H.R. McMaster book `Battlegrounds’ coming out in April
This book covered released by HarperCollins shows “Battlegrounds” by Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster. The book, by President Dona...
Bolton: Testimony wouldn’t have changed impeachment outcome
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former national security adviser John Bolton on Wednesday denounced the House’s impeachment proc...
Army: No investigation into Vindman
WASHINGTON — Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said Friday there is no investigation into the Army officer who until last week worked at the White House Na...
Esper defends shifting defense funds for Trump’s border wall
MUNICH, Germany — U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Friday defended his decision to divert billions of dollars in funding for Navy and Air Force ai...
Trump slams ex-adviser who defended key impeachment witness
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday lashed out against former White House chief of staff John Kelly for being disloyal after the ex-advise...
White House claims Huawei equipment has backdoor for spying
WASHINGTON — The Chinese company Huawei can secretly tap into communications through the networking equipment it sells globally, a U.S. official charg...
US counterintel strategy emphasizes protection of democracy
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government's top counterintelligence official said Monday that he was concerned Russia or other foreign adversaries could exploi...
Payback: Trump ousts officials who testified on impeachment
WASHINGTON — Exacting swift punishment against those who crossed him, an emboldened President Donald Trump on Friday ousted two government officials w...
Trump defense: Ukraine ‘quid pro quo’ not impeachable
WASHINGTON — In a striking shift from President Donald Trump's claims of “perfect” dealings with Ukraine, his defenders asserted Wednesday at his Sena...
GOP squirms as Bolton prepares to dish on Trump White House
WASHINGTON — For much of the last 20 years, John Bolton was a conservative poster child, a Republican hawk whose worldview helped shape the GOP establ...
Trial highlights: Trump defense urges end to impeachment
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s legal team on Tuesday concluded its three-day presentation as they started it — arguing that the Democrats’ case...
Trial highlights: Bolton takes center stage from afar
WASHINGTON — Former national security adviser John Bolton took center stage at President Donald Trump's impeachment trial even though he was nowhere n...
News of Bolton book sends jolt through impeachment trial
WASHINGTON — A single paper copy in a nondescript envelope arrived at the White House on Dec. 30. Four weeks later, news of John Bolton’s book manuscr...
GOP defends Trump as Bolton book adds pressure for witnesses
WASHINGTON — Pressure is increasing on senators to call John Bolton to testify at President Donald Trump's impeachment trial after the revelation that...
Why it Matters: Bolton revelations complicate Trump defense
WASHINGTON — Revelations from former national security adviser John Bolton’s upcoming book are adding some drama to the ongoing Senate impeachment tri...
Trump says he’s open to witnesses as trial rules are set
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate plunged into President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial with Republicans abruptly abandoning plans to cram opening argume...
Trump team, House managers trade sharp views on impeachment
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's legal team issued a fiery response ahead of opening arguments in his impeachment trial Saturday while House Demo...
EU legal opinion: mass data retention at odds with EU law
BRUSSELS — A legal adviser at the European Union’s highest court said Wednesday that the bloc's data protection rules should prevent member states fro...
UK’s Johnson says Huawei critics should suggest alternatives
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday that opponents of Huawei should suggest alternatives to the Chinese technology company as c...
Iran standoff shines spotlight on new Trump security adviser
WASHINGTON — In a defining week for President Donald Trump on the world stage, national security adviser Robert O'Brien was a constant presence at the...
US: Ex-Trump aide Flynn deserves up to 6 months in prison
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn deserves up to six months behind bars, the Justice Department sai...
Bolton willing to testify in impeachment trial if subpoenaed
WASHINGTON — Former White House national security adviser John Bolton said he is “prepared to testify” if he is subpoenaed by the Senate in its impeac...
From resort amid palm trees, Trump settled on Iran strike
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — At the midway point of his annual Christmas vacation, President Donald Trump huddled at his Florida club with his top national...
On foreign policy, Trump flouts risks that gave others pause
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is not the first American leader to have Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani in his sights, but he was the first to pull...
Key dates in the House impeachment inquiry into Trump
WASHINGTON — Key dates in the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump:
Judge rules in favor of US effort to take Snowden book money
Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden violated secrecy agreements with the U.S. government that allow it to claim proceeds from a ...
Trump knew of whistleblower before releasing Ukraine aid
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was briefed on the whistleblower complaint about his dealings with Ukraine before the White House released nearly ...
UN: South Sudan recruits new force, contrary to peace deal
JOHANNESBURG — A new report says South Sudan’s National Security Service has recruited a force of 10,000 fighters in President Salva Kiir’s ethnic str...