American-backed forces work to keep ISIS at bay in Syria

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday that American officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that spearheaded the overthrow of President Bashar Assad’s government but is designated a foreign terrorist organization by the United States and others. Blinken is the first U.S. official to publicly confirm contacts between the…

Hello, royal watchers. This is your regular dose of royal news and analysis. Reading this online? Sign up here to get this delivered to your inbox. The Royal Family is gathering for Christmas celebrations. But amid the festivities, there will be ongoing concerns for the health of King Charles, as his cancer treatment continues — and a notable…

WASHINGTON — Members of the U.S. Senate are racing to pass a bipartisan federal spending deal in time to avert a government shutdown that would likely begin if the Senate failed to approve the House-passed legislation. The bill set to receive a vote tonight authorizes continued funding of the federal government at current levels for…

Indications that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could be ready to agree to end the assault on Gaza that has killed 44,800 people – with thousands more lost under the rubble and presumed dead – could raise hopes of an end to the war. After meeting with Netanyahu this week, United States National Security Advisor…

Trump hater and former MSNBC anchor Keith Olbermann wrote a column this week, telling his old network exactly what to do during the second term of President-elect Trump. Step one, he outlined, would be to fire two channel co-hosts for trying to find common ground with Trump. In a piece for Variety, Olbermann demanded that…