List of U.S. Government articles
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Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis talks with U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, then-commander of U.S troops in Iraq and Syria, during a flight in Iraq on Aug. 22. The Pentagon’s Third Offset May Be Dead, But No One Knows What Comes Next
Experts say the U.S. advantage over China and Russia is eroding.
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The Shanghai skyline on Jan. 18, 2016. (Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images) Combatting Chinese Economic Coercion in the NSS
The Trump administration needs a robust plan to make sure America remains the world’s most powerful economy.
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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks during a U.N. Security Council meeting in New York on Dec. 15. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Tillerson Backtracks on Overture to North Korea, Slams China and Russia
"North Korea must earn its way back to the table," Tillerson told U.N.
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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks at the State Department on April 19, in Washington, DC. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Rex Tillerson Is About to Make a Terrible Mistake
The knives are out for "F" at the State Department. The secretary should be strengthening rather than dismantling it.
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U.S. National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster gives a keynote speech in front of the Jamestown Foundation in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 13. (Eric Baradat/AFP/Getty Images.) The Guerrilla Campaign Against McMaster Is Alive and Well
Now critics claim the national security advisor is hurting efforts to recruit senior White House intelligence advisors.
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Omar Ashmawy, staff director at the Office of Congressional Ethics. (Chris Maddaloni/CQ Roll Call) Head of Congressional Ethics Office Sued for Abusing Position, Accused of Assaulting Women
A key official involved in House investigations faces a federal lawsuit alleging misconduct.
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A closed-circuit TV camera is mounted on a building roof in front of the Capitol in Washington, DC on Nov. 3 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) Whistleblower Guardian for Spies Escorted Out of Intelligence Agency Building
The clashes at the Office of the Intelligence Community Inspector General continue to escalate.
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Muslim worshippers walk in front of the Dome of the Rock shrine in Jerusalem on July 30, 2008. (Ahed Izhiman/AFP/Getty Images) Mohammed bin Salman Doesn’t Want to Talk About Jerusalem
Saudi Arabia's rulers have lots of worries, but Trump's announcement about the holy city isn't one of them.
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dorfman1web The Secret History of the Russian Consulate in San Francisco
Overflights, mapping fiber-optic networks, "strange activities." Moscow's West Coast spies were busy.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un looks on during the launch of a Hwasong-12 missile. (STR/AFP/Getty Images) North Korea Had Spurned Talks With U.S. Due to Trump’s Latest Sanctions
Despite months of secret contacts, North Korea has been playing hard to get back to the negotiating table – even as Rex Tillerson reaches out again.
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President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on May 23 (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images) Why Israel Should Be Worried About Getting Into Bed with Trump
There’s long been a bipartisan consensus on support for Israel. That may soon be history.
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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi waits for a meeting with John Kerry, then the U.S. secretary of state, in Cairo on Sept. 13, 2014. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images) Egypt’s Civil Society Is on Life Support
Under the guise of fighting a "war on terrorism," Cairo is cracking down on organizations that shed light on its abuses.
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A Department of Homeland Security official at a train station in Jersey City, New Jersey on February 7, 2006. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Trump Administration Seeks to Slash Counterterrorism Funding
On the chopping block: incident response teams, air marshals, and nuclear detection.
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Flanked by members of the U.S. military, President Donald Trump signs the National Defense Authorization Act on December 12. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images) SitRep: McMaster Calls Out Russia, While Trump Squashes Russian Rules in Bill
Haley to offer evidence of Iranian meddling; another General sees victory in Afghanistan
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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks during a forum on U.S.-South Korea relations at the Atlantic Council in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 12. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images) Tillerson Open to Talks With North Korea
U.S. Secretary of State says he'll talk "until the first bomb drops," redoubling a diplomatic effort to defuse the threat of a nuclear showdown.