Tuesday's Headlines: Hundreds of Iraqis protesting airstrike converge on U.S. Embassy shouting ‘Death to America’

Initial U.S.-China trade deal's big hole: Beijing's massive business subsidies; What's McConnell's endgame in shaping the Senate trial to benefit Trump?; Texas law protecting armed churchgoers debated after congregant kills gunman at Sunday service; 'We are just destroying these kids': Overburdened foster care systems placing kids in detention centers, other perilous spots; It's up to voters to prevent four more years of institutional vandalism; Here are four suggested New Year's resolutions for the media; China persecutes a genuine people's leader on utterly baseless charges; Trump's threat to democracy; It took a decade of shocks for the West to finally see the world clearly; Why electric cars still don't live up to the hype; Ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn flees to Lebanon, slams Japan's justice system; For New York's Orthodox Jews, a fearful present brings up echoes of the violent past; A New York Times columnist set out to praise 'Jewish brilliance.' The result was another viral controversy.; A Syrian American risked everything to help rebuild the country of her birth; Sharon Stone was kicked off Bumble because users thought she was impersonating Sharon Stone ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online The morning's most important stories, curated by Post editors.       (REUTERS) Hundreds of Iraqis protesting airstrike converge on U.S. Embassy shouting 'Death to America' The Kataeb Hezbollah group says the group plans to lay siege to the embassy in Baghdad until it closes down, in response to US airstrikes that killed and injured dozens of its members By Mustafa Salim and Liz Sly  ●  Read more »   Initial U.S.-China trade deal's big hole: Beijing's massive business subsidies Subsidies, in the form of discounted loans, cheap land, inexpensive electricity and more, are marbled throughout China's state-led economy. This edge often makes it difficult for U.S. businesses to compete. By David Lynch  ●  Read more »   What's McConnell's endgame in shaping the Senate trial to benefit Trump? Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has many reasons to make this as political as possible. IMPEACHMENT | Analysis  ●  By Amber Phillips  ●  Read more »   Texas law protecting armed churchgoers debated after congregant kills gunman at Sunday service The state legislature passed a measure allowing armed volunteers in places of worship after a 2017 shooting left 26 people dead at a Texas church. By Abigail Hauslohner, Deanna Paul and Kim Bellware  ●  Read more »   'We are just destroying these kids': Overburdened foster care systems placing kids in detention centers, other perilous spots A surging number of biological parents are falling into the grips of drug addiction, and child welfare systems are struggling with a shortage of foster parents. So case workers and courts have been funneling children into crowded emergency shelters, hotels and youth prisons. By Emily Wax-Thibodeaux  ●  Read more »     ADVERTISEMENT     Opinions It's up to voters to prevent four more years of institutional vandalism By Michael Gerson  ●  Read more »   Here are four suggested New Year's resolutions for the media By Catherine Rampell  ●  Read more »   China persecutes a genuine people's leader on utterly baseless charges By Editorial Board  ●  Read more »   Trump's threat to democracy By Joe Scarborough  ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   It took a decade of shocks for the West to finally see the world clearly By Hugh Hewitt  ●  Read more »   Why electric cars still don't live up to the hype By Charles Lane  ●  Read more »     More News Ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn flees to Lebanon, slams Japan's justice system It is unclear how the ousted auto executive managed to leave Japan, where he was on bail on charges of financial misconduct and had surrendered his passports. By Simon Denyer  ●  Read more »     For New York's Orthodox Jews, a fearful present brings up echoes of the violent past Orthodox Jews in New York thought they had created havens for themselves. But a string of anti-Semitic attacks in Brooklyn and a stabbing in the suburbs have rattled the community. By Julie Zauzmer  ●  Read more »   A New York Times columnist set out to praise 'Jewish brilliance.' The result was another viral controversy. To bolster his argument, Bret Stephens cited and linked to a 2005 study that argued in favor of a genetic hypothesis for the allegedly superior intelligence of Ashkenazi Jews. By Paul Farhi  ●  Read more »   A Syrian American risked everything to help rebuild the country of her birth For Ghadir Taher, serving her adopted country as an interpreter with U.S. troops while also helping her war-torn homeland, a place she had left as a 10-year-old girl, was a double honor. But the Syria she had once known no longer existed. By Missy Ryan  ●  Read more »     Sharon Stone was kicked off Bumble because users thought she was impersonating Sharon Stone "Looks like our users thought you were too good to be true," the dating app wrote to Stone on Twitter. By Brittany Shammas  ●  Read more »   We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Lean & Fit for expert advice on how to eat right, get lean and stay fit, including curated healthy recipes every Wednesday. Sign up »

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