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The relationship between President Trump and Defense Secretary James Mattis remains a source of intense speculation in Washington and in numerous NATO capitals. (Associated Press/File)

A look at Trump’s executive order on refugees, immigration

By ALICIA A. CALDWELL - Associated Press

Man admits to scheme to steal State Department vehicles

Associated Press

A timeline of the Keystone XL oil pipeline

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Fixing the U.S. State Department Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

An urgent State Department makeover

By Robert Charles

Then-Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a conference on climate change and innovation in clean energy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass., Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. (Associated Press) **FILE**

John Kerry apologizes for State Department’s past treatment of gay employees

By Bradford Richardson - The Washington Times

In this image made from video broadcast by the Qatari-based satellite television station Al-Jazeera Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2001, a young boy, left, identified as Hamza bin Laden holds what the Taliban says is a piece of U.S. helicopter wreckage in Ghazni, Afghanistan on Monday, Nov. 5, 2001. The Obama administration has announced terrorism-related sanctions against a son of Sept. 11 mastermind Osama bin Laden. The State Department says Hamza bin Laden has been “determined to have committed, or pose a serious risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of U.S. nationals or the national security.” (AP Photo/Al-Jazeera via APTN) ** TV OUT **

US imposes terrorism-related sanctions against bin Laden son

By VIVIAN SALAMA - Associated Press

Rex Tillerson Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

How Rex Tillerson can reassert State Department on world stage

By Darrell Issa

In this photo taken on Friday, Nov. 4, 2016, Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the unveiling ceremony of a monument to Vladimir the Great, who is credited with making Orthodox Christianity the official faith of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, on the National Unity Day outside the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. When Alexander Zemlianichenko started working as an AP photographer in Moscow, the Soviet Union was nearing its demise. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, file)

The fate of religious freedom in the former USSR, 25 years after its collapse

By Kelsey Dallas - Deseret News

Give, don’t get taken: State helps donors vet charities

By KRISTEN DE GROOT - Associated Press

Huma Abedin, one of Hillary Clinton's top aides from her time in the State Department and again on the campaign trail, had shared the laptop with now-estranged husband Anthony Weiner. (Associated Press)

FBI feared Huma Abedin’s laptop had been hacked, contained secret emails: Search warrant

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Hillary Clinton is accused of direct involvement in suspected corruption involving a 2010 uranium deal with Russia. (Associated Press/File)

Obama, Democrats decry Trump’s ties to Putin — after own Russia outreach fizzles

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Some in Congress are concerned nominee for secretary of state and Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson may be influenced by his links to Russia. (Associated Press)

Rex Tillerson secretary of state talk draws pushback on Capitol Hill, cheers in Russia

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Huma Abedin, deputy chief of staff and aide to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, wife of former New York Rep. Anthony Weiner, rear, is seen during the Open Government Partnership meeting in New York, Tuesday, Sept., 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

FBI still hasn’t turned over Huma Abedin emails

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FBI Director James B. Comey said. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Hillary Clinton emails: FBI says nothing new on Huma Abedin laptop

By Stephen Dinan and S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

From left, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J.; former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright; actress Debra Messing; Sen. Bob Casey, Jr., D-Pa.; musician Katy Perry; Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton; candidate for U.S. Senate Katie McGinty; candidate for U.S House of Representative; Dwight Evans, Rep. Bob Brady, D-Pa., and television producer Shonda Rhimes appear on stage during a Get Out the Vote concert at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

WikiLeaks’ dump shows Clinton team thought Cheryl Mills approved Hillary’s secret email server

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Hillary Clinton's emails were a popular rallying cry during Trump's bid for the White House. However, critics have accused the Trump administration of being sluggish to release Clinton's emails. There are multiple Freedom of Information Act lawsuits related to the case. Mrs. Clinton is pictured here at a campaign rally in Tempe, Arizona on Nov. 2, 2016. (Associated Press/File)

Judicial Watch asks court to make Hillary Clinton answer more questions about email

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A painstaking review continues to uncover classified information that was stored on the insecure server that shielded Hillary Clinton's official correspondence from public and congressional oversight while she served as secretary of state. (Associated Press/File)

Judge asked to force John Bentel, Hillary Clinton email figure, to testify

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this photo taken Oct. 5, 2016, Hillary Clinton's campaign manager John Podesta speaks to members of the media outside Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's home in Washington. Hacked emails show Hillary Clinton’s campaign wrestled with how to announce her opposition to construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline without losing the support of labor unions that supported to project. Emails published this week by WikiLeaks show debate and confusion within the Clinton camp as it faced down the unexpectedly strong primary challenge by liberal Sen. Bernie Sanders, who opposed the pipeline. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Memo describes Bill Clinton’s business ventures, fundraising

By STEPHEN BRAUN and EILEEN SULLIVAN - Associated Press

First Lady Hillary Clinton testifies before the Senate Finance Committee, which was holding hearings on health care reform, on Sept. 30, 1993. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton scandals, FBI ‘politicization’ date back to first lady tenure

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

In this photo taken Oct. 5, 2016, Hillary Clinton's campaign manager John Podesta speaks to members of the media outside Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's home in Washington. Hacked emails show Hillary Clinton’s campaign wrestled with how to announce her opposition to construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline without losing the support of labor unions that supported to project. Emails published this week by WikiLeaks show debate and confusion within the Clinton camp as it faced down the unexpectedly strong primary challenge by liberal Sen. Bernie Sanders, who opposed the pipeline. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Ex-Bill Clinton aide memo roils wife’s campaign over ethics

By STEPHEN BRAUN and EILEEN SULLIVAN - Associated Press