Kremlev bankrolled Trump’s Bahamas wedding afterparty. He’s also a former Kremlin biker gang member and reputed proxy for Putin’s bodyguard.

With the State Department blocking the succession of French ambassador Aurélien Lechevallier in retaliation for an errant tweet, veteran diplomat Laurent Bili is stuck in a bizarre farewell party he c...

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Trump’s State Department gutted its diplomatic workforce in 2025. Now it’s scrambling to refill the very roles it eliminated.

Under the cover of the Iran war, Pete Hegseth moved to oust Army chief Randy George, a staunch ally of his archnemesis and untouchable Pentagon rival, Dan Driscoll.

The Pentagon’s bitterest rivalry is ending with Pete Hegseth firmly in control and the Army’s would-be disruptor heading for the exits. Dan Driscoll’s upcoming departure, said a former Pentagon offici...

The Pentagon’s bitterest rivalry is ending with Pete Hegseth firmly in control and the Army’s would-be disruptor heading for the exits. Dan Driscoll’s upcoming departure, said a former Pentagon offici...

As the Iran war continues with no end in sight, the emirs and princes who got into business with Trump are now experiencing some buyers’ remorse. “They thought they spoke his language,” said one longt...

As the Iran war continues with no end in sight, the emirs and princes who got into business with Trump are now experiencing some buyers’ remorse. “They thought they spoke his language,” said one longt...

The conservative Ben Franklin Fellowship appears to have formalized its relation with the State Department, raising a series of questions around Washington.

The conservative Ben Franklin Fellowship appears to have formalized its relation with the State Department, raising a series of questions around Washington.

Visa revocations, ambassador recalls, and open interventions in foreign elections mark a hardball new phase of Trump’s chaotic foreign policy. A diplomatic spat with the French and a clash with the Br...

The Trump administration is building a counterterrorism framework to target left-wing groups at home and abroad, raising concerns that it could be used against political opponents, nonprofits, activis...

The Trump administration is building a counterterrorism framework to target left-wing groups at home and abroad, raising concerns that it could be used against political opponents, nonprofits, activis...

From a hotel in Ukraine, Loomer explains her startling embrace of Zelensky and a widening MAGA split over Russia, Israel, and the U.S.’s role in the world.

In a conversation from Moscow, Nikita Khrushchev’s granddaughter describes a society adjusting to shortages, tighter government surveillance, blocked cellphone service, and the realization that Putin’...

In a conversation from Moscow, Nikita Khrushchev’s granddaughter describes a society adjusting to shortages, tighter government surveillance, blocked cellphone service, and the realization that Putin’...

In a conversation from Moscow, Nikita Khrushchev’s granddaughter describes a society adjusting to shortages, tighter government surveillance, blocked cellphone service, and the realization that Putin’...

In a conversation from Moscow, Nikita Khrushchev’s granddaughter describes a society adjusting to shortages, tighter government surveillance, blocked cellphone service, and the realization that Putin’...

The alliance’s summer meeting, which became a yearly event after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, has since devolved into an annual display of Trump-induced disunity. “It’s not productive. It risks being...

The alliance’s summer meeting, which became a yearly event after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, has since devolved into an annual display of Trump-induced disunity. “It’s not productive. It risks being...

The alliance’s summer meeting, which became a yearly event after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, has since devolved into an annual display of Trump-induced disunity. “It’s not productive. It risks being...

The alliance’s summer meeting, which became a yearly event after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, has since devolved into an annual display of Trump-induced disunity. “It’s not productive. It risks being...

As the Republican base sours on the Iran war and Netanyahu’s adventurism in the Middle East, the vice president has changed his rhetoric on Israel—positioning himself as the voice of a new MAGA foreig...

As the Republican base sours on the Iran war and Netanyahu’s adventurism in the Middle East, the vice president has changed his rhetoric on Israel—positioning himself as the voice of a new MAGA foreig...

As the Republican base sours on the Iran war and Netanyahu’s adventurism in the Middle East, the vice president has changed his rhetoric on Israel—positioning himself as the voice of a new MAGA foreig...

Hawkish Republicans are apoplectic over the president’s hastily signed deal with Iran—an agreement that falls far short of his original demand for “unconditional surrender.” Meanwhile, Trump’s capitul...

Hawkish Republicans are apoplectic over the president’s hastily signed deal with Iran—an agreement that falls far short of his original demand for “unconditional surrender.” Meanwhile, Trump’s capitul...

Barak Ravid has become one of D.C.’s most well-wired reporters during the Iran war, leveraging a direct line to the White House into endless scoops about the negotiations between Washington and Tehran...

Barak Ravid has become one of D.C.’s most well-wired reporters during the Iran war, leveraging a direct line to the White House into endless scoops about the negotiations between Washington and Tehran...

Barak Ravid has become one of D.C.’s most well-wired reporters during the Iran war, leveraging a direct line to the White House into endless scoops about the negotiations between Washington and Tehran...

Barak Ravid has become one of D.C.’s most well-wired reporters during the Iran war, leveraging a direct line to the White House into endless scoops about the negotiations between Washington and Tehran...

The State Department spent Tuesday trying to convince diplomats that antifa is the new Al Qaeda—but Foggy Bottom isn’t buying it.

The State Department spent Tuesday trying to convince diplomats that antifa is the new Al Qaeda—but Foggy Bottom isn’t buying it.

Russia is in deep, deep trouble, spurring renewed speculation about possible collapse. But we’ve seen this movie before, and Putin always manages to hold on. Is this time different?