Apr 08 U.S. vows to keep up pressure on Syria after missile strikes By Julie Pace, Associated Press The United States is vowing to keep up the pressure on Syria after the intense nighttime wave of missile strikes from U.S. ships. Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch 3:13 What makes me different from today's Syrian refugees? Just fate and timing By PBS News Hour As a Syrian-American journalist who has covered Syria’s refugee crisis, Alia Malek understands where they are coming from and where they’re going. The circumstances today are so different from when her parents left Damascus, yet it could have been her… Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch 12:35 How will Trump foreign policy evolve after U.S. strike on Syria? By PBS News Hour What will be the fallout of a U.S. strike against a Syrian military base? And what signal does it send to world powers around the world? Former State Department official Sarah Sewall, retired Gen. John Allen, a former NATO commander,… Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch 5:20 Western allies applaud strike on Syria amid questions of next steps By PBS News Hour President Trump ordered a U.S. military strike Thursday night in Syria. The target: the Assad military’s Sharyat air base, which U.S. officials say acted as a launch pad for a chemical attack that killed more than 80 people. The attack… Continue watching
Apr 07 Photo: Who was in the room when Trump was briefed on the Syria strike? By Joshua Barajas, Vanessa Dennis The White House released a photo Friday, showing who was in the room last night when the national security team briefed President Donald Trump on the U.S. strike in Syria. Continue reading
Apr 07 LISTEN: Spicer says U.S. strike on Syria was 'justified and proportional' By News Desk Press Secretary Sean Spicer told reporters in Palm Beach, Florida, that U.S. attacks on a Syrian air base late Thursday came after a "72-hour evolution."… Continue reading
Apr 07 Where has the U.S. military intervened in the 21st century? By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON - The Trump administration opened a new military front Thursday when it ordered dozens of cruise missiles against a Syrian air base, adding to a growing list of recent U.S. military forays. A look at where the United States… Continue reading
Apr 07 Can the president attack another country without Congress? By Richard Lardner, Associated Press Some questions and answers about how and why presidents can conduct military action without permission from the 535 representatives of the American people. Continue reading
Apr 06 Timeline: How the U.S. has responded to Syria's civil war By Associated Press President Donald Trump made the first direct U.S. attack on the Syrian government. Here's how we got there. Continue reading
Apr 06 Tillerson to visit Moscow as U.S., Russia face fresh tensions By Josh Lederman, Associated Press A proxy battle with Russia in Syria and multiple Russia-related investigations in the U.S. will follow Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to Moscow next week on a trip designed to test the Trump administration's hopes for closer ties to the… Continue reading