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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…

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…

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered remarks at the State Department on the fight against ISIS and the future of Syria. “You all know why we’re here. ISIS remains a menace, one that it’s our…

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.

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…

TRT World covered reaction to National Security Adviser John Bolton’s visit to Turkey on Syria policy with comments made by Turkish President Recep Erdogan.

Former White House adviser Marc Ginsberg talked about the Trump administration’s decision to pull U.S. troops out of Syria. CQ Roll Call’s Niels Lesniewski spoke by phone about the…

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) spoke to reporters in the Capitol about President Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria. He encouraged the president to change his mind, and warned of…

Senator Christopher Murphy (D-CT) spoke about President Trump’s decision to pull U.S. troops out of Syria.

Defense News' Aaron Mehta talked about the Trump administration’s announcement that it planned to pull U.S. troops from Syria.

Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) spoke about President Trump’s decision to pull U.S. troops out of Syria.

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) came to the chamber floor to express his opposition to President Trump’s decision to remove U.S. troops from Syria and his declaration of victory against ISIS.