Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said Wednesday evening that she was taken aback by President-elect Trump’s demand that the stopgap spending bill be used to increase the debt ceiling. Collins, the top GOP appropriator, told reporters that she was surprised by the call and indicated that it had not come up in talks ahead of the…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Wednesday on Syria's triumphant HTS rebels to follow through on promises of inclusion, saying it can learn a lesson from the isolation of Afghanistan's Taliban.

Blinken said he spoke to Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani about the situation in Syria after the Assad regime's fall.

Khalidi AQABA, Jordan (Reuters) -Top diplomats from the United States, Turkey, the European Union and Arab nations have agreed that a new government in Syria should respect minority rights, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday following talks in Jordan and direct contacts with the rebels who ousted President Bashar al-Assad.

The United Nations will play a critical role in the transition of power in Syria following the fall of the Assad regime, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called for coordination in Syria’s transition away from former President Bashar al-Assad, as he prepared to leave Jordan and travel to Turkey, a NATO ally and backer of Syrian rebel groups.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken joins Morning Joe to discuss the latest in the Middle East including efforts to free hostages in Gaza and a ceasefire. Secretary Blinken also discusses efforts to find U.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday there was “broad agreement” between Turkey and the United States on what they would like to see in Syria following the ouster of President Bashar Assad.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads Wednesday on an emergency tour after the overthrow of Syria's dictatorship, in a new, last-minute attempt to shape a Middle East legacy after a turbulent year.

Antony Blinken said it was for Syrians to decide how to incorporate Kurds in the country but he hailed SDF fighters -- who are bitterly opposed by Turkey -- for their role in fighting the Islamic State group.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken used an unannounced stop in Baghdad to ask Iraq’s prime minister to prevent Iran from shipping arms or other equipment through the country into Syria, a US official said Friday.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Wednesday on Syria's triumphant HTS rebels to follow through on promises of inclusion, saying it can learn a lesson from the isolation of Afghanistan's ...