U.S. expected to announce treaty withdrawal as soon as Friday
The Trump administration is poised to announce Friday that it is withdrawing from a treaty that has been a centerpiece of superpower arms control since the Cold War and whose...
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U.S. hits Venezuela with oil sanctions to press Maduro exit
The Trump administration imposed sanctions Monday on the state-owned oil company of Venezuela, a potentially critical economic move aimed at increasing pressure on President Nicolas Maduro to cede power to...
President Trump grounds Nancy Pelosi military aircraft for trip to Afghanistan and Brussels
Pelosi reiterated she is willing to negotiate money for border security once the government is reopened
U.S. envoy to anti-Islamic State coalition quits over Trump’s Syria move
Brett McGurk, the U.S. envoy to the global coalition fighting the Islamic State group, has resigned in protest over President Donald Trump's abrupt decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria.
Trump expected to pick State spokeswoman for U.N. ambassador
President Donald Trump is expected to nominate State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
U.S. sets deadline for Russia, warns it may quit nuclear pact
The United States warned Russia Tuesday it has 60 days to start complying with a landmark missile treaty or Washington could abandon the pact, creating doubts about nuclear security in...
Trump says there will be “severe” consequences if Saudis murdered Khashoggi
President Donald Trump acknowledged Thursday it "certainly looks" as though missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is dead, and he threatened "very severe" consequences if the Saudis are found to have...
AP Analysis: Other nations adjust to “America first” policy
As President Donald Trump prepares for his second U.N. General Assembly, the Olympics of international diplomacy, his administration has turned unabashedly and profoundly inward, pursuing ever more unilateral policies in...
Mike Pompeo: U.S. will fight Russian interference in 2018 elections
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday the Trump administration will not tolerate Russian interference in the 2018 congressional midterm elections.
U.S. has a daunting to-do list to get ready for North Korea summit
Who sits where? What's on the agenda? Will they eat together? What's the security plan?