The activities of significant transnational criminal organizations have reached such scope and gravity that they threaten the stability of international political and economic systems.

Simply put, our country is better off because of Mark's contributions.

One of the best measures of a nation's success is how it treats its women.

It has been decades since a war between major powers.

We're going to have to do more than we already are doing.

We just had a useful discussion, following up on the Task Force meeting that I had last week.

This is something that's going to have to be bottom up and not just top down.

I urged that the investigations and prosecution of the coup's perpetrators be conducted in ways that reinforce public confidence in democratic institutions and the rule of law.

I strongly condemned last week's attempt to violently remove the democratically-elected civilian government of Turkey.

I strongly believe that there is no contradiction between us protecting our officers, honoring our officers, making sure that they have all the tools they need to do their job safely, and building trust between police officers and…

It's a reminder of the extraordinary risks and dangers that they are taking every single day to protect us and our way of life.

The United States is willing to provide appropriate assistance to Turkish authorities investigating the attempted coup.