Democratic Debates / 2020
- Your Guide To Night 2 Of The Detroit Democratic Presidential Debates by Domenico Montanaro (NPR)
- Sanders And Warren Stand Together: Takeaways From Tuesday’s Democratic Debate by Ron Elving (NPR)
- The Liz and Bernie show: Progressive duo shows us why they’re electable by Amanda Marcotte (Salon)
- Trump renews attacks on intelligence of CNN’s Don Lemon, one of the moderators of the Democratic debate by John Wagner and Colby Itkowitz ( Washington Post)
- Analysis: Four questions from last night and three matchups to watch tonight by David Weigel (Washington Post)
- Democratic debate on CNN sees steep ratings drop by Michael Calderone (Politico)
- It Was Everybody vs. Joe Biden At The Democratic Debate by Kevin Robillard (Huffington Post)
- Five takeaways from Democratic debate brawl by Jonathan Easley (The Hill)
- 3 winners and 4 losers from Democrats’ two-night debate extravaganza by Matthew Yglesias (Vox)
Prescription Drugs
- Trump Administration Plans To Allow Imports Of Some Prescription Drugs From Canada by Bill Chappell (NPR)
- Trump firms up plan to import medicines but pharma companies resist by Michael Erman (Reuters)
- Trump Administration Plans to Legalize Importing Low-Cost Canadian Prescription Drugs by Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar (TIME)
China
- No U.S.-China Trade Deal Yet; Talks To Resume In September by Avie Schneider (NPR)
- White House: China confirms commitment to buy more U.S. farm goods by Doug Palmer (Politico)
- U.S.-China Trade Talks Resume in Shanghai With No Sign of a Breakthrough by Dake Kang, Joe McDonald (TIME)
Other News
- Judge: Trump statements muddle Freedom of Information suit for FISA warrants by Josh Gerstein (Politico)
- Trump brushes off criticism: ‘Everybody’s called a racist now’ by Caitlin Oprysko (Politico)
- Trump says he wants to ‘rein in’ US intelligence agencies by Zamira Rahim (Independent)
- Turns Out a Lot of Christians Are Against Trump’s Pro-Christian Agenda by Leila Ettachfini (VICE)
- California Passes Law Requiring Presidential Candidates to Release Tax Returns to Get on the Ballot by Elliot Hannon (Slate)
- National Cathedral Leaders Condemn Trump’s Racism, Question Americans’ Silence in the Face of It by Elliot Hannon (Slate)
- Donald Trump Lied About Almost Dying In Helicopter Crash, Ex-Employee Says by Lee Moran (Huffington Post)
- MAGA hats are just the beginning: Inside the “brilliant and sinister” world of Trump merchandise by Alex Henderson (Salon)
- Russia Is Going to Up Its Game for the 2020 Elections by Matt Laslo (Wired)
- These Baltimore Residents Say Trump’s ‘Rodent’ Tweets Ring True. They Live in Homes Owned by Jared Kushner’s Family by Regina Garcia Cano and Bernard Condon (Time)
- Trump sent America’s top hostage negotiator to Sweden for A$AP Rocky’s trial by Jen Kirby (Vox)
- A Trump administration proposal to tighten eligibility for food stamps could affect millions of Americans and hurt some low-cost retailers by Humeyra Pamuk, Reuters(Business Insider)
- Trump officials tighten asylum rules, enlist foreign nations to deter migration by Nick Miroff (Washington Post)
- Trump says Fed’s Powell ‘let us down’ on interest rate decision (Reuters)
- Federal Reserve cuts interest rates by 0.25% – its first in a decade by Richard Partington (The Guardian)
- A Conservative Calls Out Donald Trump by Kevin Drum (Mother Jones)
- Trump’s pick for top envoy to the U.N. gets Senate approval by Lauren Gardner (Politico)
- US imposes sanctions on Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif (Al Jazeera)
- Trump escalates tensions with Iran by imposing sanctions on foreign minister by Dave Maclean (Independent)
- Trump Orders Navy to Strip Medals From Prosecutors in War Crimes Trial by Peter Baker (NY Times)
- US uses loophole to split up immigrant families after judge’s order to halt separations, ACLU says by Debra Cassens Weiss (ABA Journal)
- Senate confirms wealthy GOP donor, McConnell friend as UN ambassador by Rachel Oswald (Roll Call)
Analysis
- Top House lawyer takes center stage in legal battles against Trump by Andrew Desiderio and Kyle Cheney (Politico)
Opinion
- The Gilroy, California, shooting highlights a big hole in Trump’s logic about gun violence by Aaron Rupar (Vox)
- Federal Reserve Caves to Trump, Dumps Lighter Fluid on U.S. Economy by Bess Levin (Vanity Fair)
- The Rhetoric and Reality of Donald Trump’s Racism by Robin Wright (New Yorker)