MATTHEW LEE | The Seattle Times

September 11, 2019 at 1:58 pm

The DIY foreign policy president: Bolton ouster confirms it

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has said he doesn't mind if the U.S. is on its own in the world. Now, it seems he doesn't...

September 10, 2019 at 7:36 am

US steps up anti-Iran campaign ahead of UN General Assembly

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is stepping up its campaign to get other nations to boost pressure on Iran as world leaders prepare to...

September 7, 2019 at 9:06 pm

Trump says peace talks with Taliban are now ‘dead’

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. peace talks with the Taliban are now "dead," President Donald Trump declared Monday, two days after he abruptly canceled a secret...

September 6, 2019 at 8:35 am

US limits amount of money that Americans can send to Cuba

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration toughened sanctions against Cuba on Friday by reducing the amount of money that Cuban-Americans can send to family members...

September 5, 2019 at 8:19 am

Trump Mideast envoy to leave job before peace plan released

WASHINGTON (AP) — The architect of the Trump administration's delayed Mideast peace plan is leaving the White House in the face of widespread skepticism about...

September 4, 2019 at 8:40 am

US adds new sanctions and reward to further pressure Iran

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration stepped up pressure on Iran on Wednesday, imposing sanctions on an oil shipping network with ties to Iran's Revolutionary...

September 3, 2019 at 11:30 am

US hits Iran space agency with sanctions over missile work

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration imposed sanctions Tuesday on Iran's space agency for the first time, accusing it of developing ballistic missiles under the...

Business

August 19, 2019 at 8:19 am

US extends ban on passports for North Korea travel

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is extending a ban on the use of U.S. passports for travel to North Korea for another year. A...

Nation & World

August 18, 2019 at 5:28 am

Trump wields sanctions hammer; experts wonder to what end

WASHINGTON (AP) — Call it the diplomacy of coercion. The Trump administration is aggressively pursuing economic sanctions as a primary foreign policy tool to an...

Business

August 16, 2019 at 1:39 pm

Trump allies push back on proposed foreign aid cut

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two of President Donald Trump's strongest allies in Congress pushed back Friday on his administration's plans to slash some $4 billion in...