Tag: China

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Tuesday on CNN that North Korea is putting itself in greater jeopardy with every test it runs in defiance of international pressure to get it to halt its nuclear weapons and missile programs. (screenshot)

National Security

Lindsey Graham: Trump won’t allow the ‘crazy man’ in North Korea to strike the US

Daniel Chaitin · November 29, 2017 3:54 am

North Korea fired a ballistic missile from its capital Pyongyang that flew over Japan before plunging into the northern Pacific Ocean, officials said Tuesday. It was an aggressive test-flight over the territory of a close U.S. ally that sends a clear message of defiance as Washington and Seoul conduct war games nearby. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

Beltway Confidential

North Korea now has missiles that can likely reach Washington, D.C.

Tom Rogan · November 28, 2017 9:45 pm

"I think we have one functioning icebreaker today," Tillerson said at the Wilson Center. "The Coast Guard's very proud of it, as crummy as it is." (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

National Security

Rex Tillerson: Coast Guard has one ‘crummy’ icebreaking ship

Joel Gehrke · November 28, 2017 9:12 pm

In firing an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan, North Korea evidently wants to show President Trump that it is not backing down to U.S. pressure. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

Beltway Confidential

Why North Korea just tested another ballistic missile, and why Trump must now punish China

Tom Rogan · November 28, 2017 9:10 pm

McAuliffe left the GreenTech in 2012 and has claimed that he no longer has any ties to the company since then. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Chinese investors sue Terry McAuliffe, GreenTech Automotive for ‘scam’

Joe Nuziale · November 28, 2017 8:49 pm

The New Jersey governor led a commission that sent a report to President Trump on how to combat the opioid epidemic. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Chris Christie: China exporting fentanyl ‘to kill our people’

Robert King · November 28, 2017 7:33 pm

Former President Barack Obama plans to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his upcoming trip to China and India. A spokesman said Obama will be speaking at summits during his travels. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Obama to meet with world leaders in China, India

Caitlin Yilek · November 28, 2017 3:43 pm

Whether it's about NAFTA, China, or other key markets, the U.S. needs to stay at the negotiating table to remain competitive in the technology sector. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Beltway Confidential

NAFTA and other trade talks will decide the future of American tech companies

Stefanie Holland · November 28, 2017 5:01 am

"The president is a good counterpuncher. He doesn't seem to discriminate from my perspective. He attacks anyone he perceives or believes is attacking him or the country, right or wrong," Scott said. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Tim Scott: Trump doesn’t single out black athletes for criticism

Kyle Feldscher · November 26, 2017 3:20 pm

President Trump has repeatedly proved he has a knack for eclipsing negative news on any given day by sending reporters in an entirely different direction. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

National Security

Top five times Trump tweeted to change the subject

Gabby Morrongiello · November 25, 2017 5:01 am

While President Trump has his fair share of opponents in the States and South Korea, the president's aggressive strategy with North Korea, including his recent decision to declare the hermit kingdom a state sponsor of terrorism, appear to be working. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Trump’s fitting label of North Korea

Washington Examiner · November 24, 2017 5:01 am

Donald Trump, Dennis Rodman and Piers Morgan could be just the trio to talk to Kim Jong Un. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)

Beltway Confidential

How Donald Trump, Dennis Rodman and Piers Morgan could cut a deal with Kim Jong Un in Qingdao, China

Tom Rogan · November 23, 2017 8:13 pm