1.Putin is on a victory lap of the Middle East (CNN)
2.As the U.S. withdraws, Assad and Putin are emerging as the winners in Syria (NBC)
3.Pence to head delegation to Turkey to push for Syria ceasefire (ABC)
4.Trump’s sanctions won’t bite a vulnerable Turkish economy (AP)
5.EU: Brexit deal in sight but UK must still do more (AP)
6.Former US national security expert on Russia sits for deposition in impeachment inquiry （ABC）
7.Hunter Biden offers combative defense of his foreign dealings in new TV interview （Politico）
8.Facebook’s cryptocurrency plans looked shaky this week after a handful of high-profile members bowed out of the project. （CNBC）
美国主流媒体文摘 The US Mainstream Media Quotes Oct 15, 2019
Graham: Erdoğan pledged to Trump to stay away from Kurdish territory in Syria The Hill By Rachel Frazin - 10/15/19 04:59 PM EDT
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Tuesday that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan promised President Trump that he would stay away from Kurdish territory in Syria during a call with both men.
Poll: Warren leads Biden in Maine by 12 points The Hill by By John Bowden - 10/15/19 03:43 PM EDT
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) leads the Democratic primary field in Maine, according to a poll released Tuesday.
The Public Policy Polling survey found Warren with 31 percent support among Democratic primary voters, well ahead of former Vice President Joe Biden with 19 percent support. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) was the only other candidate to receive double-digit support in the poll, with 12 percent of likely voters indicating they would support him.
Released video shows Russian forces may enter a now-abandoned U.S. base MrRevinsky Twitter ( Political W)
Another footage of this #Russia|n PMC inside the #US base in #Manbij abandoned this morning.
Giuliani says he won't comply with a congressional subpoena ABC News by john santucci
Giuliani went on to say he is no longer retaining the services of Jon Sale, who was acting as his attorney for this matter. Giuliani said that if Congress seeks to enforce a subpoena, then he will retain counsel.
Trump’s impeachment barricade crumbles Politico by KYLE CHENEY and ANDREW DESIDERIO
Donald Trump's impeachment blockade has collapsed. The president's former top Russia adviser, Fiona Hill — the first White House official to cooperate in Democrats' investigation of the Ukraine scandal — has detailed for lawmakers a trail of alleged corruption that extends from Kiev to the West Wing. In dramatic testimony on Monday, she roped in some of Trump's top advisers as witnesses to the unfolding controversy.
CBS News poll: Most Americans favor a national health plan CBC New by Fred Backus and Jennifer De Pinto
With 12 Democratic candidates lined up for Tuesday's debate, Americans who tune in are likely to witness another spirited debate on health care — at least if previous debates can be any predictor. A majority of Americans agree with many of the Democratic presidential candidates in favoring some type of national health insurance plan, though most Americans still like the health insurance they currently have and do not want private insurance to be replaced by a public option.
Elizabeth Warren Limits Donations From Some Bank, Tech Execs wsj.com by Joshua Jamerson
Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign will no longer accept contributions of more than $200 from executives at certain tech companies or financial firms, her latest move to keep big business at bay.
Trump Suspects a Spiteful John Bolton Is Behind Some of the Ukraine Leaks thedailybeast.com by Asawin Suebsaeng & Sam Stein
In the course of casual conversations with advisers and friends, President Trump has privately raised suspicions that a spiteful John Bolton, his notoriously hawkish former national security adviser, could be one of the sources behind the flood of leaks against him, three people familiar with the comments said.
Sondland Long Coveted an Ambassadorship The Washington Post
For more than a decade, Sondland’s home in Portland, Ore., had been a fundraising outpost for establishment Republicans, candidates he hoped would one day recognize his work corralling wealthy West Coast donors and reward him with a high-profile appointment — preferably, he told friends, an ambassadorship.
clapback 怒对，机智应对 （noun） Millennials viewers perked up when they heard Singh get colloquial in a clapback.
“I’mma give you some advice here — pro tip, don’t double down on that,” Singh shot back at Scheer, who was criticizing the NDPs’ pharmacare plan by arguing that the vast majority of Canadians are already eligible for prescription coverage, and the focus should be on those who “fall through the cracks”.
one liner 俏皮话，打趣话；小笑话 （noun phrase） While the winners and losers of the night will be debated in the days to come, here's a selection of some of the night's best one-liners.
"Step one is, appoint a secretary of education who actually believes in public education," said Buttegieg.
riposte机敏的回答 (noun) As former Congressman John Delaney and other of the lesser-known centrists continued to knock her big-ticket progressive plans, Warren was ready with the riposte.
wisecrack 妙语 (noun & verb) By Louisiana standards, the race could almost be considered a bit of a snoozer, without the prostitution scandals, corruption allegations and wisecracking characters of prior elections.
comeback 巧妙回答 (noun & verb) Biden’s comeback: “I stand with Barack Obama all eight years -- good, bad and indifferent.” Although intramural friction flared, more of the night's vitriol was aimed at Trump.
zinger 机智的言论或反驳 (noun) New York Times: “Catchy debate lines alone rarely determine the outcome of a race. But there is a skill to landing the perfect zinger, the kind of quick remark that can reinvigorate a campaign, boost fund-raising, allay concerns about a candidate or even sink an opponent.”
rejoinder 反驳 (noun) Trudeau had no particular rejoinder to fight fire with fire. All night he had trouble being the prime minister. He has a hesitant speaking style when he’s thinking aloud, and that never helps when opponents take a nanosecond to interrupt. He looked a bit diminished, mostly like a candidate for the office, not the occupant of it.
repartee 机敏巧妙的回答 (noun) What else could one expect from a format that offered up witless repartee as “rebuttals” — and a long segment with no questions at all?
down pat 对…烂熟于心，对…了如指掌 (adv) Unlike the vast majority of his rivals in Detroit, the 37-year-old McKinsey alum had his lines down pat. Buttigieg had a clear, confident answer to (almost) every question he fielded, and proved particularly adept at making the case for his unique strengths in a general-election campaign against Trump.
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