Warlord Backed by Trump Is Blamed for Bombing a Migrant Camp in Libya
A migrant shelter hit by an airstrike near Tripoli, Libya on July 03, 2019.Hazem Turkia/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images A Libyan warlord who has received rhetorical support from President Donald Trump is being blamed for the bombing of a detention center near Tripoli that killed at least 44 migrants Wednesday. The warlord, Khalifa Haftar, whose Libyan National…
The New York Times Says Trump Might Accept a Nuclear Freeze from North Korea. His Advisers Disagree.
Dong-A Ilbo/Getty While President Donald Trump made history Sunday as the first American leader to set foot inside North Korea, the more important diplomacy was happening away from the television cameras and what were described as “overzealous” security officers. In advance of a possible third summit with Kim Jong Un, the New York Times reported Monday that US…
Trump’s Stroll Into North Korea Was the Perfect Example of His Dictator Diplomacy
A handout photo provided by Dong-A Ilbo of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the South and North Korea on June 30, 2019 in Panmunjom, South Korea.Handout/Dong-A Ilbo/Getty Images President Donald Trump’s short Sunday stroll into North Korea with Kim Jong Un, that country’s…
Highlights From Jared Kushner’s Bizarre and Fantastical Middle East Peace Conference
Shaun Tandon/AFP/Getty To solve what he called “the war that never ends” between Israel and the Palestinians, President Donald Trump promised to pursue an “ultimate deal” after securing the White House in 2016. No landmark agreement has materialized, but during a two-day summit this week in Bahrain, Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner presented…
Felix Sater Wanted to Testify Publicly but Democrats Balked, Lawyer Says
Felix Sater on October 6, 2018 in New York City.Thos Robinson/Getty Images House Intelligence Committee Democrats rejected real estate developer Felix Sater’s request to testify publicly about his role in helping Donald Trump pursue a deal to put his name on a tower in Moscow, Sater’s lawyer said Friday. Instead, Democrats arranged for Sater to…
Felix Sater Will Testify in Private About Trump Tower Moscow. He Says He Was Willing to Do it Publicly.
Donald Trump, Tevfik Arif, and Felix Sater attend the Trump Soho Launch Party on September 19, 2007 in New York.Mark Von Holden/WireImage Felix Sater, a real estate developer who helped Donald Trump secretly pursue a Trump-branded tower project in Moscow, will testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Friday after months of delay, but the…