Rubio in hot seat as he faces European leaders at NATO headquarters
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is visiting NATO's headquarters in Brussels for a meeting of the alliance's foreign ministers, putting him on the front lines of the Trump administration's push against ...
Pacific braces for conflict, eyes uncertain US position: Peter Apps
On his first tour of Asia last week, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told service members on the Pacific territory of ...
Trump’s changes to the federal government aren’t yet a clear political winner or loser: AP-NORC poll
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s dramatic changes to the federal government haven’t emerged as an obvious political ...
Senate Republicans vote to advance a massive budget blueprint for Trump's agenda
The chamber voted 52-48 to begin debate on a multitrillion-dollar plan that would cut taxes, boost spending for immigration ...
Rubio tries to reassure wary allies of US commitment to NATO as Trump sends mixed signals
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Trump administration’s new envoy to NATO are seeking to reassure wary NATO members of the U.S. commitment to the alliance ...
Marco Rubio on a mission to reassure Europeans about NATO
While he spoke less harshly than the Pentagon chief, Pete Hegseth, in mid-February, the US secretary of state, visiting NATO headquarters in Brussels on Thursday, nonetheless urged NATO members to ...
A controversial idea to hand even more power to the president
This is the practice of presidents refusing to spend funds that Congress has appropriated, shifting power to the White House.
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How Taiwan is boosting its defenses to resist Chinese aggression
Taiwan has long been the most tense flashpoint between Washington and Beijing. By law, the U.S. is required to help Taiwan defend its democracy. This week, China’s People’s Liberation Army launched ...
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Army Mulling a Dramatic Reduction of Tens of Thousands of Troops
The Army is quietly considering a sweeping reduction of up to 90,000 active-duty troops, a move that underscores mounting fiscal pressures at the Pentagon and a broader shift in military strategy away ...
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin avoids Trump tariff as Kyiv soldiers hold out in monastery from Moscow’s forces
After arrival, the Kyiv-born and US-educated envoy said that unnamed forces were trying to stir tension between Washington and MoscowMeanwhile, Russian military bloggers have claimed that hundreds of ...
Europe is preparing for possible war with Russia, without the US
As fears grow about the reliability of the United States as an ally, countries across the EU are scrambling to prepare for a ...
US reaffirms NATO defence spending demand as world rattled by tariffs
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday underscored the need for NATO allies to spend more on defence, as the world was ...