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Former U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton speaks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington on Sept. 30. Bolton Slams Trump’s North Korea Policy
Trump’s former national security advisor argues Pyongyang won’t give up its nukes.
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A media center of the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah is damaged in the south of the capital, Beirut, on Aug. 25. The U.S.-Iran Standoff Is Militarizing Cyberspace
Trump is keen on cyberattacks to retaliate against Tehran, but that could open Pandora’s box.
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listens as President Donald Trump holds a press conference on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Sept. 25. Trump Impeachment Inquiry Puts State Department in the Crosshairs
U.S. diplomats are concerned they will become star witnesses.
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The U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, as seen on Jan. 22, 2018. How a D.C. News Site Amplified Dubious Ukraine Claims
Inside the story of how the Hill became part of the Trump whistleblower scandal.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during the awarding ceremony of the Order of Parental Glory at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow on May 30. Ukraine Reacts: Trump’s Call Is Putin’s Victory
For disappointed Ukrainian democracy activists, Trump’s demands of Zelensky have made Washington the moral equivalent of the Kremlin.
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White House trade advisor Peter Navarro successfully led U.S. demands for reform of the Universal Postal Union in an extraordinary meeting in Geneva, Sept. 24, 2019. Trump Scores a Big Victory—on Stamps
The United States tries to level the playing field for postal services worldwide.
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Ukrainian service members ride atop armored personnel carriers with Javelin antitank missiles during a military parade in Kyiv on Aug. 24, 2018, to celebrate Ukraine's Independence Day. Did Trump Leverage a Missile Sale to Ukraine for Political Gain?
This may not be the first time the Javelin antitank missile has been caught in the political crosshairs.
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks with an aide during a meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Sept. 25. Trump Blasts Own Ambassador in Call With Ukrainian President
The U.S. president said he wanted to keep Kyiv honest. So why did he fire his ambassador after she called out corruption?
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Sens. Joe Biden (right) and Jesse Helms, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, chat with Secretary of State Madeleine Albright on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 7, 1999. Trump Administration Takes Down Biden’s Legacy—at the U.N.
Quietly, the administration has been undermining the former vice president’s legislative fix to the perennial issue of U.S. dues.
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Sailors watch the sunset atop an F/A-18E Super Hornet on the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in the 5th Fleet area of operations on March 23, 2018. Iran-Saudi Crisis Resurrects an Old Question: Does the U.S. Need to Be There at All?
Trump’s reluctance to retaliate against Iran may reflect his belief that an “energy independent” United States no longer needs to protect the region.
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford hold a media briefing at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on Aug. 28. In Muted Response to Iran Strikes, U.S. to Send Reinforcements to Saudi Arabia
Deployment will include missile defense capabilities and a “moderate” increase in troops.
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 27, 2018. Pompeo Skirts Protocol to Appoint New Protocol Chief
Democrats say that the U.S. secretary of state is bypassing the Senate’s traditional oversight measures with the appointment.
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People walk near heavily damaged buildings in the rebel-held city of Idlib in northwestern Syria on Sept. 16. Idlib Faces a Fearsome Future: Islamist Rule or Mass Murder
Despite this week’s meeting of Putin, Erdogan, and Rouhani, there is no good news in the last redoubt of the Syrian revolt.
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Newly released child soldiers stand with rifles during their release ceremony in Yambio, South Sudan, on Feb. 7, 2018. Foreign Investors Fueled Violence and Corruption in South Sudan, Report Finds
Numerous banks and multinationals have hands in shady deals with the new nation’s elites and warlords.
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Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine accused of spying and arrested in Russia, arrives to attend his hearing at a court in Moscow on Aug. 23. Paul Whelan’s Freedom Is a Family Affair
Siblings of former U.S. Marine detained in Moscow work around the clock to procure his release.
