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In this photo released Saturday, April 14, 2018, by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a man kisses his national flag which is wrapped around the arm of a Syrian soldier, after Syrian police units entered the town of Douma, the site of a suspected chemical weapons attack and the last rebel-held town in the eastern Ghouta, near Damascus, Syria. Syrian state TV is broadcasting the deployment of 5,000 policemen and internal security in Douma where an alleged chemical attack last weekend triggered unprecedented joint US, British, French strikes in Syria. (SANA via AP)

Syria’s allies say airstrikes undercut political resolution

By BASSEM MROUE and SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

Idaho professor using past to explain modern stereotypes

By ALYSEN BOSTON - Associated Press

FILE - In this this Jan. 22, 2017, file photo, Vice President Mike Pence, left, and Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy stand as President Donald Trump shakes hands with then-FBI Director James Comey during a reception for inaugural law enforcement officers and first responders in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington. Comey is blasting Trump as “unethical and untethered to truth,” and says Trump’s leadership of the country is “ego driven and about personal loyalty.” Comey’s comments come in a new book in which he casts Trump as a mafia boss-like figure who sought to blur the line between law enforcement and politics. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

James Comey kept Donald Trump in the dark on dossier’s Democratic funding

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov speaks to the media a joint news conference with Dutch Foreign Minister Halbe Zijlstra following their talks, in Moscow, Russia, Friday, April 13, 2018. Lavrov said Friday Russian experts inspected the site of the alleged attack in the town of Douma and found no trace of chemical weapons. He said Moscow has &quot;irrefutable information that it was a fabrication.&quot; (AP Photo/Sergei Poliakov)

The Latest: Russia says no evidence of gas attack in Douma

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In this June 8, 2017, file photo, Former FBI Director James Comey reacts during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

James Comey unsure whether he believes allegations in Trump dossier

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov speaks to the media a joint news conference with Dutch Foreign Minister Halbe Zijlstra following their talks, in Moscow, Russia, Friday, April 13, 2018. Lavrov said Friday Russian experts inspected the site of the alleged attack in the town of Douma and found no trace of chemical weapons. He said Moscow has &quot;irrefutable information that it was a fabrication.&quot; (AP Photo/Sergei Poliakov)

UK says Russia monitored daughter of former spy for years

By GREGORY KATZ and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV - Associated Press

Russia advances bill banning websites deemed defamatory

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Eagles of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115 is prepared for take-off from the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). U.S. Navy photo.

CIA chief confirms U.S. strike killed ‘hundreds’ of Russian mercenaries in Syria

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting in the Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, the home of the Soviet nuclear weapons program and later Soviet and Russian non-military nuclear technologies, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, April 10, 2018. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Trump’s Syria actions a test of Russia’s weapons

By L. Todd Wood

The United Nations Security Council meet and hear remarks from U.N. Special Envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura via video broadcast, Monday April 9, 2018 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

The Latest: UN nixes Russian text on Syria gas attack probe

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President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Monday, April 9, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump cancels Latin America trip to focus on Syria

By ROBERT BURNS and ZEKE MILLER and MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

This image released early Sunday, April 8, 2018 by the Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets, shows a child receiving oxygen through respirators following an alleged poison gas attack in the rebel-held town of Douma, near Damascus, Syria. Syrian rescuers and medics said the attack on Douma killed at least 40 people. The Syrian government denied the allegations, which could not be independently verified. The alleged attack in Douma occurred Saturday night amid a resumed offensive by Syrian government forces after the collapse of a truce. (Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP)

Tensions rachet up as Israel blamed for Syria missile strike

By ZEINA KARAM and BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the State Council in the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, April 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)

Donald Trump hits Putin where it hurts: New sanctions target Russian oligarchs, energy companies

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia holds up a copy of &quot;Alice's Adventures in Wonderland&quot; as he speaks during a Security Council meeting on the situation between Britain and Russia Thursday, April 5, 2018, at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Russia says Britain is ‘playing with fire’ in spy case

By Edith M. Lederer and Danica Kirka - Associated Press

Russian ambassador to the UK Alexander Yakovenko speaks about the recent Salisbury incident, during a news conference at the Russian Embassy in London, Thursday April 5, 2018. Britain has blamed Russia for the March 4 nerve agent attack on former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury, England. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)

The Latest: Britain says Russia has 24 theories on poisoning

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Illustration on Russian nuclear strategy by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Russia’s nuclear strategy

By Peter Vincent Pry

This is a file image of the daughter of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, Yulia Skripal, taken from Yulia Skipal's Facebook account on Tuesday March 6, 2018. (Yulia Skripal/Facebook via AP, File)

Yulia Skripal, daughter of poisoned spy, says she’s recovering

By Danica Kirka and Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

Russia's ambassador Alexander Shulgin, center left, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Georgy Kalamanov, center right, and defense ministry experts Igor Rybalchenko, right, and Viktor Kholstov, left, address the media during a press conference at the Russian embassy in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, April 4, 2018, following a special executive council of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) which discussed the nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy and his daughter last month. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

The Latest: Envoy says abstentions show support for Russia

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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu speaks during the Conference on International Security in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, April 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Russian officials accuse West of fomenting new Cold War

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In this Friday April 21, 2017, image the headquarters of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) are seen in The Hague, Netherlands. The OPCW is holding a special executive council meeting Wednesday April 4, 2018, which will likely discuss the nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy and his daughter last month. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Russia loses vote to join spy poisoning probe; next stop UN

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and JIM HEINTZ - Associated Press