Some reports say it will come next month, but the administration denies this.
James Mattis
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Can Anyone Stop Trump From Blowing Up the Iran Nuclear Deal?
Trump has stacked his national security team with Iran hardliners while French President Macron failed to change the president’s mind.
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Rexit Shakeup: Tom Cotton to CIA, Mike Pompeo to State
The Trump administration floats a major shakeup, including canning Rex Tillerson. How will the establishment react?
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What Happens When Republicans Begin to Ignore Their President?
It hasn’t led to open warfare yet. But it’s not hard to guess how Trump will eventually respond.
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Trump Has Not Yet Begun to Lose
With Trump, there will be so much losing, you’ll get sick of the losing.
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Why Steve Bannon is Winning the Game of Thrones
The president is in full survival mode and feels compelled to go to war with the world.
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Casualties of War
Forty years ago this Tuesday, President Jimmy Carter nailed it going away in a nationally televised address. The energy crisis has not yet overwhelmed us, but it will if we do not act quickly. It’s a problem that we will not be able to solve in the next few years, and it’s likely to get […]
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The 25th Amendment is Not a Fantasy
Trump’s own cabinet ousting him may be improbable, but it shouldn’t be dismissed outright.
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Trump Said the Words ‘Radical Islamic Terrorism.’ Now What?
Everything Trump has said about ISIS and the battle to re-take Mosul has been wrong.
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Military Top Brass Wants Money for State, Not Defense
Trump’s proposal to cut the department’s budget is extreme and dangerous.
