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In this April 9, 2018, file photo, National Security Adviser John Bolton listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

John Bolton considering cutting top White House cybersecurity job: Report

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this photo released by official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani addresses the nation in a televised speech in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday he'd send his foreign minister to negotiate with countries remaining in the nuclear deal after Donald Trump's decision to pull America from the deal, warning he otherwise would restart enriching uranium "in the next weeks." (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

James Mattis vows to stand alongside U.S. allies to block a nuclear Iran

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump walks off after delivering a statement on the Iran nuclear deal from the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Tuesday, May 8, 2018, in Washington. Trump says the United States is withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal, which he called &quot;defective at its core.&quot; (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Analysis: Trump taking opposite approaches to Iran, NKorea

By JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

Iranian demonstrators burn representations of the U.S. flag during a protest in front of the former U.S. Embassy in response to President Donald Trump's decision Tuesday to pull out of the nuclear deal and renew sanctions, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran regime change seen as goal of Trump sanctions, demands

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this image released by the White House, then-CIA director Mike Pompeo shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang, North Korea, during a 2018 East weekend trip. President Donald Trump revealed more information about Pompeo's secret trip to North Korea, saying Pompeo wasn't supposed to meet with Kim, but that they ended up talking for more than an hour. Pompeo, who won Senate confirmation April 26, to become secretary of state, was the most senior U.S. official to meet a North Korean leader since 2000. (White House via AP)

North Korea releases three Americans held captive; Pompeo plane bringing them home

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this May 5, 2018 photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion on tax reform at Cleveland Public Auditorium and Conference Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Trump says he will announce his decision on whether to keep the U.S. in the Iran nuclear deal on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

The Latest: Australia and Japan still support Iran deal

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President Donald Trump walks off after delivering a statement on the Iran nuclear deal from the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Tuesday, May 8, 2018, in Washington. Trump says the United States is withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal, which he called &quot;defective at its core.&quot; (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Analysis: Trump pulled in 2 directions on Iran, North Korea

By JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

First lady Melania Trump listens during a news conference with President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Trump's private Mar-a-Lago club, Wednesday, April 18, 2018 in Palm Beach, Fla. Associated Press photo

The real Melania Trump

By Ronald Kessler

U.S. President Donald Trump waves next to Chinese President Xi Jinping after attending a business event at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017. Trump is on a five-country trip through Asia traveling to Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) **FILE**

Trump, Xi Jinping agree to keep sanctions on North Korea

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 13, 2018, photo, budget director Mick Mulvaney testifies before the Senate Budget Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Trump administration is pushing a “bold new approach to nutrition assistance: ” Replacing the traditional cash on a card that food stamp recipients currently get with a pre-assembled box of canned foods and other shelf-stable goods dubbed “America’s Harvest Box.” Mulvaney likened the box to a meal kit delivery service, and said the plan could save nearly $130 billion over ten years. The idea, tucked into President Donald Trump’s 2019 budget, has caused a firestorm, prompting scathing criticism from Democrats and food insecurity experts who say its primary purpose is to punish the poor. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Mick Mulvaney: Request for additional cuts to spending should be ‘bipartisan’

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

In this May 2, 2018, photo, CIA Director-nominee Gina Haspel attends the ceremonial swearing in for Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the State Department in Washington. Haspel is telling senators that she would stand firm against restarting the spy agency’s brutal interrogation program of terrorist suspects. Two administration officials said May 4 that Haspel is saying that if confirmed, she would be against resurrecting the program even though Trump has supported waterboarding and worse.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The Latest: Sanders: Haspel offered withdrawal to shield CIA

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Trump proposing billions in spending cuts to Congress

By ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

The U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is shown here. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Guantanamo Bay at center of Pentagon budget battle

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this May 2, 2018, photo, CIA Director-nominee Gina Haspel attends the ceremonial swearing in for Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the State Department in Washington. Haspel is telling senators that she would stand firm against restarting the spy agency’s brutal interrogation program of terrorist suspects. Two administration officials said May 4 that Haspel is saying that if confirmed, she would be against resurrecting the program even though Trump has supported waterboarding and worse.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

CIA nominee offered to withdraw over interrogation program

By ZEKE MILLER and DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

In this photo taken Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

John McCain endorses hacking Putin over Russian election meddling

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders talks to reporters outside the White House, Thursday, May 3, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

‘Were you lying?’ Sanders faces new credibility questions

By JILL COLVIN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2016 file photo, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani arrives at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse in Bedminster, N.J. President Donald Trump's new lawyer Rudy Giuliani said Wednesday, May 2, 2018, the president repaid attorney Michael Cohen for a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels. Giuliani made the revelation during an appearance on Fox News Channel's &quot;Hannity.&quot; (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

The Latest: Trump says Giuliani needs to get facts straight

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President Donald Trump talks to the media as he leaves for Dallas to address the National Rifle Association, Friday, May 4, 2018 at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: South Korea’s Moon to visit Trump in late May

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Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the America First Policies, "Tax Cuts to Put America First" event in Manchester, N.H., on March 22, 2018. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Jennifer Pena, Pence doctor, quits amid fallout over failed Ronny Jackson nomination

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks to media at Trump Tower, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Rudy Giuliani gives Donald Trump foes ammunition during media blitz

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times