The former Kentucky coal executive, Republican fundraiser, and Ambassador to Canada would replace Nikki Haley in what used to be a position dominated by more experienced diplomats.
Paul Manafort walked into court yesterday facing the possibility of 20 years in prison. He came away with a much better outcome.
A Federal Judge found that former Trump Campaign Manager Paul Manafort lied repeatedly after entering into a plea agreement with Special Counsel Robert Mueller. This either makes him incredibly stupid or willing to sacrifice himself to hide the truth from Federal investigators.
Once again, Rudy Giuliani is contradicting his client.
Paul Manafort’s attorneys reveal in a pleading that their client provided insider campaign data to Russian intelligence sources, something that seems an awful lot like collusion.
In a move that is likely to have political and international consequences, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church has officially severed ties with Moscow.
President Trump announced today that James Mattis would be out as Secretary of Defense by the end of the year.
Lies and possible evidence of obstruction of justice make up the bulk of Robert Mueller’s new case against former Trump campaign director Paul Manafort.
Notwithstanding the temptation to do something, both the United States and NATO need to resist the temptation to get involved in the latest conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
President Trump has canceled a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the recent confrontation between Russia and Ukraine in the Black Sea.
Paul Manafort finds himself in new legal trouble after Special Counsel Robert Mueller accused him of lying after entering a plea agreement.
A confrontation at sea between Russia and Ukraine is increasing tensions in a long-simmering conflict.
President Trump recently blamed former President Obama for “losing” Crimea. It was never ours to lose.
Over the weekend, it was confirmed that the man once referred to as Vladimir Putin’s favorite Congressman was defeated in last week’s midterms.
President Trump is preparing to scrap a thirty-year-old treaty that marked the beginning of the end of the Cold War. It would be a foolish mistake.
The dispute over Ukraine between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Orthodox Patriarch is widening and nearing the point of a complete break.
The Ukrainian branch of the Russian Orthodox Church is pushing for independence. Church leaders in Moscow are not too happy about this.
Last week, the Polish President floated the idea of a permanent U.S. military base in Poland. It’s a bad idea no matter how you look at it.
Another day, another plea agreement in the Mueller investigation. This one could prove to be problematic for the President.
With a new trial set to start in Washington at the end of the month, reports are circulating that President Trump’s former campaign manager is looking to cut a plea deal.
British authorities have charged two members of Russian military intelligence in connection with a poisoning attack on British attack.
Robert Mueller and his legal team get their first victories in court.
The Virginia case against Paul Manafort went to the jury on Thursday, and now everyone waits for their verdict.
The noose around the Trump Administration just keeps getting tighter.
Former Trump lawyer and “fixer” Michael Cohen is reportedly ready to tell investigators that the President is lying about his knowledge regarding the June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower between Trump campaign officials and a Russian lawyer.
Jon Huntsman, the U.S. Ambassador to Russia, is rejecting calls that he should resign in the wake of what everyone seems to agree was a disastrous summit meeting with Vladimir Putin.
The Trump Administration is inviting Vladimir Putin to Washington, D.C. for a second summit in the fall. What could possibly go wrong?
We still don’t know what President Trump and Vladimir Putin talked about or agreed to during their two-hour meeting on Monday.
Three new polls show that Republicans basically agree with the leader of their party when it comes to the issue of Russian interference in American elections.
Even if all he gets out of the Helsinki Summit is a handshake and a photograph, Vladimir Putin has already won.
The Office of Special Counsel Robert Mueller has issued indictments against twelve Russian intelligence officials for election-related hacking, and in the process has shown most of the arguments made by the President and his surrogates regarding the Russia investigation are nonsense.
Not surprisingly, the President’s visit to the United Kingdom wasn’t exactly diplomatic, or even borderline polite.
The NATO Summit is going about as well as can be expected.
President Trump reportedly trashed the NATO alliance in conversations at the G-7 Summit, something that should make Russian President Vladimir Putin quite happy.
The Presidents of the United States and Russia will meet next month and there’s reason to worry about what Trump might give away.
The President’s attorney continues to issue public statements that would seem injurious to his client.
Donald Trump’s former Campaign Manager was sent to jail, a move that likely increases the pressure on him to cooperate with Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.
Dan Coates, the Director of National Intelligence, has issued a strong warning that has received little attention.
Former Trump Campaign Director Paul Manafort has been hit with a new round of charges.
Trump’s suggestion to include Russia again in a new G-8 makes me wonder about a couple of things.
As he headed to the G-7 Summit, President Trump threw our ostensible allies another curve.
The actions of the Trump administration are helping Russian-EU relations (to the detriment of the US).
The arguments in favor of a permanent U.S./NATO base in Poland are not very convincing.
Poland makes the U.S. and NATO an offer they might want to consider refusing.
Russia wasn’t the only nation that sent people to meet with Trump Campaign officials at Trump Tower back in 2016 regarding assistance to the Trump Campaign.
The Senate Judiciary Committee has released a treasure trove of documents related to the June 2016 meeting between Trump campaign officials and a Russian lawyer, and they raise far more questions than they answer.
Not surprisingly, the North Koreans are pushing back against American efforts to force them into a corner on denuclearization.
President Trump’s decision to violate the terms of the nuclear deal with Iran could be a turning point in relations between the United States and its most important allies, and not in a good way.
Seven years after deactivation, the U.S. Second Fleet will be patrolling the North Atlantic again.
The United States is apparently looking to Libya as a guide for upcoming talks with North Korea. The DPRK most likely sees the fate of that nation and its leader as a warning.
