Trump confers with military about Syria

This image made from video released by the Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a toddler given oxygen through respirators following an alleged poison gas attack in the opposition-held town of Douma, in eastern Ghouta, near Damascus, Syria, Sunday, April 8, 2018. The Civil Defense said patients were having difficulty breathing and burning in their eyes.

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STATEMENT BY SASC CHAIRMAN JOHN McCAIN ON CHEMICAL ATTACK IN SYRIA - Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator John McCain , Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement today on the chemical attack in Syria: - "President Trump last week signaled Airstrikes hit Syria after deadly chemical attack, state TV reports - Syrian state TV and witnesses said late Sunday that airstrikes had hit a military airport near the city of Homs shortly after a suspected chemical attack that killed at least 40 people in a suburb of the capital city, Damascus, over the weekend.

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News 26 Mins Ago Trump warns Assad: ‘Big price to pay’ for fatal Syria attack

President Donald Trump on Sunday condemned a "mindless CHEMICAL attack" in Syria that killed women and children, called Syrian President Bashar Assad an "animal" and said there would be a "big price to pay" for resorting to outlawed weapons of mass destruction. Hours later, Syria's state-run news agency reported a missile attack early Monday at an air base in Syria's Homs province and labeled it a "likely" U.S. aggression.

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A medical worker giving a toddler oxygen near Douma

President Donald Trump condemned a "mindless CHEMICAL attack" in Syria that killed women and children, called Syrian president Bashar Assad an "animal" and delivered a rare personal criticism of Russian president Vladimir Putin for supporting the Damascus government. As Washington worked to verify the claim by Syrian opposition activists and rescuers that poison gas was used, Mr Trump said there would be a "big price to pay" for resorting to outlawed weapons of mass destruction.

Trump Warns Assad: ‘Big Price to Pay’ for Fatal Syria Attack

President Trump on Sunday condemned a "mindless CHEMICAL attack" in Syria that killed women and children, called Syrian President Bashar Assad an "animal" and delivered a rare personal criticism of Russian President Vladimir Putin for supporting the Damascus government. As Washington worked to verify the claim by Syrian opposition activists and rescuers that poison gas was used, Trump said there would be a "big price to pay" for resorting to outlawed weapons of mass destruction.

Sen. McCain Says President Trump ‘Emboldened’ Syria

In light of the recently reported chemical attacks allegedly carried out by Bashar al-Assad, Arizona Senator John McCain lambasted President Donald Trump saying that Syria was " emboldened by US inaction " after the commander in chief indicated last week he was considering withdrawing troops from Syria. But, some could argue that Sen. John McCain is correct, and President Trump betrayed one of his defining foreign policy character traits.

The Latest: Security Council to discuss suspected gas attack

This image made from video released by the Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows medical workers treating toddlers following an alleged poison gas attack in the opposition-held town of Douma, in eastern Ghouta, near Damascus, Syria, Sunday, April. 8, 2018.

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For all the names worn by Arizona Sen. John McCain - "maverick" the best remembered - the veteran, ex-POW and presidential nominee is hard to label. From jokester to 'maverick,' John McCain is a study in contradictions For all the names worn by Arizona Sen. John McCain - "maverick" the best remembered - the veteran, ex-POW and presidential nominee is hard to label.

Trump floated a Putin visit to the White House in a March 20 phone call

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Mayor, administrator visit federal reps in Washington, D.C.

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Former VP Biden: America in battle for “the soul” of nation

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