Former Bush Administration officials are joining Trump’s White House. [Link] Five people were killed in a helicopter crash in Mexico. A husband and wife with powerful political influence were killed. [Link] The UK sends a warship to the Black Sea in support of...
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News Roundup 12/24/18
Trump will replace Mattis as Secretary of Defense on January 1. When Trump announced Mattis’ resignation, Mattis was to step down at the end of February. [Link] The US charges two Chinese men for hacking. [Link] South Korea is requesting that 2019 US/SK military...
White House Announces Full Withdrawal From Syria
In a surprise move, President Trump has declared victory over ISIS in Syria, and the White House has confirmed that a complete withdrawal of US military forces from Syria has been ordered. Officials also say the State Department will be withdrawn in the next 24 hours....
News Roundup 12/18/18
A Texas teacher is forced to leave her job for refusing to sign a contract agreeing not to boycott Israel. [Link] Sheldon Adelson bet on Trump and won big. [Link] Congress passes the Farm Bill authorizing over $400 billion in spending. [Link] US companies paid over $1...
News Roundup 12/17/18
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...
News Roundup 12/13/18
Trump signs an executive order creating ‘opportunity zones.’ The zones will have large real estate development tax breaks. Trump’s family stands to benefit from the tax breaks. [Link] Russia will remove nuclear-capable bombers from Venezuela on Friday. [Link] British...
News Roundup 11/1/18
The US intelligence budget increased 11.6% this year. [Link] The brother of the king of Saudi Arabia returns to Saudi Arabia. [Link] Turkey claims Jamal Khashoggi was stranged as soon as he entered the consulate. [Link] Republican Senators tell Trump to suspend...
Here’s why Europe went to Istanbul to talk Syria (without the U.S.)
Wow... the optics out of Saturday's Syria summit in Istanbul. While it's true there were no major breakthroughs or significant shifts in the Astana process in terms of winding down the seven-year long war to come out of the four-way meeting involving France, Germany,...
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