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April 03, 2019

Senate takes step to fill senior ranks at State Department

The Trump administration overcame a significant hurdle Wednesday in its effort to bolster ranks at the State Department.

March 31, 2019

Trump seeks to cut foreign aid to 3 Central American nations

Taking drastic action over illegal immigration, President Donald Trump moved Saturday to cut direct aid to El Salvador, ...

March 29, 2019

Energy chief Perry OKs deal to share nuke tech with Saudis

The Trump administration has approved seven applications for U.S. companies to sell nuclear power technology and assistance ...

March 26, 2019

House passes bills meant to pressure Venezuela's Maduro

The House has approved three bills aimed at stepping up U.S. pressure against the government of Venezuela's embattled ...

March 13, 2019

Correction: Trump-Judicial Nominee story

In a story March 12 about Senate confirmation of Paul Matey as an appeals court judge, The Associated Press reported ...

March 06, 2019

Senators challenge Trump's Saudi nominee on human rights

Senators from both parties on Wednesday challenged President Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia to ...

March 05, 2019

Senators air frustration after briefing on Khashoggi's death

Senators left a closed-door briefing with Trump administration officials Monday deeply frustrated by the lack of new ...

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February 26, 2019

Senators draw on own experiences to chastise drug companies

Channeling the ire of constituents and drawing from personal experience, senators chastised drug company executives Tuesday ...

February 14, 2019

Senate Democrat wants documents related to Khashoggi killing

The ranking Democratic on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday called on the Trump administration to turn over ...

February 11, 2019

Pompeo denies US trying to cover up Khashoggi killing

The Trump administration pushed back Monday against allegations that it was trying to cover up the killing of Saudi columnist ...

February 08, 2019

Amid sanctions calls, Saudis deny prince had role in slaying

A top Saudi official on Friday insisted his country's crown prince had no role in the October slaying of a Washington Post ...

February 06, 2019

Ethics panel closes probe into gifts from Menendez donor

A U.S. Senate ethics committee has closed its inquiry into Democratic New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez over gifts he received ...

February 01, 2019

Trump's 'America first' mantra will be prominent in address

For all of President Donald Trump's talk about "America first," the next two years of his presidency could shine a sharp ...

January 26, 2019

AP Exclusive: Anti-Maduro coalition grew from secret talks

The coalition of Latin American governments that joined the U.S. in quickly recognizing Juan Guaido as Venezuela's interim ...

January 15, 2019

Trump's AG nominee defends memo criticizing Mueller probe

President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general on Tuesday defended his decision to send an unsolicited memo to the ...

December 22, 2018

Mattis outlines strategic hazards facing next Pentagon chief

The extraordinary resignation letter that Defense Secretary Jim Mattis handed to a surprised President Donald Trump was not ...

December 21, 2018

Syria exit has Pentagon scrambling amid withdrawal outrage

Military leaders were scrambling Thursday to devise a swift but safe departure of troops from Syria, as outraged lawmakers ...

December 21, 2018

Pentagon scrambles on Syria exit amid withdrawal outrage

Military leaders were scrambling Thursday to devise a swift but safe departure of troops from Syria, as outraged lawmakers ...

December 20, 2018

The Latest: Russian envoy welcomes US troop pullout

The Latest on the Trump administration's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria (all times local): 10:50 p.m. Russia's U