Trump shuns 'ex-presidents club' — and the feeling is mutual
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a club Donald Trump was never really interested in joining and certainly not so soon: the cadre of former commanders in chief who revere the presidency enough to put aside often bitter political differences and even join together in common cause.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Trump shuns 'ex-presidents club' — and the feeling is mutual
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a club Donald Trump was never really interested in joining and certainly not so soon: the cadre of former commanders in chief who revere the presidency enough to put aside often bitter political differences and even join together in common cause.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Trump shuns 'ex-presidents club' — and the feeling is mutual
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a club Donald Trump was never really interested in joining and certainly not so soon: the cadre of former commanders in chief who revere the presidency enough to put aside often bitter political differences and even join together in common cause.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Trump shuns 'ex-presidents club' — and the feeling is mutual
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a club Donald Trump was never really interested in joining and certainly not so soon: the cadre of former commanders in chief who revere the presidency enough to put aside often bitter political differences and even join together in common cause.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Plunged into virus 'dark winter,' Biden must lead US out
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden predicted he would take office amid a “dark winter,” and the outlook is only getting bleaker.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Plunged into virus 'dark winter,' Biden must lead US out
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden predicted he would take office amid a “dark winter,” and the outlook is only getting bleaker.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Will Trump's mishandling of records leave a hole in history?
WASHINGTON (AP) — The public won’t see President Donald Trump’s White House records for years, but there’s growing concern the collection won’t be complete, leaving a hole in the history of one of America’s most tumultuous presidencies.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Trump's presidency not just a blip in US foreign policy
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden’s plan to scrap President Donald Trump’s vision of “America First” in favor of “diplomacy first” will depend on whether he's able to regain the trust of allies and convince them that Trumpism is just a blip in the annals of U.S. foreign policy.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Will Trump's mishandling of records leave a hole in history?
WASHINGTON (AP) — The public won’t see President Donald Trump’s White House records for years, but there’s growing concern the collection won’t be complete, leaving a hole in the history of one of America’s most tumultuous presidencies.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Trump's presidency not just a blip in US foreign policy
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden’s plan to scrap President Donald Trump’s vision of “America First” in favor of “diplomacy first” will depend on whether he's able to regain the trust of allies and convince them that Trumpism is just a blip in the annals of U.S. foreign policy.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Will Trump's mishandling of records leave a hole in history?
WASHINGTON (AP) — The public won’t see President Donald Trump’s White House records for years, but there’s growing concern the collection won’t be complete, leaving a hole in the history of one of America’s most tumultuous presidencies.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Trump's presidency not just a blip in US foreign policy
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden’s plan to scrap President Donald Trump’s vision of “America First” in favor of “diplomacy first” will depend on whether he's able to regain the trust of allies and convince them that Trumpism is just a blip in the annals of U.S. foreign policy.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Will Trump's mishandling of records leave a hole in history?
WASHINGTON (AP) — The public won’t see President Donald Trump’s White House records for years, but there’s growing concern the collection won’t be complete, leaving a hole in the history of one of America’s most tumultuous presidencies.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Trump's presidency not just a blip in US foreign policy
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden’s plan to scrap President Donald Trump’s vision of “America First” in favor of “diplomacy first” will depend on whether he's able to regain the trust of allies and convince them that Trumpism is just a blip in the annals of U.S. foreign policy.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Trump's presidency not just a blip in US foreign policy
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden’s plan to scrap President Donald Trump’s vision of “America First” in favor of “diplomacy first” will depend on whether he's able to regain the trust of allies and convince them that Trumpism is just a blip in the annals of U.S. foreign policy.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
No surprise: Trump left many clues he wouldn't go quietly
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump left plenty of clues he'd try to burn the place down on his way out the door.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
No surprise: Trump left many clues he wouldn't go quietly
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump left plenty of clues he'd try to burn the place down on his way out the door.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
No surprise: Trump left many clues he wouldn't go quietly
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump left plenty of clues he'd try to burn the place down on his way out the door.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
CIA's new recruitment website aims to diversify spy agency
WASHINGTON (AP) — WANTED: Spies from all backgrounds and walks of life.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
CIA's new recruitment website aims to diversify spy agency
WASHINGTON (AP) — WANTED: Spies from all backgrounds and walks of life.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
White House wins ruling on disclosing health care prices
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ruled in favor of the Trump administration's plan to require hospitals and insurers to disclose the actual prices for common tests and procedures.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
White House wins ruling on disclosing health care prices
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ruled in favor of the Trump administration's plan to require hospitals and insurers to disclose the actual prices for common tests and procedures.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Trump: Classified material can be used in Durham probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — The special counsel investigating the origins of the FBI's probe into the 2016 election now has the authority to use classified information indefinitely in his investigation, a procedural step following his earlier appointment, according to a memorandum issued by President Donald Trump.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Trump: Classified material can be used in Durham probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — The special counsel investigating the origins of the FBI's probe into the 2016 election now has the authority to use classified information indefinitely in his investigation, a procedural step following his earlier appointment, according to a memorandum issued by President Donald Trump.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Rules eased for water from showerheads, a Trump pet peeve
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has relaxed a regulation restricting water flow from showerheads, a pet peeve of President Donald Trump, who complained that he wanted more water to make his hair “perfect.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Rules eased for water from showerheads, a Trump pet peeve
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has relaxed a regulation restricting water flow from showerheads, a pet peeve of President Donald Trump, who complained that he wanted more water to make his hair “perfect.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
US intelligence director says China is top threat to America
WASHINGTON (AP) — China poses the greatest threat to America and the rest of the free world since World War II, outgoing National Intelligence Director John Ratcliffe said Thursday as the Trump administration ramps up anti-Chinese rhetoric to pressure President-elect Joe Biden to be tough on Beijing.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
US intelligence director says China is top threat to America
WASHINGTON (AP) — China poses the greatest threat to America and the rest of the free world since World War II, outgoing National Intelligence Director John Ratcliffe said Thursday as the Trump administration ramps up anti-Chinese rhetoric to pressure President-elect Joe Biden to be tough on Beijing.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Top secret: Biden gets access to President's Daily Brief
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden has had his first look as president-elect at the President's Daily Brief, a top secret summary of U.S. intelligence and world events — a document former first lady Michelle Obama has called “The Death, Destruction, and Horrible Things Book."
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Biden to receive first intelligence briefing Monday
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will begin receiving the nation's most sensitive secrets Monday as they prepare to assume office on Jan 20.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Trump slams global climate agreement Biden intends to rejoin
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump railed against the
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Biden's DIY transition proceeds without Trump assistance
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Donald Trump's
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Biden's DIY transition proceeds without Trump assistance
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Donald Trump's refusal to cooperate with his successor is forcing President-elect Joe Biden to seek unusual workarounds to prepare for the exploding public health threat and evolving national security challenges he will inherit in just nine weeks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Republican senators push for Biden to receive intelligence
WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Donald Trump refuses to allow President-elect Joe Biden to receive intelligence briefings — even those he was getting during the campaign — an increasing number of Trump's allies are calling for Biden to have access to the information.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Biden moves forward without help from Trump's intel team
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House race was in limbo in 2000 when outgoing President Bill Clinton decided to let then-Gov. George W. Bush read the ultra-secret daily brief of the nation’s most sensitive intelligence.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
US voters have spoken: What's next to make it official?
WASHINGTON (AP) — This year's election was not the last step in selecting Joe Biden as the next American president. Under a system that’s been tweaked over two centuries, there is still a weeks-long timeline during which the 538-member
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Biden moves forward without help from Trump's intel team
WASHINGTON (AP) — The presidential race was hovering in limbo in 2000 when outgoing President Bill Clinton decided to let then-Gov. George W. Bush read the ultra-secret daily brief of the nation’s most sensitive intelligence.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Candidate concessions have been colorful, funny — or absent
WASHINGTON (AP) — Losing presidential candidates have conceded to their opponents in private chats, telegrams, phone calls and nationally televised speeches. Al Gore conceded twice in the same race. President Donald Trump isn't expected to concede at all — not even with a tweet.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
What's next? Saturday's election verdict isn't last step
WASHINGTON (AP) — Saturday's election verdict isn’t the last step in selecting an American president. Under a system that’s been tweaked over two centuries, there is still a weekslong timeline during which the 538-member
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
What's next? Saturday's election verdict isn't last step
WASHINGTON (AP) — Saturday's election verdict isn’t the last step in selecting an American president. Under a system that’s been tweaked over two centuries, there is still a weekslong timeline during which the 538-member
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
EXPLAINER: The unprecedented early voting, and what it means
WASHINGTON (AP) — An unprecedented 103.2 million people cast their ballots early in this year's presidential election.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
EXPLAINER: States to watch closely on election night
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden each have a path to win the White House. The former vice president is competitive in all the battleground states Trump carried in 2016, and has put a handful of traditional Republican states, including Georgia and Arizona, in play. …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
EXPLAINER: From the 2020 election, some new political terms
WASHINGTON (AP) — “So 2020” is a new phrase that made its way into America’s political lexicon this year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
EXPLAINER: What's 270? The math game behind the US election
WASHINGTON (AP) — What’s all this hubbub about 270?
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
EXPLAINER: What's 270? The math game behind the US election
WASHINGTON (AP) — What’s all this hubbub about 270?
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
EXPLAINER: States to watch on election night
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden each has a path to win the White House. The former vice president is competitive in all the battleground states Trump carried in 2016, and has put a handful of traditional Republican states, including Georgia and Arizona, in play. …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
EXPLAINER: From the 2020 election, some new political terms
WASHINGTON (AP) — “So 2020” is a new phrase that made its way into America’s political lexicon this year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
EXPLAINER: What's 270? The math game behind the US election
WASHINGTON (AP) — What’s all this hubbub about 270?
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
EXPLAINER: What's 270? The math game behind the US election
WASHINGTON (AP) — What’s all this hubbub about 270?
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
As virus surges, Trump rallies keep packing in thousands
WASHINGTON (AP) — There are no crowds at Disneyland, still shut down by
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
As virus surges, Trump rallies keep packing in thousands
WASHINGTON (AP) — There are no crowds at Disneyland, still shut down by the coronavirus. Fewer fans attended the World Series this year than at any time in the past century. Big concerts are canceled.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Four years in, Trump has plenty of unfinished business
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump swept into office nearly four years ago as an outsider who promised to get things done quickly on behalf of the American people through sheer force of will and unrivaled knowledge about the art of the deal.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Four years in, Trump has plenty of unfinished business
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump swept into office nearly four years ago as an outsider who promised to get things done quickly on behalf of the American people through sheer force of will and unrivaled knowledge about the art of the deal.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Trump: Sudan to join UAE, Bahrain in recognizing Israel
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Friday that Sudan will start to normalize ties with Israel, making it the third Arab state to do so as part of U.S.-brokered deals in the run-up to Election Day.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Trump: Sudan to join UAE, Bahrain in recognizing Israel
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Friday that Sudan will start to normalize ties with Israel, making it the third Arab state to do so as part of U.S.-brokered deals in the run-up to Election Day.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Growing NKorean nuclear threat awaits US election winner
WASHINGTON (AP) — “Where’s the war?” That’s how President Donald Trump defends his North Korea policy at campaign rallies even though he’s joined the list of U.S. presidents unable to stop the ever-growing nuclear threat from Kim Jong Un. That threat will transcend the November election, no matter who wins.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Growing NKorean nuclear threat awaits US election winner
WASHINGTON (AP) — “Where’s the war?” That’s how President Donald Trump defends his North Korea policy at campaign rallies even though he’s joined the list of U.S. presidents unable to stop the ever-growing nuclear threat from Kim Jong Un. That threat will transcend the November election, no matter who wins.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Adviser: Trump tweet about Afghanistan withdrawal was a wish
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's national security adviser on Friday doubled down on his assertion that the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan will shrink to 2,500 early next year, while suggesting that Trump's tweet that all forces should be home by Christmas was more a wish than a …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Adviser: Trump tweet about Afghanistan withdrawal was a wish
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's national security adviser on Friday doubled down on his assertion that the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan will shrink to 2,500 early next year, while suggesting that Trump's tweet that all forces should be home by Christmas was more a wish than a …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
White House rejects Putin response to US arms control offer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and Russia on Friday rejected each other's proposals for potentially salvaging the last remaining legal constraint on their strategic nuclear forces. President Vladimir Putin called for an unconditional extension of the soon-to-expire New START treaty, and the White House called that a “non-starter.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
2 US citizens released by Iran-backed militants in Yemen
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Americans and the remains of a third held captive by Iranian-backed militants in Yemen were released on Wednesday in exchange for the return of about 250 of the Houthi rebels from Oman, according to the White House and sources in the region.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
White House pushes unproven drug for virus; doctors wary
Researchers in China reported that cough, pneumonia and fever seemed to improve sooner among 31 patients given hydroxychloroquine compared with 31 others who did not get the drug
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Trump's big promises on COVID-19 often fall short
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's become a fixture of life under quarantine. Almost daily, President Donald Trump appears on television, flanked by officials, to announce his latest maneuver in the fight against the new coronavirus. He typically unveils a dramatic-sounding emergency measure, a solution that appears imminent or a bold promise …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Trump's big promises on COVID-19 often fall short
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's become a fixture of life under quarantine. Almost daily, President Donald Trump appears on television, flanked by officials, to announce his latest maneuver in the fight against the new coronavirus. He typically unveils a dramatic-sounding emergency measure, a solution that appears imminent or a bold promise …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Pressure grows on Trump as hospitals sound virus alarms
WASHINGTON (AP) — Insisting the federal government is not a "shipping clerk,” President Donald Trump on Thursday called on states to do more to secure their own critically needed masks, ventilators and testing supplies as the pressure mounted on hospitals struggling to cope with a rising number of coronavirus patients.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Pressure grows on Trump as hospitals sound virus alarms
WASHINGTON (AP) — Insisting the federal government is not a "shipping clerk,” President Donald Trump on Thursday called on states to do more to secure their own critically needed masks, ventilators and testing supplies as the pressure mounted on hospitals struggling to cope with a rising number of coronavirus patients.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Trump dubs COVID-19 'Chinese virus' despite hate crime risks
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he doesn’t think calling COVID-19 the "Chinese virus" — or the "kung-flu," as one administration official reportedly called it — puts Asian Americans at risk of retaliation despite growing reports they are facing virus-related discrimination.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Trump dubs COVID-19 'Chinese virus' despite hate crime risks
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he doesn’t think calling COVID-19 the "Chinese virus" — or the "kung-flu," as one administration official reportedly called it — puts Asian Americans at risk of retaliation despite growing reports they are facing virus-related discrimination.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
G-7 leaders try to ease tension, vow to coordinate on virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and its top economic allies pledged Monday to more closely share real-time information about the coronavirus and the availability of medical equipment and to support jobs, global trade and investment.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Trump disbanded NSC pandemic unit that experts had praised
WASHINGTON (AP) — Public health and national security experts shake their heads when President Donald Trump says the coronavirus "came out of nowhere" and “blindsided the world.”
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Trump disbanded NSC pandemic unit that experts had praised
WASHINGTON (AP) — Public health and national security experts shake their heads when President Donald Trump says the coronavirus "came out of nowhere" and “blindsided the world.”
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Trump officials emphasize that coronavirus 'Made in China'
WASHINGTON (AP) — There's one thing the Trump administration wants Americans to remember about the coronavirus pandemic: It carries the "Made in China” label.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Trump officials emphasize that coronavirus 'Made in China'
WASHINGTON (AP) — There's one thing the Trump administration wants Americans to remember about the coronavirus pandemic: It carries the "Made in China” label.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Trump's CDC visit turns into scattershot defense on virus
ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump's visit to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday turned into a scattershot defense of his administration's handling of the coronavirus outbreak, veering into political score-settling, exaggerations and talk harking back to his impeachment.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Trump's CDC visit turns into scattershot defense on virus
ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump's visit to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday turned into a scattershot defense of his administration's handling of the coronavirus outbreak, veering into political score-settling, exaggerations and talk harking back to his impeachment.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Trump says he spoke to a Taliban leader, had 'good talk'
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump confirmed Tuesday that he spoke on the phone to a Taliban leader, making him the first U.S. president believed to have ever spoken directly with the militant group responsible for the deaths of thousands of U.S. troops in nearly 19 years of fighting in …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Trump says he spoke to a Taliban leader, had 'good talk'
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump confirmed Tuesday that he spoke on the phone to a Taliban leader, making him the first U.S. president believed to ever speak directly with the militant group that harbored al-Qaida before the 9/11 attacks and is responsible for the deaths of thousands of U.S. …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Obama to try to allay Gulf nation leaders' fears about Iran
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Iran's influence
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Embracing the extreme
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Strange bedfellows
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Will Sgt. Bergdahl be left behind in Afghanistan?
WASHINGTON - The case of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, held by the Taliban since 2009, has arisen again as the U.S. and other countries engage in diplomatic efforts to free him.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Overzealous snooping
WASHINGTON - Secretary of State John Kerry's remark that some National Security Agency surveillance "reached too far" was the first time a high-ranking Obama administration official acknowledged that U.S. snooping abroad might be seen as overzealous.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS AGO
Obama looks for support before address
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Americans tune out Afghan war as fighting rages on
KABUL, Afghanistan - It was once President Barack Obama's "war of necessity." Now, it's America's forgotten war.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
At least a dozen Americans perish in suicide bombing
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO
Afghan leader gives up trying to talk to Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan - President Hamid Karzai has given up trying to talk to the Taliban, saying in a video released Saturday that Pakistan holds the only key to making peace with insurgents and must do more to support a political resolution to the war.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Afghan Taliban: Spring offensive starts now
KABUL, Afghanistan - The spring fighting season in Afghanistan geared up this weekend with a war of words.
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Karzai backs down in dispute with Afghan lawmakers
KABUL, Afghanistan - Under heavy pressure from Afghan lawmakers and Western diplomats, President Hamid Karzai agreed on Saturday to convene the newly elected parliament, ending a political standoff that threatened to spark a constitutional crisis.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
A critical juncture in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan - It's make-or-break time in Afghanistan.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
2 US Navy service members missing
KABUL, Afghanistan - Two U.S. Navy service members disappeared in a dangerous area of eastern Afghanistan, prompting a massive air and ground search and appeals on local radio stations for their safe return, NATO and Afghan officials said Saturday.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Petraeus takes over Afghanistan fight
KABUL, Afghanistan - "We are in this to win," Gen. David Petraeus said as he took the reins of an Afghan war effort troubled by waning support, an emboldened enemy, government corruption and a looming commitment to withdraw troops - even with no sign of violence easing.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
US to Karzai: Petraeus won't alter Afghan plan
KABUL, Afghanistan - America's top military officer assured President Hamid Karzai on Saturday that newly chosen NATO commander Gen. David Petraeus would pursue the policies of his ousted predecessor, whom the Afghan leader warmly praised for reducing civilian casualties.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Troops clear last pockets of resistance in Marjah
MARJAH, Afghanistan - Marines and Afghan troops cleared the last major pocket of resistance in the former Taliban-ruled town of Marjah on Saturday - part of an offensive that is the run-up to a larger showdown this year in the most strategic part of Afghanistan's dangerous south.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
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