List of U.S. Government articles
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The U.S. State Department in Washington. White House Taps Pence Associate to Run Foreign Service
Critics fear Trump administration will politicize diplomatic corps with unprecedented pick.
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Journalists at the Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas on Oct. 13, 2015. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images) It’s Time for the State Department to Stop Throwing Money at Facebook
We need to demand accountability from social media companies — and from U.S. diplomats.
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A U.S. Air Force F-16 pilot prepares for a flight at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan on February 1, 2016. (U.S. Air Force) The Private Air Force Preparing U.S. Pilots for the Next War
For years, the U.S. military secretly flew Russian aircraft. Now it needs a cheaper option.
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Senator Bob Corker speaks to the press on Sep. 9, 2015. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) Corker and Cotton’s False Promises Would Push Iran Toward Nuclearization
The Republican senators want to keep the JCPOA while adding new restrictions. It won’t work.
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Former Trump presidential campaign manager Paul Manafort at Game Four of the American League Championship Series at Yankee Stadium on Oct. 17, 2017. (Elsa/Getty Images) Robert Mueller’s Opening Salvo Is a Show of Strength
A quick and dirty analysis on the Manafort and Papadopoulos cases.
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French and U.S. Army soldiers bed down during a field training exercise in Arta, Djibouti, on March 16, 2016. (U.S. Air Force) Used to Afghanistan, Special Operators Suffer From Lack of Support in Africa
Now they fear restrictions on their mission.
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U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during the G-20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 8. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images) Asia Awaits Trump’s Visit With Trepidation
U.S. allies are worried about American drift and Chinese expansion.
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Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, arrives for the start of a hearing after speaking with reporters about U.S. President Donald Trump on Oct. 24, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) A Form of Resistance Every NeverTrumper Can Love
Anyone who’s wary of Trump should be able to agree on blocking his nominees for U.S. attorney.
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CIA director Mike Pompeo during his confirmation hearing on Jan. 12. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Mike Pompeo Could Stop Robert Mueller in His Tracks
The director of the CIA has extraordinary influence over all counterintelligence investigations — and there are reasons to distrust his intentions.
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U.S. President Donald Trump talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 meeting in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7. (Philippe Wojazer/AFP/Getty Images) China Is Looking Forward to Trump’s Truancy at the East Asia Summit
Showing up matters.
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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson leaves a briefing on North Korea at the State Department on Aug. 22, 2017 (Brendan Smialowski /AFP/Getty Images) State Department Scraps Sanctions Office
The Trump administration was three weeks late on a Russia sanctions deadline. But it’s killed the office that coordinates them.
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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and President Donald Trump attend a luncheon with African leaders in New York on Sept. 20. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images) U.S. Troops Are on the Ground in Africa, but Diplomacy Is Missing in Action
Nikki Haley’s trip to the continent won’t solve the problem.
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American soldiers conduct a training exercise with the Senegalese military in 2016. (Seyllou/AFP/Getty Images) Why Is the United States in Niger, Anyway?
National security isn’t just about fighting the Islamic State — it’s about building strong partners in Africa.
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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson departs after delivering a statement at the State Department on Oct. 4, 2017. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) As State Department Withers, So Does Diversity in Top Ranks
Tillerson “hasn’t put his money where his mouth is.”
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Members of a Myanmar military honor guard raise their bayonet-mounted rifles in a salute during a dawn flag-raising ceremony at Yangon's central Mahabandoola Park on Jan. 4. (Romeo Gacad/AFP/Getty Images) U.S. Pulls Military Assistance to Myanmar Over Rohingya Abuses
But experts say the measures will have limited effect and could even backfire.
