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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives for a news conference at the State Department in Washington, Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced that the U.S. is pulling out of a treaty with Russia that's been a centerpiece of arms control since the Cold War. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

U.S. to back out of nuclear deal

by Deb Riechmann Associated Press, Robert Burns Associated Press, and Matthew Lee Associated PressFebruary 1, 2019

United States Department of Agriculture employee Lori Lodato, of Wilmington, Mass., display placards during a rally by federal employees and supporters, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, in front of the Statehouse in Boston, held to call for an end of the partial shutdown of the federal government. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Trump Grounds Pelosi After She Imperils His Big Speech

by Catherine Lucey Associated Press, Matthew Lee Associated Press, Zeke Miller Associated Press, and Lisa Mascaro Associated PressJanuary 17, 2019

FILE - In this July 11, 2018 file photo, President Donald Trump, left, talks to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as they tour the new NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Trump’s decision to withdraw American troops from Syria was made hastily, without consulting his national security team or allies, and over the strong objections of virtually everyone involved in the fight against the Islamic State, according to U.S. officials. Trump stunned his Cabinet, lawmakers and much of the world with the move that triggered Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’ resignation by rejecting the advice of his top aides and agreeing to the pull-out in a phone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last week, two officials briefed on the matter said. (Tatyana Zenkovich/pool photo via AP)

Decision to Leave Syria Made Hastily

by Matthew Lee Associated Press, and Susannah George Associated PressDecember 21, 2018

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, shakes hands with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg prior to a meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday took aim at China, Iran, Russia and others for violating numerous treaties and multi-state agreements and questioned whether many pillars of international trade and diplomacy are still relevant. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, Pool)

White House Threatens to Leave Treaty

by Lorne Cook Associated Press, and Matthew Lee Associated PressDecember 4, 2018

COMBO - This combination of two pictures shows U.S. President Donald Trump, left, on July 22, 2018, and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Feb. 6, 2018. The Trump administration is announcing the reimposition of all U.S. sanctions on Iran that had been lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal. The Trump administration is announcing the reimposition of all U.S. sanctions on Iran that had been lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal. (AP Photo)

U.S. Restores Rescinded Iran Sanctions

by Matthew Lee AP Diplomatic WriterNovember 3, 2018

President Donald Trump talks to reporters as before boarding Air Force One, Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md., en route to campaign stops in Montana, Arizona and Nevada. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump Concedes Khashoggi Likely Is Dead

by Matthew Lee Associated Press, and Darlene Superville Associated PressOctober 19, 2018

FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2018, file photo President Donald Trump talks with reporters in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. The disappearance of U.S. resident Jamal Khashoggi after visiting a Saudi consulate in Turkey has thrust the Trump administration’s large number of diplomatic vacancies back into the spotlight. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

U.S. Without Diplomats in Key Positions

by Matthew Lee AP Diplomatic WriterOctober 12, 2018

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo briefs reporters at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018. Pompeo has announced that the U.S. is canceling a 1955 treaty with Iran establishing economic relations and consular rights between the two nations. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

U.S. Terminates 1955 Treaty With Iran After UN Court Ruling

by Matthew Lee AP Diplomatic WriterOctober 3, 2018

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a meeting with Kim Yong Chol, North Korean senior ruling party official and former intelligence chief, at the Park Hwa Guest House in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, July 6, 2018. Pompeo is on a trip traveling to North Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Abu Dhabi, and Brussels. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

N. Korea: U.S. ‘Gangster-Like’ In Its Demands

by Matthew Lee Associated PressJuly 8, 2018

In this June 27, 2018 photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and U.S. National security adviser John Bolton greet each other as Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, center, looks at them during the meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. . President Donald Trump is repeating his denials of any Russian election interference as details are released on his upcoming summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The White House and the Kremlin announced Thursday that the two leaders would meet in Helsinki on July 16. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)

Trump, Putin to Meet After NATO

by Catherine Lucey Associated Press, Jonathan Lemire Associated Press, and Matthew Lee Associated PressJune 29, 2018