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Donald Trump

Donald Trump at a campaign rally.

Alex Azar is busy, and 4 other things I learned from watching Trump talk about the coronavirus outbreak

By Matt Field | Biosecurity

Ambulances wait outside an emergency room.

If the coronavirus outbreak grows, can a strained US health care system keep up?

By Saskia Popescu | Biosecurity

Donald Trump and Qassem Soleimani.

The Soleimani killing and 5 things to know about drones in Iraq

By Dan Gettinger | Disruptive Technologies

Trump tweet about global warming

Trump to Paris Agreement: Drop dead

By Dan Drollette Jr | Climate Change, What We’re Reading

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Trump deals Chinese high-tech firms a heavy blow—for now

By Matt Field | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies

Cyber Report: Right-wing social media

By Matt Field, Thomas Gaulkin | Disruptive Technologies, Multimedia

Tehran US embassy painting

A Trump-Rouhani meeting: inevitable or inconceivable?

By John Krzyzaniak | Nuclear Risk, What We’re Reading

Photo illustration by Matt Field based in part on photos by premier.gov.ru and www.kremlin.ru via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 4.0.

Ahead of 2020, disinformation and fake news are alive and well on social media

By Matt Field | Disruptive Technologies, What We’re Reading

ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations agents. Credit: @ICEGov via Twitter.

Uproar over Palantir’s sale of tracking software to US immigration agency

By Matt Field | Disruptive Technologies, What We’re Reading

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump couldn't agree to a broad deal on sanctions and nuclear weapons in Hanoi. Credit: The White House.

North Korea: What next?

By Matt Field | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

While the world watched US-North Korean negotiations, two nuclear powers squared off

By Matt Field | Nuclear Risk, What We’re Reading

One of the flag "bouquets" adorning the old city portion of Hanoi. Photo by Duyeon Kim.

Summit datebook: From Hanoi, with curiosity

By Duyeon Kim | Columnists, Nuclear Weapons