– WSJ says US intelligence is warning of a serious attack on US forces in Iraq by Iranian-linked forces.
– Bloomberg says US intelligence says China has been underreporting coronovirus data.
-FP warns the pandemic could topple many governments.
– FWIW Reuters says US has doubled military assets near Venezuela.
– A possible SecDef, Michele Flournoy tells how DOD could build trust with Congress
-Politico has an interesting new source on Covid-19 info,
– Rest easy: Politico says Jared Kushner is running another coronavirus task force including FEMA.
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