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THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Daniel Allott) - After Assad, Syria’s Alawites Test the New Order

On the morning the regime fell, Rashid Saad left his house before dawn and stepped onto the road outside Al-Rusafa, a village in Syria’s Alawite heartland along the Mediterranean coast. Cars clogged the road in every direction, overloaded with people and their belongings. It was bitterly cold, but that is not what he remembers most. […] The post After Assad, Syria’s Alawites Test the New Order appeared first on The American Conservative .

Foreign Affairs After Assad, Syria’s Alawites Test the New Order Can the new state serve all Syrians? Syria Bashar al-Assad Credit: Jordan Allott On the morning the regime fell, Rashid Saad left his house before dawn and stepped onto the road outside Al-Rusafa, a village in Syria’s Alawite heartland along the Mediterranean coast. Cars clogged the road in every direction, overloaded with people and their belongings. It was bitterly cold, but that is not what he remembers most. “There was a kind of fear,” he said. “Of something unknown.” Life in the village had never been easy. Rashid was poor, and work was…Open

NYTIMES (Elian Peltier, Yaqoob Akbary and Tomás Munita) - Futsal Phenom in Afghanistan Is a Hero the Taliban Didn’t Expect

A triumph in indoor soccer has turned Alireza Ahmadi, 17, and other players from the Hazara minority, long marginalized in Afghanistan, into national heroes.

NYTIMES (Stanley Reed and Natalie Naccache) - Abu Dhabi’s State Oil Company Looks Beyond Oil

Having reshaped the company, Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber wants to expand internationally, particularly in natural gas, chemicals and renewables.

NYTIMES (Megan Specia and Stephen Castle) - In Windsor, Some See Family Drama in the Andrew Accusations

“Her children have let her down,” said one woman, referring to Queen Elizabeth II. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s fall from grace drew strong reactions from some. Others said they just did not care.

STRIPES (Linda F. Hersey) - Veterans group warns of eroding VA health services as private-sector coverage grows | Stars and Stripes

Some veterans worry the $1 trillion plan to expand private-sector health coverage over the next decade will hollow out VA coverage.

THEFEDERALIST (Eddie Scarry) - Confrontational State Of The Union Speeches Help America And Should Be The New Norm

There were rumors that President Trump’s first State of the Union address was going to run two hours and anyone would be forgiven for dreading it, but it turns out it was a politically confrontational spectacle that this country needed and deserved. Trump used his nationally televised speech Tuesday to draw attention over and over […]

AMERICANGREATNESS (Debra Heine) - DHS Blasts Democrats For Bringing Illegal Aliens to Trump’s SOTU Address

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday called out Democrat members of Congress for inviting noncitizens and an anti-ICE agitator to attend President Donald […] Source

YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Democrats are laser-focused on affordability: Gov. Spanberger | State of the Union

Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger delivered the Democratic response to President Trump’s State of the Union address, highlighting one of the most pressing concerns to Americans: affordability. “Is the president working to make life more affordable? ... We all know the answer is no,” Spanberger said. #affordability #stateoftheunion #democratresponse NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.

YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Trump awards Medal of Honor to injured army pilot | State of the Union

Trump touted his administration’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro last month and praised Chief Warrant Officer Eric Slover, an injured pilot who persevered with the mission. Slover received the Congressional Medal of Honor. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.