Camilla Schick

3 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Camilla Schick

Washington — For the leaders of Syria's transitional government, President Trump's announcement earlier this week that the U.S. would lift all sanctions on the country came as a relief after months of intense lobbying for a reprieve. "I will be ordering the cessation of sanctions against Syria in order to give them a chance at greatness," Mr. Trump said at an investment forum in Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, on Tuesday.

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Camilla Schick |Kathryn Watson

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday announced a "reorganization" of the State Department, with plans to make staffing cuts and consolidate domestic offices. The cuts aren't happening immediately, but a senior State Department official told reporters that Rubio's announcement sets forth a road map for future cuts, and Congress has been notified to set the process in motion.

2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Camilla Schick

The American children of a British couple held captive by Afghanistan's ruling Taliban regime appealed Wednesday to President Trump in a video, asking for his help in securing their release. Britons Peter and Barbie Reynolds, both in their 70s, were detained by the Taliban on Feb. 1 this year alongside their American friend, Faye Hall, and their Afghan interpreter, as they traveled to the British couple's home in Afghanistan's central Bamiyan province, the Reynolds family told CBS News.

2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Camilla Schick

President Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff will meet with Russian negotiator Kirill Dmitriev at the White House on Wednesday, sources told CBS News. Dmitriev is the first Russian official to visit the White House since the first Trump administration, as no Russian officials made the trip during the Biden presidency. Multiple sources confirmed to CBS News that the Treasury Department temporarily lifted sanctions so that the State Department could issue the necessary visa for him to travel here.

2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Camilla Schick |Margaret Brennan

Trump will visit Saudi Arabia in May President Trump is expected to visit Saudi Arabia in May, two sources confirmed to CBS News. It will be the first foreign trip since his return to the White House. Mr. Trump told reporters earlier this month that he was considering making the visit, noting that traditionally, presidents often make their first foreign trip to the U.S.-allied United Kingdom.