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Dan Boylan

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Dan Boylan was a former general assignment reporter at The Washington Times.

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In this May 11, 2018 photo, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a media availability with South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha at the State Department in Washington. In a pep talk to State Department employees on Wednesday, Pompeo said his repeated calls for the demoralized agency to regain its "swagger" means that American diplomats should act with confidence and aggressiveness "born of the righteous knowledge that our cause is just." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Mike Pompeo to announce U.S. strategy on Iran

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to announce the administration's new Iran strategy on Monday amid rising tensions across Europe and the Middle East over America's renewed efforts to thwart Tehran's nuclear and political ambitions.

May 20, 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump (right) and Russia President Vladimir Putin talk during the family photo session at the APEC Summit in Danang on Nov. 11, 2017. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

Senate intel committee: Russia conspired to help Trump in 2016 election

Breaking with the House, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Wednesday endorsed a U.S. intelligence finding that Russia secretly tried to interfere with the 2016 election to boost Donald Trump and hurt Hillary Clinton, calling the accusations of Russian meddling "accurate and on point."

May 16, 2018
Sen. Mark Warner, Virginia Democrat, backs CIA nominee Gina Haspel. Mr. Warner is the ranking Democrat on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and he said he would support her despite doubts among some lawmakers about Ms. Haspel's record. (Associated Press)

Gina Haspel, CIA pick, easily clears intel committee

Gina Haspel's nomination as the next CIA director looked assured on Wednesday, triggering questions over what changes she could bring to the CIA's direction and clout with President Trump when she formally replaces Mike Pompeo as director.

May 16, 2018
Sen. Mark Warner, Virginia Democrat, backs CIA nominee Gina Haspel. Mr. Warner is the ranking Democrat on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and he said he would support her despite doubts among some lawmakers about Ms. Haspel's record. (Associated Press)

Mark Warner voices support for Gina Haspel nomination to CIA

Gina Haspel, President Trump's nominee to lead the CIA, picked up a key backer Tuesday when Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, said he would support her despite doubts among some lawmakers about Ms. Haspel's past record regarding the agency's torture and detention policies in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.

May 15, 2018
CIA nominee Gina Haspel is seated for a confirmation hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, May 9, 2018 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Gina Haspel says she won’t allow CIA to do interrogations

Gina Haspel, nominated to lead the CIA, said Wednesday she will not allow the agency to restart the controversial interrogation program that subjected suspected terrorists to waterboarding and other harsh tactics that have been deemed torture.

May 9, 2018
Vladimir Putin enters to take the oath during his inauguration ceremony for a new term as Russia's president in the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, Monday, May 7, 2018. Putin took the oath of office for his fourth term as Russian president on Monday and promised to pursue an economic agenda that would boost living standards across the country. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)

Moscow sees Trump withdrawal from Iran deal as moment to ‘relish’

As President Trump prepares to announce that the U.S. could start withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal on Tuesday, Kremlin officials are rejoicing that they're on what they believe will be the "right side of history," according to leading Russian opinion makers.

May 8, 2018