Mueller Report

• The Insiders’ Guide To the Mueller Report by Darren Samuelsohn (Politico)
• Analysis: Mueller Report Release Will Likely Escalate Tensions Between Trump And Congress by Ron Elving (NPR)
• Robert Mueller’s Russia Report Is Coming Soon. Here’s What You Need To Know by Philip Ewing (NPR)
• The Seven Things to Look for When Reading the Redacted Mueller Report by Richard L. Hasen (Slate)
• 11 things to look for when Attorney General William Barr finally drops the Mueller report by Travis Gettys (Salon)
• Mueller Report Will Be Released Thursday, Justice Dept. Says by Katie Benner (NY Times)
• Mueller Report Will Be Released Thursday by Kevin Drum (Mother Jones)
• Mueller report to be released Thursday by Darren Samuelsohn, Josh Gerstein (Politico)
• White House prepares 140-page response to Mueller report that ‘totally exonerated’ Trump by Danielle Mclean (ThinkProgress)

Ilhan Omar

• Trump escalates his attacks on Omar after Pelosi ups her security by Rebecca Morin (Politico)
• Rep. Ilhan Omar Says Death Threats Against Her Have Spiked Since Trump Tweet by Molly Olmstead (Slate)
• Don’t Expect Trump to Stop Targeting Ilhan Omar. It Looks Like His Newest 2020 Strategy. by Inae Oh (Mother Jones)
• Donald Trump Continues Attacks On ‘Ungrateful’ Ilhan Omar, Claiming She Has ‘Control’ Of Nancy Pelosi by Sarah Ruiz-Grossman (Huffington Post)
• White House stands by Islamophobic rhetoric as threats against Ilhan Omar rise by Zack Ford (ThinkProgress)
• Trump calls Muslim lawmaker Ilhan Omar ‘out of control’ in latest attack by Susan Cornwell (Reuters)
• Rep. Ilhan Omar condemns Trump for endangering the lives of Muslims by Emily Kopp (Roll Call)
• Opinion: Just say it: Trump’s attacks on Ilhan Omar are designed to incite hatred by Greg Sargent (Washington Post)
• This Trump Official Mocked Rep. Omar’s Death Threats on Instagram. It Led to More Death Threats. by Nathalie Baptiste (Mother Jones)
• Donald Trump’s Ilhan Omar Tweet Might Be the Worst Tweet in History by Ben Mathis-Lilley (Slate)

Taxes

• On Tax Day, Trump tax cuts remain deeply unpopular by Ben White (Politico)
• The Trump Tax Cut Did Bubkes for the Working Class by Kevin Drum (Mother Jones)
• Repealing Trump’s Tax Cut Would Bring in Billions—and 2020 Democrats Want to Put That Cash to Use by Edwin Rios (Mother Jones)

Other News

• Trump attorneys warn accounting firm not to hand over financial records by Andrew Desidero (Politico)
• Millennial Trump Supporters Are Breaking With Their Party Over Climate Change by Oliver Milman (Mother Jones)
• Trump campaign has unrivalled funds before US election (Al Jazeera)
• President Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign raises more than $30 million in the first quarter of 2019 by Shira Tarlo (Salon)
• Trump eyeing crackdown on countries with high visa overstay rates: report by Chris Mills Rodrigo (The Hill)
• Denials of U.S. immigrant visas skyrocket after little-heralded rule change by Yeganeh Torbati and Kristina Cooke (Reuters)
• President Trump Called Former President Jimmy Carter To Talk About China by Emma Hurt (NPR)
• Trump to present Tiger Woods with Medal of Freedom by Rebecca Morin (Politico)
• Federal judge compares Trump’s attacks on judiciary to KKK tactics by Debra Cassens Weiss (ABA Journal)
• Trump On Notre Dame Fire: ‘Perhaps Flying Water Tankers Could Be Used To Put It Out’ by Hayley Miller (Huffington Post)
• French officials reject Trump suggestion to use ‘flying water tankers’ on Notre Dame fire by Morgan Gstalter (The Hill)
• Trump Gets His First Official GOP Challenger With Bill Weld Announcement by S.V. Date (Huffington Post)
• Pulitzer Prizes awarded to The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times for reporting on Trump by AP (Washington Post)
• House Democrats subpoena Deutsche Bank in Trump investigation by Zachary Warmbrodt, John Bresnahan (Politico)

Analysis

• Donald Trump’s ever-expanding reach: A second term would be terrifying by Heather Digby Parton (Salon)
• Poll: Only 18 percent say they are paying less under Trump tax law by Matthew Sheffield (The Hill)

Immigration

• White House Chaos Continues as Trump Claims “Absolute Legal Right” on Sanctuary Cities Proposal by Inae Oh (Mother Jones)
• Democrats to blame for Trump’s immigration threat, Sarah Sanders says by Ian Kullgren (Politico)
• Sarah Sanders denies Trump said he would pardon border chief by Quint Forgey (Politico)
• Trump may be trying to make everyone ‘crazy’ with sanctuary cities threat: Sen. Rick Scott by Michelle Price (Reuters)
• Trump fixed on sanctuary city idea amid opposition and doubts over legality by Martin Pengelly (The Guardian)
• Donald Trump ignores his own administration, renews racist threats to asylum seekers by Adam Peck (ThinkProgress)
• Trump officials say sanctuary city migrant plan under review by Gabriela Resto-Montero (Vox)
• White House messaging falls in line with Trump’s sanctuary cities proposal by Quint Forgey (Politico)
• Trump revived attacks on sanctuary cities to distract from Mueller report release: report by Zack Budryk (The Hill)
• Trump Sees an Obstacle to Getting His Way on Immigration: His Own Officials by Eileen Sullivan and Michael D. Shear (NY Times)

Mueller Report

• How Mueller’s hunt for a Russia-Trump conspiracy came up short by Nathan Layne, Mark Hosenball (Reuters)
• The Wait Is Almost Over For The (Almost) Full Mueller Report To Be Released by Jessica Taylor (NPR)
• Full Mueller report may have ‘proof of bad deeds’ and must be seen – Democrat by Tom McCarthy (The Guardian)

Ilhan Omar

• Ilhan Omar hits back after Trump triggers deluge of abuse: ‘I did not run for Congress to be silent’ by Peter Stubley (Independent)
• Pelosi contacts Capitol Hill security to ensure Omar’s safety after Trump tweet by Michael Burke (The Hill)
• Ilhan Omar: White House escalates Trump attack over 9/11 comment by Tom McCarthy (The Guardian)
• Opinion: It’s More Obvious Than Ever What Republicans Want With Ilhan Omar by Aymann Ismail (Slate)

Other News

• Inside Trump’s hidden life on the golf course by Gabby Orr, Daniel Lippman (Politico)
• Reporter slaps down Donald Trump’s claim New York Times failed to observe basic tenet of journalism by Adam Forrest (Independent)
• Trump, despite solid U.S. growth, says Fed should fire up crisis-era stimulus by Howard Schneider (Reuters)
• Ivanka Trump lands in Africa to promote U.S. jobs plan for women (Reuters)
• Ivanka Trump Visits Ethiopia, Promoting a White House Global Economic Program for Women by Catherine Lucey (TIME)
• Trump blocked renomination of Obama-era UN racism official, won’t pick a replacement: report by Avery Anapol (The Hill)
• Trump blocks U.S. from nominating anyone to U.N. racism committee by Casey Michel (ThinkProgress)
• Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Congress Not ‘Smart Enough’ To Understand Trump’s Taxes by Hayley Miller (Huffington Post)
• White House: House Democrats Aren’t ‘Smart Enough’ to Assess President Trump’s Taxes by AP (TIME)
• Trump Campaign To Report $30 Million Haul by Zeke Miller (Huffington Post)
• Trump, Pelosi to meet on bipartisan infrastructure deal by Zack Budryk (The Hill)
• Trump rips into Pelosi after ‘puff piece’ ’60 Minutes’ interview by Zack Budryk (The Hill)
• Trump campaign raises $30 million in first quarter by Maggie Severns (Politico)
• Trump Spent His Sunday Night Hate-Watching Nancy Pelosi’s ‘60 Minutes’ Interview by Ed Mazza (Huffington Post)

Analysis

• A Survival Guide for the Trump White House by Peter Nicholas (The Atlantic)

Opinion

• Demonizing Minority Women by Charles M. Blow (NY Times)
• Trump shouldn’t complain about slow confirmations when he nominates people like this by The Editorial Board (Washington Post)

North Korea

• Kim Jong-un warns of ‘dark and very dangerous’ future unless US changes attitude to North Korea by Peter Stubley (Independent)
• Trump, Kim tease third North Korea summit by Quint Forgey (Politico)
• North Korea willing to take part in talks if US has ‘right attitude’ (BBC)
• Trump leaves door open for third North Korea summit by Gabriela Resto-Montero (Vox)

Tax Returns

• House panel chairman gives IRS April 23 deadline on Trump taxes by David Morgan (Reuters)
• Democrats Warn Trump Administration On President’s Tax Returns by Sara Boboltz, Arthur Delaney (Huffington Post)
• House Democrats Give IRS New Deadline of April 23 to Hand Over Trump Tax Returns by Daniel Politi (Slate)
• The House Ways and Means Committee wants Trump’s tax returns by April 23 by Gabriela Resto-Montero (Vox)

Ilhan Omar

• ‘The president is endangering her life’: Trump promotes Islamophobic attack against Ilhan Omar by Tara Culp-Ressler (ThinkProgress)
• Democrats unite to condemn Trump tweet linking Ilhan Omar and 9/11 by Gabriela Resto-Montero (Vox)
• Ilhan Omar defended by Democrats after Trump uses 9/11 video in attack by Martin Pengally and Lois Beckett, agencies (The Guardian)
• Democrats Slam Trump After He Attacks Ilhan Omar With Graphic, Misleading 9/11 Video by Daniel Politi (Slate)
• Latest Attacks On Ilhan Omar Show That Anti-Muslim Hate Isn’t A Partisan Issue by Rowalda Abdelaziz (Huffington Post)
• Trump’s Attack on Ilhan Omar is His Latest 9/11 Scam by Luke Darby (GQ)
• It’s More Obvious Than Ever What Republicans Want With Ilhan Omar by Aymann Ismail (Slate)

Immigration

• Trump Reportedly Offered Pardon to Homeland Security Chief if He Broke Law to Block Migrants by Daniel Politi (Slate)
• Child separation: More than 2,500 children to be reunited with migrant parents after Trump administration settles case by Victoria Gagliardo-Silver (Independent)
• Seattle’s Mayor Had the Perfect Response to Trump’s Threat to Send Immigrants to Sanctuary Cities by Samantha Michaels (Mother Jones)

Mueller Report

• Stone cites Barr, Kavanaugh writings in last-ditch effort to dismiss Mueller indictment by Kyle Cheney (Politico)
• Trump White House braces for full Mueller report by Eliana Johnson, Daniel Lippman, Darren Samuelsohn (Politico)

Other News

• Dems rip Nunes’ plan for private huddle with Barr to discuss criminal allegations by Kyle Cheney (Politico)
• Cuban president calls for strengthened defenses, economy in response to Trump threats by Marc Frank (Reuters)

Analysis

• The news media helped Trump win in 2016. Here’s what needs to change for 2020 by Brian L. Ott (Salon)
• Health-care law more popular despite Trump’s repeated attempts to destroy it by Paige Winfield Cunningham (Washington Post)

Opinion

• Trump embraces another dictator. Congress has to do better. by The Editorial Board (Washington Post)

Transgender Ban

• Thousands of Transgender Troops’ Lives Are About to Change Radically. But the Military Still Hasn’t Figured Out the Details. by Dan Spinelli (Mother Jones)
• Stop pretending the transgender ban isn’t a ban by Diane H. Mazur (Politico)
• Trump transgender military ban: 14,700 jobs at risk as controversial policy comes into effect by Victoria Gagliardo-Silver (Independent)
• Trump’s controversial transgender troop ban takes effect (Al Jazeera)
• Trump’s Transgender Military Ban Is Now In Effect by Sonia Elks (Huffington Post)

Mueller Report

• Obstruction Of Justice Could Still Threaten Trump Politically by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux (FiveThirtyEight)
• With Craig Indictment, Mueller Probe Sends Ripples Through the Swamp by Seth Hettena (The New Republic)

Immigration / Border

• Trump Officials Considered Transporting Migrants to ‘Sanctuary Cities’ as Political Retribution, Report Says by Amy Gunia (TIME)
• Stephen Miller Proposed Releasing Detained Migrants in Pelosi’s District by Eric Lutz (Vanity Fair)
• Trump reportedly told his border chief to close the border and block migrants from entering the US — and that if he went to jail, he’d pardon him by Michelle Mark (Business Insider)
• Trump asylum policy gets temporary reprieve from Court of Appeals by Tom Hals (Reuters)
• Trump considering releasing migrant detainees in sanctuary cities (BBC)
• Trump Threatens To Send Detained Immigrants To ‘Sanctuary Cities’ As Retaliation by Jessica Taylor (NPR)
• Trump Said He Would Pardon Border Official If He Broke Law By Denying Migrants: CNN by Sebastian Murdock (Huffington Post)
• The Trump Administration Just Settled a Suit That Could Reunite 2,700 Immigrants With Their Families by Dahlia Lithwick (Slate)
• Trump Urged Homeland Security Official to Close Border Despite an Earlier Promise of a Delay by Maggie Haberman, Annie Karni, and Eric Schmitt (NY Times)
• Trump Administration To Allow 2,700 Central American Children Into The U.S. by Richard Gonzales (NPR)

Tax Returns

• To get Trump’s tax returns, Democrats must show they have a good reason by Brian Faler (Politico)
• The Public Wants Trump’s Tax Returns by William Saletan (Slate)
• Trump must release his tax returns or be barred from state’s 2020 election ballot, Illinois senate votes by Tom Embury-Dennis (Independent)

Ilhan Omar

• Trump tweets edited video slamming Omar over 9/11 comments by Tal Axelrod (The Hill)
• President Trump targets Rep. Ilhan Omar with a video of Twin Towers burning. by Eli Rosenberg (Washington Post)
• Trump Uses 9/11 Footage To Advance Right-Wing Attacks On Ilhan Omar by Lydia O’Connor (Huffington Post)

Other News

• New Government Data Shows Trump Wanted to Close the Wrong Border by Noah Lanard (Mother Jones)
• Trump says he mulled nominating daughter Ivanka for World Bank president by Caitlin Oprysko (Politico)
• Trump says he considered nominating Ivanka to lead World Bank by Morgan Gstalter (The Hill)
• 60 Top Corporations Paid $0 Federal Taxes Under Trump Tax Law by Mary Papenfuss (Huffington Post)
• Under Trump, U.S. drilling permits on federal lands soar by Nichola Groom (Reuters)
• Trump blows up over newspaper’s choice of page for story about former Obama lawyer by Tom Embury-Dennis (Independent)
• Trump accuses media of not focusing enough on charges against Obama White House lawyer by Caitlin Oprysko (Politico)
• Trump promised his sons would keep business out of politics. He’s admitting that was a lie. by Aaron Rupar (Vox)
• Trump tax ‘cut’ actually increased taxes for 10 million American families, report finds by Josh Israel (ThinkProgress)
• Trump rejects government intervention in 5G wireless networks by Margaret Harding McGill (Politico)
• Trump passes on making U.N. racism committee nomination by Nahal Toosi (Politico)
• Kim open to another summit with Trump, with conditions by Kim Tong-hyung (AP)
• Criticism mounts of Trump pick for U.S. Federal Reserve by Pete Schroeder, Howard Schneider (Reuters)
• White House eyes nuclear weapons expert to lead challenge to climate science by Scott Waldman, E&E News (Science Magazine)
• Company led by Trump nominee was rife with harassment, including groping and kissing, report says by Michael Brice-Saddler (Washington Post)

Analysis

• Inside Ivanka’s Dreamworld by Elaina Plott (The Atlantic)
• Trump bulldozes across the presidency’s red lines by Nancy Cook (Politico)
• Unite the whites: Donald Trump now leads a unified party of anti-immigrant racism by Heather Digby Parton (Salon)
• Trump uses ‘treason’ to demonize political opponents. It won’t end well. by Zack Ford (ThinkProgress)
• Inside the Russian effort to target Sanders supporters — and help elect Trump by Michael Kranish (Washington Post)
• A comprehensive list of former Fox employees who have joined the Trump administration by Matt Gertz (Media Matters)

North Korea

• The Plan to Resurrect the North Korea Nuclear Talks by Uri Friedman (The Atlantic)
• Trump says he is discussing potential further meetings with North Korea’s Kim (Reuters)
• Trump won’t budge on North Korea sanctions, thwarting South Korean president’s hope for progress by D. Parvaz (ThinkProgress)
• President Trump Says He Wants North Korea Sanctions to Remain After Meeting with Moon by AP (TIME)

Wikileaks / Assange

• Trump today: ‘I know nothing about WikiLeaks.’ Trump in 2016: ‘Oh, we love WikiLeaks’ by Rebecca Morin (Politico)
• Trump says he does not have opinion on Assange’s arrest (Reuters)
• Trump claims to ‘know nothing about Wikileaks’ despite praising it a dozen times during 2016 election campaign by Andrew Buncombe (Independent)
• Trump lies, says he knows nothing about Wikileaks site he cited 164 times by Josh Israel (ThinkProgress)

Trump Sister

• Trump’s Sister Resigns As Judge, Ending Inquiry Into Alleged Tax Schemes: Report by Sebastian Murdock (Huffington Post)
• Trump’s sister resigns from federal appeals court, halting probe into alleged family tax fraud by Igor Derysh (Salon)
• Trump’s sister quits as judge, prematurely ending probe into whether she committed tax fraud alongside president by Tom Embury-Dennis (Independent)
• President Trump’s Sister Retires as Federal Judge, Ending Ethical Misconduct Inquiry by Larry Neumeister, Maryclaire Dale (TIME)

Immigration / Border / DHS

• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Said Climate Change and Immigration Are Connected — Here’s Why She’s Right by Lucy Diavolo (Teen Vogue)
• Trump’s Immigration Policies Unify White Republicans by Ronald Brownstein (The Atlantic)
• Trump accuses Dems of ‘treason’ even as Mulvaney seeks a border deal with them by John T. Bennett (Roll Call)
• Conservatives want a man who compared immigrants to rats to lead DHS by Rebekah Entralgo (ThinkProgress)
• White House Sought To Drop Off Detained Immigrants In Sanctuary Cities by Lydia O’Connor (Huffington Post)
• Donald Trump Wanted to Dump Asylum Seekers on Streets of Democratic Cities by Kevin Drum (Mother Jones)
• White House Sought To Drop Off Detained Immigrants In Sanctuary Cities: Report by Lydia O’Connor (Huffington Post)
• Trump Railed At Illegal Immigration But Now Owns The Worst Numbers In A Decade by S.V. Date (Huffington Post)
• White House Wanted ICE to Arrest Undocumented Immigrants and Then Release Them in Sanctuary Cities by Elliott Hannon (Slate)

Other News

• Trump threatens EU over Brexit treatment of UK: ‘Let people breathe before it all comes back to bite you’ by Tom Embury-Dennis (Independent)
• Trump Approval Ratings (FiveThirtyEight)
• Donald Trump Continues to Not Be Very Popular by Kevin Drum (Mother Jones)
• Trump Signs Executive Orders In Push To Make It Easier To Build Oil And Gas Pipelines by Cat Schuknecht (NPR)
• Fox Business issues correction for botched Trump approval poll by Rebecca Morin (Politico)
• Former White House counsel under President Obama expects to be indicted in Mueller-related case by Cody Fenwick (Salon)
• Trump says he will celebrate D-Day anniversary in France by Jordan Fabian (The Hill)
• Trump White House to screen anti-abortion movie Friday by Gabby Orr (Politico)

Opinion

• Mnuchin flouts the law to help Trump by E.J. Dionne Jr (Washington Post)

Mueller Report / Barr

• Trump calls Mueller probe an ‘attempted coup’ by Rebecca Morin (Politico)
• William Barr Sends Troubling Signals Ahead of Mueller Report Release by Garrett M. Graff (Wired)
• William Barr says ‘spying did occur’ on Trump campaign during Obama era by Erin Durkin, Joanna Walters (The Guardian)
• William Barr Promises to Investigate Obama Officials for “Spying” on Trump Campaign by Jeremy Stahl (Slate)
• Trump mimics far right, calls Mueller probe a ‘coup’ by Zack Ford (ThinkProgress)
• Trump urges inquiry into ‘attempted coup’ against him (BBC)
• William Barr Accidentally Concedes His Reason for Withholding the Mueller Report Is Baloney by Jeremy Stahl (Slate)

Tax Returns

• Trump says he won’t release his taxes on day of House-imposed deadline for them by Caitlin Oprysko (Politico)
• Trump says he will not release his tax returns (Reuters)
• Trump says he won’t give his tax returns to Congress (Al Jazeera)
• Treasury misses congressional deadline for turning over Trump’s tax returns by Brian Faler (Politico)
• Treasury Department fails to meet April 10 deadline to hand over Trump’s tax returns to Congress by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)

Immigration / Border / DHS

• Trump says he’s the mastermind of immigration policy, not Stephen Miller by Rebecca Morin (Politico)
• Trump digs in on false claim that he stopped Obama’s family separation policy by Salvador Rizzo (Washington Post)
• Trump administration moves spark fears of new immigration crackdown by Tom McCarthy (The Guardian)
• Trump says only 1 person is in charge of immigration: Him by Colleen Long and Jill Colvin (AP)
• Miller and Kushner on a potential collision course in Trump’s border crisis by Ashley Parker, Josh Dawsey, and Robert Costa (Washington Post)
• US Democrats introduce bill to repeal Trump’s travel ban by William Roberts (Al Jazeera)
• Democrats Introduce Bills To Void Trump’s Muslim Ban And Stop Anything Like It by Sarah Ruiz-Grossman (Huffington Post)
• Trump’s Homeland Security purge continues as acting ICE director leaves his post by Chris Riotta (Independent)
• Trump says he may call up more troops to the US-Mexico border (Al Jazeera)
• Trump Wants Former “Hate Group” Leader for Top Immigration Job by Bess Levin (Vanity Fair)

Other News

• Trump’s video tweet using Batman music removed due to copyright (BBC)
• Trump’s tax cuts for Betsy DeVos and the very rich are being paid for by education cuts by Josh Israel (ThinkProgress)
• Trump ‘called talk show host to yell at him’ for being mean to Stephen Miller by Chris Bynes (Independent)
• Trump’s ‘truly bizarre’ visit to Mt. Vernon by Eliana Johnson, Daniel Lippman (Politico)
• House votes to reinstate Obama-era net neutrality rules by Harper Neidig (The Hill)
• $7 Million Trump Building Condo Tied to Scandal-Scarred Foreign Leader by Jesse Drucker (NY Times)
• Trump signs orders making it harder to block pipelines in US (Al Jazeera)
• House Democrats Just Passed a Bill to Revive Net Neutrality by Nihal Krishan (Mother Jones)
• From abortion to immigration, things you didn’t know were in Medicare for All by Alice Miranda Ollstein, Joanne Kenen (Politico)
• Trump, South Korea’s Moon stress diplomacy for North Korea by Roberta Rampton, Soyoung Kim (Reuters)
• Multistate lawsuits multiply against Trump, outpacing total filed against Obama in 8 years by Debra Cassens Weiss (ABA Journal)

Opinion

• Trump’s Border Obsession Is Courting Disaster by David A. Graham (Atlantic)
• Congress to I.R.S.: Don’t Even Think of Helping Taxpayers by The Editorial Board (NY Times)
• Here’s why we must impeach Donald Trump: In fact, it’s more urgent than ever by Bob Cesca (Salon)
• Trump’s Huddled Masses and the Politics of 2020 by Robert Kuttner (The American Prospect)

Mueller Report / Barr

• U.S. Attorney General Barr promises Mueller report ‘within a week’ by Sarah N. Lynch (Reuters)
• Barr: Mueller Report Out Within 1 Week; IG Report On Russia Inquiry This Summer by Philip Ewing (NPR)
• US: Barr to release redacted Mueller report ‘within a week’ (Al Jazeera)
• The Forgotten Reason Congress Needs to See the Mueller Report by Asha Rangappa (Politico)
• Barr: Mueller turned down offer to review 4-page Russia probe findings by Kyle Cheney, Andrew Desidero (Politico)
• Judge denies request for speedy release of Mueller report by Darren Samuelsohn (Politico)
• Full text: Barr’s opening statement (Politico)
• U.S. Attorney General William Barr Faces Congress For First Time Since Mueller Report by Sarah N. Lynch (Huffington Post)
• Democrat rips Barr for “unacceptable handling” of Mueller report: “More suspicious than impressive” by Matthew Chapman (Salon)
• Why Donald Trump wants the Mueller report, and his taxes, kept secret by C. Cain (Salon)
• What Barr Told Congress About the Mueller Report by Russell Berman (The Atlantic)
• Why Barr Won’t Be Able to Keep the Mueller Report’s Most Important Parts Private by Martin London (TIME)

Tariffs

• Trump touts tariffs on $11B of EU products by John Bowden (The Hill)
• The Trump administration wants to slap tariffs on $11 billion worth of goods from the European Union — here’s the full list of products that could get hit by Bob Bryan (Business Insider)
• Trump threatens tariffs on $11bn in EU goods over aircraft row (Al Jazeera)

Border / Asylum / Immigration

• Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Is About to Get Even More Cruel by Eric Lutz (Vanity Fair)
• Federal judge blocks remain-in-Mexico policy for asylum-seekers by Debra Cassens Weiss (ABA Journal)
• Trump Blames Obama For Family Separations Then Praises Them In The Same Breath by Lydia O’Connor (Huffington Post)
• FACT CHECK: Trump Wrongly States Obama Administration Had Child Separation Policy by Brian Naylor (NPR)
• Trump: Court defeat on asylum policy ‘unfair to US’ (BBC)
• Trump denies he’s planning to restart family separations at border by Brett Samuels (The Hill)
• White House will appeal ruling against returning asylum seekers to Mexico (Reuters)
• Trump immigration crackdown won’t include family separations, he says by Jordan Fabian, Brett Samuels (The Hill)
• Trump claims he ended child separation amid reports he wants to reintroduce controversial immigration policy by Clark Mindock (Independent)
• Trump Administration Mulls Tougher Immigration Policies Amid DHS Shake-Up by John Burnett, Mara Liasson (NPR)
• Trump renews misleading claim about Obama and child separation policy by John T. Bennett (Roll Call)
• Q&A: A Former Immigration Official on How Much Harm Trump Could Do by Isaac Chotiner (New Yorker)

Other News

• An Acting Government For The Trump Administration by Brian Naylor (NPR)
• State Department Identifies And Bans 16 People With ‘Roles’ In Khashoggi Killing by Dominique Mosbergen (Huffington Post)
• White House Lawyers Discussed Trump Tax Returns With Treasury Department by Peter Overby (NPR)
• Mnuchin reveals White House lawyers consulted Treasury on Trump tax returns, despite law meant to limit political involvement by Damian Paletta (Washington Post)
• At Trump’s Florida Resort Empire, a Quiet Effort to Eliminate an Undocumented Work Force by Miriam Jordan, Annie Correal, and Patricia Mazzei (NY Times)
• Trump attacks Rep. Omar after her criticism of Stephen Miller by Rebecca Morin (Politico)
• Trump Is Abusing His Authority to Name “Acting Secretaries.” Here’s How Congress Can Stop Him. by Steve Vladeck (Slate)
• Trump Is Helping to Bring About an Egyptian Dictatorship by Joshua Keating (Slate)
• Trump Is Begging for a Fight With Iran by Fred Kaplan (Slate)
• Trump tweeted a bizarre 2020 hype video set to music from ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ by Nicole Gallucci (Mashable)
• Trump praises Sisi as critics reiterate concern for human rights (Al Jazeera)
• Most Americans agree Trump has made race relations worse by German Lopez (Vox)
• Trump wants debt ceiling hike passed quickly, will not link to wall funds: Mnuchin (Reuters)
• White House Reportedly Hosting Screening of Controversial Anti-Abortion Film by Yohana Desta (Vanity Fair)
• Trump hotels exempted from ban on foreign payments under new stance by Peter Stone (Guardian)

Analysis

• Why Trump Is Serious About Herman Cain by Peter Nicholas (The Atlantic)
• Trump Says the U.S. Is ‘Full.’ Much of the Nation Has the Opposite Problem. by Neil Irwin and Emily Badger (NY Times)

Asylum Seekers

• U.S. judge halts Trump policy of returning asylum seekers to Mexico by Tom Hals (Reuters)
• Judge Blocks Trump Policy That Forces Asylum Seekers to Wait in Mexico by Noah Lanard, Fernanda Echavarri (Mother Jones)
• Federal judge blocks Trump administration policy targeting asylum seekers by Rebekah Entralgo (ThinkProgress)
• Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration Policy Of Sending Asylum-Seekers To Mexico by Richard Gonzales (NPR)

Kirstjen Nielsen / DHS

• Kirstjen Nielsen resigns as US secretary of Homeland Security (Al Jazeera)
• Kirstjen Nielsen: US Homeland Security chief resigns (BBC)
• Kirstjen Nielsen Resigned From DHS Because Trump Wants Someone Even More Cruel by Luke Darby (GQ)
• Kirstjen Nielsen Wasn’t Cruel and Lawless Enough for Trump. That Doesn’t Exonerate Her. by Dahlia Lithwick (Slate)
• Kirstjen Nielsen: Trump ‘berated homeland security secretary’ early in the morning and demanded illegal actions, report claims by Toyin Owoseje (Independent)
• Stephen Miller pressuring Trump officials amid immigration shakeups by Anita Kumar, Gabby Orr, Daniel Lippman (Politico)
• Trump ‘urged administration to reinstate family separations for months’, defying courts by Chris Riotta (Independent)
• After Nielsen, temporary Homeland Security chief in tough spot by Yeganeh Torbati (Reuters)
• Trump operating with patchwork Cabinet amid Nielsen departure by Zack Ford (ThinkProgress)
• With Nielsen Out, Stephen Miller Is Poised to Remake D.H.S. in His Image by Eric Lutz (Vanity Fair)
• Kirstjen Nielsen Says She Still Supports Trump’s Border Goals After Resignation by AP (TIME)
• Kirstjen Nielsen Shows Why It’s Impossible to Restrain Trump by David A. Graham (The Atlantic)
• Analysis: Trump reportedly wants to revive one of his least-popular policy proposals: Family separation by Philip Bump (Washington Post)
• What you need to know about the new acting Homeland Security secretary by Rebekah Entralgo (ThinkProgress)
• Trump Just Purged DHS Because Its Leaders Weren’t Breaking the Law Enough by Mark Joseh Stern (Slate)

Iran

• Trump brands Iranian military group as a terrorist organization by Nahal Toosi, Katie Galioto, Wesley Morgan (Politico)
• Trump designates Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps a terrorist organisation by Tom Embury-Dennis (Independent)
• Iran decries ‘illegal’ U.S. designation of Guards, retaliates with terrorism listing -state TV (Reuters)
• The U.S. Escalates Even Further Against Iran—To What End? by Kathy Gilsinan (The Atlantic)
• Does Donald Trump have business entanglements with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard? by Travis Gettys (Salon)
• Trump just labeled Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization. But it could backfire. by Alex Ward (Vox)

Tax Returns

• Trump cranks up his pushback against Dems demanding his tax returns by Caitlin Oprysko (Politico)
• NY state lawmakers to introduce bill to get Trump’s state tax returns by Zack Budryk (The Hill)
• Democrats in New York have a plan to get their hands on Donald Trump’s tax returns by Matthew Chapman (Salon)
• Mick Mulvaney rewrites history, claims Trump never promised to release his tax returns by Aaron Rupar (Vox)
• The fight for Trump’s tax returns is just getting started by Emily Stewart (Vox)

Secret Service Director

• U.S. Secret Service Director Expected to Leave Trump Administration by AP (TIME)
• Trump fires Secret Service director: report by Zack Budryk (The Hill)
• Secret Service director to leave Trump admin, AP reports by AP (Politico)
• A ‘near-systematic purge’ is happening at the Department of Homeland Security as Secret Service director is reportedly ousted by Joe Perticone (Business Insider)

Other News

• South Korea’s President Plans to Ask Trump to Ease Sanctions on Kim Jong Un by Amy Gunia (TIME)
• Trump’s Plan To Zap Incoming Missiles With Lasers Is Back To The Future by Geoff Brumfiel (NPR)
• Trump presses Uganda to bring kidnappers of American tourist to justice by Brett Samuels (The Hill)
• Trump tells Uganda people will not ‘feel safe going there’ until it finds kidnappers who took a US tourist by Tom Embury-Dennis (Independent)
• Bernie Sanders Says Fox News Is A Propaganda Arm Of Trump Administration by Amanda Terkel (Huffington Post)
• What we know about Mueller’s case against Trump on obstruction of justice by Andrew Prokop (Vox)
• Trump administration sabotages major conservation effort, defying Congress by Mallory Pickett (The Guardian)
• Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Scandal Just Got Bigger by Dan Friedman (Mother Jones)
• Trump Reportedly Told Border Agents to Do Something That’s Illegal by Noah Lanard (Mother Jones)
• Trump Administration Kills Baseball Deal With Cuba by Richard Gonzales (NPR)
• Trump aims to help polluters by cutting air quality standards by Vanessa Nason (Salon)

Analysis

• DC Circuit bars release of grand jury materials to author; are there implications for Mueller report? by Debra Cassens Weiss (ABA Journal)
• Another Day, Another ‘Acting’ Cabinet Secretary as Trump Skirts Senate by Michael Tackett (NY Times)
• The High-Stakes Battle Between Donald Trump and the Federal Reserve by John Cassidy (New Yorker)

Opinion

• Netanyahu, Trump and Putin: A love story by Marwan Bishara (Al Jazeera)
• Who Is Left to Say No to Trump? by Jamelle Bouie (NY Times)

Tax Returns

• White House to Democrats seeking Trump tax returns: ‘Never’ by Doina Chiacu (Reuters)
• Mulvaney Vows Democrats Will “Never” See Trump’s Tax Returns by Daniel Politi (Slate)
• Mick Mulvaney: Democrats will ‘never’ see Donald Trump’s tax returns by Amanda Michelle Gomez (ThinkProgress)
• Mulvaney Predicts Democrats Will “Never” See Trump’s Taxes, Despite I.R.S. Request by Kevin Fitzpatrick (Vanity Fair)
• Mulvaney: Issue of Trump’s tax returns ‘already litigated’ in 2016 by Quint Forgey (Politico)
• Battle begins over Trump tax returns by Michael Burke (The Hill)
• Trump’s lawyer: Tax returns request oversteps Congress bounds by Matthew Choi (Politico)
• Trump chief of staff vows tax returns will ‘never’ be released (BBC)

Mueller Report

• Trump lawyer Giuliani says House chairman should get full Mueller report by Jason Linkins (ThinkProgress)
• Giuliani: Let Congress see the Mueller report by Matthew Choi (Politico)
• Mulvaney: No one in White House has requested Mueller report by Quint Forgey (Politico)

Kirstjen Nielsen

• Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen leaving Trump administration amid surge of migrants by Nick Miroff, Josh Dawsey, Seung Min Kim, and Maria Sacchetti (Washington Post)
• Trump’s Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen Is Out by Tim Murphy (Mother Jones)
• Kirstjen Nielsen Leaving Homeland Security Post As Border Crossings Surge by Arnie Seipel, Laura Smitherman, Brian Naylor (NPR)
• Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen Steps Down by Daniel Politi (Slate)
• Opinion: Kirstjen Nielsen Enforced Cruelty at the Border. Her Replacement Could Be Worse by The Editorial Board (NY Times)
• Kevin McAleenan, Top U.S. Border Enforcement Officer, Is Named Acting Head of Homeland Security by Jacey Fortin (NY Times)

Other News

• Trump attacks Rep. Ilhan Omar hours after a supporter was charged with threatening to kill her by Amanda Sakura (Vox)
• Trump attacks Muslim congresswoman Ilhan Omar hours after death threats against her revealed by Maya Oppenheim (Independent)
• Herman Cain Admitted He Isn’t Sure He’ll Pass a Background Check by Tim Murphy (Mother Jones)
• Trump Says He Made Major Israel Decision After Quick ‘Little History’ Lesson by Dominique Mosbergen (Huffington Post)
• In Unprecedented Move, U.S. to Designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a Terrorist Group by Matthew Lee, Susannah George (TIME)

Opinion

• Whatever Trump Is Playing, It Isn’t Golf by Rick Reilly (The Atlantic)

Tax Returns

• Trump lawyer dismisses tax return demand (BBC)
• Trump Lawyers Up to Fight the Release of His Tax Returns by Russ Choma (Mother Jones)
• Trump’s Personal Attorney Kicks Off What Could Be a Years-Long Battle for His Tax Returns by Kevin Fitzpatrick (Vanity Fair)

Mueller Report

• Trump Says He Hasn’t Read Mueller Report but Knows it Fully Clears Him by Daniel Politi (Slate)
• Congress’ new Mueller fight: Do Dems need to begin impeachment to see secret files? by Kyle Cheney (Politico)
• President Trump says has not read Mueller report (Reuters)
• Trump lashes out at Mueller probe as release of report approaches by Gabby Orr (Politico)

Border / Immigration

• Trump administration wants 2 years to ID migrant children separated from families by AP (Politico)
• Trump Insists that U.S. “Is Full” as Part of New Push Against Migrants by Daniel Politi (Slate)
• U.S. government says it could take two years to identify families separated at border by Kristina Cooke, Yeganeh Torbati (Reuters)
• Trump Administration Wants 2 Years to Identify Children Separated From Parents at Border by Elliot Spagat (TIME)

Jewish Coalition Speech

• Trump Meets with Megadonor Sheldon Adelson and the Republican Jewish Coalition by Russ Choma (Mother Jones)
• Trump to Jewish Republicans: Democrats pushing ‘extreme, anti-Semitic agenda’ by Gabby Orr, Alex Isenstadt (Politico
• Progressive Jewish group protests Trump’s Republican Jewish Coalition speech by Rachel Frazin (The Hill)
• President Trump Warns a Democratic Win in 2020 Could ‘Leave Israel Out There’ by Zeke Miller (TIME)
• Trump to Republican Jewish Coalition: Democrats will damage Israel (The Guardian)

Other News

• Trump administration set to designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as terrorist group, report says by Samuel Osborne (Independent)
• Keystone XL: Opponents ask judge to block new Trump permit on long-stalled oil pipeline by Matthew Brown (Independent)
• Trump’s EPA is fighting California over a fuel economy rule the auto industry doesn’t even want by Umair Irfan (Vox)
• Trump’s Fed pick, Stephen Moore, was held in contempt of court for failing to pay ex-wife more than $300,000 by Amanda Sakura (Vox)
• Trump revokes ICC prosecutor’s U.S. visa over war crimes probe by Elham Khatami (ThinkProgress)
• Trump Was Greeted at Las Vegas’s Airport by Disgraced Casino Owner Steve Wynn by Russ Choma (Mother Jones)
• Trump says he made Golan Heights decision after a quick history lesson by Roberta Rampton (Reuters)
• Trump Mocked Ilhan Omar a Day After One of His Supporters Was Arrested for Threatening to Kill Her by Gabrielle Bruney (Esquire)

Analysis

• Fact Check: Trump’s tortured flips on border, health care by Calvin Woodward and Hope Yen (AP)

Opinion

• Trump’s recommendation of Herman Cain is utterly reckless by Editorial Board (Washington Post)
• Mitch McConnell is destroying the Senate – and American government by Robert Reich (Guardian)