- Assad has left Damascus, say senior army officers; Syria rebels say they are in capital (reuters.com)Reports: Assad has fled Syria, thousnads have been freed from regime prisons (telegraph.co.uk)
- Trump threatens tariffs on BRICS nations, demanding they use dollar (washingtonpost.com)
- Segregation Academies in Mississippi Are Benefiting From Public Dollars, as They Did in the 1960s (propublica.org)
- Republicans Target Social Sciences to Curb Ideas They Don’t Like (nytimes.com)
- The tech bosses who poured $394.1m into US election – and how they compared to Elon Musk (theguardian.com)The Silicon Valley Billionaires Steering Trump’s Transition (nytimes.com)
- Be careful what you wish for: Trump voters hail controversial cabinet picks as the government they want… (theguardian.com)… while 'some voters feel betrayed' as Trump gives 'middle finger' to campaign promises (rawstory.com)
- Cities Say They Store Property Taken From Homeless Encampments. People Rarely Get Their Things Back. (propublica.org)
- Democrats strongly opposed a Hunter Biden pardon. Now, they back it. (washingtonpost.com)
- They Investigated Pandemic Fraud, Then Earned Thousands (nytimes.com)
- DOJ Mapped Web Of Payments Gaetz Sent To Women Who Said They Were Paid For Sex: Report (nytimes.com)'Kavanaugh on Steroids': GOP Senators Warn Gaetz About Blistering Upcoming Hearing (meidasnews.com)
