Aug 22 Trump's new plan will send 3,900 more troops to Afghanistan, officials say By Matthew Pennington, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Although the Pentagon's plans are based on 3,900 additional troops, the exact number will vary as conditions change, senior U.S. officials said. Continue reading
Aug 22 WATCH: Tillerson commends North Korea restraint, but says 'we need to see more' By Associated Press It was rare positive expression from the U.S. toward the authoritarian government in Pyongyang and comes amid a slight easing in recent tensions between the adversaries that had flared after President Donald Trump pledged to answer North Korean aggression with… Continue reading
Aug 22 WATCH: Trump holds rally in Arizona By Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press Trying to recapture the Republican fervor that helped put him in office, President Donald Trump travels to Arizona on Tuesday to visit the nation's southern border and to rally thousands of supporters in a state where he's trashed both Republican… Continue reading
Aug 22 Mattis in Baghdad to meet with Iraqi leaders, U.S. commanders By Robert Burns, Associated Press Islamic State militants, driven from their main stronghold in northern Iraq, are trapped in a military vise that will squeeze them on both sides of the Syria-Iraq border, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said. Continue reading
Aug 22 Trump's Afghanistan strategy makes new demands on India By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press Laying out his new Afghanistan war strategy, President Donald Trump reissued old demands on neighboring Pakistan to eliminate militant sanctuaries. Less expected: an entirely new warning to close U.S. partner India to provide more economic aid. Continue reading
Aug 21 7 takeaways from Trump's new Afghanistan strategy By Erica R. Hendry Foreign policy experts give us seven takeaways about Trump’s remarks and how he could change the country’s efforts in the region. Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch 27:30 WATCH: President Trump addresses the nation on Afghanistan By PBS News Hour President Trump laid out the reasoning behind his decision to not pull troops out of Afghanistan, while eschewing preset troop levels by declaring "America's enemies must never know our plans" and vowing that the U.S. would no longer engage in… Continue watching
Aug 21 WATCH: Trump says U.S. can't afford 'hasty' withdrawal from Afghanistan By Josh Lederman, Robert Burns, Associated Press In a prime-time address to the nation, Trump said his "original instinct was to pull out." Since taking office, Trump said, he'd determined that approach could create a vacuum that terrorists including al-Qaida and the Islamic State could "instantly fill."… Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch 14:58 What should be in Trump's plan for America's longest war? By PBS News Hour, Nick Schifrin President Trump will address the nation Monday evening and reveal his changes to American policy on the war in Afghanistan. Special correspondent Nick Schifrin offers a look at the current state of the conflict and deteriorating security, then Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Aug 21 WATCH: Trump views the solar eclipse from the White House By Jill Colvin, Associated Press The president was joined by wife Melania, son Barron and top aides Monday afternoon to view the spectacle from the portico overlooking the South Lawn. Continue reading