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1.US pulling out of northern Syria; full withdrawal possible (AP)

2.Merkel tells Erdoğan to halt Syrian offensive (POLITICO)

3.Hunter Biden resigns from Chinese firm following Trump attacks (CNBC)

4.Voters weary of more investigations as impeachment ramps up (AP)

5. President Donald Trump’s politically appointed ambassadors have long drawn skepticism, even resentment, from career U.S. diplomats. (POLITICO)

6.Hostage-taking, a gold stick and Black Rod. What to look out for in the Queen's Speech (CNN)

美国主流媒体文摘 The US Mainstream Media Quotes Oct 13, 2019

Warren-Zuckerberg feud intensifies ahead of 2020
AXIOS by Sara Fischer

Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Mark Zuckerberg are convenient political targets for one another. Warren can paint Facebook as an example of capitalism gone wild, while Facebook can point to Warren as a misguided regulator who wants to break up its business because she doesn't understand how it works.

Defense chief defends Trump decision on Syria under questioning from Chris Wallace
The Hill by By Zack Budryk - 10/13/19 09:41 AM EDT

Defense Secretary Mark Esper defended President Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from northern Syria during an interview with Fox News's Chris Wallace, insisting that Turkey was ready to invade the country to attack Kurdish forces regardless of the U.S. actions.

ISIS members escape as Turkish forces approach key Syrian town
AP By LEFTERIS PITARAKIS and SARAH EL DEEB

AKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) — Turkish forces approached a key Kurdish-held town in northern Syria on Sunday, setting off clashes that allowed hundreds of Islamic State supporters to escape from a camp for displaced people and prompted U.S. soldiers to withdraw from a nearby base.

12 Hours. 4 Syrian Hospitals Bombed. One Culprit: Russia
The Washington Post

“The Russian Air Force has repeatedly bombed hospitals in Syria in order to crush the last pockets of resistance to President Bashar al-Assad,” according to an investigation by the New York Times.

Hunter Biden Steps Down from Chinese Board as Trump Attacks
bloomberg.com by By Stephanie Baker

Hunter Biden is stepping down from the board of a Chinese-backed private equity company and promising to forego all foreign work if his father, former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, is elected president in 2020.

Mark Esper: Pentagon ‘will do everything we can’ to respond to impeachment subpoena
Politico.com by QUINT FORGEY

Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Sunday signaled that he would attempt to comply with a subpoena from House Democrats related to their impeachment inquiry, but did not commit to honoring the order’s deadline for documents from the Pentagon.

Lock Them Up? Rashida Tlaib Says House Dems Discuss Detaining Trump’s Tongue-Tied Aides
deadlinedetroit.com by Joe Lapointe

If the Donald Trump administration continues to defy Congressional subpoenas, can House Democrats have them arrested and locked up until they testify?

That’s remotely possible and highly doubtful.

But Rashida Tlaib – a first-term representative from Detroit – said Saturday that the Democratic caucus has discussed the possibility in conversations during the current Congressional recess.

Trump threatens to sue top Democrats Adam Schiff and Nancy Pelosi amid impeachment inquiry
CNN by By Kate Sullivan, Nikki Carvajal and Jeremy Diamond

President Donald Trump threatened on Saturday night to sue top congressional Democrats Rep. Adam Schiff and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi amid the House impeachment inquiry into the President.

Andrew Yang on creating a "trickle-up" economy
CBS News
"Our economy functions much better when we have money to spend, where we can participate in the market, where businesses are responsive to us," he said. "We'll start more businesses. We'll be able to change jobs more easily. So, the money doesn't disappear in our hands. It creates a trickle-up economy from our people, our families, and our communities up."

Gov. John Bel Edwards to meet Eddie Rispone in runoff for Louisiana governor's race
The Advocate by BY MARK BALLARD | Capitol Bureau editor

Republican millionaire Eddie Rispone, making his first bid for public office, edged his way into a Nov. 16 runoff with incumbent Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards.

英语政治和媒体词典 Dictionary of Politics & Media

gerrymander
verb [ T ] & noun /ˈdʒer·iˌmæn·dər/ US

Meaning
to divide the constituencies of (a voting area) so as to give one party an unfair advantage
选区变更（指某政党为了有利于胜选而改变选区的大小范围）

执政党主要想重新分配选区以确保其候选人获得最高票数，或者使反对党更难捍卫其席位。

该词起源于1811年，当时马萨诸塞州州长埃尔布里奇·格里（Elbridge Gerry）签署了一项法案，该法案创建了一个的形状类似蝾螈（salamander）的新区，

这一举动激怒了《波士顿宪报》的编辑说。该编辑说：“蝾螈（salamander）?，叫它 Gerrymander！吧”。Gerry + mander = gerrymander

Citation
Apart from his ongoing feud with Trump, Schwarzenegger has been on a crusade in recent years to end partisan gerrymandering, the controversial practice by which state legislatures draw electoral maps that are skewed toward one political party. It’s a practice that only seems to be becoming more intense, as statistical advancements have allowed mapmakers to pinpoint exactly where Democratic and Republican voters live. In the 2018 midterms, for example, according to The New York Times, Democrats in North Carolina got 48.3 percent of the total vote in House races, but won just three of 13 seats in the state.