Trump signs executive order approving sanctions for foreigners meddling in U.S. elections
With the midterm elections now two months away, National Intelligence Director Dan Coats said the U.S. is not currently seeing the intensity of Russian intervention that was experienced in 2016, but didn't rule it out.
U.S. intensifies sanctions on Myanmar forces for rights abuses
The United States intensified its sanctions against Myanmar on Friday, blacklisting four commanders and two units of security forces for their alleged role in violent campaigns against Rohingya Muslims and other ethnic minorities.
U.S. braces for possible cyberattacks after Iran sanctions
U.S. intelligence agencies have singled out Iran as one of the main foreign cyber threats facing America, along with Russia, China and North Korea.
Trump: Sanctions reinstated against Iran for “world peace”
In an early-morning tweet, Trump said the re-imposition of sanctions mean, "Anyone doing business with Iran will NOT be doing business with the United States." "I am asking for WORLD PEACE, nothing less!" he added.
The White House is announcing that the Treasury Department is imposing sanctions on two Turkish officials over a detained American pastor who is being tried on espionage and terror-related charges.
The sanctions freeze any assets that the five businesses and three executives may have in U.S. jurisdictions and bar Americans from doing business with them.
President Donald Trump faces a May 12 deadline to waive sanctions on Iran and remain in compliance with the landmark nuclear agreement. What happens if he re-imposes the sanctions? Should the U.S. stay in the deal at all? Here is…
If President Trump follows through on his threat to pull the U.S. out of the Iran nuclear deal on May 12, the rest of the world will be thrust into uncharted territory.
Senior Trump administration officials cast the penalties as part of a concerted and ongoing effort by the U.S. to push back Russian President Vladimir Putin's government, emphasizing that since Trump took office last year, the U.S. has punished 189 Russian-related…
