Trump and Putin discuss cease-fire in Syria in first conversation since U.S. airstrikes

Trump and Putin discuss cease-fire in Syria in first conversation since U.S. airstrikes

MOSCOW — In their first publicly announced conversation since the United States launched a Tomahawk cruise-missile strike in Syria last month, President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the humanitarian crisis in Syria in a phone call Tuesday, with both countries expressing interest in working toward a cease-fire in the region. The two men […]

Russian Military buildup in the Arctic has US concerned

Russian Military buildup in the Arctic has US concerned

Russian President Vladimir Putin is beefing up his military forces in the Arctic on a scale that hasn’t been seen since the days of the USSR and the Cold War. He’s reopening closed bases and opening new ones in a bid to control the cold but natural resource-rich region One such base holds the 80th […]

Among Trump aides, Mattis emerges as a key voice on national security issues

Among Trump aides, Mattis emerges as a key voice on national security issues

When Defense Secretary Jim Mattis sat down with leaders in Saudi Arabia last week, a top White House official traveling with him offered up a new label for the Pentagon chief, who is well known as a combat-hardened former general: “favorite of the president.” The depiction from deputy national security adviser Dina Powell, however lighthearted, […]

James Mattis weighs in on Taliban attack from Afghanistan

James Mattis weighs in on Taliban attack from Afghanistan

American Secretary of Defense James Mattis visited the headquarters of NATO’s Operation Resolute Support in the Afghan capital on Monday, and took the opportunity to reaffirm American support in the fight against terrorist organizations like ISIS and the Taliban who were responsible for an attack that claimed the lives of over a hundred Afghan soldiers […]

News Roundup: Trump supporters and Antifa slug it out in Berkeley, USAF elephant walk, West Point cadet dismissed over drug dealing

News Roundup: Trump supporters and Antifa slug it out in Berkeley, USAF elephant walk, West Point cadet dismissed over drug dealing

Now it’s really on: Hundreds of pro-Trump demonstrators and counter-protesters clashed Saturday at a “Patriots Day” rally in Berkeley, the third time the groups engaged in violent confrontations on city streets in recent months. Fistfights broke out near Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park, where Trump supporters had scheduled a rally. Fireworks and smoke […]

Trigger a conflict and be prepared to pay the price, China’s foreign minister warns

Trigger a conflict and be prepared to pay the price, China’s foreign minister warns

In his toughest assessment yet of the escalating North Korean ­nuclear crisis, Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned on Friday that a conflict could erupt “at any moment” – and whoever provoked it would pay the price. Analysts said Wang’s warning reflected the danger of an imminent threat. “Tensions have risen … and one has the […]

Citing changes towards fighting terrorism, Trump says NATO is ‘no longer obsolete’

Citing changes towards fighting terrorism, Trump says NATO is ‘no longer obsolete’

In a meeting with the NATO Secretary General, President Trump voiced strong support for the historic alliance, causing many in the media sphere to label it a “major reversal” in the President’s opinion. Citing the strong critiques Trump made of NATO during the 2016 presidential campaign, saying that NATO was not doing enough to fight […]

Kush goes to war

Kush goes to war

America never hesitates to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, often posting political campaigners to important positions in government rather than actual subject matter experts.  For instance, Ben Rhodes was nothing more than a failed novelist, speech writer and campaigner for President Obama, but none the less became a national security advisor.  Contrary to […]

News Roundup: Did Ivanka Trump persuade POTUS to act in Syria? Chimp assassin, SEAL fakery

News Roundup: Did Ivanka Trump persuade POTUS to act in Syria? Chimp assassin, SEAL fakery

Nobody voted for Ivanka Trump: Donald Trump’s daughter persuaded him to strike targets in Syria, according to reports of a diplomatic memo. A cable briefing to Theresa May and Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson by Britain’s ambassador to Washington Sir Kim Darroch said Ms Trump was influential in bringing about the bombings, those who saw the memo said. […]

U.S. and China end summit with 100-day plan to boost trade and cooperation

U.S. and China end summit with 100-day plan to boost trade and cooperation

PALM BEACH, Fla. — The United States and China wrapped up a two-day presidential summit here by announcing a 100-day plan to improve strained trade ties and boost cooperation between the rival nations. But they appeared to reach no clear path forward on North Korea, and the Trump administration’s unexpected military strike in Syria — […]