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Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks to members of the media outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, after his meeting with President Donald Trump, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
December 31, 2018, 12:38 am
Top Republican indicates Trump rethinking plans to withdraw from Syria
After meeting president, Lindsey Graham says Trump is now vowing to stay and ‘destroy’ IS before leaving Syria and to make sure ‘Iran doesn’t become the big winner of our leaving’
By Brian Knowlton
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) listens during a press conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on US President Donald Trump's decision to remove US military forces from Syria. December 19, 2018. (WIN MCNAMEE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)
December 30, 2018, 10:47 pm
Top Republican to urge Trump to rethink Syria pullout
‘The president is reconsidering how we would do this. He’s frustrated,’ says Lindsey Graham
By Brian Knowlton
US President Donald Trump walks from Marine One after arriving on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, December 7, 2018, following a day trip to Kansas City, Missouri. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)
December 10, 2018, 6:22 am
Key Democrat says Trump allegations could be ‘impeachable’
Jerrold Nadler, the incoming chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, says president was at the center of ‘massive frauds against the American people’
By Brian Knowlton
US President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs the White House in Washington, DC, to attend political events in Georgia and Tennessee, November 4, 2018. (CHRIS KLEPONIS / AFP)
November 4, 2018, 10:44 pm
Republicans, Democrats make frenzied final push ahead of US midterm elections
As Trump keeps up hectic campaigning schedule and Obama stumps for Chicago Democrat, observers say turnout will be key
By Brian Knowlton
US President Donald Trump pauses as he speaks to media after a campaign rally before boarding Air Force One at Elko Regional Airport, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018, in Elko, Nev., en route to Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
October 22, 2018, 2:02 am
Trump accuses Saudis of ‘lies’ over Khashoggi killing
Saudi FM insists the killing was ‘a tremendous mistake’ and that the crown prince did not order it
By Issam Ahmed and Brian Knowlton
In this photo provided by the family of John McCain, Cindy McCain lays her head on the casket of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., during a burial service at the cemetery at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., on Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018. (David Hume Kennerly/McCain Family via AP)
September 3, 2018, 3:29 am
After a week of bipartisan tribute, McCain is laid to rest
Arizona Senator buried at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, next to the grave of his best friend Admiral Chuck Larson
By Brian Knowlton
A.G. Sulzberger attends the 2018 Matrix Awards at Sheraton Times Square in New York City, April 23, 2018. (AFP PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/ROB KIM)
July 30, 2018, 3:54 am
NYT publisher warns Trump ‘enemy of the people’ slur will lead to violence
A.G. Sulzberger says he’s told US president his increasing attacks on the media are ‘putting lives at risk’
By Brian Knowlton
In this June 7, 2017 file photo, acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe appears before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
March 18, 2018, 4:35 am
Trump hails FBI official’s firing, but critics call it ‘dangerous’
Andrew McCabe, who was the agency’s deputy under former director James Comey, is a potentially key witness in the Russia probe
By Brian Knowlton
US President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up as he walks from Marine One upon arrival on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, January 7, 2018, after spending the weekend at Camp David, the presidential retreat in Maryland. (AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB)
January 7, 2018, 7:58 pm
Trump assails ‘Fake Book’ as one ally hails him as ‘political genius’
Mike Pompeo, Nikki Haley and Stephen Miller slam Michael Wolff’s tell-all ‘Fire and Fury,’ saying no one ‘questions the stability of the president’
By Brian Knowlton
This file photo taken on February 24, 2013 shows actress Jennifer Lawrence, winner of the award for Best Actress for her performance in 'Silver Linings Playbook ' talking to producer Harvey Weinstein as she attends the Oscars Governors Ball at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, California. (AFP PHOTO / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / KEVORK DJANSEZIAN)
January 2, 2018, 4:17 am
Top Hollywood women launch anti-harassment effort
Initiative, dubbed Time’s Up, calls special attention to ‘sisters’ in less-than-glamorous blue-collar jobs
By Brian Knowlton
US President Donald Trump speaking to the media, on October 25, 2017, prior to departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC. (AFP PHOTO /SAUL LOEB)
October 30, 2017, 3:10 am
Speculation rife as first arrest in US Russia probe said near
Trump again denounces inquiry as a ‘witch hunt,’ repeats denials of any collusion between his campaign associates and Moscow officials
By Brian Knowlton
Democratic presidential nominee former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign rally with democratic vice presidential nominee US Sen Tim Kaine (D-VA) at Fort Hayes Vocational School on July 31, 2016 in Columbus, Ohio. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP)
August 1, 2016, 6:42 am
Clinton says Trump’s Russia praise raises ‘security issues’
Further fanning controversy, Republican candidate suggests US accept Russia’s annexation of Crimea
By Brian Knowlton
This photo taken on March 2, 2016 shows a combination of file photos of Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump on January 14, 2016 and his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton on February 4, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / PHOTO DESK)
May 23, 2016, 4:04 am
Clinton, in ‘dead heat’ with Trump, offers sharper contrast
New poll shows rival presidential candidates in a statistical tie with voters, who view both with equal dissatisfaction
By Brian Knowlton
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