List of United States articles
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gettyimages-632847452crop Draft Trump Order ‘Kicks the Can Down the Road’ on Cybersecurity
A leaked executive order sets up a series of reviews to examine computer security.
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gettyimages-632685988 Trump Sours Relations With Mexico After Tariff Talk
Vague plans for an import tax would shift the cost of the wall to U.S. consumers and hurt key parts of the U.S. economy.
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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 26: The U.S. State Department is shown January 26, 2017 in Washington, DC. Four senior management team members at the State Department resigned January 25, adding to an exodus of career senior foreign service officers who have recently resigned their positions. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Trump Is Already Damaging the Ability of the State Department to Function
A wave of forced resignations of critical staff — with no replacements — is a recipe for disaster.
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US presidential candidate Donald Trump (R) delivers a joint press conference with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto in Mexico City on August 31, 2016. Donald Trump was expected in Mexico Wednesday to meet its president, in a move aimed at showing that despite the Republican White House hopeful's hardline opposition to illegal immigration he is no close-minded xenophobe. Trump stunned the political establishment when he announced late Tuesday that he was making the surprise trip south of the border to meet with President Enrique Pena Nieto, a sharp Trump critic. / AFP / YURI CORTEZ (Photo credit should read YURI CORTEZ/AFP/Getty Images) Trump’s Ruinous Stance on Mexico Threatens America
If Trump continues to undermine Mexico, he would make the United States less prosperous and less secure.
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cia_memorial_wall_-_flickr_-_the_central_intelligence_agency_1 Dangerous Liaisons: A CIA vet’s thoughts on Trump, loyalty, and the agency
I shudder at the idea of a president — any president, from either party — expecting ideological and personal loyalty.
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aaaqwest SitRep: Trump and Putin to Talk; Sanctions Relief for Moscow; Washington Stumbling into China Crisis
More U.S. Troops in Syria; State Dept. Leaders Fired; Defense Budgets and Deficits: And Lots More
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US President Donald Trump poses in his office aboard Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland after he returned from Philadelphia on January 26, 2017. / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) Is Donald Trump ‘Leader of the Free World?’
Trump could take a number of steps in his first 100 days to align himself with his predecessors and American foreign policy traditions.
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SALISBURY, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 29: Prime Minister Theresa May passes tanks as she visits 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment (Cheshire, Worcesters and Foresters, and Staffords) at their barracks at Bulford Camp on September 29, 2016 near Salisbury, England. The Prime Minister visited the military base in the Salisbury Plain area to meet with soldiers, see the equipment they work with and to also meet with some their families. (Photo by Matt Cardy - WPA Pool/Getty Images) Is Trump Even Ready to Host America’s Most Important Ally?
Theresa May's visit is a test for which the Trump administration needs to study.
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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 22: U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a swearing in ceremony of White House senior staff in the East 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’s Pox Americana
The new president has sounded an unprecedented retreat for the United States from its role as a world leader.
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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) Trump’s China Policy: ‘This Is How You Stumble Into a Crisis’
With its confused messages, the new administration is spooking Asian allies and antagonizing Beijing without a strategy.
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GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA - OCTOBER 22: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been reviewed by the U.S. Military prior to transmission.) Razor wire lines the fence of the "Gitmo" maximum security detention center on October 22, 2016 at the U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The U.S. military's Joint Task Force Guantanamo is still holding 60 detainees at the prison, down from a previous total of 780. On his second day in office in 2008 President Obama issued an executive order to close the prison, which has failed because of political opposition in the U.S. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) SitRep: POTUS Says Torture “Works;” DoD and CIA Chiefs Blindsided by Executive Order; Safe Zone in Syria
Secret White House Budget in the Works; North Korea Teetering; Trump’s Unsecure Phone; And Lots More
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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 25: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a visit to the Department of Homeland Security January 25, 2017 in Washington, DC. While at the department, Trump signed two executive orders related to internal security and to begin the process of building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Drafts of Trump Orders on Gitmo and Interrogation Spark Fear of Return to 9/11-Era Mindset
The new president is reportedly considering moves to declare Guantanamo open for business and consider a return to “black sites” and enhanced interrogation for new detainees.
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US President Donald Trump waves as he walks to the Oval Office with Vice President Mike Pence after a visit to the Department of Homeland Security at the White House in Washington, DC, on January 25, 2017. / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) Practical Advice for Trump from Across the Aisle
Our friends over at the new Shadow Government are off to a good start.
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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump arrives on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. In today's inauguration ceremony Donald J. Trump becomes the 45th president of the United States. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) America’s New President Is Not a Rational Actor
Whether by accident or design, Donald Trump is isolating himself and erratically unraveling the world order.
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AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - JANUARY 21: Demonstrators make their way from the iamsterdam statue in front of the Rijksmuseum towards US Consulate during the Women's March held at Museumplein on January 21, 2017 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Women's March originated in Washington DC but soon spread to be a global march calling on all concerned citizens to stand up for equality, diversity and inclusion and for women's rights to be recognised around the world as human rights. Global marches are now being held, on the same day, across seven continents. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) After Trump Bans Abortion Funding, Dutch to Help Plug the Gap
If America reels back global support for women’s healthcare, can other countries pick up the slack?
