List of U.S. Government articles
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Senate Intelligence Chairman Richard Burr (L), R-N.C.; and Senate Intelligence Vice Chair Mark Warner, D-Va., hold a news conference on the status of the committee's inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 election on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, October 4, 2017. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images) Congress Is Dropping the Ball on Trump’s Obstruction of Justice
And six other things we’ve learned about the Senate’s Russia investigation.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel greets US President Donald Trump prior to the start of the first working session of the G20 meeting in Hamburg, northern Germany, on July 7. Leaders of the world's top economies will gather from July 7 to 8, 2017 in Germany for likely the stormiest G20 summit in years, with disagreements ranging from wars to climate change and global trade. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / IAN LANGSDON (Photo credit should read IAN LANGSDON/AFP/Getty Images) Rational Security on The E.R.: The “Moron” Edition
Is Trump’s undermining of Tillerson another step in his “madman” theory of diplomacy?
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WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 5: Demonstrators march during a demonstration in response to the Trump Administration's announcement that it would end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program on September 5, 2017 in Washington, DC. DACA, an immigration policy passed by former President Barack Obama, allows certain undocumented immigrants who arrived in the United States as minors to receive renewable two-year deferred action from deportation and eligibility fork a work permit. (Photo by Zach Gibson/Getty Images) Will Republicans End Up Fixing Immigration After All?
Trump took aim at the Obama-era DACA program. Now, reform-minded conservatives are scrambling to find their own immigration solutions.
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US President Donald Trump addresses the 72nd Annual UN General Assembly in New York on September 19, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Jewel SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) It’s Time for the United States to Grade the U.N. and Other International Organizations
An American assessment regimen would propel international organizations to better serve their own missions — and to incorporate U.S. interests.
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A commercially available drone similar to ones used against U.S. forces (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images). DARPA Wants Mobile Technologies to Combat Small Drones
The U.S. military needs better tech to fight store-bought drones.
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Senate Intelligence Chairman Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and Senate Intelligence Vice Chair Mark Warner (D-Va.) address reporters on the status of their investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Senate Probe Gets ‘Clearer Picture’ of Possible Trump, Russia Collusion
Sen. Richard Burr said his committee’s investigation has “expanded slightly.”
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Amid speculation of his resignation, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson appears before the press on Oct. 4. / Win McNamee / Getty Images Tillerson Says He’s Never Considered Resigning, Calls Trump ‘Smart’
The secretary of state reaffirmed his commitment to “America First” policy but sidestepped questions about calling president a “moron.”
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President Donald Trump looks on during a meeting in October. / Douliery-Pool / Getty Images Trump to Chart Hawkish Course on Iran
By telling Congress the nuclear deal is not in the U.S. interest, the White House is gambling on European help to roll back Iranian influence.
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People run from the Route 91 Harvest country music festival on October 1, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. A gunman opened fire on a music festival in Las Vegas, leaving at least 59 people dead and more than 500 injured. (David Becker/Getty Images) FBI and DHS Assessment Outlined Threat of Lone Offenders Targeting Las Vegas
The U.S. government warned of possible attacks on entertainment venues and mass gatherings.
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Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya has emerged as a possible interlocutor between the Kremlin and Trump campaign operatives. GOP Congressman Met in Moscow With Kremlin-Linked Lawyer at Center of Russia Investigation
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher met in Moscow with Natalia Veselnitskaya two months before she met with Donald Trump Jr.
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Hezbollah fighters gather to watch a televised speech by leader Hassan Nasrallah in 2008 (JOSEPH BARRAK/AFP/Getty Images). Lawmakers Target Lebanese Government Support for Hezbollah
The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee issued a veiled threat to Lebanon over Hezbollah’s role in government.
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The vice minister of the North Korean Ministry of People's Security inspects weapons at a police training academy in Kampala, Uganda, on June 13, 2013. The U.S. Needs Real Diplomacy to Counter North Korea in Africa
Convincing African countries to truly isolate North Korea would require diplomatic prowess that the United States currently lacks.
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The Cuban flag flies by the country's Washington, D.C. embassy in July 2015. / Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images U.S. Boots 15 Cuban Diplomats out of Washington
But the State Department says it’s not blaming Havana for “attacks” on U.S. diplomats’ health.
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Supporters wave flags and chant slogans inside the Erbil Stadium while waiting to hear Kurdish President Masoud Barzani speak at a rally for the upcoming referendum for independence on Sept. 22. The United States Must Prevent Disaster in Kurdistan
America should calm the waters, begin the search for compromises, and keep the very worst from happening.
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani addresses the parliament in Tehran on Aug. 15. (Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images) If the U.S. Reimposes Sanctions on Iran, Allies Will Follow
Cry as they might along the way, no European or Asian corporation is going to choose a terrorist regime over access to the U.S. dollar.
