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FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2017, file photo State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert speaks during a briefing at the State Department in Washington. Nauert's unlikely climb has taken her from &quot;Fox &amp; Friends&quot; to the upper echelons of American diplomacy in less than a year. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

At State Department, Heather Nauert’s star is ascendant

By MATTHEW LEE and JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

People sing Russian national anthem during a massive rally in support of Russian President and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin, at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, March 3, 2018. Two weeks before the Russian presidential election, tens of thousands of Vladimir Putin's supporters gathered for a rally at Moscow's sprawling main sports complex. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Senators demand explanation for unspent funds to counter Russian propaganda

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

"There's a long history of Russian efforts to influence the United States and conduct influence operations against the United States," said CIA Director Mike Pompeo. (Associated Press/File)

Diplomats put hope in Mike Pompeo as Rex Tillerson departs

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Buying the Brooklyn Bridge from North Korea

By Peter Vincent Pry

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks during his meeting with Irish Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign and Trade Minister Simon Coveney, at the U.S. State Department in Washington, Friday, Feb. 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Rex Tillerson Africa trip to focus on China influence

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

People inspect the destroyed Mosque of The Prophet Younis, or Jonah, in Mosul, Iraq, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. The revered Muslim shrine was destroyed on 2014 by Islamic State militants who overran the city and imposed their harsh interpretation of Islamic law. The mosque was built on an archaeological site dating back to 8th century BC, and is said to be the burial place of the prophet, who in stories from both the Bible and Quran is swallowed by a whale. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

House Homeland Security chief issues warning about global ISIS threat

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

State disputes claim 100K noncitizens registered to vote

By MARC LEVY - Associated Press

In this Sept. 26, 2016, file photo, Chief Executive of Las Vegas Sands Corp. Sheldon Adelson sits with his wife Miriam waits for the presidential debate between Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and then-Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Sheldon Adelson offers to help pay for new U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem: AP sources

By Josh Lederman - Associated Press

In this Dec. 24, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate is seen in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

State Department sued over Mar-a-Lago records

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Rep. Devin Nunes, California Republican and chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, is having his staff prepare up to five more broadsides calling into question the FBI's and Department of Justice's handling of the Russian election-meddling investigation. (Associated Press/File)

Devin Nunes’ next targets: Obama officials, Clinton operatives

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

A boy stands on a tarp at the Foyer Notre Dame de la Nativite orphanage on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Feb. 2, 2018. The State Department is being urged by a group of U.S. senators to pressure the Haitian government into closing the orphanage where several children being adopted by U.S. families have been victims of alleged sexual abuse. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

US senators seek to close Haiti orphanage amid abuse claims

By BEN FOX - Associated Press

State Department building in Washington D.C. ** FILE **

Tom Shannon, top career U.S. diplomat, to step down in blow to State Dept.

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

In this file photo taken on Friday, March 4, 2016, Russian Su-27 fighter jets and Su-34 bomber, right in the back, are parked at Hemeimeem air base in Syria. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File) **FILE**

Fighter jet incursion latest in series of provocative Russian military moves

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during a prison reform roundtable in the Roosevelt Room of the Washington, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

John Feeley, U.S. ambassador of Panama, resigns; says he can no longer serve under Trump

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

In this Dec. 10, 2009, file photo, people walk in Red Square, with St. Basil Cathedral, left, the Kremlin's Spassky Tower, right back, and Lenin Mausoleum, right, in Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze, File)

State Department warns Americans against visiting Russia

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Pakistan's army spokesman Maj. Gen. Asif Ghafoor addresses a news conference in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

State Department announces indefinite freeze on security aid to Pakistan

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Ordinary Iranians are coming to realize that the regime has destroyed the economy and mortgaged the future in order to finance military and terrorist adventures across the Middle East and Europe. (Associated Press/File)

Trump administration threatens to punish Iranian officials who crush protests

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Overall, the government received a record 789,000 requests last fiscal year but processed only about 760,000, according to the Department of Justice. (Associated Press/File)

FOIA requests drawn out for decades

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Wisconsin DNR confirms Douglas County cougar

Associated Press

The State Department challenges Trump over moving an embassy

By Ziva Dahl