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FILE - This Dec. 10, 2018, file photo, provided by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA),shows the launch of the U.S. military's land-based Aegis missile defense testing system, that later intercepted an intermediate range ballistic missile, from the Pacific Missile Range Facility on the island of Kauai in Hawaii. The Trump administration will roll out a new strategy Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, for a more aggressive space-based missile defense system to protect against existing threats from North Korea and Iran and counter advanced weapon systems being developed by Russia and China. (Mark Wright/Missile Defense Agency via AP)

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Trump: US will develop space-based missile defense

by Deb Riechmann Associated Press, and Lolita C. Baldor Associated PressJanuary 17, 2019

Kurdish soldiers from the Anti-Terrorism Units carry a blindfolded Indonesian man suspected of Islamic State membership, at a security center, in Kobani, Syria. What to do with hundreds of Islamic State fighters captured in Syria has become a critical and growing problem for the Trump administration as it prepares to pull troops out of the country.

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Fate of detained IS fighters uncertain as US exits Syria

by Deb Riechmann Associated Press, and Susannah George Associated PressJanuary 8, 2019

President Donald Trump speaks to the media before leaving the White House in Washington, Tuesday.

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Trump’s embrace of Saudi Arabia causes GOP rift

by Deb Riechmann Associated PressNovember 21, 2018

President Donald Trump speaks to the media before leaving the White House in Washington, Tuesday, to travel to Florida, where he will spend Thanksgiving at Mar-a-Lago.

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Trump says no penalty for Saudi prince for Khashoggi murder

by Deb Riechmann Associated PressNovember 20, 2018

President Donald Trump meets with outgoing U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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UN’s Nikki Haley to leave in latest Trump shake-up

by Zeke Miller Associated Press, Deb Riechmann Associated Press, and Jonathan Lemire Associated PressOctober 9, 2018

President Donald Trump talks about Hurricane Florence following a briefing in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Trump OKs sanctions for foreigners who meddle in elections

by Deb Riechmann Associated PressSeptember 12, 2018

This image made from video of a fake video featuring former President Barack Obama shows elements of facial mapping used in new technology that lets anyone make videos of real people appearing to say things they’ve never said. There is rising concern that U.S. adversaries will use new technology to influence political campaigns or jeopardize national security.

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I never said that! High-tech deception of ‘deepfake’ videos

by Deb Riechmann Associated PressJuly 2, 2018

FILE - In this May 9, 2018, file photo, CIA nominee Gina Haspel testifies during a confirmation hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. The political schism in the Democratic Party is playing out in the vote for Haspel, as support from red-state senators facing re-election is bumping up against a more liberal flank eyeing potential 2020 presidential bids who reject of the nominee over the agency’s clouded history of torture. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

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Gina Haspel confirmed as new CIA director

by Deb Riechmann Associated Press, and Lisa Mascaro Associated PressMay 17, 2018

A protester is removed by Capitol Police officers during confirmation hearing for Gina Haspel, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, at the Senate Intelligence Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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CIA nominee says torture doesn’t work as interrogation tool

by Deb Riechmann Associated Press, and Kevin Freking Associated PressMay 9, 2018

This March 21, 2017, photo provided by the CIA, shows CIA Deputy Director Gina Haspel. Haspel, who joined the CIA in 1985, has been chief of station at CIA outposts abroad. President Donald Trump tweeted March 13, 2018, that he would nominate CIA Director Mike Pompeo to be the new secretary of state and that he would nominate Haspel to replace him. She has extensive overseas experience, including several stints as chief of station at outposts abroad.(CIA via AP)

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Trump’s CIA pick is career spymaster, oversaw secret prison

by Deb Riechmann Associated PressMarch 13, 2018