List of U.S. Government articles
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FARC guerrillas march in column during a review at their camp in the Transitional Standardization Zone in Pondores, La Guajira department, Colombia on April 3, 2017. The Colombian government reported that the FARC guerrillas provided a total list with the names of the 6,084 members of the rebel group who have gathered in 26 "standardization zones" across the country, where they are building accomodations that will house them until the end of the disarmament process, outlined in the peace agreement reached in November 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Joaquin Sarmiento (Photo credit should read JOAQUIN SARMIENTO/AFP/Getty Images) Colombia’s Tenuous Peace Needs U.S. Support
Donald Trump must help Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos keep the peace.
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US President Donald Trump arrives at the US Coast Guard Academy Commencement Ceremony in New London, Connecticut, May 17, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) Despite Trump Scandals, Congressional GOP Isn’t Abandoning Ship — Yet
Ousted FBI director Jim Comey is tentatively scheduled to testify before the House next week.
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turkey crop Violence Erupts as Erdogan’s Goons Attack Protesters in Washington
Making America’s capital safe for thugs again.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaves following meetings with US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, February 15, 2017. / AFP / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) With the White House in Chaos, What Can Trump’s Israel Visit Accomplish?
Ask anyone who has previously worked in the White House and they will tell you: Overseas presidential trips are hard.
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trumpmbs Saudi Arabia’s Plan to Win Over the White House
The Saudis are thrilled that Barack Obama is out of office. But will they get what they need from the Trump administration?
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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 03: Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, James Comey testifies in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee during an oversight hearing on the FBI on Capitol Hill May 3, 2017 in Washington, DC. Comey is expected to answer questions about Russian involvement into the 2016 presidential election. (Photo by Zach Gibson/Getty Images) FBI Counterintelligence Agents Don’t Forgive or Forget
The FBI has earned a reputation for conservatism. But that was never going to help President Trump.
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GettyImages-643214096 SitRep: Comey Memo Bombshell; Putin Jumps Into Trump Intel Fray; McMaster on Hot Seat
U.S. Intel Sharing Might be Damaged; Pentagon Debating Combat Zones; Erdogan and Trump Disagree on Kurds; THAAD Up and Running
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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) Report: Trump Asked Comey to Shut Down Flynn Investigation
The New York Times reports the fired FBI director described the conversation with the president in a memo.
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GettyImages-683492500 Intel Community Will Not Conduct Damage Assessment of Trump’s Disclosure
Authorized or not, disclosures of classified intelligence are usually examined. Not this time.
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TONGO, DR CONGO - NOVEMBER 04: (ISRAEL OUT) Refugees wait near their shelters in the village of Tongo, in the hills outside Goma, on November 4, 2008 in North Kivu province,Democratic Republic of Congo. Fighting has continued in the region occupied by rebel commander Laurent Nkunda, despite a ceasefire brokered last week, leaving outside observers fearful of "another Rwanda tragedy" in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images) To ‘Protect Life’, State Department Rolls Out Women’s Health Policy Critics Call a ‘Death Warrant’
Battle lines are drawn over the State Department’s sweeping new restrictions on aid for international women’s health organizations that perform or advocate abortions.
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US National Security Advisor H. R. McMaster denies the report of US President Donald Trump revealing classified information to Russian officials in the Oval Office, during a statement to the press outside of the West Wing at the White House in Washington, DC, May 15, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) What Exactly Is the White House Denying About the ‘Trump Mishandled Classified Material’ Story?
It appears they are attempting something much bigger and more difficult: they are claiming the central allegations of the Washington Post story are false.
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US President Donald Trump is seated for a a lunch with Republican Party House and Senate leadership, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (L) and House Speaker Paul Ryan, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC on March 1, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Mandel Ngan (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) Republicans Need to Abandon the Trump Ship ASAP
America’s national security demands it.
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ANKARA, TURKEY - APRIL 17: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan gives a referendum victory speech to his supporters at the Presidential Palace on April 17, 2017 in Ankara Turkey. Erdogan declared victory in Sunday's historic referendum that will grant sweeping powers to the presidency, hailing the result as a "historic decision. 51.4 per cent per cent of voters had sided with the "Yes" campaign, ushering in the most radical change to the country's political system in modern times.Turkey's main opposition calls on top election board to annul the referendum. OSCE observers said that a Turkish electoral board decision to allow as valid ballots that did not bear official stamps undermined important safeguards against fraud. (Photo by Elif Sogut/Getty Images) Trump and Erdogan Need to Discuss Some Hard Truths
Trump should use his political capital to address the thorny Kurdish issue, but Europe, authoritarianism, and extradition requests are also on the table.
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Screen Shot 2017-05-15 at 2.47.22 PM Who Is Really to Blame for the WannaCry Ransomware?
Microsoft, the NSA, computer users, and the nature of computer science all bear a portion of the blame.
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A computer running a Windows Server is seen connected into a network server in an office building in Washington, DC on May 13, 2017. International investigators hunted on May 13 for those behind an unprecedented cyber-attack that affected systems in dozens of countries, including at banks, hospitals and government agencies, as security experts sought to contain the fallout. The assault, which began Friday and was being described as the biggest-ever cyber ransom attack, struck state agencies and major companies around the world -- from Russian banks and British hospitals to FedEx and European car factories. / AFP PHOTO / Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS (Photo credit should read ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP/Getty Images) The United States Is Not Ready for a Cyber-Pearl Harbor
The weekend’s massive “ransomware” attack exposed the glaring vulnerabilities in our cybersecurity readiness.