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In this image provided by the White House, President Donald Trump receives a briefing on the Syria military strike from his National Security team, including a video teleconference with Secretary of Defense, Gen. James Mattis, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Joseph Dunford, on Thursday, April 6, 2017, in a secured location at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. (Shealah Craighead/The White House via AP)

Trump Decision to Strike Unnerves Some Supporters, Opponents

by Ken Thomas Associated Press, and Richard Lardner Associated PressApril 7, 2017

FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2017 file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary-designate, Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, to testify at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee. Republicans on Wednesday muscled through President Donald Trump’s nominees for Treasury and Health after the majority GOP suspended committee rules, a power grab in the latest escalation of partisan tensions in Congress. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

GOP Pushes Nominees Past Committees

by Alan Fram Associated Press, and Richard Lardner Associated PressFebruary 2, 2017

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2016 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Congress is poised to override President Barack Obama's veto of a bill that would allow families of Sept. 11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia for the kingdom's alleged backing of the terrorists who carried out the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Congress Eyes Override of Obama Veto of 9/11 Bill

by Richard Lardner Associated PressSeptember 26, 2016

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., left, speaks with Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 12, 2016,
as the Senate winds up its week . The Armed Services panel is moving to complete work on the military's budget, the National Defense Authorization Act. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Female Draft Seen as Next Battleground

by Richard Lardner Associated PressMay 13, 2016

FILE - In this June 24, 2015, file photo, Adm. James A. “Sandy” Winnefeld, Jr., speaks in Washington. The Pentagon misled Congress with inaccurate information about sexual assault cases that portrayed civilian law enforcement officials as less willing than military commanders to investigate and punish sex offenders, an Associated Press investigation found. (AP Photo/Molly Riley, File)

Pentagon Misled on Sex Assaults

by Richard Lardner Associated PressApril 19, 2016