by Jim Heath | Jan 15, 2019 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines
Prime Minister Theresa May today suffered a humiliating defeat over her plan to withdraw Britain from the European Union, thrusting the country further into political chaos with only 10 weeks to go until it is scheduled to leave the bloc. The 432-to-202 vote to reject...
by Jim Heath | Jan 8, 2019 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines, Trump
Retired Marine General Anthony Zinni has become the latest senior military officer to leave the Trump administration, resigning his position as special envoy to help resolve disputes in the Persian Gulf and build a strategic U.S. military alliance with Arab...
by Jim Heath | Jan 6, 2019 | Commentary, Foreign Affairs, Headlines
The fact anyone in America can think a border wall will significantly solve our immigration issue is a bit hard to believe for anyone who has spent time there and actually studied the issue. I started my journalism career on the US/Mexico border working at a...
by Jim Heath | Jan 1, 2019 | Entertainment, Foreign Affairs, Headlines
Netflix has removed an episode of a comedy show critical of Saudi Arabia after the internet streaming service received a complaint from the kingdom, renewing concerns about government control over freedom of expression on online platforms. Netflix removed an episode...
by Jim Heath | Dec 26, 2018 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines, Military
President Trump visited American military forces in Iraq today, a surprise trip and the first visit to troops stationed abroad in a combat zone by a commander in chief who has made withdrawing the United States from foreign wars a signature issue. The trip, shrouded...
by Jim Heath | Dec 22, 2018 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines
Brett McGurk, the U.S. envoy to the global coalition fighting the Islamic State group, has resigned in protest to President Trump’s abrupt decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria, joining Defense Secretary Jim Mattis in an administration exodus of...
