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In this image released by the White House, President Donald Trump is joined by Vice President Mike Pence, second from left, national security adviser Robert O’Brien, left; Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, second from right, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, right, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, in the Situation Room of the White House monitoring developments in the U.S. Special Operations forces raid that took out Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.....

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Islamic State leader dies in US raid in Syria

by Zeke Miller Associated Press, Deb Riechmann Associated Press, and Robert Burns Associated PressOctober 27, 2019

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the U.S. ambassador's residence during a news conference in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. Pence announced that the U.S. and Turkey had agreed to a five-day cease-fire in northern Syria to allow for a Kurdish withdrawal from a security zone roughly 20 miles south of the Turkish border, in what appeared to be a significant embrace of Turkey's position in the week-long conflict. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

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US, Turkey OK 5-day cease-fire

by Robert Burns Associated Press, and Zeke Miller Associated PressOctober 17, 2019

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speak with reporters after a meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House, Wednesday.

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Democrats walk out on Trump after ‘meltdown’

by Robert Burns Associated PressOctober 16, 2019

Vice President Mike Pence, with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, left, and national security adviser Robert O'Brien, speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House, Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, in Washington. The U.S. is calling for an immediate ceasefire in Turkey's strikes against Kurds in Syria, and is sending Pence to lead mediation effort (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Trump orders Turkey sanctions; scrambling for Syria exit, US sends Pence

by Robert Burns Associated PressOctober 14, 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

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday.

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Saudi Arabia’s top US defenses failed to prevent attack

by Robert Burns Associated PressSeptember 18, 2019

President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Santa Ana Star Center, Monday, Sept. 16, 2019, in Rio Rancho, N.M. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Trump strains to balance diplomacy, military threat

by Robert Burns Associated PressSeptember 17, 2019

FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019 file photo, made from a video broadcast on the Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya satellite news channel, smoke from a fire at the Abqaiq oil processing facility fills the skyline, in Buqyaq, Saudi Arabia. The weekend drone attack on one of the world’s largest crude oil processing plants that dramatically cut into global oil supplies is the most visible sign yet of how Aramco’s stability and security is directly linked to that of its owner -- the Saudi...

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Saudi strike jolts oil prices; US response grows muted

by Robert Burns Associated PressSeptember 16, 2019

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Gen. Jay Raymond, commander of Air Force Space Command, as Defense Secretary Mark Esper applauds as Trump announces the establishment of the U.S. Space Command in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Trump relaunches Space Command

by Robert Burns Associated PressAugust 29, 2019