Today's Top Headlines: - Pentagon Warns Microsoft: Company’s Use of China-Based Engineers Was a “Breach of Trust” (ProPublica): https://tinyurl.com/2xsvajlq - Trump tries to wrest spending power from Congress as government shutdown looms (The Washington Post): https://tinyurl.com/2699fgwg - Trump cancels $4.9 billion in foreign aid, escalating spending fight with Congress (Reuters): https://tinyurl.com/2ydnhq8f - Appeals court blocks Trump administration from ending legal protections for 600,000 Venezuelans (NBC News): https://tinyurl.com/2antofoa - US builds up forces in Caribbean as officials, experts, ask why (Reuters): https://tinyurl.com/29fokqgp - Republican Sen. Joni Ernst will not run for reelection in Iowa, sources say (The Washington Post): https://tinyurl.com/25ks3w78 - Arlington, Fairfax school systems sue Education Department over funding freeze tied to gender policies (WTOP): https://tinyurl.com/2cg6o5w8 - U.S. blocks Palestinian president from attending UN General Assembly (Axios): https://tinyurl.com/22m3kxyn - Judge Jeanine Suffers Humiliating New Blow in D.C. Crime Crackdown (The Daily Beast): https://tinyurl.com/24q8k9qa - Netflix co-founder drops $2 million into Gavin Newsom's redistricting campaign (Politico): https://tinyurl.com/27ge68f5