UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States is asking the U.N. Security Council to lift sanctions on Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and members of his government ahead of a historic visit to the White House . In a draft resolution obtained by The Associated Press on Wednesday, the U.S. is proposing that the 15-member council drop a series of sanctions tied to al-Sharaa and Syria’s interior minister, Anas Hasan Khattab. The resolution could be put up for a vote as early as Thursday, according to a