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FILE - In this March 29, 2014, file photo, former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas. President Donald Trump’s pick of Bolton for his next national security adviser stirred up the same burning question Friday in Washington as in anxious foreign capitals: Just how much will his hawkish, confrontational approach rub off on Trump? (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)

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How much will John Bolton’s views rub off on Trump?

by Josh Lederman Associated Press, and Jonathan Lemire Associated PressMarch 23, 2018

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaks in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 2017. Saudi Arabia’s young crown prince is opening a marathon tour of the United States with a first stop in Washington, where he plans to meet March 20 with President Donald Trump. The visit comes as the United States and much of the West are still trying to figure out Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, whose sweeping program of social changes at home and increased Saudi assertiveness abroad has upended decades of traditional rule in Saudi Arabia.

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Saudi crown prince to meet with Trump amid marathon US tour

by Josh Lederman Associated PressMarch 20, 2018

In this March 15, 2018, photo, a portion of the Feb. 16, indictment against Russia's Internet Research Agency is photographed in Washington. In its toughest challenge to Russia to date, the Trump administration accused Moscow of an elaborate plot to penetrate America’s electric grid, factories, water supply and even air travel through cyber hacking. The U.S. also hit targeted Russians with sanctions for alleged election-meddling for the first time since President Donald Trump took office. The list of Russians being punished included all 13 indicted last month by special counsel Robert Mueller, a tacit acknowledgement by the Trump administration that Mueller’s Russia-related probe has merit. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

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US gets tougher on Russia; new sanctions, accusations

by Josh Lederman Associated Press, and Matthew Lee Associated PressMarch 15, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump during a photo session of world leaders on the closing day of the 25th APEC Summit on Nov. 11, 2017 in Da Nang, Vietnam.

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US imposes sanctions on Russians for US election meddling

by Matthew Lee Associated Press, and Josh Lederman Associated PressMarch 15, 2018

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson steps away from the podium after speaking at the State Department in Washington, Tuesday, March 13, 2018. President Donald Trump fired Tillerson on Tuesday and said he would nominate CIA Director Mike Pompeo to replace him, in a major staff reshuffle just as Trump dives into high-stakes talks with North Korea. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Trump axes Tillerson, names CIA’s Pompeo chief US Diplomat

by Josh Lederman Associated Press, and Zeke Miller Associated PressMarch 13, 2018

In this Jan. 29, 2018, photo, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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BREAKING: Tillerson out as Secretary of State

by Josh Lederman Associated PressMarch 13, 2018

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks to survivors, seated in foreground, after laying a wreath during a ceremony at Memorial Park in honor of the victims of the deadly 1998 U.S. Embassy bombing, in Nairobi, Kenya, Sunday, March 11, 2018. In 1998 the US embassies were bombed in near simultaneous attacks in two East African cities, in which over 200 people were killed. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

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Trump administration’s words, deeds on Africa are colliding

by Josh Lederman Associated PressMarch 11, 2018

FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2017, file photo, a customer sits at the lobby bar of the Hotel Capri in Havana, Cuba. Doctors are releasing the first detailed medical reports about the hearing, vision, balance and brain symptoms suffered in what the State Department has called “health attacks” on U.S. diplomats in Cuba. Still missing: A clear diagnosis of just what happened to trigger their mysterious health problems. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)

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Report details harm to Cuba diplomats but offers no cause

by Lauran Neergaard Associated Press, and Josh Lederman Associated PressFebruary 14, 2018

In this photo taken on Monday Jan. 29, 2018, Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the ceremony of signing a 2018-2020 general agreement between Russian trade unions, employers and the Russian Government in Moscow, Russia. The Trump administration late Monday, released released a long-awaited list of 114 Russian politicians and 96 "oligarchs" who have flourished under President Vladimir Putin, fulfilling a demand by Congress that the U.S. punish Moscow for interfering in the 2016...

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Putin: US took ‘hostile step’ in publishing Russia list

by Nataliya Vasilyeva Associated Press, and Josh Lederman Associated PressJanuary 30, 2018

In this picture released by official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in a meeting in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018. The Trump administration is calling on Iran's government to stop blocking Instagram and other popular social media sites as Iranians demonstrate in the streets. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

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Trump throws full support behind protesters in Iran

by Josh Lederman Associated PressJanuary 2, 2018