Nation Feb 07 Trump to hold first Board of Peace meeting this month in Washington President Donald Trump plans to convene the first meeting of his Board of Peace this month in Washington to raise money for the reconstruction of Gaza.
World Feb 04 WATCH: Vance says U.S. wants to create critical minerals trading bloc to counter China Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday that the trade war over the past year exposed how dependent most countries are on the critical minerals that China has a stranglehold on.
Politics Feb 02 WATCH: Trump announces plan for rare earth elements strategic reserve The Trump administration plans to deploy nearly $12 billion to create a strategic reserve of rare earth elements, a stockpile that could counter China's ability to use its dominance of these hard to process metals as leverage in trade talks.
Politics Jan 29 AP report: Trump eyes former Institute of Peace building for new Board of Peace headquarters The building is the subject of litigation brought by former employees and executives of the nonprofit think tank after the Republican administration seized the facility last year and fired almost all the institute's staff. The building has since been renamed…
Politics Jan 27 WATCH: Rubio defends Trump policy on Venezuela, downplays fears about Greenland and NATO Secretary of State Marco Rubio has begun his much-anticipated congressional testimony about Venezuela, defending the Trump administration’s military operation to oust and arrest then-President Nicolas Maduro as Republican and Democratic lawmakers offered starkly different readings of the current situation.
Nation Jan 14 State Department suspending immigrant visas for 75 countries, citing public assistance concerns The State Department says it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries whose nationals are deemed likely to require public assistance while living in the United States.
Nation Jan 13 Trump labels 3 Muslim Brotherhood branches as terrorist organizations President Donald Trump's administration has made good on its pledge to label three Middle Eastern branches of the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organizations, imposing sanctions on them.
World Jan 09 U.S. and Venezuela take initial steps toward restoring relations after Maduro's capture The United States and Venezuela said Friday they were exploring the possibility of restoring diplomatic relations, as a Trump administration delegation visited the South American nation.
World Jan 07 U.S. will leave 66 international organizations as Trump further retreats from global cooperation President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order suspending U.S. support for dozens of international organizations, including the U.N.'s population agency and the U.N. treaty that establishes international climate negotiations, as the U.S. further retreats from global cooperation.
World Dec 29 U.S. pledges $2 billion for UN humanitarian aid as Trump slashes funding and warns agencies to 'adapt, shrink or die' The money is a tiny fraction of what the U.S. has contributed in the past but reflects what the administration believes is a generous amount that will maintain the United States' status as the world's largest humanitarian donor.