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Sen. Bob Menendez, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, questions Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan, President Donald Trump's nominee to become the new U.S. ambassador to Russia, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019. Menendez inquired about Trump's firing of U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, Marie "Masha" Yovanovitch and pressuring that country's new president to investigate Democrats and the family of rival presidential contender Joe Biden. (AP...

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Trump pick for Russia envoy grilled by senators on Ukraine

by Matthew Lee Associated PressOctober 30, 2019

A man holds a Turkish flag at the border between Turkey and Syria, in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019. The Turkey - Syria border has became a hot spot as Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said Turkey was intent on combatting the threat of Syrian Kurdish fighters across its border in Syria.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

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Trump tries to shift tone on Turkey in effort to halt Syria invasion

by Robert Burns Associated Press, Matthew Lee Associated Press, and Deb Riechmann Associated PressOctober 8, 2019

President Donald Trump winks as he listens before a trade agreement signing with Japan in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Monday, Oct. 7, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Trump defends decision to abandon Kurdish allies in Syria

by Robert Burns Associated Press, Lolita C. Baldor Associated Press, and Matthew Lee Associated PressOctober 7, 2019

National Security Adviser John Bolton, left, accompanied by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and President Donald Trump, speaks during a signing ceremony Feb. 7 in the Oval Office of the White House.

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Bolton ouster confirms Trump’s DIY foreign policy

by Matthew Lee Associated PressSeptember 11, 2019

An Army carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Sgt. 1st Class Elis Barreto Ortiz, 34, from Morovis, Puerto Rico, past Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Ortiz was killed in action Sept. 5, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Kabul, Afghanistan. Ortiz was supporting Operation Freedom's Sentinel. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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Trump’s bold plan for Taliban meeting unravels

by Deb Riechmann Associated Press, and Matthew Lee Associated PressSeptember 9, 2019

This image released by the U.S. Department of Defense on Monday, June 17, 2019, and taken from a U.S. Navy helicopter, shows what the Navy says is blast damage to the motor vessel M/T Kokuka Courageous, consistent with a limpet mine attack. (U.S. Department of Defense via AP)

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US, Iran say they’re not seeking war

by Matthew Lee Associated PressJune 18, 2019

President Donald Trump speaks before a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, at the Shannon Airport, Wednesday, June 5, 2019, in Shannon, Ireland. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Mexico looks to stave off tariffs

by Jill Colvin Associated Press, Matthew Lee Associated Press, and Luis Alonso Lugo Associated PressJune 5, 2019

Secretary of Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Senior White House Advisor Ivanka Trump and others, wait to enter 10 Downing Street, Tuesday, June 4, 2019, in London. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Trump administration halts cruises to Cuba

by Matthew Lee Associated Press, and Michael Weissenstein Associated PressJune 4, 2019

President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One for a trip to New York to attend a fundraiser, Thursday, May 16, 2019, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Trump tries to tamp down talk of war with Iran

by Deb Riechmann Associated Press, and Matthew Lee Associated PressMay 16, 2019

This combination of images shows, from left, Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel, Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega and Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro. The Trump administration on Wednesday, April 17, 2019, intensified its crackdown on Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, rolling back Obama administration policy and announcing new restrictions and sanctions against the three countries whose leaders national security adviser John Bolton dubbed the "three stooges of socialism." (AP Photos)

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Trump rolls back Cuba policy

by Gisela Salomon Associated Press, Deb Riechmann Associated Press, and Matthew Lee Associated PressApril 18, 2019