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History teaches that mass protests against oppression can lead either to liberation or brutal repression. This past week, Donald Trump bet his political future on repression. Much of the rest of America, on the other hand, wants to liberate black people from police brutality and centuries of systemic racism. As of this writing, it looks […] More
As US-China relations deteriorate, Barry Gewen offers an unsparing biography of a man still at the center of events The Chinese foreign minister, Wang Yi, shakes hands with the former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in November. Photograph: Jason Lee/Pool/EPA Only two of America’s secretaries […] More
Trump spends second day on golf course as toll nears 100,000 China raises US trade tensions with warning of ‘new cold war’ Coronavirus US live – rolling report The White House on Sunday accused China of a cover-up that will “go down in history along with Chernobyl”, ramping up efforts to deflect attention from a […] More
Development of missile comes as US president’s rhetoric has fueled fears of a new nuclear arms race Donald Trump next to the the US space force flag on 15 May 2020, in the Oval Office. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Unveiling the flag for his new space force in the Oval Office on Friday, […] More
Brett Crozier, the US Navy captain who was removed from his command this week after he wrote a memo expressing concern for the health of crew members exposed to coronavirus, has himself tested positive, the New York Times first reported. The Times report cited two US Naval Academy classmates close to Crozier’s family. The details […] More
President tweets support for first national security adviser Opinion: Trump’s use of clemency undermines the rule of law Donald Trump is “strongly considering a full pardon” for Michael Flynn, his first national security adviser who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his dealings with the Russian ambassador before Trump took office. Flynn cut […] More
The longtime Republican aide seems to want back in – she might want to rethink her ideas on the civil war and slavery first Kathleen Troia McFarland, better known as KT, was a deputy national security adviser to Donald Trump between January and May 2017. After she was shoved out the door by HR McMaster, […] More
Robert O’Brien says he has not seen evidence Russia is boosting Trump but seizes on report Moscow is backing Bernie Sanders Donald Trump’s national security adviser has said he has not “seen any intelligence that Russia is doing anything” to get the president re-elected, but also seemed to accept reports that Russia is backing Bernie […] More
