Trump meets Modi: Budding romance or one-night stand? written by Josh Rogin

Josh Rogin

President Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi would seem to be kindred spirits. But despite a lot of sweet talk as Modi arrived in Washington for a White House meeting Monday, the question remains whether his dalliance with Trump will be a one-night stand or will blossom into a full-on romance.

Trump and Modi are alike in many ways. They both came to power on populist, nationalist waves with promises to confront Islamist terrorism and stand up to China. Both rule large democracies with a clear interest in increasing their security and economic and

Top White House aide likely the next Ambassador to India written by Josh Rogin

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A senior official in the White House’s National Economic Council will soon be named U.S. ambassador to India, four White House officials confirmed. The move comes as the Indian prime minister plans to visit the Trump White House next week for the first time.

Kenneth Juster currently serves as the international deputy to NEC Director Gary Cohn. His exit from the White House has been

Inside Evan Mcmullin's 10 year undercover in the CIA by Josh Rogin

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Conservative independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin is rising in the polls and stands a fair chance of stealing the red state of Utah from GOP nominee Donald Trump. So it’s no surprise that pro-Trump Republicans and others are raising questions about his record as an undercover CIA officer.

Vetting a former spy for the nation’s highest office

Trump and Obama agree on one thing: Aleppo is a lost cause By Josh Rogin

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Smoke rises from reported opposition fire from buildings in a government-held neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, on Oct. 20. (George Ourfalian/Agence France-Presse via Getty Images)

At last night’s debate, Donald Trump falsely asserted that the city of Aleppo has fallen to the Assad regime and its Russian partners and concluded there’s nothing the United States can do about it.

“Well Aleppo is a disaster,” he said. “It’s a humanitarian nightmare, but it has fallen from any standpoint. What do you need, a signed document?”

That’s not true today, but given the latest White House decision to