Syria / Turkey
- ‘We’ve been neutral for years’: Dilemma of Syrian Kurds in Turkey by Linah Alsaafin (Al Jazeera)
- Withdrawing US troops enter Iraq from Syria (Al Jazeera)
- Syrian Kurds Pelt Retreating U.S. Troops with Rotten Fruit by Luke Darby (GQ)
- Trump says ceasefire in Syria is holding despite few skirmishes (Reuters)
- Potatoes Thrown at American Troops As They Depart Northeastern City in Syria by AP (TIME)
- Trump Considering Leaving Hundreds Of Troops In Syria After All: Report by Nick Visser (Huffington Post)
- His own minister of propaganda: With the Syria debacle, Trump’s lying tweets hit new low by Heather Digby Parton (Salon)
- Erdogan’s Ambitions Go Beyond Syria. He Says He Wants Nuclear Weapons. by David E. Sanger and William J. Broad, AP (NY Times)
- Trump says US ‘never agreed’ to protect Syria’s Kurds by Kimberly Halkett (Al Jazeera)
- U.S. Never Agreed To Protect Kurds For Life, Trump Says Of Syria Withdrawal by Nina Golgowski (Huffington Post)
Impeachment Inquiry
- Nothing Will Persuade White Evangelicals to Support Impeachment by Emma Green (The Atlantic)
- Lindsey Graham Suggests Ukraine Quid Pro Quo Might Convince Him To Back Impeachment by Mary Papenfuss (Huffington Post)
- Acting head of OMB refuses to testify in House impeachment probe by Caitlin Emma (Politico)
- The impeachment of Donald Trump: Here’s how it works — assuming anything still works by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
- Trump: Republicans need to get tougher and fight amid impeachment inquiry (Reuters)
- Read Nancy Pelosi’s “Fact Sheet” About Trump’s Ukraine Call by Abigail Weinberg (Mother Jones)
- Pelosi details evidence of what she calls Trump’s ‘shakedown’ of Ukrainian leader as GOP seeks censure of Schiff by John Wagner and Brittany Shammas (Washington Post)
- The Impeachment Investigation Might Get Its Most Damning Testimony on Tuesday by Greg Walters, Cameron Joseph (VICE)
- Trump Viewed Ukraine As Adversary, Not Ally, Witnesses Say by Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick / AP (Huffington Post)
- Analysis: The Invention—and Reinvention—of Impeachment by Jill Lepore (New Yorker)
Emoluments Clause / G7
- Trump Scoffs at “Phony Emoluments Clause” While Complaining About G-7 Scandal by Abigail Weinberg (Mother Jones)
- The reason Trump dropped his Florida resort as the next G7 venue is the opposite to the one he tweeted by Tom Porter (Business insider)
- Trump attacks constitution’s ‘phony Emoluments Clause’ over scrapped G7 plans by Joan E Greve (The Guardian)
- Trump Continues To Defend Doral Choice Even After Giving In by Antonia Blumberg (Huffington Post)
- Donald Trump’s “Phony” Emoluments Clause Is Real, and He’s Probably Already Violating It by Jay Willis (GQ)
- Trump claims he’s the victim of ‘phony emoluments clause’ by Abbey Marshall (Politico)
- Trump’s Elaborate Scheme To Get Around His Emoluments Problem Proves He Has One by S.V. Date (Huffington Post)
- Trump: G7 Con and Obama’s Netflix Deal Are the Same Thing by Bess Levin (Vanity Fair)
Other News
- Trump ‘burst out’ into description of Macron’s handshake during first Pentagon briefing, account says by Chris Riotta (Independent)
- The Department of Justice seeks to distance itself from Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani by Shira Tarlo (Salon)
- Mitt Romney, ‘Pierre Delecto’ And The Strategy Of Anonymously Criticizing Trump by Domenico Montanaro (NPR)
- Louis Vuitton Director Slams Trump As ‘Joke’ After Visit To Brand’s Texas Workshop by Jenna Amatulli (Huffington Post)
- Democrats lead Trump by wide margins in Minnesota by Reid Wilson (The Hill)
- Quick deportation process for asylum-seekers to be reviewed by Supreme Court by Debra Cassens Weiss (ABA Journal)
- Supreme Court erases Michigan gerrymandering ruling by Todd Ruger (Roll Call)
- White House Factions Fight Over Trump’s Next Homeland Security Secretary by Franco Ordoñez (NPR)
- White Evangelicals Stand Behind Trump Despite Impeachment Inquiry: Survey by Carol Kuruvilla (Huffington Post)
- Trump fielding ideas for replacing acting chief of staff Mulvaney: sources by Steve Holland (Reuters)
- Trump fielding ideas for replacing acting chief of staff: report (Al Jazeera)
Analysis
- Trump Wants Loggers to Tear Through This Pristine Forest. If It Happens, the Ecosystem Will Be in Chaos. by Matt Simon (Mother Jones)
- The Decline and Fall of Rudy Giuliani by Jay Willis (GQ)
- Will the Court See Through Trump’s War on California? by Leah Litman (Slate)
- What If Trump Wins? by Darren Samuelsohn (Politico)
Opinion
- Donald Trump found a different way to build his wall by Tamaryn Nelson (Al Jazeera)