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5y ago
The Trump administration’s increasingly hawkish posture toward Iran could spur the next Congressional effort to restore influence over U.S. foreign policy ceded to the executive branch in recent years ..read more
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5y ago
Is there staff turmoil back in the White House? It’s not evident to observers of Vice President Mike Pence’s three-nation overseas trip this week. While the White House is in upheaval, the vice president has held meetings in friendly, pro-West capitals in Russia’s shadow, staying relentlessly on message about the dangers of Russian aggression ..read more
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5y ago
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson briefed reporters on how the Trump-Putin discussions went. Here are highlights from Tillerson's remarks to reporters ..read more
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5y ago
President Donald Trump eyes his first overseas trip beginning Friday, with crises threatening to distract from the eight-day swing. This is emerging as something of a pattern. Here’s a rundown of Trump administration foreign policy milestones that have been upstaged by other events ..read more
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5y ago
Here's a look at how the chemical attacks quickly toughened the Trump administration's stance on Syria's Assad, based on statements from Trump, Tillerson and Haley ..read more
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5y ago
President Donald Trump said he ordered targeted missile strikes at a Syrian airfield as a response to the "barbaric" chemical weapons attack. Here is the text of his remarks, as provided by the White House ..read more
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5y ago
With the departure of acting spokesman Mark Toner, the press podium at the State Department will go dark for at least two weeks ..read more
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5y ago
Here's a rundown of what Donald Trump's speech to Congress Tuesday night meant for policy on key issues including Obamacare, foreign policy, taxes and immigration ..read more
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5y ago
More than 120 retired three- and four-star generals urged Congress to preserve funding for U.S. diplomatic efforts amid concern that President Donald Trump will slash the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development budget as he beefs up defense spending ..read more
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5y ago
HERE’S A LOOK AT THE DAY AHEAD TRUMP ADMINISTRATION: President Donald Trump participates in a strategy and policy forum at the White House at 10 a.m.; signs executive orders at noon; has lunch with National Security Adviser Mike Flynn at 12:30 p.m.; and departs Joint Base Andrews for Florida at 2 p.m. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis ..read more