| No Images? Click here   Editor's note: We're currently updating our email newsletter system. Over the next few weeks you might run into some problems receiving our newsletters. Check your spam or junk mail folders, or email us at dailybrief@huffpost.com if your newsletters are missing. Thanks, and we apologize for any inconvenience.President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw support for Kurdish allies in northern Syria ahead of Turkey’s planned invasion of the region drew forceful backlash from both Republicans and Democrats, as well as foreign policy experts.The Kurds lead the Syrian Democratic Forces, the main ally to the U.S. in fighting the self-described Islamic State in Syria. Turkey has long wanted the U.S. to end its support for the Kurds, an ethnic group the Turkish government views as terrorists.The White House’s announcement Sunday to allow Turkey to invade northern Syria startled some members of Congress, who warned such a move could lead to a genocide of the Kurds and allow ISIS to creep back into the region.Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a frequent cheerleader of the president, split with Trump on his Syria decision, calling it “shortsighted” and “irresponsible” during a phone interview with “Fox & Friends” on Monday.  WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING?A federal judge rejected President Donald Trump’s challenge to the release of his tax returns for a New York state criminal probe, saying on Monday that he could not grant such a “categorical and limitless assertion of presidential immunity.” Trump’s lawyers notified the judge that they will immediately appeal the ruling.The chairmen of three House committees subpoenaed documents on Monday from the Pentagon and the Office of Management and Budget as part of their impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.A jury deciding the fate of Frank Nucera Jr., the former chief of police in the New Jersey suburb of Bordentown Township, appeared deadlocked on federal civil rights and hate crimes charges Monday, their fourth day of deliberations. Nucera was the first law enforcement officer charged with a hate crime in at least a decade.
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