"You can't make decisions on a haphazard basis after a single call with a foreign leader," says Brett McGurk, the president's former special envoy for the fight against ISIS.
Even before the synod began, traditionalists were angered by the suggestion that, to offset a shortage of priests in the Amazon, married men might be ordained to serve in remote communities.
The House impeachment inquiry is shedding light on business ties between Trump administration officials — including Energy Secretary Rick Perry — and Ukraine's energy industry.
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Brett McGurk, former special envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIS, about the sudden withdrawal of U.S. troops from Northern Syria.
Despite the veiled threat that China's military could intervene in the territory, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said she still believes that the people of Hong Kong "should find solutions ourselves."
The former national security adviser endured ridicule over comments made after the Benghazi embassy attack. Her book allows her tell her own story — and she is also open about foreign policy failures.
The Commerce Department added 28 Chinese security bureaus and tech firms to the Entity List, including Hikvision, a leading producer of video surveillance and face recognition technology.
NPR's David Greene talks to Democratic Rep. Jim Himes of Connecticut about Tuesday's deposition of Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the EU, about his part in the Trump-Ukraine investigation.