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FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 1, 2020, file photo, Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab arrives to attend a cabinet meeting of senior government ministers at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office FCO in London. Raab is heading to Southeast Asia Monday, June 21, 2021, on start a three-nation trip as London looks to promote closer ties and trade with the region following its exit from the European Union. (Toby Melville/Pool via AP, File)
British FM heads to Southeast Asia looking for closer ties

By David Rising Jun. 21, 2021 06:20 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2021, file photo, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman wears a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus as he attends the Saudi Cup award ceremony during the final race of the $20 million, the Saudi Cup, at King Abdul Aziz race track in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The crown prince laid out a vigorous defense of his domestic policies and the thinking behind his push to transform Saudi Arabia economically and socially during a wide-ranging interview broadcast across Saudi television channels late Tuesday, April 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)
Saudi crown prince defends austerity steps, social loosening

By Aya Batrawy Apr. 27, 2021 08:32 PM EDT

President Joe Biden, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley, tours the African Americans in Defense of our Nations Corridor at the Pentagon, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
Biden calls for China review during first Pentagon visit

By Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor And Aamer Madhani Feb. 10, 2021 12:35 AM EST

President-elect Joe Biden speaks during an event at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, to announce his health care team. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Election 2020 Today: Supreme Court nixes GOP's Pa. vote bid

By The Associated Press Dec. 09, 2020 07:55 AM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2020, file photo the morning sun illuminates the rotunda of the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington. After months of shadowboxing amid a tense and toxic campaign, Capitol Hill's main players are returning to Washington for one final, perhaps futile, attempt at deal making on a challenging menu of year-end business. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Congress returns with virus aid, federal funding unresolved

By Andrew Taylor Nov. 30, 2020 12:26 AM EST

FILE - This March 27, 2008 file photo shows the Pentagon in Washington. In a first for the Pentagon's push to develop defenses against intercontinental-range ballistic missiles capable of striking the United States, a missile interceptor launched from a U.S. Navy ship at sea hit and destroyed a mock ICBM in flight on Tuesday, officials said. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
Top Pentagon official tests positive for coronavirus

By Lolita C. Baldor Nov. 19, 2020 10:47 PM EST

President-elect Joe Biden speaks Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
The Latest: Lincoln Project taking on GOP-linked law firms

Nov. 10, 2020 02:59 PM EST

Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., listens during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the plan to research, manufacture and distribute a coronavirus vaccine, known as Operation Warp Speed, Thursday, July 2, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)
GOP unveils $1.4T spending bill amid post-election turmoil

By Andrew Taylor Nov. 10, 2020 10:39 AM EST

FILE - In this June 20, 2009 file photo, the Palau Capital building is seen in Melekeok, Palau. Defense Secretary Mark Esper plans to fly nearly halfway around the world this week to tiny Palau, which no Pentagon chief has ever visited. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye, File)
Esper visit to tiny Palau highlights US-China competition

By Robert Burns Aug. 27, 2020 12:19 AM EDT

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., accompanied by Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., left, and Rep. Danny Davis, D-Ill., right, speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, July 24, 2020, on the extension of federal unemployment benefits. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Despite COVID crisis, Congress seeks to do its day job

By Andrew Taylor Jul. 24, 2020 02:58 PM EDT

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
WH threatens defense bill veto over Confederate base names

By Matthew Daly Jul. 21, 2020 05:50 PM EDT

Kosovo extends EU’s rule of law mission mandate

Jul. 11, 2020 09:55 AM EDT
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s president on Saturday announced a one-year extension of the mandate of the European Union’s mission to ensure the rule of law...

FILE - In this March 4, 2020, file photo Defense Secretary Mark Esper, left, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, listen during a Senate Armed Services Committee on budget posture on Capitol Hill in Washington. Esper and Milley are going before Congress for the first time in months to face a long list of controversies, including their differences with President Donald Trump over the handling of protests near the White House last month during unrest triggered by the killing George Floyd in police hands. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Esper defends use of National Guard in helping with unrest

By Robert Burns And Lolita C. Baldor Jul. 09, 2020 12:12 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 21, 2020, file photo Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speaks with reporters after the Senate approved a nearly $500 billion coronavirus aid bill on Capitol Hill in Washington. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi shelved a proposal for proxy voting this week after Republicans objected. In the Senate, McConnell rejected a GOP remote vote proposal. He expects Congress to return May 4, as planned. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Senate to convene with risks due to no quick virus testing

By Lisa Mascaro May. 01, 2020 12:39 PM EDT