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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan listens during his meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Turkish security, pro-Kurdish protesters clash in D.C. during Erdogan visit

By Laura Kelly - The Washington Times

The Pyongyang University of Science and Technology was where Americans Kim Hak-song and Tony Kim were working before their recent arrests in North Korea. (Associated Press/File)

Inside the Ring: North Korea travel warnings issued to Americans

By Bill Gertz

Deputy Secretary of State-designate John Sullivan testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 9, 2017, at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

John Sullivan, Trump pick for #2 at State Dept., optimistic on U.S.-China cooperation on North Korea

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson pauses while speaking to State Department employees, Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Tillerson calls for balancing US security interests, values

By JOSH LEDERMAN and MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

US to seek social media details from certain visa applicants

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks to State Department employees, Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Tillerson calls for balancing US security interests, values

By JOSH LEDERMAN and MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

Trump’s defense plan would have mixed impact on Maryland

By NATE HAROLD - Associated Press

CNN's "AC 360" investigated former FBI translator Daniela Greene for its Monday, May 1, 2017, broadcast. Ms. Green was sent to prison for two years after marrying an ISIS terrorist Abu Talha al-Almani in August 2014. (CNN screenshot)

Daniela Greene, ex-FBI translator who married ISIS terrorist, only served 2 years in prison

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 19, 2017, file photo, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks at the U.S.-Saudi Arabia CEO Summit at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington. Tillerson is seeking input from State Department employees as he plans an overhaul of the agency that will likely include substantial job cuts. Tillerson tells employees in an email to expect a survey about “how you are going about completing” the agency’s mission. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the email. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Tillerson surveys State Department workers ahead of overhaul

By MATTHEW LEE and JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

This April 15, 2017 photo provided by the family shows the four children of Josh and Laura Beth Christian in their hometown of Greenville, S.C.. From left are Emme Sue, 8; Tula, 4; Lola, 6, and Camden, 11. Tula and Lola were adopted from Uganda in 2017, although the process was delayed after the U.S. State Department shut down European Adoption Consultants, the adoption agency that the Christians had been using. The agency was accused of extensive improprieties in its operations. (Josh Christian via AP)

As number of adoptions drops, many US agencies face strains

By DAVID CRARY - Associated Press

Illustration on the dangerous complications of the Obama/Iran nuke deal by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Obama Iran nuclear deal showing little effectiveness

By John R. Bolton and Paula A. DeSutter

In this photo taken April 15, 2017, President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. The U.S. State Department’s recent promotion of President Donald Trump’s for-profit Florida resort is drawing criticism from Democrats and ethics advocates. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump’s Mar-a-Lago loses State Department promotion posting

By JULIE BYKOWICZ - Associated Press

In this photo taken April 15, 2017, President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. The U.S. State Department’s recent promotion of President Donald Trump’s for-profit Florida resort is drawing criticism from Democrats and ethics advocates. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

State Department removes promotion of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago

By JULIE BYKOWICZ - Associated Press

In this photo obtained from the Iranian Mehr News Agency, Iranian army members prepare missiles to be launched during a maneuver at an undisclosed location in Iran on Nov. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Mehr News Agency, Majid Asgaripour) **FILE**

Iran violating U.S. deal with secret nukes research, opposition group says

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Actress Angelina Jolie adopted three foreign-born children.

American adoptions of foreign children still declining

Associated Press

This frame grab from video provided on Tuesday April 4, 2017, by Qasioun News Agency, that is consistent with independent AP reporting, shows a Syrian doctor treating a boy following a suspected chemical attack, in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, northern Idlib province, Syria. The suspected chemical attack killed dozens of people on Tuesday, Syrian opposition activists said, describing the attack as among the worst in the country's six-year civil war. (Qasioun News Agency, via AP)

White House denounces Syrian gas attack, blames Obama’s weak policy

By Carlo Muñoz and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Trump is still waiting for the Senate to confirm three Cabinet nominees. (Associated Press/File)

Donald Trump’s Cabinet slow to fill

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 10, 2017, file photo, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at a reception celebrating the completion of the U.S. Diplomacy Center Pavilion at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz, File)

Grassley grills Tillerson for details on security clearances given to Hillary Clinton, aides

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Guest speaker Hillary Clinton greets supporters after her speech during the the Society of Irish Women annual dinner on St. Patrick's Day, Friday, March 17, 2017, in Scranton, Pa. Clinton says she's "ready to come out of the woods" and help Americans find common ground. She urged a divided country to work together to solve problems, recalling how, as first lady, she met with female leaders working to bring peace to Northern Ireland. (Butch Comegys/The Times & Tribune via AP)

Hillary Clinton’s astonishing post-State access to top secret docs

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

President Trump's team wasted little time putting together a new budget for the rest of the fiscal year. Officials have already quietly pressured Congress to carve nearly $3 billion out of diplomatic programs that had been previously approved. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump White House budget asks for almost $3 billion in diplomatic program cuts

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times