A bipartisan pair of members of Congress made the first official U.S. visit there since the fall of the Assad government, arguing that it was time to permanently lift American sanctions.
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A bipartisan pair of members of Congress made the first official U.S. visit there since the fall of the Assad government, arguing that it was time to permanently lift American sanctions.
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Former US vice president Dick Cheney, one of the leading advocates for the US waging the Iraq War, has died.

The US government shutdown has passed a record, becoming the longest in history, as the stand-off between the Democrats and