Good evening. I'm Jeff Bennett. I'm the Navaz is away. On the news hour tonight, a turning point for Syria.

President Trump meets with that nation's new leader, a man who previously led a U.S. designated terrorist organization.

Congressional Republicans push ahead on the president's spending and tax cuts, despite opposition

from Democrats and some within their own party.

And as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before Congress, we speak with people with autism

and their families about how his comments are influencing the way Americans think about the

condition.

For someone to try and put a cap on our limitations

and tell us what we are capable of doing,

it's insulting, it's dehumanizing. Welcome to the News Hour.

Day two of President Trump's tour of the Middle East brought with it the prospect of a new future for Syria.

Today in Saudi Arabia, a landmark meeting, an American president and a one-time insurgent

leader the U.S. once hunted.

President Trump was all smiles as he greeted Syrian interim president Ahmed al-Shara, who has

traded his fatigues for tailored suits.

And with it, another step for Syria to cement its

resurgence and acceptance on the world stage.

We are currently exploring normalizing relations with Syria's new government, as you know.

I am also ordering the cessation of sanctions against Syria to give them a fresh start.

It gives them a chance for greatness.

The U.S. first sanctions Syria in 1979, designating it a state sponsor of terrorism.

In 2011, it began imposing a series of additional sanctions after the former Assad regime

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