May 16 President Trump’s talk with Russian officials ‘wholly appropriate,’ McMaster says By Vivian Salama and Deb Riechmann, Associated Press President Donald Trump's national security adviser insisted that Trump's revelations to Russian officials about activities by the Islamic State group amounted to a routine sharing of information. Continue reading
May 16 WATCH: McMaster says Trump didn’t know where intel he shared came from By Associated Press The adviser, H.R. McMaster, says at a White House briefing that the information was available through "open-source reporting."… Continue reading
May 16 White House returns to crisis mode after Washington Post report By Jill Colvin and Catherin Lucey, Associated Press It's become a familiar scenario in the crisis-prone Trump White House, where big news breaks fast and the aides paid to respond seem perpetually caught off-guard. Continue reading
May 16 President Trump defends sharing ‘terrorism’ intel with Russian officials By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press President Donald Trump defended revealing information to Russian officials, saying in a pair of tweets Tuesday that he shared "facts pertaining to terrorism and airline flight safety" and had "the absolute right" to do so. Continue reading
Apr 16 McMaster casts doubt on U.S. sending more troops to Syria By Associated Press President Donald Trump's national security adviser is expressing doubt the U.S. will send more ground troops to Syria. Continue reading
Apr 14 Watch 7:54 As U.S. bombing shifts attention to Afghanistan, is the country any closer to stable? By PBS News Hour A massive U.S. airstrike against the Islamic State has put American involvement in Afghanistan back in the spotlight. After almost 16 years, thousands of casualties and billions of dollars, how is the country faring and where does the U.S. effort… Continue watching
Feb 20 Watch 6:11 Who is H.R. McMaster, Trump’s new national security adviser? By PBS News Hour President Trump named Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster as his new national security adviser. The 54-year-old is currently a three-star general in the U.S. Army, who lead American forces in Iraq in 2005 and brought stability to a city that had… Continue watching
Feb 20 Trump taps military strategist as national security adviser By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press President Donald Trump has tapped Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster as his new national security adviser. Continue reading