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Pence hails Turkey’s cease-fire agreement calling for Kurds to vacate border area

by ZEKE MILLER and ROBERT BURNS Associated Press October 17, 2019October 17, 2019

The agreement essentially gives the Turks what they had sought to achieve with their military operation in the first place.

Nation & World, News, Politics

U.S. envoy says Trump directed him to work with Giuliani on Ukraine policy

by ERIC TUCKER and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press October 17, 2019October 17, 2019

Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland distances himself from the president and tells Congress that he disagreed with the directive.

Op-eds, Opinion

Dana Milbank: Democrats flip the script on a cut-and-run president

by Dana Milbank The Washington Post October 17, 2019September 14, 2020

During Tuesday’s debate, they sounded very much like Republicans of yore in denouncing Trump for jeopardizing national security.

Nation & World, Uncategorized

Golf buddies no more? Trump, Graham swing apart over Syria

by LAURIE KELLMAN and JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press October 16, 2019December 27, 2019

The alliance between the president and the South Carolina senator is fraying.

Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, Steny Hoyer

Nation & World, Politics

Trump dismisses Kurds as ‘no angels,’ and Democratic leaders walk out of meeting with him

by ROBERT BURNS Associated Press October 16, 2019October 17, 2019

The House votes overwhelmingly to denounce the U.S. troop withdrawal from Syria as Russia steps up to fill the void and Turkey presses an offensive there.

Nation & World

Turkey rebuffs U.S. calls for cease-fire in Syria

by ERIN CUNNINGHAM and Dan Lamothe The Washington Post October 16, 2019October 16, 2019

The Turkish president calls for Kurdish fighters to drop their weapons and rejects mediation, saying, ‘Nobody can stop us.’

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: Get over vaccination hesitation and get your flu shot

by Henry I. Miller Special to the Los Angeles Times October 16, 2019October 15, 2019

Signs indicate a robust season ahead, but there’s also good news: Needle haters may opt for a nasal spray, and President Trump is encouraging research on a universal vaccine.