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HUFFPOST - Don Lemon Shares The Most Disturbing Moment Of His Arrest

"Otherwise, no one would have known where I was," the former CNN anchor told Jimmy Kimmel.

"Otherwise, no one would have known where I was," the former CNN anchor told Jimmy Kimmel.Open

HUFFPOST - Authoritarianism Expert Says Donald Trump Is Doing The Exact Thing That Never Ends Well

The professor of history at New York University described the phenomenon as “autocratic backfire."

The professor of history at New York University described the phenomenon as “autocratic backfire."Open

AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - House Ethics eyes "extremely rare" televised trial for Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick

The House Ethics Committee is poised to hold a rare public hearing to consider charges of financial misconduct against Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.), Axios has learned. Why it matters: A public meeting of any kind is highly unusual for the secretive panel, which hasn't held a televised disciplinary hearing in nearly 15 years. - As Cherfilus-McCormick's chief of staff Naomie Pierre-Louis put it to Axios: "Public ethics trials are extremely rare." - Cherfilus-McCormick has denied the allegations against her. Driving the news: An investigative subcommittee of the Ethics panel released a 59-page report last week detailing a litany of allegations against Cherfilus-McCormick. - Most notably, it said there is "substantial"…

The House Ethics Committee is poised to hold a rare public hearing to consider charges of financial misconduct against Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.), Axios has learned. Why it matters: A public meeting of any kind is highly unusual for the secretive panel, which hasn't held a televised disciplinary hearing in nearly 15 years. - As Cherfilus-McCormick's chief of staff Naomie Pierre-Louis put it to Axios: "Public ethics trials are extremely rare." - Cherfilus-McCormick has denied the allegations against her. Driving the news: An investigative subcommittee of the Ethics panel released a 59-page report last week detailing a litany of allegations against Cherfilus-McCormick. - Most notably, it said there is "substantial"…Open

STRIPES (Lara Korte) - Amid tensions with Iran, military families in Bahrain prepare for potential departures | Stars and Stripes

Hundreds of military families at Naval Support Activity Bahrain are wondering if they’ll have to undergo a repeat of last summer’s voluntary departures.

STRIPES (Jacqueline Smith) - Ombudsman column: Readers react to Pentagon plans for Stripes | Stars and Stripes

Since the Pentagon announced its intent to “refocus” the content of Stars and Stripes, the public backlash has grown stronger every day.

STRIPES (Svetlana Shkolnikova) - House passes bill to end shutdown, fund Pentagon | Stars and Stripes

The package funds the Pentagon and large parts of the federal government through Sept. 30. DHS is funded through the end of next week.

STRIPES (Juan King and Hana Kusumoto, Juan King, Hana Kusumoto) - Japanese city recognizes Americans for helping lost toddler on busy street near Camp Zama | Stars and Stripes

A U.S. soldier and an Army spouse recently teamed up to rescue a pajama-clad preschooler from a busy street.

STRIPES (Rose L. Thayer) - Cincinnati woman pleads guilty to stealing more than $158k from elderly veterans | Stars and Stripes

Ishwanzya Rivers, 46, admitted to stealing more than $135,000 from a Marine Corps veteran in his 80s, and $23,000 from three other veterans.

STRIPES (Joseph Ditzler) - Pentagon near ‘final agreement’ with Scouting America on DEI policy, spokesman says | Stars and Stripes

Sean Parnell said DOD wants to continue providing U.S. military support for Scouting America, provided it “implements the common-sense, core value reforms.”