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Cuban Sound Mystery Grows

by Josh Lederman Associated Press, Michael Weissenstein Associated Press, and Matthew Lee Associated PressSeptember 14, 2017

Russia's Washington chancery annex is seen, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017 in Washington. In an escalating tit-for-tat, the United States forced Russia on Thursday to shutter its consulate in San Francisco and scale back its diplomatic presence in Washington and New York, as relations between the two former Cold War foes continued to unravel. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

U.S. Orders Russia to Close Diplomatic Offices

by Josh Lederman Associated PressSeptember 1, 2017

FILE - In this July 1, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump speaks in Washington. President Donald Trump’s first face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week will be brimming with global intrigue, but the White House says there’s “no specific agenda.” So in the absence of a set topic list, what are two of the world’s most famously unpredictable leaders to discuss? (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Trump, Putin To Sit Down Face to Face

by Josh Lederman Associated Press, and Matthew Lee Associated PressJuly 4, 2017

FILE - In this Tuesday, April 18, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up as he walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, for the short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., en route to Kenosha, Wis. Trump, the "America First" president who vowed to extricate the U.S. from onerous overseas commitments, appears to be warming up to the view that when it comes to global agreements, a deal's a deal. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Trump Slow To Pull Out Of Global Deals

by Matthew Lee Associated Press, and Josh Lederman Associated PressApril 20, 2017

FILE - In this April 20, 2014 file photo, released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, talks to government soldiers during his visit to the Christian village of Maaloula, near Damascus, Syria. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s statement Tuesday, April 11, 2017, that the reign of President Bashar Assad’s family “is coming to an end” suggests Washington is taking a much more aggressive approach about the Syrian leader. Taking him out of the equation without a clear transition plan would be a major gamble. (SANA via AP, File)

In Russia, Tillerson Focuses On Syria

by Josh Lederman Associated PressApril 12, 2017

President Donald Trump speak during a news conference with Jordan's King Abdullah II in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, April 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

President Shifts After Syria Attack

by Josh Lederman Associated PressApril 6, 2017

President Donald Trump, flanked by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, left, and Energy Secretary Rick Perry, is seen in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington Friday, March 24, 2017, during the announcing of the approval of a permit to build the Keystone XL pipeline, clearing the way for the $8 billion project. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President OKs Keystone XL Pipeline, Touting Jobs

by Josh Lederman Associated PressMarch 24, 2017

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is seen at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. President Donald Trump is sending his Tillerson and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly to Mexico on a fence-mending mission made all the more challenging by the actual fence he wants to build on the southern border. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

Trump Aides Visit Mexico To Make Nice

by Josh Lederman Associated PressFebruary 22, 2017

Military personnel salute as Air Force One with President Barack Obama and first family aboard arrives at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Monday, Jan. 2, 2017. President and his family are returning from vacation in Hawaii. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Obama in Final Stretch of Presidency

by Josh Lederman Associated PressJanuary 3, 2017

FILE- In this photo provided by Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP, David Friedman, President-elect Donald Trump's choice for ambassador to Israel. (Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP via AP, File)

Ambassador to Israel Pick Stirs Debate

by Josh Lederman Associated PressDecember 26, 2016