New York Times Iraqi Political Alliance Unites a US Friend and FoeNew York TimesBAGHDAD — Iraq's outgoing Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, an American ally, and the radical Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr, a longtime foe of the United States, said on Saturday that they had become political allies in an effort to form a new …and more » us politics – Google News
Read More...NPR Former US Diplomat Warns China Is Emulating Russian Political InterferenceNPRA former senior U.S. official from the Obama administration is warning that Russian efforts to influence U.S. politics have been so successful that other U.S. adversaries like China are beginning to emulate them. Victoria Nuland told the Senate …A secret government report uncovered China's attempts to influence all levels of politics in AustraliaBusiness Insider A Possible Explanation For How US Diplomat's Call Was TappedNPRall 57 news articles » us politics – Google News
Read More...CNN The recent history of American political prisoners released from Iran and North KoreaCNNThe move comes in tandem with Trump's decision to break the US out of an international agreement aimed at dissuading Iran's nuclear ambitions. At the time of the agreement between President Barack Obama, the government in Iran and other world powers, …A US citizen freed from North Korea had been detained so long he probably had no idea Trump was presidentBusiness Insider 3 Americans Freed From North Korea Arrive Near WashingtonNew York TimesAmerican prisoners held in North Korea…
Read More...Pew Research Center Key findings on Americans' views of the US political system and democracyPew Research CenterThe strength and stability of democracy has become a subject of intense debate in the United States and around the world. But how do Americans feel about their own democracy? As part of a year-long effort to study “Facts, Trust and Democracy” Pew …The Public, the Political System and American DemocracyPew Research Center for the People and the Press Time's Not on Their Side as GOP Gripes About Senate SlowdownNew York Timesall 520 news…
Read More...Washington Post How Cambridge Analytica broke into the US political market through Mercer-allied conservative groupsWashington PostTwo years before helping Donald Trump target prospective 2016 supporters, the now-embattled data firm Cambridge Analytica tested its tools with an array of conservative groups allied with the wealthy Mercer family, including a super PAC run by newly …and more » us politics – Google News
Read More...New York Times Once Again, Push for Gun Control Collides With Political RealityNew York TimesWASHINGTON — Here's how significant things don't get done in Washington even in a moment of crisis and opportunity. The president throws out a hodgepodge of ideas, thoroughly confusing both sides about what he really supports. Senate Republicans …'Surreal' Trump meeting on guns left Republicans reeling, Democrats optimisticCNN Trump says firearms should sometimes be confiscated from US citizens without due process: 'Take the guns first'The IndependentBlame Canada: Trump paints us as suave international swindlersThe Globe and…
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