White House · 116th Congress
Essay: For White House press pool on Trump’s impeachment day, the silence was deafening
The nature of the Trump White House can help breed such mistakes.
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Congress · 116th Congress
Lawmakers contradict Trump on purpose of country’s missile defenses
protect the U.S. homeland against “missile threats posed by rogue states,” a phrase that chiefly means North Korea and Iran.
Podcasts · 116th Congress
Podcast: America's Iran Quandary and Why Money Can't Prevent Military Mishaps - Roll Call
CQ foreign policy reporter Rachel Oswald and Kelsey Davenport of the Arms Control Association explain why Congress is in no rush to change the Iran nuclear deal. And CQ defense reporter John M.
Podcasts · 116th Congress
The Pentagon has a leadership vacuum at the top as tensions with Iran rise - Roll Call
rollcall The departure of acting Defense Department Secretary Patrick Shanahan raises questions about who is advising President Donald Trump, who pulled back a planned military strike on Iran this week
Podcasts · 116th Congress
Podcast: The Trump Doctrine on Foreign Policy - Roll Call
Donald Trump, the candidate, pledged to withdraw from foreign conflicts. As president, he has done the opposite, taking on North Korea, Iran, Cuba and Afghanistan.
Podcasts · 116th Congress
Financial Services bill loaded with hot-button issues may signal trouble ahead - Roll Call
Those include blocking money for a border wall, increasing funding to enforce sanctions on Iran and allowing the District of Columbia to fund abortions.
Congress · 116th Congress
Thornberry calls for US action to deter Iran aggression
In June, Trump called off a strike against Iran at the last minute. Critics on the left and right said that pullback only emboldened that country’s rulers.
Congress · 116th Congress
Democrats ‘got completely rolled’ in NDAA talks, critics say
President Donald Trump is expected to sign the measure.
Opinion · 116th Congress
The impeachment holiday gift catalog
Democrats are not likely to put up with his hawkish blustering about Iran, even if it comes with a few dishy Trump anecdotes that are served way too cold.
Congress · 116th Congress
McConnell questions Pompeo on Hong Kong, Myanmar in Louisville visit
Pompeo focused his prepared remarks on Western Hemisphere affairs, but the exchange between McConnell and Pompeo touched on several areas of foreign policy, including Trump administration policy toward
Congress · 116th Congress
What to wear? Republicans flag Vindman’s sartorial choice
Alexander Vindman’s testimony Tuesday in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, Republicans raised the issue of him wearing his Army uniform while testifying. Rep.
Congress · 116th Congress
House votes to avoid shutdown, continue spending talks until December
The Trump administration and lawmakers discussed an exemption for the veterans’ health care program when Congress and the White House brokered a spending caps agreement this summer.
White House · 116th Congress
Trump to host Turkey’s Erdogan same day public impeachment hearings start
Engel of New York, calling on Trump to rescind Erdogan’s invitation.
Opinion · 116th Congress
How America’s mayor became America’s State Department
Not Donald Trump. And as long as we’re on the subject, who needs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee? Or the full Senate?
Congress · 116th Congress
Giuliani: I never lobbied or represented foreigners
Far-flung interests In January 2016, 10 months before Trump was elected president, Giuliani left Bracewell and set up shop at Greenberg Traurig, a lobbying and law firm with many offices abroad including
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Candidate’s ex-senator dad lobbies for Chinese tech firm. That could be a problem
After violating U.S. sanctions by selling products to Iran and North Korea, the White House in the summer of 2018 extracted more than $1 billion in fines from the company.
Video · 116th Congress
Whose rules? Your rules!
a Maryland Democrat, and Minority Whip Steve Scalise spent more than an hour on the House floor Friday afternoon engaged in a spirited debate over the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump
White House · 116th Congress
Lopsided cease-fire ‘deal’ emboldens Turkey, harms U.S. allies
And all this, of course, happened after Trump and Erdogan talked by phone on Oct. 6.
Congress · 116th Congress
Turkey sanctions bills likely to move despite ceasefire
President Donald Trump was quick to declare victory Thursday after Ankara agreed to a five-day ceasefire in its attacks on Kurds in northern Syria.
Congress · 116th Congress
State Department official says Iran has been transferring missiles to terrorists
Hook argued that evidence of Iran’s transfer of ballistic missile technology to regional extremist groups justified the Trump administration’s 2018 decision to abandon the Iran nuclear deal.