“Don’t be a tough guy!” The White House leaks a letter that Trump wrote to Erdoğan. It reads like something written by a third-grader. Erdoğan threw the letter in the trash. 1/21 Related: The musical anatomy of “Bad Guy” by Billie Eilish. 2/21 More from our
Haiti enters a fifth week of being locked down by protests, with some protesters vowing to paralyze the country until President Moïse steps down. 1/21 Edwidge Danticat: Protesters in Haiti want Haitian-led solutions. "They want an end to impunity." 2/21 A report explains the failed
Russia says its units are patrolling between Turkish and Syrian forces following Trump’s pullout of US troops. 1/18 An investigation by the New York Times finds Russia has repeatedly bombed hospitals in Syria “to crush the last pockets of resistance to President Bashar al-Assad.” 2/18 Kurdish
The former ambassador to Ukraine defied orders from the State Department and testified before Congress. 1/20 Ambassador Yovanovitch, despite doing “nothing wrong,” was recalled from Ukraine because Trump wanted her out, she told investigators. 2/20 In a stunning day of setbacks, five federal courts dealt blows to the
Our apologies, but technical difficulties prevented us from sending out today's newsletter this morning. Two men who had been helping Giuliani investigate Biden were arrested—as they were attempting to flee the US—on charges that they were funneling foreign money to American politicians. 1/23 Capitulating to
Pacific Gas & Electric cuts power to 800,000 customers in California to avoid wildfires caused by winds damaging power equipment. 1/24 The utility has long warned it would make such a cut, but critics are still furious. SoCal may get cuts next as Santa Ana winds roll in.
In a scathing letter, the White House says it refuses to participate in the House impeachment inquiry, a move Pelosi calls "further evidence of obstruction." 1/23 A GOP-led Senate committee calls for congressional action to ensure social media isn't used to interfere in the
The White House blocks Gordon Sondland, hotelier-turned-US Ambassador to the EU (and Ukraine fixer), from appearing for deposition. 1/18 Why Trump fears Sondland’s testimony: it could show the president directing a cover-up. 2/18 Here’s all the evidence collected so far in the Trump
The Trump administration announces it will deny visas to immigrants who cannot prove they have health insurance or cover their own medical expenses. 1/19 A second intelligence official more directly tied to Trump's involvement with Ukraine may file a whistleblower complaint. 2/19 "The Guardian traced
President Trump openly encourages China and Ukraine to investigate his political rival while his impeachment defense is under siege. 1/22 Text messages show that Ukraine-US relations depended on Ukraine’s new president investigating Biden and discrediting Robert Mueller's Russia probe. 2/22 A private pilot explains
