As fears mount over escalating conflict and possible war crimes again being committed in #Syria, proud to have my final piece as a correspondent for @thenationalnews.com be this profile of @marcnelsonart.bsky.social www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture...

About 125 civilians executed by govt forces according to Syrian Network for Human Rights, a monitor considered independent and credible

Interim president al-Sharaa called for govt forces to avoid attacking civilians or abusing prisoners
@willchristou.bsky.social
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Speaker Mike Johnson insisting today that Trump’s halt on US aid to #Ukraine is a “temporary pause”- tells me it’s a “strategic move” that Congressional Republicans support

It’s my last day covering Congress at The National, and it also happens to be #MardiGras — House Majority Leader Steve Scalisse unknowingly gave me a nice Hill send off with a King Cake for the Capitol press corps today 🎭

Speaker Johnson answers my Q on if Sec Rubio should have gone thru Congress on $3bn #Israel arms sale/Trump #Gaza plan 🧵:
“We'll have some important information on that tonight..what’s happening at State DOD& all through the White House is well within the President's authority.”

My sit down w/ @unrwausa.bsky.social's Mara Kronenfeld, ahead of launch of twin bills aimed at restoring US funds
"The American people have stepped up where our government,sadly, has let us down," but funding halt "destroying hope" at critical moment for #Gaza www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2025...

🧵🗞️Some professional news: Next week is my last at @TheNationalNews after 4 years. It's a bittersweet leap- my second day was J6 2021 manning social media on what was supposed to be a quiet shift ...

📬This week in #ViewFromDC:

The Middle East staged duelling summits on #UkraineRussiaWar, as POTUS further upended Washington's traditional alliances in Europe. The implications could well form a through-line pointing straight to #Gaza Read/subscribe👇 www.thenationalnews.com/newsletters/...

Seconding PoPville’s NO!!! Such a loss to DC independent cinema— so many memories at this theater, a true treasure

📬 Subscribe to my newsletter #ViewFromDC for a weekly roundup of US-MENA policy+big stories from the capital
This week-Will MENA stand up to Trump's #Gaza "takeover"? King Abdullah came to DC w/the weight of that q,& millions in US aid dollars,on his shoulders www.thenationalnews.com/newsletters/...

Ashamed to admit it was only a couple weeks ago I realized this platform was just pronounced blue-sky and doesn’t rhyme with “brewski.” 🍺 (Hello, I am from the Midwest).

Is the US missing a ‘Berlin Wall’ moment in Syria with foreign aid cuts?

Trump’s stop to foreign aid threatens key operations in Syria at a crucial moment of transition, @elliesennett.bsky.social writes.
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My latest for The National on Syria-

Is the US missing “Berlin Wall moment” with slash of foreign aid? Read here👇🏻

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