Government officials

• Syrian forces are pushing Kurds out of the Aleppo area - Syrian forces have pushed Kurdish fighters out of several cities and villages in the Aleppo region after Kurdish leaders said they were withdrawing.
• Trump’s censorship regime threatens Smithsonian director over documents - Trump administration officials Russell Vought and Vince Haley say funding for the museums could be in doubt unless their director turns over documents about exhibits and programs.
• Ex-CIA director John Brennan wants 'favored' Trump judge kept away from Justice Department inquiry - Lawyers for former CIA Director John Brennan want the Justice Department to be prevented from steering an investigation of him and other former government officials to a “favored” judge in Florida who dismissed the classified documents case