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The letter, containing all the signatures, will be sent to Sens. Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer on Tuesday.
Why attacks on Ukrainian ships amount to the greatest — and scariest — escalation in years.
“A state-sponsorship designation is a sledgehammer, not a scalpel,” said an expert.
An expert explains the seemingly everlasting history of the US-Saudi alliance.
There are so many exclamation points.
If true, it would show the Saudi operation was far bolder than known to date.
“This was both the least they could have done and the most we should have expected,” an expert said.
Riyadh charged 11 people in connection to the journalist’s death — and none of them were Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
He just fully defended Trump’s military deployment.
“It’s entirely possible that it will spiral into a full-blown war,” an expert said.
A top congressional panel is worried about China’s military advances.
Why the US has little leverage to end the Yemen crisis.
A new report shows it’s improving its missile program — something Pyongyang said it would do.
It would block a controversial nuclear deal that’s very important to Saudi Arabia.
Many Japanese fans considered the shirt showing the World War II nuclear attack on Nagasaki an “insult.”
It centers on where to send legal papers. Seriously.
The military won’t do everything Trump wants them to.
The three countries heavily criticized the US over the last 72 hours for its tough economic policies meant to change their behaviors.
The goal is to change Iran’s behavior. It’s unclear if that will happen.
The military has a history of offensive material in their documents.
The US will now go after a so-called “Troika of Tyranny”: Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua.
They can fly aircraft and lend support, but they can’t detain anybody — and more may be coming.
He made the comments ahead of a speech to the Future Farmers of America.
Imagine how he’d act if the crisis were worse.
One charge includes attempting to kill a former president.
This is now a huge test for President Trump.
Someone sent bombs to former top officials like Barack Obama. Here’s how that person can be caught.
Turkey’s unrelenting pressure, explained.
The INF Treaty controversy, explained.
Worst. Houseguest. Ever.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has withstood criticism in the past.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin withdrew from a big conference in Saudi Arabia. That won’t change much.
Here’s what the US military can do at the US-Mexico border.
It’s possible this is all just an effort to absolve Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of blame.
How Trump’s tough talk turned into a dodge about “rogue killers,” as well as further withdrawals from a swanky Saudi conference.
Mattis is the anti-Trump. That finally caught up to him.
A century ago, the Spanish flu killed more than 50 million people. The world is at risk of another pandemic of similar scale.
The general sat down with reporters to talk about the National Guard’s Hurricane Michael response. He told us a lot more.
What’s worse, South Korea could hurt ties with America — and help North Korea in the process.
What Taylor Swift and ISIS can teach us about cyberwar.