• How does Trump’s Asia trip affect American trade and security?

    How does Trump’s Asia trip affect American trade and security?

    Nov 13, 2017 11:40 PM EDT

    ... time he sees me he says, 'I didn't do that,' and I really believe that when he tells me that." Mr. Trump also said U.S. intelligence agency leaders who had confirmed Russian meddling were -- quote -- "political hacks." But, on Sunday, he said he was talking about previous agency ...

  • Did Trump and Xi make any headway on North Korea, trade?

    Did Trump and Xi make any headway on North Korea, trade?

    Nov 09, 2017 11:35 PM EDT

    ... in the Great Hall of the People. President Xi Jinping: (Through interpreter) We will definitely make a new contribution to realize a beautiful future for U.S.-Chinese relations. President Donald Trump: President Xi, on behalf of the American people, I offer this to toast to you, to the people ...

  • Facing tumult at home, Trump sets out on lengthy Asia trip

    Facing tumult at home, Trump sets out on lengthy Asia trip

    Nov 04, 2017 03:14 PM EDT

    ... to squeeze North Korea by stopping trading with the North and sending home North Korean citizens working abroad. That includes China, which competes with the U.S. for influence in the region and provides much of North Korea's economic lifeblood. The White House is banking on the close relationships ...

  • What to watch for during Trump’s swing through Asia

    What to watch for during Trump’s swing through Asia

    Nov 03, 2017 07:06 PM EDT

    ... looking for an articulation of broad international support for increasing pressure on North Korea, especially from China, to demonstrate that it’s not only a U.S. responsibility, Aum said. Trump plans to build on his relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping to get China to do more enforcement of ...

  • Shields and Brooks on Trump’s GOP pushback, Russia probe grand jury

    Shields and Brooks on Trump’s GOP pushback, Russia probe grand jury

    Aug 04, 2017 11:22 PM EDT

    ... less day-to-day melodrama than we have had over the last six months. And, personally, I think that would be good for all of us. There are limitations. He's -- another shrewd thing is, he said I'm not going to try to control the president. I'm just ...

  • Carter national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski dies

    Carter national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski dies

    May 27, 2017 02:39 PM EDT

    ... on Communism in the 1950s. Throughout his career, he would be affiliated with moderate-to-liberal groups, including the Rand Corp., the Council on Foreign Relations, Amnesty International and the NAACP. Cautioning in lectures of fractures within the Communist movement, Brzezinski emerged in the mid-1960s as a defender of ...

  • VP Pence aims to reassure Australia after tense Trump call

    VP Pence aims to reassure Australia after tense Trump call

    Apr 21, 2017 01:35 PM EDT

    ... trade. Australia has fought alongside the U.S. in every major conflict since World War I, and is one of the largest contributors to the U.S.-led military campaign in Iraq and Syria. The country is also part of the "Five Eyes" intelligence-sharing program with the U.S ...

  • Can the president attack another country without Congress?

    Can the president attack another country without Congress?

    Apr 07, 2017 11:03 AM EDT

    Some questions and answers about how and why presidents can conduct military action without permission from the 535 representatives of the American people.

  • McCain sees Russian hacking as threat, Trump calls reports of such interference 'ridiculous'

    McCain sees Russian hacking as threat, Trump calls reports of such interference 'ridiculous'

    Dec 19, 2016 05:08 PM EDT

    Sen. John McCain, chairman of the Armed Services Committee, on Sunday joined Democrats in calling for a special select committee to investigate foreign cyberattacks, putting him at odds with the incoming GOP president. Trump calls reports of Russian hacking "ridiculous."

  • Carter's Asia trip spotlights issues for next Pentagon head

    Carter's Asia trip spotlights issues for next Pentagon head

    Dec 05, 2016 06:24 PM EDT

    TOKYO — Ash Carter's final swing across Asia as Pentagon chief shines a spotlight on tough issues to be inherited by his successor, from concern in Tokyo and Seoul about being forced to pay more for U.S. military protection to worry across the region about North Korea's nuclear ambitions.