MATTHEW LEE

November 23, 2020 at 9:08 pm

‘America is back’: Biden pushes past Trump era with nominees WATCH

Former Secretary of State John Kerry and others are joining President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris at an in-person event Tuesday as Biden's...

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November 23, 2020 at 1:20 pm

Biden’s choice for UN envoy signals return to US engagement

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden’s pick to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, a low-key, veteran foreign service officer, reflects the president-elect's...

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November 22, 2020 at 9:08 pm

Biden signals sharp shift from Trump with Cabinet picks VIEW

Advisers to President-elect Joe Biden’s transition have said they’ll make their first Cabinet announcements on Tuesday, and those are expected to come in chunks. If...

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November 22, 2020 at 9:05 pm

Trump aims to box in Biden abroad, but it may not work

WASHINGTON (AP) — On its way out the door, the Trump administration is enacting new rules, regulations and orders that it hopes will box in...

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November 22, 2020 at 7:55 am

Biden expected to nominate Blinken as secretary of state

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate Antony Blinken as secretary of state, according to multiple people familiar with the Biden team's...

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November 18, 2020 at 8:14 am

US hits Iran with new sanctions as Pompeo defends strategy

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States hit Iran with new sanctions on Wednesday, as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made the case that undoing the...

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November 17, 2020 at 10:54 am

US hits East Africa’s al-Qaida affiliate with new sanctions

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is slapping new sanctions on Somalia’s al-Shabab extremist group, an al-Qaida-linked organization responsible for multiple terrorist attacks in East...

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November 14, 2020 at 6:00 pm

US, Israel worked together to track and kill al-Qaida No. 2

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Israel worked together to track and kill a senior al-Qaida operative in Iran earlier this year, a bold...

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November 12, 2020 at 9:40 pm

Denying Biden’s victory, Pompeo heads to Europe, Mideast

WASHINGTON (AP) — After refusing to acknowledge President Donald Trump’s loss in last week’s election, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is leaving Friday on a...

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November 10, 2020 at 1:57 pm

Pompeo brushes aside results of presidential election

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is brushing aside results of last week’s presidential election showing that President Donald Trump lost his bid...

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