Trump Keeps The Iran Deal In Place, While Threatening New Sanctions
The Trump administration begrudgingly certified that Iran is technically in compliance with the nuclear deal while claiming that it's broken the "spirit" of the agreement.
We Asked DC’s Elite What Kind Of Trouble Trump Is Actually In
At a gala featuring Henry Kissinger, Washington’s influencers debated the advent of a new Watergate era.
Putin And Trump Attended The Same Meeting But Reported Different Conversations
Awkward first date.
Washington Firm Discloses Lobbying Senior Trump Officials On Macedonia
After a vague filing in February, Mercury Public Affairs says it contacted K.T. McFarland and other Trump appointees about the small European country.
Bannon Ally Leaves White House As McMaster Consolidates Power
Former Breitbart writer Tera Dahl has exited the National Security Council and is expected to join USAID.
A Lawyer Who Helped Write The Patriot Act Is Trump’s Pick For A Top State Department Job
President Trump plans to nominate Jennifer Newstead to serve as the State Department’s top legal adviser, sources told BuzzFeed News. Newstead was credited with helping draft the Patriot Act after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
The Supreme Court Just Partially Revived Trump's Travel Ban. Here's What Immigration Lawyers Think It Could Mean.
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a case challenging injunctions to President Trump's travel ban on people from six Muslim-majority countries.
Moscow Is Recalling Russia's Ambassador To The US Amid Election Controversy
After nearly 10 years at the nexus of US–Russia relations, Washington’s most radioactive diplomat is headed back to Moscow.
White House Yanked A Job Offer For Its Top Africa Post
For the second time, the Trump administration has dismissed its pick for senior director for Africa, BuzzFeed News has learned, a critical post as Africa faces the threat of terrorism and famine.
Tillerson And Mattis Say China Needs To Do More Than “Try” On North Korea
The secretaries of state and defense had tougher words than their boss following a meeting with their Chinese counterparts in Washington on Wednesday.
The US Says It Doesn't Want To Fight Syria — But It Keeps Fighting Syria Anyway
The US and its allies used to fight against ISIS in eastern Syria in relative isolation. Now the Syrian government, Russia, and Iran are all pressing in closer, raising the chance of a miscalculation.
The Trump Administration Has A New Plan For Dealing With Russia
A classified document by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson lays out a new path for Russia and the US. But does the president, weighed down by scandal and investigation, support it?
The US Just Issued Arrest Warrants For 12 Of Erdogan’s Security Guards
Charging the 12 members of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s security detail for attacking protesters in DC was the easy part. Getting them to the US to stand trial will be harder.
Lobbyists’ Foreign Agent Filing Raises Questions
A dead-end disclosure may not really be in the spirit of the Foreign Agent Registration Act, lawyers say.
This Reporter Managed To Do Something NATO’s Leaders Couldn’t
The president finally committed to the alliance’s collective security thanks to a single well-placed question. But was it too little, too late?
Russian Ambassador To US: We Really, Really Want Our Compounds Back
The Trump administration says no deal has been made to return two compounds seized by the US after Moscow interfered in the 2016 election. But Russian Amb. Sergey Kislyak tells BuzzFeed News he brings up the issue “each and every day."
The Top US Diplomat To China Has Resigned Over Trump's Withdrawal From The Paris Climate Deal
A State Department spokesperson described the departure as a "personal decision."
Infighting Is Plaguing The Anti-ISIS Coalition
Donald Trump tried to bring US allies together in his trip to the Middle East. Now the Saudis, Egyptians, Qataris, Emiratis, Turks and Germans can’t stop fighting.
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Accuses European Intelligence Services Of Infiltrating Turkish Media
In an exclusive interview with BuzzFeed News, Mevlut Cavusoglu says Europe’s “secret services” have co-opted the press — a claim that baffles Turkey experts. The foreign minister also accused the New York Times of peddling “terrorist” propaganda.
Trump's Speech To NATO Left Out The Two Words Allies Wanted To Hear
NATO leaders were hoping for an explicit endorsement of Article 5 of the group's charter, which promotes collective defense. Trump scolded them about defense spending instead.