Ronald Lauder, the wealthy heir who gave Trump the idea to buy Greenland
According to various accounts, it was Estée Lauder’s son who first planted the idea in the US president’s head
CIA activity against Venezuelan leaders revives specter of US interventionism in Latin America
The agency’s covert operations, which Trump confirmed last week, hark back to the coups, assassination attempts and insurgencies supported or carried out by Washington in the region during the 20th century
Former Trump adviser John Bolton pleads not guilty to 18 counts of mishandling classified information
Former National Security Adviser appears in court after being accused of sharing confidential data with his family
United States and Venezuela: Six years of maximum tension
The attack on an alleged drug-running vessel marks a milestone in the strained relations between the two countries
Donald Trump withdraws Secret Service protection from Kamala Harris
The Republican abruptly pulled the security detail for the former Democratic vice president, effective September 1
Troops in Washington and Fed dismissals: Trump embraces authoritarian drift
Military deployments in cities, a heavy-handed approach to immigration and allusions to dictators exacerbate the US president’s interventionist attitude
FBI searches home of John Bolton, one of Trump’s biggest critics
The president’s former national security adviser has been accused of using classified documents
John Bolton, Trump’s former national security adviser: ‘What he wants is the Nobel Peace Prize’
The US president no longer cares about the near-term political consequences of his actions, says the former senior official in an interview in Washington
Calling Putin ‘crazy,’ Trump says he is open to new sanctions against Russia after latest attacks on Ukraine
The US president also had criticism for the Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy: ‘Everything out of his mouth causes problems’
US ex-security adviser calls for closer ties with Taiwan
John Bolton, a potential Republican presidential candidate in 2024, said that national security teams must develop contingency plans on how to respond to actions Beijing might take
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