Trade / China
- U.S. trade gap with China reaches all-time high under Trump by Doug Palmer (Politico)
- US trade deficit surges to 10-year high; record gap with China (Al Jazeera)
- Trump dealt blow as US trade deficit jumps (BBC)
- Despite Trump’s Promises, The Trade Deficit Is Only Getting Wider by Tim Zarroli (NPR)
- Trump’s tariff war pushes US trade deficit to 10-year high by Philip Inman (The Guardian)
Mueller Investigation / House Panel / Trump-Russia
- The Mueller report no one’s talking about by Darren Samuelsohn, Andrew Desidero (Politico)
- Why Mueller’s report might be a letdown for Trump critics by Jan Wolfe (Reuters)
- Paul Manafort has shown a “lack of remorse,” special counsel Robert Mueller says by Shira Tarlo (Salon)
- Michael Cohen gives documents on Trump Tower Moscow project to House Intelligence Committee by Alex Henderson (Salon)
- Michael Cohen unloads on Trump in final testimony as Democrat chairman calls it ‘enormously productive’ by Andrew Buncombe (Independent)
Drone Strikes
- Trump cancels requirement to report civilian deaths from drone strikes by David Brown (Politico)
- Trump ramped up U.S. drone strikes. Now, he’s made sure you won’t hear about them. by Elham Khatimi (ThinkProgress)
- Trump nixes public report on drone-strike deaths by Jordan Fabian (The Hill)
Census
- Second Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Census Citizenship Question Plans by Hansi Lo Wang (NPR)
- Judge blocks Trump administration from adding citizenship question to 2020 census by John Bowden, Rafael Bernal (The Hill)
- A Second Federal Court Just Struck Down the 2020 Census Citizenship Question by Ari Berman (Mother Jones)
- Census Bureau quietly seeks personal data about immigrants’ legal status AP (Guardian)
Border / Migrant Caravan
- Increase in migrant detentions at US border reveals Trump’s policy failure by Amanda Holpuch (The Guardian)
- US asylum shift targets Spanish speakers, Latin Americans by Elliot Spagat (AP)
- Trump Administration Reportedly Tracked and Targeted Journalists and Activists Involved With Migrant Caravan by Elliot Hannon (Slate)
- DHS Secretary Nielsen’s first public hearing before the new Congress was a disaster by Aaron Rupar (Vox)
North Korea
- N Korea airs documentary glorifying Kim’s summit with Trump by Hyung-Jin Kim (AP)
- U.S. open to North Korea talks despite missile program activity by David Brunnstrom, Hyonhee Shin (Reuters)
Other News
- Trump Overruled His Staff to Give Ivanka Access to Top-Secret Intelligence by Tina Nguyen (Vanity Fair)
- White House pressures Senate GOP to back Trump’s emergency declaration by Brett Samuels (The Hill)
- White Supremacist Propaganda At ‘Record-Setting’ Levels, ADL Report Finds by Matthew S. Schwartz (NPR)
- US homeland security chief Nielsen grilled over child migrant deaths (BBC)
- Trump’s pick for Office on Violence Against Women claims guns will protect women from violence by Maya Oppenheim (Independent)
- Impeach Trump: Democrat who vowed to ‘impeach the mother****ker announces plans to file resolution against president by Andrew Buncombe (Independent)
- Democrats’ major investigation into White House security clearances, explained by Ella Nilsen (Vox)
- Support for Trump impeachment ticks up: poll by Tal Axelrod (The Hill)
- Foreign leaders shower Trump and his family with gifts totalling over $140,000 in one year (Independent)
- Trump Extremely Doesn’t Want Anyone to See His High School Grades by Luke Darby (GQ)
- Mitch McConnell Takes Another Step Towards Cementing Republican Power in America by Jay Willis (GQ)
- House Dems Expect to Pass Their Top Bill on Friday. It Would Require Trump to Disclose His Tax Returns. by Kara Voght (Mother Jones)
- The president just called the CEO of Apple ‘Tim Apple’ by Makena Kelly (The Verge)
- Trump Administration Seeks To Take Gray Wolf Off Endangered Species List by Laurel Wamsley (NPR)
- Trump threatens to block networks from hosting debates after Dems reject Fox by Tal Axelrod (The Hill)
- Trump just met with Danny Burch, an American who was held hostage in Yemen for 18 months by Jen Kirby (Vox)
- Trump Mar-a-Lago Buddy Wrote Policy Pitch. The President Sent It to VA Chief. by Isaac Arnsdorf (ProPublica)
Opinion
- Trump is covering up for MBS. The Senate must push for accountability. by the Editorial Board (Washington Post)