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Trump aims to box in Biden abroad, but it may not work
On its way out the door, the Trump administration is enacting new rules, regulations and orders that it hopes will box in President-elect Joe Biden鈥檚 administration on numerous foreign policy...
Joe Biden expected to nominate Antony Blinken as secretary of state
President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate Antony Blinken as secretary of state, according to multiple people familiar with the Biden team's planning.
U.S., Israel worked together to track and kill al-Qaida No. 2
The United States and Israel worked together to track and kill a senior al-Qaida operative in Iran earlier this year, a bold intelligence operation by the two allied nations that...
U.S. plans sale of F-35 fighter jets to UAE in $23B arms deal
The Trump administration formally notified Congress on Tuesday that it plans to sell 50 stealth F-35 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates as part of a broader arms deal...
Donald Trump presides over signing of historic pacts between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain
Hundreds of people amassed on the sun-washed South Lawn to witness the signing of agreements between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
U.S. orders China to close its consulate in Houston
The United States said Wednesday that it has ordered China to close its consulate in Houston “to protect American intellectual property" and the private information of Americans.
U.S. to reject nearly all Chinese claims in South China Sea
U.S. officials say the Trump administration is poised to escalate its actions against China by stepping squarely into one of the most sensitive regional issues dividing them and rejecting outright...
Trump fires State Department watchdog critical of admin moves
President Donald Trump has fired the State Department抖阴ap inspector general, an Obama administration appointee whose office was critical of alleged political bias in the agency鈥檚 management. The ouster is the...
U.S., Taliban sign peace agreement aimed at ending 18-year war in Afghanistan
The United States signed a peace agreement with Taliban militants on Saturday aimed at bringing an end to 18 years of bloodshed in Afghanistan that began after 9/11 and allowing...
Trump taps loyalist Grenell as nation鈥檚 top intel official
President Donald Trump announced that Richard Grenell, the U.S. ambassador to Germany, will become acting director of national intelligence, a move that puts a staunch Trump ally in charge of...