Thanks to so many of you for tuning into this week’s episode of Pax Americana with Olga Lautman and me this morning.

A few housekeeping items:

* Join us for this week’s episode of Active Measures at 2:30 PM ET. As I mentioned on the show today, I was out of town earlier this week, which is why we are doing this week’s episode today. We will be back next Tuesday at our regularly scheduled time of 12:30 PM ET.

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Here are some of the stories we covered today:

The New York Times: 2 Weeks After Trump Talks, Russia Bombards Kyiv, Killing at Least 18

The Washington Post: Trump, Gabbard fired top CIA Russia expert days after Alaska summit

The Wall Street Journal: Tulsi Gabbard Blindsided CIA Over Revoking Clearance of Undercover Officer

The Wall Street Journal: Exxon Held Secret Talks With Rosneft About Going Back to Russia

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