A whistle blown

The whistleblower report is released; US intelligence confirms Syrian government chemical weapons attack in May. Plus: Our Netflix show, Explained, is back for its second season! Catch new episodes each Thursday. Tonight's Sentences was written by Hannah Brown. TOP NEWS A complaint and a committee Stephanie Keith/Getty Images - The whistleblower's complaint in the unfolding Trump-Ukraine scandal contains two main allegations: One, that during the phone call with Ukranian President Zelensky on July 25, President Trump attempted to solicit foreign interference in the 2020 election. [[Washington Post / Devlin Barrett, Carol D. Leonnig, and Matt Zapotosky](] - And two, that senior White House officials tried to cover up the phone call — moving the transcript of the conversation in question to a seperate, classified storage system. [[NYT / Eileen Sullivan](] - What we already about the conversation, according to the memo the White House released Wednesday, suggests the whistleblower's account was correct. But the allegation about the coverup was new. [[Vox / Andrew Prokop]( and [Today, Explained](] - Meanwhile, Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire testified before the House Intelligence Committee, where Democrats pushed him on concerns about the process of turning over the complaint. [[FiveThirtyEight / Sarah Frostenson](] - Throughout the three-hour hearing, Maguire maintained that the Trump administration did not ask him to withhold the memo. [[ABC News / Benjamin Siegal](] - The complaint is likely to add more fuel to the House's quest to impeach Trump. A new poll suggests Democrats are increasingly on their side — and more Americans say they support impeachment than those who don't. [[HuffPost / Ariel Edwards-Levy](] Syria chemical attack confirmed by US intel - The US intelligence community confirmed reports of a Syrian chemical weapon attack that occurred in May. [[Wall Street Journal / Michael R. Gordon](] - This attack is thought to have wounded four and is the first direct breach of the ban on chemical weapons in Syria set by the Trump administration. [[The Guardian](] - Reports of the attack, like those spoken to at the time by French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, remained unconfirmed up until today due to lack of documentation of the attack. [[Reuters / John Irish](] - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the finding along with an additional pledge of $4.5 million to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons for the investigation of other chemical weapon attack claims. [[AP](] MISCELLANEOUS Going to the moon again is expensive and difficult. But it might be worth the $30 billion price tag. [[Vox / Byrd Pinkerton, Dylan Matthews, and Brian Resnick](] - Move over, crying babies. Window shades are the newest airline hot topic for debate. [[Intelligencer / Josh Barro](] - Out with a doctor’s note: A German court has ruled hangovers are an illness. [[NYT / Mike Ives](] - Becoming a state isn’t just as easy as adding a star to the flag. Here's why the odds are stacked against DC. [[Vox / Alan Greenblatt]]( - California chicken owners are making headlines with designer chicken coops. The trend saw one owner shell out $14,000. [[LA Times / Lisa Boone](] CROSSWORD OF THE DAY [Can you solve today's crossword?]( What little words can end an engagement? [Solve today's new Vox crossword puzzle](, and stay tuned for more puzzles coming out Monday through Saturday. VERBATIM “I want to know who’s the person who gave the whistleblower the information because that’s close to a spy. You know what we used to do in the old days when we were smart with spies and treason, right? We used to handle it a little differently than we do now.” [[President Trump remarking on the whistleblower complaint about his controversial conversation with Ukrainian President Zelensk]([y](] WATCH THIS [Why cartoon characters wear gloves]( How do cults lure people in and exert controls? Learn a cult's telltale signs, and how loneliness and life online make indoctrination easier than ever. [Stream Cults, Explained now on Netflix.]( [Read more from Vox](#) [Another global climate strike is coming Friday. These kids aren’t giving up.]( [Congress just made moves to narrowly avert another government shutdown]( [Amazon’s Alexa-powered ambitions contradict its promises to protect your privacy]( [Vaping appears to be making hundreds of people sick. Doctors have no idea why.]( [Match may have misled users with messages from fake dating accounts]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Manage your [email preferences](, or [unsubscribe]( to stop receiving all emails from Vox. Vox Media, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036. Copyright © 2019. All rights reserved.