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Trump administration takes first steps in easing a half-century of US sanctions on Syria.
The Trump administration is granting Syria a waiver from one crippling set of sanctions as well as easing restrictions on ...
White House slashing staff in major overhaul of National Security Council, officials say
President Donald Trump is ordering a major overhaul of the National Security Council that will shrink its size, lead to the ...
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Trump shrinks National Security Council in major foreign policy shakeup
The NSC has traditionally played a pivotal role in advising the president for his biggest diplomatic and security decisions.
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D.C. Dispatch: Iowa representatives tout their votes for extensive budget bill
Members of Iowa’s U.S. House delegation, who voted this week in favor of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” have ...
‘We don’t get to discriminate’: How a Raleigh ministry decided to help resettle Afrikaners
Marc Wyatt, director of Welcome House Raleigh, a ministry of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina, received a ...
Marco Rubio Grilled on Capitol Hill Over Controversial State Department Budget Cuts | TRENDING
Secretary of State Marco Rubio testified Wednesday to both the House Foreign Affairs and Appropriations Committees. The subject was the State Department's fiscal 2026 budget request, which reflects ...
‘I regret voting for you’: Van Hollen clashes with Marco Rubio in heated exchange
I have to tell you directly and personally that I regret voting for you for Secretary of State.”May 22, 2025 ...
Watch: Rubio testifies before House on State Department budget
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is testifying Wednesday morning before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the State Department’s 2026 posture. Rubio, who defended the Trump ...
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Hillary’s Very Special Boy Thought He Had Marco Rubio On The Ropes. He Didn’t
Secretary of State Marco Rubio clashed with Hillary Clinton’s former running mate Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia ...
‘That’s pathetic, Mr. Secretary’: Dem senator pummels Rubio on student visas, deportations
“I have to tell you directly and personally that I regret voting for you for secretary of state,” Sen. Chris Van Hollen of ...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio faces another grilling on the Hill
Secretary of State Marco Rubio faces another grilling on Capitol Hill, a day after his testy exchanges with his former colleagues on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.