Apr 06 WATCH: U.S. hints at military action to retaliate against Assad By Julie Pace, Vivian Salama, Associated Press President Trump suggested Assad may have to leave power; Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said "there's no role for him to govern the Syrian people."… Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch 8:38 What are Trump’s options in Syria? By PBS News Hour A chemical weapons attack in Syria on Monday crossed “many lines,” according to President Trump. But what options could the president pursue to help end the six-year civil war? Judy Woodruff speaks with former Defense Department official Andrew Exum and… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch 3:38 News Wrap: Bannon removed from National Security Council By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, President Trump removed chief political strategist Steve Bannon from the National Security Council, whose appointment had drawn criticism. Also, the president said it's possible that former National Security Adviser Susan Rice may have committed a… Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch 5:08 News Wrap: Trump signs orders on U.S. trade policy By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, President Trump moved to reshape American trade policy with a pair of executive orders, initiating a review of trade deficits and increasing the collection of duties on imports. Also, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned… Continue watching
Mar 31 Tillerson says U.S. will uphold Russia sanctions until it respects pledges By Associated Press Tillerson said Friday that "the United States sanctions will remain until Moscow reverses the actions that triggered our sanctions."… Continue reading
Mar 28 Trump to meet China’s Xi first week in April, U.S. official says By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet with President Donald Trump the first full week of April, a senior State Department official said Tuesday. Continue reading
Mar 22 U.S. tells allies to do more amid new offensive against IS By Matthew Lee, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Declaring the Islamic State group's destruction its top Middle East priority, the Trump administration on Wednesday urged coalition partners to contribute more to forces who are retaking Iraq's second largest city and readying an assault on the extremists'… Continue reading
Mar 17 Watch 8:40 Will Tillerson’s tougher talk get Kim Jong-un to the table? By PBS News Hour In South Korea, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson declared “the policy of strategic patience has ended” and laid out the possibility of a pre-emptive military strike against North Korea. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Kathleen Stephens, former U.S. ambassador to South… Continue watching
Mar 17 Tillerson: Use of pre-emptive force an option with North Korea By Matthew Pennington and Lee Jin-man, Associated Press Rex Tillerson outlined a tougher strategy to confront North Korea's nuclear threat after visiting the world's most heavily armed border between rivals North and South Korea. Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch 3:38 Trump budget prizes military buildup and sweeping cuts By PBS News Hour Unveiled today, President Trump's first federal budget embodies stark changes in federal spending priorities. The more-than $1.1 trillion proposal would cut funding to the EPA and the State Department by almost a third, while boosting spending for the Pentagon, Department… Continue watching