Mueller Investigation

• The legal battle that could undermine law at center of Mueller probe by Josh Gerstein (Politico)
• What You Need To Know About The New Manafort And Cohen Court Documents by Philip Ewing (NPR)
• Donald Trump Goes On All-Caps Twitter Rant About ‘NO COLLUSION’ by Lee Moran (Huffington Post)
• Trump claims ‘NO COLLUSION’ after court filings detail campaign’s contacts with Russia by Quint Forgey (Politico)
• The Russia Investigation Is Almost Over. Here’s What You Need to Know by Emily Bloch (Teen Vogue)
• The Constitution has no way to deal with the fact that Trump is implicated in a serious crime by Ian Millhiser (ThinkProgress)
• Robert Mueller should charge Trump with committing a crime only a president can commit by Lucian K. Truscoss IV (Salon)
• For first time, prosecutors connect Trump to a federal crime by Michael Balsamo (AP)
• Closer legal peril for Trump in probes; he sees no collusion by Eric Tucker, Chad Day, and Jim Mustian (AP)
• U.S. prosecutors name Trump in hush payments, detail Russian contacts by Nathan Layne and Brendan Pierson (Reuters)
• Trump tries to change the story, but Russia cloud darkens by Stephen Collins (CNN)
• Trump calls for end to Mueller probe despite Russian campaign bid findings by Jonathan Landay and David Morgan (Reuters)

John Kelly

• John Kelly Out as White House Chief of Staff, Trump Says by John T. Bennett (Roll Call)
• Breaking: Trump Says Chief of Staff John Kelly Is Leaving by Inae Oh (Mother Jones)
• Chief Of Staff John Kelly To Leave White House At The End Of The Year by Scott Horsley (NPR)
• Trump chief of staff John Kelly to leave White House job (BBC)
• John Kelly Couldn’t Fix the Trump Presidency by David A. Graham (The Atlantic)
• John Kelly Was Supposed to Bring Credibility to the White House. He Failed. by Fred Kaplan (Slate)

Paris

• Donald Trump blames the Paris climate agreement for the violence in the French capital by Chiara Giordano (Independent)
• Trump is using the Paris protests to push his anti-Paris Agreement agenda by Rachel Withers (Vox)
• Trump Uses Paris Protests as an Opportunity to Blast International Climate Agreement by Julia Lurie (Mother Jones)

Jared Kushner

• The Wooing of Jared Kushner: How the Saudis Got a Friend in the White House by David D. Kirkpatrick, Ben Hubbard, Mark Landler and Mark Mazzetti (NY Times)
• The New York Times Just Released an Eye-Opening Report on Jared Kushner’s Ongoing Chats With the Saudi Crown Prince (Mother Jones)
• Saudi Arabia reportedly saw Jared Kushner as an impressionable target by Rachel Withers (Vox)

James Comey

• We Now Know What James Comey Told Congress Last Week. Read the Transcript. (Mother Jones)
• Read James Comey’s Testimony To The House Oversight Committee by Sebastian Murdock (Huffington Post)
• Comey: I’m ‘not friends’ with Mueller by Quint Forgey (Politico)
• FBI investigated four Americans over Russia links, Comey reveals by David Morgan, Jason Lange (Independent)

Other News

• Trump Appoints Gen. Mark Milley Chairman Of The Joint Chiefs Of Staff by Shannon Van Sant (NPR)
• Trump announces Army chief Mark Milley as pick for next Joint Chiefs chairman by Quint Forgey, Wesley Morgan (Politico)
• Trump asylum ban blocked in another rebuke from 9th Circuit Court by E.A. Crunden (ThinkProgress)
• VA chief Robert Wilkie once praised Confederate president as ‘martyr to The Lost Cause’ by Lisa Rein (Washington Post)
• Trump Administration Rolls Back Obama-Era Rules for School Lunches by Julia Jacobs (NY Times)

Mueller Investigation

• Mueller’s filings on Trump ex-aides to shed new light on Russia probe by Nathan Layne (Reuters)
• Trump loses it ahead of new Mueller filings — and tweets his most unhinged rant yet by Matthew Chapman (AlterNet)
• Trump attacks ‘totally conflicted’ Rosenstein, other Mueller characters in morning outburst by Caitlin Oprysko (Politico)
• Trump says his lawyers are drafting response to Mueller report by Rebecca Morin (Politico)
• A Close Reading of Trump’s Friday Tweetstorm by Russell Berman (The Atlantic)
• 2 Big Mueller Filings Are Coming. Donald Trump Is Freaking Out. by Tonya Riley (Mother Jones)
• Trump reveals 87-page response to Mueller findings already created, despite fact no Russia probe report released yet by Richard A.K. Williams (Independent)
• Mueller investigation – live updates: Trump attacks Russia probe as new details about Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen to be released by Chris Stevenson (Independent)
• The Mueller indictments so far: Lies, trolls and hacks by Jesus Rodriguez, Beatrice Jin (Politico)
• Mueller questioned Kelly in obstruction of justice probe: report by Morgan Gstalter (The Hill)
• Trump Lashes Out at Mueller Ahead of Potentially Damaging Court Filings by John T. Bennett (Roll Call)
• In case that could affect Mueller defendants, Supreme Court considers ‘separate sovereigns doctrine‘ by Debra Cassens Weiss (ABA Journal)
• John Kelly interviewed by Mueller’s team and expected to quit – report. by David Smith (The Guardian)
• John Kelly’s departure is imminent after Trump chief of staff interviewed in Mueller probe: reports by Joseph Neese (Salon)
• Trump ex-lawyer Michael Cohen’s help with Russia probe revealed (BBC)
• Ex-Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Should Get ‘Substantial Prison Term,’ Feds Say by Ryan Lucas, Philip Ewing (NPR)
• Feds Detail What They Call Lies Told By Paul Manafort Since His Guilty Plea by Carrie Johnson (NPR)
• Mueller: Manafort lied to investigators about funds, contacts (Al Jazeera)
• Cohen made contact with Russian to set up Trump-Putin meeting, Mueller reveals by Jon Swaine, Tom McCarthy (The Guardian)
• READ: Mueller filing says Manafort lied about Trump admin contacts (The Hill)
• The Memos on Michael Cohen’s Sentencing Just Came Out. Read Them Here. by Amanda Silverman (Mother Jones)
• Read the Report Detailing How Paul Manafort Broke His Plea Deal by Russ Choma (Mother Jones)
• Here’s What Robert Mueller Says Paul Manafort Has Lied About by Dan Friedman (Mother Jones)
• This May Be the Most Significant Line in Mueller’s Michael Cohen Memo by Dan Friedman (Mother Jones)
• The Mueller Investigation Nears the Worst Case Scenario by Garrett M. Graff (Wired)
• Mueller’s Memos and the Alleged Lies of the Trump Lieutenants by Natasha Bertrand (The Atlantic)
• Federal Prosecutors Push for Harsh Sentence for Michael Cohen, Accuse Him of Holding Back Information by Molly Olmstead (Slate)
• Top Takeaways: Prosecutors detail key pieces in Russia probe by Chad Day (AP)
• Court filings directly implicate Trump in efforts to buy women’s silence, reveal new contact between inner circle and Russian by Devlin Barrett and Matt Zapotosky (Washington Post)
• Opinion: The latest filings show that nobody can save Trump now by Paul Waldman (Washington Post)
• Prosecutors Say Trump Directed Illegal Payments During Campaign by Sharon LaFraniere, Benjamin Weiser and Maggie Haberman (NY Times)

Barr / Attorney General

• Trump Picks William Barr, Attorney General Under H.W. Bush, To Return To DOJ Helm by Ryan Lucas (NPR)
• Trump Picks William Barr, Defender of Presidential Power, as Attorney General by Pema Levy (Mother Jones)
• William Barr nominated by Donald Trump to be US attorney general (BBC)
• Trump Picks a Washington Insider as His Next Attorney General by Elaina Plott (The Atlantic)
• Trump’s Pick for Attorney General Has Expressed Hostility to the Russia Investigation by Pema Levy (Mother Jones)
• Trump Attorney General Nominee William Barr Advised Bush to Pardon Iran-Contra Conspirators by Ben Mathis-Lilley (Slate)
• Trump’s new attorney general pick is poised to restrict the Mueller investigation by Frank Dale (ThinkProgress)
• Here’s What Trump’s New Pick for Attorney General Has Said About the Mueller Investigation by Mahita Gajanan (TIME)
• William Barr helped establish mass incarceration. Now Trump wants him as attorney general. by German Lopez (Vox)
• Opinion: Whose Attorney General Will William Barr Be? by The Editorial Board (NY Times)
• Prosecutors Say Trump Directed Illegal Payments During Campaign by Sharon LaFraniere, Benjamin Weiser, and Maggie Haberman (NY Times)

Nauert / UN Ambassador / Haley

• Trump names Heather Nauert as US ambassador to UN (Al Jazeera)
• Trump Nominates Heather Nauert as Ambassador to the United Nations by Joshua Keating (Slate)
• Read Nikki Haley’s Full Interview With The Atlantic  by Uri Friedman (The Atlantic)
• Nikki Haley is Emerging From the Trump Administration Unscathed by Uri Friedman (The Atlantic)
• Three Takeaways as Trump Picks Former Fox Anchor for UN Envoy Post by John T. Bennett (Roll Call)
• Who is Heather Nauert? The new UN ambassador with little experience by Julian Borger (The Guardian)

Tillerson on Trump

• Tillerson on Trump: “We did not have a common value system” by Kevin Drum (Mother Jones)
• Tillerson: Trump would ask me to do things I couldn’t legally do by Tal Axelrod (The Hill)
• ‘You Can’t Do It That Way.’ Rex Tillerson Opens Up On His Tensions With Trump by Abby Vesoulis (TIME)
• Rex Tillerson on Trump: ‘Undisciplined, doesn’t like to read’ and tries to do illegal things by Aaron Blake (Washington Post)
• Rex Tillerson Breaks His Silence: Trump Is Impulsive, Hates Reading, and Floated Illegal Plans by Hannah Levintova (Mother Jones)
• Trump calls Rex Tillerson ‘dumb as a rock’ as former secretary of state says president asked him to do ‘illegal things’ by Chris Riotta (Independent)

Other News

• Trump announces another round of senior staff changes by Roberta Rampton, Susan Heavey (Reuters)
• Trump EPA makes it easier to open new coal plants (Al Jazeera)
• Donald Trump Jr. uses awful dog-eating meme to attack Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez by Marcus Gilmer (Mashable)
• Trump advisers fear 2020 nightmare: A recession by Nancy Cook (Politico)
• Trump signs stopgap spending bill, averting shutdown by Jordan Fabian (The Hill)
• Grift King Scott Pruitt Got $50,000 in Cash from a Billionaire Trump Supporter by Bess Levin (Vanity Fair)
• Trump expected to tap Army chief as next chairman of the Joint Chiefs by Greg Jaffe, Missy Ryan, and Josh Dawsey (Washington Post)
• Ocasio-Cortez warns Trump Jr. about subpoena power in response to meme by Jesus Rodriguez (Politico)
• U.S. appeals court won’t immediately allow Trump asylum ban by AP (Politico)
• VA chief Robert Wilkie once praised Confederate president as ‘martyr to The Lost Cause’ by Lisa Rein (Washington Post)

Opinion

• The Art of the Imaginary Deal by Paul Krugman (NY Times)

Mueller Investigation

• The White House Has No Plan for Confronting the Mueller Report by Elaina Plott (The Atlantic)
• Court Filing References Secret Special Counsel Investigation. Here’s What It Might Be by Carrie Johnson (NPR)
• This Supreme Court Case Could Impact The Mueller Probe And Boost Trump’s Pardon Power by Nina Totenberg (NPR
• The Mueller Russia Investigation: A Full Docket Of Developments Set For Friday by Ryan Lucas (NPR)
• Trump blames Mueller probe for low approval rating, calling it ‘presidential harassment’ by Rebecca Morin (Politico)
• Trump says approval rating would be 75 percent without Mueller by Jordan Fabian (The Hill)
• The Mueller investigation has gotten closer to Donald Trump by Andrew Prokop (Vox)
• Robert Mueller’s Trump-Russia investigation, explained by Andrew Prokop (Vox)
• Rudy Giuliani admits that answering Robert Muller’s questions “was a nightmare” for Donald Trump by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
• Don’t Expect Mueller to Charge a Grand Conspiracy by Renato Mariotti (TIME)
• Trump aide’s appearances on RT channel are focus for Russia inquiry by Stephanie Kirchgaessner and Jon Swaine (The Guardian)
• Robert Mueller’s Bigger Collusion Picture Is Starting to Emerge by John Reed (Slate)

CFPB

• Senate confirms Trump nominee Kraninger to lead consumer bureau by Katy O’Donnel (Politico)
• Senate Confirms Kathy Kraninger As CFPB Director by Emily Sullivan (NPR)
• The Senate just confirmed a director for CFPB who has no background in consumer issues by Emily Stewart (Vox)

EPA / Environment

• Trump to roll back carbon rule on new coal plants by Timothy Gardner (Reuters)
• Trump’s EPA proposes loosening coal rules despite climate warnings by Alex Guillén (Politico)
• Trump administration plans to weaken protections for sage grouse by Oliver Milman (The Guardian)
• Trump’s EPA Plans To Ease Carbon Emissions Rule For New Coal Plants by Jeff Brady (NPR)

Nauert / U.N. Ambassador

• Trump Appoints State Department’s Heather Nauert As U.S. Ambassador To United Nations by Andy Campbell (Huffington Post)
• Trump Picks Heather Nauert, Former Fox News Anchor, As U.N. Ambassador by Michele Keleman (NPR)

Other News

• Trump says he doesn’t care about predicted US national debt explosion because ‘I won’t be here’ by Tom Barnes (Independent)
• House approves spending bill to avert US government shut down by Chris Riotta (Independent)
• House approves short-term spending bill to avert government shutdown by Amanda Becker (Reuters)
• Documents Point to Illegal Campaign Coordination Between Trump and the NRA by Mike Spies (Mother Jones)
• Report: 81 Migrant Children Separated From Adults at Border Since End of Zero-Tolerance Policy by Molly Olmstead (Slate)
• Michigan Republicans vote to strip power from incoming Democrat by staff, agencies (The Guardian)
• White House appointee reportedly told VA’s diversity chief not to condemn white supremacy after the deadly Charlottesville riots by Caitlin Foster (Business Insider)
• Trump brags about approval rating hours after Bush’s funeral: ‘Working hard, thank you!’ by Timothy Bella (Washington Post)
• An Undocumented Immigrant Has Been Making Trump’s Bed for Years by Drew Schwartz (VICE)
• Report: Undocumented Workers at Trump Golf Club Say Employer Knew Their Immigration Status by Molly Olmstead (Slate)
• Tucker Carlson: Trump has not kept his promises by Michael Burke (The Hill)
• Judge orders more fact-finding in Clinton email case by Josh Gerstein (Politico)
• The NRA and Trump Campaign Appeared to Use the Exact Same Media Consultant to Coordinate Their 2016 Campaign Ads, Which Is Not Legal by Elliot Hannon (Slate)
• OPEC, Russia agree to slash oil output despite Trump pressure by ania El Gamal, Olesya Astakhova, Shadia Nasralla (Reuters)

Opinion

• How Trump’s approval rating has evolved, according to data scientist Donald Trump by Philip Bump (Washington Post)

Mueller Investigation

• Here are 5 reasons Trump won’t fire Mueller by Bill Blum (AlterNet)
• What If We Already Have The Mueller Report? by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, Perry Bacon Jr. (FiveThirtyEight)
• Mueller’s Heavily Redacted Memo on Michael Flynn Is a Warning to Trumpworld by Abigail Tracy (Vanity Fair)
• Opinion: Michael Flynn tops the list of Trump’s worries by Jennifer Rubin (Washington Post)

Khashoggi

• Turkish prosecutor seeks arrests of Saudis over Khashoggi murder (Al Jazeera)
• Mattis and Pompeo were ‘misleading’ in Khashoggi briefing, Murphy says by Caitlin Oprysko (Politico)
• Khashoggi murder: UN human rights chief demands international inquiry as Turkey tells Saudi Arabia to extradite all suspects for arrest by Samuel Osborne (Independent)

Other News

• Russia will build missiles if US leaves treaty, Putin warns (BBC)
• Trump Emoluments Case: A Blast Of Subpoenas And A Politically Risky Schedule by Peter Overby, Brett Neely (NPR)
• Rudy Giuliani Goes Full Conspiracy Theorist Because He Doesn’t Understand The Internet by Lee Moran (Huffington Post)
• In Stunning Power Grab, Wisconsin Republicans Pass Bill Weakening New Governor by Kevin Robillard (Huffington Post)
• Rudy Giuliani’s bizarre Twitter conspiracy theory, explained by Emily Stewart (Vox)
• Trump tries to boost confidence in truce on China trade war by Caitlin Oprysko (Politico)
• Trump shaping new ‘liberal’ order to block Russia, China, Iran, says Pompeo by Robin Emmott (Reuters)
• Trump administration approves seismic blasting for oil in Atlantic despite fears for marine life by Peter Stubley (Independent)
• Trump on the fringes of presidents’ group at Bush’s service. by Catherine Lucey and Zeke Miller (AP)
• Wisconsin GOP votes to weaken Democrat who defeated Walker by Scott Bauer and Todd Richmond (AP)
• FCC chairman acknowledges Russia interfered in net neutrality public comments by Emily Birnbaum (The Hill)
• ‘We’re one community’: border cities fear Trump’s crackdown by Amanda Holpuch (The Guardian)
• President Trump traveled 250 yards to greet George W. Bush. He used a stretch limo and an eight-vehicle motorcade to make the trip. by David Nakamura (Washington Post)
• Donald Trump Finally Attended a State Funeral, and Of Course It Got Awkward by Hilary Weaver (Vanity Fair)
• Saudi-funded lobbyist paid for 500 rooms at Trump’s hotel after 2016 election by David A. Fahrenthold and Jonathan O’Connell (Washington Post)

Analysis

• Lost lands? The American wilderness at risk in the Trump era  by Charlotte Simmonds, Gloria Dickie, and Jen Byers (The Guardian)
• What the President Could Do If He Declares a State of Emergency by Elizabeth Goitein (The Atlantic)

Opinion

• A Contrast in Styles as Trump, Country Bid Farewell to George H.W. Bush by John T. Bennett (Roll Call)
• We finally found election fraud by Jennifer Rubin (Washington Post)

Subpoena / Trump Hotel

• Judge green-lights subpoenas in Trump Hotel lawsuit by Lorraine Woellert, Josh Gerstein (Politico)
• Investigations Won’t Defeat Trumpism. Strengthening Democracy Will. by Rob Goodman (Politico)
• 2 attorneys general to subpoena Trump Organization, Treasury by Tami Abdullah (AP)
• 2 attorneys general to subpoena Trump Organization, IRS by AP (Politico)
• Judge permits subpoenas to be issued in case accusing Donald Trump of violating emoluments clause by Shira Tarlo (Salon)

Khashoggi

• Khashoggi murder: CIA chief Haspel to brief Congress (BBC)
• CIA Director Gina Haspel To Brief Senators On Jamal Khashoggi Killing by Greg Myre (NPR)
• Senators accuse Saudi crown prince of complicity in Khashoggi murder by Shane Harris and Karoun Demirjian (Washington Post)
• Trump Is More Loyal to Dictators Than to the U.S. by William Saletan (Slate)

Mueller Investigation / Flynn

• Mueller Preparing Endgame For Russia Investigation by Michael Isikoff (Huffington Post)
• Michael Flynn sentencing memo expected from Mueller Tuesday by Andrew Prokop (Vox)
• Here’s why Robert Mueller just revealed Trump’s criminal former adviser Michael Flynn may not receive any prison sentence by Cody Fenwick (AlterNet)
• Robert Mueller Recommends No Prison for Michael Flynn by Dan Friedman (Mother Jones)
• Michael Flynn Has Provided ‘Substantial Assistance’ In Russia Inquiry, Feds Say by Carrie Johnson, Philip Ewing (NPR)
• Mueller’s Sentencing Memo for Flynn Doubles as a Warning to Manafort by Natasha Bertrand (The Atlantic)
• Robert Mueller’s Latest Filing Hints at More Trouble for Trump by Alana Abramson, Ryan Teague Beckwith (TIME)

China

• Trump calls himself ‘Tariff Man’ during raging tweetstorm on China trade war, and the stock market tanks by Bob Bryan (Business Insider)
• U.S. stocks are battered in one of their worst days of 2018 as U.S.-China trade deal appears to sputter by Damian Paletta and John J. Lynch (Washington Post)
• China-US trade: China vows speedy action on trade commitments (BBC)
• Trump Admits His “Incredible” Deal with China Is Bullshit by Bess Levin (Vanity Fair)
• Exclusive: China’s Unipec to buy U.S. oil after Xi-Trump tariff truce by Meng Meng, Florence Tan (Reuters)

Other News

• Inside House Democrats’ Plans to Investigate the FCC and Net Neutrality by Tonya Riley (Mother Jones)
• Trump is building a new liberal world order, says Pompeo (The Guardian)
• CNN v Trump Might Be Over. But the Dangers Are Just Beginning. by Neal Katyal, Bruce Brown (Politico)
• The Republicans’ Midwest ‘Power Grab’ by Russell Berman (Atlantic)
• Trump administration gives Russia an ultimatum on Cold War-era arms treaty by Michael Birnbaum and Michael Hudson (Washington Post)
• Lindsey Graham openly admits that he will let Trump officials get away with blatant corruption because they’re not Democrats by Cody Fenwick (AlterNet)
• Trump says the US loses $250 billion on illegal immigration every year. We checked. It doesn’t. by Jane Coaston (Vox)
• Trump attorneys seeking $800K from Stormy Daniels over defamation suit by Sarah Harvard (Independent)
• Trump OKs seismic testing, putting critically endangered right whale population at risk by Nicole Karlis (Salon)
• Trump panel wants to give USPS right to hike prices for Amazon, others by Diane Bartz, Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters)
• Trump mocks Macron again over French fuel tax protests (Reuters)
• The Republicans’ Midwest ‘Power Grab’ by Russell Berman (Atlantic)

Opinion

• Trump’s countless scams are finally catching up to him by Rebecca Solnit (The Guardian)

Mueller Investigation / Cohen

• Legal Experts Say Trump Just Committed Witness Tampering on Twitter by Hannah Levintova (Mother Jones)
• Trump urges court to throw the book at Michael Cohen by Matthew Choi (Politico)
• Trump: Roger Stone has ‘guts’ for not testifying against me by Rebecca Morin (Politico)
• Trump: Michael Cohen Should Serve ‘Complete Sentence’ For Things ‘Unrelated’ To Campaign by Nina Golgowski (Huffington Post)
• Behind Michael Cohen’s deal: All the lies surrounding Trump start to crumble by Heather Digby Parton (Salon)
• Trump calls for ‘long prison term’ for former lawyer Michael Cohen in furious rant: ‘He lied for this outcome’ by Clark Mindock (Independent)
• Trump accused of attempted witness tampering with Roger Stone tweet by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
• Analysis: Here’s how Trump’s proposed Moscow project is even dirtier than it looks by Bob Cesca (Salon)
• Trump urges ‘full sentence’ for his ex-lawyer Cohen in Russia probe by Doina Chiacu (Reuters)
• Opinion: After the latest Mueller news, these corrupt Trump moves look much worse by Greg Sargent (Washington Post)
• Analysis: Trump’s latest tweets cross clear lines, experts say: Obstruction of justice and witness tampering by Deanna Paul (Washington Post)
• Trump praises witness who refuses to testify against him by Mike Balsamo and Eric Tucker (AP)

China

• Trump’s “Incredible” Deal with China Is a Classic Trump Scam by Bess Levin (Vanity Fair)
• US and China postpone more tariffs in trade war: Here’s what the Trump-Xi talks mean and how we got here by Clark Mindock (Independent)
• Trump expects to discuss ‘meaningful halt’ to ‘arms race’ with Putin, Xi by Brett Samuels (The Hill)
• Uncertainty surrounds White House agreements on trade with China, North America. by Damian Paletta and Erica Werner (Washington Post)

Immigration / Border

• Trump Is Trying to Deport Haitian Immigrants. They’re Fighting Back. by Nathalie Baptiste (Mother Jones)
• Trump claims spending money on border wall will save U.S. ‘billions’ by Caitlin Oprysko (Politico)
• U.S. top court snubs environmental challenge to Trump’s border wall by Andrew Chung (Reuters)
• Trump says country ‘would save billions’ if Democrats agreed to fund border wall by Brett Samuels (The Hill)
• Opinion: Countering Trump at the Border by Amy Davidson Sorkin (New Yorker)
• U.S. top court snubs environmental challenge to Trump’s border wall by Andrew Chung (Reuters)

Other News

• A Runoff Election Tuesday Could Reverse Brian Kemp’s Voter Suppression in Georgia by Ari Berman (Mother Jones)
• Trump asks Pakistan PM for help with Afghan peace talks: minister (Al Jazeera)
• Trump met with Putin after saying he would not: The president blusters his way through another G-20 by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
• In the Blink of an Eye, a Hunt for Oil Threatens Pristine Alaska by Henry Fountain and Steve Eder (NY Times)
• Republicans Brazenly Gut Voting Rights in Lame Duck Before They Lose Power by Ari Berman (Mother Jones)
• Trump’s Defense Secretary Says Russia Targeted the Midterms. What Does Mattis Know? by Dan Spinelli (Mother Jones)

Analysis

• Impeachment talk by federal workers could violate Hatch Act, new guidance says by Debra Cassens Weiss (ABA Journal)

Opinion

• A new CIA leak adds to the evidence against MBS. Congress must act. by The Editorial Board (Washington Post)

George Bush

• Trump statement: Bush ‘always found a way to set the bar higher’ by Brent D. Griffiths (Politico)
• Donald Trump Once Mocked The Same George H.W. Bush Quote He Used To Remember Him by Lee Moran (Huffington Post)
• Trump to attend George H.W. Bush funeral by Andrew Restuccia (Politico)
• Trump orders flags to fly at half-staff for 30 days to honor Bush by Tal Axelrod (The Hill)

G20 / China

• G20: Trump and Xi to meet amid US-China trade tensions (BBC)
• Trump cancels G-20 press conference by Andrew Restuccia (Politico)
• President Trump and Xi to meet at G20 to resolve trade war by Adrian Brown (Al Jazeera)
• Xi and Trump: A beginner’s guide to translating Chinese diplomatic speak by Teddy Ng (Politico)
• Trump and Xi’s G20 dinner could halt — or escalate — US-China trade war by Donna Borak (CNN)
• The US and China relationship is in shambles. It could get worse at the G20. by Alex Ward (Vox)
• G-20 Nations Agree On Trade, Migration; Trump Lone Holdout On Climate Change by Angela Charlton, Luis Andres Henao, and Peter Orsi, AP (Huffington Post)
• Trump diverges with G20 partners on climate change, protectionism (Al Jazeera)
• Trump to notify Congress in ‘near future’ he will terminate NAFTA by Roberta Rampton (Reuters)
• U.S. and China Call Truce in Trade War by Mark Landler (NY Times)

Mueller Investigation

• Devin Nunes protected Roger Stone and Donald Trump Jr. from Mueller probe: Democrats won’t by Sophia Tesfaye (Salon)
• End Game: Mueller signaled this week that he’s ready. Is Trump? by Lucian K. Truscott (AlterNet)
• Michael Cohen confesses he kept in ‘regular contact’ with White House while lying to Congress: report by Tom Boggioni (AlterNet)
• ‘Mueller knows a lot’: Manafort and Cohen moves put Trump in line of fire by Tom McCarthy (The Guardian)
• Analysis: Mueller’s probe has produced a rogues’ gallery of liars by Dan Balz (Washington Post)
• Analysis: Mueller Exposes the Culture of Lying That Surrounds Trump by Sharon LaFraniere (NY Times)
• Ex-lawyer says he told Trump about Kremlin contact: court filing by Nathan Layne (AP)

Other News

• Trump administration downplays major climate change report as ‘worst-case scenario’ after president dismisses warnings by Josh Gabbatiss (Independent)
• No talk of ‘the Resistance’ or opinions about impeachment at work, federal employees are warned by Eli Rosenberg and Julie Eilperin (Washington Post)
• Mattis: Russia tried to interfere in 2018 midterms by John Bowden (The Hill)