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When President Trump spoke at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia in January, he reportedly brought along his own staff to clap and cheer.

Trump tried to ice out the intelligence community from his effort to create a back channel to Russia

May 18, 2017Global Politics

It’s clear now that Michael Flynn and the Russian ambassador to the US were working on creating a secret back channel between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin specifically designed to bypass the intelligence community.

State Department chief Rex Tillerson has backed dramatic cuts to his department, saying its current funding levels are "simply not sustainable."

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April 26, 2017Global Politics
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