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Ellie Sennett

Ellie Sennett

Washington
Ellie Sennett is a US Correspondent for The National covering Washington foreign policy. She has previously worked as a reporter and producer for the PBS NewsHour and Al Jazeera English.
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Armed men take position in Aleppo after rebel forces took control of the city. EPA
Resurgent Syria conflict challenges Biden's assumptions as Trump prepares to take over

Syria has at times appeared to divide the Biden administration – and the US President's fellow Democrats

December 04, 2024
A Syrian Christian boy attends Easter Sunday mass at the Forty Martyrs Armenian church in the northern city of Aleppo in April 2022. AFP
Christian festivities proceed as normal amid Syrian rebel takeover, says Aleppo bishop

Resurgence of fighting in one of the Christian faith's holiest months brought fears that extremist victories could endanger Syrian minorities

December 03, 2024
Sebastian Gorka has been selected as Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Counterterrorism by Donald Trump. AFP
Trump's pick for national security post has history of anti-Islam stance

The staunchly pro-Israel defender of the Muslim ban is set to return to the White House without Senate confirmation

November 24, 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Washington in July. EPA
Response to ICC Netanyahu arrest warrant could make US outlier on world stage

Changing of the guard in Washington almost certain to deliver sanctions against the International Criminal Court

November 21, 2024
Senator Bernie Sanders leaves a media conference on restricting arms sales to Israel, on November 19. Getty Images / AFP
Senate rejects Bernie Sanders bid to block US arms sales to Israel in historic vote

Despite the failure of the resolutions, vote marks a major first in effort to place conditions on aid to ally Israel

November 21, 2024
Senator John Thune speaks at the US Capitol in Washington. Getty Images / AFP
US Republicans tell Israel 'reinforcements are on the way'

Overwhelming Republican victory in US national elections also solidified decisive victory for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

November 19, 2024
US president-elect Donald Trump with his supporters at Madison Square Garden in New York, on November 16. AFP
House passes bill that could make it easier for Trump to crack down on political dissent

US legislators put particular emphasis on Hamas and Hezbollah in their calls to 'hold organisations that support terrorism accountable'

November 19, 2024
US Senator Elizabeth Warren. Bloomberg
Crypto and Wall Street antagonist to lead Democrats on powerful Senate committee

Elizabeth Warren's role comes as Republican-led Congress seeks to cut back regulations

November 19, 2024
Tulsi Gabbard, Marco Rubio and Matt Gaetz have been nominated to top roles in Donald Trump's coming administration. AFP
A cabinet of curiosities: what Trump's wildcard picks mean for the world stage

Controversial picks for top roles show that a second administration could 'look like the first term on steroids', expert says

November 14, 2024
House Republican leaders arrive to tout Republican wins and meet with reporters on the steps of the Capitol in Washington. AP
Donald Trump officially clinches 'trifecta' government with Republicans holding majority in House

Speaker Mike Johnson says he hopes to 'raise an America first banner' above the House chamber in Congress

November 13, 2024
Senator John Thune of South Dakota is seen as a fair-minded institutionalist with leadership experience under his belt. Reuters
New Republican Senate majority leader pick a rare blow to Trump after electoral victory

Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell's 18-year-long leadership comes to an end

November 13, 2024
US president-elect Donald Trump.  Reuters
US House blocks law that could embolden Trump to crack down on political enemies

Pro-Palestinian organisations could have received outsized impact of bipartisan law, activists say

November 13, 2024
House Republican Conference chairwoman Elise Stefanik. Reuters
Who is Elise Stefanik, Trump's new ambassador to the UN?

Pro-Israel hawk gained national recognition for questioning US university leaders over campus anti-Semitism

November 12, 2024
The election results are providing a moment of reflection for Democratic activists, organisers and insiders. AP
The lessons US Democrats are - or aren't - learning after Donald Trump's election victory

Democrats struggling with how to move forward and understanding what went wrong

November 08, 2024
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and US president Donald Trump at the UN in 2017. Reuters
How would a second Trump presidency impact the UN?

Donald Trump and many Republicans are deeply distrustful of the UN and other international forums

November 06, 2024