List of U.S. Government articles
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huntsman crop Jon Huntsman Reportedly Offered Post as U.S. Ambassador to Russia
Taking on one of the toughest jobs in diplomacy.
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JAKARTA, INDONESIA - FEBRUARY 04: Protesters hold a symbol during a rally against President Donald Trump on February 4, 2017 in Jakarta, Indonesia. U.S. President Trump signed an executive order last week banning immigration to the USA from seven Muslim countries which led to protests across America, Europe and Asia, to denounce the travel ban. (Photo by Oscar Siagian/Getty Images) America Is Injuring Itself by Discouraging Foreign Visitors and Giving Up on Global Leadership
The Trump administration’s current approach will make the United States less rich, less safe, and less informed.
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 07: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) walks to the Senate Chamber for a vote February 7, 2017 in Washington, DC. The Senate voted to confirm Education Secretary nominee Betsy DeVos, with a historic tie-breaking vote from Vice President Mike Pence. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Senators Ask For Proof of Trump’s Claim of Wiretapping
To support Trump or call his bluff?
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euro crop European Diplomats to Congress: For Our Sake, Don’t Cut Foreign Aid Funding
Foreign diplomats warn slashing U.S. military and foreign assistance could endanger allies under Russia’s shadow.
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GettyImages-649336042crop House Intel Panel Will Investigate Trump’s Evidence-Free Wiretapping Claims
As momentum grows to investigate President Donald Trump’s connections to Moscow, questions remain whether a Republican Congress can hold a president of their own party account.
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MINSK, RUSSIA - MAY 9: In this handout image supplied by Host photo agency / RIA Novosti, S-300 long range surface-to-air missile systems during the celebration of the 70th anniversary of Victory in the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War in the Hero City of Minsk during the celebration of the 70th anniversary of Victory in the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War in the Hero City of Minsk, May 9, 2015 in Minsk, Russia. The Victory Day parade commemorates the end of World War II in Europe. (Photo by Host photo agency / RIA Novosti via Getty Images) Trump’s Silence on Russian Missiles Makes America Less Safe
Russia presents security challenges to the United States and its allies for which the Trump administration has yet to indicate any kind of a policy direction or goals.
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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 07: State Department acting spokesman Mark Toner answers reporters' questions during the department's first on-camera briefing since President Donald Trump was inaugurated March 7, 2017 in Washington, DC. Toner previously the deputy spokesman during the Obama administration. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Trump’s State Department Discovers That Press Briefings Aren’t Deadly
Foggy Bottom’s first press conference featured some hiccups, but nothing on the level of the Sean Spicer Show.
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GettyImages-508571658crop WikiLeaks Publishes Massive Archive of CIA Hacking Tools
Julian Assange is back, this time purportedly exposing some of Langley’s most sensitive secrets.
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A portrait of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad hangs alongside the colours of the Russian flag during a pro-regime rally in Damascus on April 12, 2012, as a UN-backed ceasefire went into effect. Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad shot dead a civilian in the central province of Hama, a monitoring group said, hours after a deadline to implement a ceasefire aimed to end 13 months of bloodshed. AFP PHOTO/LOUAI BESHARA (Photo credit should read LOUAI BESHARA/AFP/Getty Images) U.S.-Russia Competition in the Middle East Is Back
And the Trump administration needs a strategy to deal with it.
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 27: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump leads a listening session with health insurance company CEO's in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, February 27, 2017 in Washington, DC. Trump vowed to fix the problems with the Affordable Care Act. (Photo by Aude Guerrucci-Pool/Getty Images) Trump Knows the Feds Are Closing In on Him
The president’s recent tweets aren’t just conspiratorial gibberish – they’re the erratic ravings of a guilty conscience.
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US President Donald Trump shakes hands with US Army Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster (L) as his national security adviser at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on February 20, 2017. / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) McMaster Faces Limits in Overhauling Flynn’s NSC
A massive purge is unlikely given McMaster’s small budget and the staying power of his politically-connected subordinates.
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National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, left, stands with K. T. McFarland, and Michael Anton during the daily news briefing at the White House, in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017. Flynn said the administration is putting Iran "on notice" after it tested a ballistic missile. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) How Not to Fix the Liberal World Order
Donald Trump’s in-house foreign policy intellectual doesn’t know what he’s talking about.
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Fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces gather near a village north-east of Raqa on February 3, 2017, during their advance on the jihadists' de facto capital in Syria. / AFP / DELIL SOULEIMAN (Photo credit should read DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP/Getty Images) Trump’s Promises to Defeat ISIS ‘Quickly’ Run Into Syria Buzzsaw
The agonizing decision whether to arm the Kurds to beat ISIS, or defer to Turkey’s sensibilities, is Trump’s first big test.
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gettyimages-644904446 The Curious Case of Sebastian Gorka, Trump’s New Terrorism Guru
Does he have a security clearance or not?
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US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson boards his plane at Cologne Bonn Airport, western Germany, as he leaves after a meeting of Foreign Ministers of the G20 leading and developing economies on February 17, 2017. / AFP / Brendan Smialowski (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images) Tillerson Has Little Time for the United Nations
The U.S. secretary of state rebuffed an early meeting with the U.N. chief and is unlikely to attend a high-level Security Council meeting on South Sudan.
