Al-Sharaa’s White House visit confers rare legitimacy and short-term sanctions relief while leaving Kurdish integration, regional security understandings, and lasting economic normalization to be decided in the months ahead.

Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral candidacy is intensifying political, security, and community tensions in New York, with significant polarization fueled by both legitimate concerns and highly partisan coverage.

Trump’s directive to detain 30,000 undocumented immigrants at Guantanamo Bay marks a dramatic escalation in immigration enforcement, sparking domestic and international controversy.