Guy Taylor
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Trey Gowdy praises Robert Mueller, says Russia investigation on right track
The Republican chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee says the indictment of 13 Russian nationals and several companies for interfering in the 2016 election shows Special Counsel Robert Mueller is on the right track. Published February 18, 2018
James Mattis, Rex Tillerson tread carefully on U.S.-Turkey relations
Defense Secretary James Mattis says the there should be no question about the U.S. military alliance with Turkey or Ankara's commitment to NATO, despite despite deep disagreements over the way forward in Syria's war. Published February 18, 2018
Protesters call for Benjamin Netanyahu to resign over bribery claims
Israeli protesters called Friday for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resign amid this week's allegations that he took bribes in the form of hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of cigars, champagne and jewelry. Published February 16, 2018
Iran devising apps for ‘mass surveillance’ of regime opponents: Report
Iran's intelligence services have "significantly accelerated" spying on their own citizens in the wake of anti-regime protests that rocked the nation, according to an extensive investigation released Thursday by a leading Iranian exile dissident group. Published February 15, 2018
Rex Tillerson’s trip to Turkey aimed at lowering tensions
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will attempt to lower the temperature on increasingly heated tensions between the United States and Turkey on Thursday, traveling to Ankara at a moment of clashing military strategies between the two NATO allies in neighboring Syria. Published February 14, 2018
Russia plans 2018 midterm elections interference, intelligence chiefs warn
Top U.S. intelligence officials said Tuesday that Russia is laying the online groundwork to meddle in this year's midterm elections, and they warned that both Russia and China are barreling toward weapons designed to take out American satellites in space. Published February 13, 2018
Iran nuclear deal: Intel assessment claims nation is complying
The Obama-era Iranian nuclear deal has succeeded in delaying how long it would take for Iran to build a nuclear bomb and in making Tehran's activities more transparent to U.N. inspectors, according to a U.S. intelligence assessment published Tuesday that contrasts President Trump's threats to pull out of the deal unless its "disastrous flaws" are fixed. Published February 13, 2018
Intel chief: Russia expected to target U.S. midterms with hacking
U.S. intelligence assesses that Russia will continue targeting the American media and political spaces with cyber attacks and leaks aimed at creating "wedges that reduce trust and confidence in democratic process," Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats said Tuesday. Published February 13, 2018
Rex Tillerson: ‘Too early’ to say if North Korea talks will happen
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says it's "too early to judge" whether a lasting diplomatic process between the Trump administration and the North Korean regime will grow from Pyongyang's current charm offensive toward South Korea around the Winter Olympics. Published February 12, 2018
U.S. airstrike on Syrian forces spurs fears of ‘mission creep’
A deadly U.S. airstrike on Syrian government-backed forces this week has increased fears that American forces sent to battle Islamic State are being dragged more and more into the country's bloody 7-year-old civil war. Published February 8, 2018
Rex Tillerson’s Venezuela threats get tepid reaction in Latin America
Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson spent much of his tour of Latin American capitals ratcheting up threats against Venezuela -- warning that Washington may move to shut off purchases of the socialist government's oil and even suggesting that the Trump administration would have no problem with a military coup in Caracas. Published February 7, 2018
Donald Trump will have line item restoring Pakistan aid in 2019 budget: Source
The White House "very much wants to get security aid flowing again to Pakistan," according to a high-level U.S. government source close to the Trump administration, who said President Trump's budget for 2019 will have a line item for the aid. Published February 7, 2018
Pakistan critical to Trump Afghanistan war plan, top official says
NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW: The U.S. needs Pakistan if President Trump's war plan for Afghanistan is to have a chance of succeeding, Pakistan's top internal security official said in an interview Tuesday, warning that bad blood between Washington and Islamabad risks triggering an era of instability across the region. Published February 6, 2018
Red Cross confident U.S. still top donor under Donald Trump
A top International Committee of the Red Cross official expressed confidence Thursday that the United States will remain its top donor, saying the organization is working well with the administration despite President Trump's push to dramatically cut the budgets for the State Department and foreign aid. Published February 1, 2018
Top International Red Cross official says he’s ‘not worried’ of Trump cut to funding
A top official at the International Committee of the Red Cross says he's confident Washington will remain the organization's top donor despite President Trump's promise to dramatically cut America's USAID and State Department budgets. Published February 1, 2018
ISIS still mortal threat to Middle East, Qatar foreign minister warns
NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW: Islamic State remains a mortal threat to the region despite its recent battlefield defeats, Qatar's foreign minister warned in an interview Wednesday, cautioning that the terrorist group could rise again if Washington and its Arab allies fail to address the root causes fueling religious extremism. Published January 31, 2018
Trump vows ‘maximum pressure’ on North Korea; says U.S. must show ‘unmatched power’ on world stage
President Trump said Tuesday night that his administration is "waging a campaign of maximum pressure" to prevent North Korea from obtaining nuclear missiles that could threaten the American homeland. Published January 30, 2018
Trump vows to punish nations criticizing Jerusalem embassy move
President Trump doubled down Tuesday night on his vow to stop U.S. foreign aid from going to countries that stood against his recent decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move the American embassy there from Tel Aviv. Published January 30, 2018
Guantanamo Bay to remain open as Trump touts order in State of Union speech
President Trump has signed an executive order to keep open the detention facility for suspected terrorists at the U.S naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Published January 30, 2018
Raul Castro’s exit delay puts Miguel Diaz-Canel’s Cuba succession in question
For the first time since 1959, Cubans will soon have a president not named Castro, but there is a surprisingly cloudy forecast over what comes next. Published January 30, 2018