US News

• A city in California has dropped charges and paid a settlement to two journalists. The city gave the journalists access to documents, then claimed the journalists hacked the government. [Link]
• Senator Tim Kaine says he is hopeful for a repeal of the 1991 and 2002 AUMFs. [Link]

Great Power

• The US will waive sanctions on the CEO of the Russian country working on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. [Link]
• The US Secretary of State is planning to meet the Russian Foreign Minister in Iceland this week. [Link]
• A US official criticizes China for “resisting” nuclear talks. [Link]
• Trump tariffs on China – which Biden has elected to keep – are causing American importers to pay 18.5% more for Chinese goods. [Link]

Afghanistan 

• CENTCOM announces the US withdrawal from Afghanistan is 13-20% complete. [Link]
• The US is scrapping a massive amount of equipment in Afghanistan. [Link]
• The US Envoy to Afghanistan says concerns the Kabul will fall to the Taliban are overblown. [Link]

Israel

• Leading House Dems are walking back their call to Biden to delay a weapons sale to Israel. [Link]
• At least 220 people have been killed in Gaza, including 63 children. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin affirmed the US “unwavering” support for Israel. [Link]
• Palestinians engaged in a general strike. Israeli police killed three Palestinians in the West Bank. [Link]