ANOTHER REPORTER EXITS FOX NEWS
NEW YORK — Fox News Channel has lost the second prominent member of its news team in a month, with Thursday’s announcement that Washington reporter Catherine Herridge is leaving for a job at CBS News. Like anchor Shepard Smith, who abruptly quit on Oct. 11, Herridge had been working at Fox News since the network began in 1996. She covered the criminal justice system and national security.
Turkish forces capture 18 Syrian government soldiers
ISTANBUL — Turkish military forces captured 18 Syrian government soldiers in northeastern Syria, Turkey’s defense minister said Thursday, in one of the most dramatic examples of an increasingly muddled battleground following the withdrawal of U.S. forces from the area.
White House extends component of 2015 Iran nuclear deal
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is keeping alive one of the last remaining components of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal by extending sanctions waivers that allow foreign companies to work with Iran’s civilian nuclear program without U.S. penalties. The extensions were not announced until Thursday.
Budget bills pass, hurdles remain
WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a long-overdue, $209 billion bundle of bipartisan spending bills Thursday in an 84-9 vote, but a bitter fight over funding demanded by President Donald Trump for border fencing imperils broader Capitol Hill efforts to advance $1.4 trillion worth of annual Cabinet agency budgets.
Trump wants dog to visit White House
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he wants to bring Conan, a military working dog injured in the successful operation targeting Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, to Washington. Trump tweeted Thursday that Conan “will be leaving the Middle East for the White House sometime next week!” No visit is yet in the works, according to defense officials.