News Roundup 12/14/17

by | Dec 14, 2017

  • Omarosa Manigault resigns her position in the Trump administration. [Link]
  • Trump’s 60-day deadline for Congress to act on the Iran nuclear deal has passed. [Link]
  • Tina Smith has been appointed to replace Al Franken in the Senate by the Minnesota governor. [Link]
  • Doug Jones wins the Alabama Senate seat over Roy Moore. [Link]
  • A UN expert claims the US continues to torture detainees at Gitmo. [Link]
  • The White House walks back Tillerson’s statement that the US is ready for talks with North Korea. The White House reaffirmed that Trump sees talks with North Korea as pointless. [Link]
  • The US-allied forces have captured about 50 foreign Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria since the start of November. [Link]
  • The US Ambassador to Yemen prevented critical humanitarian infrastructure from reaching Yemen. The ambassador has also been unwilling to present the Houthi with an acceptable offer. [Link]
  • At least 39 people were killed by a Saudi airstrike in Yemen. The airstrike hit a police building and prison. [Link]
  • The Houthi and factions loyal to the deceased former president Saleh are close to making a deal. The Houthi have released several journalists who were loyal to Saleh. [Link]

About Kyle Anzalone

Kyle Anzalone is news editor of the Libertarian Institute, opinion editor of Antiwar.com and co-host of Conflicts of Interest with Will Porter and Connor Freeman.

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