With Assad Gone, a Brutal Dictatorship Ends. But the New Risks Are Huge.
The overthrow of the Assad government could mean Russia’s bases in Syria are closed and Iran’s pathway to Hezbollah is cut off. Now Iran, newly vulnerable, will have to decide between negotiation and the bomb.
Trump uses NBC News interview to defuse panicky liberal fearmongering, teases sweeping agenda
President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday tried to defuse panicky liberal fearmongering over him and instead gin up excitement for his sweeping agenda for the country.
Trump says Zelensky is ready for peace as he dishes to Post on meetings with world leaders — and Jill Biden
President-elect Donald Trump said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is ready for “peace” as he dished on his meetings with world leaders — and Jill Biden — during his trip to Paris for the reopening of Notre Dame. The incoming president revealed Sunday details of his conversations with world leaders on his first trip abroad since…
Threatened With Jail, Liz Cheney Decries Trump’s ‘Assault on the Rule of Law’
Liz Cheney, the former Republican representative, said President-elect Donald J. Trump “lied about” the bipartisan House committee that investigated his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack.
Biden cheers Assad toppling, offers US support for Syria in moment of ‘risk and uncertainty’
President Biden on Sunday praised the overthrow of Syrian tyrant Bashar al-Assad and offered US support in setting up a new government — while acknowledging concerns about the rebels’ “grim’’ terror links.
Biden Says U.S. Conducted Airstrikes Against Islamic State Targets in Syria
President Biden hailed the fall of President Bashar al-Assad as a “fundamental act of justice” but warned of “a moment of risk and uncertainty.”
‘Absurd’ NJ pols schedule primaries during holy Jewish holiday, angry religious groups demand change: ‘This is a no-brainer’
“The overlap of these dates means that, without intervention, a significant portion of our community will be disenfranchised,” more than 60 rabbis and other Jewish faith leaders wrote an open letter.
Trump cools on taking revenge against foes: ‘I’m not going to instruct’ it
President-elect Donald Trump signaled Sunday that he would let bygones be bygones when it comes to the Biden White House, downplaying previous hints he’d sic prosecutors on his enemies once in office.
Fact-Checking Trump on ‘Meet the Press’: Tariffs, Immigration and More
The president-elect repeated several false and inaccurate claims on a range of topics that were staples of his 2024 campaign.