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    NSA Director Gave Senator Private Tour During Debate Over Foreign intelligence Collection

    Admiral Michael Rogers appears to be stepping up his efforts to preserve the intelligence community’s “crown jewels.”

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    Corker: No More U.S. Arms Sales to Gulf Until Qatar Crisis Solved

    Sen. Bob Corker has no qualms playing bad cop as Tillerson works to salvage Gulf relations from a bitter Qatar feud.

  • Debris cover a street and flames rise from a building following a reported air strike by Syrian government forces on March 7, 2014 during the Friday prayer in the Sukkari neighborhood of the northern city of Aleppo. More than 140,000 people have been killed in Syria since the start of a March 2011 uprising against the Assad family's 40-year rule. AFP PHOTO / BARAA AL-HALABI        (Photo credit should read BARAA AL-HALABI/AFP/Getty Images)
    Debris cover a street and flames rise from a building following a reported air strike by Syrian government forces on March 7, 2014 during the Friday prayer in the Sukkari neighborhood of the northern city of Aleppo. More than 140,000 people have been killed in Syria since the start of a March 2011 uprising against the Assad family's 40-year rule. AFP PHOTO / BARAA AL-HALABI (Photo credit should read BARAA AL-HALABI/AFP/Getty Images)

    The World Is Even Less Stable Than It Looks

    Chaos is spreading – and that’s even before getting to America’s lack of competent leadership.

  • Lashkar Gah, AFGHANISTAN:  (FILES) In this file photograph dated 17 May 2006, British soldiers from 21 Air Assault Battery Royal Artillery, who are providing the Helmand Task Force Provincial Reconstruction Team, are silhouetted against the sky as they provide security for a meeting with the Afghan National Police at the fortress Qala-e-Bost in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province.  Two British soldiers serving in the NATO force in southern Afghanistan were killed 01 August 2006 while another was seriously wounded and a fourth reported missing, presumed killed, the ministry of defense in Britain said.   AFP PHOTO/ JOHN D MCHUGH  (Photo credit should read JOHN D MCHUGH/AFP/Getty Images)
    Lashkar Gah, AFGHANISTAN: (FILES) In this file photograph dated 17 May 2006, British soldiers from 21 Air Assault Battery Royal Artillery, who are providing the Helmand Task Force Provincial Reconstruction Team, are silhouetted against the sky as they provide security for a meeting with the Afghan National Police at the fortress Qala-e-Bost in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province. Two British soldiers serving in the NATO force in southern Afghanistan were killed 01 August 2006 while another was seriously wounded and a fourth reported missing, presumed killed, the ministry of defense in Britain said. AFP PHOTO/ JOHN D MCHUGH (Photo credit should read JOHN D MCHUGH/AFP/Getty Images)

    Can There Be Peace With Honor in Afghanistan?

    In an era when wars never end, America’s definition of peace needs to be defined down.

  • A landing ship is surrounded by the amphibious assault vehicles during the "Han Kuang" (Han Glory) life-fire drill, some 7 kms (4 miles) from the city of Magong on the outlying Penghu islands on May 25, 2017.
Taiwan forces conducted live-fire war games in its biggest annual military exercise on May 25, presided by President Tsai Ing-wen, as the island faces growing threat from its cross-strait rival China. / AFP PHOTO / SAM YEH        (Photo credit should read SAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images)
    A landing ship is surrounded by the amphibious assault vehicles during the "Han Kuang" (Han Glory) life-fire drill, some 7 kms (4 miles) from the city of Magong on the outlying Penghu islands on May 25, 2017. Taiwan forces conducted live-fire war games in its biggest annual military exercise on May 25, presided by President Tsai Ing-wen, as the island faces growing threat from its cross-strait rival China. / AFP PHOTO / SAM YEH (Photo credit should read SAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images)

    Senators Urge Trump to Approve Taiwan Arms Sales

    Lawmakers issue bipartisan appeal amid concern the White House is abandoning Taiwan to please China.

  • LANGLEY, UNITED STATES:  A janitor mops the floor at the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency 03 March, 2005 in Langley, Virginia.  AFP PHOTO/ Brendan SMIALOWSKI  (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
    LANGLEY, UNITED STATES: A janitor mops the floor at the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency 03 March, 2005 in Langley, Virginia. AFP PHOTO/ Brendan SMIALOWSKI (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

    Bumbling Ex-CIA Officer Charged With Selling Secrets to China

    A prestigious Chinese think tank provided cover for the intelligence operation that ensnared Kevin Mallory.

  • Is Trump Preparing For a Conflict With Iran?

    Tensions are rising within the Trump administration and on the ground in Syria. This could be the beginning of a very ugly confrontation.

  • WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 31: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on after speaking about trade in the Oval Office of the White House March 31, 2017 in Washington, DC. President Trump signed two executive orders that aim to boost U.S. manufacturing by addressing foreign trade. (Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)
    WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 31: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on after speaking about trade in the Oval Office of the White House March 31, 2017 in Washington, DC. President Trump signed two executive orders that aim to boost U.S. manufacturing by addressing foreign trade. (Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)

    You’d Be Scared if You Were Donald Trump, Too

    The president is obsessed with the investigation into his relationship with Russia. He should be.

  • HAVANA, CUBA - AUGUST 14:  Cubans look out their window across the street from the newly reopened U.S. Embassy in hopes of watching the flag-raising ceremony August 14, 2015 in Havana, Cuba. The first American secretary of state to visit Cuba since 1945, Secretary of State John Kerry visited the reopened embassy, a symbolic act after the the two former Cold War enemies reestablished diplomatic relations in July.  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
    HAVANA, CUBA - AUGUST 14: Cubans look out their window across the street from the newly reopened U.S. Embassy in hopes of watching the flag-raising ceremony August 14, 2015 in Havana, Cuba. The first American secretary of state to visit Cuba since 1945, Secretary of State John Kerry visited the reopened embassy, a symbolic act after the the two former Cold War enemies reestablished diplomatic relations in July. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

    Trump Has Set U.S.-Cuba Relations Back Decades

    This isn’t a strong statement on human rights. It’s a political sop to voters in Miami.

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    The Lights Are on at the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, but Nobody Is Home

    The committee charged with protecting national security from risky foreign investments is understaffed and besieged by a surge in cases.

  • WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 22: U.S. President Donald Trump (C) shakes hands with James Comey, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), during an Inaugural Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders Reception in the Blue Room of the White House on January 22, 2017 in Washington, DC. Trump today mocked protesters who gathered for large demonstrations across the U.S. and the world on Saturday to signal discontent with his leadership, but later offered a more conciliatory tone, saying he recognized such marches as a "hallmark of our democracy." (Photo by Andrew Harrer-Pool/Getty Images)
    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 22: U.S. President Donald Trump (C) shakes hands with James Comey, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), during an Inaugural Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders Reception in the Blue Room of the White House on January 22, 2017 in Washington, DC. Trump today mocked protesters who gathered for large demonstrations across the U.S. and the world on Saturday to signal discontent with his leadership, but later offered a more conciliatory tone, saying he recognized such marches as a "hallmark of our democracy." (Photo by Andrew Harrer-Pool/Getty Images)

    Trump Dispels Rumor He Started That There Are Tapes of Comey Talks

    Trump's latest tweets appear to dispel one of the more intriguing mysteries of his young presidency.

  • TOPSHOT - US President-elect Donald Trump boards the elevator after escorting Martin Luther King III to the lobby after meetings at Trump Tower in New York City on January 16, 2017.  / AFP / DOMINICK REUTER        (Photo credit should read DOMINICK REUTER/AFP/Getty Images)
    TOPSHOT - US President-elect Donald Trump boards the elevator after escorting Martin Luther King III to the lobby after meetings at Trump Tower in New York City on January 16, 2017. / AFP / DOMINICK REUTER (Photo credit should read DOMINICK REUTER/AFP/Getty Images)

    The Trump Tower Peace Theory

    Why Donald Trump's real estate holdings abroad are so dangerous for Americans at home.

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    Mattis, Tillerson Slam North Korea After Warmbier Death

    Senior U.S. officials are still trying to get China to help rein in the Hermit Kingdom.

  • A convoy of US forces armoured vehicles drives near the village of Yalanli, on the western outskirts of the northern Syrian city of Manbij, on March 5, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / DELIL SOULEIMAN        (Photo credit should read DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP/Getty Images)
    A convoy of US forces armoured vehicles drives near the village of Yalanli, on the western outskirts of the northern Syrian city of Manbij, on March 5, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / DELIL SOULEIMAN (Photo credit should read DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP/Getty Images)

    This Is How Great-Power Wars Get Started

    Not with a bang, but basic strategic confusion in Washington about the links between Syria, Qatar, Iran, and Russia.

  • US Speaker of the House Paul Ryan walks to a briefing for US House members at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, June 14, 2017, following a shooting incident targeting Congressmen in nearby Virginia.
Several people including a top Republican congressman were wounded in a Washington suburb early Wednesday morning when a gunman opened fire as they practiced for an annual baseball game between lawmakers. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB        (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
    US Speaker of the House Paul Ryan walks to a briefing for US House members at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, June 14, 2017, following a shooting incident targeting Congressmen in nearby Virginia. Several people including a top Republican congressman were wounded in a Washington suburb early Wednesday morning when a gunman opened fire as they practiced for an annual baseball game between lawmakers. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

    House Speaker Ryan Punts on Tough Senate Sanctions Bill

    Clinging to a procedural technicality, the GOP delays an agonizing choice on Russia policy.

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