Jun 19 Congo and Rwanda vow to sign a peace deal on June 27, may end fighting in eastern Congo By Wilson McMakin, Saleh Mwanamilongo, Associated Press Congo and Rwanda are not formally at war and in the past had held peace talks that have largely stalled, including those hosted by Qatar. Continue reading
Jun 03 WATCH: Vance speaks at American Compass event as he meets right-wing activist Loomer By Associated Press On Tuesday, Vance met with right-wing activist Laura Loomer, according to a person familiar with the meeting who spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak publicly. Continue reading
May 28 U.S. stops scheduling foreign students' visa interviews while expanding social media vetting By Matthew Lee, Annie Ma, Associated Press A U.S. official said Tuesday the suspension is intended to be temporary and does not apply to applicants who already had scheduled their visa interviews. Continue reading
May 20 WATCH: Rubio pressed on Trump's acceptance of $400 million plane from Qatar By Dan Cooney Secretary of State Marco Rubio faced questions from Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., about President Donald Trump’s acceptance of a gift from Qatar – a nearly-$400 million aircraft that Trump says will replace Air Force One. Continue reading
May 20 WATCH: Rubio testifies on State Department budget request, defending dramatic cuts By Matthew Lee, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Democratic senators sparred Tuesday over the Trump administration’s foreign policies, ranging from Ukraine and Russia to the Middle East, Latin America, the slashing of the U.S. foreign assistance budget and refugee admissions. Continue reading
May 19 JD Vance extends to Pope Leo XIV an invitation from Trump to visit U.S. By Nicole Winfield, Jacquelyn Martin, Associated Press Joining him at the meeting on Monday was Secretary of State Marco Rubio, also a Catholic. Continue reading
May 15 NATO weighs a US demand to massively hike defense spending as some struggle to meet the current goal By Matthew Lee, Lorne Cook, Suzan Fraser, Associated Press NATO foreign ministers are debating a U.S. demand for a big increase in defense spending, President Donald Trump's administration wants to focus on security challenges outside of Europe. Continue reading
May 01 Watch 4:36 Waltz ousted as national security adviser, nominated for UN role in White House shakeup By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev Three months into his second term, President Trump is shaking up his national security team. National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, whose use of an unclassified messaging platform caused an uproar starting in March, will leave his job and be nominated… Continue watching
May 01 Watch 6:11 Former ambassador John Negroponte discusses changes to Trump's national security team By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn The Trump White House announced a major shakeup with embattled National Security Adviser Mike Waltz leaving his post to become the next U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Amna Nawaz discussed the move with Ambassador John Negroponte. He was the first… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch 8:45 Foreign policy experts offer views on Trump administration's student activist crackdown By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi According to attorneys, over 1,000 student visas have been revoked in the Trump administration’s crackdown. Part of that effort has been a State Department argument that some students’ actions threaten U.S. foreign policy interests. Nick Schifrin discussed more with former… Continue watching