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President Donald Trump has signed into law a bipartisan bill aimed at toughening prison sentences for fentanyl traffickers. Highlighting the stories of fentanyl victims, the president also called out China for its role in helping smuggle drugs into the United States.

Trump’s rescissions package cleared a key procedural hurdle in the Senate ahead of Friday’s deadline—but it’s not yet across the finish line. Three Republican senators continue to oppose the plan, which would cut about $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting funds.

In the Middle East, the growing conflict between Israel and Syria is raising international concern, following reports that Israeli forces struck Syria’s military headquarters in Damascus.