Diplomatic resets have a bad name in Washington, D.C., these days, ever since former President Barack Obama promised one with Moscow in 2009, then oversaw the collapse of U.S.-Russian relations, including the never-ending Ukraine crisis and war. There’s nothing wrong with resetting bad relations between rivals, so long as any reset is grounded in geopolitical […]
Last week saw the worst U.S. aviation disaster in nearly a quarter century when an Army helicopter collided in midair with an American Airlines passenger plane near Washington, D.C.’s Reagan National Airport. None survived among the 64 passengers and crew onboard American Eagle flight 5342, nor did the helicopter’s three soldiers. While investigation into the […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday called out the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for what he called "rank insubordination," adding that the agency and its procedures need an overhaul. His comments just a day after President Trump announced Rubio would also serve as the acting head of USAID. “Well, that was always...
El Salvador has offered to house criminals who are American citizens and deportees of other nationalities, according to the Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Rubio said late Monday that Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s offer is "the most unprecedented and extraordinary migratory agreement anywhere in the world.” The comments came after he met with the country's...
China hit the U.S. back with retaliatory tariffs across the board over President Trump’s enforcement of tariffs on Chinese goods that went into effect on Tuesday. China’s Ministry of Finance announced the countermeasures, imposing a 15 percent tariff on liquefied natural gas and coal. China also said it would slap a 10 percent tariff on...