kirkpatrick, Malachy Browne, Ben Hubbard and David Botti (NY Times)

Stormy Daniels

• US judge dismisses Stormy Daniels defamation suit against Trump (Al Jazeera)
• Trump mocks Stormy Daniels after defamation case dismissed (BBC)
• Judge dismisses Stormy Daniels’s defamation suit against Trump, requires her to pay his legal fees by Emily Stewart (Vox)
• Trump Calls Stormy Daniels “Horseface,” Threatens to “Go After” Her by Inae Oh (Mother Jones)
• Trump calls Stormy Daniels ‘Horseface’ by Jordan Fabian (The Hill)

Immigration

• Here Are the Most Anti-Immigrant Republicans Running This Year by Sophie Murguia (Mother Jones)
• Trump threatens to cut U.S. aid to Honduras over immigrant caravan (Reuters)
• Dozens of immigrant children remain detained as administration prepares for more family separations by Rebekah Entralgo (ThinkProgress)
• Trump threatens to cut off aid to Honduras over immigrant ‘caravan’ by Jordan Fabian (The Hill)
• How zero tolerance forces undocumented victims into the shadows by Margaret Katcher (The Guardian)
• Trump’s Child Separations Are Becoming Permanent Because the Whole Child Welfare System Is Broken by Josh Michtom (Slate)
• What Trump Doesn’t Understand About the Central American Caravan by Priscilla Alvarez (The Atlantic)
• Trump warns Central American countries he’ll withhold funds over immigrant ‘caravan’ by Emily Birnbaum (The Hill)

Elizabeth Warren

• Trump responds to Elizabeth Warren DNA test by repeating racial slur by Andrew Buncombe (Independent)
• Actual Native Americans Have More to Worry About Than Warren’s DNA by Debra Utacia Krol (VICE)
• Cherokee Official Says Trump-Warren DNA Debate Not Helping Tribe by Brian Naylor (NPR)
• Trump hits back at Warren, claims she took a ‘bogus DNA test’ by Jesus Rodriguez (Politico)

Deficit

• Trump Hits A New High-Water Mark: The Biggest Federal Deficit In 6 Years by Mary Papenfuss (Huffington Post)
• Republicans Are Once Again Very, Very Concerned About Deficits by Tonya Riley (Mother Jones)
• McConnell calls deficit ‘very disturbing,’ blames federal spending, dismisses criticism of tax cut by Damien Paletta (Washington Post)
• McConnell blames budget deficit rise on government programs – not tax cuts by Sabrina Siddiqui (The Guardian)
• Republicans Are Outraged About the Deficit They Caused by Harry Cheadle (VICE)
• McConnell eyes cuts to Medicare, Social Security to address deficit by Steve Benen (MSNBC)

PEN

• PEN America v. Trump (PEN)
• Trump’s Attacks on the Press Are Illegal. We’re Suing by Suzanne Nossel (Politico)
• Suing Trump for endangering the First Amendment by Jennifer Rubin (Washington Post)

Other News

• Right-wing group was camped on rooftop with weapons ahead of major rally by Luke Barnes (ThinkProgress)
• The woman who helped demolish health care access in Maine is now running Medicaid for the country by Danielle Mclean (ThinkProgress)
• FBI raids San Juan city offices weeks after Trump alleges corruption by John Bowden (The Hill)
• Trump raises more than $100m for 2020 re-election campaign by Samuel Osborne (Independent)
• Trump unleashes festering list of grievances during unscheduled morning by Kevin Liptak and Jeff Zeleny (CNN)
• Trump’s 60 Minutes Interview Was a Ratings Flop by Yohana Desta (Vanity Fair)
• CNN: Cohen willing to campaign for Dems by Michael Burke (The Hill)
• Dark-money groups were ordered to reveal their donors. They didn’t. by Maggie Severns (Politico)

Analysis

• The Perils of the Trump-Warren Feud Over Ancestry by Vann R. Newkirk II (The Atlantic)
• Here’s a list of every vulnerable House Republican who voted to gut pre-existing conditions coverage by Amanda Michelle Gomez (ThinkProgress)
• Donald Trump’s 2020 fundraising haul is totally and completely unprecedented by Chris Cillizza (CNN)
• ‘Horseface,’ ‘Lowlife,’ ‘Fat, Ugly’: How the President Demeans Women by Michael D. Shear and Eileen Sullivan (NY Times)

Opinion

• The Case for Abolishing the Senate by Jay Willis (GQ)
• Suing Trump for endangering the First Amendment by Jennifer Rubin (Washington Post)

Saudi Arabia / Khashoggi

• Turkish police have audio of ‘Khashoggi killing in consulate’ (Al Jazeera)
• Jamal Khashoggi: Trump suggests ‘rogue killers’ to blame (BBC)
• Trump Suggests “Rogue Killers” May Have Been Behind Jamal Khashoggi’s Disappearance by Inae Oh (Mother Jones)
• If Trump Doesn’t Act on Jamal Khashoggi’s Apparent Murder, Rubio Says Congress Will by Andrew Kragie (The Atlantic)
• Trump sending Pompeo ‘immediately’ to meet Saudi king over missing journalist by Karim Fahim, John Wagner, and Souad Mekhennet (Washington Post)
• Trump Says ‘Rogue Killers’ May Be Involved in Saudi Journalist Case by Eileen Sullivan and David D. Kirkpatrick (NY Times)
• Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance: What we know and don’t know by David D. Kirkpatrick (Washington Post)
• Pompeo meets Saudi king on Khashoggi case, Turks study ‘toxic materials’ by Leah Millis, Osman Orsal (Reuters)
• Trump accused of siding with Saudi in Khashoggi ‘murder’ case by Alan Fisher (Al Jazeera)
• Trump’s “Rogue Killers” Theory Shows a President Once Again Eager to Defend Authoritarians by Inae Oh (Mother Jones)
• The weekend in the US-Saudi fight over Jamal Khashoggi, explained by Alex Ward (Vox)

60 Minutes Interview

• Trump accuses climate scientists of pursuing ‘political agenda’ (Al Jazeera)
• Trump: Climate change scientists have ‘political agenda’ (BBC)
• Trump Claims ‘It Doesn’t Matter’ If Accusations Against Kavanaugh Are True: ‘We Won’ by Jon Queally (AlterNet)
• Trump’s Worst Moments From His “60 Minutes” Interview by Inae Oh (Mother Jones)
• “I’m president and you’re not”: Trump mocks Lesley Stahl in brash “60 Minutes” interview by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
• Trump says ‘it doesn’t matter’ how Christine Blasey Ford was treated because ‘we won’ by Aaron Rupar (ThinkProgress)
• On ’60 Minutes,’ Trump Talks Possible Mattis Exit, Climate Change And Kim Jong Un by Emily Sullivan (NPR)
• Donald Trump Told 60 Minutes It “Doesn’t Matter” He Mocked Christine Blasey Ford Because “We Won” by Christinna Silva (Teen Vogue)
• Analysis: 6 takeaways from Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ interview by Aaron Blake (Washington Post)

Elizabeth Warren

• After years of being called “Pocahontas” by Trump, Warren proves she has Native American ancestry by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
• Elizabeth Warren hits back at Trump, releases DNA test ‘strongly’ supporting Native American ancestry by Rebecca Morin (Politico)
• Sen. Warren releases DNA test results: she does have American Indian blood by Levi Rickert (Native News Online)
• Senator Warren, mocked by Trump as ‘Pocahontas,’ says DNA test backs her ancestry by Doina Chiacu (Reuters)
• Cherokee Nation: Warren’s use of DNA test ‘inappropriate,’ ‘wrong’ by Alexander Bolton (The Hill)
• President Trump Says He’d Have to ‘Personally’ DNA Test Sen. Elizabeth Warren to Settle Bet by Toluse Olorunnipa (TIME)
• Was It Foolish for Elizabeth Warren to Release a DNA Test Indicating She Has Native Ancestry? by Ben Mathis-Lilley (Slate)

Stormy Daniels

• Federal Judge Ditches Stormy Daniels’ Defamation Suit Against President Trump by Kanyakrit Vongkiatkajorn (Mother Jones)
• Judge dismisses Stormy Daniels defamation lawsuit against Trump (Reuters)
• Judge Dismisses Stormy Daniels’ Defamation Suit Against President Trump by Michael Balsamo (TIME)

Other News

• Painting of Trump among past presidents seen at White House by Chris Bell (BBC)
• Mueller is everywhere, except the midterms by Darren Samuelsohn (Politico)
• Trump’s trade war is starting to whack car companies like Ford, Honda, and BMW by Bob Bryan (Business Insider)
• McCarthy Bill Would Fund Border Wall, Boost Speaker Bid by Dean DeChiaro (Roll Call)
• Michael Cohen: 2018 midterms ‘might be the most important vote of our lifetimes’ by Felicia Sonmez (Washington Post)
• President Trump Just Visited the Trail of Devastation Hurricane Michael Left Behind by Nathalie Baptiste (Mother Jones)
• Republicans Are Spending Unprecedented Sums to Attack Democrats on Immigration by Noah Lanard (Mother Jones)
• Minnesota GOP Senate candidate compared Michelle Obama to a chimp in Facebook post by Avery Anapol (The Hill)
• Treasury: Budget deficit swells under Trump to largest in 6 years by Sarah Ferris (Politico)

Analysis

• Who Can Stop The Supreme Court? by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux (FiveThirtyEight)
• Don’t Waste Your Privilege. Share It. by Blair Imani (VICE)
• Tracing the Tactics of 21st-Century Youth Protest by Emma Garland (VICE)
• 3,121 desperate journeys; Exposing a week of chaos under Trump’s zero tolerance by Olivia Solon, Julia Carrie Wong, Pamela Duncan, Margaret Katcher, Patrick Timmons, and Sam Morris (The Guardian)
• ‘I Don’t Know That It’s Man-Made,’ Trump Says of Climate Change. It Is. by Lisa Friedman (NY Times)

Opinion

• How Fascism Works review: a vital read for a nation under Trump by Tom McCarthy (The Guardian)
• How Men in Prison Reacted to Brett Kavanaugh’s Confirmation by Seth Ferranti (VICE)
• All the president’s men: what to make of Trump’s bizarre new painting by Hannah Jane Parkinson (Guardian)

Saudi Arabia / Khashoggi

• Saudi Arabia vows response if Khashoggi case triggers sanctions (Al Jazeera)
• Saudis Vow To Retaliate With ‘Greater Action’ If Hit With Sanctions by Colin Dwyer (NPR)
• Saudi Arabia warns against threats over missing journalist by AP (Politico)
• Saudis reject threats as stocks plunge after Trump comments by Jon Gambrell (AP)

60 Minutes Interview

• “I’m Not a Baby”: Trump, Chewing His Human Pills, Insists He’s Got This President Thing Under Control by Tina Nguyen (Vanity Fair)
• Trump, defiant, unloads on ’60 Minutes’ by Quint Forgey (Politico)
• Donald Trump finally just said it: he doesn’t care if Kavanaugh’s accuser is telling the truth by Laura McGann (Vox)
• Trump’s 60 Minutes interview once again reveals gross ignorance and wild dishonesty by Matthew Yglesias (Vox)
• 5 key moments from Donald Trump’s rambling 60 Minutes interview by Emily Stewart (Vox)

Other News

• Trump’s approval rating is slightly better, but Democrats still favored to retake House by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
• What young people can learn from the Kavanaugh hearings by Shauna Van Praagh (Salon)
• Countless Floridians left hanging as Trump’s FEMA struggles to respond to Hurricane Michael by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
• Collins blasted ‘dark money’ groups in Kavanaugh fight. One just paid to thank her for her vote. by Eli Rosenberg (Washington Post)
• Chinese Ambassador Cui Tiankai: It’s ‘very confusing’ trying to figure out who Trump listens to on trade by Felicia Sonmez (Washington Post)

Opinion

• • Trump’s Callous Use of Kanye by Charles M. Blow (NY Times)
  • Trump’s Middle East ambitions have been exposed as misguided fantasies by Jackson Deihl (Washington Post)

Saudi Arabia / Khashoggi

• Expert says Trump likely knew of Saudi plot to kill Washington Post journalist by Bob Brigham (Salon)
• Covering the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi (Al Jazeera)
• Jamal Khashoggi: Saudi journalist ‘recorded his own torture and murder on Apple Watch’, Turkish paper claims by Samuel Osborne (Independent)
• President Trump Promises to ‘Find Out What Happened’ to Missing Journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Zeke Miller, Suzan Fraser (TIME)
• Trump vows ‘severe punishment’ if Saudis killed Jamal Khashoggi by Martin Pengelly (The Guardian)
• Trump Jr. retweets unsubstantiated claim on missing Saudi journalist by Sophie Tatum and Nicole Gaouette (CNN)
• Jamal Khashoggi case: All the latest updates (Al Jazeera)
• Trump says U.S. would be ‘punishing’ itself if it halts Saudi arms sales by Julia Harte and Timothy Gardner (Reuters)

Other News

• A New Study Shows White Families Getting Four-Fifths of Trump’s Tax Cut by Hannah Levintova (Mother Jones)
• Many Native IDs Won’t Be Accepted At North Dakota Polling Places by Camila Domonoske (NPR)
• The Russia Investigations: Unanswered Questions In The Eye Of The Storm by Philip Ewing (NPR)
• Trump thanks Erdoğan for American pastor’s release by Quint Forgey (Politico)
• Trump to host freed US pastor Brunson at White House (Al Jazeera)
• Documents Obtained by New York Times Suggest Jared Kushner Likely Paid Almost No Income Tax for Years by Daniel Politi (Slate)
• A New Report Says Jared Kushner Likely Paid Almost No Federal Income Taxes for Years by Nathalie Baptiste (Mother Jones)
• Trump calls for black voters to ‘honour’ him with their support then says Confederate leader Robert E Lee was a ‘great general’ by Staff (Independent)
• Melania Trump says infamous ‘I really don’t care’ jacket was message for media, not separated migrant children by Colin Drury (Independent)
• Kushner Paid No Federal Income Tax for Years, Documents Suggest by Jesse Drucker and Emily Flitter (NY Times)
• Trump to name Pat Cipollone as White House counsel by Evan Perez, Kevin Liptak, Pamela Brown, and Ariane de Vogue (CNN)
• North Dakota law that disallows P.O. box #s on ids seeks to suppress Native vote by Levi Rickert (Native News Online)

Saudi Arabia / Khashoggi

• Trump reluctant to impose US sanctions on Saudi Arabia by Alan Fisher (Al Jazeera)
• Trump’s Saudi Delusions by Fred Kaplan (Slate)
• The long history of U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia by Elham Khatami (ThinkProgress)
• The Power Struggles Behind Khashoggi’s Disappearance by Anthony Bubalo (The New Republic)
• America deserves to know how much money Trump is getting from the Saudi government by Matthew Yglesias (Vox)
• Here Are 5 Reasons Why Trump’s Response to the Reported Murder of a Journalist Is Completely Falling Apart by Alex Henderson (AlterNet)
• Khashoggi disappearance: Media companies pull out of Saudi event (Al Jazeera)
• Republicans call on Steven Mnuchin to back out of investment conference in Saudi Arabia by Rachel leah (Salon)
• Trump Signals Journalists Are Fair Game by Adele M. Stan (The American Prospect)
• All the companies that have cut ties with Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi’s disappearance by Alexia Underwood (Vox)
• Treasury Secretary Mnuchin will attend Saudi Arabia’s ‘Davos in the Desert’ even though CEOs are ditching the conference after the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Bob Bryan (Business Insider)
• Here Are 5 Things to Know About Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Cody Fenwick (AlterNet)
• Washington Post Says Turkey Has Proof Saudi Arabian Journalist Jamal Khashoggi Was Killed by AP (TIME)
• Trump says he will call Saudi King Salman about journalist Khashoggi (Reuters)
• Global business leaders suspend ties with Saudi Arabia by Danika Kirka (AP)
• Saudi disappearance puts spotlight on Trump’s business ties by Erica Orden (CNN)

Healthcare / USA Today Op-Ed

• The Real Point of Trump’s USA Today Op-Ed Was to Threaten His Enemies With Violence by Chauncey DeVega (Salon)
• Here Are 5 Things Trump Got Horribly Wrong in His USA Today Op-Ed on Medicare-for-All by Alex Henderson (AlterNet)
• USA Today Publishes Fact Check Of ‘Misleading’ Trump Op-Ed by Willa Frej (Huffington Post)

Kavanaugh / Supreme Court

• Susan Collins reaps the rewards for supporting Brett Kavanaugh by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
• Kavanaugh case requires caution by Laura Phillips, Jeremy Cushing (The Guardian)
• Opinion: This conservative supreme court could care less about human rights by Lawrence Douglas (The Guardian)
• Ethics Complaints About Brett Kavanaugh’s Behavior During the Ford Hearing Might Be Investigated by Christinna Silva (Teen Vogue)
• Opinion: How a Conservative Supreme Court Could Actually Benefit Progressives by Joseph Margulies (TIME)
• We Still Don’t Know What Brett Kavanaugh’s Confirmation Means For The Midterms by Ariel Edwards-Levy (Huffington Post)
• The case for abolishing the Supreme Court by Sean Illing (Vox)
• Chart of the Day: The Latest on Brett Kavanaugh by Kevin Drum (Mother Jones)
• Poll: More Americans disapprove than approve of Kavanaugh’s confirmation by Tal Axelrod (The Hill)
• Supreme Court Enables Mass Disenfranchisement of North Dakota’s Native Americans by Ashoka Mukpo) ACLU.org

Immigration / Family Separation / Border

• ICE Is Sending Separated Children Home With No One To Pick Them Up by Angelina Chaplin (Huffington Post)
• Trump administration weighs new family separation effort at border by By Nick Miroff, Josh Dawsey, and Maria Sacchetti (Washington Post)
• McCarthy introduces bill to fully fund Trump’s border wall by Melanie Zanona (The Hill)
• The Trump administration reportedly wants to try family separation again by Dara Lind (Vox)
• Trump administration considers family separation option as border arrests soar by Ted Hesson (Politico)
• Trump Administration Could Ramp Up Child Separations Again in New Form, Thanks to Stephen Miller by Matthew Zeitlin (Slate)

Other News

• Melania Trump: Donald Trump and I are fine (BBC)
• Melania Trump interview: First lady says ‘we are fine’ when asked if she loves her husband in wake of infidelity allegations by Chris Riotta (Independent)
• Donald Trump says Ivanka ‘would be incredible’ as new UN ambassador by Chris Stevenson (Independent)
• U.S.-China trade talks must cover currency, U.S. Treasury chief says by David Lawder (Reuters)
• A historian explains why Trump’s tweets indicate he’ll start a war by Travis Gettys (Salon)
• Trump administration plans crackdown on protests outside White House by Luke O’Neil (The Guardian)
• ‘The Party Is Much Bigger Now.’ Read Donald Trump’s Interview With TIME on His Effect on the GOP by Brian Bennett (TIME)
• Trump holds rally as Hurricane Michael destroys Florida – despite attacking Obama for campaigning after 2012 hurricane by Lindsey Bever (Independent)
• Senate Confirmation Appears Likely for Two More Judges Hostile Toward Abortion by Rosa Furneaux (Mother Jones)
• Chicago sues Trump admin for withholding police funding over sanctuary city policies by Morgan Gstalter (The Hill)
• What happens to Mueller’s investigation if Jeff Sessions is fired or quits? by Jen Kirby (Vox)
• Meet the GOP Senate Candidates Who Are Still Attacking Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and #MeToo by John Nichols (The Nation)
• White House Aides ‘Hugely Embarrassed’ By Trump’s Lunch With Kanye: NYT Reporter by David Moye (Huffington Post)
• Georgia lawsuit is latest blow in U.S. fight over voting rights by Joseph Ax (Reuters)
• State Department revokes Hillary Clinton’s security clearance at her request by Rebecca Morin (Politico)
• Trump administration kills contract for plutonium-to-fuel plant by Timothy Gardner (Reuters)
• Trump lawyers ‘preparing written answers’ to Mueller questions on Russian collusion by Chris Riotta (Independent)
• White House considers two female ambassadors to replace Haley at U.N. by Eliana Johnson, Daniel Lippman (Politico)
• Trump calls on blacks to ‘honor’ Republicans with votes, then praises Confederate general Robert E. Lee by Gabriel Pogrund (Washington Post)

Analysis

• Trump’s ethanol plan: Hype now, legal fights later by Humeyra Pamuk and Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters)

Opinion

• President Trump’s effort to rig the census is a deepening scandal by Paul Waldman (Washington Post)

Resources

• How to Legally Protest as a Public School Student by Amnesty International USA (Teen Vogue)
• Take ten seconds now to make sure you’re registered to vote by Devin Coldewey (TechCrunch)