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... 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 ...
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
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 ...
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
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...
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.
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."
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