Aug 20 ICE and Iran worked together to deport Iranians from U.S., newly released emails show By Safiyah Riddle, Associated Press Hundreds of emails exchanged between U.S. immigration officials, which were obtained by the National Iranian American Council and made public Tuesday, offer the most transparent play by play yet of how the two countries worked together to arrange for more… Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch 8:37 Trump's tough treatment of allies has a 'net positive,' Rebeccah Heinrichs says By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn On Wednesday, President Trump reiterated how good his relationship is with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. The president also spoke again of his displeasure with joint military exercises the U.S. is conducting with South Korea, which Trump already ordered… Continue watching
Aug 18 Why is Trump threatening to bomb Oman? By Cara Anna, Associated Press President Donald Trump has made plenty of threats against Iran. Now he's venting his frustration at Oman, too. Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch 9:59 Where the Iran war stands as 60-day window to reach peace deal expires By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn President Trump lashed out at U.S. allies on Monday as the deadline to reach a deal to end the war with Iran expires. Trump threatened to bomb Oman, which has been mediating negotiations, and called for military exercises with South… Continue watching
Aug 17 The 60-day deadline for a peace deal with Iran is expiring. Here's where things stand By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press Talks appear to be mostly indirect through mediators and have focused on reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Continue reading
Aug 16 Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea By Konstantin Toropin, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Trump said in a social media post that the exercises slated to begin this week are costly and “send a signal that is totally inappropriate and hostile” to North Korea, which he said “has been unthreatening and respectful” while Trump… Continue reading
Aug 15 U.S. pulls last aircraft carrier in Asia as Trump focuses on Iran and the Western Hemisphere By Ben Finley, Didi Tang, Associated Press The USS George Washington is departing the Pacific and expected to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East amid growing concerns about mental health and supply issues aboard the long-deployed carrier. Continue reading
Aug 14 WATCH: Trump says USS Lincoln's deployment was 'not nearly long enough' By Konstantin Toropin, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Trump refuted that family members have raised concerns about the deployment's length and even said that the more than 260-day deployment is “not nearly long enough.”… Continue reading
Aug 12 WATCH: Trump says Secret Service wanted him to sneak off AF1, defends safety of plane with staff By Will Weissert, Associated Press President Donald Trump downplayed the extraordinary nature of the subterfuge involved in his flight, which saw him stow away in an airport catering container to sneak onto another plane while Air Force One was sent into the sky, essentially as… Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch 7:46 How a catering truck helped Trump secretly switch planes amid threat from Iran By Nick Schifrin, Eliot Barnhart Correction: In this segment, we misstated the year Major General Qasem Soleimani was killed. We should have said 2020, as the on-screen graphic indicated. We regret the error. The News Hour has confirmed the Washington Post's reporting on extraordinary, secret… Continue watching