Marco Rubio Meets Syria’s Foreign Minister, in Another Sign of Warming Ties
The meeting came days after President Trump announced he would end sanctions against Syria and met with the country’s president, a former jihadist.
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Trump’s scheme an unlikely unifier as even MAGA joins Bernie Sanders in opposition: column
President Donald Trump’s grift has gotten so big, he’s actually selling off access to the United States itself, columnist Brian Karem claimed in a new column for Salon.Karem quoted a former Trump official saying, “If you think Trump is holding a yard …
Vengeful at Home, Trump Takes His Forgiving Side on Middle East Tour
During the first major foreign trip of his second term, President Trump has told audiences in the Middle East that he’s willing to set the past aside in the interests of peace and profit.
Trump’s Pledge to the Middle East: No More ‘Lectures on How to Live’
In Saudi Arabia, the president denounced Western intervention and nation-building, garnering both praise and eye rolls.
Trump Meets Ahmed al-Shara After Vowing to Lift Sanctions on Syria
“The sanctions were really crippling,” President Trump said, before he traveled to Qatar, where he was given a lavish welcome.
Elon Musk shows he still has the White House’s ear on Trump’s Middle East trip
Although Musk has pivoted from Doge, the Saudi summit shows how he’s retaining proximity to the US presidentOver the course of an eight-minute interview, Elon Musk touted his numerous businesses and vision of a “Star Trek future” while telling the crow…
Trump’s favorite TV host comes out swinging against the president’s latest moves
President Donald Trump’s favorite TV host Mark Levin was unhappy with the opulent spectacle taking place during Trump’s visit of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.
Levin has been an outspoken Trump supporter on his “Life, Liberty &…
RFK Jr defends downsizing health department as protesters disrupt Senate hearing – as it happened
This blog has now closed. You can read more of our US politics coverage hereThe meeting between Donald Trump and Syria’s president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, in Saudi Arabia was the culmination of months of diplomacy by the Syrians, as well as their Turkish and…
Iran Proposes Novel Path to Nuclear Deal With U.S.
Iranian officials said their foreign minister had proposed a joint nuclear-enrichment venture, involving Arab countries and American investment.
Pressure grows on Fifa as reports warn of serious risk to workers amid Saudi World Cup building boom
Two reports published today catalogue ‘gruesome yet avoidable accidents’ on construction sites despite the Gulf kingdom’s claims that work-related deaths have fallenThousands of migrant workers are likely to die in Saudi Arabia as a result of a buildin…