Analysts say priorities extend beyond anti-ISIL mission and include keeping leverage as Syria’s future takes shape.

On December 19, the U.S. Department of Defense announced that there are roughly 2,000 troops stationed in Syria – 1,100 more than previously shared with the public. Pentagon spokesperson Major General Patrick Ryder disclosed the new number almost off-handedly,

The greatest gift from Benjamin Netanyahu to Joe Biden was making the departing American president’s Middle East legacy seem much better than it is. And he did it by ignoring Mr. Biden’s advice.

President Joe Biden announced on Monday action to protect the entire U.S. East coast, eastern Gulf of Mexico, and the Pacific Ocean off the shores of California, Oregon, and Washington to limit oil dr

In New Orleans, the driver plowed into a crowd on the city’s famous Bourbon Street. Fourteen revelers were killed along with the driver. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, who steered his speeding truck around a barricade and plowed into the crowd, later was fatally shot in a firefight with police.

It’s likely to be the last time Biden travels to the scene of a horrific crime as president to console families of victims.

The U.S. on Monday eased some restrictions on Syria’s transitional government after Islamist insurgents ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad. U.S.

Calling this attack heinous and despicable, President Biden said that the suspect had terrorist ties and *** desire to kill. Biden said investigators found videos inspired by the Islamic State group that the suspects posted to social media hours before the attack.

The prayer service the Bidens are set to attend is scheduled to begin at about 6 p.m. at the Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Louis, King of France.

The Biden administration is unlikely to lift sanctions and the terror designation of Syria, which prevent the US government from providing direct aid to the country. But US officials have been examining the possibility and other ways to encourage a peaceful transition or the new Syrian government.

The remarks include a foreign policy speech followed by a farewell address, people familiar with the plans told NBC News.