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UPDATE: Syria Says Chemical Weapons Watchdog Group Has Entered Douma

Scott Neuman, NPR / Camila Domonoske, NPR

Posted on April 17, 2018 · The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons would not confirm whether its inspectors have entered Douma, the site of a suspected chemical weapons attack earlier this month

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Syria Is Latest Test For President Trump’s Foreign Policy

Scott Horsley, NPR

Posted on April 14, 2018 · The latest action in Syria — which comes shortly after the president said he wanted to withdraw U.S. troops from the country — illustrates the competing impulses that drive his foreign policy.

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U.S. Launches Attacks On Syria

Mark Katkov, NPR

Posted on April 13, 2018 · The U.S. military strikes were ordered by President Trump in response to an alleged chemical weapons attack on April 7 by the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad on its citizens.

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Chemical Weapons Team Is On Its Way To Syria, Watchdog Group Says

Bill Chappell, NPR

Posted on April 12, 2018 · A team from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons plans to begin investigating the attack in Douma by Saturday. U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis called the attack "inexcusable"

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Party Politics, Ep. 52: Paul Ryan Not Seeking Reelection, What Does This Mean For The Midterms?

HPM Digital Team

Posted on April 12, 2018 · Brandon and Jay talk about Texas schools, Paul Ryan, and more

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Critics Want Legal Rationale For Strikes On Syria. The White House Says It’s Secret

Tim Mak, NPR

Posted on April 12, 2018 · The Trump administration says it won't release a secret memorandum that explains why it has the legal authority to attack Syria without permission from Congress.

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Houston Matters

Political Roundup: Ryan Leaving, And Zuckerberg Testifies

Abner Fletcher

Posted on April 11, 2018 · Our political experts discuss the latest national, state, and local political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.

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UPDATE: Trump’s National Security Team Meets On Syria

Scott Neuman, NPR / Bill Chappell, NPR

Posted on April 11, 2018 · President Trump had a ready retort to a Russian threat to shoot down any U.S. missiles in Syria: "Get ready Russia, because they will be coming, nice and new and 'smart!'"

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Chemical Weapons Watchdog To Send Inspectors To Syria

BASSEM MROUE, AP

Posted on April 10, 2018 · Trump on Tuesday cancelled plans to travel to South America later this week, choosing to stay in the United States to manage the response to the events in Syria

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Trump Cancels Overseas Trip To Address Syria Threat

ZEKE MILLER, AP / MATTHEW LEE, AP / ROBERT BURNS, AP

Posted on April 10, 2018 · The White House sharply rejected any suggestion that Trump's own words about pulling U.S. troops out of Syria had opened the door for the attack, which killed more than 40 people, including children

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WATCH: Trump Says Syria Attack Will Be Met ‘Forcefully’

PBS NewsHour / Associated Press

Posted on April 9, 2018 · Trump said the attack “will be met and it will be met forcefully”

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5 Questions About Syria And Chemical Weapons

David Welna NPR

Posted on April 9, 2018 · Syria is a signatory to the Chemical Weapons Convention and says it neither possesses nor uses chemical weapons. Evidence indicates otherwise

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UPDATE: Trump Considering Response To Syria Attack

Scott Neuman, NPR / Camila Domonoske, NPR

Posted on April 9, 2018 · Moscow and Damascus say Israeli F-15s hit the Tiyas air base in central Syria, killing 14 people following a reported chlorine gas attack in the last rebel-held stronghold. Israel won't comment

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Syrian Barrage Buries Civilian Areas: ‘What Have We Done To Deserve This?’

Colin Dwyer, NPR

Posted on February 21, 2018 · Attacks on rebel-held eastern Ghouta, outside Damascus, have killed over 250 civilians and show no signs of slowing. Aid groups say pro-regime forces are targeting residential buildings and hospitals.

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New Strikes Kill 10 In Rebel-Held Suburbs Of Syrian Capital

Associated Press

Posted on February 21, 2018 · At least 260 people have been killed since Sunday night

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Posted on August 15, 2022 · Griner's attorney was quoted by Russian news agencies on Monday as saying the appeal was filed, but the grounds of the appeal were not immediately clear.

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Ten years after journalist Austin Tice’s abduction in Syria, his family holds out hope for his return

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Posted on August 12, 2022 · A recent prisoner swap with Russia suggests the Biden administration may be more willing to engage with the Syrian government than it has in the past.

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Texas Republicans rally around Trump after FBI search of former president’s Florida estate

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Posted on August 10, 2022 · Lawmakers at the state and federal levels took to social media to decry the search and warn Texans that the heavy hand of government could come for them next.

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