Trump To Pick Heather Nauert, Former Fox News Anchor, As U.N. Ambassador, Source Says
From Fox & Friends to the State Department, and now likely to the United Nations. President Trump is expected to make the announcement Friday.
American University CES Kicked Out Of Hungary, Says It Will Move To Vienna
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Washington Post reporter Griff Witte about how Hungary’s president booted an American university from the country.
‘Elvis Presley’ Helps Pedestrians Cross The Street In German Town
Friedberg, where the American rock legend served in the U.S. Army, has installed traffic lights that honor Presley.
From lame-duck lawmakers, hardball politics or undermining of democracy?
US politics is based on many standard practices that aren’t explicitly outlined in the US Constitution or the nation’s laws. “Mutual toleration” means treating political opponents as rivals on a field of competition, not enemies to be crushed. Are GO…
John Bolton: U.S. Won’t ‘Turn A Blind Eye’ To China’s Trade Practices
The arrest and possible extradition of a Chinese business executive highlights trade practices that national security adviser Bolton says will be a major focus of U.S.-China trade talks.
Transcript: NPR’s Interview National Security Adviser John Bolton
NPR’s Steve Inskeep talks to National Security Adviser John Bolton about natural security threats posed by China and the arrest of Meng Wanzhou, scion of a Chinese telecommunications giant.
Top Exec Of Chinese Technology Giant, Huawei Arrested In Canada At Request Of U.S.
A senior executive of Huawei, the largest telecom equipment company in the world was arrested in Canada and faces extradition to the U.S. for alleged violations of Iran sanctions.
Transcript: NPR’s Interview With National Security Adviser John Bolton
NPR’s Steve Inskeep talks to national security adviser John Bolton about natural security threats posed by China and the arrest of Meng Wanzhou, scion of a Chinese telecommunications giant.
How a border ‘shutdown’ would look from a border town
After US border patrol agents clashed with a group of unarmed Central American migrants late last month, leading to an hours-long closure at the San Ysidro border crossing between Tijuana and San Diego, President Trump reiterated threats to shutter the…
For peace in Afghanistan, a new view of women
Eyebrows went up last month among diplomats working on a political settlement to end the long war in Afghanistan. Taliban leaders attending talks in Moscow gave interviews to female journalists. In rural areas they still control, the Taliban continue…
How An Exiled Activist In Minnesota Helped Spur Big Political Changes In Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s recent changes are due largely to an uprising by young men from the largest ethnic group, the Oromo. Their inspiration: Jawar Mohammed, who created a media network in exile in Minnesota.
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