Here are the stories we’re reading this morning. What’s caught your eye?
U.S. and E.U. officially conclude Syria has used chemical weapons against rebel forces
New U.S. Aid includes unspecific military aid
U.N.: Death toll approaching 93,000 (and that’s the conservative analysis)
2 killed, 360 homes destroyed, 38,000 homes evacuated in Colorodo wildfires
Louisianna explosion injures at least 71, kills one
Heads of House intel panel insist Snowden has lied and ‘over-inflated’ his position and access
Washignton Post: Snowden’s got more
NSA chief plans to release more info about surveillance programs
LA Times: Snowden smuggled files on a thumb drive
FBI director: ‘All necessary steps’ are being taken to track Snowden down
Boehner surprised at White House’s weak defense of NSA programs
Gallup: Congress has lowest confidence level of any insititution since poll began in 1973
Rubio on Immigration: ‘I’m done’ if bill contains provisions for same-sex couples
Rep. Steve King on DREAMer protest: ‘Illegal aliens have just invaded by D.C. office’
Turkish protesters defy PM’s ‘final warning’
Courts say: Human genes aren’t patentable
Queen’s portrait defaced with spray paint in Westminster Abbey
Jane Timm