White House, Chris Cornell, Roger Ailes: Your Morning Briefing
_____ • In this week’s Australia newsletter, our new bureau chief takes a trip through
The New York Times archives, starting with our first mention of the country in 1853.
_____ • In Washington, President Trump said he was the target of a witch hunt, a day after the Justice Department
appointed a special counsel to investigate ties between his presidential campaign and Russian officials.
[The New York Times] • Animal rights groups claimed victory, saying officials agreed to
ban the sale of dog meat before China’s popular Yulin Lychee and Dog Meat Festival.
• A man the police described as apparently drunk or on drugs plowed a car into pedestrians
in New York’s Times Square, killing one person and injuring nearly two dozen others.
[The New York Times] • A top Australian tax official faces charges after his son
and daughter were among nine people arrested in an investigation of the theft of $165 million from government coffers.