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3. President Trump said he would tame rogue nations. Now, theyre challenging him. In the course of a week, North Korea launched short-range ballistic missiles; a standoff with Iran continued to brew; and in Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro remains in powe…

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will make his first trip to Russia, arriving in Moscow on Monday and meeting with Vladimir Putin and his Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday in Sochi. The trip is an important step in President Donald Trump's pivot back t…

If we take a moment to pull ourselves away from the daily melodrama of President Donald Trumps efforts to suppress a report that he claims exonerates him, we might notice that American foreign policy has spiraled completely out of control. Our trade war with…

U.S. military assets are threatening Russia, Moscows top diplomat alleged just days before a high-profile visit by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov pointed to President Trump's sale of missile-defense systems to Japan as…

Across the region, more than three dozen counties in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa plus another nine nearby in Illinois voted for Mr. Obama in 2008 and 2012 before flipping to Mr. Trump in 2016. But in Wisconsin, nearly all of those counties flipped again in …

Across the region, more than three dozen counties in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa plus another nine nearby in Illinois voted for Mr. Obama in 2008 and 2012 before flipping to Mr. Trump in 2016. But in Wisconsin, nearly all of those counties flipped again in …

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will arrive in Russia as experts raise alarms about Moscows intent to once again meddle in American elections. | Chris J. Ratcliffe/Getty Images Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Russia early next week to meet with …

And last July, Austria was excluded from a Europe-wide tracing request for a Russian diplomat suspected of being a spy. The Finnish intelligence service sent a note to other members of the Club of Bern, the informal forum for Europes intelligence services, po…

(CNN)Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell argued Tuesday that it's time to move on from special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation and report, declaring "case closed" as House Democrats continue to investigate and demand the full, unredacted report as w…

Both Colbert and Trevor Noah worried that gentrification might be taking hold of Westeros. First they force out the undesirable residents, and suddenly the nights watch is drinking mochaccinos. Next thing you know Castle Black has a Jamba Juice. STEPHEN COLB…