[2015]

BuzzFeed: Trump In 2000: Jeb Bush Is “Bright, Tough, And Principled,” May Be President Someday: “Florida Governor Jeb Bush is a good man.”: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/andrewkaczynski/trump-in-2000-jeb-bush-is-bright-tough-and-principled-may-be (July 9, 2015)

LA Weekly: Trump Says the U.S. Should Have Invaded Mexico: https://www.laweekly.com/trump-says-the-u-s-should-have-invaded-mexico/ (July 11, 2015)

CNN: Donald Trump and the mob: https://www.cnn.com/2015/07/31/politics/trump-mob-mafia/index.html (July 31, 2015)

The Intercept: Donald Trump Says He Can Buy Politicians, None of His Rivals Disagree: https://theintercept.com/2015/08/07/donald-trump-buy/ (August 7, 2015)

BuzzFeed: Donald Trump Fabricated A Near-Death Experience, Three Biographies Say: “I can get some publicity out of this,” Trump is alleged to have said after three of his executives died in a helicopter accident.: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/andrewkaczynski/donald-trump-fabricated-a-near-death-experience-three-biogra (August 19, 2015)

The Intercept: Political Operatives Abandon Koch Network For Donald Trump: https://theintercept.com/2015/08/27/koch-operatives-trump/ (August 27, 2015)

Business Insider: Donald Trump’s ex-wife once said Trump kept a book of Hitler’s speeches by his bed: https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trumps-ex-wife-once-said-he-kept-a-book-of-hitlers-speeches-by-his-bed-2015-8 (September 1, 2015)

ABC: Trump Lets Comment About Muslims Being ‘Problem’ in US Slide: Trump did not rebuke a comment from the audience about Muslims.: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-lets-comment-muslims-problem-us-slide/story?id=33847640 (September 17, 2015)

The Guardians: Trump: I was not obligated to correct questioner who called Obama Muslim: Republican frontrunner responds on Twitter amid controversy after he failed to correct audience member’s comment about president at rally: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/sep/19/donald-trump-obama-muslim-rally-question (September 19, 2015)

BuzzFeed: Trump On Social Security In His 2000 Book: A Ponzi Scheme We Must Privatize: “Does the name Ponzi all of a sudden come to mind?”: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/andrewkaczynski/trump-on-social-security-in-his-2000-book-a-ponzi-scheme-we (September 29, 2015)

Media Matters: Donald Trump Says America Would Have “Common Sense” If Far-Right Host Michael Savage Headed NIH: https://www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump/donald-trump-says-america-would-have-common-sense-if-far-right-host-michael-savage (October 9, 2015)

Media Matters: Anti-Clinton Authors Dedicated Their Book To A Holocaust Denier Who Blames A “Jewish Plot” For 9/11: Trump And Hannity Endorsed Book Dedicated To Author Of The Holocaust Hoax Exposed: Debunking The 20th Century’s Greatest Fabrication: https://www.mediamatters.org/sean-hannity/anti-clinton-authors-dedicated-their-book-holocaust-denier-who-blames-jewish-plot-911 (November 13, 2015)

ThinkProgress: Trump Tweeted Fabricated Murder Stats From A Neo-Nazi And This Is How The Media Reported It: https://thinkprogress.org/trump-tweeted-fabricated-murder-stats-from-a-neo-nazi-and-this-is-how-the-media-reported-it-125064da6372/ (November 23, 2015)

ThinkProgress: Trump Defends Tweeting Fabricated, Racist Murder Statistics: https://thinkprogress.org/trump-defends-tweeting-fabricated-racist-murder-statistics-cd2d6a0f74ac/ (November 24, 2015)

Right Wing Watch: Donald Trump Tells Alex Jones ‘Your Reputation Is Amazing’: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/donald-trump-tells-alex-jones-your-reputation-is-amazing/ (December 2, 2015)

Time: Exclusive: Donald Trump Says He Might Have Supported Japanese Internment: https://time.com/4140050/donald-trump-muslims-japanese-internment/ (December 8, 2015)

ThinkProgress: Trump’s Vegas Hotel Refuses To Recognize Its Workers’ Union: https://thinkprogress.org/trumps-vegas-hotel-refuses-to-recognize-its-workers-union-15341ec58407/ (December 16, 2015)

ThinkProgress: What It’s Like To Fight For A Union When Your Boss Is Donald Trump: https://thinkprogress.org/what-its-like-to-fight-for-a-union-when-your-boss-is-donald-trump-4d841ff84deb/ (December 18, 2015)

[2016]

BuzzFeed: Donald Trump Praises Man He Once Called A Neo-Nazi: In 2000, Trump called Pat Buchanan a neo-Nazi. In 2015, he’s singing his praises.: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/andrewkaczynski/donald-trump-praises-man-he-once-called-a-neo-nazi (January 9, 2016)

Washington Post: Inside the government’s racial bias case against Donald Trump’s company, and how he fought it: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/inside-the-governments-racial-bias-case-against-donald-trumps-company-and-how-he-fought-it/2016/01/23/fb90163e-bfbe-11e5-bcda-62a36b394160_story.html (January 23, 2016)

Media Matters: Pro-Trump Alex Jones Threatens Violence Against Supporters Of “Inhuman, Parasitical Maggot,” “Hitler” Bernie Sanders: https://www.mediamatters.org/alex-jones/pro-trump-alex-jones-threatens-violence-against-supporters-inhuman-parasitical-maggot (February 11, 2016)

Huffington Post: White Supremacists Mobilize For Donald Trump: They’re using robocalls and volunteers to drum up support.: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-white-supremacist-sec-primary_n_56cf4437e4b0bf0dab31222f (February 25, 2016)

Yahoo: Donald Trump on retweeting Mussolini: ‘It’s a very good quote’: https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-mussolini-retweet-gawker-232519997.html (February 28, 2016)

Media Matters: Donald Trump’s Campaign Gave Press Credentials To A White Nationalist Radio Program: https://www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump/donald-trumps-campaign-gave-press-credentials-white-nationalist-radio-program (March 1, 2016)

Media Matters: The Trump Campaign’s Long And Complicated History Of White Nationalist Support: https://www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump/trump-campaigns-long-and-complicated-history-white-nationalist-support (March 1, 2016)

The Intercept: Trump Concerned His Rallies Are Not Violent Enough: https://theintercept.com/2016/03/11/trumps-good-old-days-when-battering-protesters-was-celebrated-in-the-white-house/ (March 11, 2016)

Media Matters: Trump Surrogates Promote Campaign In Interview With Neo-Nazi Holocaust Denier: John Friend Believes Hitler Was “The Greatest Thing That’s Happened To Western Civilization”: https://www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump/trump-surrogates-promote-campaign-interview-neo-nazi-holocaust-denier (March 24, 2016)

Democracy Now!: Donald Trump’s Top Foreign Adviser, Joseph Schmitz, is a Former Blackwater Executive: https://www.democracynow.org/2016/3/25/donald_trumps_top_foreign_adviser_joseph (March 25, 2016)

The Guardian: Trump attack on Geneva conventions denounced by ex-officers and advocates: Retired military officers have reacted with disgust to the Republican candidate’s claim that the treaties defending civilians and noncombatants are a ‘problem’: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/mar/31/donald-trump-geneva-conventions-the-problem-military-foreign-policy (March 31, 2016)

Media Matters: Roger Stone Heavily Praised Author Who Claims Holocaust, Sandy Hook, And 9/11 Were Faked: Stone On James Fetzer: “Nobody In The Researcher Community That I Respect More”: https://www.mediamatters.org/roger-stone/roger-stone-heavily-praised-author-who-claims-holocaust-sandy-hook-and-911-were-faked (April 12, 2016)

The Daily Beast: Top Trump Aide Led the ‘Torturers’ Lobby’: Paul Manafort and the partners at his firm made a fortune repping some of the most despicable dictators of the 20th century.: https://www.thedailybeast.com/top-trump-aide-led-the-torturers-lobby (April 13, 2016)

The Guardian: Top Trump policy adviser was a ‘controversial figure’ for college writings: Stephen Miller, who has been on Trump team since January, wrote conservative column at Duke University on torture, the lacrosse scandal and ‘racial paranoia’: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/apr/16/donald-trump-adviser-stephen-miller-duke-newpaper-column (April 16, 2016)

Washington Post: Jeff Sessions is Donald Trump’s biggest fan. Here’s how their relationship began.: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/04/19/how-the-united-nations-brought-donald-trump-and-jeff-sessions-together/ (April 19, 2016)

Politico: Delegates face death threats from Trump supporters: At the Republican National Committee’s spring meeting, delegates describe vicious missives demanding they support the GOP front-runner.: https://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/delegates-face-death-threats-from-trump-supporters-222302 (April 22, 2016)

Media Matters: Trump Ally Roger Stone Advocated Killing Bernie Sanders “For Treason”: Trump And Stone Are Now Making A Play For Sanders Voters: https://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2016/04/28/trump-ally-roger-stone-advocated-killing-bernie-sanders-treason/210126 (April 28, 2016)

The Guardian: Trump’s new right-hand man has history of controversial clients and deals: Paul Manafort’s track record may create new headaches for a campaign that has been criticized for weak foreign policy credentials and controversial stances: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/apr/27/paul-manafort-donald-trump-campaign-past-clients (April 27, 2016)

Slate: The Quiet American: Paul Manafort made a career out of stealthily reinventing the world’s nastiest tyrants as noble defenders of freedom. Getting Donald Trump elected will be a cinch.: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2016/04/paul-manafort-isnt-a-gop-retread-hes-made-a-career-of-reinventing-tyrants-and-despots.html (April 28, 2016)

Media Matters: Trump Ally Roger Stone Has Repeatedly Urged The Killing Of Public Figures: https://www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump/trump-ally-roger-stone-has-repeatedly-urged-killing-public-figures (May 2, 2016)

CNN: First on CNN: Cheney says he will support Trump: https://www.cnn.com/2016/05/06/politics/dick-cheney-donald-trump/index.html (May 6, 2016)

Media Matters: A comprehensive guide to Trump ally Roger Stone, a racist, sexist conspiracy theorist: Stone has a history of dirty tricks, violent rhetoric, racist taunts, sexist screeds, fringe conspiracy theories, and discredited research: https://www.mediamatters.org/roger-stone/comprehensive-guide-trump-ally-roger-stone-racist-sexist-conspiracy-theorist (May 9, 2016)

Mother Jones: On Facebook, Trump’s Longtime Butler Calls for Obama to Be Killed: “This prick needs to be hung for treason!!!”: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/05/trump-butler-anthony-senecal-facebook-kill-obama/ (May 12, 2016)

NBC: Trump’s Longtime Butler Thinks President Obama Should Be Hanged: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/trump-s-longtime-butler-thinks-president-obama-should-be-hanged-n573331 (May 13, 2016)

New York Times: Crossing the Line: How Donald Trump Behaved With Women in Private: Interviews reveal unwelcome advances, a shrewd reliance on ambition, and unsettling workplace conduct over decades.: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/us/politics/donald-trump-women.html (May 14, 2016)

The Intercept: Donald Trump’s Pledge to Defend Spending for Old and Poor Belied by Staff Picks: https://theintercept.com/2016/05/16/donald-trumps-pledge-to-defend-spending-for-old-and-poor-belied-by-staff-picks/ (May 16, 2016)

The Intercept: General Advising Donald Trump Says Killing Terrorists’ Families Might Be OK: https://theintercept.com/2016/05/19/general-advising-donald-trump-says-killing-terrorists-families-might-be-ok/ (May 19, 2016)

Mother Jones: White Nationalist Party Claims More of Its Members Are Now Trump Delegates: Is Trump their ticket into the GOP convention and the mainstream?: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/05/white-nationalists-trump-delegates/ (May 19, 2016)

USA Today: Exclusive: More than 100 lawsuits, disputes over taxes tied to Trump and his companies: GOP presidential candidate’s companies at odds with local governments over taxes for decades: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/05/19/trumps-tax-troubles/84543538/ (May 19, 2016)

Politico: Just What Were Donald Trump’s Ties to the Mob?: I’ve spent years investigating, and here’s what’s known.: https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/05/donald-trump-2016-mob-organized-crime-213910 (May 22, 2016)

New York Times: Trump Boasts of Rapport With Wall St., but the Feeling Is Not Quite Mutual: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/24/business/dealbook/donald-trump-relationship-bankers.html (May 23, 2016)

Politico: Trump campaign rift gets personal: The fight for control among the candidate’s top aides turns bitter, draws in others.: https://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/trump-campaign-manafort-lewandowski-223532 (May 25, 2016)

Media Matters: Trump’s Kitchen Cabinet: What The Media Needs To Know About The Nominee’s Top Advisers And Supporters: https://www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump/trumps-kitchen-cabinet-what-media-needs-know-about-nominees-top-advisers-and (May 26, 2016)

Right Wing Watch: 58 Donald Trump Conspiracy Theories (And Counting!): The Definitive Trump Conspiracy Guide: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/58-donald-trump-conspiracy-theories-and-counting-the-definitive-trump-conspiracy-guide/ (May 27, 2016)

The Guardian: Trump chair Paul Manafort: ‘mercenary’ lobbyist and valuable asset: Riva Levinson found herself at odds with her ‘narcissistic’ former boss, but she agrees with former guerrilla fighter Jardo Muekalia: the lobbyist is effective: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/may/31/donald-trump-paul-manafort-riva-levinson-book (May 31, 2016)

USA Today: Exclusive: Trump’s 3,500 lawsuits unprecedented for a presidential nominee: USA TODAY analysis finds 3,500 legal actions by and against Trump, fighting everyone from the government to the vodka makers.: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/06/01/donald-trump-lawsuits-legal-battles/84995854/ (June 1, 2016)

Mother Jones: Trump Delegate Says Current US Leaders May Need to Be “Killed”: A Patriot Movement supporter, approved by the Trump campaign, talks of violently overthrowing the federal government.: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/06/trump-delegates-patriot-movement-militias/ (June 2, 2016)

AP: Florida AG asked Trump for donation before nixing fraud case: https://apnews.com/e16a8223c24048d290883370dc6abe5b (June 6, 2016)

Mother Jones: The Trump Files: Donald Thinks Asbestos Fears Are a Mob Conspiracy: Asbestos just “got a bad rap,” Trump insists.: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/06/the-trump-files-asbestos-mob-conspiracy/ (June 9, 2016)

USA Today: USA TODAY exclusive: Hundreds allege Donald Trump doesn’t pay his bills: Among those who say billionaire didn’t pay: dishwashers, painters, waiters: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/06/09/donald-trump-unpaid-bills-republican-president-laswuits/85297274/ (June 9, 2016)

Right Wing Watch: Trump: All My Judges Will Be ‘Picked By The Federalist Society’: https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/trump-all-my-judges-will-be-picked-by-the-federalist-society/ (June 14, 2016)

Time: Donald Trump Embraces Donors, Super PACs He Once Decried: https://time.com/4373124/donald-trump-donors-super-pacs/ (June 17, 2016)

New York Times: What Donald Trump Learned From Joseph McCarthy’s Right-Hand Man: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/21/us/politics/donald-trump-roy-cohn.html (June 20, 2016)

Politico: Paul Manafort’s Wild and Lucrative Philippine Adventure: As Ferdinand Marcos used his fortune to cling to power, he found an ally in Trump’s campaign chairman.: https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/06/2016-donald-trump-paul-manafort-ferinand-marcos-philippines-1980s-213952 (June 20, 2016)

Politico: Donald Rumsfeld says he’s ‘clearly’ voting for Trump: https://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/donald-rumsfeld-donald-trump-224698 (June 22, 2016)

Politico: The Believer: How Stephen Miller went from obscure Capitol Hill staffer to Donald Trump’s warm-up act—and resident ideologue.: https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/06/stephen-miller-donald-trump-2016-policy-adviser-jeff-sessions-213992 (June 27, 2016)

USA Today: Trump praises Saddam Hussein because he ‘killed terrorists’: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/07/06/donald-trump-saddam-hussein-barack-obama-hillary-clinton/86742648/ (July 6, 2016)

Mic: Inside 8chan’s /pol/, the Far-Right Forum Where Trump’s Star of David Meme First Spread: https://www.mic.com/articles/147969/what-is-8chans-pol-forum-where-trump-star-of-david-meme-first-spread (July 13, 2016)

Foreign Policy: How Donald Trump and the GOP Dropped the Two-State Solution for Mideast Peace: Days before the Cleveland convention, Republicans have just abandoned Washington’s decades-long call for an independent Palestine.: https://foreignpolicy.com/2016/07/14/how-donald-trump-and-the-gop-dropped-the-two-state-solution-for-mideast-peace/ (July 14, 2016)

The Intercept: Donald Trump Ridiculed Iraq War Position Held By His VP Pick, Mike Pence: https://theintercept.com/2016/07/14/donald-trump-ridiculed-iraq-war-position-held-by-his-vp-pick-mike-pence/ (July 14, 2016)

ProPublica: The Best Reporting on Mike Pence Through the Years: Through accountability stories and other in-depth reports, we took a look back at the career of the Indiana governor who Donald Trump has picked as his running mate.: https://www.propublica.org/article/the-best-reporting-on-mike-pence-through-the-years (July 15, 2016)

The Guardian: Mike Pence to appear at Trump-skeptic Koch brothers’ fundraiser: Trump’s VP pick to be featured guest at billionaires’ donor network event, giving him chance to press for financial backing for presumptive nominee they detest: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jul/16/mike-pence-koch-brothers-fundraising-donald-trump (July 16, 2016)

Huffington Post: Mike Pence Once Thought A $7.25 Minimum Wage Was Too High: As governor of Indiana, he also worked to block wage increases.: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mike-pence-minimum-wage_us_578a8c22e4b0867123e190fd (July 16, 2016)

BuzzFeed: Mike Pence Criticized Bush 41 In An Editorial For Signing Civil Rights Act Of 1991: Pence strongly defended Vice President Dan Quayle in the 1992 op-ed.: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/andrewkaczynski/mike-pence-criticized-bush-41-in-an-editorial-for-signing-ci (July 16, 2016)

Huffington Post: Donald Trump’s VP Pick Bashed Law To Combat Prison Rape: Mike Pence initially claimed there was little evidence the law would be effective.: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trumps-vp-pick-tried-to-fight-anti-prison-rape-law_us_578d1d56e4b0fa896c3f7d79 (July 18, 2016)

Vox: Trump doesn’t care Mike Pence voted for the Iraq War. He just cares Hillary Clinton did.: https://www.vox.com/2016/7/18/12211482/donald-trump-iraq-war-pence (July 18, 2016)

BuzzFeed: Trump Vets Adviser: Clinton “Should Be Put In The Firing Line And Shot For Treason”: Update: The U.S. Secret Service says it is investigating Al Baldasaro’s comments.: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/andrewkaczynski/trump-vets-adviser-clinton-should-be-put-in-the-firing-line (July 20, 2016)

The Daily Beast: Trump Adviser Al Baldasaro: Execute Hillary Clinton for ‘Treason’: As if RNC 2016 wasn’t ugly enough. Now Donald Trump partisans are screaming that Hillary Clinton ‘should be shot.’: https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-adviser-al-baldasaro-execute-hillary-clinton-for-treason (July 20, 2016)

Politico: The old cassettes that explain Mike Pence: Donald Trump’s running mate learned everything he needed to know about politics from behind a studio mic.: https://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/mike-pence-talk-radio-225855 (July 20, 2016)

Democracy Now!: The Odd Couple: While Trump Openly Cheated on Ex-Wife, Pence Called for Criminalizing Adultery: https://www.democracynow.org/2016/7/21/reporter_who_unearthed_pence_radio_tapes (July 21, 2016)

BuzzFeed: Meet The Workers Who Sewed Donald Trump Clothing For A Few Dollars A Day: Employees at a textile factory that made Trump shirts report dangerous, abusive conditions — harsh even for Honduras.: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/karlazabludovsky/meet-the-workers-who-sewed-donald-trump-clothing-for-a-few-d (July 22, 2016)

Talking Points Memo: RNC Displays Tweet From White Supremacist As Trump Accepts Nom: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/rnc-displays-white-nationalist-tweet-as-trump-accepts-nomination (July 22, 2016)

AP: Energized white supremacists cheer Trump convention message: https://apnews.com/70541105d2f149cc9b7b6951d8a13e7a (July 23, 2016)

Media Matters: Trump Adviser And GOP Congressmen Gave Pro-Trump Interviews To White Nationalist Radio Host At The RNC: James Edwards Celebrates Going “Mainstream” By Appearing At RNC With “All-Access” Media Credentials: https://www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump/trump-adviser-and-gop-congressmen-gave-pro-trump-interviews-white-nationalist-radio (July 24, 2016)

The Daily Beast: Team Trump Got Its Smears About Khizr Khan From This ‘Proud Fascist’: When the Trumpkins needed a batshit-crazy conspiracy theory to smear outspoken Gold Star father Khizr Khan, they knew just where to to turn.: https://www.thedailybeast.com/team-trump-got-its-smears-about-khizr-khan-from-this-proud-fascist (August 1, 2016)

CNBC: Trump asks why US can’t use nukes: MSNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2016/08/03/trump-asks-why-us-cant-use-nukes-msnbcs-joe-scarborough-reports.html (August 3, 2016)

ThinkProgress: Trump Praises Adviser Who Called for Hillary Clinton’s Execution: https://thinkprogress.org/trump-praises-adviser-who-called-for-hillary-clintons-execution-e7a63c5bc1d/ (August 7, 2016)

The Intercept: “Capitalism Is a Lot More Important Than Democracy,” Says Donald Trump’s Economic Adviser: https://theintercept.com/2016/08/09/capitalism-is-a-lot-more-important-than-democracy-says-donald-trumps-economic-adviser/ (August 9, 2016)

CNN: Disgraced ex-congressman sits behind Trump at rally: https://www.cnn.com/2016/08/10/politics/donald-trump-mark-foley-campaign-rally/index.html (August 10, 2016)

Politico: Trump’s long dalliance with violent rhetoric: Beyond his own incendiary comments, he’s done little to mute loose talk of killing Clinton and Obama.: https://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/trump-violent-rhetoric-history-226873 (August 10, 2016)

Right Wing Watch: Pat Buchanan: If Trump Loses, There Could Be A Revolution: https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/pat-buchanan-if-trump-loses-there-could-be-a-revolution/ (August 12, 2016)

Right Wing Watch: ‘God’s Guy’: 25 Religious Right Justifications For Supporting Donald Trump: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/gods-guy-25-religious-right-justifications-for-supporting-donald-trump/ (August 17, 2016)

The Hill: Michele Bachmann: I’m advising Trump on foreign policy: https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/292126-michele-bachmann-donald-trump-foreign-policy (August 21, 2016)

The Daily Beast: Steve Bannon, Trump’s Top Guy, Told Me He Was ‘a Leninist’: The Breitbart executive director turned GOP leader boasted at a party about his goal of destroying the conservative establishment.: https://www.thedailybeast.com/steve-bannon-trumps-top-guy-told-me-he-was-a-leninist (August 22, 2016)

Mother Jones: How Donald Trump’s New Campaign Chief Created an Online Haven for White Nationalists: Breitbart News is “the platform for the alt-right,” boasts Stephen Bannon.: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/08/stephen-bannon-donald-trump-alt-right-breitbart-news/ (August 22, 2016)

The Intercept: Private Prison Involved in Immigrant Detention Funds Donald Trump and His Super PAC: https://theintercept.com/2016/08/26/private-prison-donald-trump/ (August 26, 2016)

New York Times: ‘No Vacancies’ for Blacks: How Donald Trump Got His Start, and Was First Accused of Bias: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/28/us/politics/donald-trump-housing-race.html (August 27, 2016)

Right Wing Watch: Trump Ally: No Voting Rights For Women Using Free Birth Control & Welfare Recipients: https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/trump-ally-no-voting-rights-for-women-using-free-birth-control-welfare-recipients/ (August 30, 2016)

New York Daily News: EXCLUSIVE: Donald Trump made millions from Saudi Arabia, but trashes Hillary Clinton for Saudi donations to Clinton Foundation: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/exclusive-donald-trump-made-millions-saudi-government-article-1.2777211 (September 4, 2016)

Huffington Post: Trump Held Fundraiser For Pam Bondi At His Palm Beach Mansion After She Passed On Lawsuit: The Republican Party of Florida paid much less for the venue than Trump’s own campaign has paid.: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-pam-bondi-trump-university_n_57cf2c6ce4b0a48094a64854 (September 6, 2016)

Right Wing Watch: Donald Trump Touts Endorsement Of Far-Right Activist Jerry Boykin: https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/donald-trump-touts-endorsement-of-far-right-activist-jerry-boykin/ (September 6, 2016)

Huffington Post: Behind Closed Doors, Donald Trump’s Adviser Explains His Real Economic Plan: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-economic-plan_n_57c9dc5ce4b0e60d31df29ae (September 7, 2016)

The Guardian: Giuliani defends Trump idea to take Middle East oil: ‘Anything is legal’ in war: Former New York mayor and close Trump ally discusses Republican nominee’s call to take Iraq’s oil, a move which appears to break international law: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/11/rudy-giuliani-donald-trump-anything-legal-war (September 11, 2016)

BuzzFeed: Trump Pushed For US Action In Iran, Libya In 2011 Fox News Appearances: “Sign right here—boom, boom, boom—and if we help, 50%. OK. Now, we then send the most sophisticated missiles ever made, and wherever you have Qaddafi’s people — boom, boom, boom.”: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/andrewkaczynski/trump-pushed-for-us-action-in-iran-libya-in-2011-fox-news-ap (September 12, 2016)

The Intercept: Donald Trump’s Not Anti-War, He Just Wants the U.S. Military to Focus on Stealing Oil: https://theintercept.com/2016/09/14/donald-trumps-not-anti-war-just-wants-u-s-military-focus-stealing-oil/ (September 14, 2016)

Huffington Post: Donald Trump Wants Peter Thiel On The Supreme Court, Sources Say: The eccentric billionaire endorsed Trump in a speech at the Republican National Convention this summer.: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-peter-thiel-supreme-court_us_57d80d57e4b09d7a687f9b03 (September 15, 2016)

ABC: Mike Pence Says His Role Model for Vice President Is Dick Cheney: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/mike-pence-role-model-vice-president-dick-cheney/story?id=42170897 (September 18, 2016)

Mother Jones: Meet the Horde of Neo-Nazis, Klansmen, and Other Extremist Leaders Endorsing Donald Trump: The Republican nominee for president has not disavowed any of them.: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/09/trump-supporters-neo-nazis-white-nationalists-kkk-militias-racism-hate/ (September 21, 2016)

CNN: Sessions knocks Bushes: ‘They should remember the loyalty they were given’: https://www.cnn.com/2016/09/22/politics/jeff-sessions-criticizes-bush-family-clinton-support/index.html (September 22, 2016)

BuzzFeed: Trump NH Co-Chair: Trump Haters Afraid Of Losing “Obama Phones And Their EBT Cards”: “Shame on me,” Fred Doucette told BuzzFeed News of his Facebook comment, and expressed regret repeatedly.: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/christophermassie/trump-nh-co-chair-trump-haters-afraid-of-losing-obama-phones (September 26, 2016)

Politico: Sources: Former Trump critic Ed Meese joins transition team: https://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/meese-trump-transition-228694 (September 26, 2016)

NBC: What Does Donald Trump Really Think About Using Nuclear Weapons?: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/what-does-donald-trump-really-think-about-using-nuclear-weapons-n655536 (September 28, 2016)

Los Angeles Times: David Duke and other white supremacists see Trump’s rise as way to increase role in mainstream politics: https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-david-duke-20160928-snap-story.html (September 29, 2016)

Raw Story: Trump-loving mayor urged to resign over insanely racist Facebook posts: ‘Barry this rope is for you’: https://www.rawstory.com/2016/09/trump-loving-mayor-urged-to-resign-over-insanely-racist-facebook-posts-barry-this-rope-is-for-you/ (September 29, 2016)

Right Wing Watch: Another Trump Adviser Appears On Radio Network That Features White Nationalists: https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/another-trump-adviser-appears-on-radio-network-that-features-white-nationalists/ (September 29, 2016)

Politico: Trump’s campaign manager cashes in: Kellyanne Conway’s firm collected fees from the campaign and a pro-Trump super PAC: https://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/trumps-campaign-manager-kellyanne-conway-229027 (October 3, 2016)

The Intercept: Mike Pence and Donald Trump have both supported privatizing Social Security: https://theintercept.com/liveblogs/vpdebate/mike-pence-and-donald-trump-have-both-supported-privatizing-social-security/ (October 4, 2016)

Media Matters: Another Trump Son Appears On Program With Ties To White Nationalist: https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/another-trump-son-appears-on-program-with-ties-to-white-nationalist/ (October 6, 2016)

Washington Post: Trump recorded having extremely lewd conversation about women in 2005: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-recorded-having-extremely-lewd-conversation-about-women-in-2005/2016/10/07/3b9ce776-8cb4-11e6-bf8a-3d26847eeed4_story.html (October 7, 2016)

CNN: Donald Trump to Howard Stern: It’s okay to call my daughter a ‘piece of ass’: https://www.cnn.com/2016/10/08/politics/trump-on-howard-stern/index.html (October 8, 2016)

BuzzFeed: Teen Beauty Queens Say Trump Walked In On Them Changing: “Don’t worry, ladies, I’ve seen it all before.”: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kendalltaggart/teen-beauty-queens-say-trump-walked-in-on-them-changing (October 12, 2016)

New York Daily News: EXCLUSIVE: NYC Controller Scott Stringer investigation reveals Donald Trump may have repeatedly lied about giving money to 9/11 charities: https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/donald-trump-lied-donating-9-11-charities-article-1.2829908 (October 13, 2016)

ThinkProgress: Sheriff openly calls for riots as Trump says election is ‘rigged’: David Clarke tweeted that it’s “pitchforks and torches time.”: https://thinkprogress.org/sheriff-openly-calls-for-riots-as-trump-says-election-is-rigged-dfe1a7ffc2b/ (October 15, 2016)

The Intercept: Donald Trump Lashes Out at Foreign-Lobbyist Donations, Despite Accepting Them: https://theintercept.com/2016/10/18/trump-foreign-lobbyist/ (October 18, 2016)

AP: Trump took $17 million in insurance for damage few remember: https://apnews.com/1fefeef4a4e84fa4af6441f4b6d221f0 (October 24, 2016)

Politico: How White Nationalists Learned To Love Donald Trump: Once they believed he was a secret Jew. Now he has more white-power support than any mainstream candidate in modern politics. Here’s how it unfolded.: https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/10/donald-trump-2016-white-nationalists-alt-right-214388 (October 25, 2016)

Huffington Post: Even If Trump Loses, White Nationalists Say They’ve Won: “Trump has unleashed forces ― forces much bigger than he is ― that simply can’t be put back into the bottle.”: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-white-nationalists_n_581a103be4b0a76e174c51bb (November 2, 2016)

Reuters: U.S. militia girds for trouble as presidential election nears: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-militia-idUSKBN12X11R (November 2, 2016)

BuzzFeed: Militias Are Urging Their Members To Prepare For Violence On Election Day: From online courses to war games in wooded areas, armed groups across the country are training for what they believe is inevitable violence on and after Nov. 8.: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/salvadorhernandez/militias-are-urging-their-members-to-prepare-for-violence-on (November 4, 2016)

The Intercept: Donald Trump Recruits Corporate Lobbyists to Select His Future Administration: https://theintercept.com/2016/11/08/trump-transition-lobbyists/ (November 8, 2016)

The Intercept: Donald Trump Ran on Protecting Social Security But Transition Team Includes Privatizers: https://theintercept.com/2016/11/10/donald-trump-ran-on-protecting-social-security-but-transition-team-includes-privatizers/ (November 10, 2016)

Mother Jones: Militia Groups Are Basking in Trump’s Victory: But without Clinton to worry about, will their movement fade away?: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/11/militia-reaction-trump-victory/ (November 10, 2016)

Right Wing Watch: Trump Transition Team Floats Extremist Sheriffs Joe Arpaio And David Clarke For Homeland Security: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/trump-transition-team-floats-extremist-sheriffs-joe-arpaio-and-david-clarke-for-homeland-security/ (November 10, 2016)

The Intercept: Donald Trump May Select an Architect of Bush’s Torture Program to Run CIA: https://theintercept.com/2016/11/11/trump-cia-torture/ (November 11, 2016)

New York Times: Trump Campaigned Against Lobbyists, but Now They’re on His Transition Team: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/12/us/politics/trump-campaigned-against-lobbyists-now-theyre-on-his-transition-team.html (November 11, 2016)

AP: Trump advisers back deregulation, privatized Social Security: https://apnews.com/9ffab80ebced434da0843e91cf1192d6 (November 12, 2016)

Reuters: Special Report: Trump’s art of the deal – Dispute your bills: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-bills-specialrepor-idUSKCN0T214Q20151113 (November 13, 2016)

CNN: White nationalists see advocate in Steve Bannon who will hold Trump to his campaign promises: https://www.cnn.com/2016/11/14/politics/white-nationalists-on-bannon/index.html (November 14, 2016)

Los Angeles Times: When Trump says he wants to deport criminals, he means something starkly different than Obama: http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-immigration-criminals-20161114-story.html (November 14, 2016)

CNN: Marine Le Pen: Impossible made possible by Trump win: https://www.cnn.com/2016/11/15/politics/marine-le-pen-interview-donald-trump/ (November 15, 2016)

The Intercept: Mike Pence Will Be the Most Powerful Christian Supremacist in U.S. History: https://theintercept.com/2016/11/15/mike-pence-will-be-the-most-powerful-christian-supremacist-in-us-history/ (November 15, 2016)

LobeLog: Bolton, Giuliani: Finalists to Head Trump State Department: http://lobelog.com/bolton-giuliani-finalists-to-head-trump-state-department/ (November 15, 2016)

New York Times: Rudolph Giuliani’s Business Ties Viewed as Red Flag for Secretary of State Job: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/16/us/politics/donald-trump-cabinet-rudy-giuliani.html (November 15, 2016)

New York Times: Trump Transition Nominates No One — But Does Name Inaugural Committee: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/15/us/politics/donald-trump-transition.html (November 15, 2016)

Politico: Giuliani took money from Qatar, Venezuela, Iranian exiles: His foreign clientele could present conflicts of interest as secretary of state.: https://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/giuliani-foreign-clientele-possible-conflicts-231413 (November 15, 2016)

The Intercept: Muslim-Hating Conspiracy Theorist Frank Gaffney May (or May Not) Be Advising Trump’s Transition Team: https://theintercept.com/2016/11/16/muslim-hating-conspiracy-theorist-frank-gaffney-joins-trumps-transition-team/ (November 16, 2016)

Media Matters: UPDATED: The Complete History Of Donald Trump’s Relationship With The White Nationalist Movement: https://www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump/updated-complete-history-donald-trumps-relationship-white-nationalist-movement (November 16, 2016)

Huffington post: Donald Trump Taps Billionaire Who Owned Deadly Coal Mine For Commerce Secretary: After Wilbur Ross sold the coal company in 2011, its new owners laid off hundreds of workers.: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-wilbur-ross_us_582b4c04e4b01d8a014abacb (November 17, 2016)

New York Times: Specter of Race Shadows Jeff Sessions, Potential Trump Nominee for Cabinet: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/17/us/politics/specter-of-race-shadows-jeff-sessions-potential-trump-nominee-for-cabinet.html (November 17, 2016)

ProPublica: Meet the Candidate For Attorney General Who’s Hunted Quail with Corporate Donors: Donald Trump has bashed “puppets” who court the Koch brothers. A Kansas official on his shortlist for U.S. attorney general shot pheasant and clay pigeons with one of their lobbyists.: https://www.propublica.org/article/meet-candidate-for-attorney-general-hunted-quail-with-corporate-donors (November 17, 2016)

CNN: On Twitter, Michael Flynn interacted with alt-right, made controversial comments on Muslims, shared fake news: https://www.cnn.com/2016/11/18/politics/kfile-flynn-tweets/ (November 18, 2016)

The Intercept: Obama Refuses to Pardon Edward Snowden. Trump’s New CIA Pick Wants Him Dead.: https://theintercept.com/2016/11/18/obama-refuses-to-pardon-edward-snowden-trumps-new-cia-pick-wants-him-dead/ (November 18, 2016)

Mother Jones: Here’s Evidence Steve Bannon Joined a Facebook Group That Posts Racist Rants and Obama Death Threats: Another clue about his politics?: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/11/stephen-bannon-facebook-group-racist-material-obama-death-threats/ (November 18, 2016)

Mother Jones: Sessions’ Anti-Immigration Influence Will Go Far Beyond His Role as Attorney General: Thirty years ago, charges of racism derailed his confirmation for a judgeship. Now he’ll be vastly more powerful.: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/11/anti-immigrant-influence-jeff-sessions-trump/ (November 18, 2016)

The Nation: Jeff Sessions, Trump’s Pick for Attorney General, Is a Fierce Opponent of Civil Rights: He wrongly prosecuted black activists for voter fraud, was blocked from a judgeship because of racist statements, and opposed the Voting Rights Act.: https://www.thenation.com/article/jeff-sessions-trumps-pick-for-attorney-general-is-a-fierce-opponent-of-civil-rights/ (November 18, 2016)

The Nation: One of Trump’s Top Military Advisers Played a Key Role in the Disastrous Iraq Occupation: Retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg has also been an executive at two of the nation’s most notorious intelligence contractors.: https://www.thenation.com/article/one-of-trumps-top-military-advisers-played-a-key-role-in-the-disastrous-iraq-occupation/ (November 18, 2016)

Politico: Trump’s CIA choice riles civil liberties crowd: The choice of the 52-year-old Kansas Republican alarms privacy advocates, who are already gearing up to fight his nomination.: https://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/mike-pompeo-cia-trump-civil-liberties-231619 (November 18, 2016)

Vox: Jeff Sessions, Trump’s attorney general, will be a massive setback for civil rights: A man who once allegedly said the KKK “was okay until I found out they smoked pot” will guide the nation’s top law enforcement agency. But he said he was taken out of context.: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/11/18/13669440/jeff-sessions-attorney-general-trump-justice-department (November 18, 2016)

The Week: Steve Bannon: ‘Darkness is good … Dick Cheney. Darth Vader. Satan. That’s power.’: https://theweek.com/speedreads/662969/steve-bannon-darkness-good–dick-cheney-darth-vader-satan-thats-power (November 18, 2016)

Huffington Post: Donald Trump’s Biggest Conflict Of Interest Is A Half Mile From The White House: The Trump International Hotel leases government real estate. How is that not a major problem?: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-conflict-of-interest_us_582f578be4b058ce7aaaf3c0 (November 19, 2016)

Huffington Post: Leader Of Party Founded By Nazis Claims He Met With Trump’s National Security Adviser: “This is not just any opposition party: It is one with Nazi sympathies,” a former state department official said.: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-flynn-freedom-party-nazis_n_5859367ee4b08debb78af7c2 (November 20, 2016)

New York Times: Alt-Right Gathering Exults in Trump Election With Nazi-Era Salute: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/21/us/alt-right-salutes-donald-trump.html (November 20, 2016)

CNN: Trump’s Social Security point man called for privatization: Tom Leppert, the former mayor of Dallas who, it was announced Monday, is a member of Donald Trump’s “landing team” for the Social Security Administration, once released a plan calling for the privatization of Social Security and Medicare.: https://money.cnn.com/2016/11/21/news/economy/kfile-trump-social-security/ (November 21, 2016)

The Intercept: White Supremacists Celebrate Trump’s Election, Call for Ban on “Non-European” Immigration: https://theintercept.com/2016/11/21/white-supremacists-celebrate-trumps-election-call-for-ban-on-non-european-immigration/ (November 21, 2016)

Politico: The heiress quietly shaping Trump’s operation: Major GOP donor Rebekah Mercer has funded many of the groups and figures helping to assemble Trump’s team, and now she’s formally part of it.: https://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/rebekah-mercer-donald-trump-231693 (November 21, 2016)

The Atlantic: If Jeff Sessions Opposed Lurleen Wallace, Who Did He Support?: Republicans have said that Donald Trump’s attorney general nominee began his career fighting against a segregationist in Alabama. The truth is more complicated.: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/11/fighting-one-segregationist-jeff-sessions-backed-another/508526/ (November 22, 2016)

Right Wing Watch: Jerry Falwell Jr. Confident Of Position In Trump Administration: https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/jerry-falwell-jr-confident-of-position-in-trump-administration/ (November 21, 2016)

CNN: Michael Flynn in August: Islamism a ‘vicious cancer’ in body of all Muslims that ‘has to be excised’: https://www.cnn.com/2016/11/22/politics/kfile-michael-flynn-august-speech/index.html (November 22, 2016)

Politico: Trump’s shadow transition team: The Heritage Foundation has emerged as a driving force as Trump tries to staff up the federal government.: https://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/trump-transition-heritage-foundation-231722 (November 22, 2016)

The Week: Ben Carson doesn’t think he’s qualified to run a federal agency. Trump floats him to lead HUD anyway.: https://theweek.com/speedreads/663562/ben-carson-doesnt-think-hes-qualified-run-federal-agency-trump-floats-lead-hud-anyway (November 22, 2016)

CNN: Trump’s national security adviser pick regularly pushed Sharia law conspiracy theories in speeches: https://www.cnn.com/2016/11/23/politics/kfile-michael-flynn-sharia/ (November 23, 2016)

The Intercept: Trump CIA Pick Mike Pompeo Depicted War on Terror as Islamic Battle Against Christianity: https://theintercept.com/2016/11/23/mike-pompeo-religious-war/ (November 23, 2016)

New York Times: Betsy DeVos, Trump’s Education Pick, Has Steered Money From Public Schools: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/23/us/politics/betsy-devos-trumps-education-pick-has-steered-money-from-public-schools.html (November 23, 2016)

ProPublica: Surprise: Trump’s Adviser on Wall Street Regulations is a Longtime Swamp-Dweller: Trump’s transition adviser for financial regulations works for a firm that is emblematic of the Washington revolving door.: https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-advisor-on-wall-street-regulations-a-longtime-swamp-dweller (November 23, 2016)

New York Times: Potential Conflicts Around the Globe for Trump, the Businessman President: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/26/us/politics/donald-trump-international-business.html (November 26, 2016)

The Intercept: Peter Thiel Insider Picked to Oversee Donald Trump’s Defense Department Transition: https://theintercept.com/2016/11/28/peter-thiel-dod/ (November 28, 2016)

NBC: The 141 Stances Donald Trump Took During His White House Bid: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/full-list-donald-trump-s-rapidly-changing-policy-positions-n547801 (November 28, 2016)

Politico: Trump team member slams unions, activists in favor of businesses: https://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/trump-team-unions-activists-231875 (November 28, 2016)

Politico: Trump’s Koch administration: Despite past clashes — and looming policy disputes — the Koch brothers’ operation has allies in key positions on Trump’s team.: https://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/trump-koch-brothers-231863 (November 28, 2016)

AP: Elaine Chao’s record suggests skepticism on new safety regs: https://www.apnews.com/84c816cc1834447d9158d7aeda67017d (November 29, 2016)

Center for Public Integrity: Donald Trump offering huge perks for inauguration donors: https://publicintegrity.org/federal-politics/donald-trump-offering-huge-perks-for-inauguration-donors/ (November 29, 2016)

CNN: Trump’s pick for national security adviser praised far-right Breitbart editor as one of the bravest people he’s met: https://www.cnn.com/2016/11/29/politics/kfile-michael-flynn-milo/index.html (November 29, 2016)

The Intercept: Donald Trump Campaigned on Protecting Medicare, But His Health Secretary Pick Wants to Privatize It: https://theintercept.com/2016/11/29/donald-trump-campaigned-on-protecting-medicare-but-his-health-secretary-pick-wants-to-privatize-it/ (November 29, 2016)

Mother Jones: Trump’s Billionaire Education Secretary Has Been Trying to Gut Public Schools for Years: Meet Betsy DeVos, the anti-union, pro-voucher surprise nominee.: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/11/education-secretary-betsy-devos-vouchers-michigan-trump/ (November 29, 2016)

Politico: Trump calls for jailing, revoking citizenship of flag-burners: Laws prohibiting the burning or desecration of the American flag have been struck down by the Supreme Court.: https://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/trump-flag-burning-231920 (November 29, 2016)

Public Citizen: Corporate Interests Infest Trump Transition at Federal Agencies: Despite Candidate Trump’s Pledge to “Send the Special Interests Packing,” 70% of the Incoming Administration’s Agency Landing Team Members Are Servants of Corporate Interests: https://www.citizen.org/sites/default/files/trump-landing-team-corporate-interests-report.pdf (November 29, 2016)

Washington Post: Trump turns to conservative tacticians to run HHS and Medicare, Medicaid: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/trump-turns-to-conservative-tacticians-to-run-hhs-and-entitlement-programs/2016/11/29/d0af2aec-b656-11e6-a677-b608fbb3aaf6_story.html (November 29, 2016)

The Nation: Wilbur Ross and Steve Mnuchin—Profiteers of the Great Foreclosure Machine—Go to Washington: Mnuchin and Ross led companies that committed fraud to foreclose on millions of homeowners. Now they will be in charge of the entire US economy. What could go wrong?: https://www.thenation.com/article/wilbur-ross-and-steve-mnuchin-profiteers-of-the-great-foreclosure-machine-go-to-washington/ (November 30, 2016)

AP: Trump voter lost home, blames incoming Treasury secretary: https://www.apnews.com/0f1305c8742547df9bcf978b2c15997c (December 2, 2016)

CNN: Trump national security pick once wrote Chelsea Manning should be tried for treason, executed if guilty: https://www.cnn.com/2016/12/02/politics/kfile-kt-mcfarland-manning-assange/index.html (December 2, 2016)

The Guardian: Trump’s billionaire cabinet could be the wealthiest administration ever: Opponents warn the administration is set to be packed with tycoons who will do nothing to fulfil his promise of helping working-class Americans: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/02/trumps-rich-pickings-president-elects-team-could-be-wealthiest-ever (December 2, 2016)

The Intercept: Hillary Clinton’s “Corrupt Establishment” Is Now Advising Donald Trump: https://theintercept.com/2016/12/02/hillary-clintons-corrupt-establishment-is-now-advising-donald-trump/ (December 2, 2016)

Mother Jones: Mike Pence’s Voucher Program in Indiana Was a Windfall for Religious Schools: Creationists, Catholics and a madrasa all received taxpayer funding.: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/12/mike-pence-voucher-program-religious-schools/ (December 2, 2016)

Politico: Trump’s education pick says reform can ‘advance God’s Kingdom’: https://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/betsy-devos-education-trump-religion-232150 (December 2, 2016)

New York Times: In Trump’s Security Pick, Michael Flynn, ‘Sharp Elbows’ and No Dissent: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/03/us/politics/in-national-security-adviser-michael-flynn-experience-meets-a-prickly-past.html (December 3, 2016)

The Guardian: Trump’s pick for key health post known for punitive Medicaid plan: Seema Verma, the president-elect’s choice for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator, pushed lockout periods for low-income people: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/04/seema-verma-trump-centers-medicare-medicaid-cms (December 4, 2016)

The Intercept: Donald Trump’s White House Counsel Is Proud “Architect” of America’s Corrupt Big Money Politics: https://theintercept.com/2016/12/04/donald-trumps-general-counsel-is-proud-architect-of-americas-corrupt-big-money-politics/ (December 4, 2016)

Politico: James Mattis’ 33-Year Grudge Against Iran: Many in the Pentagon worry that Trump’s pick for defense secretary is looking for a fight in the Middle East.: https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/12/james-mattis-iran-secretary-of-defense-214500 (December 4, 2016)

McClatchy: Florida’s Allen West – once harshly judged by Gen. Mattis – meets with Team Trump: https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article119015673.html (December 5, 2016)

Reuters: Trump advisors aim to privatize oil-rich Indian reservations: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-tribes-insight/trump-advisors-aim-to-privatize-oil-rich-indian-reservations-idUSKBN13U1B1 (December 5, 2016)

Washington Post: Jared Kushner’s family foundation donated to West Bank settlements: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/jared-kushners-family-foundation-donated-to-west-bank-settlements/2016/12/05/bfb91c3c-bb2b-11e6-94ac-3d324840106c_story.html (December 5, 2016)

CNN: Meet Donald Trump’s think tank: https://www.cnn.com/2016/12/06/politics/donald-trump-heritage-foundation-transition/index.html (December 6, 2016)

The Intercept: Surveillance and Border Security Contractors See Big Money in Donald Trump’s Immigration Agenda: https://theintercept.com/2016/12/06/defense-companies-trump/ (December 6, 2016)

LobeLog: Flynn: Prophet Muhammad and Quran Are “Incompatible” With Modernity: https://lobelog.com/flynn-prophet-muhammad-and-quran-are-incompatible-with-modernity/ (December 6, 2016)

Politico: Thiel could gain from Trump transition: The Silicon Valley venture capitalist has backed companies that could benefit at least indirectly from his role.: https://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/peter-thiel-trump-transition-benefits-232233 (December 6, 2016)

CNN: Trump transportation pick Elaine Chao made $1.2 million from Wells Fargo: President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the sprawling Transportation Department made $1.2 million while overseeing Wells Fargo as a director during the period the bank has admitted to creating millions of fake accounts.: https://money.cnn.com/2016/12/07/investing/elaine-chao-trump-wells-fargo-transportation/ (December 7, 2016)

Media Matters: The Right-Wing Media’s Government Takeover, Via Donald Trump: Trump Has Picked — Or Considered — Over A Dozen Right-Wing Media Veterans For His Administration: https://www.mediamatters.org/laura-ingraham/right-wing-medias-government-takeover-donald-trump (December 8, 2016)

Center for Public Integrity: Donald Trump rewarding million-dollar donors with plum postings: Ultra-rich loyalists populating president-elect’s administration, transition team: https://publicintegrity.org/federal-politics/donald-trump-rewarding-million-dollar-donors-with-plum-postings/ (December 9, 2016)

The Intercept: He Waged Intimidation Campaigns Against Climate Scientists; Now He’s Helping Trump Remake the EPA: https://theintercept.com/2016/12/09/david-schnare-trump/ (December 9, 2016)

LobeLog: Flynn: End U.S. Support for Israel-Palestine Peace Process: https://lobelog.com/flynn-end-u-s-support-for-israel-palestine-peace-process/ (December 9, 2016)

Los Angeles Times: Stephen Bannon found inspiration in ancient thinkers, Ronald Reagan and Nazi propaganda: https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-bannon-influences-20161209-story.html (December 9, 2016)

The New Yorker: Rex Tillerson, from a Corporate Oil Sovereign to the State Department: https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/rex-tillerson-from-a-corporate-oil-sovereign-to-the-state-department (December 11, 2016)

The Intercept: Transition Adviser Peter Thiel Could Directly Profit From Mass Deportations: https://theintercept.com/2016/12/12/transition-adviser-peter-thiel-would-directly-profit-from-mass-deportations/ (December 12, 2016)

Media Matters: The Worst Of Fox’s Allen West, Potential Trump Administration Appointee: https://www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump/worst-foxs-allen-west-potential-trump-administration-appointee (December 12, 2016)

Politico: The hidden powers Andy Puzder would hold at the Department of Labor: https://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2016/12/hidden-power-labor-department-puzder-000257 (December 12, 2016)

ProPublica: Family’s Shipping Company Could Pose Problems for Trump’s Transportation Pick: Elaine Chao’s family owns ships flagged abroad, a way to avoid U.S. taxes and higher labor costs. But one of Chao’s missions at the Transportation Department will be to press American-owned ships to fly the U.S. flag.: https://www.propublica.org/article/familys-shipping-company-could-pose-problems-for-trumps-transportation-pick (December 12, 2016)

ThinkProgress: Allen West meets with Trump team days after West’s Facebook page endorsed genocide against Muslims: “Fired by Obama to please the Muslims. Hired by Trump to exterminate them.”: https://thinkprogress.org/allen-west-trump-team-genocide-muslims-7750799d9eea/ (December 12, 2016)

CNN: GOP heavyweights with ties to Exxon pushed Tillerson: https://www.cnn.com/2016/12/13/politics/rex-tillerson-robert-gates-condoleezza-rice/index.html (December 13, 2016)

The Intercept: Trump Homeland Security Adviser Helped Contractors Profit Off Harsh Deportation Policies: https://theintercept.com/2016/12/13/dhs-trump-deportation/ (December 13, 2016)

OpenSecrets: Rick Perry, with multiple ties to CEO of controversial pipeline project, tapped for Energy Dept.: https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2016/12/rick-perry-tapped-for-energy-dept/ (December 13, 2016)

Politico: Tillerson adds to Trump’s ethics headaches: The administration will have to juggle multiple wealthy tycoons trying to disentangle themselves in ways Trump is refusing to.: https://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/trump-tillerson-ethics-stocks-232595 (December 13, 2016)

Washington Post: The Daily 202: Ayn Rand-acolyte Donald Trump stacks his cabinet with fellow objectivists: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2016/12/13/daily-202-ayn-rand-acolyte-donald-trump-stacks-his-cabinet-with-fellow-objectivists/584f5cdfe9b69b36fcfeaf3b/ (December 13, 2016)

WSWS: Betsy DeVos: Religion and profit in the war on public education—Part 1: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2016/12/13/devo-d13.html (December 13, 2016)

Mother Jones: Rick Perry Is on the Board of the Company Building the Dakota Access Pipeline: Trump’s energy secretary pick has a pretty serious conflict of interest.: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/12/rick-perry-dakota-access-pipeline-donald-trump/ (December 14, 2016)

Mother Jones: Trump’s Newest Senior Adviser Seen as a White Nationalist Ally: Stephen Miller drew praise from a top white nationalist, who hopes he’ll “do good things for white America.”: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/12/trumps-newest-senior-adviser-seen-ally-white-nationalists/ (December 14, 2016)

WSWS: Betsy DeVos: Religion and profit in the war on public education—Part 2: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2016/12/14/devo-d14.html (December 14, 2016)

WSWS: Former Texas governor who called for abolition of Energy Department to be Trump’s energy secretary: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2016/12/14/perr-d14.html (December 14, 2016)

The Guardian: Climate change denial in the Trump cabinet: where do his nominees stand?: Critics say the president-elect’s picks represent ‘unprecedented’ influence from the fossil fuel industry. Their statements do little to dispel the notion: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/dec/15/trump-cabinet-climate-change-deniers (December 15, 2016)

ProPublica: Trump’s Pick for Labor Secretary Wrote a Deregulatory Manifesto: Andrew Puzder’s co-author told us: “He’ll put in place everything we laid out in the book.”: https://www.propublica.org/article/trumps-pick-for-labor-secretary-wrote-a-deregulatory-manifesto (December 15, 2016)

Politico: Cheney emerges as surprise Trump surrogate: The president-elect trashed his foreign policy during the campaign, but they’ve found common cause in Rex Tillerson.: https://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/dick-cheney-trump-surrogate-232746 (December 16, 2016)

AP: The oilman who brought Trump and the Bush world together: https://www.apnews.com/86d6631e5dcc4aaeb74ea95f4c992204 (December 21, 2016)

In These Times: From the WWE to the White House: The Anti-Worker History of Trump’s SBA Pick: http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/19751/from_the_wwe_to_the_white_house_the_anti-worker_history_of_trumps_sba_pick (December 21, 2016)

Wall Street Journal: Donald Trump’s Pick for Health Secretary Traded Medical Stocks While in House: Rep. Tom Price has sponsored and advocated legislation that could affect the companies’ share prices: https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trumps-pick-for-health-secretary-traded-medical-stocks-while-in-house-1482451061 (December 22, 2016)

NBC: Donald Trump on Nukes: ‘Let It Be an Arms Race’: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-nukes-let-it-be-arms-race-n699526 (December 23, 2016)

Reuters: Exclusive: Trump team seeks names of officials working to counter violent extremism: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-islam-exclusive-idUSKBN14D00N (December 23, 2016)

Vice: Trump’s Cabinet Picks Gave Big to the Senators Who Will Confirm Them: There are a lot of Republican megadonors in the team of billionaires and millionaires Trump is assembling.: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xyd3xz/trumps-cabinet-picks-gave-big-to-the-senators-who-will-confirm-them (December 23, 2016)

ProPublica: Trump’s Treasury Pick Excelled at Kicking Elderly People Out of Their Homes: When Steven Mnuchin ran OneWest, the bank aggressively and in some cases, wrongly, foreclosed on elderly homeowners with reverse mortgages. The bank had a disproportionate share of such foreclosures.: https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-treasury-pick-excelled-at-kicking-elderly-out-of-their-homes (December 27, 2016)

[2017]

[January 2017]

The Intercept: Treasury Nominee Steve Mnuchin’s Bank Accused of “Widespread Misconduct” in Leaked Memo: https://theintercept.com/2017/01/03/treasury-nominee-steve-mnuchins-bank-accused-of-widespread-misconduct-in-leaked-memo/ (January 3, 2017)

ProPublica: Rick Perry’s Texas Giveaways: The soon-to-be U.S. energy secretary doled out billions in grants and tax incentives for corporations while governor of Texas. One $30 million grant went to an energy group that turned out to be a phantom.: https://www.propublica.org/article/rick-perrys-energy-grants-in-texas (January 3, 2017)

CNN: Trump in 2010: WikiLeaks ‘disgraceful,’ there ‘should be like death penalty or something’: https://www.cnn.com/2017/01/04/politics/kfile-trump-wikileaks/index.html (January 4, 2017)

Mother Jones: UPDATED: Trump’s USDA Pick Just Loves the Confederacy: Former Georgia governor Sonny Perdue also believes in praying the drought away.: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/01/sonny-perdue-usda-trump/ (January 4, 2017)

Right Wing Watch: Jeff Sessions And The Extreme Anti-Immigrant, Anti-Muslim Lobby: https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/jeff-sessions-and-the-extreme-anti-immigrant-anti-muslim-lobby/ (January 4, 2017)

USA Today: Honed by Wall Street: What makes Trump SEC chair pick Jay Clayton tick: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/01/04/donald-trumps-sec-chair-nominee-comes-deep-wall-street-ties/96162306/ (January 4, 2017)

Politico: Pentagon pick Mattis discloses defense industry work: https://www.politico.com/blogs/donald-trump-administration/2017/01/james-mattis-defense-disclosures-233331 (January 8, 2017)

The Conversation: Rex Tillerson: a secretary of state with a long, troubled history in Venezuela: https://theconversation.com/rex-tillerson-a-secretary-of-state-with-a-long-troubled-history-in-venezuela-70895 (January 9, 2017)

Forbes: A Troll Outside Trump Tower Is Helping To Pick Your Next Government: https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattdrange/2017/01/09/chuck-johnson-troll-trump-transition-team/ (January 9, 2017)

In These Times: Rex Tillerson could be America’s most dangerous Secretary of State: The former Exxon Mobil CEO spent his entire adult life working for a company that has left a trail of carnage—from human rights abuses to the destruction of the environment—in its ruthless pursuit of oil.: http://inthesetimes.com/features/rex_tillerson_exxon_trump_secretary_of_state.html (January 9, 2017)

The Intercept: U.S. Decline to Banana Republic Accelerates as Trump Places Son-in-Law Jared Kushner in White House: https://theintercept.com/2017/01/09/u-s-decline-to-banana-republic-accelerates-as-trump-places-son-in-law-jared-kushner-in-white-house/ (January 9, 2017)

Mother Jones: Attorney General Sessions Would Be Good News for Private Prisons: The facilities are more violent and less humane than their government-run counterparts.: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/01/jeff-sessions-trump-private-prisons-attorney-general/ (January 9, 2017)

The Intercept: Gen. John Kelly, DHS nominee, has been quietly working for DynCorp: https://theintercept.com/liveblogs/hearings/homeland-security-nominee-gen-john-kelly-has-been-quietly-working-for-a-major-defense-contractor/ (January 10, 2017)

Reveal: Did defense secretary nominee James Mattis commit war crimes in Iraq?: https://www.revealnews.org/article/did-defense-secretary-nominee-james-mattis-commit-war-crimes-in-iraq/ (January 11, 2017)

The Intercept: Rex Tillerson Wants to Provide Saudi Arabia With More Help to Bomb Yemen: https://theintercept.com/2017/01/12/rex-tillerson-wants-to-provide-saudi-arabia-with-more-help-to-bomb-yemen/ (January 12, 2017)

New York Times: Goldman Sachs Completes Return From Wilderness to the White House: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/12/business/goldman-sachs-completes-return-from-wilderness-to-the-white-house.html (January 12, 2017)

Politco: Giuliani’s cyber role for Trump could be windfall for his own business: Like Carl Icahn, Giuliani will advise Trump on matters closely tied to his own financial interests.: https://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-rudy-giuliani-cybersecurity-233552 (January 12, 2017)

Politico: Trump asks public for blind trust: The president-elect’s ethics plan relies entirely on the good faith of his company and family.: https://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/donald-trump-business-conflicts-interest-233520 (January 12, 2017)

USA Today: Trump’s Cabinet is his team of disrupters at agencies they’ve battled: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/12/some-trump-cabinet-picks-skeptical-their-agencies-missions/96417756/ (January 12, 2017)

Politico: How Betsy DeVos Used God and Amway to Take Over Michigan Politics: With her nomination as education secretary, a powerful political clan will bring its overtly Christian agenda to Washington.: https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/01/betsy-dick-devos-family-amway-michigan-politics-religion-214631 (January 15, 2017)

Washington Post: Airplanes, golf courses, trademarks and more: Trump’s government will oversee his businesses: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-administration-will-regulate-trumps-businesses-raising-prospect-of-conflicts/2017/01/15/a2f7e53c-d913-11e6-9a36-1d296534b31e_story.html (January 15, 2017)

CNN: First on CNN: Trump’s Cabinet pick invested in company, then introduced a bill to help it: https://www.cnn.com/2017/01/16/politics/tom-price-bill-aiding-company/ (January 16, 2017)

Huffington Post: Trump’s Commerce Pick Outsourced Thousands Of Jobs And Oversaw A Deadly Coal Disaster: The billionaire private equity mogul may face some uncomfortable questions at his confirmation hearing.: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/wilbur-ross-outsourcing_us_587ea1eae4b01cdc64c85ff4 (January 17, 2017)

The Intercept: Homeland Security Pick Gen. John Kelly Fails to Disclose Ties to Defense Contractors: https://theintercept.com/2017/01/17/homeland-security-pick-gen-john-kelly-fails-to-disclose-ties-to-defense-contractors/ (January 17, 2017)

The Intercept: Notorious Mercenary Erik Prince Is Advising Trump From the Shadows: https://theintercept.com/2017/01/17/notorious-mercenary-erik-prince-is-advising-trump-from-the-shadows/ (January 17, 2017)

The Intercept: Rex Tillerson’s Exxon Mobil Frequently Sought State Department Assistance, New Documents Show: https://theintercept.com/2017/01/17/exxonmobil-state-department/ (January 17, 2017)

The Intercept: Wells Fargo to Pay Transportation Nominee Elaine Chao up to $5 Million Over Next Four Years: https://theintercept.com/2017/01/17/chao-trump-wellsfargo/ (January 17, 2017)

Time: Donald Trump’s Cabinet Pick Invested in 6 Drug Companies Before Medicare Fight: http://time.com/4636351/tom-price-drug-companies-investments/ (January 17, 2017)

Washington Post: David Gelernter, fiercely anti-intellectual computer scientist, is being eyed for Trump’s science adviser: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/01/18/david-gelernter-fiercely-anti-intellectual-computer-scientist-is-being-eyed-for-trumps-science-adviser/ (January 18, 2017)

The Hill: Trump team prepares dramatic cuts: https://thehill.com/policy/finance/314991-trump-team-prepares-dramatic-cuts (January 19, 2017)

Huffington Post: Trump Sought Military Equipment For Inauguration, Granted 20-Plane Flyover: “It’s very Red Square,” said Stephen Kerrigan, who oversaw the past two inaugurations.: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-military-equipment-inauguration_us_58811f4ae4b096b4a23091f7 (January 19, 2017)

The Intercept: Treasury Pick Steve Mnuchin Denies It, But Victims Describe His Bank as a Foreclosure Machine: https://theintercept.com/2017/01/19/treasury-pick-steve-mnuchin-denies-it-but-victims-describe-his-bank-as-a-foreclosure-machine/ (January 19, 2017)

ProPublica: Trump’s 10 Troubling Deals with Foreign Power-Players: https://projects.propublica.org/trump-conflicts/ (January 19, 2017)

ProPublica: When a Study Cast Doubt on a Heart Pill, the Drug Company Turned to Tom Price: After hearing from a company whose CEO was a campaign contributor, a congressional aide to Donald Trump’s HHS nominee repeatedly pushed a federal health agency to remove a critical drug study from its website.: https://www.propublica.org/article/when-a-study-cast-doubt-on-heart-pill-the-drug-company-turned-to-tom-price (January 19, 2017)

Right Wing Watch: Oath Keepers Coming To DC For ‘Covert’ Inauguration Protection Mission: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/oath-keepers-coming-to-dc-for-covert-inauguration-protection-mission/ (January 19, 2017)

Washington Post: Pentagon nominee’s ties to private firms embody revolving-door culture of Washington: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/pentagon-nominees-ties-to-private-firms-embody-revolving-door-culture-of-washington/2017/01/19/3524e8f4-dcf9-11e6-918c-99ede3c8cafa_story.html (January 19, 2017)

The Intercept: Internal List Shows President Trump Was Sworn In Next To His VIP Donors: https://theintercept.com/2017/01/20/internal-list-shows-president-trump-was-sworn-in-next-to-his-vip-donors/ (January 20, 2017)

Politico: DeVos review identifies 102 financial interests with potential conflicts: https://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/betsy-devos-potential-conflicts-financial-review-233906 (January 20, 2017)

ProPublica: For Trump’s Rich Appointees, Death May Be Certain But Taxes Aren’t: If Republicans succeed in repealing the estate tax, Rex Tillerson, Gary Cohn, Wilbur Ross, Jared Kushner, Steve Mnuchin, Betsy DeVos and their heirs may be able to defer capital gains taxes forever.: https://www.propublica.org/article/for-trumps-rich-appointees-death-may-be-certain-but-taxes-arent (January 20, 2017)

USA Today: 217 arrests, 6 officer injuries during inauguration protests: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/20/day-protests-arrests-expected-trump-becomes-president/96788208/ (January 20, 2017)

USA Today: Donald Trump’s inaugural committee raises record $100 million: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/20/donald-trumps-inaugural-committee-raises-record-100-million/96855848/ (January 20, 2017)

The Guardian: Canadians traveling to Women’s March denied US entry after sharing plans: After telling border agents their plans to march, group’s cars were searched and phones examined, and each person was fingerprinted and had their photo taken: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/20/womens-march-canada-protesters-denied-entry-us (January 21, 2017)

Huffington Post: President Trump Just Told The CIA The U.S. Should Have Stolen Iraq’s Oil: The president just advocated for a clear violation of international law.: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-cia-iraq-oil_n_5883ccf5e4b096b4a23243b2 (January 21, 2017)

Politico: Trump doling out plum adviser jobs to rich friends: The arrangement has worried ethics experts, especially because the advisers may sidestep conflict-of-interest rules.: https://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-jobs-rich-allies-233975 (January 22, 2017)

LobeLog: Trump and the Return of Private Military Contractors: https://lobelog.com/trump-and-the-return-of-private-military-contractors/ (January 23, 2017)

Mother Jones: 5 Sketchy Facts About Trump’s Pick for USDA Chief: From the Confederacy to cronyism, here’s what you should know about former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue.: https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2017/01/some-sketchy-things-trunps-usda-pick-did-while-governor-georgia/ (January 23, 2017)

Reuters: Trump’s new EPA transition team draws from oil industry groups: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-epa-transition/trumps-new-epa-transition-team-draws-from-oil-industry-groups-idUSKBN15803O (January 23, 2017)

Rolling Stone: The Radical Crusade of Mike Pence: He’s trampled on the rights of women, LGBTQ folks and the poor. Then there’s the incompetence. Meet, quite possibly, the next president: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/the-radical-crusade-of-mike-pence-192733/ (January 23, 2017)

WSWS: Appearance of military officers during Trump’s inaugural address still unexplained: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/01/23/mili-j23.html (January 23, 2017)

The Hill: Trump administration withdraws 23 rules from Federal Register: https://thehill.com/regulation/315839-trump-administration-withdraws-23-rules-from-federal-register (January 24, 2017)

Politico: Information lockdown hits Trump’s federal agencies: ‘It’s a dark time right now,’ a former Obama administration spokeswoman says as multiple agencies tell employees to restrict news releases and social media.: https://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/federal-agencies-trump-information-lockdown-234122 (January 24, 2017)

Bloomberg: Trump Hotels, Amid Calls to Divest, Instead Plans U.S. Expansion: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-25/trump-hotels-to-triple-locations-in-u-s-expansion-ceo-says (January 25, 2017)

Mother Jones: Donald Trump’s Foreign Business Partners Got VIP Treatment During the Inauguration: “The world is looking forward to a lucrative eight years,” says the son of one Trump partner.: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/01/donald-trump-foreign-business-partners-attended-inauguration-vips/ (January 25, 2017)

New York Times: Trump Poised to Lift Ban on C.I.A. ‘Black Site’ Prisons: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/25/us/politics/cia-detainee-prisons.html (January 25, 2017)

New York Times: Trump Prepares Orders Aiming at Global Funding and Treaties: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/25/us/politics/united-nations-trump-administration.html (January 25, 2017)

Bloomberg: Wilbur Ross and the Era of Billionaire Rule: The Commerce pick is key to Trump’s experiment in government by—and possibly for—the ultrawealthy.: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-01-26/wilbur-ross-and-the-cabinet-of-billionaires (January 26, 2017)

Reuters: Exclusive: Expecting Trump action, U.S. suspends refugee resettlement interviews: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-refugees-idUSKBN15A2TD (January 26, 2017)

Politico: Trump calls Chelsea Manning an ‘ungrateful traitor’: https://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-manning-234207 (January 26, 2017)

New York Times: Nikki Haley Puts U.N. on Notice: U.S. Is ‘Taking Names’: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/world/americas/nikki-haley-united-nations.html (January 27, 2017)

Politico: Trump lobbying ban weakens Obama rules: The new executive order removes some restrictions on lobbyists entering the administration.: https://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-lobbying-ban-weakens-obama-ethics-rules-234318 (January 28, 2017)

ProPublica: DeVos’ Code Words for Creationism Offshoot Raise Concerns About ‘Junk Science’: Betsy DeVos, President Trump’s pick as secretary of education, has funded groups that champion “intelligent design,” a sophisticated outgrowth of creationism. Science educators worry that she could use her bully pulpit to undermine the teaching of evolution in public schools.: https://www.propublica.org/article/devos-education-nominees-code-words-for-creationism-offshoot-raise-concerns (January 29, 2017)

ProPublica: How Jeff Sessions Helped Kill Equitable School Funding in Alabama: A lawsuit in the 1990s had Alabama poised to fund poor black school districts as fairly as wealthy white schools. As state attorney general, Sessions fought the effort passionately.: https://www.propublica.org/article/how-jeff-sessions-helped-kill-equitable-school-funding-in-alabama (January 29, 2017)

The New Yorker: Donald Trump, Pirate-in-Chief: https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/donald-trump-pirate-in-chief (January 30, 2017)

CNN: WH policy director: From campaign hype-man to Oval Office influence: https://www.cnn.com/2017/01/31/politics/stephen-miller-immigration-trump-administration/index.html (January 31, 2017)

The Independent: How the rise of Donald Trump has re-energised Greece’s neo-Nazis: ‘We should reclaim our country and our interests and put them first, just like Trump’: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/donald-trump-muslim-ban-greece-neo-nazi-golden-dawn-athens-march-protest-a7555706.html (January 31, 2017)

USA Today: Steve Bannon’s own words show sharp break on security issues: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/01/31/bannon-odds-islam-china-decades-us-foreign-policy-doctrine/97292068/ (January 31, 2017)

[February 2017]

Electronic Intifada: Email from 2007 ties Trump adviser Stephen Miller to neo-Nazi Richard Spencer: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/michael-f-brown/email-2007-ties-trump-adviser-stephen-miller-neo-nazi-richard-spencer (February 1, 2017)

Politico: Rex Tillerson Tried to Get This Rule Killed. Now Congress Is About to Do It for Him: Should oil companies disclose payments to foreign governments? The GOP, and former Exxon CEO, think not.: https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/02/rex-tillerson-tried-to-get-this-rule-killed-now-congress-is-about-to-do-it-for-him-214725 (February 1, 2017)

Reuters: For hardline West Bank settlers, Jared Kushner’s their man: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-kushner/for-hardline-west-bank-settlers-jared-kushners-their-man-idUSKBN15G4W2 (February 1, 2017)

Reuters: Exclusive: Trump to focus counter-extremism program solely on Islam – sources: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-extremists-program-exclusiv/exclusive-trump-to-focus-counter-extremism-program-solely-on-islam-sources-idUSKBN15G5VO (February 1, 2017)

Huffington Post: How The Fast-Food Chain Led By Trump’s Labor Nominee Stiffed Workers Again And Again: While Andy Puzder ran Hardee’s, its franchisees altered timecards, deducted pay for uniforms and even broke child labor law.: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/andy-puzder-hardees-labor-law-violations_n_5893b7ade4b09bd304ba7f14 (February 2, 2017)

New York Times: An Early Trump Backer Awaits His Reward: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/business/dealbook/an-early-trump-backer-awaits-his-reward.html (February 2, 2017)

New York Times: Gina Haspel, C.I.A. Deputy Director, Had Role in Torture: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/us/politics/cia-deputy-director-gina-haspel-torture-thailand.html (February 2, 2017)

Politico: What Steve Bannon Wants You to Read: President Trump’s strategic adviser is elevating a once-obscure network of political thinkers.: https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/02/steve-bannon-books-reading-list-214745 (February 2, 2017)

Right Wing Watch: Jerome Corsi: From Trump Conspiracy Theorist to Trump’s Conspiracy Theorist: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/jerome-corsi-from-trump-conspiracy-theorist-to-trumps-conspiracy-theorist/ (February 2, 2017)

Vox: The chaos of Trump’s executive order left field agents on their own — with tremendous power: Under Trump, law enforcement rank-and-file set policy. Just look at the airports.: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/2/2/14486138/customs-border-abuse (February 2, 2017)

Vox: Why Trump just killed a rule restricting coal companies from dumping waste in streams: https://www.vox.com/2017/2/2/14488448/stream-protection-rule (February 2, 2017)

BloombergQuint: Who Is Alexander Dugin, the Man Linking Putin, Erdogan and Trump?: https://www.bloombergquint.com/amp/politics/who-is-alexander-dugin-the-man-linking-putin-erdogan-and-trump (February 3, 2017)

The Daily Beast: Steve Bannon’s Shout-Out to a Left-Wing Terror Group: In a rip-roaring speech at a rally in New York, Trump’s top adviser channeled one of the 20th century’s most controversial leftist groups.: https://www.thedailybeast.com/steve-bannons-shout-out-to-a-left-wing-terror-group (February 4, 2017)

The Atlantic: For Trump, ‘We Have a Lot of Killers’ Isn’t a Criticism: There’s no evidence that the president thinks innocence, or non-violence, are principles to which the United States should aspire.: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/02/for-trump-we-have-a-lot-of-killers-isnt-a-criticism/515748/ (February 6, 2017)

CNN: In 2012 interviews, Steve Bannon compared protesters on the left to the Nazi Brownshirts: https://www.cnn.com/2017/02/07/politics/kfile-steve-bannon-brownshirts/index.html (February 7, 2017)

Reuters: White House plans directive targeting ‘conflict minerals’ rule: sources: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-conflictminerals-idUSKBN15N06N (February 7, 2017)

ProPublica: Labor Department Hire Could Presage Collision Between Trump and Construction Unions: The president has cultivated a relationship with the building trades unions. But early hires at the Department of Labor are opponents of wage standards for construction contracts.: https://www.propublica.org/article/labor-department-hire-could-presage-collision-trump-construction-unions (February 8, 2017)

The Intercept: Leaked Trump Presidential Memo Would Free U.S. Companies to Buy Conflict Minerals From Central African Warlords: https://theintercept.com/2017/02/08/leaked-memo-trump-conflict-minerals/ (February 8, 2017)

Foreign Policy: Ex-Palin Aide Lands Job at Trump’s State Department: The former Alaska governor’s “go-to girl” for communications and Christian outreach has found a new home in Foggy Bottom.: https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/02/09/ex-palin-aide-lands-job-at-trumps-state-department/ (February 9, 2017)

Washington Post: Neocon and Iran-contra figure Elliott Abrams in line for State Department job: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/neocon-and-iran-contra-figure-elliott-abrams-in-line-for-state-department-job/2017/02/09/3a9598a2-ee3c-11e6-9973-c5efb7ccfb0d_story.html (February 9, 2017)

New York Times: Steve Bannon Cited Italian Thinker Who Inspired Fascists: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/10/world/europe/bannon-vatican-julius-evola-fascism.html (February 10, 2017)

ProPublica: Trump’s Watered-Down Ethics Rules Let a Lobbyist Help Run an Agency He Lobbied: President Trump’s executive order on ethics also cites a section of the law that doesn’t exist.: https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-watered-down-ethics-rules-let-lobbyist-help-run-agency-he-lobbied (February 10, 2017)

New York Times: For Kushner, Israel Policy May Be Shaped by the Personal: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/11/us/politics/jared-kushner-israel.html (February 11, 2017)

Washington Post: Stephen Miller: A key engineer for Trump’s ‘America first’ agenda: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/stephen-miller-a-key-engineer-for-trumps-america-first-agenda/2017/02/11/a70cb3f0-e809-11e6-bf6f-301b6b443624_story.html (February 11, 2017)

The Intercept: Dark Essays By White House Staffer Are the Intellectual Source Code of Trumpism: https://theintercept.com/2017/02/12/dark-essays-by-white-house-staffer-are-the-intellectual-source-code-of-trumpism/ (February 12, 2017)

LobeLog: Why Is Trump Adviser Wearing Medal of Nazi Collaborators?: http://lobelog.com/why-is-trump-adviser-wearing-medal-of-nazi-collaborators/ (February 12, 2017)

Politico: Mnuchin looks to Wall Street to fill key Treasury roles: https://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/steven-mnuchin-wall-street-234952 (February 12, 2017)

New York Times: A Billionaire’s Party Is a Lens on Wealth in the Trump Era: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/13/business/dealbook/stephen-schwarzman-palm-beach-party-trump.html (February 13, 2017)

New York Times: For Religious Conservatives, Success and Access at the Trump White House: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/13/us/politics/trump-religious-conservatives.html (February 13, 2017)

New York Times: White House Grants Press Credentials to a Pro-Trump Blog: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/13/business/the-gateway-pundit-trump.html (February 13, 2017)

Politico: Pence molds the government in his own image: Pence and his team bring an entirely different ethos and set of values to the administration.: https://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/how-does-mike-pence-view-government-234956 (February 13, 2017)

Politico: The husband-and-wife team driving Trump’s national security policy: Before they became a Trump administration power couple, Sebastian and Katharine Gorka were prolific collaborators on research about the threat of Islamist terrorism.: https://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-national-security-gorka-234950 (February 13, 2017)

AP: Pick for Medicare post faces questions on Indiana contracts: https://www.apnews.com/e4f03763a32a4f40b418a1133ec20f64 (February 14, 2017)

FAIR: ‘Trump Wants to Take an Axe to the Regulatory State’: CounterSpin interview with Amit Narang on the anti-regulation rule: https://fair.org/home/trump-wants-to-take-an-axe-to-the-regulatory-state/ (February 14, 2017)

The Intercept: Financial Backers of EPA Pick Scott Pruitt Have Faced Hundreds of Pollution Actions: https://theintercept.com/2017/02/14/financial-backers-of-epa-pick-scott-pruitt-have-faced-hundreds-of-pollution-actions/ (February 14, 2017)

ProPublica: Trump Then: ‘I Would Have No Problem’ Banning Lobbyists. Trump Now: You’re Hired!: Donald Trump suggested during the campaign that he would ban lobbyists from his administration. Now they’re working at the very agencies they sought to influence.: https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-before-would-have-no-problem-banning-lobbyists-trump-now-youre-hired (February 14, 2017)

The Intercept: Trump Says Palestinian Statehood Isn’t Necessary for Peace. Netanyahu Calls Him the Greatest.: https://theintercept.com/2017/02/15/trump-says-palestinian-statehood-isnt-necessary-for-peace-netanyahu-calls-him-the-greatest/ (February 15, 2017)

Mother Jones: Workers Allege Violations at Franchises of the Company Run by Donald Trump’s Labor Nominee: Fast-food employees have little appetite for Andrew Puzder.: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/02/andrew-puzder-cke-restaurants-employees-fight-trump-labor-secretary-nomination/ (February 15, 2017)

Vice: “The world is on fire”: At a 2014 party at the “Breitbart Embassy,” Steve Bannon promised a remaking of America: https://news.vice.com/en_ca/article/nedp8b/steve-bannon-breitbart-white-house (February 15, 2017)

Washington Post: Influential conservative group: Trump, DeVos should dismantle Education Department and bring God into classrooms: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/influential-conservative-group-trump-devos-should-dismantle-education-department-and-bring-god-into-classrooms/2017/02/15/196bf872-f2df-11e6-8d72-263470bf0401_story.html (February 15, 2017)

BuzzFeed: Betsy DeVos’s Brother, The Founder Of Blackwater, Is Setting Up A Private Army For China, Sources Say: The controversial Blackwater founder says he is setting up two bases in China, but his company says “this does not involve armed personnel.”: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/aramroston/betsy-devoss-brother-is-setting-up-a-private-army-for-china (February 16, 2017)

Mother Jones: Exclusive: Classified Memo Tells Intelligence Analysts to Keep Trump’s Daily Brief Short: And go easy on the nuance.: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/02/classified-memo-tells-intelligence-analysts-keep-trumps-daily-brief-short/ (February 16, 2017)

The Nation: Trump’s Labor Pick Has a History of Attacking Voting Rights: Alexander Acosta was once accused of undermining the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. Now he could become secretary of labor.: https://www.thenation.com/article/trumps-labor-pick-has-a-history-of-attacking-voting-rights/ (February 16, 2017)

NBC: Trump Asks Billionaire Steve Feinberg To Review Intel Agencies: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-asks-billionaire-steve-feinberg-review-intel-agencies-n721756 (February 16, 2017)

The Atlantic: Seema Verma’s Austere Vision for Medicaid: The nominee for CMS administrator has already implemented a harsh model for the country’s public insurance programs in Indiana.: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/02/seema-vermas-vision-for-medicaid/517077/ (February 17, 2017)

Foreign Policy: Flynn Pressured U.N. on Israel Vote Before Taking Office: A month before inauguration, President Donald Trump’s would-be national security advisor sought to scupper a U.N. resolution condemning Israel.: https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/02/17/logan-trump-israel-flynn-pressured-u-n-on-israel-vote-before-taking-office/ (February 17, 2017)

Huffington Post: Nobody Seems To Have Liked Working For Donald Trump’s New Labor Pick: Alexander Acosta’s record at the Department of Justice and in academia raises some concerns.: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/alexander-acosta-labor-secretary_n_58a7370de4b037d17d277bdd (February 17, 2017)

NPR: Beyond DeVos, What 5 Key Trump Appointees Could Mean For Schools: https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/02/17/506588620/beyond-devos-what-5-key-trump-appointees-could-mean-for-schools (February 17, 2017)

New York Times: Trump’s ‘Winter White House’: A Peek at the Exclusive Members’ List at Mar-a-Lago: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/18/us/mar-a-lago-trump-ethics-winter-white-house.html (February 18, 2017)

Politico: Leaked Trump tape: ‘You are the special people’: Exclusive audio shows how Trump lets loose at his clubs — inviting guests to join him on staff interviews.: https://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-leaked-audio-clubs-guests-235161 (February 18, 2017)

Vice: “Take it seriously”: Reince Priebus doubles down on Trump’s assertion that journalists are the enemy of the people: https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/nedpxb/reince-priebus-doubles-down-on-trumps-assertion-that-journalists-are-the-enemy-of-the-people (February 19, 2017)

The Intercept: Trump’s New Immigration Crackdown Has Private Prison Investors Salivating: https://theintercept.com/2017/02/22/geo-group-trump/ (February 22, 2017)

Rolling Stone: Reported Trump Ambassador Pick Raises Conflict-of-Interest Questions: Trump’s reportedly tapped a business associate to be ambassador to the Dominican Republic, where his company may be pursuing a deal: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/reported-trump-ambassador-pick-raises-conflict-of-interest-questions-193991/ (February 22, 2017)

CNN: DOJ walks back guidance discouraging use of private prisons: https://www.cnn.com/2017/02/23/politics/doj-walks-back-guidance-discouraging-use-of-private-prisons/index.html (February 23, 2017)

USA Today: Private prisons back Trump and could see big payoffs with new policies: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/02/23/private-prisons-back-trump-and-could-see-big-payoffs-new-policies/98300394/ (February 23, 2017)

Washington Post: Justice Department will again use private prisons: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/justice-department-will-again-use-private-prisons/2017/02/23/da395d02-fa0e-11e6-be05-1a3817ac21a5_story.html (February 23, 2017)

Washington Post: Republican lawmakers introduce bills to curb protesting in at least 18 states: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/02/24/republican-lawmakers-introduce-bills-to-curb-protesting-in-at-least-17-states/ (February 24, 2017)

The Intercept: Donald Trump’s Economic Policy Team Is Stacked With Lobbyists and Conflicts of Interest: https://theintercept.com/2017/02/28/donald-trumps-economic-policy-team-is-stacked-with-lobbyists-and-conflicts-of-interest/ (February 28, 2017)

New York Times: Department of Justification: Stephen Bannon and Jeff Sessions, the new attorney general, have long shared a vision for remaking America. Now the nation’s top law-enforcement agency can serve as a tool for enacting it.: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/28/magazine/jeff-sessions-stephen-bannon-justice-department.html (February 28, 2017)

[March 2017]

Right Wing Watch: The Rise of the ‘Traditionalist International’: How the American Right Learned to Love Moscow in the Era of Trump: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/report/the-rise-of-the-traditionalist-international-how-the-american-right-learned-to-love-moscow-in-the-era-of-trump/ (March 2017)

Politico: The Man Who Wants to Unmake the West: Europeans are starting to worry that Steve Bannon has the EU in his cross hairs. Here’s how the White House could genuinely help pull it apart.: https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/03/trump-steve-bannon-destroy-eu-european-union-214889 (March/April 2017)

The Intercept: Palantir Provides the Engine for Donald Trump’s Deportation Machine: https://theintercept.com/2017/03/02/palantir-provides-the-engine-for-donald-trumps-deportation-machine/ (March 2, 2017)

ProPublica: 5 Trump Cabinet Members Who’ve Made False Statements to Congress: Attorney General Jeff Sessions isn’t alone.: https://www.propublica.org/article/five-trump-cabinet-members-made-false-statements-to-congress (March 2, 2017)

Quartz: A pro-Al Qaeda newspaper put Steve Bannon on the front page because they think he’s right: https://qz.com/923057/steve-bannons-on-the-cover-of-a-pro-al-qaeda-newspaper-because-they-think-hes-right/ (March 2, 2017)

Bloomberg: Billionaire in Talks for Spy Role Spotted Joining Trump on Military Visit: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-03/feinberg-in-talks-for-spy-role-joined-trump-in-military-visit (March 3, 2017)

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism: Unprecedented number of US drone and air strikes hit Yemen: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2017-03-02/unprecedented-number-of-us-drone-and-air-strikes-hit-yemen (March 3, 2017)

Reuters: Exclusive: Trump administration considering separating women, children at Mexico border: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-children/exclusive-trump-administration-considering-separating-women-children-at-mexico-border-idUSKBN16A2ES (March 3, 2017)

The Guardian: ‘Gun for hire’: how Jeff Sessions used his prosecuting power to target Democrats: As the justice department’s man in Alabama, Trump’s attorney general indicted political opponents in remarkably thin cases, court filings show: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/mar/04/jeff-sessions-legal-past-democrats-trump-administration (March 4, 2017)

Huffington Post: This Stunningly Racist French Novel Is How Steve Bannon Explains The World: “The Camp of the Saints” tells a grotesque tale about a migrant invasion to destroy Western civilization.: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/steve-bannon-camp-of-the-saints-immigration_us_58b75206e4b0284854b3dc03 (March 4, 2017)

Washington Post: Trump, citing no evidence, accuses Obama of ‘Nixon/Watergate’ plot to wiretap Trump Tower: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/03/04/trump-accuses-obama-of-nixonwatergate-plot-to-wire-tap-trump-tower/ (March 4, 2017)

AP: Trump hotel may be political capital of the nation’s capital: https://apnews.com/cc2e2c2b6b4d4417afff3aa5f768be10 (March 5, 2017)

New York Times: Leashes Come Off Wall Street, Gun Sellers, Polluters and More: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/05/us/politics/trump-deregulation-guns-wall-st-climate.html (March 5, 2017)

The New Yorker: Donald Trump’s Worst Deal: The President helped build a hotel in Azerbaijan that appears to be a corrupt operation engineered by oligarchs tied to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/03/13/donald-trumps-worst-deal (March 5, 2017)

New York Times: Trump’s S.E.C. Nominee Disclosure Offers Rare Glimpse of Clients and Conflicts: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/08/business/dealbook/sec-nominee-jay-clayton-client-list-conflicts-interest.html (March 8, 2017)

Washington Post: Trump administration looks to resume Saudi arms sale criticized as endangering civilians in Yemen: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-administration-looks-to-resume-saudi-arms-sale-criticized-as-endangering-civilians-in-yemen/2017/03/08/a259090a-040e-11e7-b1e9-a05d3c21f7cf_story.html (March 8, 2017)

NPR: What Is Steve Bannon And Jeff Sessions’ Shared Vision For Remaking America?: https://www.npr.org/2017/03/09/519415023/what-is-steve-bannon-and-jeff-sessions-shared-vision-for-remaking-america (March 9, 2017)

The Atlantic: The Appeal of Trumpism to Traditionalists: The work of David Gelernter helps explain why some intellectuals are attracted to the president’s authoritarian populism.: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/03/david-gelernter-and-trumpism/519207/ (March 12, 2017)

New York Times: Trump Administration Is Said to Be Working to Loosen Counterterrorism Rules: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/12/us/politics/trump-loosen-counterterrorism-rules.html (March 12, 2017)

Politico: To interest Trump, Afghanistan dangles investment opportunity: Afraid the White House will pull back U.S. support against the Taliban, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is talking up mineral resources.: https://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/trump-afghanistan-mineral-reserves-235962 (March 12, 2017)

The Guardian: Pentagon wants to declare more parts of world as temporary battlefields: White House is asked to designate ‘temporary areas of active hostility’, giving commanders same latitude to launch actions as in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/mar/13/pentagon-military-commanders-temporary-battlefields-white-house (March 13, 2017)

New York Times: Worker Safety Rules Are Among Those Under Fire in Trump Era: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/13/business/us-worker-safety-rules-osha.html (March 13, 2017)

Politico: How Perdue’s power benefits his friends: Sonny Perdue has long mixed personal and political business to benefit his friends and business associates — and he’s on track to do it again.: https://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/donald-trump-sonny-perdue-agriculture-235982 (March 13, 2017)

In These Times: The Right-Wing Machine Behind the Curtain: The radical conservative Heritage Foundation has spent 40 years trying to gut the federal budget. Now Trump is proving to be the perfect tool.: http://inthesetimes.com/features/trump_pence_heritage_foundation.html (March 14, 2017)

NBC: Trump Admin Ups Drone Strikes, Tolerates More Civilian Deaths: U.S. Officials: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-admin-ups-drone-strikes-tolerates-more-civilian-deaths-n733336 (March 14, 2017)

New York Times: Prerequisite for Key White House Posts: Loyalty, Not Experience: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/14/us/politics/trump-advisers-experience.html (March 14, 2017)

Politico: Inside the GOP’s Health Care Debacle: Eighteen days that shook the Republican Party—and humbled a president.: https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/03/obamacare-vote-paul-ryan-health-care-ahca-replacement-failure-trump-214947 (March 14, 2017)

The Guardian: Meet Stephen Miller, architect of first travel ban, whose words may haunt him: Trump senior adviser was at the center of the troubled first attempt, and his comments hint that the new Muslim ban’s underpinnings are one and the same: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/mar/15/stephen-miller-new-trump-travel-ban (March 15, 2017)

New York Times: Neil Gorsuch Helped Defend Disputed Bush-Era Terror Policies: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/15/us/politics/neil-gorsuch-torture-guantanamo-bay.html (March 15, 2017)

Forward: EXCLUSIVE: Nazi-Allied Group Claims Top Trump Aide Sebastian Gorka As Sworn Member: https://forward.com/news/national/366181/exclusive-nazi-allied-group-claims-top-trump-aide-sebastian-gorka-as-sworn/ (March 16, 2017)

The Intercept: Trump the Outsider Outsources His Budget to Insider Think Tank: https://theintercept.com/2017/03/16/trump-the-outsider-outsources-his-budget-to-insider-think-tank/ (March 16, 2017)

Mother Jones: Stephen Bannon Is a Fan of a French Philosopher…Who Was an Anti-Semite and a Nazi Supporter: Charles Maurras was sentenced to life in prison for complicity with the Nazis.: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/03/stephen-bannon-fan-french-anti-semite-who-sided-nazis/ (March 16, 2017)

Reuters: Trump seeks to ax Appalachia economic programs, causing worry in coal country: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-budget-appalachia/trump-seeks-to-ax-appalachia-economic-programs-causing-worry-in-coal-country-idUSKBN16N2VF (March 16, 2017)

Washington Post: If you’re a poor person in America, Trump’s budget is not for you: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/03/16/if-youre-a-poor-person-in-america-trumps-budget-is-not-for-you/ (March 16, 2017)

New York Times: Betsy DeVos’s Hiring of For-Profit College Official Raises Impartiality Issues: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/17/business/education-for-profit-robert-eitel.html (March 17, 2017)

The New Yorker: The Reclusive Hedge-Fund Tycoon Behind the Trump Presidency: How Robert Mercer exploited America’s populist insurgency.: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/03/27/the-reclusive-hedge-fund-tycoon-behind-the-trump-presidency (March 17, 2017)

ProPublica: Fired U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara Said to Have Been Investigating HHS Secretary Tom Price: Trump’s head of the Department of Health and Human Services traded stocks of health-related companies while 