Trump Administration

Washington, D.C. — May 23, 2018 — Ahead of newly confirmed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo testifying Thursday at 10 AM Eastern in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Jeff [...]

Washington, D.C. — May 17, 2018 — In response to the Senate voting to confirm Gina Haspel as C.I.A. Director, Paul Kawika Martin, Peace Action’s Senior Director for Policy and Political Affairs, [...]

This article was originally published on Common Dreams. North Korea’s cancellation of talks planned between North and South Korea is cause for concern, as is its suggestion that the U.S.-North [...]

Washington, D.C. — May 8, 2018 — President Trump announced today that he will not waive sanctions on Iran ahead of a May 12 deadline to waive sanctions that were lifted under the Iran nuclear [...]

The Iran Nuclear Agreement has been in President Trump’s crosshairs since he announced his candidacy. Political motivations, rather than real policy concerns, have driven Trump’s disdain [...]

Washington, D.C. — April 26, 2018 — In response to the Senate narrowly voting to confirm Mike Pompeo for Secretary of State, Paul Kawika Martin, Senior Director for Policy and Political Affairs [...]

Washington, D.C. — April 23, 2018 — In response to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee narrowly voting to recommend Mike Pompeo for the role of Secretary of State, Paul Kawika Martin, Senior [...]

Washington, D.C. — April 13, 2018 — In response to U.S. military strikes against Syrian government sites, Jon Rainwater, Executive Director of Peace Action, released the following statement: [...]

Washington, D.C. — April 9, 2018 — In response to President Trump’s threat of military strikes against Syrian government forces, Kevin Martin, President of Peace Action, released the following [...]

This article was originally published on CommonDreams.org. Candidate Trump appeared on “Meet the Press” in the summer of 2015 just weeks after announcing his run for president. When [...]