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An amendment aiming to combat anti-Semitism in the U.S. and around the world was offered to a House resolution requiring the president to get congressional authorization for military action in…

Author and Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fellow Gayle Tzemach Lemmon talked about the Trump administration’s strategy to counter ISIS and its imminent announcement that ISIS'…

Foreign policy experts talked about U.S.-Middle East policy and looked ahead at what is to come in the region. Two of the panelists talked about their recent trips to the region. Topics included…

General Joseph Votel, commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee about military operations in the Middle East. General Votel answered…

Ronen Berman discussed his book, Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel’s Targeted Assassinations. He spoke at the Rancho Mirage Writers Festival in California.

Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) spoke on the Senate floor about his opposition to the pending bill on Middle East Policy.

Senate Majority Whip John Thune (R-SD) talked about the Middle East Policy bill and encouraged support for the McConnell amendment.

Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) was critical of the Middle East bill, because it provides no protections for the Kurds, once the U.S. leaves Syria. Senator Kennedy’s amendment would give the president the…

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell spoke about his amendment disapproving of the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria and Afghanistan.

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) talked about an amendment he is offering to the Middle East policy bill (S. 1) under consideration in the Senate. The McConnell non-binding amendment expresses…

Bob Schieffer moderated a Center for Strategic and International Studies panel discussion about the consequences of U.S. military withdrawals from Syria and Afghanistan. Participants talked about…

House Armed Services Committee Chair Adam Smith (D-WA) talked about the government shutdown, the Supreme Court decision earlier in the week on transgender troops, U.S. plans to withdraw troops…

Book TV talked to journalist Rania Abouzeid about the Syrian War.

The SETA Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research held a discussion about the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria. Panelists talked about the potential impact on the region…

CSIS' Seth Jones talked about the planned pullout of U.S. troops from Syria plus this week’s suicide bombing.

Middle East experts talked about the effect of religion on foreign policy in Muslim countries. Their discussion focused on a newly-released paper, “Islamist Statecraft: How Government’s Use…

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered an address on Middle East policy at the American University in Cairo. In his remarks, titled, “A Force for Good: America’s Reinvigorated Role in the Middle East", he…

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a joint news conference with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi in Amman, part of a Middle East tour to increase pressure against Iran and outline…

Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-TX) spoke in support of the bill on U.S. policy toward Israel, Syria and Jordan. He said that as “we continue to wait for Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader…

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) began by talking about U.S. support for Israel, the Syrian Civil War, and Russian and Iranian influence in the region. He said similar legislation had bipartisan support in the past, but now Democrats…