Intelligence community raises alarm on Turkey

by Lucas Robinson | Feb 6, 2019 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (UPI) — Bolstered by a 2019 yearly threat assessment from the director of national intelligence that warned of the risk posed by Turkey’s fraying relationship with the United States, senators have urged action to prevent a deeper strain...

What Indiana lawmakers from both parties thought about Trump’s State of the Union address

by Lucas Robinson | Feb 6, 2019 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Indiana lawmakers offered mixed responses to President Donald Trump’s remarks on the economy during his second State of the Union address Tuesday night. While touting a number of self-described economic victories, Trump said his renegotiation of NAFTA...

House OK’s bill to impose sanctions against Nicaraguan officials who violate human rights

by Lucas Robinson | Dec 13, 2018 | Featured, National Security, Politics

WASHINGTON – The House has sent President Donald Trump a bill that would approve new sanctions against the government of Nicaragua in response to a reported crackdown on demonstrators during an uprising in the Central American country this past spring. The...

U.S. Support for Saudi War in Yemen in Jeopardy as Senators Plan Vote

by Lucas Robinson | Nov 28, 2018 | Featured, Foreign Affairs

WASHINGTON — The Senate moved closer Wednesday to ending U.S. support for Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen, a rebuke of the close U.S. ally amid outrage over the Middle Eastern kingdom’s war in which tens of thousands of civilians have been killed. The Senate took a...

Pompeo Says Saudi Arabia Weapons Deal Will Go Foward

by Lucas Robinson | Nov 20, 2018 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday that U.S. weapons deals with Saudi Arabia will be completed shortly after President Donald Trump’s statement that he is not convinced that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman was involved in the murder...