David Brennan
Senior Reporter
David Brennan is currently a Senior Reporter for Newsweek covering world politics and current affairs. Prior to joining Newsweek in early 2018, he reported on British politics and global current affairs as a staff writer at International Business Times. He has also held reporting roles at a selection of trade publications covering the healthcare, transport and property industries. Originally from London, David graduated from the University of Cambridge in 2012 where he studied history. You can contact him at d.brennan@newsweek.com.
Rudy Giuliani Says Democrats Want to 'Execute Me' Over Ukraine Links
Giuliani told a Turning Point USA event that the impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump is "illegal" and "unconstitutional."
Bolton Says North Korea 'Jiving' Trump, Thinks President is 'Desperate'
The former national security advisor said he does not think North Korea will ever voluntarily surrender its nuclear weapons, regardless of what Kim Jong Un tells Trump.
Trump Is Allowing Turkey's Erdogan a Veto on U.S. Policy, Senator Says
Both houses of Congress have passed resolutions acknowledging the 20th century atrocity, which Turkey still denies happened.
Schiff Has Unfinished Business With Pence Over Classified Evidence
Schiff told MSNBC's Rachel Maddow that it is improper for the vice president's office to classify information solely because it might be incriminating.
Trump Would Be Forced to Resign If Officials Testify to Senate: Scaramucci
The former White House communications director said the president's Senate trial could prove too punishing for Trump to withstand.
Trump Impeachment Takes Record for Largest Number of House Votes in History
More representatives voted in favor of Trump's impeachment articles than for those against former presidents Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson.
Trump Asks Followers to Pray for Him As House Prepares to Impeach
The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives is expected to make Trump the third president in U.S. history to be impeached on Wednesday.
Trump Is Acting Like 'A Two-Bit Dictator,' Former Presidential Adviser Says
David Gergen said the president's letter would undermine his legacy, though Trump said he was writing it "the the purpose of history."
Trump-Pelosi Letter Shows President Is 'Freaking Out': Ex-Press Secretary
Joe Lockhart, who worked under President Bill Clinton, claimed Trump is worried about "Russian money."
Why Has Pervez Musharraf Been Convicted of Treason?
The former army chief and president was sentenced to death Monday in absentia by a 2-1 special court decision.
Will China Be NATO's Next Challenge? Alliance Eyes Beijing's Rise
Beset by internal divisions, NATO has been casting around for ways to reinvent the 70-year-old alliance—could the rising threat of China be the push the transatlantic bloc needs?
Putin's Computer Is Still Running on 18-year-old Windows XP: Report
The Open News website cited photos of Putin's office desktop computer to conclude that the president is using an outdated version of Microsoft's software.
U.S. Is Bent on 'Absolute Military Supremacy,' Mikhail Gorbachev Claims
Gorbachev, an advocate for nuclear disarmament, said, "The key to resolving security issues lies not in weapons, but in politics."
GOP Strategy for Trump Impeachment Shows McConnell Is 'Scared': Katyal
The House is expected to impeach the president in a vote on Wednesday, and Senate leaders are now wrangling to decide the format of the subsequent trial.
Syria's Assad Says the U.S. Is Working With 'Terrorists,' Stealing Oil
President Donald Trump has retained a small U.S. force in the east of Syria to guard oil fields there against remaining Islamic State elements.
UK's Johnson Clears Release of Russia Report 3 Days After Election Victory
Johnson resisted calls to release the report before the election, in which he swept to victory last week.
Russia-U.S. Ties Are Frosty Despite Trump-Putin Relationship: Peskov
Dmitry Peskov said the visit of Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to the White House last week is not necessarily a sign of thawing relations between the two countries.
U.S. Will Ignore Kim Jong Un's End Threats After North Korea's Latest Test
Special envoy Stephen Biegun said that any new weapons tests or provocations by the North would be "most unhelpful" with negotiations stalled.
U.S. 'Ruined' INF Treaty, Russia Claims After American Forces Test Missile
Both Russia and the U.S. have accused the other of violating the Cold War-era pact that banned ground-launched nuclear and conventional missiles with ranges from 310 miles to 3,417 miles.
North Korea Says U.S. Is 'Hitting at Its Own Foot With an Ax'
The U.S. urged fellow Security Council members to "act accordingly" in response to threats or provocation from Pyongyang amid stalled denuclearization talks.
Ukraine Documents on Military Aid Freeze Heavily Redacted, Watchdog Says
The Center for Public Integrity sought more than 100 pages of documents from the Department of Defense and White House Office of Budget and Management, much of which came back heavily redacted.
Trump Is 'Weaponizing' Anti-Semitism With Latest Executive Order: Rabbi
Rabbi Jack Moline said the president himself is "fanning the flames" of bigotry by using anti-Semitic tropes.
Obama's Iran Nuclear Deal Was 'Disastrous,' Shah's Son Says
Reza Pahlavi, the exiled heir to the now-defunct Iranian throne, tells Newsweek that the bloody unrest in his home country can only be solved by removing the regime in Tehran.
Critics Say Kushner's Defense of Anti-Semitism Enables Trump's 'Bigotry'
Trump has been accused of regular and unapologetic use of anti-Semitic language, most recently during a speech to the Israeli American Council last weekend.
Is Russia Meddling in the U.K. Election? Voters May Be the Real Problem
A week of social media chaos has shown how vulnerable British voters are to disinformation, whether it is being directed from abroad or closer to home.
Bill Barr's Defense of Trump Is 'an Outrage,' Legal Expert Says
The attorney general has continued to defend President Donald Trump's attacks on the FBI even after many of his conspiracy theories were debunked.
Jewish Groups: Trump Definition of Judaism As a Nationality Is Anti-Semitic
The reported executive order would help the Education Department crack down on anti-Semitism on college campuses, but also stifle boycott movements targeting the state of Israel.
Trump Demanded U.S. Evacuation From South Korea Despite Threat of War: Book
Officials warned that such a move could crash the South Korean stock market, but the president reportedly ordered staff, "Go do it!"
Democrats to McConnell: 'Do Your Job Instead of Emulating Trump'
The Senate majority leader said "impeachment obsession" was paralyzing Congress with just weeks of the year remaining.
Trump Turkey 'Conflict of Interest' Feeds Into a Pattern of Abuse: Senator
The president previously described a construction project in Istanbul as "a little conflict of interest" in his dealings with Turkey.