The official, who had pushed for tough measures, resigned on Friday as the Trump administration wrestles with internal assessments about the killing of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Tag: United States Politics and Government
C.I.A. Concludes That Saudi Crown Prince Ordered Khashoggi Killed
Intelligence officials briefed lawmakers on Capitol Hill this week and offered the agency’s analysis of the assassination and Prince Mohammed’s culpability.
How the Trump Administration Stepped Up Pursuit of WikiLeaks’s Assange
As American spies worked to collect intelligence on Julian Assange, Justice Department prosecutors took steps that resulted in secret charges.
The Shortlist: What Is America’s Role in the World? Three Authors Offer Very Different Views
In new books, Jeffrey Sachs looks beyond exceptionalism, Michael Beckley describes unrivaled power and Robert Kagan favors pragmatic leadership.
Lawmakers Push Trump to Act Against China on Uighur Detention
Legislators have introduced bipartisan bills that urge the Trump administration to impose economic sanctions and take other measures to defend Uighurs.
France Says Trump’s Twitter Attack Lacks ‘Common Decency’
A barrage of scathing tweets aimed at the French president, Emmanuel Macron, landed on the third anniversary of the Paris terrorist attacks.
Trump’s Nationalism, Rebuked at World War I Ceremony, Is Reshaping Much of Europe
As world leaders marked the 100th anniversary of the Great War’s end, President Emmanuel Macron of France declared that “nationalism is a betrayal of patriotism.”
Letter 80: Taylor Swift, Donald Trump and an America That Confounds the World
What I saw in Tuesday’s midterms and Taylor Swift’s no-holds-barred Sydney concert: Important context for all of us trying to figure out what’s going on in the U.S. of A.
Senator Urges Trump to Ease Ban on Aid Workers Traveling to North Korea
Senator Edward J. Markey praised President Trump’s attempt at diplomacy with the North but also said that “the humanitarian situation in North Korea is far too dire for these draconian policies.”
Arthur B. Culvahouse Jr., Trump’s Pick for Ambassador to Australia, Offers Direct Line to President
Mr. Culvahouse is the third candidate the White House as selected to fill the post in two years.