Secretary of State Mike Pompeo acknowledged a risk of a new arms race after the suspension of a 1987 treaty banning the deployment of intermediate-range missiles.
Lawmakers reacted with concern and bewilderment after President Trump again declared that a border security compromise would have to include a wall at the southwestern border.
The Senate, in a stinging bipartisan rebuke to President Trump’s foreign policy, voted overwhelmingly to cut off debate on legislation to express opposition to the troop drawdowns.
“Perhaps Intelligence should go back to school,” the president said a day after his intelligence chiefs disagreed with his assessments on Iran, North Korea and other national security threats.
The Federal Reserve said it expected continued growth but, in a sharp reversal, indicated it stood ready either to increase or to reduce rates, depending on economic conditions.