USSS Chief Says Hilton Site Was 'Set Up Perfectly,' Critics Disagree

What's Behind Trump's Unexpected Favor To Kim Jong Un? Authored by Andrew Korybko, He might be flirting with a radical policy recalibration even if he soon changes his mind... Trump unexpectedly announced that the US will “substantially reduce” its participation in the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield large-scale joint military drills with South Korea that he was apparently unaware of till just recently and which began this week. He described his decision as being “Based on my very good relationship with Kim Jong Un” and aimed at not “send[ing] a signal that is totally inappropriate and hostile”....

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly held direct talks with a senior Hamas member during the deadly 2014 war in Gaza, according to Israeli media. The dialogue was said to have been arranged “behind the backs of the establishment.” Reported by the Hebrew-language outlet Walla on Thursday, the backchannel contacts with Hamas occurred during separate […]