JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Partial shutdown of Homeland Security Department begins after Congress fails to approve funding
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is not expected to be impacted because of extra funding it received in its operating budget that was passed by Congress last year.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Unofficial sketch of Nancy Guthrie masked suspect | Jesse Weber Live
Retired Houston police forensic artist Lois Gibson joins "Jesse Weber Live" to discuss her unofficial sketch of the masked suspect seen at Nancy Guthrie's door before her disappearance.
NPR (Ximena Bustillo) - 5 things to know about the shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security
The sprawling agency saw its baseline funding expire after lawmakers left town for a week-long recess, but without a deal to rein in the conduct of federal immigration officers.
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Anik Joshi) - Lessons for Venezuela From Two Afghanistan Wars
The dysfunctions of Soviet and American interventions in Central Asia could be replicated closer to home. The post Lessons for Venezuela From Two Afghanistan Wars appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Lessons for Venezuela From Two Afghanistan Wars The dysfunctions of Soviet and American interventions in Central Asia could be replicated closer to home. (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images) The 20-year American adventure in Afghanistan, just a little younger than your humble author, came to an end a few years ago. It ended far more unceremoniously than it began: People clinging to the final planes departing from the airport and the almost immediate collapse of the hilariously corrupt government we helped empower were the final humiliations. This is not to say there was an alternative on the…Open
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Fraser Myers) - Britain’s ‘Turkish Barber’ Phenomenon
Most visitors to Britain will probably head straight for Buckingham Palace, the Tower of London, or Shakespeare’s Stratford. But should you wander off the tourist trail, you’ll soon notice a curious abundance of Turkish barbershops. It might seem strange enough that these hairdressers are literally everywhere. Stranger still is that there’s rarely anyone in any […] The post Britain’s ‘Turkish Barber’ Phenomenon appeared first on The American Conservative .
UK Special Coverage Britain’s ‘Turkish Barber’ Phenomenon Organized crime flourishes in deep Britain under the state’s benign neglect. UK Special Coverage url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:13_Bridge_Street,_Mansfield.jpg Credit: Alan Murray-Rust / ‘Thirteen’, Bridge Street, Mansfield / CC BY-SA 2.0 Most visitors to Britain will probably head straight for Buckingham Palace, the Tower of London, or Shakespeare’s Stratford. But should you wander off the tourist trail, you’ll soon notice a curious abundance of Turkish barbershops. It might seem strange enough that these hairdressers are…Open
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Natalie Winters) - Don’t Trade Away America for Some Soybeans
The cliché holds that China plans in decades while America plans in election cycles. Increasingly, though, our thinking seems to stop even sooner—around the length of a crop cycle. Not as an agricultural policy, but as a governing instinct. Soybeans are a solid proxy for how the United States deals with China: small, transactional, immediately […] The post Don’t Trade Away America for Some Soybeans appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Don’t Trade Away America for Some Soybeans Beijing is playing the long game. Washington needs to do the same. (Frank Bach/Shutterstock) The cliché holds that China plans in decades while America plans in election cycles. Increasingly, though, our thinking seems to stop even sooner—around the length of a crop cycle. Not as an agricultural policy, but as a governing instinct. Soybeans are a solid proxy for how the United States deals with China: small, transactional, immediately legible “wins” pitched as strategic breakthroughs. A shipment resumes, a statistic ticks up, a headline declares…Open
NYTIMES (Andrew Higgins) - New Research Absolves the Woman Blamed for a Dynasty’s Ruin
A Chinese king’s infatuation with a woman was seen as the reason that a golden age collapsed. Evidence suggests climate change and internal strife played bigger roles.
NYTIMES (Meaghan Tobin) - How China Built a Chip Industry, and Why It’s Still Not Enough
More than a decade into Beijing’s push for self sufficiency, Chinese firms are producing fewer, lower-performing chips than their foreign competitors.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Nancy Guthrie case: Exclusive traffic stop footage | Jesse Weber Live
NewsNation has exclusive video of a traffic stop that is believed to be connected to the SWAT operation in the investigation into Nancy Guthrie's disappearance. "Jesse Weber Live" brings a fresh, fast-paced, and often unexpected take on the day’s headlines, diving into the biggest stories through the lens of legal expertise.