President Joe Biden’s press secretary delivered a striking message to Saudi Arabia’s de facto leader Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday. Jen Psaki told a press conference, using diplomatic language, that the U.S.-Saudi relationship — particularly that with the kingdom’s crown prince — is being downgraded. “On Saudi Arabia I would say we’ve made […] Read more
Diplomatic ties between Washington and Berlin have declined markedly in recent years and Germany’s foreign minister has appeared to warn that relations between the two countries may never be the same again. In the biggest signal yet of how strained relations have become, Heiko Maas said this weekend that the alliance with the U.S. — […] Read more
Democratic presidential contender Pete Buttigieg unveiled a trillion dollar infrastructure plan on Friday, pledging to direct federal funds to state and local governments to revitalize the nation’s transport networks, clean water supply and broadband internet. “Under my administration, local governments will finally have a partner in Washington,” Buttigieg wrote in the plan. “As a former […] Read more
