April 2017

North Korea

• S.Korea says U.S. reaffirms it will pay THAAD costs; joint drills wrap up by Ju-min Park and James Pearson (Reuters)
• McMaster: U.S. will adhere to Korean missile defense deal ‘until any renegotiation’ by Connor O’Brien (Politico)
• Opinion: This is how Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump could start World War III by Sean O’Grady (Independent)
• Donald Trump on if he could start war with North Korea: ‘I don’t know. I mean, we’ll see’ by Foster Klug, Kim Tong-Hyung (Independent)
• Donald Trump corrected by his own security adviser over who will pay to protect South Korea by Rachael Revesz (Independent)
• Trump is not ruling out military action against North Korea by Kristine Phillips (The NY Times)
• North Korea warns of ‘catastrophic consequences’ (Al Jazeera)

First 100 Days/White House Correspondents Dinner

• Trump Savages News Media at Rally to Mark His 100th Day by Mark Landler (NY Times)
• Trump draws sharp correspondents’ dinner contrast with wild rally by Max Greenwood (The Hill)
• Trump opens 100-day rally assailing media gathered for correspondents’ dinner by Steve Volk and Mark Berman (Washington Post)
• Trump savages media as Washington roasts him from afar by Josh Dawsey and Ian Kullgren (Politico)
• Donald Trump praises his first 100 days in office (Al Jazeera)
• After a tumultuous start, Trump hopes for a smoother agenda on jobs and taxes by Abby Phillip and Ed O’Keefe (Washington Post)
• How Trump Has Reshaped the Presidency, and How It’s Changed Him, Too by Peter Baker (NY Times)
• Watch Hasan Minhaj’s Takedown of No-Show Trump at Correspondents’ Dinner by Daniel Kreps (Rolling Stone)
• Trump’s Absence Loomed Large At Annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner by Vanessa Romo (NPR)
• For journalists, annual dinner serves up catharsis and resolve by Michael M. Grynbaum (The NY Times)
• ‘We are not fake news’: At a Trump-free correspondents dinner, White House press has its say by Monica Hesse (The Washington Post)

News

• Donald Trump is taking on Michelle Obama’s healthy food legacy by Julia Belluz (Vox)
• Trump Invites Rodrigo Duterte to the White House by Mark Landler (NY Times)
• Trump invites hardline Philippines president to White House by Rebecca Morin (Politico)
• White House is considering making it easier for Trump to sue journalists by Tara Culp-Ressler (ThinkProgress)
• Trump Administration Still Considering Making It Easier To Sue Media by Marina Fang (Huffington Post)
• Democrats give up hope on striking a deal with Trump by Edward-Isaac Dovere (Politico)
• Trump on health care: Preexisting conditions will be covered by Annie Karni (Politico)
• This Year’s May Day Protests Aren’t Just About Labor by Brandon E. Patterson (Mother Jones)
• Gergen slams ‘divisive’ Trump speech by Kyle Balluck (The Hill)
• Trump travels to his golf club in Va. by Paulina Firozi (The Hill)
• People’s Climate March: Leonardo DiCaprio and other stars join thousands in rally against Donald Trump by Rachael Revesz (Independent)
• Too scared to to report sexual abuse. The fear: Deportation. by Jennifer Medina (The NY Times)
• Donald Trump called Rodrigo Duterte to affirm alliance (Al Jazeera)
• Congress Reaches Deal To Fund Government Through September by Scott Detrow, Emma Bowman (NPR)

Analysis

• Why Do So Many Americans Think Democrats Are Out of Touch? by Clare Foran (The Atlantic)
• What Trump and Clinton voters really think about Trump by Karen Turner (Vox)
• Will House Republicans Ever Pass Trumpcare? by Jim Newell (Slate)
• The March to Save the Planet by Andrea Lim (The Nation)
• On trade, a politically feisty Trump risks economic damage by Peter S. Goodman (The NY Times)

Climate Change Protests

• Tens of thousands protest Trump’s climate policies (Al Jazeera)
• Anti-Trump climate change march draws thousands in US (BBC)
• Marchers Unite To Take On Trump’s Climate Policies by Jennifer Ludden, Amy Held (NPR)
• Thousands brave weather to protest Trump climate policies by Gene Johnson (AP)
• The Best Signs From the Larger Than Expected Climate March by Daniel Politi (Slate)
• Thousands Protest President Trump’s Climate Policies on His 100th Day in Office by Gene Johnson (TIME)

North Korea

• North Korea carries out missile test in defiance of UN (Al Jazeera)
• North Korea crisis: North in another ‘failed’ missile launch (BBC)
• Philippines leader says N Korea ‘wants to end world’  (Al Jazeera)

News

• Economic reality check: Donald Trump’s first 100 days (Al Jazeera)
• Trump tells NRA he will never ‘infringe’ on gun rights (A Jazeera)
• People Are Reporting Criminal (Space) Aliens To New ICE Hotline by James Doubek (NPR)
• Trump celebrates first 100 days as president, blasts media by Patrick Rucker (Reuters)
• Donald Trump addresses the NRA as if the last 100 days had never happened by Emily Shugerman (Independent)

North Korea

• Exclusive: Trump says ‘major, major’ conflict with North Korea possible, but seeks diplomacy by Stephen J. Adler, Steve Holland and Jeff Mason (Reuters)
• Seoul rejects Trump demand it pays for missile system (Al Jazeera)
• Trump: Major, major conflict with North Korea possible (Al Jazeera)
• Trump fears ‘major, major conflict’ with North Korea (BBC)
• Trump Warns Of Potential ‘Major, Major Conflict’ With North Korea by Bill Chappell (NPR)
• Could Trump’s diplomacy resolve his North Korea crisis? There’s hope by Simon Jenkins (The Guardian)
• Watch Live: U.N. Security Council Meets Over North Korea Threat (TIME)
• China warns situation with North Korea at ‘critical point’ by Michelle Nichols and Lesley Wroughton (Reuters)
• Tillerson on North Korea: ‘Our goal is not regime change’ by Max Greenwood (The Hill)
• Donald Trump Has Zero Legal Authority to Order Military Action Against North Korea by John Nichols (The Nation)
• Trump is now at odds with both North Korea and South Korea by Zeeshan Aleem (Vox)
• The North Korean nuclear threat, explained by Sam Ellis (Vox)

News

• Trump 100 days: Who has he met and when? by Alia Chughtai (Al Jazeera)
• Trump says he misses life before he became US president (BBC)
• US budget: Scramble to avoid government shutdown (BBC)
• Trump to address NRA, raise money for key Congress race by Jonathan Lemire (AP)
• Trump To Be First Sitting President Since Reagan To Address NRA by Miles Parks (NPR)
• Trump Learns That the Presidency Is “More Work” Than His Old Job by Inae Oh (Mother Jones)
• Exclusive: Trump says he thought being president would be easier than his old life by Stephen J. Adler, Jeff Mason and Steve Holland (Reuters)
• Trump on Being President: ‘I Thought It Would Be Easier’ by Christopher Mele (NY Times)
• Acosta Confirmed As Labor Secretary, First Latino Member Of Trump Cabinet by Mark Katkov (NPR)
• 8 Democrats help confirm Trump’s Labor Department nominee by Bryce Covert (ThinkProgress)
• Exclusive: ‘If there’s a shutdown, there’s a shutdown,’ Trump says by Jeff Mason, Steve Holland and Stephen J. Adler (Reuters)
• No vote on healthcare bill this week in U.S. House by Susan Cornwell (Reuters)
• U.S. economy off to slow start in 2017 under Trump (Politico)
• Sessions recuses himself from any Michael Flynn investigation by Louis Nelson (Politico)
• The Climate Change Information on the Interior Department’s Website Is Almost Gone by Rosalie Chan (Teen Vogue)
• The White House Correspondents’ Dinner: who’s hosting, how to watch, and what to expect by Tara Golshan (Vox)
• Watch Live: President Trump Addresses Annual NRA Convention by Tessa Berenson (TIME)
• House passes bill to avoid shutdown by Cristina Marcos (The Hill)
• Congress Passes Spending Bill To Avoid Shutdown, Again Punts On Health Care by Geoff Bennett (NPR)
• Trump signs order that could open California coastal waters to new drilling by Evan Halper (LA Times)
• Trump floods the zone for 100-day anniversary by Jordan Fabian (The Hill)
• AP: Fewer twitter users engaging with Trump’s tweets by Nikita Vladimirov (The Hill)
• Trump using executive orders at unprecedented pace by Devin Henry and Timothy Cama (The Hill)
• Trump is now talking about consolidating his power by Aaron Blake (The Washington Post)
• EPA website removes climate science site from public view after two decades by Chris Mooney and Juliet Eilperin (The Washington Post)
• Trump executive order aims to allow Arctic drilling (BBC)
• Monday’s May Day Marches Could Be the Biggest in Years by Julianne Hing (The Nation)
• Trump to order a study on abuses of U.S. trade agreements by Ayesha Rascoe (Reuters)

Analysis

• It’s Not a Government Shutdown. It’s a Right-wing Coup. by Adam H. Johnson (The Nation)
• In 100 Days, Trump Has Done Lasting Damage to the Planet by Emily Aktin (New Republic)
• Trump’s Presidential Status Anxiety by McKay Coppins (The Atlantic)
• Trump’s Executive Orders Are Mostly Theater by Michael Grunwald (Politico)
• Donald Trump’s first 100 days have been a moneymaking success story by Matthew Yglesias (Vox)
• He can’t pass it. He can’t abandon it. Donald Trump has walled himself in. by Dara Lind (Vox)
• What’s on the table in a NAFTA negotiation by Natalie Kitroeff (LA Times)
• Which campaign promises has Trump kept? by Madeline Conway (Politico)
• Half of immigrants targeted for deportation didn’t commit violent crimes by Daniel Politi (Slate)
• At 100 days, Trump’s big talk on the economy lacks substance by Allan Sloan (The Washington Post)
• The best signs from the people’s climate march by Chris Mooney (The Washington Post)
• Once and for all: Obama didn’t crush US coal, and Trump can’t save it by David Roberts (Vox)

Action / Resources

• How to Join the ‘Day Without Immigrants’ on May Day by Ariana Rosas Cárdenas (The Nation)

North Korea

• US wants to bring North Korea to ‘path of dialogue’ (Al Jazeera)
• North Korea near to developing long-range missiles capable of striking United States, warns US Pacific commander by Samuel Osborne (Independent)
• US admiral says N. Korea crisis is at worst point he’s seen by Richard Lardner (AP)

NAFTA

• Donald Trump: US to renegotiate NAFTA, not scrap it (Al Jazeera)
• Donald Trump admits he backed down on Nafta after calls from Canada and Mexico’s leaders by Andrew Griffin (Independent)
• Trump Tells Canada And Mexico He Will Renegotiate, Not Withdraw From NAFTA by Jim Kane, Mark Katkov (NPR)
• With Billions At Stake, Trump Agrees To Mend NAFTA — Not End It by Scott Horsley (NPR)
• Trump’s gyrations on NAFTA cause a flurry of head-scratching by Paul Wiseman & Josh Boak (AP)

News

• 2 US soldiers killed fighting Isis in Afghanistan region hit by ‘mother of all bombs’ by Mythili Sampathkumar (Independent)
• Donald Trump’s former adviser Michael Flynn under investigation from Pentagon amid FBI probe by Emily Shugerman (Independent)
• Pentagon inspector general launches Flynn investigation by Austin Wright (Politico)
• Noam Chomsky: Republican Party is the most dangerous organisation in human history by Maya Oppenheim (Independent)
• Trump unveils tax plan giving corporations giant 20% cut by Emily Shugerman (Independent)
• Trump repeats criticism of court that halted 1st travel ban (AP)
• Donald Trump’s Illegal-Alien Hotline Flooded with Calls About Space Aliens by Jack Moore (GQ)
• Congress Likely To Avoid Government Shutdown (At Least For Another Week) by Domenico Montanaro, Tamara Keith (NPR)
• House Democrats threaten shutdown over Obamacare repeal vote by Heather Caygle (Politico)
• Exclusive: Taiwan president says phone call with Trump can take place again by Jean Yoon, J.R. Wu (Reuters)
• Trump accuses Dems of seeking shutdown in high-speed tweetstorm by Jordan Fabian (The Hill)
• Dems issue shutdown threat over ObamaCare repeal vote by Mike Lillis (The Hill)
• Report: Trump’s aides now prefer to present him with one option rather than letting him choose among several by Andrew Prokop (Vox)
• Trump, Argentine President Macri hold White House talks (AP)
• Tillerson in no rush to fill nearly 200 state department posts by Gardiner Harris (The NY Times)
• Trump Might Be The First President To Scrap A National Monument by Ella Koeze (FiveThirtyEight)
• Michael Flynn Is The Subject Of A Pentagon Investigation by Bill Chappell (NPR)

Analysis

• Single-Payer ‘Medicare For All’ Is the Only Healthcare System That Makes Sense by John Nichols (The Nation)
• Questions Linger About Trump’s Foreign Business Ties And The Emoluments Clause by Jackie Northam (NPR)
• The Roberts Court, 2017 edition by Linda Greenhouse (The NY Times)
• Trump’s healthcare bill won over the freedom caucus– but risks losing everyone else by Harry Enten (FiveThirtyEight)
• Economists fear Trump’s tax plan only heightens a ‘mountain of debt’ by James B. Stewart (The NY Times)
• Trump’s environmental agenda at 100 days: lazy and plutocratic by David Roberts (Vox)
• This Report Card for Betsy DeVos’ Favorite Education Policy Is Pretty Bad by Edwin Rios (Mother Jones)
• Michael Flynn’s latest legal problems: a brief guide by Zack Beauchamp (Vox)

Action / Resources

• This Report Outlines All Of Trump’s Efforts To Undermine Free Expression So Far by Maddie Crum (Huffington Post)
• The Top 10 Resistance Victories in Trump’s First 100 Days by John Cavanagh, Sarah Anderson (AlterNet)
• What You Need to Know About April 29th’s Climate March by Ilana Novick (AlterNet)
• Professors and University Staff Call For Campuses to Shut Down on May Day by NationAction (The Nation)

North Korea

• Opinion: Is war coming to North Korea? by Jim Walsh (Al Jazeera)
• US and South Korea hold live-fire drill (BBC)

Tax Plan / Tax Cut

• Trump seeks to slash tax for businesses (BBC)
• Trump Administration Vows ‘Biggest Tax Cut,’ ‘Largest’ Overhaul In History by Domenico Montanaro (NPR)
• Mnuchin promises ‘biggest tax cut’ in history by Colin Wilhelm (Politico)
• A Tax Plan That Befits the ‘King of Debt’ by Russell Berman (The Atlantic)
• Trump plan to cut taxes on businesses, repatriated profits: officials by Amanda Becker (Reuters)
• Donald Trump’s payday: His proposed tax plan will likely make him a whole lot richer by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
• Donald Trump to slash corporate tax to 15% in ‘biggest cut in history’, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin reveals by Josie Cox (Independent)
• Analysis: Trump’s tax proposal: What it means for the rich, for the world and for you by Max Ehrenfreund (The Washington Post)
• Analysis: Trump’s much hyped tax plan is basically the words, ‘I want to cut taxes’ written on a sheet of paper by Ben Mathis-Lilley (Slate)
• Opinion: This isn’t tax-policy; it’s a Trump-led heist by Nicholas Kristof (The NY Times)
• White House proposes slashing tax rates for individuals and businesses by Alan Rapperport and Julie Hirschfeld Davis (The NY Times)
• Donald Trump tax plan to cut income tax of wealthiest Americans by five per cent by Lucy Pasha-Robinson (Independent)

News

• Trump to review protections on vast nature preserves (Al Jazeera)
• Ivanka Trump soliciting donations from foreign governments and corporations for mystery foundation by Jen Hayden (Daily Kos)
• All in the Family: Trump mixes family, governing, business by Nancy Benac (AP)
• Homeland Security formally opening immigrant crime office by Alicia A. Caldwell (AP)
• Ivanka Trump: Allowing Syrian refugees into the U.S. ‘has to be part of the discussion’ by Louis Nelson (Politico)
• Trump attacks judiciary for blocking order on sanctuary cities by Louis Nelson (Politico)
• Trump slams federal court ruling on funding for ‘sanctuary cities’ (Reuters)
• Russia says U.S. missile strike on Syria was a threat to its forces (Reuters)
• President Trump May Rescind National Monuments in Order to Open Lands to Drilling by Valerie Volcovici (TIME)
• Trump review threatens to rip up Obama protections for wilderness areas by Oliver Milman (The Guardian)
• Chinese factory used by Ivanka Trump’s brand accused of violating international labour laws by Chloe Farand (Independent)
• New York braces for Trump’s first return as President by Sarah Maslin Nir (The NY Times)
• Politics has invaded America’s classrooms since Trump. 7 teachers describe the new reality by Karen Turner (Vox)
• White House said to draft plan for U.S. break from NAFTA by Mark Landler (The NY Times)
• The US and NAFTA: An explainer (Al Jazeera)
• Donald Trump says he is ‘absolutely’ considering breaking up 9th Circuit court after blocked executive orders by Lucy Pasha-Robison (Independent)
• House Freedom Caucus announces support for new Republican healthcare bill to replace Obamacare by Clark Mindock (Independent)

Analysis

• Moderates can now sink or save the Republican health care bill by Russell Berman (The Atlantic)
• A powerful Senator has no clue what the White House North Korea meeting is about by Zack Beauchamp (Vox)
• Sanctuary Cities Ruling: When a Judge quotes Sean Spicer, it’s not a good sign for the White House by Derek Hawkins (The Washington Post)
• House Moderates impossible choice by Jim Newell (Slate)
• The moderate’s case against Trump  by William Saletan (Slate)

Opinion

• The cost of Trump’s retreat from rights by Jorge G. Castañeda (The NY Times)
• After hate crimes, victims stuck with the bill by Anna North (The NY Times)

North Korea

• North Korea capable of making nuclear bomb ‘every six weeks’ by David E. Sanger, William J. Broad (Independent)
• Donald Trump summons entire US Senate for top-level White House briefing on North Korea by Harriet Agerholm (Independent)
• Analysis: North Korea has been taunting the US for years. Is Trump taking the bait? by Nicole Gaouette (CNN)
• US begins moving missile defense system to South Korea: report by Max Greenwood (The Hill)

Canada

• Trump Administration To Impose 20 Percent Tariff On Canadian Lumber by Mark Katkov (NPR)
• Donald Trump intensifies Canadian trade dispute by placing huge import tariff on lumber by Jennifer Epstein, Joe Light (Independent)
• Donald Trump says US ‘will not stand for’ Canada’s action on dairy farming by Emily Shugerman (Independent)
• Trudeau vows to defend Canada interests as U.S. targets lumber, Canadian dollar falls by David Ljunggren (NPR)
• Analysis: Quite possibly the most unsettling thing anyone in the Trump administration has said about trade by Linette Lopez (Business Insider)

Michael Flynn

• Lawmakers: Flynn did not disclose Russia payments in security clearance application by Austin Wright (Politico)
• White House Refuses to Turn Over Flynn Documents to House Inquiry by Emmarie Huettemann (NY Times)
• Trump White House Refuses to Give Key Flynn Documents to Congress AJ Vicens (Mother Jones)
• Key lawmakers say Michael Flynn could be prosecuted for failing to disclose Russia, Turkey payments (AP/LA Times)
• Chaffetz says Michael Flynn probably took money from Russia and there will be “repercussions” by Alexa Liautaud (VICE News)
• Flynn may have broken law by not disclosing Russia dealings, lawmakers say by Emmarie Huetteman (The Washington Post)

News

• US officials in Afghanistan suggest Russia arms Taliban (Al Jazeera)
• Government costs could rise $2.3 billion without Obamacare payments: study (Reuters)
• Ivanka Trump booed and hissed after mentioning father Donald at summit in Germany by Maya Oppenheim (Independent)
• Ivanka Trump booed at women’s panel in Germany by Rebecca Savransky (The Hill)
• Donald Trump has inspired more than 11,000 women to consider running for political office by Tom Embury-Dennis (Independent)
• Donald Trump plans to cut foreign aid worldwide, but increase assistance for Palestinians by Bethan McKernan (Independent)
• Ivanka Trump Talks Female Entrepreneurs And Her Father At W20 Summit In Berlin by Bill Chappell (NPR)
• The U.S. State Department Promoted Mar-a-Lago Because Nothing Matters Anymore by Jack Moore (GQ)
• 4 things you need to know about Trump’s attack on National Parks and Monuments by Jenny Rowland (ThinkProgress)
• Watch Live: President Trump Speaks at Holocaust Commemoration Ceremony by Jennifer Calfas (TIME)
• LIVE: Trump Offers Remarks at the Holocaust Memorial Museum (VICE)
• New White House site touts successes of Trump’s first 100 days by Mallory Shelbourne (The Hill)
• Panel tables Breitbart request for congressional press passes by Olivia Beavers (The Hill)
• Wall ‘Will Get Built,’ Trump Insists as He Drops Funding Demand by Peter Baker and Jennifer Steinhaur (NY Times)
• German crowd boos Ivanka Trump for calling her father a ‘champion’ for families by Danielle Paquette (The Washington Post)
• Trump order on sanctuary city funding blocked in court (Al Jazeera)
• Watchdog Group Sees Conflicts In Jared Kushner’s Vast Wealth, Responsibilities by Peter Overby (NPR)
• Trump administration to review dozens of U.S. national monuments by Valerie Volcovici (Rueters)

Analysis

• The Catastrophic Triumph of Trump’s First 100 Days by Jeet Heer (New Republic)
• Historians Agree Trump’s First 100 Days in Office Are a Complete and Utter Disaster by Kerry Eleveld (AlterNet)
• A display of unbelievable ignorance: In a real country with a real president, Trump’s AP interview would destroy him by Bob Cesca (Salon)
• Trump supporters are the most overrated force in American politics by Matthew Yglesias (Vox)
• Could Donald Trump really send astronauts to Mars in the next seven years? by Tim Fernholz (Quartz)
• Parsing Trump’s promised tax plan, from rates to deficits by Alan Rappeport (The NY Times)
• Breitbart can’t convince a committee to let it cover Congress by Rosie Gray (The Atlantic)
• No sign probes into Russia, Trump campaign will die down by Eric Tucker (AP)

Opinion

• 100 days of gibberish – Trump has weaponised nonsense by Lindy West (The Guardian)

Trump AP Interview

• 7 Baffling Moments From Donald Trump’s AP Interview by Alana Horowitz Satlin (Huffington Post)
• Donald Trump’s Associated Press interview: 10 things we learned (but may have already known) by Jeremy Binckes (Salon)
• Trump’s over-the-top, bragging, boastful AP interview, annotated by Aaron Blake (Washington Post)

North Korea

• Chinese president calls for restraint on N. Korea by Rebecca Savransky (The Hill)
• North Korea Threatens To Sink U.S. Carrier; China Urges Restraint by Bill Chapell (NPR)
• North Korea ‘could destroy world with just three bombs’, regime apologist claims by Jon Sharman (Independent)
• Haley: Another missile test by North Korea could prompt U.S. military action by Louis Nelson (Politico)
• Trump gets on the phone to Asia as another North Korea flash point looms by Simon Denyer and Anna Fifield (Washington Post)
• Trump tells UN to prepare new North Korea sanctions (Al Jazeera)

Immigration

• How Trump Is Upending the Conventional Wisdom on Illegal Immigration by David Frum (The Atlantic)
• Trump’s Attacks on Immigrants Are a Gift for Bad Bosses by Terri Gerstein (The Nation)
• What will US farmers do without immigrants? by Andy Gallacher (Al Jazeera)
• Analysis: The Opioid Epidemic, the Border Wall, and Magical Thinking  by Conor Friedersdorf (The Atlantic)

News

• Donald Trump Says He Won’t Fire Sean Spicer For The Dumbest, Trumpiest Reason Ever by Jack Moore (GQ)
• Donald Trump won’t fire Sean Spicer because he “gets great ratings” by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
• Congress Returns To Work As Deadline Looms To Avert Government Shutdown by Julia Edwards Ainsley (Huffington Post)
• Trump to set new executive orders on environment, energy this week by David Shepardson & Valerie Volcovici (Reuters)
• Coal jobs aren’t coming back, and Trump plans to kill the alternatives by Natasha Geiling (ThinkProgress)
• Congress Focuses On Averting Shutdown, But Trump Wants More In Budget Deal by Geoff Bennett (NPR)
• Trump tells Nasa to ‘speed up’ Mars landing in call to congratulate astronaut by Alan Yuhas (The Guardian)
• Angela Merkel ‘had to explain fundamentals of EU trade to Donald Trump 11 times’ by Lucy Pasha-Robinson (Independent)
• State Department Removes Webpage Featuring Trump’s For-Profit Club, Mar-A-Lago by Marilyn Geewax, Jackie Northam (NPR)

Analysis

• The Opioid Epidemic, the Border Wall, and Magical Thinking by Conor Friedersdorf (The Atlantic)
• Will the Government Be Open in a Week? Here Are the Dividing Lines by Mark Flegenheimer and Thomas Kaplan (NY Times)
• Down side to holding Obamacare hostage to pay for Trump’s wall? Obamacare’s more popular. by Philip Bump (Washington Post)
• Donald Trump Has Made Socialism Cool Again by Tim Murphy (Mother Jones)
• Five key questions as a Government shutdown looms by Matt Flegenheimer and Thomas Kaplan (The NY Times)
• If you really respect Trump voters tell them the truth by Matthew Yglesias (Vox)
• Donald Trump is obsessed with winning, and that’s why he’s losing by Jim Tankersley (Vox)
• 15 Trumpists who did not survive the first 100 days by James Hohman (Washington Post)
• Trump Says He Is Cutting Back on Cable TV by Adrienne LaFrance (The Atlantic)

Opinion

• The Democrats delivered one thing in the past 100 days: disappointment by Cornel West (The Guardian)
• Floyd Abrams Sees Trump’s Anti-Media Tweets as Double-Edged Swords by Jim Rutenberg (NY Times)
• Trump: Putin’s best frenemy, part 2 by Leonid Ragozin (Al Jazeera)
• Seeing green in red-state America: Donald Trump’s sons want his supporters to stay in his hotels by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
• What ‘snowflakes’ get right about free speech by Ulrich Baer (The NY Times)

Resources / Action

• 100 days of Trump Resistance: the wins so far and battles to come by Adam Gabbatt (The Guardian)
• The First 100 Days of Resistance Restored Our Faith in Democracy by John Nichols (The Nation)
• For-profit President: The First 100 Days of Donald Trump’s Presidency: Enriching His Private Business, Carrying Out a Corporate Takeover and Putting Profits Before People by Rick Claypool, (Research Director for Public Citizen’s President’s Office)

North Korea

• North Korea: ‘US has now gone seriously mad’  (Al Jazeera)
• North Korea ‘arrests US citizen’ at Pyongyang airport (Al Jazeera)
• North Korea ‘ready to sink’ US aircraft carrier Vinson (BBC)
• Kelly: Trump will face nuclear North Korea in this term by Mallory Shelbourne (The Hill)
• North Korea threatens to sink approaching US carrier (Al Jazeera)

Trump AP Interview

• Transcript of AP interview with Trump interview by Julie Pace (AP)

News

• Sessions on Hawaii comments: ‘Nobody has a sense of humor anymore’ by Rebecca Savransky (The Hill)
• President Trump Has Historically Low Approval Ratings As He Nears 100-Day Mark by Alana Abramson (TIME)
• Donald Trump has worst poll approval rating at 100 days than any President since 1945 by Rachael Revesz (Independent)
• Trump and his aides take hard line on border wall, as threat of government shutdown looms by Sean Sullivan (Washington Post)
• Trump push for border wall threatens to cause government shutdown by Alan Yuhas (Guardian)
• Trump says Mexico ‘eventually’ will pay for border wall (Reuters)
• Report: Senate’s Russia probe understaffed by Cyra Master (The Hill)

Analysis

• Trump’s First 100 Days: An ‘Entry-Level’ Presidency by Domenico Montanaro (NPR)
• Trump Reaches Beyond West Wing for Counsel by Maggie Haberman and Glenn Thrush (NY Times)
• Cabinet Officials Seem to Back Off Trump Vow to End Order on ‘Dreamers’ by Noah Weiland (NY Times)
• Will the Government Be Open in a Week? Here Are the Dividing Lines by Matt Flegenheimer and Thomas Kaplan (NY Times)

March For Science

• Why I’m Marching for Science by Robert Fares (Scientific American)
• Scientists leave labs, take to streets to defend research by Seth Borenstein (AP)
• The Latest: March for Science attracts thousands in Berlin (AP)
• The March for Science: What You Need to Know by Nicholas St. Fleur (NY Times)
• Watch Live: March For Science Protesters Rally in D.C. by Jennifer Calfas (TIME)
• I’m a Particle Physicist — Here’s Why the March for Science Matters to Me by Yangyang Cheng (Teen Vogue)
• Why march for science? Because the value of social trust — under attack by Trump — is worth fighting for by Paul Rosenberg (Salon)
• Thousands turn out for March for Science in U.S. cities by Lacey Ann Johnson (Reuters)
• Why people are marching for science: ‘There is no Planet B’ by Joel Achenbach, Ben Guarino and Sarah Kaplan (Washington Post)
• Tens of Thousands of People All Over the World Are Marching for Science (Mother Jones)
• Scientists, Feeling Under Siege, March Against Trump Policies by Nicholas St. Fluer (NY Times)
• WATCH LIVE: The Washington, DC March For Science (Buzzfeed)
• Why March for Science? Because when it is attacked, only the elite benefit by Lucky Tran (The Guardian)
• Scientists are marching en masse on Earth Day because we believe reality matters by Lucy Jones (LA Times)
• March for Science: Live Coverage by Staff (Science magazine)
• House Science Committee Take on March for Science by Keith Cowing (NASAwatch.com)
• Bill Nye the Science Guy on Trump: ‘We are in a dangerous place’ by Oliver Milman (Guardian)
• What Americans really think about climate change by Robinson Meyer (The Atlantic)
• The March for Science was a delightfully nerdy celebration of discontent by Brian Resnick (Vox)
• On the ground in Washington at the March for Science by Chelsea Whyte & Lisa Grossman (New Scientist)

News

• The man who has President Trump’s ear (BBC)
• Trump warming to EU trade deal with Britain behind in queue: Times (Reuters)
• US to honor Australia refugee deal Trump called ‘dumb’ by Ian Swanson (The Hill)
• Nurse Replaces Surgeon General After Obama Appointee Resigns by Danielle Ivory and Gardiner Harris (NY Times)
• North Korea: ‘US has now gone seriously mad’ (Al Jazeera)
• Congress returns to face daunting tasks: avoid a shutdown and an angry Trump by Lauren Gambino (Guardian)
• Surgeon General is removed by Trump administration, replaced by Deputy for now by Lenny Bernstein (The Washington Post)
• Trump Health Dept. dismisses Obama appointed surgeon general (AP)
• North Korea warns Australia of possible nuclear strike if it ‘blindly toes US line’ by Australian AP (Guardian)

Analysis

• Why Trump likes his freewheeling Oval Office schedule by Tara Palmeri (Politico)
• How Trump Fell Into His Own 100-Day Trap by David A. Graham (The Atlantic)
• Comey Tried to Shield the F.B.I. From Politics. Then He Shaped an Election. by Matt Apuzzo, Michael S. Schmidt, Adam Goldman, and Eric Lichtbrau (NY Times)
• History tells us that Republicans are taking on too much this week– and that it isn’t likely to end well by Paul Kane (The Washington Post)

Opinion

• The Earth versus capitalism by Belen Fernandez (Al Jazeera)
• Trump administration to Congress: Stop us before we hurt the poor by Jon Healey (LA Times)