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Remember when containing Iran's influence was so important to President Trump or how he ridiculed his predecessor for withdrawing from Iraq in 2011? Suddenly, it's all reversed.

Putting America first means watching "Fox & Friends" and letting other nations lead in global affairs, says Rachel Marsden.

The Trump administration is guilty of hypocrisy in the fight against terrorism, says Rachel Marsden.

Gas cost an average of $2.72 per gallon in Maryland on Sunday, 31 cents more than this time last year and the highest it’s been since 2014, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic.

The U.S. was right to penalize Mr. Assad, but it is not obvious to me that we are sending the Syrian president and his Russian patrons a coherent message.

Americans support tougher sanctions on Russia and so do the president's policy adviser, so why doesn't Donald Trump?

Two congressional representatives from Maryland reacted via Twitter to the missile attack launched by the U.S. and its allies against Syria on Friday evening.

President Trump should back away from his plans to leave Syria prematurely, says Cal Thomas.

Use of chemical weapons in Syria requires a U.S. response that is forceful and steadfast.

Catonsville churches are working with Syrian refugee families in the Baltimore area, giving them a local support system to help them overcome the challenges of starting a new life in a foreign country.

Ironically, my friends on the left now obsess about President Trump and the Russians, much as a certain unhinged 1950s Cold Warrior, Joe McCarthy, fretted about President Truman. (To be clear, Mr. Trump is no Truman.) For Democrats, appeasing Mr. Putin was statesmanlike when Barack Obama did it; treasonous for Mr. Trump.

The White House confronted Tuesday what could be the most serious allegation to date against President Trump amid reports that in February he asked the FBI

As President Trump continues to reach out to the world's despots — praising the "fantastic job" done by Egyptian strongman Abdel Fattah el-Sisi; saying he would be "honored" to meet with North Korea's Kim Jong Un; inviting death squad promoter and Philippines' president Rodrigo Duterte to the White House; congratulating Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on maintaining rule; and nurturing a bromance with Russia's Vladimir Putin — he would do well to keep in mind their perennial

The day after the United States bombed airfields in Syria to punish the Assad regime for the chemical slaughter of civilians, the Justice Department quietly filed its latest brief defending a ban on refugees from that country. Next month, appeals courts on both coasts will debate the matter, hearing argument in cases from Maryland and Hawaii, where two district judges found that a revised presidential order blocking immigrants from certain predominantly Muslim countries violates the

Two displaced Syrian doctors have received full-tuition scholarships worth $65,000 each to attend the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

The White House accused Russia of putting out "false narratives" to "mislead the world" about their involvement with the Syrian government's chemical weapons

Putting aside whether the missile strike on Syria was the appropriate response, what is troubling is the decision-making process. Whether Mr. Trump guessed right or wrong, sudden lethal moves that reverse longstanding policy are disturbing.

For those of us who have had misgivings about the authenticity and the audacity of the Trump presidency from the beginning, there has been a certain delight in observing the missteps of a team easily described as "dumb and dumber."

An estimated 20,000 Muslims looking to "do good" attend Muslim conference in downtown Baltimore

Prior to his authorization of the bombing of a Syrian military airbase, President Donald Trump stated that S

Coherence is not something to expect from the Trump crew until they can figure out how to speak with one voice.

There are many missteps by the new administration and they are duly reported by the media, both print and electronic. It is important, however, to highlight the positive steps.

President Trump's 'America first' attitude toward the brutal regime of Bashar Assad squanders what makes America strong.

For her new memoir, "The Home That Was Our Country," Alia Malek, a Baltimore native, retraced her family's roots to the Ottoman Empire, telling their story in the context of Syria's tumultuous history. She'll be speaking about the book Wednesday at Bird in Hand.

March 15

Trump Muslim Ban 3.0: Still unconstitutional, still making us less safe.

If President Trump is determined to be Israel's best friend, he might aim his sights a little lower and deflate the idea that the Israeli-Palestinian issue is the key to resolving the Middle East's many conflicts.

In the spirit of international solidarity and adventurous cooking, John Shields and Henry Hong join Dan to share recipes from the seven majority-Muslim countries targeted in President Trump’s executive order on immigration.

Sunday column on Syrian refugee family living near Towson

Wednesday column on Trump's executive order on immigration and how it effects a Syrian man working and living in the Baltimore area

The assassination of Russia's ambassador to Turkey is symbolic of the chaos that plagues Turkey and its foreign policy.

Aleppo has fallen to the Russian-backed forces of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad. This defeat forecasts the end of wider opposition efforts in Syria and is a major victory for the brutal Assad regime. For the United States, a significant aspect of this outcome is the victory that Russia can now claim in the Middle East, for it is now clear that Russian intervention in Syria is part of a greater objective to challenge the U.S. reign as global superpower and fundamentally undermine the Western

Khaldoun “K” Alghatrif may be considered one lucky guy.

Is anyone picking Trump or Clinton based on policy issues? If so, here's where they stand.

The truths Clinton and Trump won't speak

Aleppo's agony

Syria's failed cease fire

Millions on the move

In the next few days we should know one way or another whether Russia can be counted on to help end the fighting

Canada is showing how the world ought to respond to the plight of Syria's refugees