The State Department has been shut out of Donald Trump's calls with world leaders, raising concerns about confusion over U.S. foreign policy.

The U.S. can use its oil and gas capabilities as carrot and stick, Carolyn Kissane writes in a guest commentary.

U.S. President-elect, Donald Trump has filled out his list for core cabinet positions, including key names that will help push forward his vision for U.S. Click to read.

Former diplomat and Obama White House staffer Brett Bruen told USA Today: “We’re entering a dangerous territory of telephone games, where Trump is going to have private chats with foreign leaders, and they’re going to tell their teams one thing, and Trump is going to tell our national security team another.”

Wednesday on the RealClearPolitics radio show -- weeknights at 6:00 p.m. on SiriusXM's POTUS Channel 124 and then on Apple, Spotify, and here on our website -- Andrew Walworth, Carl Cannon, and Tom Bevan discuss the history of Thanksgiving in America and what we're thankful for following the 2024 election.

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Aaron David Miller is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and a former U.S. State Department Middle East analyst and negotiator in Republican and Democratic administrations. He is the author of The End of Greatness: Why America Can’t Have (and Doesn’t Want) Another Great President. X: @aarondmiller2

The problem isn't that Donald Trump is talking to foreign leaders. The problem is that he's having private chats without coordinating with the State Department.

Republican President-elect Donald Trump says he plans to fundamentally alter the U.S. relationship with NATO during his second four-year term and rapidly bring the war in Ukraine to a close. On the campaign trail,

Trump's second administration has offered some clues about how its actions will affect America's military and trade partners.

North Korea's deployment of troops to Ukraine and alliance with Russia mark a pivotal shift in global geopolitics, creating complex challenges for the incoming Trump administration in 2025. Pyongyang's collaboration with Moscow has provided significant economic and military benefits,

Republican President-elect Donald Trump says he plans to fundamentally alter the U.S. relationship with NATO during his second four-year term and rapidly bring the war in Ukraine to a close. On the campaign trail,