(Recorded May 11, 2019) This Week: (1) the biggest loser; (2) Trump v Congress; (3) foreign policy; and (4) US news round-up.

This Week’s Links:

Given this week’s show, we thought you might find these interesting.

The Biggest Loser

• Decade in the Red: Trump Tax Figures Show Over $1 Billion in Business Losses – The New York Times
• Opinion | Donald Trump, King of the Losers – The New York Times
• Fact-checking Trump’s defense of $1 billion in losses – CNNPolitics
• Trump’s Tax Returns Show Billion-Dollar Losses – The Atlantic
• New York’s Trump Tax-Record Bill – The Atlantic
• Fox & Friends wants you to think Trump losing $1 billion is impressive – Vox
• Trump tax returns: Can Congress for the president to hand them over? – Vox
• There Is No Way Donald Trump Actually Lost $1.17 Billion

Trump v Congress

• House Panel Approves Contempt for Barr After Trump Claims Privilege Over Full Mueller Report – The New York Times
• Pelosi Declares Nation Is in a ‘Constitutional Crisis’ – The New York Times
• Facing a Trump Stonewall, Democrats Struggle for Options to Compel Cooperation – The New York Times
• Trump Suggests Mueller May Testify; Pelosi Declares ‘Constitutional Crisis’ – The New York Times
• Jim Clyburn: WH Stonewalling Dems Is ‘Bigger Than Watergate’
• House Democrats Could Arrest William Barr for Contempt – The Atlantic
• Pelosi Is Going After Barr And Rejecting Impeachment. Is That A Smart Plan? | FiveThirtyEight
• Nancy Pelosi says Donald Trump ‘almost self-impeaching’ – CNNPolitics
• McConnell on Mueller report: ‘Case closed’ – POLITICO

Foreign Policy Round-up

• U.S. Issues New Sanctions as Iran Warns It Will Step Back From Nuclear Deal – The New York Times
• New Tensions With Iran Threaten Nuclear Deal and, White House Says, U.S. Troops – The New York Times
• Are the U.S. and Iran Heading for War?
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• Trump’s top intelligence and military advisers held unusual meeting at CIA on Iran, officials say
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• Trump Increases China Tariffs as Trade Deal Hangs in the Balance – The New York Times
• Trump Could Raise Tariffs on China. Here’s How China Could Respond. – The New York Times
• Trump claims China holding out on trade talks for Biden or other ‘very weak’ Dem president – POLITICO
• U.S. Seizes North Korean Ship for Violating Sanctions – The New York Times
• New North Korea Concerns Flare as Trump’s Signature Diplomacy Wilts – The New York Times
• US suspends effort to retrieve war remains from North Korea – CNNPolitics
• North Korea Resumes Missile Testing, Disregarding Trump – The Atlantic
• Otto Warmbier’s Mother Likens North Korea to ‘Absolute Evil’ – The New York Times
• A frustrated Trump questions his administration’s Venezuela strategy – The Washington Post
• Trump’s anti-Maduro Venezuela strategy is failing – Vox
• Once Again, Mainstream Media Get It Wrong on Venezuela | The Nation
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News Round-up

• Senate Intel Committee subpoenas Donald Trump Jr. – POLITICO
• Why the Senate Intelligence Committee Subpoenaed Donald Trump Jr. – Mother Jones
• https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-junior-surprise/donald-trump-jr-seen-resisting-senate-committee-subpoena-sources-idUSKCN1SF22Q
• Amid Chaos, Alabama Lawmakers Delay Vote on Far-Reaching Abortion Ban – The New York Times
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• Republicans in Alabama Try to Sneak Anti-Abortion Bill Through State Legislature – Georgia and Ohio Follow
• He Founded ‘Students for Trump.’ Now He Could Face Jail Time for Impersonating a Lawyer. – POLITICO Magazine
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• https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-politics-falwell-exclusive/exclusive-trump-fixer-cohen-says-he-helped-falwell-handle-racy-photos-idUSKCN1SD2JG
• Michael Cohen Fixed Jerry Falwell Jr.’s Problem. Then the Evangelical Leader Went to Bat for Trump. – Mother Jones

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