Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are hoping to tank the nomination of Emil Bove, an acting deputy U.S. attorney general who President Donald Trump has picked for a lifetime seat as a ...

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Syria eyes calm, Gaza aid site turns deadly, Trump hosts Gulf leaders—here’s your SOFREP Evening Brief for Wednesday, July 16, 2025.

Syria announced that its army had begun to withdraw from violence-hit Sweida, following a wave of Israeli strikes on the ...