US News
- Peter Van Buren argues the establishment media engages in tabloid journalism. [Link]
- A judge rules against a Wikileaks lawsuit that would expose any sealed indictments against Julian Assange. [Link]
- A Belarusian escort who claimed to have evidence that Trump colluded with a Russian oligarch now admits that she made the story up. [Link]
China
- Erik Prince is in negotiations with China to build a Chinese military base in Xinjiang. [Link]
Korean Peace
- The US Envoy to North Korea says Trump is willing to offer compromises. [Link]
- Trump says the US has no plans to ever withdraw troops from South Korea. [Link]
Middle East
- The Pope visits the UAE for the first time. During his visit, he called for the end to wars in Yemen, Libya, Syria, and Iraq. [Link]
- Saudi Arabia reports the anti-corruption campaign reclaimed $106 billion in stolen money. [Link]
- Foreign actors are pushing the US towards war with Iran. [Link]
- Bahrain continues to hunt down political dissenters. [Link]
- Trump says US troops may remain in Iraq to watch Iran. [Link]
Syria & Afghanistan Troop Withdraws
- The Senate passes a second procedural vote that condemns Trump’s planned withdraw from Syria and Afghanistan. [Link] How Senators Voted
- Senator Rand Paul says a bipartisan group of Senators is the ‘War Caucus’ after they voted to condemn Trump’s planned troop withdrawal from Syria and Afghanistan. [Link]
- Robert Gaines and Scott Horton debunk the safe haven myth for staying in Afghanistan. [Link]
- Jesse Kelly makes an argument based on American founding principles for why we need to leave Afghanistan. [Link]
