Mark T. Esper

US President Donald Trump is shown sitting at a wooden table next to then Defense Secretary James Mattis with the US flag behind them.

Mattis, Obama speak out; The anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown; Arctic oil spill

June 4, 2020Top of The World

Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis broke his silence Wednesday, denouncing President Donald Trump’s call for a military response to the civil unrest. And, Thursday marks the 31st anniversary of China’s bloody Tiananmen Square democracy crackdown. Also, in another echo of 1989, a huge fuel leak into a river within the Arctic Circle has lead Russian President Vladimir Putin to call for a state of emergency.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is shown walking amongst a group of people and wearing a green dress and khaki jacket while speaking on the phone.

Coronavirus highlights need for rescue packages; Devastating measles epidemic overshadowed by COVID-19; US launches strikes against Kataib Hezbollah in Iraq

March 13, 2020Top of The World