An expert on nuclear disarmament says the International Atomic Energy Agency is a nuclear watchdog, but only the U.N. Security Council has the power to ‘bite.’ News Analysis After an international nuclear watchdog condemned Iran for failing to cooperate with inspectors on Nov. 21, for the second time in five months, Tehran’s response was to
From cutting spending and regulations to rooting out bureaucracy, Russ Vought has shared ideas for his second term in the Trump administration. Russ Vought is on track to return to a little-known but powerful position in the incoming administration at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) after President-elect Donald Trump nominated him on Nov.
Among President-elect Donald Trump’s plans for immigration is a move to end a longstanding practice of granting something known as “birthright citizenship” to children whose parents are illegally present in the United States. Last year, he vowed to sign an executive order directing agencies to abandon that practice, if reelected. How exactly Trump will change policies
‘It could be helpful in a negotiation for them to worry about you and not know where you’re coming from,’ the former secretary of state says. Former Secretary of State and top climate negotiator John Kerry said President-elect Donald Trump’s “unpredictability” could be an advantage in dealing with adversaries. “He makes unpredictability a virtue, and
‘We need to restore deterrence, restore peace, and get ahead of this escalation ladder,’ Waltz said Sunday. President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for his national security advisor, Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.), said that he wants the incoming administration to bring the Russia–Ukraine war to a “responsible end.” “We need to bring this to a responsible end.
One Democratic senator said she needs to see the background checks on Trump’s incoming Cabinet selections. Multiple Democratic and Republican senators on Sunday signaled they will grill President-elect Donald Trump’s choices to lead the U.S. intelligence community and the Pentagon. Earlier this month, Trump nominated former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard to become his director of
Fred Harris, a former U.S. senator from Oklahoma, presidential hopeful and populist who championed Democratic Party reforms in the 1960s, died Saturday. He was 94. Harris’s wife, Margaret Elliston, confirmed his death to The Associated Press. It was not immediately clear where he died, but he had lived in New Mexico since 1976 and was