JUST IN: Syrian warplanes take off from air base hit by U.S., carry out strikes in Homs countryside – Syrian observatory for human rights
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 7, 2017
JUST IN: Shares of Tomahawk cruise missile maker Raytheon up 2.1 percent in premarket trade after U.S. missile strike in Syria.
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) April 7, 2017
#Syria missile strike leaves the world wondering — what now? #analysis by @abcmatt (Pic: AP)https://t.co/ozTpYINnRe pic.twitter.com/0kFdYgLfuz
— ABC News (@abcnews) April 7, 2017
Fred Kaplan explains the underwhelming force of the U.S. strike in Syria:https://t.co/LoXKgmU4gg
— The Gist (@PescaGist) April 7, 2017
Trump had his first big foreign policy challenge. So what did we learn? https://t.co/xF47kWTNPE
— Good Authority (from the team that published TMC) (@goodauth) April 7, 2017
GQ editor wrote this 2 weeks ago for May's issue:
"Can you imagine how desperately Trump wants a war right now?" https://t.co/JIUhEZUIye
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) April 7, 2017
Which of Trump’s foreign-policy advisers pushed him to take military action? Were any other options considered? https://t.co/WVNKFMTmWW pic.twitter.com/NSZ8iHiiAV
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) April 7, 2017
We Are Now Part of This War https://t.co/rNnFj9wmz4
— Vaccine Mandate Superspreader 🌊 (@InSpiteOfTrump) April 7, 2017
US preparing new sanctions against Syria https://t.co/b7CP6MRiXY pic.twitter.com/eaJ0hPSoBb
— The Hill (@thehill) April 7, 2017
So. Let's get this straight. $90 mil of missiles hit nothing, changed nothing, and the media's climbing over each other to praise Trump?
— Jared Yates Sexton (@JYSexton) April 7, 2017
Launching a bunch of bombs is “presidential,” according to cable news https://t.co/KSpaE6Fgza pic.twitter.com/xo2JhQie1U
— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) April 7, 2017
"Dear Brian Williams: Leave the rhapsodies to Cohen" https://t.co/D2lOrcVTS6 via @PostOpinions
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 7, 2017
President Trump's supporters express mixed reactions on Syria strike https://t.co/iZoyaEkcz9 pic.twitter.com/BOir7Kg9ls
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 7, 2017
Recent history suggests the Syria airstrike's effect on the president's popularity is contingent on what comes next https://t.co/R8W99CZAJk pic.twitter.com/jG2aFvhfdA
— POLITICO (@politico) April 7, 2017
Was Trump’s Strike on Syria Legal? https://t.co/feLtDggQdy
— Ryan Lizza (@RyanLizza) April 7, 2017
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WORLD
At least 4 killed and more than a dozen wounded after a stolen truck plowed into a crowded street in Stockholm. https://t.co/OP0KILqFwQ pic.twitter.com/yxzblo5GXP
— ABC News (@ABC) April 7, 2017
What to know about the deadly truck incident in Stockholm https://t.co/2W02RWc78S pic.twitter.com/hnuAkGmXyY
— TIME (@TIME) April 7, 2017
BBC exclusive: Basque militant separatist group Eta plans to unilaterally disarm on Saturday https://t.co/n9Sp4XWsap
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) April 6, 2017
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THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
Gorsuch will forever be plagued by public suspicion that he’s not a Justice for all the people. https://t.co/GPSLYMi7pH
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) April 7, 2017
Curious about Trump's summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping at Mar-a-Lago? Listen to The President's Inbox: https://t.co/kNGIfF7z36 pic.twitter.com/D7vuqf1DEc
— Council on Foreign Relations (@CFR_org) April 7, 2017
Trump's North Korea Options: Place Nukes In South Korea Or Kill Kim Jong-Un https://t.co/nNXh4bHlD2
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) April 7, 2017
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MEDIA
1. Advertisers virtually abandoned Bill O’Reilly last night in a bizarre, truncated show https://t.co/k0mvHm8bJs pic.twitter.com/yTpvS7pUDV
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) April 7, 2017
The Overnight Note 