List of U.S. Congress articles
-
schiff House Intel Committee a House Divided on Trump Investigation
Is the House Intelligence Committee going to investigate allegations of a Russia connection, or leaks?
-
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 16: David Friedman testifies on his nomination to be the U.S. ambassador to Israel before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee February 16, 2017 in Washington, DC. During yesterday's news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President backed away from the longstanding U.S. policy of a two state solution in the Israeli and Palestinian conflict. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Trump’s Pick for Ambassador to Israel Takes It All Back
David Friedman spent a lifetime criticizing anyone to the left of Bibi Netanyahu. Now he says he’s sorry.
-
LANGLEY, VA - JANUARY 21: US President Donald Trump speaks at the CIA headquarters on January 21, 2017 in Langley, Virginia . Trump spoke with about 300 people in his first official visit with a government agaency. (Photo by Olivier Doulier - Pool/Getty Images) SitRep: Trump, Intel Community Raise Stakes; Harward Tilts Power Balance at NSC; Trump Tricks Defense Industry
Mattis Tells NATO to Pay Up; Pentagon, Kremlin Trade Jabs, It’s ISIS, Not ISIL
-
Retired general Michael Flynn arrives at Trump Tower for meetings with President-elect Donald Trump November 16, 2016 in New York. / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images) SitRep: Russia Scandal Explodes; Moscow Buzzes U.S. Ship; Hill Republicans Bristle
NSA Shakeout; Mattis Reassures NATO; North Korea Weirdness; Fighting in Iraq
-
In this photograph taken on October 9, 2016, Afghan National Army commandos take position during a military operation in Helmand province. / AFP / NOOR MOHAMMAD (Photo credit should read NOOR MOHAMMAD/AFP/Getty Images) U.S. General Wants More Troops, More Time, in Afghanistan
America’s longest war still has no end in sight, and Russia is redoubling help for the Taliban.
-
crop-mac GOP Lawmaker Says Macedonia ‘Is Not a Country,’ Macedonia Goes Ballistic
...because it is a real country.
-
US President Donald Trump (L) shakes hands with CENTCOM Commander Joseph Votel (R) as he arrives on stage to speak following a visit to the US Central Command and Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force Base on February 6, 2017 in Tampa, Florida. President Donald Trump on Monday paid his first visit to US Central Command, meeting officers who will form the tip of the spear in implementing his new strategy to defeat the Islamic State group. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) SitRep: Mattis, Bannon, and the Pentagon; Trump Misleads on F-35, Terror Attacks; Chinese Ships Cruising
Pentagon Wish List; al Qaeda Raid Gone Wrong; Syrian Executions; And Lots More
-
tillerson-crop Greasy Palms Dept.: Congress To Repeal Oil and Mining Anti-Corruption Regulation
The same week former Exxon chief Rex Tillerson is expected to become secretary of state.
-
HONOLULU, HI - DECEMBER 07: Planes from the 199th Fighter Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard and the 19th Fighter Squadron, U.S. Air Force perform a missing man fly over, over the USS Arizona Memorial during a ceremony commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor at Kilo Pier on December 07, 2016 in Honolulu, Hawaii. SitRep: Trump Advisor Bannon Predicts Wars With China, Middle East; Pentagon Officials Say Gloves Off in Yemen
Pentagon Didn’t Cook the Books; Mattis and the Weight of Expectation; Fighting in Ukraine
-
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 24: President Donald Trump looks on after signing one of five executive orders related to the oil pipeline industry in the Oval Office of the White House January 24, 2017 in Washington, DC. Also pictured are White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus (L), White House Communications Director Hope Hicks (3rd R) and Senior Advisor Jared Kushner (R). (Photo by Shawn Thew-Pool/Getty Images) -
gettyimages-631549080crop Kansas Rep. Pompeo, Toying With Torture, Confirmed as New CIA Chief
The Tea Party Republican seeks broader authority for surveillance and enhanced interrogation at a time of high dudgeon between Trump and the intel community.
-
Former ExxonMobil executive Rex Tillerson testifies during his confirmation hearing for Secretary of State before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, January 11, 2017. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, acknowledged Wednesday that Russia poses an international danger and that its recent actions had "disregarded" US interests, as he faced a Senate grilling. / AFP / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) Tillerson Poised for Confirmation as GOP Hawks Get in Line
Skeptical Republican lawmakers are deciding to back Trump’s pick for secretary of state after all.
-
screen-shot-2017-01-20-at-12-00-50-pm Review: “On War and Politics”
Retired General Arnold Punaro in October published a book which details his service in Vietnam, his 25 years in the Senate working for Senator Nunn, his 35 years of active and reserved duty in the Marine Corps, and his 20 years in the private sector.
-
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 19: (AFP OUT) President-elect Donald J. Trump and wife Melania Trump arrive for the inaugural concert at the Lincoln Memorial in January 19, 2017 in Washington, DC. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected tomorrow for Trump's inauguration as the 45th president of the United States. (Photo by Chris Kleponis-Pool/Getty Images) Mr. Trump Goes to Washington
Can the new president really shake things up as much as we fear?
-
US Representative Tulsi Gabbard speaks during Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 26, 2016. / AFP / Timothy A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images) Democratic Rep. Gabbard Makes Secret Trip to Syria
The Hawaii lawmaker, who has bucked both parties on the issue of Syria, met with government officials on a "fact-finding" mission.
