Gold Star: The mother of an Army Green Beret killed in Niger says President Trump was disrespectful during his phone call to the family while they were driving to meet the body coming home to the states. Trump told the …

Opening for Business: Portions of the Bears Ears National Monument in Utah, as well as three other national monuments, would be opened to mining and drilling under a proposal submitted to President Trump by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. It’s a …

Syria: Peace talks in Switzerland immediately stumbled over the continued tenure of President Bashar al-Assad. Secy. of State John Kerry said Assad could not be part of a negotiated interim government and that, “The right to lead a country does …

Putin Says: Writing in today’s NY Times, Russian President Vladimir Putin takes on the mantle of peacemaker in the Syrian crisis saying, “A strike would increase violence and unleash a new wave of terrorism.” Putin said the US must go …