Some headlines that caught our eye today.
Syria
Trump Authorizes Withdrawal of U.S. Troops In Syria As Tensions With Turkey Rise — Townhall
Trump Announces $50 Million for Christians, Other Minorities in Syria — Daily Signal
Hundreds of ISIS prisoners escape Syrian detention camp after Turkey invasion — Washington Times
Bad impeachment news for Trump – GOP senators enraged by Turkey’s invasion of Syria — Fox News
Impeachment
Pelosi Under New Pressure to Hold Impeachment Inquiry Vote Next Week — Washington Examiner
Hunter Biden Steps Down From Chinese Board as Trump Attacks — Bloomberg
Democrats ratchet up impeachment secrecy — Washington Examiner
Report: Dem Groups Organizing to Push Public Support toward Impeachment — Legal Insurrection
Republicans wrestle with impeachment strategy — The Hill
Did Adam Schiff Just Admit There Was No Quid Pro Quo? — PJ Media
Ted Cruz criticizes Trump’s call for China to investigate Bidens — Fox News
Matt Taibbi: “We’re In A Permanent Coup” — Zero Hedge
While California Burns
Governor Newsom signs measure banning ‘lunch shaming’ in California — ABC7News
But ‘Flight Shaming’ Is OK
Flight-Saming Catching on in Europe — Powerline
Blackouts
Californians Learning That Solar Panels Don’t Work in Blackouts — Bloomberg
Electric-Car Owners Shocked by California Blackouts – PJ Media
Climate Change Reporting Website Obscures Its Funding With Dark Money Network — Washington Free Beacon
Election 2020
Elizabeth Warren mocks Christian men, delights Democrat base — American Thinker
Sanders Vows to Release Medical Records After Heart Attack — Newsmax
Harry Reid Warns Dems: Trump Very Smart Man, Will Be Tough to Beat — CNN
Trade Wars
How do Trump’s claims about tariffs and trade deficits stack up to reality? — American Enterprise Institute
Star Bores
The Force is ‘meh’ with this one — CNET
The exodus of talent from Hollywood studios to streamers is stunning. We mapped it — Los Angeles Times
Economy
Small business optimism slips, but no recession fear — USA Today
Misc
Sondland’s Hotel Chain In Crossfire: Blumenauer Faces Ethics Complaint — Hot Air
Dick’s Sporting Goods Destroys $5 Million Worth of Its Own ‘Assault Weapons’ — Reason
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