List of U.S. Government articles
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President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson wait for a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in Washington on June 30, 2017. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images) Tillerson Out, Mike Pompeo to State
Rex Tillerson seemed to be a dead man walking for months. Now the former ExxonMobil boss is out as America’s top diplomat.
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U.S. Defense Chariman Jim Mattis and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford attend a ceremony to commemorate the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks at the Pentagon September 11, 2017 in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harrer-Pool/Getty Images) America’s Military Is Nostalgic for World Wars
The Pentagon is a bit too excited about the return of great-power rivalry.
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The State Department seal on the podium before a photo opportunity from Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, June 9 in Washington, D.C. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) The E.R.: The State Department’s #MeToo Moment
Beginning with film producer Harvey Weinstein, wave after wave of stories have taken on men in every industry: from newsrooms to Hollywood to Silicon Valley. Now, it's the State Department's turn.
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HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson speaks at the White House, on January 12, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Making American Bureaucracy Terrible Again
The Trump administration's petty corruption will have a clear legacy: more red tape for years to come.
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President Donald Trump speaks before a luncheon with African leaders at the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Sept. 20, 2017 in New York. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images) Trump Eyes Retired Diplomat for Top Africa Envoy Role
The decision comes as Tillerson departs on his first tour of the continent as secretary of state.
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White House National Security Advisor HR McMaster on December 13, 2017 in Washington,DC. (ERIC BARADAT/AFP/Getty Images) McMaster’s Problem Isn’t Trump. It’s Mattis and Kelly.
The "axis of adults" has been running foreign policy, but the national security advisor was quickly pushed to the kids' table.
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A man looks at a J-31 Gyrfalcon stealth fighter plane model designed by Aviation Industry Corporation of China at the Beijing International Aviation Expo on Sept. 17, 2015. WANG ZHAO/AFP/Getty Images Washington Strikes Back Against Chinese Investment
A new bill moving forward on Capitol Hill would expand regulators' ability to block Chinese acquisitions — and U.S. ventures abroad.
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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at the United Nations on Dec. 15, 2017. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) The State Department Needs Rehab
American diplomacy is losing its battle with the Trump administration — but it can still win the war.
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file Will State Miss Its #MeToo Moment?
Some say harassment policies and processes are failing foreign service officers.
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U.S. President Donald Trump, right, speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 25. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images) Bibi Needs Trump’s Help Countering Iran in Syria
Restraining Tehran is in the interest of both Israel and the United States.
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a meeting on November 14, 2017, in Riyadh. (FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP/Getty Images) Strongmen Are Weaker Than They Look
Authoritarians are on the rise around the world, but history shows they’re mostly helpless.
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U.S. President Donald Trump meets with steel executives at the White House, where he announced new tariffs, Mar. 1, 2018. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) The Strange Legal Journey of the Trump Dossier
While BuzzFeed works to verify some of its controversial claims, lawsuits abound.
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The remains of a missile that landed in the southern Lebanese village of Kaoukaba, near the border with Syria, on Feb. 10, after the Israeli military attacked 12 Syrian and Iranian targets inside Syria. (Ali Dia/AFP/Getty Images) Trump Should Block Iran’s Air Corridor to Syria
Iranian aircraft are sustaining Assad's killing fields and setting the stage for escalation against Israel.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin poses in 2014. (Kremlin.ru/Wikimedia Commons) Trump’s Attitude Toward Russia Sanctions Makes a Mockery of the United States
The question now is whether Congress will do anything about it.
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The X-43A hypersonic research aircraft is launched from the B-52B launch aircraft. ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images Pentagon Official Says U.S. Hypersonic Weapons Research Underfunded
Amid reports of a new Russian missile, DARPA's chief says the United States lacks infrastructure.
