Here’s what else is happening

Slower withdrawal from Syria: President Trump will give the military about four months to pull 2,000 U.S. troops from Syria, after facing criticism for saying the departure would happen within 30 days.

Chinese leader’s warning to Taiwan: Armed force could be used to stop Taiwan from asserting independence, Xi Jinping said in his first major speech about the island.

At the edge of the solar system: After a journey of more than four billion miles, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft reached a small, icy world nicknamed Ultima Thule (pronounced “TOO-lee”). It’s the most distant object visited by humankind and may provide clues about the origin of the sun and planets.

Cuomo’s new tone: Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York was sworn in for his third term on Tuesday, in a ceremony on Ellis Island. He criticized the federal government, saying it had “sought to demonize our differences and make our diversity our greatest weakness rather than our greatest strength.”

New leader in Brazil: Jair Bolsonaro officially became president on Tuesday, steering Latin America’s largest country to the far right. Brazilians were “being freed from socialism,” he said.