US News
- More evidence surfaces to support Tara Reade’s sexual abuse claim against Joe Biden. [Link]
- The Supreme Court rules 8-1 that the federal government must provide a $12 billion bailout to health insurance companies. The bailout was a promise from Obamacare. However, Congress had declined to budget money for the program. [Link]
- Undercover police officers arrest two women for operating a hair salon during the coronavirus lockdown. [Link]
- Reports say Trump is looking to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan. [Link]
- Global defense spending in 2019 hit $1.9 trillion. [Link]
Middle East
- 2,500 US paratroopers that were deployed to the Middle East just after Christmas are returning home. [Link]
- Israel carried out several airstrikes near Damascus. Syrian media reports four foreign fighters and three civilians were killed. [Link]
- A group of current and former OPCW officials wrote a report debunking the most recent report from the OPCW claiming Assad is using chemical weapons. [Link]
- Coronavirus in Yemen is spreading as war makes it difficult to track. [Link]
Somalia
- The US admits to killing two civilians in Somalia in early 2019. [Link]
