Trump threatens Turkey with economic devastation in a tweet

Warns Ankara not to attack U.S.-trained Kurdish fighters in Syria. No Images? Click here   By Paul Vale     Monday, January 14 TRUMP THREATENS TURKEY OVER KURDS President Donald Trump has threatened Turkey, a NATO ally, with economic devastation if it attacks U.S.-backed Kurdish forces in Syria after the American troops withdraw. His warning was met with sharp rebuke from Ankara. [HuffPost] [Tweet | Share on Facebook] ‘TRUMP TO BLAME FOR SHUTDOWN’ Most Americans hold Trump responsible for the partial government shutdown, according to a slate of polls. [HuffPost] BOLTON ASKED FOR IRAN ATTACK OPTIONS The White House’s national security team last fall asked the Pentagon to provide options for striking Iran. The request by the National Security Council, led by the hawkish John Bolton, sparked deep concern among Pentagon and State Department officials. [Reuters] REPUBLICANS SHRUG OVER TRUMP-PUTIN SECRECY Top GOP lawmakers are completely unfazed by reports that Trump has “gone to extraordinary lengths” to conceal his conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the last two years. [HuffPost] GOP PROMISES ACTION AGAINST WHITE SUPREMACIST COLLEAGUE House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said “action will be taken” against Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) over recent comments questioning why terms such as “white supremacist” and “white nationalist” are considered offensive. [HuffPost] CRUZ MIGHT SUPPORT KING IN THE FUTURE Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) condemned Rep. Steve King’s (R-Iowa) racist remarks, but refused to say he wouldn’t support the openly racist lawmaker in the future. [HuffPost]       TRUMP ATTACKS WARREN AND BEZOS IN TWITTER SQUEAL Trump unleashed an attack against Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in a late-night Twitter tirade as the White House deals with yet another spate of scandals related to Trump’s unwillingness to distance himself from Russia. [HuffPost] 3,000 LA TEACHERS TO STRIKE Los Angeles teachers are set to strike today in a walkout that would impact about a half-million students. The strike, which follows 20 months of failed negotiations, has been called over pay raises, class sizes and additional support staff. [HuffPost] GOFUNDME WALL MONEY TO BE REIMBURSED GoFundMe may reimburse more than $20 million to people who contributed to an Iraq War veteran’s fundraiser to build a southern border wall. That’s because its organizer, Brian Kolfage, suddenly decided to redirect the money to a nonprofit he created rather than send it to the federal government as he has promised. [HuffPost] WINTER STORM SLAMS MID-ATLANTIC COAST A winter storm that contributed to at least five deaths in the Midwest pummeled the mid-Atlantic region over the weekend. [HuffPost] WHO IS JAKE PATTERSON? The man suspected of kidnapping a Wisconsin teenager and killing her parents with a shotgun nearly three months led an unremarkable existence until that fateful night. This is Jake Patterson, Jayme Closs’ alleged abductor. [AP] AOC REIGNS ON SOCIAL MEDIA Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has hit the social media stratosphere, accounting for more Twitter interactions in a month than the top five media companies combined. [HuffPost]       Can American soccer star Christian Pulisic possibly live up to the hype? You should care that alt-right leader Richard Spencer’s wife says he abused her. Here’s why. Rappers Travis Scott and Big Boi will join headliner Maroon 5 as halftime entertainment at Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta. UCLA gymnast Katelyn Ohashi delivered a heart-stopping floor routine Saturday at the Collegiate Challenge in Anaheim, California ― and we can’t stop watching it. A lawmaker says a Confederate plaque in the Texas Capitol that rejects slavery as the underlying cause of the Civil War has been removed. The George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston was forced to close one of its security screening checkpoints because of the partial government shutdown. Jeanine Pirro is walking back the false claim she made during her friendly interview with Trump that Nancy Pelosi was “partying” in Puerto Rico last week during the government shutdown. Here are 13 powerful quotes about motherhood from Shonda Rhimes. “Roma” was the top winner at the Critics’ Choice Awards, winning best picture, foreign language film and a pair of individual honors for director Alfonso Cuaron. For gay conservatives, the Trump era is the best and worst of times. A Boeing 707 military cargo plane crashed in bad weather west of the Iranian capital, killing all but one of the 16 people on board. Flywheel and SoulCycle are suffering an identity crisis after cheaper classes and luxury at-home bikes like Peloton cut into the customer base. “Game of Thrones” has released its premiere date — and a new teaser trailer. A judge in California blocked Trump administration rules allowing more employers to opt out of providing women with no-cost birth control from taking effect in 13 states and Washington, D.C. Searchers have located the cockpit voice recorder of a Lion Air jet that crashed into the Java Sea in October. And congratulations to Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger, who are now engaged. Love this newsletter? Share it with a friend!      HuffPost is now a part of Oath and a part of Verizon. On May 25, 2018 we introduced a new Oath Privacy Policy which will explain how your data is used and shared. Learn More. 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