President Trump’s NATO Summit and Prep for Russia
The White House put out a statement this morning as President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg offered comments to reporters before breakfast, […] More
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The Perils of a Putin-Trump Summit
As a former member of the CIA’s Senior Intelligence Service, I’m worried about the upcoming summit between the Chekist former KGB officer, President Vladimir Putin, […] More
How Journalists Pin Down the President
Journalists need to find a way to pin down President Trump, and his June 10 press conference in Singapore provided a clear example of one way to […] More
Why Protecting Sources and Methods Really Matters
In my thirty-four years in law enforcement, I met with many confidential human sources working against terrorism, counter intelligence and violent crime targets. I met […] More
North Korea May Be Back on Track, but Are They Ready to Make a Deal?
The Trump administration has yet to make public its objectives for a North Korea denuclearization agreement, but Secretary of State Mike Pompeo indicated what it […] More
Trump Hits Assad Regime Over Suspected Chemical Attack
After days threatening to take action, President Donald Trump announced Friday evening that he’d ordered “precision strikes on targets associated with the chemical weapons capabilities,” […] More
What is Congress Good For? Not Declaring War
The framers of the U.S. Constitution decided 230 years ago to divide the nation’s war powers between the president and the Congress, making the president […] More
Trump and Xi Click But National Rivalries Simmer
U.S. President Donald Trump responded to a flamboyant welcome by Chinese President Xi Jinping with effusive praise, as the two leaders presented a united front […] More
Trump Pick for Afghan Ambassador Sees No Troop Pullout Soon
A critical diplomatic post took a major step towards being filled when the nominee for U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan appeared at his confirmation hearing before […] More
President Trump is Done Complaining to the Russians
In his readout of the two hour and 15 minute meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. Secretary of State […] More
Trump and Putin: Can the U.S. Forgive and Forget?
After weeks of anticipation, U.S. President Donald Trump finally met face-to-face with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in Hamburg, […] More
Did Trump and Putin Hear it Differently?
After U.S. President Donald Trump’s lengthy meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the G20 in Hamburg, Germany, U.S. Secretary of State […] More
NATO Meeting: Grim Scenarios Avoided—At Least for Now
The meeting of NATO heads of state on May 25 in Brussels, dubbed the “little summit,” did not bring any breakthroughs. Still, it was far […] More
Trump Just Can’t Say or Do Anything that Comes to His Mind
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, at age 33, is continuing his father’s and grandfather’s pattern of wild threats and bluster to cloak development of nuclear […] More
What Does Xi Jinping Want from Mar-a-Lago?
“The president needs to look strong and decisive, and China is a convenient whipping boy,” Quartz White House correspondent Heather Timmons wrote Friday. Is President […] More
Enhancing Egyptian-Israeli Ties under the Trump Administration
Egyptian President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi is at the White House on Monday with the high hopes of receiving strong support from U.S. President Donald Trump. […] More
Trump Aides ID’d as Secret Source; Senate Probes Russia Meddling
Two White House officials provided House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes with the information concerning intelligence reports that showed President Donald Trump and campaign associates were […] More
Everyone Wants to do Business with the Trump Family
President Donald Trump and his family’s myriad financial activities are unique for a White House occupant. Prior to becoming Defense Secretary, James Mattis on January […] More