• Conservative 'Never Trumpers' are split over Trump’s first year

    Conservative 'Never Trumpers' are split over Trump’s first year

    Jan 20, 2018 08:18 PM EDT

    ... a clear danger. ELIOT COHEN: First, he set up a number of-- really potentially very dangerous foreign policy-- circumstances on the Korean peninsula-- in our relationship with-- Mexico, in our relationship-- in-- in the way we've dealt with free trade. And secondly, he's done a lot of long ...

  • Trump is first president in almost a century to skip hosting a state visit in his first year

    Trump is first president in almost a century to skip hosting a state visit in his first year

    Dec 25, 2017 08:47 PM EDT

    ... to reciprocate, making him the first president in almost a century to close his first year in office without welcoming a visiting counterpart to the U.S. with similar trappings. Trump spoke dismissively of state dinners as a candidate, when he panned President Barack Obama's decision to welcome Chinese ...

  • Why some Alabamians are still standing with Moore

    Why some Alabamians are still standing with Moore

    Nov 19, 2017 03:21 PM EDT

    ... ignoring a federal court order to remove a Ten Commandments monument from the state's judicial building and again over opposing gay marriage after the U.S. Supreme Court effectively legalized it. Conservative backers view those ousters as badges of honor. Longtime Moore supporter John Giles said Moore doesn't ...

  • AP report: With tensions high, Trump, Abe strengthen bond on the links

    AP report: With tensions high, Trump, Abe strengthen bond on the links

    Nov 05, 2017 02:49 PM EDT

    ... best to approach the threat looming in Pyongyang. During his campaign, Trump suggested Japan should acquire its own nuclear weapons to defend itself, hinted the U.S. might not come to the nation's defense, and accused Japan of "killing us" on trade. He has dropped that antagonist language almost ...

  • Trump to travel to 5 countries in Asia in November

    Trump to travel to 5 countries in Asia in November

    Sep 29, 2017 03:11 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON — The White House announced Friday that President Donald Trump will take a five-nation trip to the Asia Pacific region in November as the U.S. seeks to curb North Korea's growing nuclear threat. The White House said Trump will travel to Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and ...

  • How the 1967 riots reshaped Detroit, and the rebuilding that still needs to be done

    How the 1967 riots reshaped Detroit, and the rebuilding that still needs to be done

    Jul 22, 2017 12:17 AM EDT

    ... but from the beginning, it was just people seeing an opportunity to loot. SOLEDAD O'BRIEN: Detroit's violent unrest was the largest in the U.S. in about 100 years. Violence had also erupted earlier in Newark and Los Angeles. Quickly, President Lyndon Johnson named a commission to explore ...

  • How powerful is North Korea's military?

    How powerful is North Korea's military?

    Jun 20, 2017 06:07 PM EDT

    ... directed to military and nuclear advancements. Some experts and officials have condemned China’s earlier assistance to the North’s ballistic missile program, ongoing trade relationship with North Korea, and lackluster enforcement of sanctions. Separately, North Korea has a record of missile sales and nuclear technology sharing with countries like ...

  • News Wrap: Oklahoma picks up the pieces after deadly tornadoes touch down

    News Wrap: Oklahoma picks up the pieces after deadly tornadoes touch down

    May 11, 2016 12:35 AM EDT

    It was West Virginia and Nebraska’s turn to vote in party primaries Tuesday -- but the candidates were not there. Presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump was in New York working to join forces with the Republican National Committee on fundraising. Across the aisle, Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders looked to future contests in Kentucky...

  • Two superpowers collide in the Pacific

    Two superpowers collide in the Pacific

    Mar 24, 2016 05:07 PM EDT

    At the center of debate and strategic discussions across Asia is the question of whether the region can accommodate two superpowers -- China and the United States.

  • An Indonesian visitor under fire

    An Indonesian visitor under fire

    Oct 27, 2015 06:39 PM EDT

    When international leaders come to the White House, a military band often plays ruffles and flourishes and their country's national anthem. For Indonesia's President Joko Widodo, a more appropriate tune would have been the Platters' classic, "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes."