Syria
- Opinion: Syrians should not be thanking Trump for the strikes by Malak Chabkoun (Al Jazeera)
- Why It’s So Hard to Wipe Out All of Syria’s Chemical Weapons by Brian Barrett (Wired)
- 8 Key Questions For Trump And The World After The Syria Strike by Domenico Montanaro (NPR)
- What Is The U.S. Goal In Syria? by Greg Myre (NPR)
- Democrats Are Walking A Careful Line In Criticism Of Trump’s Syria Strike by Daniel Morans (Huffington Post)
- The war in Syria, explained by Zack Beauchamp (Vox)
- Saudi king congratulates Trump over Syrian missile strike (Independent)
- Syrian Observatory says air strike kills at least 15 people near Raqqa (Reuters)
- Syria air strikes: Russian warship armed with cruise missiles heading for Syria as tensions rise with US by Lizzie Dearden (Independent)
- Opinion: The media loved Trump’s show of military might. Are we really doing this again? by Margaret Sullivan (Washington Post)
- Analysis: Trump confronts the contradictions of his foreign policy rhetoric by Dan Balz (Washington Post)
- The emerging Trump doctrine: Don’t follow doctrine by Peter Baker (The NY Times)
- Donald Trump, inevitable hawk by McKay Coppins (The Atlantic)
- Syrian-American activists say they are skeptical of U.S. attack, intervention by Abigail Hauslohner and Sandhya Somashekhar (The Washington Post)
- Despite U.S. missile barrage, Syria continues airstrikes against rebels by Louisa Loveluck and Zakaria Zakaria (Washigton Post)
- Assad allies say U.S. attack on Syria air base crosses ‘red lines’ by Suleiman Al-Khalidi (Reuters)
- Haley escalates rhetoric on Russia over Syria by Colin WIlhelm (Politico)
- US UN Ambassador: Trump Will Attack Syria Again If Necessary by Ken Bredemeier (Voice of America)
- Opinion: We anti-Assad Syrians hail the US strike – but fear it could be an empty gesture by Haid Haid (The Guardian)
- Opinion: Wag The Dog — How Al Qaeda Played Donald Trump And The American Media by Scott Ritter (Huffington Post)
- Opinion: An untraditional president’s very traditional military strike by Doyle McManus (LA Times)
- Opinion: Trump’s Confusing Strike on Syria by Steve Coll (New Yorker)
Neil Gorsuch
- Joining high court, the real Neil Gorsuch set to stand up by Nancy Benac (AP)
- God, guns, and abortion: Neil Gorsuch to quickly make his mark on high court by Tom McCarthy (The Guardian)
News
- Chinese state media cheer Xi-Trump meeting, say confrontation not inevitable by Brenda Goh & Michael Martina (Reuters)
- Bannon and Kushner locked in White House ‘power struggle’ by David Smith (The Guardian)
- Republicans on Capitol Hill leave town with most of their agenda stuck in limbo by Paul Kane (Washington Post)
Analysis
- In a consequential week, Trump leans on the Washington establishment he vowed to disrupt (LA Times)
- The Donald Trump Show Is Eating Television by Derek Thompson (The Atlantic)