April 2019

Mueller Report – Impeachment

• The Mueller report and the impeachment paradox: Removing Trump from office may have gotten harder by Casey Michel (ThinkProgress)
• So Is Impeachment Plausible, Necessary, or Stupid? (Slate)
• Mueller report: Elizabeth Warren becomes first 2020 candidate to call for Trump’s impeachment by Adam Forrest (Independent)
• Elizabeth Warren calls for Trump’s impeachment by Emily Stewart (Vox)
• Why it’s hard to remove, or even diagnose, mentally ill or unstable presidents by Joseph J. Fins, John Rogan (Salon)
• Trump tampered with witnesses. These Senate Republicans voted to oust Bill Clinton for doing just that by Jon Swaine and Lauren Gambino (Guardian)

Mueller Report – General

• Bill Barr takes a Sharpie to history: It won’t be enough to cover up Trump’s crimes by Lucian K. Truscott IV (Salon)
• Mitt Romney is “sickened” by the Trump administration’s “dishonesty” after reading Mueller report by Khushbu Shah (Vox)
• Trump approval drops to 2019 low after Mueller report’s release: poll by Tal Axelrod (The Hill)
• Trump: Mueller report was ‘written as nastily as possible’ by ‘true Trump Haters’ by Mary Tyler March (The Hill)
• All the president’s men and women: how disobedient aides saved Trump by Tom McCarthy (The Guardian)
• Prodded by Putin, Russians Sought Back Channels to Trump Through the Business World by Sharon LaFraniere (NY Times)
• Former White House Counsel McGahn Says His Portrayal in the Mueller Report Is “Accurately Described” by Edwin Rios (Mother Jones)
• The Tell-All Book That Could Trump Them All: The Mueller Report by Ron Elving (NPR)
• Opinion: Bill Barr takes a Sharpie to history: It won’t be enough to cover up Trump’s crimes by Lucian K. Truscott III (Salon)
• Armed with Mueller report, Democrats confront challenge of Trump’s messaging machine by Michael Scherer (Washington Post)

Other News

• Fears grow Trump will abandon Afghan women to the Taliban by Nahal Toosi (Politico)
• Donald Trump’s Masturbation-Themed Retweet Sets Twitter Abuzz by Lee Moran (Huffington Post)
• Amy Klobuchar has voted to confirm nearly two-thirds of Trump’s judicial nominees by Frank Dale (ThinkProgress)
• Immigrants Can Be Denied Citizenship for Working in Legal Marijuana Industry by Daniel Politi (Slate)
• Trump’s environmental deregulation agenda faces two major setbacks in one week by E.A. Crunden (ThinkProgress)
• White House releases photos of Trump, Rush Limbaugh playing golf by Rachel Frazin (The Hill)
• White House Releases Photo of Trump, Limbaugh Golfing as President Tweets Mueller Frustrations by Daniel Politi (Slate)

Opinion

• Will the Census Count All of America? by The Editorial Board (NY Times)

Mueller Report

• The Mueller report redactions, explained in 4 charts by Alvin Chang, Javier Zarracina (Vox)
• The Mueller report, explained in 500 words by Alex Ward (Vox)
• The Mueller Report Could Alienate the Voters Republicans Need by Ronald Brownstein (The Atlantic)
• “Because There Was So Much Obstruction, It’s Impossible for Us to Know Whether There Was a Conspiracy” by Dahlia Lithwick (Slate)
• There Might Be More Mueller-Related Prosecutions After All by Joel A. Cohen (Slate)
• Trump’s pattern of crime exposed in Mueller report — but it’s much bigger than that by Amanda Marcotte (Salon)
• Breaking down the 140 pages detailing how Trump fought Mueller by Ben Schreckinger (Politico)
• Mueller Report Showed Donald Trump Was Fixated on Finding Hillary Clinton’s Emails by Abigail Abrams (TIME)
• Mueller Report Shows Depth of Connections Between Trump Campaign and Russians by Karen Yourish and Larry Buchanan (NY Times)
• How WhatsApp, FaceTime and other encryption apps shaped the outcome of the Mueller report by Craig Timburg and Drew Harwell (Washington Post)
• Analysis: Mueller report offers clues to what’s behind the redactions by Joe Fox, John Muyskens, and Danielle Rindler (Washington Post)
• Five unresolved mysteries about Russian meddling in Mueller’s report by Natasha Bertrand (Politico)
• Did Blackwater founder Erik Prince lie to Mueller or to Congress? by Joshua Eaton (ThinkProgress)
• Mueller Redactions Raise Questions About Stone, Trump, and the “No Collusion” Claim by David Corn (Mother Jones)
• Why Robert Mueller Cited Antonin Scalia to Prove Trump’s Official Acts Might Have Been Obstruction by Mark Joseph Stern (Slate)
• Journalists Were Right by Justin Peters (Slate)
• Why the Mueller Report Shouldn’t Be the Final Word on Trump, Russia and Obstruction of Justice by Joyce White Vance (TIME)
• 5 Times the Mueller Report Showed Trump and His Associates Didn’t Tell the Truth by Ryan Teague Beckwith (TIME)
• What a Watergate Expert Thinks of the Mueller Report by Lily Rothman (TIME)
• The “red line” investigations that will haunt trump’s presidency by Abigail Tracy (Vanity fair)
• Mueller Hints at a National-Security Nightmare by Joshua A. Geltzer and Ryan Goodman (NY Times)

Mueller Report – Trump, WH Response / Impeachment / Subpoena Full Report

• “Total Bullshit”: Trump Lashes Out at Mueller Report by Inae Oh (Mother Jones)
• Trump liked the Mueller report when it looked good for him. Today he called it “total bullshit.” by Aaron Rupar (Vox)
• It’s official: House Democrats subpoena the full, unredacted Mueller report by Ella Nilsen (Vox)
• House Judiciary Committee Subpoenas Full and Unredacted Mueller Report by Molly Olmstead (Slate)
• Roadmap for impeachment: Mueller’s purpose is clear by Heather Digby Parton (Salon)
• Mueller Report Fallout Pressures Democrats to Impeach Trump by Garrett M. Graff (Wired)
• Democrats make legal bid for all Russia probe evidence, Trump calls Mueller report ‘crazy’ by Doina Chiacu, David Morgan (Reuters)
• Sarah Huckabee Sanders stands by ‘sentiment’ of misleading comments revealed in Mueller report by Galioto (Politico)
• “A Normal Person Would Have Been Indicted”: Trumpworld Reckons with the Mueller Report’s Devastating Impact by Gabriel Sherman (Vanity Fair)
• Trump launches expletive-laden tirade over Mueller report by Andrew Griffin (Independent)
• Freshmen Democrats break ranks on impeachment talk following Mueller report by Frank Dale (ThinkProgress)
• Congress subpoenas full Mueller report, escalating battle with Trump’s Justice Department by Chris Riotta (Independent)
• Mueller Report: Sarah Sanders Admitted To Lying About Comey’s Firing by Chris Walker (Hill Reporter)
• Warren calls for House to begin impeachment proceedings (AP)
• Warren calls on Congress to launch impeachment proceedings against Trump by Katie Galioto (Politico)
• Dems reject Barr’s offer to view a less-redacted Mueller report by Kyle Cheney, Andrew Desidero (Politico)
• Donald Trump accuses Mueller report participants of ‘treason’ and vows to ‘turn tables’ on them by Andrew Buncombe (Independent)
• Analysis: Robert Mueller Was Wrong. President Trump Can Be Indicted by Martin London (TIME)
• Opinion: In a Functional Country, We Would Be on the Road to Impeachment by Michelle Goldberg (NY Times)

Mueller Report – Russia

• Kremlin claims there’s no proof in Mueller’s report of Russian meddling by AP (Politico)
• Mueller Report Raises New Questions About Russia’s Hacking Targets In 2016 by Pam Fessler (NPR)
• Russia rejects Mueller report that documents its interference (Al Jazeera)

Border / Immigration

• The Trump Administration Says It Can’t Handle More Migrants, Ignoring Thousands of Vacant Beds in Family Detention Centers by Manuel Madrid (The American Prospect)
• Trump administration seeks evictions for undocumented immigrants in public housing by Chris Riotta (Independent)
• Videos appear to show armed militia detaining migrants at US-Mexico border by Sam Levin (The Guardian)
• 9th Circuit refuses to block California’s sanctuary state laws by Debra Cassens Weiss (ABA Journal)

Other News

• CBO: over 1 million Americans have become uninsured since 2016 by Sarah Kliff (Vox)
• Trump’s Mexico-Canada deal would bring minimal economic gains, trade agency says by Sabrina Rodriguez, Megan Cassella (Politico)
• Trump and Libya: White House egged on warlord who intensified attack on Tripoli by Borzou Datagahi (Independent)
• Trump speaks to rebel Libyan general attacking Tripoli by Tal Axelrod (The Hill)
• Trump campaign punishes Don McGahn’s law firm by Nancy Cook (Politico)
• Trump’s Offer to Help Notre-Dame Rebuild Doesn’t Match His Response to Puerto Rico’s Disaster by Dennis Tang (Teen Vogue)
• Trump approval drops 3 points to 2019 low after release of Mueller report by Chris Kahn (Reuters)
• Supreme Court girds for fight over Trump census citizenship question by Andrew Chung (Reuters)

Opinion

• Welcome to the Fourth Reich: Donald Trump’s assault on the rule of law will not end well by Chauncey DeVega (Salon)
• Russia attacked us. The Mueller report still doesn’t give us the full story. by Michael McFaul (Washington Post)

Mueller Report – Release

• Top US Democrats call for Mueller to testify publicly (Al Jazeera)
• Trump revs up his Twitter activity hours before release of Mueller report by Caitlin Oprysko (Politico)
• Why Was the Mueller Report Delivered to Congress on CDs? by Aaron Mak (Slate)
• The Mueller Report Has Been Released by Ryan J. Reilly (Huffington Post)
• Trump after Mueller report release: ‘I’m having a good day’ by Jordan Fabian (The Hill)
• 2020 Dems call on Mueller to testify on redacted report by Max Greenwood (The Hill)
• Trump claims victory as damning Mueller details emerge by Nancy Cook, Darren Samuelsohn, Andrew Restuccia (Politico)
• ‘Game over’: Republicans rejoice after Mueller concludes by Melanie Zanona, Sarah Ferris, Burgess Everett (Politico)
• Trump legal team hails Mueller report: ‘A total victory’ by Justin Wise (The Hill)
• Nadler to subpoena the unredacted Mueller report and underlying materials by Lindsay McPherson (Roll Call)
• Congressional Republicans had reached a conclusion on the Mueller report long before its release by Tara Golshan (Vox)
• Mueller’s Report Doesn’t Exonerate Trump. But Does That Matter? by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux (Five Thirty Eight)
• Trump celebrates the release of the redacted Mueller report with a triumphant ‘Game of Thrones’-themed image by Grace Panetta (Business Insider)
• Mueller drops obstruction dilemma on Congress by Lisa Mascaro (AP)
• The Mueller Report Is an Invitation to Congress to Impeach Donald Trump by Jay WIllis (GQ)
• Paranoia, lies and fear: Trump’s presidency laid bare by Mueller report by Philip Rucker and Robert Costa (Washington Post)
• Mueller: Trump told his aides to interfere in the investigation, they just didn’t listen by Dara Lind (Vox)

Mueller Report – Read the Report

• Redacted Mueller report released by US Justice Department (Al Jazeera)
• READ: The Mueller Report, With Redactions by Dana Farrington (NPR)
• The Mueller Report Was Just Released. Read It Here. by Dan Friedman (Mother Jones)
• Read a Searchable Version of the Mueller Report (Slate)
• The Mueller Report Is Out. Read It Here by Brian Barrett (Wired)
• Mueller report: Read the full Trump investigation document here by Clark Mindock (Independent)
• An annotated guide to the redacted Mueller report by Natasha Bertrand, Kyle Cheney, Andrew Desidero, Andrew Restuccia (Politico)
• Read Robert Mueller’s Written Summaries of His Russia Report by Madeleine Carlisle, Olivia Paschal (The Atlantic)

Mueller Report – Highlights

• Mueller’s Russia report outlines episodes of possible Trump obstruction by Sarah N. Lynch, Andy Sullivan (Reuters)
• Mueller report does not conclude Trump committed crime but does not exonerate him (Reuters)
• Mueller report says ‘substantial evidence’ Trump’s firing of FBI head linked to investigation (Reuters)
• Mueller Report: Team Couldn’t Rule Out Obstruction … Or Firmly Establish It by Philip Ewing, Carrie Johnson (NPR)
• Trump curses Mueller appointment: ‘This is the end of my presidency’ by Ginger Gibson, Doina Chiacu (Reuters)
• Mueller report: Trump ‘tried to get special counsel fired’ (BBC)
• “I’m Fucked”: Trump’s Reaction When He Learned of the Special Counsel Investigation by Pema Levy (Mother Jones)
• Trump’s Reaction to Mueller’s Appointment: “I’m F–ked… This Is the Worst Thing That Ever Happened to Me.” by Henry Grabar (Slate)
• Trump After Learning of Robert Mueller’s Appointment as Special Counsel: “I’m Fucked” by Jay Willis (GQ)
• Trump feared Mueller’s appointment: ‘This is the end of my Presidency’ by Tal Axelrod (The Hill)
• Mueller: Trump pressured McGahn to deny reports he was asked to fire Mueller by Zack Budryk (The Hill)
• Trump told Mueller more than 30 times he did not remember key events by Jordan Fabian (The Hill)
• Trump claimed he couldn’t ‘remember’ at least 30 times when answering Mueller team’s questions by Emily Q. Hazzard (ThinkProgress)
• Mueller “Unable” to Say Trump Didn’t Commit Obstruction of Justice by Kevin Drum (Mother Jones)
• Mueller cannot confidently state Trump didn’t obstruct justice by Josh Gerstein, Darren Samuelsohn (Politico)
• 10 episodes where Trump might have obstructed justice (Politico)
• Mueller probed Sessions for perjury over Russia contacts by Burgess Everett (Politico)
• Everything the Mueller Report Says About the Pee Tape by Molly Olmstead (Slate)
• Trump Still Hasn’t Condemned Russia for Meddling in the 2016 Election by Krishnadev Calamur (The Atlantic)
• 7 Must-Read Moments From the Mueller Report by Madeleine Carlisle, Olivia Paschal (The Atlantic)
• Sarah Sanders Admitted to the Special Counsel that She Lied About Comey by Dan Spinelli (Mother Jones)
• Mueller Report Explains Why Special Counsel Didn’t Subpoena Donald Trump by Sarah Ruiz-Grossman (Huffington Post)
• Trump Tower meeting: Why Mueller didn’t prosecute Donald Trump Jr, Jared Kushner, Paul Manafort and others by Victoria Gagliardo-Silver (Independent)
• Mueller report sheds new light on how the Russians hacked the DNC and the Clinton campaign by Zack Whittaker (TechCrunch)
• Mueller report: Things we only just learned (BBC)
• Highlights From The Mueller Report (NPR)
• Mueller report: the key takeaways from the Trump-Russia investigation by Sabrina Siddiqui (The Guardian)
• New Details From the Mueller Report About Don Jr.’s Interactions With WikiLeaks by April Glaser (Slate)
• Special counsel’s report is released; here are highlights by Debra Cassens Weiss (ABA Journal)
• Mueller rejects argument that Trump is shielded from obstruction laws by Staff (Washington Post)
• Mueller report: Trump tried repeatedly to choke Russia probe by Nancy Benac, Chad Day, Eric Tucker, and Michael Balsamo (AP)
• The Discrepancy Between the Mueller Report and Barr’s Summary Is Telling by Molly Olmstead (Slate)
• The Most Exquisite Details of the Mueller Report by Heather Schwedel (Slate)
• Trump Repeatedly Asked Campaign Associates to Find Clinton’s Deleted Emails by Aaron Mak (Slate)
• Mueller: Manafort Discussed Enlisting Trump to Aid Russia in Ukraine by Dan Friedman (Mother Jones)
• See How Much Of The Mueller Report Is Redacted by Ryan Lucas, Alyson Hurt, Thomas Wilburn (NPR)
• Jared Kushner’s meeting with Russian state bank still shrouded in mystery after Mueller probe by Sarah K. Burris (Salon)
• Mueller paints damning portrait of dysfunctional Trump White House by Nancy Cook, Andrew Restuccia (Politico)
• Trump claimed he knew about damaging Clinton emails in advance by Julian Borger and Marc Bennetts (Guardian)

Mueller Report – Barr

• Bill Barr’s Big Deception by David Corn (Mother Jones)
• Mueller report: Barr accused of helping Donald Trump ahead of release (BBC)
• Barr defends Trump before release of redacted Mueller’s report (Al Jazeera)
• Transcript: Attorney General William Barr’s press conference remarks ahead of Mueller report release (Politico)
• Read Attorney General William Barr’s Full Remarks Ahead of the Mueller Report Release by Katie Reilly (TIME)
• Trump Tells Americans to Watch Attorney General on Conservative Media by Inae Oh (Mother Jones)
• Barr defends Trump on obstruction, says he faced ‘unprecedented’ situation by Morgan Chalfant (The Hill)
• Barr: Trump’s lawyers did not request any redactions in Mueller report by Jacqueline Thomsen (The Hill)
• Twitter melts down over Barr press conference by Joe Concha (The Hill)
• William Barr press conference: Attorney General says Mueller report found 10 cases of possible obstruction by Trump by Chris Riotta (Independent)
• The attorney general just pre-spun the Mueller report for Trump by Zack Beauchamp (Vox)
• William Barr Didn’t Have a Great Answer When Asked if He Was Trying to Protect the President by Aaron Mak (Slate)
• The Most Remarkable Part of Barr’s Press Conference Had Nothing to Do With the Facts by Molly Olmstead (Slate)
• William Barr Has Failed America by Mark Joseph Stern (Slate)
• “The President Was Frustrated”: Barr Defends Trump’s Hurt Feelings in Pre-Mueller Presser by Eric Lutz (Vanity Fair)
• Barr ‘disagreed’ with Mueller’s obstruction theories by Kyle Cheney (Politico)
• Barr Has Abandoned the Constitution in Order to Serve Trump by John Nichols (The Nation)
• Bill Barr’s amazing spin machine: Trump’s AG is barely even pretending by Amanda Marcotte (Salon)
• US Democrats criticise William Barr over Mueller report release (Al Jazeera)
• What Attorney General Barr buried, misrepresented or ignored in clearing Trump by Philip Bump (Washington Post)

Other News

• Trump adviser visits Moscow for Kremlin talks (Reuters)
• North Korea calls for ‘immature’ Mike Pompeo to be dropped from nuclear talks with US by Peter Stubley (Independent)
• Trump Administration Announces Measures Against Cuba, Venezuela And Nicaragua by Francesca Paris (NPR)
• How the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration Policies are Changing After Kirstjen Nielsen’s Resignation by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento (Teen Vogue)
• The Trump Administration Wants to Kick Undocumented Immigrants Out of Public Housing by Nathalie Baptiste (Mother Jones)
• Herman Cain says he doesn’t plan to withdraw from consideration for the Federal Reserve by Li Zhou (Vox)
• Trade, North Korea on agenda for Trump-Abe talks (Al Jazeera)

Analysis

• Trump’s Second Term by Paul Starr (The Atlantic)
• 20 Times Donald Trump Praised Dictators And Controversial Leaders by Steph Dazzle (Hill Reporter)

Opinion

• Congress Should Impeach William Barr by Jonathan Chait (New York Magazine)

Mueller Report

• Who’s Afraid of the Mueller Report? by Peter Nicholas, Elaina Plott (The Atlantic)
• Mueller report to be released on Thursday: What you won’t see (Al Jazeera)
• Poll: Most Americans don’t think Mueller report will clear Trump by Matthew Choi (Politico)
• Trump Has Set Himself Up for Disaster If He’s Wrong About Mueller by Tina Nguyen (Vanity Fair)
• “Spying Is a Judgment”: After Mueller, Will Trump Get His Grand Inquisition? by Abigail Tracy (Vanity Fair)
• Analysis: The Mueller Report Will Be Released on Thursday. Here’s a Guide. by Sharon LaFraniere (NY Times)
• Democrats prepared to subpoena Justice Department for all of Mueller’s findings as soon as Friday by Shira Tarlo (Salon)
• Congress won’t get Mueller report until after Barr press conference by Jacqueline Thomsen And Brandon Conradis (The Hill)
• White House, Justice Department officials discussed Mueller report ahead of release: NYT by David Morgan, Sarah N. Lynch (Reuters)
• The White House Reportedly Knows Details About the Mueller Report Ahead of Its Release—And Democrats Are Pissed by Jackie Flynn Mogensen (Mother Jones)
• Look for References to Michael Flynn in the Mueller Report to See How Much William Barr Has Redacted by Jed Shugerman (Slate)
• Justice Department Reportedly Has Already Tipped Off Trump’s Lawyers to Mueller Report Conclusions by Elliot Hannon (Slate)

Cuba

• Trump lifts ban on U.S. lawsuits against foreign firms in Cuba by Lesley Wroughton, Matt Spetalnick (Reuters)
• Trump security adviser unveils new U.S. sanctions to pressure Cuba, Venezuela by Matt Spetalnick, David Alexander (Reuters)
• U.S. restricts travel, remittances to Cuba as part of a new policy under Trump by Nora Gámez Torres (Miami Herald)

Other News

• Poll: Nearly 4 in 10 voters believe Trump’s campaign was spied on by Nolan D. McCaskill (Politico)
• Trump takes second whack at Fox News by Caitlin Oprysko (Politico)
• Trump wants to spend more on opioid task force that found 0.2 grams of heroin in week-long sting by Alan Pyke (ThinkProgress)
• Trump’s disaster relief prioritizes ‘Western civilization’ over U.S. people of color by Zack Ford (ThinkProgress)
• U.S.-China trade deal is nearly here. What we know so far shows Trump is the biggest winner. by D. Parvaz (ThinkProgress)
• Trump abruptly blocks U.S. from appointing anyone to UN committee on racism by Igor Derysh (Salon)
• New records put Trump’s interior chief under fresh scrutiny over casino row by Emily Holden (The Guardian)
• Trump and Netanyahu Are Breaking the Bond Between American Jews and Israel by Jane Eisner (TIME)
• Gold-plated golf clubs and birthday bashes: How Abe courts Trump by Eliana Johnson (Politico)
• Monica Crowley, a Fox News Fixture, Is Said to Get a Top Treasury Job by Alan Rappeport (NY Times)
• Ivanka Trump says she passed on World Bank job by Catherine Lucey (AP)
• Melania Trump says she’ll serve 4 more years as first lady by Darlene Superville (AP)
• AG Barr orders detention of some asylum-seekers who pass credible fear interviews pending case resolution by Debra Cassens Weiss (ABA Journal)
• Trump refers to Fox News as ‘we,’ after years of echoing the network by John T. Bennett (Roll Call)
• AG Barr Orders Immigration Judges To Stop Releasing Asylum Seekers Out On Bail by Vanessa Romo, Joel Rose (NPR)
• Trump Says He Offered His ‘Great Experts’ To Pope Francis, Macron To Rebuild Notre Dame by Antonia Blumberg (Huffington Post)
• Ivanka Trump says she passed on her father’s offer to lead World Bank by Caitlin Oprysko (Politico)

2020

• Tracking The Money Race Behind The Presidential Campaign by Sean Mcminn, Alyson Hurt (NPR)
• Bill Weld: Trump to face 2020 Republican challenge (BBC)
• First GOP Candidate Announces Primary Challenge to Trump by Elliot Hannon (Slate)
• Trump Begins Effort To Flip Minnesota, Which Was A Democratic Holdout In 2016 by Brian Naksy (NPR)
• Trump’s 2020 Strategy: Target Grandpa with Anti-Immigrant Ads by Eric Lutz (Vanity Fair)
• The Trump 2020 campaign is going after older people with immigration ads on Facebook by Emily Stewart (Vox)

Ilhan Omar

• Trump says he doesn’t regret posting edited video slamming Omar by Caitlin Oprysko (Politico)
• How Donald Trump Resurrected the 9/11 Loyalty Test by Emma Green (The Atlantic)
• Trump ‘not at all’ concerned that his tweet triggered death threats against Ilhan Omar by Zack Ford (ThinkProgress)
• Trump slams Omar again: ‘She’s got a way about her’ that is ‘very, very bad for our country’ by John Bowden (The Hill)
• Opinion: Why Trump Won’t Stop Talking About Ilhan Omar by Jamelle Bouie (NY Times)
• Trump says he has no regrets about sharing Ilhan Omar video by Colby Itkowitz and John Wagner (Washington Post)

Tax Returns

• Battle over Trump tax returns could extend into 2020 election by Jan Wolfe (Reuters)
• Law says Mnuchin must turn over Trump’s taxes or face 5 years in prison by Matthew Chapman (Salon)
• House Democrats have the power to see the Mueller report and Trump’s taxes — if only they’d use it by Travis Gettys (Salon)

Mueller Report

• Many key facts uncovered by Robert Mueller are still being investigated, new court finding reveals by Cody Fenwick (Salon)
• Trump says he’s not concerned about Mueller report’s release by Jordan Fabian (The Hill)
• Analysis: Washington is bracing for the redacted Mueller report. Here’s everything we know about the 400-page document so far. by Sonam Sheth (Business Insider)
• Judge: Barr sowing public mistrust with Mueller report handling by Josh Gerstein (Politico)
• Rudy Giuliani’s Mueller “Counter-Report” Keeps Getting Smaller by Alison Durkee (Vanity Fair)
• Here’s What Will Be Redacted in the Mueller Report by Tara Law, Mahita Gahanan (TIME)

Yemen War

• Trump vetoes measure to end US involvement in Yemen war (Al Jazeera)
• Trump vetoes resolution on ending U.S. role in Yemen civil war by Andrew Desidero (Politico)
• Yemen war: Trump vetoes bill to end US support for Saudi-led coalition (BBC)
• Yemen: Donald Trump vetoes Congress bill ending support for Saudi-led war by Andrew Buncombe (Independent)

Border / Asylum / Immigration

• Donald Trump Has Ordered Thousands More Troops To Mexican Border, New Deployment Document Suggests by James LaPorta, Ramsey Touchberry, and Chantal da Silva (Newsweek)
• Trump Administration to Allow for Extended Detention of Certain Asylum Seekers as Deterrent to Others Not to Come by Elliott Hannon (Slate)
• Trump administration ends right to bond for certain asylum seekers by Oliver Laughland (The Guardian)
• Barr rules that asylum-seekers must be detained during deportation proceedings by Jacqueline Thomsen (The Hill)
• Attorney General Barr Decides Asylum Seekers Who Show Credible Fear Are Ineligible for Bond by AP (TIME)

Other News

• Trump announces presidential award for Woods after Masters win (Al Jazeera)
• Congress Subpoenas Deutsche Bank As Part Of Democrats’ Probe Of Trump Finances by Kelsey Snell (NPR)
• Trump goes after Fox News for ‘weird’ Sanders town hall by Katie Galioto (Politico)
• Trump to counter White House correspondents’ dinner with Wisconsin rally by Jordan Fabian (The Hill)
• Trump offers condolences to France’s Macron over Notre Dame fire: White House (Reuters)
• Trump rolls out details for his White House Correspondents’ Dinner counter-rally by Caitlin Oprysko (Politico)
• Donald Trump really isn’t happy that Fox News hosted a town hall with Bernie Sanders by Aaron Rupar (Vox)
• Trump’s Trade War Forces Volvo To Shift Gears In South Carolina by Camila Domonoske (NPR)
• Donald Trump’s new Interior secretary was confirmed last week, and he is already under investigation by Cody Fenwick (Salon)

Opinion

• Hypocrisy without borders: the pomposity of Ivanka Trump’s trip to Africa by Arwa Mahdawi (The Guardian)
• On Capitol Hill, some Trump officials are testifying for an audience of one by Seung Min Kim (Washington Post)

Analysis

• The Illusion of Trump’s Mideast Peace Plan by Daniel C. Kurtzer (The American Prospect)

Mueller Report

• The Insiders’ Guide To the Mueller Report by Darren Samuelsohn (Politico)
• Analysis: Mueller Report Release Will Likely Escalate Tensions Between Trump And Congress by Ron Elving (NPR)
• Robert Mueller’s Russia Report Is Coming Soon. Here’s What You Need To Know by Philip Ewing (NPR)
• The Seven Things to Look for When Reading the Redacted Mueller Report by Richard L. Hasen (Slate)
• 11 things to look for when Attorney General William Barr finally drops the Mueller report by Travis Gettys (Salon)
• Mueller Report Will Be Released Thursday, Justice Dept. Says by Katie Benner (NY Times)
• Mueller Report Will Be Released Thursday by Kevin Drum (Mother Jones)
• Mueller report to be released Thursday by Darren Samuelsohn, Josh Gerstein (Politico)
• White House prepares 140-page response to Mueller report that ‘totally exonerated’ Trump by Danielle Mclean (ThinkProgress)

Ilhan Omar

• Trump escalates his attacks on Omar after Pelosi ups her security by Rebecca Morin (Politico)
• Rep. Ilhan Omar Says Death Threats Against Her Have Spiked Since Trump Tweet by Molly Olmstead (Slate)
• Don’t Expect Trump to Stop Targeting Ilhan Omar. It Looks Like His Newest 2020 Strategy. by Inae Oh (Mother Jones)
• Donald Trump Continues Attacks On ‘Ungrateful’ Ilhan Omar, Claiming She Has ‘Control’ Of Nancy Pelosi by Sarah Ruiz-Grossman (Huffington Post)
• White House stands by Islamophobic rhetoric as threats against Ilhan Omar rise by Zack Ford (ThinkProgress)
• Trump calls Muslim lawmaker Ilhan Omar ‘out of control’ in latest attack by Susan Cornwell (Reuters)
• Rep. Ilhan Omar condemns Trump for endangering the lives of Muslims by Emily Kopp (Roll Call)
• Opinion: Just say it: Trump’s attacks on Ilhan Omar are designed to incite hatred by Greg Sargent (Washington Post)
• This Trump Official Mocked Rep. Omar’s Death Threats on Instagram. It Led to More Death Threats. by Nathalie Baptiste (Mother Jones)
• Donald Trump’s Ilhan Omar Tweet Might Be the Worst Tweet in History by Ben Mathis-Lilley (Slate)

Taxes

• On Tax Day, Trump tax cuts remain deeply unpopular by Ben White (Politico)
• The Trump Tax Cut Did Bubkes for the Working Class by Kevin Drum (Mother Jones)
• Repealing Trump’s Tax Cut Would Bring in Billions—and 2020 Democrats Want to Put That Cash to Use by Edwin Rios (Mother Jones)

Other News

• Trump attorneys warn accounting firm not to hand over financial records by Andrew Desidero (Politico)
• Millennial Trump Supporters Are Breaking With Their Party Over Climate Change by Oliver Milman (Mother Jones)
• Trump campaign has unrivalled funds before US election (Al Jazeera)
• President Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign raises more than $30 million in the first quarter of 2019 by Shira Tarlo (Salon)
• Trump eyeing crackdown on countries with high visa overstay rates: report by Chris Mills Rodrigo (The Hill)
• Denials of U.S. immigrant visas skyrocket after little-heralded rule change by Yeganeh Torbati and Kristina Cooke (Reuters)
• President Trump Called Former President Jimmy Carter To Talk About China by Emma Hurt (NPR)
• Trump to present Tiger Woods with Medal of Freedom by Rebecca Morin (Politico)
• Federal judge compares Trump’s attacks on judiciary to KKK tactics by Debra Cassens Weiss (ABA Journal)
• Trump On Notre Dame Fire: ‘Perhaps Flying Water Tankers Could Be Used To Put It Out’ by Hayley Miller (Huffington Post)
• French officials reject Trump suggestion to use ‘flying water tankers’ on Notre Dame fire by Morgan Gstalter (The Hill)
• Trump Gets His First Official GOP Challenger With Bill Weld Announcement by S.V. Date (Huffington Post)
• Pulitzer Prizes awarded to The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times for reporting on Trump by AP (Washington Post)
• House Democrats subpoena Deutsche Bank in Trump investigation by Zachary Warmbrodt, John Bresnahan (Politico)

Analysis

• Donald Trump’s ever-expanding reach: A second term would be terrifying by Heather Digby Parton (Salon)
• Poll: Only 18 percent say they are paying less under Trump tax law by Matthew Sheffield (The Hill)

Immigration

• White House Chaos Continues as Trump Claims “Absolute Legal Right” on Sanctuary Cities Proposal by Inae Oh (Mother Jones)
• Democrats to blame for Trump’s immigration threat, Sarah Sanders says by Ian Kullgren (Politico)
• Sarah Sanders denies Trump said he would pardon border chief by Quint Forgey (Politico)
• Trump may be trying to make everyone ‘crazy’ with sanctuary cities threat: Sen. Rick Scott by Michelle Price (Reuters)
• Trump fixed on sanctuary city idea amid opposition and doubts over legality by Martin Pengelly (The Guardian)
• Donald Trump ignores his own administration, renews racist threats to asylum seekers by Adam Peck (ThinkProgress)
• Trump officials say sanctuary city migrant plan under review by Gabriela Resto-Montero (Vox)
• White House messaging falls in line with Trump’s sanctuary cities proposal by Quint Forgey (Politico)
• Trump revived attacks on sanctuary cities to distract from Mueller report release: report by Zack Budryk (The Hill)
• Trump Sees an Obstacle to Getting His Way on Immigration: His Own Officials by Eileen Sullivan and Michael D. Shear (NY Times)

Mueller Report

• How Mueller’s hunt for a Russia-Trump conspiracy came up short by Nathan Layne, Mark Hosenball (Reuters)
• The Wait Is Almost Over For The (Almost) Full Mueller Report To Be Released by Jessica Taylor (NPR)
• Full Mueller report may have ‘proof of bad deeds’ and must be seen – Democrat by Tom McCarthy (The Guardian)

Ilhan Omar

• Ilhan Omar hits back after Trump triggers deluge of abuse: ‘I did not run for Congress to be silent’ by Peter Stubley (Independent)
• Pelosi contacts Capitol Hill security to ensure Omar’s safety after Trump tweet by Michael Burke (The Hill)
• Ilhan Omar: White House escalates Trump attack over 9/11 comment by Tom McCarthy (The Guardian)
• Opinion: It’s More Obvious Than Ever What Republicans Want With Ilhan Omar by Aymann Ismail (Slate)

Other News

• Inside Trump’s hidden life on the golf course by Gabby Orr, Daniel Lippman (Politico)
• Reporter slaps down Donald Trump’s claim New York Times failed to observe basic tenet of journalism by Adam Forrest (Independent)
• Trump, despite solid U.S. growth, says Fed should fire up crisis-era stimulus by Howard Schneider (Reuters)
• Ivanka Trump lands in Africa to promote U.S. jobs plan for women (Reuters)
• Ivanka Trump Visits Ethiopia, Promoting a White House Global Economic Program for Women by Catherine Lucey (TIME)
• Trump blocked renomination of Obama-era UN racism official, won’t pick a replacement: report by Avery Anapol (The Hill)
• Trump blocks U.S. from nominating anyone to U.N. racism committee by Casey Michel (ThinkProgress)
• Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Congress Not ‘Smart Enough’ To Understand Trump’s Taxes by Hayley Miller (Huffington Post)
• White House: House Democrats Aren’t ‘Smart Enough’ to Assess President Trump’s Taxes by AP (TIME)
• Trump Campaign To Report $30 Million Haul by Zeke Miller (Huffington Post)
• Trump, Pelosi to meet on bipartisan infrastructure deal by Zack Budryk (The Hill)
• Trump rips into Pelosi after ‘puff piece’ ’60 Minutes’ interview by Zack Budryk (The Hill)
• Trump campaign raises $30 million in first quarter by Maggie Severns (Politico)
• Trump Spent His Sunday Night Hate-Watching Nancy Pelosi’s ‘60 Minutes’ Interview by Ed Mazza (Huffington Post)

Analysis

• A Survival Guide for the Trump White House by Peter Nicholas (The Atlantic)

Opinion

• Demonizing Minority Women by Charles M. Blow (NY Times)
• Trump shouldn’t complain about slow confirmations when he nominates people like this by The Editorial Board (Washington Post)

North Korea

• Kim Jong-un warns of ‘dark and very dangerous’ future unless US changes attitude to North Korea by Peter Stubley (Independent)
• Trump, Kim tease third North Korea summit by Quint Forgey (Politico)
• North Korea willing to take part in talks if US has ‘right attitude’ (BBC)
• Trump leaves door open for third North Korea summit by Gabriela Resto-Montero (Vox)

Tax Returns

• House panel chairman gives IRS April 23 deadline on Trump taxes by David Morgan (Reuters)
• Democrats Warn Trump Administration On President’s Tax Returns by Sara Boboltz, Arthur Delaney (Huffington Post)
• House Democrats Give IRS New Deadline of April 23 to Hand Over Trump Tax Returns by Daniel Politi (Slate)
• The House Ways and Means Committee wants Trump’s tax returns by April 23 by Gabriela Resto-Montero (Vox)

Ilhan Omar

• ‘The president is endangering her life’: Trump promotes Islamophobic attack against Ilhan Omar by Tara Culp-Ressler (ThinkProgress)
• Democrats unite to condemn Trump tweet linking Ilhan Omar and 9/11 by Gabriela Resto-Montero (Vox)
• Ilhan Omar defended by Democrats after Trump uses 9/11 video in attack by Martin Pengally and Lois Beckett, agencies (The Guardian)
• Democrats Slam Trump After He Attacks Ilhan Omar With Graphic, Misleading 9/11 Video by Daniel Politi (Slate)
• Latest Attacks On Ilhan Omar Show That Anti-Muslim Hate Isn’t A Partisan Issue by Rowalda Abdelaziz (Huffington Post)
• Trump’s Attack on Ilhan Omar is His Latest 9/11 Scam by Luke Darby (GQ)
• It’s More Obvious Than Ever What Republicans Want With Ilhan Omar by Aymann Ismail (Slate)

Immigration

• Trump Reportedly Offered Pardon to Homeland Security Chief if He Broke Law to Block Migrants by Daniel Politi (Slate)
• Child separation: More than 2,500 children to be reunited with migrant parents after Trump administration settles case by Victoria Gagliardo-Silver (Independent)
• Seattle’s Mayor Had the Perfect Response to Trump’s Threat to Send Immigrants to Sanctuary Cities by Samantha Michaels (Mother Jones)

Mueller Report

• Stone cites Barr, Kavanaugh writings in last-ditch effort to dismiss Mueller indictment by Kyle Cheney (Politico)
• Trump White House braces for full Mueller report by Eliana Johnson, Daniel Lippman, Darren Samuelsohn (Politico)

Other News

• Dems rip Nunes’ plan for private huddle with Barr to discuss criminal allegations by Kyle Cheney (Politico)
• Cuban president calls for strengthened defenses, economy in response to Trump threats by Marc Frank (Reuters)

Analysis

• The news media helped Trump win in 2016. Here’s what needs to change for 2020 by Brian L. Ott (Salon)
• Health-care law more popular despite Trump’s repeated attempts to destroy it by Paige Winfield Cunningham (Washington Post)

Opinion

• Trump embraces another dictator. Congress has to do better. by The Editorial Board (Washington Post)

Transgender Ban

• Thousands of Transgender Troops’ Lives Are About to Change Radically. But the Military Still Hasn’t Figured Out the Details. by Dan Spinelli (Mother Jones)
• Stop pretending the transgender ban isn’t a ban by Diane H. Mazur (Politico)
• Trump transgender military ban: 14,700 jobs at risk as controversial policy comes into effect by Victoria Gagliardo-Silver (Independent)
• Trump’s controversial transgender troop ban takes effect (Al Jazeera)
• Trump’s Transgender Military Ban Is Now In Effect by Sonia Elks (Huffington Post)

Mueller Report

• Obstruction Of Justice Could Still Threaten Trump Politically by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux (FiveThirtyEight)
• With Craig Indictment, Mueller Probe Sends Ripples Through the Swamp by Seth Hettena (The New Republic)

Immigration / Border

• Trump Officials Considered Transporting Migrants to ‘Sanctuary Cities’ as Political Retribution, Report Says by Amy Gunia (TIME)
• Stephen Miller Proposed Releasing Detained Migrants in Pelosi’s District by Eric Lutz (Vanity Fair)
• Trump reportedly told his border chief to close the border and block migrants from entering the US — and that if he went to jail, he’d pardon him by Michelle Mark (Business Insider)
• Trump asylum policy gets temporary reprieve from Court of Appeals by Tom Hals (Reuters)
• Trump considering releasing migrant detainees in sanctuary cities (BBC)
• Trump Threatens To Send Detained Immigrants To ‘Sanctuary Cities’ As Retaliation by Jessica Taylor (NPR)
• Trump Said He Would Pardon Border Official If He Broke Law By Denying Migrants: CNN by Sebastian Murdock (Huffington Post)
• The Trump Administration Just Settled a Suit That Could Reunite 2,700 Immigrants With Their Families by Dahlia Lithwick (Slate)
• Trump Urged Homeland Security Official to Close Border Despite an Earlier Promise of a Delay by Maggie Haberman, Annie Karni, and Eric Schmitt (NY Times)
• Trump Administration To Allow 2,700 Central American Children Into The U.S. by Richard Gonzales (NPR)

Tax Returns

• To get Trump’s tax returns, Democrats must show they have a good reason by Brian Faler (Politico)
• The Public Wants Trump’s Tax Returns by William Saletan (Slate)
• Trump must release his tax returns or be barred from state’s 2020 election ballot, Illinois senate votes by Tom Embury-Dennis (Independent)

Ilhan Omar

• Trump tweets edited video slamming Omar over 9/11 comments by Tal Axelrod (The Hill)
• President Trump targets Rep. Ilhan Omar with a video of Twin Towers burning. by Eli Rosenberg (Washington Post)
• Trump Uses 9/11 Footage To Advance Right-Wing Attacks On Ilhan Omar by Lydia O’Connor (Huffington Post)

Other News

• New Government Data Shows Trump Wanted to Close the Wrong Border by Noah Lanard (Mother Jones)
• Trump says he mulled nominating daughter Ivanka for World Bank president by Caitlin Oprysko (Politico)
• Trump says he considered nominating Ivanka to lead World Bank by Morgan Gstalter (The Hill)
• 60 Top Corporations Paid $0 Federal Taxes Under Trump Tax Law by Mary Papenfuss (Huffington Post)
• Under Trump, U.S. drilling permits on federal lands soar by Nichola Groom (Reuters)
• Trump blows up over newspaper’s choice of page for story about former Obama lawyer by Tom Embury-Dennis (Independent)
• Trump accuses media of not focusing enough on charges against Obama White House lawyer by Caitlin Oprysko (Politico)
• Trump promised his sons would keep business out of politics. He’s admitting that was a lie. by Aaron Rupar (Vox)
• Trump tax ‘cut’ actually increased taxes for 10 million American families, report finds by Josh Israel (ThinkProgress)
• Trump rejects government intervention in 5G wireless networks by Margaret Harding McGill (Politico)
• Trump passes on making U.N. racism committee nomination by Nahal Toosi (Politico)
• Kim open to another summit with Trump, with conditions by Kim Tong-hyung (AP)
• Criticism mounts of Trump pick for U.S. Federal Reserve by Pete Schroeder, Howard Schneider (Reuters)
• White House eyes nuclear weapons expert to lead challenge to climate science by Scott Waldman, E&E News (Science Magazine)
• Company led by Trump nominee was rife with harassment, including groping and kissing, report says by Michael Brice-Saddler (Washington Post)

Analysis

• Inside Ivanka’s Dreamworld by Elaina Plott (The Atlantic)
• Trump bulldozes across the presidency’s red lines by Nancy Cook (Politico)
• Unite the whites: Donald Trump now leads a unified party of anti-immigrant racism by Heather Digby Parton (Salon)
• Trump uses ‘treason’ to demonize political opponents. It won’t end well. by Zack Ford (ThinkProgress)
• Inside the Russian effort to target Sanders supporters — and help elect Trump by Michael Kranish (Washington Post)
• A comprehensive list of former Fox employees who have joined the Trump administration by Matt Gertz (Media Matters)

North Korea

• The Plan to Resurrect the North Korea Nuclear Talks by Uri Friedman (The Atlantic)
• Trump says he is discussing potential further meetings with North Korea’s Kim (Reuters)
• Trump won’t budge on North Korea sanctions, thwarting South Korean president’s hope for progress by D. Parvaz (ThinkProgress)
• President Trump Says He Wants North Korea Sanctions to Remain After Meeting with Moon by AP (TIME)

Wikileaks / Assange

• Trump today: ‘I know nothing about WikiLeaks.’ Trump in 2016: ‘Oh, we love WikiLeaks’ by Rebecca Morin (Politico)
• Trump says he does not have opinion on Assange’s arrest (Reuters)
• Trump claims to ‘know nothing about Wikileaks’ despite praising it a dozen times during 2016 election campaign by Andrew Buncombe (Independent)
• Trump lies, says he knows nothing about Wikileaks site he cited 164 times by Josh Israel (ThinkProgress)

Trump Sister

• Trump’s Sister Resigns As Judge, Ending Inquiry Into Alleged Tax Schemes: Report by Sebastian Murdock (Huffington Post)
• Trump’s sister resigns from federal appeals court, halting probe into alleged family tax fraud by Igor Derysh (Salon)
• Trump’s sister quits as judge, prematurely ending probe into whether she committed tax fraud alongside president by Tom Embury-Dennis (Independent)
• President Trump’s Sister Retires as Federal Judge, Ending Ethical Misconduct Inquiry by Larry Neumeister, Maryclaire Dale (TIME)

Immigration / Border / DHS

• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Said Climate Change and Immigration Are Connected — Here’s Why She’s Right by Lucy Diavolo (Teen Vogue)
• Trump’s Immigration Policies Unify White Republicans by Ronald Brownstein (The Atlantic)
• Trump accuses Dems of ‘treason’ even as Mulvaney seeks a border deal with them by John T. Bennett (Roll Call)
• Conservatives want a man who compared immigrants to rats to lead DHS by Rebekah Entralgo (ThinkProgress)
• White House Sought To Drop Off Detained Immigrants In Sanctuary Cities by Lydia O’Connor (Huffington Post)
• Donald Trump Wanted to Dump Asylum Seekers on Streets of Democratic Cities by Kevin Drum (Mother Jones)
• White House Sought To Drop Off Detained Immigrants In Sanctuary Cities: Report by Lydia O’Connor (Huffington Post)
• Trump Railed At Illegal Immigration But Now Owns The Worst Numbers In A Decade by S.V. Date (Huffington Post)
• White House Wanted ICE to Arrest Undocumented Immigrants and Then Release Them in Sanctuary Cities by Elliott Hannon (Slate)

Other News

• Trump threatens EU over Brexit treatment of UK: ‘Let people breathe before it all comes back to bite you’ by Tom Embury-Dennis (Independent)
• Trump Approval Ratings (FiveThirtyEight)
• Donald Trump Continues to Not Be Very Popular by Kevin Drum (Mother Jones)
• Trump Signs Executive Orders In Push To Make It Easier To Build Oil And Gas Pipelines by Cat Schuknecht (NPR)
• Fox Business issues correction for botched Trump approval poll by Rebecca Morin (Politico)
• Former White House counsel under President Obama expects to be indicted in Mueller-related case by Cody Fenwick (Salon)
• Trump says he will celebrate D-Day anniversary in France by Jordan Fabian (The Hill)
• Trump White House to screen anti-abortion movie Friday by Gabby Orr (Politico)

Opinion

• Mnuchin flouts the law to help Trump by E.J. Dionne Jr (Washington Post)