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FILE - In this March 6, 2017 file photo, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Yukiya Amano of Japan speaks in Vienna, Austria. The inspections regime put in place to closely monitor Iran’s nuclear activity is in jeopardy unless the U.S. and other nations contribute more money, the head of the U.N.'s International Atomic Energy Agency said Wednesday, March 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak, File)

UN atomic chief: Iran inspections at risk without more money

By JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

Iraqi forces are advancing against Islamic State militants in Mosul as representatives from 68 countries fighting the terrorist group converge on Washington for a two-day summit to discuss the road ahead. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump at helm for summit on strategy to fight ISIS

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Trump expedites visas for family of Syrian in Wisconsin

By CARA LOMBARDO - Associated Press

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi sees the United States "more engaged" in the fight against the Islamic State under President Trump. (Associated Press)

Haider al-Abadi, Iraq prime minister, sees U.S. ‘more engaged’ in terror fight

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorials

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks at a rally Wednesday, March 15, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

The Latest: Seattle judge puts off ruling on travel ban

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Spokesman of Saudi-led coalition Brig. Gen. Ahmed al-Asiri talks during an interview with the Associated Press in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, April 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Ahmed al-Asiri, top Saudi general: Trump admin vows support against Iran

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

A Federal Police soldier shoots toward Islamic State militant positions during fighting in western Mosul, Iraq, Thursday, March 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

How the US mission in Syria has evolved and could expand

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is set for her first meeting with President Trump, which is being eyed cautiously by German businesses. (Associated Press)

German businesses concerned as Angela Merkel meets Donald Trump

By Patrick Costello — Special to The Washington Times

Trump budget plan draws some criticism from Md. lawmakers

By ABBY MERGENMEIER and JESS NOCERA and NATE HAROLD - Associated Press

"Our plan is to hit the sweet spot that gets a big vote count, that gets us our passage, that gets all members happy," House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said. (Associated Press)

Paul Ryan open to ‘fine-tuning’ of Republican health plan

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Hawaii Attorney General Douglas Chin flashes a Hawaii shaka before entering federal court, Wednesday, March 15, 2107, in Honolulu. Legal efforts to overturn President Donald Trump's travel ban will be held Wednesday in Hawaii. The lawsuit claims the ban harms Hawaii by highlighting the state's dependence on international travelers, its ethnic diversity and its welcoming reputation as the Aloha State. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

The Latest: Government calls ruling flawed, vows court fight

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this Feb. 5, 2016, file photo, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange stands on the balcony of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

Ben Sasse, Senate Republican, asks Justice Department to clarify its stance on Julian Assange

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson will host representatives of the 68 nations in the anti-Islamic State coalition in the Trump administration's first try at multinational diplomacy. The effort may be complicated due to the absence of Russia and Iran from the effort. (Associated Press)

Rex Tillerson will host Trump’s anti-Islamic State alliance summit

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by U.S. Forces Korea, trucks carrying U.S. missile launchers and other equipment needed to set up the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system arrive at the Osan air base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Monday, March 6, 2017. The U.S. military has begun moving equipment for the controversial missile defense system to ally South Korea. The announcement Tuesday by the U.S. military comes a day after North Korea test-launched four ballistic missiles into the ocean near Japan. (U.S. Force Korea via AP)

THAAD missile shield to South Korea gives Donald Trump advantage over China on North Korea

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

All seafood importers will have to track and report where all fish were caught under the Obama-era Seafood Traceability Rule. (Associated Press)

Environmental groups hope to intervene on seafood importing court case that Trump will abandon

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2017 file photo, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt speaks to employees of the EPA in Washington. The Trump administration is moving to roll back federal fuel-economy requirements that would have forced automakers to significantly increase the efficiency of new cars and trucks. The requirements were a key part of former President Barack Obama’s strategy to combat global warming. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Trump set to roll back federal fuel-economy requirements

By MATTHEW DALY and TOM KRISHER - Associated Press

File - This Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017 file photo shows Palestinian laborers work at a construction site in a new housing project in the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim, near Jerusalem. Israel's defense minister says the U.S. has notified Israel that imposing Israeli sovereignty over the West Bank would lead to an &quot;immediate crisis&quot; with the Trump administration. Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Monday that, &quot;We received a direct message — not an indirect message and not a hint — from the United States. Imposing Israeli sovereignty on Judea and Samaria would mean an immediate crisis with the new administration.&quot; (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)

US warning to Israel signals new backpedaling by Trump

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

This 2014 image released by ABC shows George Stephanopoulos anchor &quot;Good Morning America,&quot; in New York. Stephanopoulos' &quot;Good Morning America&quot; exchange with White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Monday, March 6, 2017, is the second time in a month that the ABC anchor had a notably sharp interview with a Trump administration official. (Lou Rocco/ABC via AP)

Unusually tense interview between Stephanopoulos, Trump aide

By DAVID BAUDER - Associated Press