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North Korea
U.S. Confirms North Korea Fired Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
(New York Times – 7/4/17)
As concern about North Korea deepens, the U.S. and China are at odds
(Washington Post – 7/5/17)
U.S. prepared to use force on North Korea ‘if we must’: U.N. envoy
(Reuters – 7/6/17)
US to test THAAD missile defense system
(CNN – 7/7/17)
How ‘isolated’ North Korea managed to build an ICBM that could reach Alaska
(Washington Post – 7/8/17)
Trump’s “First Time” with Putin
Rex Tillerson says Trump’s meeting with Putin took so long, the First Lady was called in to ‘get us out of there’
(Yahoo News – 7/7/17)
Putin says Trump was ‘satisfied’ with his election meddling denials
(Reuters – 7/8/17)
U.S. officials say Russian government hackers have penetrated energy and nuclear company business networks
(Washington Post – 7/8/17)
G20 Summit
Ivanka Trump Sat In for Her Father at the G-20 Leaders’ Table
(Bloomberg – 7/8/17)
Trump’s ‘America First’ approach receives a cold reception at global summit
(Los Angeles Times – 7/8/17)
Trump leaves leaders fearing the future as G-20 summit closes
(Washington Post – 7/8/17)
Other Stories That You Should Know About:
Unwinding a Big Mistake
The Book That Predicted Trump’s Rise Offers the Left a Roadmap for Defeating Him
(The Atlantic – 7/6/17)
The Five Types of Trump Voters: Who They Are and What They Believe
(Voter Study Group – June 2017)
Voter Fraud Commission
44 out of 50 states have declined to provide data to President Trump’s voter fraud commission
(NY Daily News – 7/4/17)
Media
CNN Story About Source of Trump Wrestling Video Draws Backlash
(New York Times – 7/5/17)
Maddow warns other media of fake NSA documents
(The Hill – 7/7/17)
Rural America
In Minnesota town that voted Trump, a Muslim doctor tries to understand his neighbors
(Twin Cities Pioneer Press – 7/2/17)
US Standing in World
World Leaders Move Forward on Climate Change, Without U.S.
(New York Times – 7/8/17)
Japan and Europe counter Trump with colossal trade deal
(Washington Post – 7/6/17)
Iranians Hold ‘Trumpism’ Cartoon Contest to Mock U.S. Leader
(Bloomberg – 7/3/17)
G20: Does Donald Trump’s awkward performance indicate America’s decline as world power?
(ABC News Australia – 7/9/17)
Keeping Track of the Basics:
- Trump’s Cabinet Picks and Their Status in the Approval Process
(Full Article – The Atlantic) - Entire Trump Administration: Who’s Who
(Full Info – Real Clear Politics) - Ongoing Tracking of Trump-Russia Connections
(Compiled and updated by the office of US Representative Eric Swalwell, House Intelligence Committee) - How Much Have Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Stays Cost Us So Far?
(Is Trump at Mar-a-Lago?)
Editorials
Trump Caves to Putin
(The Weekly Standard – 7/7/17)
Putin Meets Tons of Trumps
(New York Times – 7/7/17)
How to handle an unhinged president
(Michael Gerson, Former Senior Advisor to George W. Bush – Washington Post – 7/6/17)
Republican Party has ‘flat out lost its mind’
(Miami Herald – 7/5/17)
Why Single-Payer Health Care Saves Money
(New York Times – 7/7/17)
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