- Trump names Mick Mulvaney acting chief of staff. [Link]
- Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke resigns. [Link]
- John McCain’s replacement as head of the Armed Services Committee, Sen Jim Inhofe, is a big spender and favors staying in Afghanistan. [Link]
- The DOJ is suing the US fifth largest trucking company for overcharging the Pentagon on shipping since 2013. [Link]
- A woman sues NY Department of Human Rights for using a photo of her in an HIV ad campaign. DHR did not inform the woman her photo was being used. When she asked for DHR to stop using her photo, SHR refused unless the woman agreed she would not sue. A judge awarded her $125,000. [Link]
- A 7-year-old girl dies in CBP custody. CBP denies responsibility for the death. [Link]
- US made tear gas is being used to increasingly suppress protesters around the world. [Link]
- 85% of refugees worldwide live in developing countries. [Link]
- Congress unanimously pass sanctions against Nicaragua. [Link]
- Russia says the US is ignoring their outreach to negotiate alleged violations of the INF Treaty. [Link]
- North and South Korea soldiers cross the DMZ in peace for the first time. [Link]
- Trump says he is in no rush to reach a nuclear agreement with North Korea. [Link]
- North Korea says Trump’s maximum pressure campaign will not work. [Link]
- Turkey claims Trump told Erdogan at the G20 he was working on extraditing Fethullah Gulan to Turkey. [Link]
- The Pentagon says a Turkish invasion of Syria is unacceptable. [Link] Syrian Kurds say the Turkish threats are a declaration of war. [Link]
- There is a growing insurgency against the US occupation of eastern Syria. As many as 4,000 US troops are deployed to eastern Syra. [Link]
