Question On Saudi Democracy Gives State Dept Pause
US officials came out Tuesday to praise and defend President Donald Trump's first Middle East tour, but one question about ...
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Trump Budget Calls For Deep Cuts To Social Safety Net
The White House on Tuesday delivered to Congress a proposed budget for 2018 that would make deep cuts in programs ...
Trump Budget Proposes Broad Pentagon Funding Boost
President Donald Trump's proposed 2018 budget calls for a significant jump in the Pentagon's vast budget, though it falls short ...
Trump Stays On Script — But A Few Episodes Raise Eyebrows
US President Donald Trump's trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories saw the unpredictable leader tightly following protocol, but a ...
US-Saudi Arms Mega Deal Looks To Counter Iran
Washington has announced a bumper arms deal with Saudi Arabia, heralding the package as a major boost to long-standing security ...
Jordan Has ‘hit Limit’ Hosting Syrian Refugees
Jordan said Monday it has hit the limit of its ability to host Syrian refugees as Washington's United Nations envoy ...
US, Saudi Arabia Sign $110b Arms Deal Amid Trump Visit
On the first stop of his inaugural foreign trip, President Donald Trump signed his name Saturday to a nearly $110 ...
As Trump Sets Out, US and Saudi Arabia Blacklist ‘terrorist’
As US President Donald Trump prepared to head to Saudi Arabia on Friday, Washington and Riyadh issued their first "joint ...
America Is Back and the World Wants Trump
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson declared Thursday that the Middle East and the wider world are awaiting President Donald ...
US Maintains Iran Nuclear Deal Sanctions Relief
The United States decided not to reimpose sanctions on Iran's nuclear program Wednesday despite President Donald Trump's criticism of the ...
From Combat Videos To Candid Comments
From graphic videos of US military assaults in Iraq and Afghanistan, to candid comments by heads of state, secrets leaked ...
Trump ‘asked FBI To Halt Flynn Inquiry’
President Donald Trump asked FBI chief James Comey to end an inquiry into links between his ex-national security adviser and ...
US Accuses Syria of Mass Executions and Burning the Bodies
The Syrian government has been accused of carrying out mass killings of thousands of prisoners by the US government - ...
US Says Syria Using ‘crematorium’ To Hide Mass Killing
The United States on Monday accused the Syrian regime of installing a prison crematorium to destroy the remains of thousands ...
FBI Chief’s Firing Highlights Trump Media Team Chaos
President Donald Trump's shock dismissal of FBI chief James Comey this week not only unleashed a political firestorm in Washington ...
US Offers $10 Mn Reward For Ex-Qaeda Affiliate Chief
The United States is offering a $10 million reward for information to identify or locate the head of Al-Qaeda's former ...
US Warns Against N.Korea Travel After New Arrest
The State Department issued a sharp warning to Americans Tuesday against travel to North Korea after the arrest of a ...
Trump Delays Decision On Paris Climate Deal
President Donald Trump delayed a decision to honor or walk away from the Paris climate accord until he returns from ...
White House Meeting On Paris Climate Accord Postponed
A key White House meeting scheduled for Tuesday to discuss whether the United States will honor the Paris climate change ...
Trump To Hold Crunch Meeting On Paris Climate Deal
Donald Trump will huddle with top climate and economic advisors Tuesday to discuss US participation in a global climate accord ...