After Tuesday's election results and low approval numbers for Republicans, allies are raising concerns that President Trump is too focused on foreign policy.
As Republicans were casting about for explanations for their party’s dismal showing in off-year elections last week, President Donald Trump had several other pieces of business to attend to.
Foreign agents are working eagerly to promote the causes of the nations that pay their salaries by reaching out to think tanks that have historically shaped conservative policymaking, Department of Justice filings show,
The proposed legislation that would close the foreign-money loophole was one of three election-related bills discussed during a committee hearing.
Tension continues to grow between Trump and one of his strongest allies after Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene criticized the president for focusing too much on foreign affairs instead of rising costs at home.
Overall, Americans are not pleased with President Trump’s performance on foreign policy: 50 percent grade him as “poor” against 37 percent as “good,” and on a range of foreign-policy topics, he is only above water on stopping “international drug trafficking.