The United States says it is halting comprehensive sanctions on Syria for the next 180 days, following a high-stakes meeting between President Donald Trump and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, someone the U.S. once branded a "terrorist," at the White House on Monday.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday night signed a spending bill that reopens the federal government after the longest shutdown in its history.

The White House welcome looks like a new dawn for Syrian-American relations, given that the U.S. has sanctioned Syria as a “ state sponsor of terrorism ” since 1979—and that further sanctions were added by the Reagan, George W. Bush, and Obama Administrations.

President Trump hosted Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House, welcoming the once-pariah state into a U.S.-led global coalition to fight the Islamic State group.

Many House Republicans are considering bucking President Trump and voting to compel the Justice Department to release materials relating to the infamous financier and convicted sex offender. Peter Baker,

Trump hosts Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa at White House amid government shutdown, marking first official Syrian leader visit to Washington in years.

The White House Historical Association is bidding to reclaim a series of sketches by American painter and illustrator Norman Rockwell that once hung in the West Wing but ended up at auction after a family dispute over their ownership.

President Trump made the “rebuilding of the new stadium possible,” according to Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary. But it was unclear what role he has had in the project.