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Washington moves to lift Syria’s state sponsor of terrorism label
As the Trump administration moves to dismantle much of the decades-old U.S. sanctions regime imposed on Syria, one major obstacle remains: Damascus is still designated as a state sponsor of terrorism…
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California faculty union leads backdoor maneuver to repeal campus protest restrictions
The 29,000-member California Faculty Association, California State University’s teachers’ union, is spearheading a backdoor legislative push to repeal the time, place and manner restrictions implemented across the state’s university system following its 2024 anti-Israel encampments. The California Faculty Association, which represents faculty across the 23 campuses of the California State University system, announced it would... <a href="">Read More</a>
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25mReal Hostiles of Doha
Today's Daily Kickoff covers antisemitism in Brooklyn, controversial F-35 jet sales to Turkey, and JD Vance's comments on U.S. military-IRGC coordination via Qatar amid shifting Middle East dynamics.
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4mQatar emerges stronger as Washington’s go-between with Iran
As diplomacy between the U.S. and Iran continues following the adoption of the memorandum of understanding between the two countries last week, Washington is again leaning on Qatar to serve as a critical interlocutor, further cementing Doha’s standing as an intermediary despite the significant setbacks sustained by the Gulf state during the recent war with... <a href="">Read More</a>
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7mState Department champions economic initiative uniting allies toward AI, tech collaboration
The State Department announced on Thursday that nine new parties had signed on to Pax Silica, the U.S.-led initiative uniting American allies with the aim of developing global supply chains for artificial intelligence and the production of semiconductors, chips, critical minerals and energy sources to reduce global dependence on China. The announcement came from Jacob... <a href="">Read More</a>
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Neera Tanden reemerges at CAP, draws red lines against extremists in Dem Party
A decade ago, Center for American Progress CEO Neera Tanden spent her time arguing with leftists on Twitter. Her life doesn’t look too different today: After four years holding senior roles in the Biden administration, Tanden is back at CAP and once again arguing with the far left on Twitter, now called X. Though she... <a href="">Read More</a>