Immigration / Kirstjen Nielsen / DHS
- Nielsen Isn’t the Problem With Trump’s Immigration Policies by David A. Graham (The Atlantic)
- As Trump mulls Nielsen’s dismissal, immigrant detention hits record high by Rebekah Entralgo (ThinkProgress)
- Trump expected to remove DHS head, may replace chief of staff: source (Reuters)
- Report: Trump Planning to Remove DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen by Molly Olmstead (Slate)
- Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen Expected to Leave Trump Administration Soon: Sources by Colleen Long, Zeke Miller (TIME)
- U.S. Officials ‘Harden’ Border With Mexico To Prepare For Migrant Caravan by Richard Gonzales (NPR)
- Trump Largely Silent About Migrant Caravan Following Midterm Elections by Jonathan Lemire, Catherine Lucey (Huffington Post)
- Trump considers tough-talking former ICE director for DHS chief by Gabby Orr, Ted Hesson (Politico)
- Trump Considers Staff Shake-Up in White House and Homeland Security by Maggie Haberman and Ron Nixon (NY Times)
Florida, Georgia, Arizona Elections
- Federal Judge Orders Georgia to Review Thousands of Provisional Ballots by Inae Oh (Mother Jones)
- We’re Officially in the Lawsuit Phase of the Florida Recount by Pema Levy (Mother Jones)
- Judge rules against Brian Kemp: Stacey Abrams scores major legal win in Georgia governor’s race by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
- Kyrsten Sinema becomes first Democrat to win a Senate race in Arizona in 30 years by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
- Federal judge finds Georgia county violated Civil Rights Act by rejecting ballots by Aris Folley (The Hill)
CNN
- CNN Sues Trump for Suspending White House Reporter by Inae Oh (Mother Jones)
- CNN sues Trump to get Jim Acosta’s press pass restored by Michael Calderone, Jason Schwartz (Politico)
- CNN sues Trump administration; Trump-appointed judge assigned to case (Salon)
- CNN sues White House for using doctored video to bar Jim Acosta by Aaron Rupar (Vox)
- The Looming Legal Battle Over Jim Acosta’s Press Pass by Scott Nover (The Atlantic)
- ‘The government’s story keeps changing’: CNN seen as likely to prevail in White House fight by Jason Schwartz (Politico)
Trump – Macron / France
- Trump taunts Macron over European army with world war jibe: ‘They were learning German in Paris before US came along’ by Chris Baynes (Independent)
- Trump posts Twitter rant mocking France for being invaded during World War II by Zack Ford (ThinkProgress)
- Trump claims he tried to salvage trip to French cemetery for U.S. troops by Rebecca Morin (Politico)
- Trump ramps up Macron spat by mocking France in world wars by Ed Pilkington, Angelique Chrisafis (The Guardian)
- Trump Is Mad at Macron for Trying to Do Exactly What Trump Wants by Joshua Keating (Slate)
- In a morning tweetstorm, Trump takes repeated aim at France’s Macron by John Wagner and James McAuley (Washington Post)
Mueller Investigation
- Will Mueller Survive? by Robert Kuttner (The American Prospect)
- Mueller seeking more details on Nigel Farage, key Russia inquiry target says by Jon Swaine, Stephanie Kirchgaessner (The Guardian)
Other News
- How a Democrat Could Swipe a Senate Seat in Deep-Red Mississippi by Jay Willis (GQ)
- A Third Rail No More: Incoming House Democrats Embrace Gun Control by Asma Khalid (NPR)
- Recording of Alleged Saudi Hitman Saying “Tell Your Boss… the Deed Is Done” Believed to Implicate Crown Prince in Khashoggi Killing by Elliot Hannon (Slate)
- Maryland Challenges President Trump’s Appointment of Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker by Eric Tucker (TIME)
- Democrats’ blue wave was much larger than early takes suggested by Matthew Yglesias (Vox)
- Incoming Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Joins Climate Change Activists in Protest Outside Nancy Pelosi’s Office by AP (TIME)
- Reported U.S. Hate Crimes Up 17 Percent In 2017: FBI Report by Andy Campbell (Huffington Post)
- Trump chief of staff clashes with first lady, may be on way out: NBC by Michael Burke (The Hill)
- One of Trump’s Top EPA Officials Was Just Indicted on State Ethics Charges by Russ Choma, Nick Schwellenbach (Mother Jones)
- Trump, stung by midterms and nervous about Mueller, retreats from traditional presidential duties by Eli Stokols (LA Times)
- Melania Trump Calls For Deputy National Security Adviser’s Firing by Antonia Blumberg (Huffington Post)
- Melania Trump calls for the ouster of John Bolton’s top aide by Caitlin Oprysko, Daniel Lippman (Politico)
- Trumps to skip Kennedy Center Honors again rather than face very vocal critics by Jessica M. Goldstein (ThinkProgress)
- President Trump Leaves Out Hindus in Diwali Tweets by Mahita Gajanan (TIME)
- For Trump, even disaster response is colored in red and blue by Matt Viser and Seung Min Kim (Washington Post)
- Trump’s top trade advisers appear to be on wildly different pages as the China trade war hits a critical stretch by Bob Bryan (Business Insider)
- White House hit with staff upheavals – again by Steve Holland and Mark Hosenball (Reuters)
- Maryland challenges appointment of acting AG Whitaker as illegal and unconstitutional by Debra Cassens Weiss (ABA Journal)