WHITE HOUSE — With the number of journalists imprisoned worldwide at an all-time high, press freedom groups are drawing a direct line between President Donald Trump’s verbal slugfest with some of America’s most venerable news institutions and the adoption of his “fake news” mantra by autocrats and dictators around the world. “We’re seeing an unprecedented […]
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution rejecting U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, as the U.N. envoy warned the vote will determine how the U.S. looks “at countries who disrespect us at the U.N.” “The United States will remember this day in which it was singled out for attack in […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump’s new national security strategy will provide the country with a “clear and actionable playbook” to counter the most dangerous and persistent threats, according to senior administration officials. Trump will roll out the strategic document Monday during a speech in Washington, almost 11 months after his administration began work on it. […]
U.S. President Donald Trump Friday left open the possibility of a presidential pardon on behalf Michael Flynn, who Trump fired after serving just over three weeks as his national security adviser because Flynn lied about his interactions with Russia’s ambassador to the U.S. “I don’t want to talk about pardons for Michael Flynn yet,” Trump […]