Russian President Attempts To Court Trump Through Fighting ISIS
Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to use the situation in Syria as a way to find a more cooperative relationship with the Trump administration.
National Security
Southern Border Wall: Campaign Slogan Meets Reality
"Build that wall" became a mantra during Donald Trump's presidential campaign. But costs, logistics and geography make building such a wall more complicated than many realize.
Trump To Nominate Heather Wilson As Secretary Of The Air Force
If confirmed, Wilson would be the first Air Force Academy graduate to hold the position. She represented New Mexico in Congress from 1998 to 2009 and currently leads a South Dakota college.
President Trump Now Owns These 7 National Security Challenges
The new president was a fierce critic of Barack Obama's foreign policy during the presidential campaign. Here's a look at the difficult issues he has just inherited.
President Trump Pays A Fence Mending Visit To The CIA
After weeks in which Donald Trump had mocked U.S. intelligence officials, he paid a visit to the CIA on Saturday. Trump told staffers that he's now with them, "a thousand percent."
Notorious Drug Lord 'El Chapo' Pleads Not Guilty To Federal Charges
For decades, U.S. authorities have been preparing to prosecute one of the world's most feared drug traffickers. They say they are seeking a life sentence and $14 billion in forfeited drug proceeds.
'The Atlantic' Writer Argues Obama Confronted Pitfalls Of Fact-Based Foreign Policy
The Obama foreign policy team was built around expert knowledge about international situations and cerebral policies on projecting American power. Shadi Hamid of the Brookings Institution writes in The Atlantic that deep knowledge and optimism were no match for real life conflicts like the war in Syria.
American Airstrikes Destroy Group Of ISIS Military Camps In Libya
American B-2 stealth bombers destroyed a nest of ISIS military camps in Libya late Wednesday, the Pentagon said. It's the latest in a long series of American airstrikes designed to set back the progress of the terror group's efforts to spread from its home base in Iraq and Syria. Libya has been in chaos since U.S. and European militaries helped depose its onetime ruler without replacing him with a viable new government.
Some Obama Appointees Staying On For Now, Trump Team Says
Those named are in important national security and economic positions, transition spokesman Sean Spicer told reporters on Thursday.
U.S. Stealth Bombers Strike ISIS Training Camps In Libya
The Pentagon said the two ISIS training camps housed fighters who had escaped their former stronghold in Sirte, on Libya's central coast. It added that militants there were planning attacks in Europe.