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tensions with china. nbc news was first to report the suspected chinese surveillance balloon hovering over the northern united states around montana for the past few days. china is now responding claiming it is a civilian airship used for weather research that was blown off course. but how credible is that claim? minutes ago we learned secretary of state antony blinken is postponing his trip to china for what was supposed to be a highly anticipated meeting with china's leader next week. the pentagon is set to hold a briefing in the next hour. we know the department of defense is trac...

The most senior administration official to visit the country and first secretary of state to head to china in six years. this is going to be really significant. this was aimed at being really a reset in this relationship because if you take a step back, the relationship between the u.s. and china has been incredibly strained in recent years, think about it, the wake of covid-19, the resulting lockdowns there in china as well as, of course, the ongoing tariff negotiations and other foreign policy flashpoints. president biden, president xi met in person for the first time in november. signaling ...

In mattis' case, it was a disagreement about syria policy. trump has seen the departure of his dni dan coats after disagreements about north korea and russia among other foreign policy flashpoints. mat mattis and coats plus former secretary of state rex tillerson, homeland security chief kirstjen nielsen, h.r. mcmaster, and now bolton round out a growing list of top security officials ousted over clashes with the president. the breaking news is where we start today with some of our favorite reporters and friends. with us from the "washington post," white house reporter ashley parker. and natio...

Media radar which has focused so much on the mueller plus pro. in the criticism for his decision to withdraw from syria. in turmoil in the middle east. general jack keane joins us with a look back at the foreign policy flashpoints.