- Marcy Wheeler reports on Congress’s attempt to expand spying on Americans. [Link]
- Two NYPD officers raped a teenager. The officers have now claimed that the 18-year-old consented to sex after they arrested her. [Link]
- 70% of Americans believe the nuclear agreement with Iran should be renegotiated. [Link]
- The New York Times editorial board says the US is in an endless war. [Link]
- Some US Senators were stunned to learn US troops were in Niger. [Link]
- The UN added 32 items to the list of goods prohibited from being sold to North Korea. [Link]
- Iran military includes American weapons. [Link]
- Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made an unannounced stop in Afghanistan. [Link] Tillerson says the US will look to work with moderate members of the Taliban. [Link]
- The president of Iraq rejects Tillerson calls to disband Shi’ite militias. [Link]
- ISIS kills 70 civilians in a Syria town. [Link]
- US airstrikes on Deir Ezzor kill 22 civilians. [Link]
- The US returned diplomats to Venezuela that were recalled during unrest in Venezuela. [Link]