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]