1. Trump sat down with Lesley Stahl for his first 60 Minutes interview since taking office. Trump blamed China for meddling in the 2016 election and said he might impose more tariffs on China if they retaliate against American farmers or other industries. He said he was unsure whether James Mattis would be leaving his post as Secretary of Defense. He defended his relationship with Kim Jong Un and pointed to the lack of recent nuclear threats from North Korea. He refused to guarantee that he wouldn’t interfere with Robert Mueller’s investigation and refused to give a straight answer about his administration’s family separation policy at the border. He refuse to admit that climate change is driven by human activity, and said it doesn’t matter whether Dr. Christine Blasey Ford was telling the truth when it came to her allegations of sexual assault against Brett Kavanaugh, saying, “I’m not going to get into it, because we won. It doesn’t matter. We won.” (CBS News / CNN / NBC News / The Hill)

  2. After speaking with the king of Saudi Arabia, Trump suggested that “rogue killers” may be responsible for the disappearance and possible death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Trump said he spoke with King Salman for about 20 mins, during which Salman “firmly denied any knowledge” of what happened to Khashoggi. “It sounded to me like maybe these could have been rogue killers,” Trump said. “Who knows?” (New York Times / Politico)

  3. Sen. Elizabeth Warren released the results of her DNA test, which show that she is part Native American. The report distributed by Warren concluded that there is “strong evidence” that she had a Native American in her family tree dating back six to 10 generations. (Washington Post)

  4. A Republican lawmaker from Georgia took a student’s cell phone from him while he was being asked about voter suppression in the state. Sen. David Perdue was approached by a member of the Young Democratic Socialists America at Georgia Tech who was recording with his phone. The student asked, “Hey, so, uh, how can you endorse a candidate — “ before Perdue snatched the cell phone from his hands. The phone continued to record as the student demanded, “Give me my phone back, Senator.” Perdue eventually gave the phone back to the student and walked away without answering the question. (Washington Post)

  5. Trump hung a fantasy painting in the White House that shows him seated at a table with past Republican presidents. Rep. Darrel Issa gave the painting to Trump, which is called “The Republican Club” by Andy Thomas. (Daily Beast)