A.M. Edition for Dec. 9. The WSJ’s Jared Malsin details how Syrian rebels ended 50 years of Assad rule in a remarkable 11-day blitz, and discusses what’s next for the country–and how this realigns power dynamics in the Middle East. Plus, Donald Trump prepares a day-one executive order to curtail automatic citizenship for anyone born in the U.S. And Omnicom and Interpublic near a merger that would create the world’s largest ad firm. Luke Vargas hosts.

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