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An agenda for John Bolton

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Give anti-globalism a chance

By Clifford D. May

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John Bolton nod provokes Congress on confirmations

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A fulcrum shift in foreign policy

By L. Scott Lingamfelter

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John Bolton’s enemies

By Cal Thomas

Former President Jimmy Carter told CBS' "Sunday Morning" that he would prefer not to see President Trump impeached and that he's willing to give the president the "benefit of the doubt" in Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. (CBS)

Jimmy Carter’s distaste for John Bolton a good sign

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton (Associated Press) **FILE**

John Bolton gets big vote of confidence from political insiders despite hostile media coverage

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2017, file photo, State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert speaks during a briefing at the State Department in Washington. President Donald Trump’s favorite TV network is increasingly serving as a West Wing casting couch, as he remakes his administration with camera-ready personalities. Another faces on Trump’s team: Nauert, a former Fox News anchor. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Trump turns to Fox News as he casts staffers for West Wing

By CATHERINE LUCEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2017, file photo, State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert speaks during a briefing at the State Department in Washington. President Donald Trump’s favorite TV network is increasingly serving as a West Wing casting couch, as he remakes his administration with camera-ready personalities. Another faces on Trump’s team: Nauert, a former Fox News anchor. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Trump is staffing - or casting - from Fox

By CATHERINE LUCEY - Associated Press

John Bolton, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, arrives at Trump Tower for a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump, Friday, Dec. 2, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

John Bolton as Donald Trump national security adviser ‘a shame,’ Iran says

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Iran: Naming John Bolton national security adviser shameful

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Rising State Department star Heather Nauert is a former Fox News anchor. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump hires Fox News veterans for ‘television White House’

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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)

Will John Bolton’s hawkish views rub off on Trump?

By JOSH LEDERMAN and JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

In this Feb. 24, 2017, file photo, former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Oxon Hill, Md. President Donald is replacing National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster with Bolton. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

John Bolton, a real ‘America First’ kinda guy

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

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)

Hawk in the Oval: Will John Bolton’s views rub off on Trump?

By JOSH LEDERMAN and JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

John Bolton, President Trump's incoming National Security adviser, also served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. (Associated Press/File)

John Bolton, Mike Pompeo must put Ukraine corruption on front burner

By L. Todd Wood

In this Feb. 24, 2017, file photo, former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Oxon Hill, Md. President Donald is replacing National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster with Bolton. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Hawks see Bolton having Trump’s back for hard line against North Korea

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Correction: Bolton-Global Reaction story

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

Ambassador John Bolton, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, speaks during Faith and Freedom Coalition's Road to Majority event in Washington, Thursday, June 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Molly Riley) ** FILE **

John Bolton replacing H.R. McMaster as Trump national security adviser

By Dave Boyer and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2017, file photo, former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Oxon Hill, Md. President Donald is replacing National security adviser H.R. McMaster with Bolton. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Bolton may herald rightward shift in Trump’s foreign policy

By JILL COLVIN and ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press