The Associated PressApr 19, 2018
A U.S. ambassador says a "maximum pressure campaign" to convince North Korea to denuclearize is being maintained even as Washington prepares a summit between the countries' leaders. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
MATTHEW LEE / The Associated PressApr 15, 2018
President Trump has vowed to withdraw from the 2015 agreement unless U.S., British, French and German negotiators can agree to fix what he sees as its serious flaws. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Maj. Danny Sjursen / TomDispatchApr 8, 2018
Donald Trump’s continual Cabinet reshuffling—otherwise the stuff of reality-TV drama—has become genuinely frightening. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
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ROBERT BURNS / The Associated PressMar 27, 2018
Disagreements between incoming national security adviser John Bolton and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis over using force versus diplomacy in North Korea will test the latter's influence with the president. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Maj. Danny Sjursen / Antiwar.comMar 17, 2018
Rex Tillerson was far from an ideal choice for secretary of state, but his anointed successor may ditch diplomacy altogether and start a war. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Mark Fiore / TruthdigMar 15, 2018
Now that Rex Tillerson is out of the way, it looks like the scary fun is really going to begin. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman and Denis MoynihanMar 15, 2018
The newly appointed CIA director's career at the intelligence agency spans more than three decades. While her work is shrouded in secrecy, two things are well known. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
John Kiriakou / TruthdigMar 14, 2018
The nomination of CIA Deputy Director Gina Haspel to be the agency's new director returns the U.S. to the bad old days of torture and secret prisons. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Joe Conason / TruthdigMar 14, 2018
Nobody will trust the word of an American president if the U.S. violates any current nuclear agreements. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / Informed CommentMar 14, 2018
All you need to know about Trump's pick for secretary of state is that for much of his life he has been in business with the Koch brothers. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
DEB RIECHMANN / The Associated PressMar 13, 2018
Gina Haspel, a career spymaster, had a front-row seat to the CIA's use of harsh interrogation techniques against terror suspects between 2003 and 2005. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigMar 7, 2018
The president and many members of his circle have been influenced by an author who didn’t believe there was a common good. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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