In This Episode
Trump trades his wall for a cave, Roger Stone becomes the sixth Trump advisor to be indicted, Republicans weigh a primary challenge to the president, and Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz flirts with an independent presidential bid. Then CNN’s Maeve Reston talks to Tommy about Kamala Harris’s campaign kickoff in Oakland. Also – Pod Save America is going on tour! Get your tickets now: crooked.com/events.
Show Notes:
Trump caves
- New York Times: Trump Signs Bill Reopening Government for 3 Weeks in Surprise Retreat From Wall
- Washington Post: Trump signs bill to open the government, ending the longest shutdown in history
- Washington Post: Inside Trump’s shutdown turnaround
- Politico: ‘Complete, total surrender’: Why Trump waved the white flag
- New York Times: Jared Kushner, a Confident Negotiator, Finds Immigration Deal to Be Elusive
- New York Times: Trump Thought Firing Flynn Would End ‘Russia Thing,’ Chris Christie Writes in Book
- Washington Post: ‘Master negotiator’ or ‘nonentity’? Kushner thrusts himself into middle of shutdown talks.
- NBC News: Officials rejected Jared Kushner for top secret security clearance, but were overruled
- Vanity Fair: “HOOBOY”: TRUMP’S WHITE HOUSE HAS A MASSIVE SECURITY PROBLEM
- New York Times: For a President Consumed With Winning, a Stinging Defeat
- Vox: The vindication of Nancy Pelosi – How Pelosi delivered Trump the most humiliating loss of his presidency.
- Washington Post: ‘I hope we get some common sense’: Republicans reeling from political damage caused by shutdown
- Bulwark: Who Thought the Shutdown Was a Good Idea?
- Washington Post: Trump learns an old lesson: Shutdowns are bad and hard to win
- New York Times: Did Trump Cave on the Wall? Some Conservatives Say Yes
- Rolling Stone: Ann Coulter Trashes Trump in Bill Maher Interview
- Politico: Conservatives to Trump: You caved!
- Politico: ‘All for nothing’: Trump’s wall retreat bewilders allies
- Washington Post: Trump just ran into a woman who told him ‘No,’ and he backed down. How will that play with his base?
- New York Times: Trump Meets With Hard-Right Group Led by Ginni Thomas
- New Yorker: Donald Trump Reopens the Government and Gets Schooled
- Washington Post: The Trailer: Shutdown lessons, plus the most exciting contest right now
- NPR: 7 Takeaways From The Longest Shutdown In U.S. History
- Washington Post: ‘Pelosi does not mess around’: Democratic speaker emerges triumphant from shutdown
- Politico: ‘She’s not one to bluff’: How Pelosi won the shutdown battle
- New York Times: As Government Reopens, the New Congress Tries to Begin Again
- Washington Post: Trump will secure border ‘with or without Congress,’ Mulvaney says
- New York Times: With Deadline Looming, Border Security Talks Face Hurdles in Congress
- Vox: Mick Mulvaney says Trump is actually prepared to let the government shut down again
- Washington Post: Backlogs, deadlines and a massive bureaucratic reboot await federal workers after shutdown’s end
- Vox: The government is reopened (for now). But the recovery process may take a while.
- New York Times: Your 2019 Tax Refund Might Be Higher, Lower or Later Than Usual
- Washington Post: Even with the shutdown over, some federal employees still can’t afford diapers as they await paychecks
- Washington Post: ‘It feels like we are still hostages’: Federal contractors who lost health insurance during shutdown remain in limbo
- Washington Post: Another shutdown in 3 weeks? Only if Trump truly owns Republicans.
- The Atlantic: What the President Could Do If He Declares a State of Emergency
- New York Times: Kris Kobach Wants to Build the Wall His Way, and Says He Has the President’s Blessing
- New York Times: With Pain Still Fresh, Lawmakers Make Push to Outlaw Shutdowns
- Daily Beast: Pelosi Embraces Legislation To Effectively Prevent Future Government Shutdowns
Who framed Roger Stone?
- New York Times: Here’s What We Learned From Roger Stone’s Indictment
- New York Times: Indicting Roger Stone, Mueller Shows Link Between Trump Campaign and WikiLeaks
- Vox: Roger Stone’s arrest and indictment, explained
- Politico: The juiciest morsel in Mueller’s charges against Roger Stone
- Empty Wheel: THINGS NOT SAID IN ROGER STONE’S INDICTMENT: “TRUMP DIRECTED” AND OTHER MORE DAMNING DETAILS
- Lawfare: ‘Get Me Roger Stone’: What to Make of the ‘Dirty Trickster’s’ Indictment
- Washington Post: Roger Stone loves dogs. His indictment says he threatened to steal one.
- New Yorker: Of Course Roger Stone Thinks That He Lives in “The Godfather”
- USA Today: Roger Stone decries FBI’s ‘Gestapo tactics’ but doesn’t rule out cooperating with Mueller
- New York Times: Roger Stone Says Text Exchanges Cited in Indictment Were Mischaracterized
- New Yorker: Robert Mueller got Roger Stone
- The Hill: Christie: Roger Stone indictment is ‘pretty damning’
- CNN: Roger Stone does not rule out cooperating with Mueller
- Washington Post: Roger Stone says he will ‘testify honestly’ when asked if he would consider cooperating with Mueller
- Lawfare: Roger Stone’s Arrest Was Appropriate, Not Heavy-Handed
- Empty Wheel: HOW ROGER THE RAT FUCKED HIMSELF
- The Atlantic: Decades of Dirty Tricks Finally Catch Up to Roger Stone
- New York Times: A Conspiracy or Not? Here’s What We Know About the Mueller Case
- Washington Post: There’s evidence of collusion everywhere. But is it a criminal conspiracy? – Op-Ed
- Empty Wheel: MUELLER PLAYS HARDBALL WITH ROGER STONE
- Washington Post: Trump advisers lied over and over again, Mueller says. The question is, why?
- Vox: All of Robert Mueller’s indictments and plea deals in the Russia investigation so far – That we know of
- New York Times: Trump and His Associates Had More Than 100 Contacts With Russians Before the Inauguration
- The Hill: Brennan predicts Mueller will indict ‘a significant number of names’ familiar to Americans
- Vanity Fair: “WE CAN SEE COLLUSION”: WITH THE STONE INDICTMENT, MUELLER BEGINS MAKING HIS CASE
- The Guardian: Roger Stone’s indictment shows us Robert Mueller is steaming ahead – Op-Ed
- Washington Post: Americans support investigating Trump, but many are skeptical that inquiries will be fair, new poll finds
- Politico: Poll: Majority of Americans support Dem investigations of Trump
2020
- New York Times: A Bruised Trump Faces Uncertain 2020 Prospects. His Team Fears a Primary Fight.
- Axios: The Republican who might primary Trump – In the wake of a shutdown defeat and the indictment of yet another associate
- Politico: Larry Hogan stokes speculation he’ll primary Trump in 2020
- The Hill: Billionaire investor says he’d back primary challenger to Trump: report
- Washington Post: What would it take for Trump to get a primary challenge in 2020?
- FiveThirtyEight: How Much Trouble Could Larry Hogan Cause Trump In A 2020 GOP Primary?
- Washington Post: Why it would be smart for Larry Hogan to challenge Trump – Op-Ed
- CNN: GOP sends ‘distinct message’ to possible challengers: Get on board with Trump in 2020
- 60 Minutes: Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz says Donald Trump is not qualified to be president
- The Atlantic: Ex–Starbucks CEO Could Get Trump Re-elected
- New York Times: Howard Schultz, Former Starbucks Chief, Is Preparing for an Independent 2020 Run
- Huffington Post: Democrats Worry A Howard Schultz Presidential Bid Would Only Help Trump
- Washington Post: Run, Howard, run! – Op-Ed
- CNN: Castro: Schultz running for president would give Trump ‘best hope of getting re-elected’
- Washington Post: Advisers to former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz are looking at him running as an independent for president in 2020
- Los Angeles Times: Starbucks guru is said to be considering a run for the White House. That might be a hard sell in Seattle
- CNN: Why Starbucks’ Howard Schultz might have a shot at the White House – Op-Ed
Maeve Reston
- CNN: Kamala Harris jabs Trump on Russia: ‘Foreign powers infecting the White House like malware’
- CNN: Kamala Harris’ secret weapon: The sisters of AKA
- CNN: 2020 Democrats confront how to deal with Trump
- CNN: Kamala Harris says she won’t conduct foreign policy by tweet
- CNN: CNN to host Iowa town hall with Kamala Harris
- CNN: Kamala Harris takes hits on her criminal justice record
- CNN: Kamala Harris receives a hero’s welcome from women in Iowa
- New York Times: Kamala Harris Kicks Off 2020 Campaign with Oakland Rally
- Washington Post: Sen. Kamala Harris formally opens her presidential campaign with a mix of unity and blunt talk about race
- The Guardian: Will Kamala Harris have the support of black women? Don’t assume that – Op-Ed
- Vox: Kamala Harris’s controversial record on criminal justice, explained
- The Atlantic: Kamala Harris’s Campaign Strategy: Don’t Pick a Lane
- Vanity Fair: FOR THE PEOPLE?: KAMALA HARRIS LEANS INTO HER CONTROVERSIAL RECORD
- New York Times: Kamala Harris steps into the ring
