Syrian President Ahmed Sharaa has arrived in Washington for an official visit, just two days after the US formally revoked his status as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist. The former Islamist militant will meet US President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, eleven months after his rebel alliance ousted Bashar al-Assad.

Thousands of foreign workers at overseas U.S. bases have had their paycheck disrupted by the U.S. government shutdown.

Republican fiscal hawks in Congress are making a new pitch in the struggle to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history: Continue to spend at the same rate as last year for as long as possible.

We don’t expect any demand from China to return to the U.S. market with this change,’ said one trader at an international trading company. ‘Brazil is cheaper than the United States and even non-Chinese buyers are taking Brazilian cargoes.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) warned the U.S. “may be headed for recession” in her latest break with the GOP and President Trump, who has insisted prices decreased, dismissing concerns about

Democrats defend U.S. intel behind strikes near Venezuela but say Biden missed a chance to rally allies against Maduro after the nation’s contested 2024 election.

Local workers at some American military bases in Europe are feeling the impact of the U.S. government shutdown.