The First New Foreign Policy Challenge for Trump Just Became Clear

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Examining U.S. foreign policy towards Syria, China

"Face the Nation" moderator and chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan takes a look at whether the instability in Syria poses a threat to U.S. national security, and why ...
CBS News - 12h
Trump Has a New Favorite Foreign Leader. He’s Known as ‘the Madman.’

Javier Milei and the rebirth of austerity for the needy.
The New York Times - 2d
Domestic issues pile pressure on Iran’s president amid foreign policy setbacks

Tensions over executions and plans for petrol price rise and hijab law add to reversals in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria. The fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, the latest in a string of foreign policy ...
The Guardian - 3d
EU foreign policy head Kallas welcomes end of al-Assad in Syria

Yahoo News - 4d
Trump Attends Notre-Dame Ceremony in First Foreign Trip Since Election

At the ceremony, the president-elect took a seat next to President Emmanuel Macron of France, with whom he has had a rocky relationship.
The New York Times - 5d
At Fox News ceremony, Trump boasts about recent conversations with foreign leaders

After receiving Fox News' Patriot of the Year Award Thursday night, President-elect Donald Trump spoke about recent conversations with the leaders of Canada and Mexico.
ABC News - Dec. 6
Trump Business Plans Ethics Policy Without Banning Foreign Deals

The family business of President-elect Donald J. Trump is expected to announce some restrictions on transactions but is not likely to accept as many limitations as it did eight years ago.
The New York Times - Dec. 5
What we know about Trump's plans on foreign policy, tariffs

Tariffs for countries sending goods to the U.S. still appear to be part of President-elect Donald Trump's plans for his second term in the White House. CBS MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady ...
CBS News - Dec. 3
Biden’s vexed foreign policy legacy leaves hard choices ahead

Thanks to Biden’s actions (or inaction), the incoming Trump administration faces difficult policy choices on the Ukraine war and China’s aggressive expansionism in Asia, as well as containing the ...
The Hill - Dec. 3