Bradley Klapper, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson turns away from a podium, to return to his office, after making a statement at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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Tillerson denies he wanted to resign, or that he called Trump ‘moron’

by Matthew Lee Associated Press, and Bradley Klapper Associated PressOctober 5, 2017

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson declared Wednesday he never considered resigning as President Donald Trump’s top diplomat, disputing what he called “erroneous” reports that he wanted to step down earlier this year. After pointedly…

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, left, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, right, speak with Chairman Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., center, as they arrive to testify on Afghanistan before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017. Referring to the Iran nuclear deal, Dunford told the committee that “Iran is not in material breach of the agreement and I do believe the agreement to date has delayed the development of a nuclear capability by Iran.” AP Photo/Andrew Harnik

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Iran deal’s future may hinge on face-saving fix for Trump

by Bradley Klapper Associated Press, and Matthew Lee Associated PressOctober 4, 2017

Steve Bannon, left, President Donald Trump’s chief strategist, and National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster are battling over the direction Trump’s foreign policy, as a cadre of conservatives groups push for McMaster’s ouster

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Top Trump aides in foreign policy clash

by Jonathan Lemire Associated Press, and Bradley Klapper Associated PressAugust 7, 2017

FILE - In this April 17, 2017 file photo, U.S. soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division fire artillery in support of Iraqi forces fighting Islamic State militants from their base east of Mosul. The U.S. and Iraq are in talks to keeping American troops in the country after the fight against the Islamic State group is concluded, according to a U.S. official and an official from the Iraqi government. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)

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Iraq looks to keep US troop presence

by Qassim Abdul-Zahra Associated Press, and Bradley Klapper Associated PressMay 4, 2017

FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2016 file photo, a handcuffed Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is made to face the press as he is escorted to a helicopter by Mexican soldiers and marines at a federal hangar in Mexico City. According to Mexico's Foreign Ministry, Guzman has been extradited to the United States on Thursday, Jan. 19 2017. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)

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Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ Guzman extradited to US

by Peter Orsi Associated Press, and Bradley Klapper Associated PressJanuary 19, 2017

FILE - This May 17, 2016 file photo shows construction on land owned by Palestinian Mohammad Abu Ta'a, in east Jerusalem. Abu Ta'a discovered some years ago that the Israeli government had expropriated the piece of land in Jerusalem belonging to his family and handed it over to a leading organization that oversees Jewish settlement building in the West Bank. The U.N. Security Council prepared Friday for perhaps its biggest vote in recent history as the United States weighed abstaining from a resolution that would condemn Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank and east Jerusalem. Behind the scenes, U.S. and Israeli officials exchanged surprisingly sharp words for allies. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

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UN condemns Israeli settlements as Obama declines to veto

by Edith M. Lederer Associated Press, Bradley Klapper Associated Press, and Josef Federman Associated PressDecember 23, 2016

Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen in Nagato, western Japan, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. The Obama administration suggested Thursday that Putin personally authorized the hacking of Democratic officials’ email accounts in the run-up to the presidential election, which intelligence agencies believe was designed to help Donald Trump prevail. The White House also leveled an astounding attack on Trump himself, saying he must have known of Russia’s interference. (Toru Hanai/Pool Photo via AP)

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White House suggests Putin was involved in US hacking

by Bradley Klapper Associated Press, and Josh Lederman Associated PressDecember 15, 2016

Making a joint statement on Yemen, with left - right, US Secretary of State John Kerry, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and UN Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, at Lancaster House in London Sunday Oct. 16, 2016. The United States and Britain expressed hope on Sunday that a cease-fire can be reached in Yemen in the coming days, as a flurry of diplomacy focused on the impoverished, war-torn country.(JUSTIN TALLIS / Pool via AP)

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West has no appetite for war against Syria

by Bradley Klapper Associated PressOctober 16, 2016

United States Secretary of State John Kerry votes to adopt a resolution regarding the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council at U.N. headquarters, Friday, Sept. 23, 2016. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

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Syria diplomacy: A US-Russia deal unravels and war revs up

by Bradley Klapper Associated Press, and Matthew Lee Associated PressSeptember 23, 2016

United States Secretary of State John Kerry delivers a statement following a meeting of the International Syria Support Group, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

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Syria cease-fire officially collapses

by Bradley Klapper Associated Press, and Matthew Lee Associated PressSeptember 22, 2016