(Recorded May 25, 2019) This Week: (1) Trump v Democrats; (2) the best people; and (3) international affairs.
This Week’s Links:
Given this week’s show, we thought you might find these interesting.
Trump v Democrats
- Trump, Angered by ‘Phony’ Inquiries, Blows Up Meeting With Pelosi and Schumer – The New York Times
- Pelosi Pushes Go-Slow Strategy on Impeachment as She Goads Trump – The New York Times
- How ‘Infrastructure Week’ Became a Long-Running Joke – The New York Times
- Trump’s bizarre Rose Garden news conference on impeachment, explained – Vox
- Trump rages at Democrats as investigations advance on multiple fronts – POLITICO
- Why Pelosi is so good at infuriating Trump – POLITICO
- Infrastructure Week dies — again – POLITICO
- ERROR
- Trump’s Financial Secrets Move Closer to Disclosure – The New York Times
- Trump’s Secrecy Fight Escalates as Judge Rules for Congress in Early Test – The New York Times
- Accountants Must Turn Over Trump’s Financial Records, Lower-Court Judge Rules – The New York Times
- New York Passes Bill Giving Congress a Way to Get Trump’s State Tax Returns – The New York Times
- Leaked IRS memo: what it says about Trump tax returns controversy – Vox
- Federal Judge Amit Mehta Backs House Democrats Over Trump in Accounting Firm Subpoena Suit
- Michael Cohen tells Congress that Jay Sekulow knew Cohen’s testimony on Trump Tower was false – CNNPolitics
- Michael Cohen search warrants detail Russian ties – CNNPolitics
- Error
- What Rep. Justin Amash’s call for Trump’s impeachment showed about the Republican Party – Vox
- Justin Amash, Impeachment, and the Freedom Caucus – The Atlantic
- Democrats Call for an Impeachment Inquiry Into Trump – The Atlantic
The Best People
- Ben Carson confuses a real-estate term and an Oreo cookie – POLITICO
- Ben Carson confuses Oreos and foreclosures during House hearing – Vox
- Error
- Homeless Shelters Could Be Allowed to Turn Away Transgender People
- A Would-Be Trump Aide’s Demands: A Jet on Call, a Future Cabinet Post and More – The New York Times
- Trump Expected to Pick Ken Cuccinelli for Immigration Policy Role – The New York Times
- Putin out-prepared Trump in key meeting, Rex Tillerson told House panel – The Washington Post
- Rex Tillerson proves something very important about Donald Trump – CNNPolitics
- Trump trashes Tillerson for saying Putin outfoxed him – POLITICO
International Affairs
- Assange Indicted Under Espionage Act, Raising First Amendment Issues – The New York Times
- Error
- ERROR
- Trump Gives Farmers $16 Billion in Aid Amid Prolonged China Trade War – The New York Times
- China’s Supply of Minerals for iPhones and Missiles Could Be a Risky Trade Weapon – The New York Times
- China might have just tested its ‘nuclear option’ in the trade war | Markets Insider
- Stocks close lower as investors brace for a protracted U.S.-China trade standoff – MarketWatch
- Iran Stiffens Its Resolve as the Trump Administration’s Pressure Mounts – The New York Times
- U.S. Officials Work to Convince Divided Congress of Iran Threat – The New York Times
- US-Iran standoff may finally be cooling off – Vox
- US-Iran: Tom Udall to force vote to block funding for Iran war – Vox
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