Barr / DOJ
- William Barr is not planning to resign over Trump tweets, says Justice Department in response to reports by Jon Sharman (Independent)
- Against wishes of Barr, Trump fires off more tweets about the Justice Department by John Wagner, Matt Zapotosky, and Devlin Barrett (Washington Post)
- Judges postpone emergency meeting to discuss Trump, Barr: Report (Al Jazeera)
- Republicans plead with Trump to leave Barr alone by Burgess Everett, Marianne Levine (Politico)
- The Fall of the DOJ by Dahlia Lithwick (Slate)
Other News
- Trump campaign hires alum of controversial data company by Alex Isenstadt (Politco)
- Trump’s next health care move: Giving Silicon Valley your medical data by Darius Tahir, Adam Cancryn (Politico)
- Trump to open world’s biggest cricket stadium during India visit (Al Jazeera)
- Timeline of Trump’s shifting justifications for Soleimani killing by Joseph Stepansky (Al Jazeera)
- US official who certified Ukraine aid resigns at Trump’s request (Al Jazeera)
- Trump dismisses John Rood, the Pentagon’s policy chief by Paul Sonne and Missy Ryan (Washington Post)
- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange alleges that Trump offered him a pardon if he denied that Russia hacked the DNC by Sonam Sheth (Business Insider)
- Julian Assange Claims Trump Offered a Pardon for Help Covering Up Russia’s 2016 Hacking by Greg Walters (VICE)
- Trump picks pardon requests from wealthy pals and GOP donors by Michael Biesecker (AP)
- Trump accused of “questionable delay tactics” as E. Jean Carroll seeks DNA to prove rape accusation by Matthew Chapman (Salon)
- Trump seeks deal on foreign workers that could anger base by Anita Kumar (Politico)
- Trump signs order diverting water to California farmers against state wishes by Rebecca Beitsch (The Hill)
- Trump Names Richard Grenell Acting Director Of National Intelligence by Hayley Miller (Huffington Post)
- Elizabeth Warren’s evisceration of Mike Bloomberg should make Donald Trump nervous by Emily Stewart (Vox)
Opinion
- Trump’s latest pardons show how quickly he’s normalizing corruption by Aaron Rupar (Vox)