In the Middle East for a last-ditch diplomatic effort before leaving office, Jake Sullivan, a senior White House official, said the current talks are different from those in the past.
General Mazlum Kobani, commander of Kurdish forces in Syria, said recent US decisions in Syria potentially “leave behind a vacuum that ISIS can take advantage of.”
The agency is calling on the White House in the waning days of the Biden era to move forward with plans to dramatically reduce the addictive substance in traditional tobacco cigarettes.
The government wants to quickly replace oil and natural gas with clean energy, but offshore wind and other alternatives are still in their early stages.
Ferguson, the agency's current Republican member, will replace Lina Khan, who had aggressively contested mergers and the power of the largest tech companies.
Thousands of Syrians have traveled to and from the Lebanese border since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime. Some families hoped to be reunited with loved ones, while others leave into an uncertain future.