The quarrel between the first lady and deputy national security adviser Mira Ricardel apparently began during a trip Melania Trump took to Africa.
Author: Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAY
Amnesty strips human-rights award from Aung San Suu Kyi over Rohingya atrocities in Myanmar
Former Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi lost her credibility for refusing to stop the brutal persecution of the Rohingya people in Myanmar.
North Korea running at least 13 secret operating bases for ballistic missile program, new study shows
North Korea has at least 13 secret operating bases where the regime is continuing work on its ballistic missile program.
Trump administration to curtail military support for Saudi-led war in Yemen
Amid increasing pressure, the State Department confirmed the U.S. would stop refueling Saudi fighter planes as they undertake bombing campaigns.
Iran sanctions: Trump administration exempts eight countries, including China, from new penalties
The decision to grant exemptions to 8 nations, including Iran’s top oil-buying customers, sparked fierce criticism from hardline conservatives.
Top Trump officials say new U.S. sanctions will choke Iran’s economy
The U.S. sanctions go into effect Monday and are aimed at more than 700 Iranian individuals and entities.
Bolton embraces Brazil’s hard-right president as ‘like-minded’ leader, blasts others in region as ‘troika of tyranny’
Brazil’s new president Jair Bolsonaro supports dictatorship and torture, and has used harsh rhetoric in speaking of homosexuals, women and minorities
Amid increased pressure, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pushes for end to Yemen conflict
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday ratcheted up his push for an end to the deadly war in Yemen.
‘Stop starving people as instrument of war.’ One Republican’s blunt message to Saudis — and Trump
Sen. Todd Young is an ex-Marine and staunch conservative not known for bucking President Donald Trump or the GOP party line. Except Yemen’s civil war.
Dismissing Russian concerns, John Bolton says there is no way to salvage nuclear weapons treaty
National Security Adviser John Bolton said there’s no chance Trump will reverse its decision to withdraw from a landmark nuclear weapons accord.