On Politics: Bolton Puts Conditions on a Syria Withdrawal
John R. Bolton, President Trump’s national security adviser, said American forces would remain in Syria until the last remnants of the Islamic State were defeated.
U.S. Officials Warn Health Researchers: China May Be Trying to Steal Your Data
The Trump administration expressed concern about foreign threats to biomedical research funded by the National Institutes of Health and said the risks were growing.
Arrest in Jazmine Barnes’s Killing Allays Hate-Crime Fears
The suspect the Houston authorities charged with capital murder on Sunday in the shooting death of a 7-year-old black girl is not the white man initially described by witnesses.
Jazmine Barnes Case Shows How Trauma Can Affect Memory
Eyewitness testimony is unreliable because people try to understand a traumatic event by using what they know about the world and fill in gaps, experts said.
Trump Offers a ‘Steel Barrier,’ but Democrats Are Unmoved
President Trump’s evolving definition of a border wall animated negotiations to end a partial government shutdown on Sunday.
Biden Sees Himself as Democrats’ Best Hope in 2020, Allies Say
Mr. Biden has indicated to associates that he is leaning toward running for president in 2020, setting up a primary race clash between a veteran Washington insider and more liberal contenders.
As Trade Talks Begin, Trump Sees China’s Economic Weakness as U.S. Strength
President Trump is largely ignoring economic warning signs in the U.S., saying China is too weak to keep up the trade fight.
Bolton Puts Conditions on Syria Withdrawal, Suggesting a Delay of Months or Years
John R. Bolton, the national security adviser, said troops would remain until the Islamic State was completely defeated and Turkey guaranteed it would not strike Kurdish forces.
Airstrike Kills Plotter of Deadly Bombing of U.S.S. Cole
Military officials said they had determined that an American strike in Yemen last week had killed Jamal al-Badawi, who had escaped from prison twice.
American ISIS Member Caught on Syrian Battlefield, Militia Says
The Houston native is said to have once sought a job teaching English for the Islamic State. The militia said it had also captured a second American.
Grace Notes: In the #MeToo Era, a St. Patrick’s Group Rethinks a Men-Only Ritual
For the first time in its 235-year history, the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick in New York plans to welcome women as guests at its annual dinner.
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