McCabe / Sessions
- Andrew McCabe Oversaw Criminal Investigation Of Jeff Sessions by Sara Boboltz and Ryan J. Reilly (Huffington Post)
- F.B.I. investigated Sessions for possible perjury over Russia denials by Adam Golman, Katie Benner, and Matt Apuzzo (The NY Times)
- ABC News Just Reported That Andrew McCabe Had Authorized a Criminal Probe of Jeff Sessions by Pema Levy (Mother Jones)
Russia Investigation
- Trump Ignores Republicans and Attacks Mueller Again, This Time With a String of Typos by Inae Oh (Mother Jones)
- John Brennan, a Former C.I.A. Director, Suggests Russia ‘May Have Something’ on President Trump by Eileen Sullivan (NY Times)
- Cambridge Analytica began testing out pro-Trump slogans the same year Russia launched its influence operation targeting the 2016 election by Sonam Sheth (Business Insider)
- Ex-chief of C.I.A. suggests Putin may have compromising information on Trump by Matthew Rosenberg (The NY Times)
- How a witness for Mueller and a Republican donor influenced the White House for Gulf rulers by David D. Kirkpatrick and Mark A. Mazzetti
- Mueller witness and GOP fund-raiser sought to push UAE, Saudi agendas in White House: report by Max Greenwood (The Hill)
- Special Counsel studies Trump campaign ties to Cambridge Analytica, sources say by Katherine Faulders, John Santucci, Megan Christie, Benjamin Siegel (ABC News)
Stormy Daniels / Karen McDougal / Sex Scandals
- Ex-Playboy model’s lawyer says her coming forward has nothing to do with politics by Aubree Eliza Weaver (Politico)
- Fox News really doesn’t want to say “Trump” and “porn star” on air by Alvin Chang (Vox)
- CBS confirms Stormy Daniels interview to air on ’60 Minutes’ this Sunday by Joe Concha (The Hill)
Putin
- Trump reportedly received note saying ‘do not congratulate’ Putin – which he ignored by Carol D. Leonnig, David Nakamura, Josh Dawsey (Independent)
- The leak over Trump’s Putin phone call has the White House peeved by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
- CNN: Trump, Kelly furious after leak that Trump was not to congratulate Putin by Morgan Gsalter (The Hill)
- Amid Bipartisan Anger, Trump Defends His Congratulatory Call to Putin by Inae Oh (Mother Jones)
News
- Trump’s effect on Canada’s refugee system (Al Jazeera)
- Trump criticizes DOJ for not pushing SCOTUS on Arizona drivers license case by Louis Nelson (Politico)
- Trump Administration Sued On Elephant Trophy Ban Flip-Flop by Dominique Mosbergen (Huffington Post)
- As spending deal nears finish, GOP leaders rush to assure Trump by Mike DeBonis, Robert Costa and Erica Werner (Washington Post)
- Trump Vents His Anger Over Border-Wall Funding by Elaina Plott (Atlantic)
- Zinke brought security team to vacation in Turkey and Greece, records show by Ben Lefebvre (Politico)
- Cambridge Analytica’s Role In Trump’s 2016 Campaign Raises Potential Legal Flags by Peter Overby (NPR)
- Congress unveils $1.3 trillion spending bill as shutdown looms by Richard Cowan, Amanda Becker (Reuters)
- Trump’s August New York trip cost NYPD nearly $4.6M: report by Jacqueline Thomsen (The Hill)
Analysis
- Who Is Watching Wall Street? by Lenore paladin (Boston Review)
- Cambridge Analytica, and its many scandals, explained by Andrew Prokop (Vox)
- “Trump is stirring the pot”: the hot-button Supreme Court case that could explode the culture wars by Claire Landsbaum (Vanity Fair)