List of U.S. Government articles
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 27: Randy Berry (L), the first-ever Special Envoy for the Human Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Persons, delivers remarks during a reception in his honor with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in the Ben Franklin Room at the Department of State February 27, 2015 in Washington, DC. The State Department said Berry's responsibility will be to "reaffirm the universal human rights of all persons, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity." (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Trump Keeps Obama’s Top Gay Rights Envoy at State Department
The move is stunning LGBT activists and is expected to anger evangelicals.
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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 11: Former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of State, testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee January 11, 2017 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Tillerson is expected to face tough questions regarding his ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) -
TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump signs an executive order to start the Mexico border wall project at the Department of Homeland Security facility in Washington, DC, on January 25, 2017. / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) Trump’s Travel Ban Will Need More Than Tweaks to Survive, Experts Say
But the administration may yet go to the mat to defend the original executive order.
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gettyimages-629380972 White House Rocked by Flynn’s Overtures to Russia
The national security advisor’s conversations about sanctions with the Russian ambassador have landed him in hot water, raising more questions about Trump’s odd affinity for Putin.
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JERUSALEM - JANUARY 13: Deputy PM Ehud Olmert (L) meets American deputy national security advisor Eliott Abrams (L) in Olmert's office, January 13, 2006 in Jerusalem, Israel. It has been reported that Olmert will visit Washington in early February, following the Palestinian elections. (Photo by Amos Ben Gershom/GPO via Getty Images) Trump Passes on Elliott Abrams for State Dept., Throwing Open Selection Process
The White House continues its search for an experienced hand after the president rejected a controversial neoconservative.
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donaldkirk North Korea Is Trump’s Kobayashi Maru: Here Are 4 Approaches to the No-Win Nuke Test
If Trump doesn't do something about Pyongyang, forget "live long and prosper."
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie Matsuzaki arrive at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland just outside Washington, DC on February 9, 2017. Prime Minister Abe will meet with US President Donald Trump on February 10, 2017 at the White House. / AFP / Brendan SMIALOWSKI (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images) Can the U.S.-Japan Alliance Survive Trump?
Concerned. Anxious. Confused. Perplexed. These are the most common adjectives I heard in Tokyo last week from Japanese officials and experts who are trying to understand the Trump administration’s approach to foreign policy and what it might mean for them.
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19th-century-asia2 Does Trump Want a 19th-Century World Order?
Trump’s initial moves are emblematic of an anti-globalist worldview.
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WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 12: A sign stand outside the U.S. State Department September 12, 2012 in Washington, DC. U.S. Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans were killed in an attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Ex-Palin Aide Lands Job at Trump’s State Department
The former Alaska governor’s “go-to girl” for communications and Christian outreach has found a new home in Foggy Bottom.
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Pro-government forces walk in the port of the western Yemeni coastal town of Mokha as they advance in a bid to try to drive the Shiite Huthi rebels away from the Red Sea coast on February 9, 2017. Forces supporting President Abedrabbo Masnour Hadi, backed by the coalition, began a major offensive on January 7 to recapture the coastline overlooking the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait. / AFP / SALEH AL-OBEIDI (Photo credit should read SALEH AL-OBEIDI/AFP/Getty Images) From SEALs to All-Out War: Why Rushing Into Yemen Is a Dangerous Idea
The first foreign-policy crisis of the Trump administration may be in a country most Americans could not find on a map.
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In this photograph taken on October 9, 2016, Afghan National Army commandos take position during a military operation in Helmand province. / AFP / NOOR MOHAMMAD (Photo credit should read NOOR MOHAMMAD/AFP/Getty Images) U.S. General Wants More Troops, More Time, in Afghanistan
America’s longest war still has no end in sight, and Russia is redoubling help for the Taliban.
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crop-mac GOP Lawmaker Says Macedonia ‘Is Not a Country,’ Macedonia Goes Ballistic
...because it is a real country.
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What You’ve Been Missing Following Trump’s Every Tweet
In this relentless, breathless news cycle, critical issues are getting lost in the chatter.
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CORRECTING NATIONALITY OF SOLDIER A Thai soldier gestures from his position securing a road lined with the flags of member countries of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and regional dialogue partner countries at the conference venue in the Thai resort island of Phuket on July 21, 2009. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived July 21 to Thailand where she will be meeting with Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva before heading to the island of Phuket on July 22 to attend a regional security meeting with her ASEAN counterparts. AFP PHOTO/ROMEO GACAD (Photo credit should read ROMEO GACAD/AFP/Getty Images) Here’s How the U.S. Can Retain Leadership in Asia
Secretary of State Rex Tilerson appears to have clarified the puzzling statements on the South China Sea that he made at his confirmation hearing. This is encouraging.
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gettyimages-628395758crop NSA Contractor Could Face 200 Years in Prison for Massive Breach
Harold T. Martin III allegedly stole documents over a two-decade period.
