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King Abdullah II of Jordan addresses the audience during the opening session of the World Economic Forum at the King Hussein convention center, Southern Shuneh, Jordan, Friday, May 22, 2015. Top political and business leaders are coming together in the Middle East at a regional World Economic Forum conference to search for solutions to widespread joblessness, which has created fertile ground for the recruitment of desperate youths by militants. () (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

Trump courts Jordan’s king amid embassy, refugee concerns

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“On notice”: U.S. won’t elaborate on Trump administration’s warning to Iran

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FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2011 file photo, State Department Undersecretary for Management Patrick F. Kennedy testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Kennedy, a top U.S. diplomat who played a prominent role in the Benghazi investigations and controversy over Hillary Clinton’s emails is resigning. (AP Photo Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) (AP)

Top diplomat who served Democrats, Republicans stepping down

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Vice President Mike Pence, left, and White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus watch as President Donald Trump shows off an executive order to withdraw the U.S. from the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact agreed to under the Obama administration, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (AP)

If Trump ends America’s world leadership, who will step up?

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Guantanamo Bay naval base, July 7, 2010. (Reuters/U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)

Back in the saddle: Report says Gitmo transfers want to rejoin fight

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U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama greet people before boarding Air Force One as they leave Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, adjacent to Honolulu, Hawaii, en route to Washington, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017, after their annual family vacation on the island of Oahu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia) (AP)

Obama returns to Washington: Protecting healthcare law on the closing stretch agenda

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In this photo taken Dec. 16, 2016, President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. President Barack Obama has imposed sanctions on Russian officials and intelligence services in retaliation for Russia's interference in the U.S. presidential election by hacking American political sites and email accounts. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) (AP)

President Obama warns Russia after announcing sanctions: “Such activities have consequences”

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FILE -- In this Nov. 9, 2015 file photo, President Barack Obama meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP)

Tensions in Tel Aviv: Relations between President Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu hit rock bottom

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Secretary of State John Kerry speaks about Israeli-Palestinian policy, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) (AP)

Pushing back on Israel, Secretary of State John Kerry defends Obama’s action on UN vote

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President Barack Obama speaks during a "My Brother's Keeper" summit in South Court Auditorium at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. (AP)

President Obama says the U.S. will retaliate against Vladimir Putin for Russian DNC email hack

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U.S. halts some Saudi arms sales over Yemen deaths concerns

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President Barack Obama shakes hand at a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at the University of North Florida Arena in Jacksonville, Fla., Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. (AP)

Obama’s with her: President hits Michigan, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania for Hillary Clinton

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President Barack Obama waves as he leaves the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 7, 2016. (AP)

President Obama will campaign for Hillary Clinton in Ohio, as Democrats target the state

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Donald Trump hints he’s going to talk about Bill Clinton’s affairs

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President Barack Obama, with first lady Michelle Obama, waves as they walk from Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016. The Obama's were returning from New York where the president addressed the United Nations General Assembly for his final time as president. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) (AP)

Throwing shade at Trump: Obama tells U.N. “world is too small to build a wall”

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Obama expected to leave approximately 8,400 troops in Afghanistan

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Teachers unions’ top foe is leaving: Education Secretary Arne Duncan set to resign

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