Here are some of the stories making news in Washington and politics today. _____________________• President Trump said that the United States should recognize Israel’s authority over the Golan Heights, one of the world’s most disputed territories, reversing decades-long American policy. The United Nations has rejected Israel’s occupation of the Golan Heights, which was seized from Syria in 1967. • The man in charge of Saudi Arabia’s ruthless campaign to stifle dissent used a secretive Israeli company offering technology developed by former intelligence operatives to spy on people. Read the investigation here, and our takeaways here.

Source: New York Times March 22, 2019 04:54 UTC