Analyst: Trump treats Putin as a shadow adviser

CNN’s Samantha Vinograd discusses the relationship between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, after a report stated that the pair sat down at G20 without US note-takers. Source: CNN

Mitch McConnell unveils proposal urging troops stay in Syria

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is pushing an amendment to a Middle East policy bill that would acknowledge “al Qaeda, ISIS and their affiliates in Syria and Afghanistan continue to pose a serious threat to us here at home,” a move seen as a sharp rebuke to President Donald Trump’s push to withdraw US troops from Syria. Source: CNN