President Trump defended his decision on Syria and said he was trying to get the U.S. out of “endless wars.”
Author: Nicholas Wu, USA TODAY
Fox News poll shows Trump nine points behind Biden in Wisconsin, a key swing state
Joe Biden polled at 48%, and Donald Trump polled at 39% in the poll’s head-to-head matchups.
Second whistleblower on Trump-Ukraine call, reportedly with firsthand knowledge, to come forward
A second whistleblower “in connection to” the call between Trump and Zelensky, will be coming forward, according to that person’s attorney.
Nancy Pelosi: Trump ‘scared’ of impeachment inquiry, trying to divert attention
Pelosi said, “I think the president knows the argument that can be made against him, and he’s scared.”
‘This is not a day for celebration’: GOP lawmakers split with Trump on China’s 70th anniversary
“This is not a day for celebration. Rather, it is an opportunity to remember the victims, past and present, of the (CCP),” wrote two GOP lawmakers.
Saudi crown prince says journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder ‘happened under my watch’
“I get all the responsibility, because it happened under my watch,” Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in an excerpted interview, though he denied direct knowledge.
How to watch President Donald Trump’s UN General Assembly speech
After traveling from Trump Tower earlier in the morning, he will make his speech at 10:15 a.m. EDT before the United Nations General Assembly.
Iran says British ship Stena Impero is free to leave Iran after two-month detention
An Iranian government spokesman was quoted in FARS as saying the government decided to condone the ship’s previous violation of maritime regulations.
AOC on DC statehood: ‘Disenfranchisement’ of DC rooted in the ‘history of slavery’
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez cited the disenfranchisement of the majority-minority city as “upholding the injustice of the practices enacted during slavery.”
Democratic presidential candidates want Kavanaugh impeached after newly surfaced sexual misconduct accusation
Several Democratic presidential candidates called for Kavanaugh to be impeached, while Republicans called the new report a “smear” against the justice.