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Mixed messages from America's new hardline on Syria.

Hello again, I'm Arminolny, and this is To the Point.

American diplomats have made contradictory statements after last week's attack on Syria.

Was it a one-off or is regime changed the goal? And why has President Trump retaliated against

Syria's use of chemical weapons when conventional weapons are just as deadly?

America's G7 allies are meeting in Italy to find agreement on Syria and on Russia,

the next stop for America's Secretary of State.

Is it too soon for the political solution all sides claim to prefer or will force be used

to remove the Assad regime from power?

Later on today's talking point, presidential appointments have opened congressional seats.

Can Republicans hold them?

First, here's the news.

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Hello again, Mormon Al-Nalny, back with To the Point. Since President Trump's surprise retaliation against Syria's use of chemical weapons,

Bashar al-Assad has used the same airport to launch conventional attacks on his own people. It's not clear what the U.S., its allies, or Vladimir Putin's Russia

plan to do now. Today's talking point, three Republicans appointed to the Trump cabinet

left open congressional seats behind them. They may not be as safe as the GOP hoped for,

and even Democrats are surprised. First is news update. After more than a year since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia,

Neil Gorsuch was sworn in today as the ninth justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

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