From The New York Times: "In Iowa, Amy Klobuchar Gets a Second Look After Debate"

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/21/us/politics/amy-klobuchar-iowa.html

An essay about Elijah Cummings

The tribute, which appeared in The Washington Post, is by television host (and former Congressman) Joe Scarborough.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/10/17/elijah-cummings-did-more-than-serve-baltimore-he-gave-hope-hopeless/

Elijah Cummings (1951-2019)

From the New York Times story, below, about Congressman Cummings: "In the House, Elijah was our North Star,” [Speaker] Pelosi said in a statement. “He was a leader of towering character and integrity, whose stirring voice and steadfast values pushed the Congress and country to rise always to a higher purpose.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/17/us/politics/elijah-cummings-death-illness.html

Editorial: "Trump’s blunder in Syria is irreparable"

From The Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/trump-had-one-foreign-policy-success-he-just-threw-it-away/2019/10/14/165c96cc-ee87-11e9-89eb-ec56cd414732_story.html

Retired Marine Gen. John Allen, on CNN: "There is blood on Trump's hands for abandoning our Kurdish allies"

https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/13/politics/syria-marine-general-john-allen-trump/index.html