Today’s Headlines and Commentary

This Headlines and Commentary post is shorter than usual. Our normal coverage will resume tomorrow.

The Pentagon is considering a new system for awarding contracts to defense manufacturers, reports the Washington Post. The approach would incentivize greater supply-chain security.

Former White House adviser Omarosa Manigault Newman recorded a conversation in the Situation Room, according to the New York Times. Axios rounded up expert views on whether that carries legal consequences.

The FBI fired senior counterintelligence officer Peter Strzok for violating bureau policies, reports the Times.

Turkey’s currency is suffering amid government mismanagement and deteriorating relations with the United States, says the Wall Street Journal.

North and South Korea agreed to a summit in Pyongyang to discuss dismantling weapons, reports the Times. The date of the summit has yet to be determined.

Margaret Coker wrote for the Times about an Iraqi spy who infiltrated the Islamic State and thwarted dozens of terrorist attacks.

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Amber Herrle predicted that turnout at Sunday’s Unite the Right rally would be lower than the hundreds of white supremacists that press accounts were suggesting. (She was right.)

Robert Farley weighed the pros and cons of President Trump’s proposed Space Force.

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