- Donald Trump tweets about the shooting deaths in Chicago. Trump says if the violence is not reduced he will “send in the Feds.” [Link]
- Trump signs executive orders to start the Keystone XL pipeline and finish the Dakota Access Pipeline. Trump signed other executive documents that are intended to help the projects be completed faster. [Link]
- Nikki Haley was confirmed by the Senate to be the US Ambassador to the UN. [Link]
- James Comey is expected to keep his job as FBI Director. [Link]
- The occurrence of drone strikes near the time of the Donald Trump’s inauguration suggest that the drone program operates without executive oversight. [Link]
- NATO troops move into Lithuania for a deployment. Lithuania shares a border with Russia’s Kaliningrad Exclave. [Link]
- Israel approves a new 2,500 home settlement in the West Bank. [Link]
- Turkey’s intervention into Syrian has left 325 Syrian civilians dead. Turkey has been operating in Syria since August. [Link]
- The Yemeni army claims to have liberated the port city of Mokha from the Houthi rebels. [Link]
