Tag: State Department

A veteran State Department employee took payments to spy for China over a five-year period, according to Justice Department officials. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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State Department employee charged with spying for China

Joel Gehrke · March 29, 2017 9:10 pm

Justice Department auditors reviewed 100 instances of civil asset forfeiture. (iStock)

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Justice Department watchdog: Feds seizing cash without oversight

Joel Gehrke · March 29, 2017 8:22 pm

United States UN Ambassador Nikki Haley warns that United Nations diplomats should worry about the "wave of populism" sweeping across the world. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

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Nikki Haley: ‘Wave of populism’ shaking United Nations

Joel Gehrke · March 29, 2017 6:36 pm

Alan Dershowitz, a professor at Harvard Law School, said that President Trump thinks the Palestinians are ready to negotiate a peace deal with the Israelis. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

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Alan Dershowitz: Trump believes Palestinians are ready to deal

Joel Gehrke · March 29, 2017 6:11 pm

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said that President Trump's long-promised southwest border wall shouldn't be built on the American side of the line. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke: Border wall might have to be in Mexico

Joel Gehrke · March 29, 2017 3:03 pm

The Trump administration's crackdown on sanctuary cities violates the Tenth Amendment, according to House Dems. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

House Dems: States’ rights protect sanctuary cities

Joel Gehrke · March 28, 2017 5:43 pm

"Putin is going to try to undermine the sanctions regime, time and time again," Rep. Eliot Engel said. (Sergei Karpukhin/Pool photo via AP)

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Lawmakers wary of Russian ‘nonsense’ aimed at undermining sanctions

Joel Gehrke · March 28, 2017 4:01 pm

That announcement came as North Korea is pursuing an aggressive schedule of nuclear weapons tests. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

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US F-35s take part in South Korea exercise

Joel Gehrke · March 28, 2017 2:25 am

"It would put the lives of the men and women serving in the military in greater danger because they can't train, and, therefore, they are not ready to fight," the Arizona Republican told reporters Monday. "And we are fighting, as you know." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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John McCain: Government shutdown would endanger military lives

Joel Gehrke · March 27, 2017 10:57 pm

McConnell argued that the prospect of NATO membership encourages European countries to reform their political system. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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McConnell: NATO still a counterweight to Russia

Joel Gehrke · March 27, 2017 9:59 pm

The U.S. ambassador to the UN promised to continue a sharp break from the Obama administration policies. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Nikki Haley tells AIPAC: ‘There is a new sheriff in town’ at the UN

Joel Gehrke · March 27, 2017 9:26 pm

Tillerson doesn't intend to mediate between Erdogan and European leaders, although he's not ruling it out, either. (REUTERS/Toru Hanai/Pool)

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Tillerson to tread lightly around Turkey’s political fights

Joel Gehrke · March 27, 2017 9:23 pm