Foreign Policy

January 20, 2024

Pro-Israel lawmakers in both U.S. parties are losing confidence in Netanyahu

“It’s really hard to defend Bibi or to justify his political strategy in all of this,” said one House Republican. “There’s real distrust, there’s real questions about his ability to lead."

January 20, 2024

January 08, 2024

Antony Blinken arrives in Israel amid fresh US push to stop war spreading

US secretary of state poised for meetings with leaders who have so far proved resistant to pressure from Washington

January 08, 2024

December 16, 2023

Congress approves bill barring presidents from unilaterally exiting NATO

. The office of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) office declined to comment.

December 16, 2023

December 12, 2023

Zelenskyy fights for aid in Washington as Russia appears to step up its offensive

A U.S. aid deal has stalled amid disagreements over immigration policies and growing Republican skepticism about providing Ukraine with more military help.

December 12, 2023

December 12, 2023

Biden tells donors Israel is losing support, Netanyahu must change his government

December 12, 2023

December 09, 2023

EU leaders panicking over potential Trump return – NYT

Bloc governments have reportedly dispatched envoys to the US to figure out the former president’s stance on NATO

December 09, 2023

December 07, 2023

Congress has yet to approve billions in additional military and financial aid Kiev has requested

Congress has yet to approve billions in additional military and financial aid Kiev has requested

December 07, 2023

December 04, 2023

White House warns Congress of urgent need for Ukraine funding

‘We are out of money to support Ukraine in this fight,’ Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young said in a letter to congressional leaders

December 04, 2023

November 24, 2023

Hamas Releases 24 Hostages After Israel Truce Deal

Four-day pause in fighting came after complex, fraught talks

November 24, 2023

November 16, 2023

Video shows the moment Antony Blinken winces after Biden calls China's Xi a dictator, upending months of careful diplomacy

• President Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping sought to smooth relations at a meeting Wednesday. 
• Yet hours after the carefully choreographed event, Biden described Xi as a "dictator." 
• Secretary of State Antony Blinken's reaction told its own story. 

November 16, 2023

October 30, 2023

Pentagon announces new nuclear bomb 24 times more powerful than one dropped on Japan

.The new bomb would replace some current stocks and not increase the US nuclear stockpile.

October 30, 2023

October 12, 2023

US and Qatar reach ‘quiet understanding’ not to release $6bn sent to Iran for now, Treasury official tells House Democrats

“We have strict oversight of the funds, and we retain the right to freeze them,” Blinken said.

October 12, 2023

September 24, 2023

House Republicans, Busy Fighting One Another, Refuse to Host Zelensky

Reflections on a day of self-parody on Capitol Hill.

September 24, 2023