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Trump Assigns White House Team to Target Iran Nuclear Deal, Sidelining State …

Unhappy with Tillerson over Iran, the president is turning to trusted aides.

Jana WinterJana Winter is an investigative reporter based in Washington DC. She worked previously as a national security reporter at The Intercept and breaking news/investigative reporter for FoxNews.com.

Exclusive

It’s Time to Hit Poland in the Pocketbook

With its latest move, Poland’s ruling party has effectively ended rule of law. It’s long past time for the EU to cut off the budding autocrats to the east.

Remi AdekoyaRemi Adekoya is a Polish-Nigerian journalist, commentator, and political analyst. His writings and commentaries have appeared in Foreign Affairs, Politico, the Guardian, BBC, and Stratfor, among others. He is the former political editor of Warsaw Business Journal. Follow him on Twitter: @RemiAdekoya1.

Argument

The Magnitsky Affair and Russia’s Original Sin

Sergei Magnitsky's death at the hand of the state exposed the rot at the heart of Moscow. Its ripple effects have shaped Russian foreign and domestic policy ever since.

Anna ArutunyanAnna Arutunyan is a Russian-American journalist and writer, author of The Putin Mystique.

Argument

Mueller Testifies At Senate FBI Oversight Hearing

Lawfare

How Will Trump’s Attack Dogs Affect Mueller’s Russia Investigation?

The special counsel has a mammoth job, and the president has just warned him of what he long suspected: He may not have much time.

Voice

There Is No Trump Doctrine, and There Will Never Be One

Six months into the president’s term and it’s already clear that small wins and tactical deals do not amount to a strategy of any sort.

White House Spokesperson Sean Spicer Holds His Daily Press Briefing

The Cable

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer Resigns, Citing Disagreement Over Hire

No surprise here.

AG Jeff Sessions, Top Officials Announce Major Law Enforcement Actions

Lawfare

Trump Attacks Federal Law Enforcement With a Blunt Force Instrument

It should be patently clear to everyone that the president does not want an independent Justice Department.

Shadow Government

Trump’s First 6 Months Were Terrible, But He Got 3 Things Right

If Clinton were sitting in the Oval Office, U.S. defense policy would look much the same.

Podcasts

The E.R.

Trump’s Bigly Plan to Be Better at ‘the Cyber’

The administration is planning key changes to U.S. cyberintelligence structure, but is it a step backward for U.S. national security?
The E.R.

The “Wray of Sunshine” Edition

Can the president’s nominee for FBI director be heard over the noise that surrounds him?
The E.R.

Is Trump Jr.’s Meeting Evidence of a Conspiracy or a Circus?

A meeting with Donald Trump, Jr. has made a Russian attorney and an Azerbaijani pop star household names.
The E.R.

Is This the End of ISIS?

The Islamic State has lost the battle for Mosul. Raqqa will be next to fall. But is the so-called caliphate dead — and who are the winners?
The E.R.

The “Looks Like I Picked the Wrong Week to Quit Sniffing Glue” Edition

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump were all smiles at their first meeting, but the latest Russia revelations are rocking the White House.
The E.R.

Trump, Putin, and the G20

President Trump has returned from his first G20 summit and a highly anticipated sit-down with Putin. Did it live up to expectations?
The E.R.

The Russia Investigation Takes Another Twist

New reports appear to show the most concrete ties yet between an associate of the Trump campaign and Russian hackers. But is it collusion?
The Backstory

The Rocky Path Toward Kurdish Independence

David Kenner is joined by Campbell MacDiarmid and Douglas Ollivant to discuss Campbell's recent interview with Kurdistan's President Masoud Barzani about the Sept 25, 2017 referendum on independence.

Trump Was Right: NATO Is Obsolete

To fight the wars to come, the transatlantic alliance is going to need to start spending more — but not on tanks and fighter jets.

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