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No nation-building in Afghanistan? Easier said than done, experts say

August 22, 2019 at 5:35 a.m.

Over the decades, the concept of "nation-building" has been in and out of favor with successive American administrations. President Trump says he wants no part of it in Afghanistan. But...

President Donald Trump pauses while speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on July 26, 2017.

Stymied in bid to scrap Obamacare, Trump to decide this week whether to block subsidies

August 22, 2019 at 5:19 a.m.

A pair of prominent lawmakers urged President Trump on Sunday not to sabotage the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, in the wake of failed Republican efforts to scrap his predecessor's...

Alex van der Zwaan leaves Federal District Court in Washington, Feb. 20, 2018. The attorney formally pleaded guilty to a single charge of making false statements. <a href="http://bancodeprofissionais.com/news/nationworld/ct-mueller-russia-charges-20180220-story.html" target="_blank">He admitted he lied to federal investigators</a> working for special counsel Robert Mueller. The charge does not involve election meddling or relate to the Trump campaign's operations. It stems from a part of the special counsel's investigation into Paul Manafort, Trump's former campaign chair, and Rick Gates, a former campaign aide and longtime business associate of Manafort.

Democrats say Trump Jr.’s meeting takes Russia probe to a ‘new level’

August 22, 2019 at 5:09 a.m.

Disclosures stemming from last summer's meeting between President Donald Trump's eldest son, a Kremlin-linked lawyer and at least one other controversial Russian figure could prove to be a turning point...

A small group of people in Rome hold posters protesting the visit of President Trump, on May 23, 2017.

From a friendly Mideast, Trump arrives in a skeptical Europe

August 22, 2019 at 4:28 a.m.

From the hushed halls of government to cobblestoned streets and plazas across the Continent, Europeans are greeting Donald Trump's first visit with considerable skepticism, no small degree of apprehension —...

Passing 100-day mark, Trump offers mixed signals on health care, taxes and North Korea

August 22, 2019 at 4:10 a.m.

President Trump pushed past his first tumultuous 100 days in office by calling for action Sunday on three of his administration's top priorities — North Korea, health care and tax...

The North Korean flag flies over that country's embassy in Beijing last month.

Trump administration warns North Korea against provocation

August 22, 2019 at 3:54 a.m.

Pivoting off what the White House considers a successful U.S. missile strike in Syria, the Trump administration sent a not-so-subtle message Sunday to North Korea: Don't risk being next. With...

Sergey Kislyak is Russia's ambassador to the United States.

Who is Sergey Kislyak, and how did he become the hottest meeting ticket in Washington?

August 22, 2019 at 3:24 a.m.

His diplomatic career has encompassed the Cold War, the collapse of the Soviet Union and the inexorable-seeming rise of one Vladimir Putin. Now Sergey Kislyak, the Russian ambassador to the...

President Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One on Feb. 18.

As questions deepen, White House denies collusion between Trump campaign and Russia

August 22, 2019 at 3:16 a.m.

As questions deepened about ties between President Donald Trump's administration and Vladimir Putin's Russia, White House chief of staff Reince Priebus flatly denied Sunday that the two camps colluded during...

Protesters wave placards during a demonstration Friday against President Trump outside the U.S. Embassy in London.

Fear, protests but also Champagne: The world reacts to Donald Trump’s inauguration

August 22, 2019 at 2:48 a.m.

Raucous Champagne toasts in Russia, prayerful wishes from the Vatican, late-night yawns in China and defiant protests in central London: The world greeted Donald Trump's inauguration as the 45th U.S....

Donald Trump with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Sisi at the Plaza Hotel in New York in September.

Here’s what might happen in the Middle East under a Trump presidency

August 22, 2019 at 2:00 a.m.

Will the Middle East slide into even greater chaos during Donald Trump's presidency? Some potential scenarios: An expanded offensive against Islamic State could take precedence over all else. Syria's president...

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