Wow, that's convenient. Also on Wednesday: Trump makes waves on Syria, China, Russia and basically everything else, as per usual
| |  |  | | with Josh Hafner | | OnPolitics Today: Facebook to face lawmakers who got a lot of money from Facebook |  | | A congressional panel announced Wednesday that they would question Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg over the 50 million now 87 million mostly U.S.-based users whose data the company mishandled in what the CEO himself called "a huge mistake." | | Incidentally, lawmakers on that panel, the House Energy and Commerce Committee, have pocketed nearly $381,000 in Facebook-related contributions since 2007, per the Center for Responsive Politics. The panel holds regulatory power over Internet companies (of course). | | Also on Wednesday: Trump makes waves on Syria and China, and his status in the Russia investigation is revealed. | | This is OnPolitics Today: Subscribe here. | Mueller investigation: Trump's not a target (for now) | | Special counsel Robert Mueller is readying a report on Russia's possible links to the 2016 campaign, two officials told USA TODAY, and last month Trump's legal team learned the president is not a target . That'd seem sweet vindication for Trump, who has long maintained his innocence. But that may not be set in stone: Michael Caputo, a former Trump campaign adviser, claimed Trump "can easily flip to being a target in the blink of an eye" and that the president's "lawyers need to continue to be vigilant." | We're staying in Syria | | A day after Trump said he wanted to "bring our troops back home" the White House hinted that a U.S. withdrawal from Syria won't happen anytime soon. Some 2,000 troops serve in Syria , advising the nation's defense forces and local militias as they battle the Islamic State, or ISIS. "I want to get out," Trump said earlier, claiming forces were "knocking the hell out of ISIS." And while it's true ISIS is reeling in Syria, U.S. commanders have warned against exiting the precarious country too soon. | The China trade threat subsides | | Back-and-forth tariff threats between China and the U.S. may amount to little more than negotiating tactics, analysts bet, meaning the blustery feud could settle over the next few weeks. Wall Street seemed to agree as the Dow rebounded from a 500-point plunge in response. Not that ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon cares: "To hell with Wall Street," he said, defending Trump's trade moves. Still, China's tariffs - a Boeing one among its latest - could hurt U.S. manufacturing should the feud escalate. | Elsewhere in politics: | | | | | MOST SHARED USA TODAY STORIES | | | | Continued after advertisement | | | | | | | | | | | | | FOLLOW US Thank you for subscribing to On Politics. Unsubscribe | Manage subscriptions | Privacy Policy/Your California Privacy Rights | Ad Choices | Terms of Service © 2018 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC.
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