The White House refuses to stand up to Moscow, even after Russia brags about launching missile attacks against the U.S.

The Trump administration’s disregard for diplomacy is driving career diplomats to flee.  

Once again, Trump is hinting at world war.

Mike Pence tried to eat his cake and have it too by defending Donald Trump’s demand for a military parade while criticizing North Korea for doing the same thing.

Donald Trump’s threats against North Korea have moved into a frightening new phase, from overcompensating Twitter play to the planning stages of a provocative military attack. It seems like ages ago that Trump taunted Kim Jong Un about the size of his “button,” but it was only last week, and the intervening firestorm about Trump’s […]

Donald Trump has never been known for his emotional restraint in anything, let alone in foreign policy. But his continued escalation with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is a particularly terrifying spectacle. Trump has repeatedly referred to the nuclear-armed strongman as “Little Rocket Man” and warned that he would be met with “fire and […]

Just as Donald Trump sparks international outrage and condemnation with a reckless maneuver in the Middle East this week, more and more longtime American allies around the world now see Trump as a threat and a problem, instead of a friend. In fact, Germans now view Trump as a bigger threat than North Korea’s delusional dictator […]

The top leadership of the Republican Party — Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell, and Paul Ryan — used the threatening missile launch from North Korea as an excuse to push legislation handing out tax cuts to Trump and other wealthy people. In a statement to the press, Trump complained that Democratic leaders Chuck Schumer and Nancy […]

To no one’s surprise but everyone’s disgust, Donald Trump once again showed his subservience to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin during his trip across Asia. But Trump’s disturbing unwillingness to stand up to Putin — indeed, to take the side of the U.S. intelligence community, and the nation as a whole, against a hostile foreign adversary […]

One week ago, Donald Trump took to Twitter to make it clear that he has no respect for or interest in diplomacy when it comes to dealing with the volatile North Korean dictator, Kim Jong Un. His statement that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson should stop “wasting his time trying to negotiate” with North Korea […]

Donald Trump needs his vacation trips to Trump-branded resorts to conduct international diplomacy, particularly to pressure North Korea and prevent it from going nuclear, according to White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Trump has spent 88 days of his 258 days in office at Trump properties, with 68 of those days spent at resorts […]

Donald Trump’s bombastic verbal escalation with North Korea does not have much support from anyone, even from his own advisers who are desperately trying to turn down the rhetoric. But at the feverishly pro-Trump site Breitbart — the very site that White House strategist Steve Bannon continues to run, thanks to a special dispensation — Trump’s […]

Donald Trump continued his dangerous and unhinged rhetoric Friday morning, as he did his best to gin up a confrontation with North Korea’s equally unstable leader, Kim Jong Un: Military solutions are now fully in place,locked and loaded,should North Korea act unwisely. Hopefully Kim Jong Un will find another path! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) […]

In between rounds of golf, Donald Trump issued a shocking threat of “fire and fury” to North Korea earlier this week. North Korea promptly called his bluff, saying Trump is “bereft of reason” — and even mocking his excessive golfing. So on Thursday, Trump tried once more to sound tough. Asked to respond to the […]

On the same day the entire world dealt with the fallout of increasing nuclear tension between the United States and North Korea, Donald Trump relaxed and played golf. The world has been watching the Trump administration’s bungled response to North Korea’s aggressive nuclear behavior, exacerbated by his threat of “fire and fury” against the rogue […]

Donald Trump has responded to provocative actions by North Korea with a cavalcade of responses that have been all over the place and not in line with what has kept Americans safe in the past. He continues to prove that pre-election concerns about his readiness to lead were right, and possibly even understated. The Defense […]

Donald Trump’s Twitter feed is not a source of political comfort for the vast majority of the country. A recent ABC News/Washington Post poll made this clear: 68 percent of Americans labeled Trump’s tweets as “inappropriate,” 65 percent called them “insulting,” and 52 percent thought they could be “dangerous.” Even a Fox News poll showed marked […]

Donald Trump kicked off his Wednesday morning the usual way: on Twitter. He congratulated himself for his rally in Ohio Tuesday night, claiming he “broke all records.” (He didn’t.) He attacked his fellow Republican, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, saying she “really let the Republicans, and our country, down yesterday” because she refused to support repealing Obamacare. […]

Donald Trump decided to respond to North Korea’s latest provocative missile test with a tweet, highlighting his aggressive approach to the foreign policy issue that could lead to a dangerous and deadly fallout. Trump tweeted ironically, “North Korea has just launched another missile. Does this guy have anything better to do with his life?” He […]

Donald Trump invited the entire Senate for a briefing at the White House on North Korea and military preparation, but only spent 14 minutes with his fellow leaders. Based on what those senators are now telling reporters, the entire meeting seems to have been a colossal waste of time. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) told the Washington […]

After the highly unusual move of inviting the entire Senate to the White House for a national security briefing on North Korea, Donald Trump spent all of 14 minutes with the senators, according to several White House reporters. A senior administration official then told reporters, “What you will see soon is using the economic dimension of national […]

Donald Trump’s sabre-rattling with North Korea crossed the line from tough to frighteningly provocative a long time ago, but finally, there is a signal that cooler heads exist within the administration. The signals are still decidedly mixed, but now, at least, taking a military first strike off the table is part of that mix. On Fox […]

Retired four-star general and regular Fox News guest Jack Keane, who was Donald Trump’s first choice to be secretary of Defense but turned down the job, is now pounding the table in favor of a military response to North Korea. Keane told Fox News that the recent failed missile test from North Korea means America […]

Donald Trump continued his outreach to international dictators, remarking that he would be “honored” to host North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. Talking to Bloomberg News, Trump said, “If it would be appropriate for me to meet with him, I would absolutely, I would be honored to do it,” adding, “If it’s under the, again, […]

In an interview with The Financial Times, Donald Trump said the United States could act unilaterally to contain the threat of a nuclear North Korea, an echo of the argument made 14 years ago by George W. Bush to justify the invasion of Iraq. Trump told the paper, “China will either decide to help us […]