Author: Michael C. Bender
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Inside the mission that killed Islamic State leader Baghdadi
WASHINGTON • The chopping of blades from eight U.S. military helicopters roused startled residents in northwestern Syria around midnight Saturday, an unusual sound for an area close to the relative quiet of the Turkish border. Exchanges of gunfire followed for the next several hours until a war plane delivered the final airstrikes, witnesses said. Then,…
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Mulvaney: Ukraine aid freeze tied to Trump’s demand for DNC server
WASHINGTON • A top White House official for the first time linked President Donald Trump’s decision to hold up aid to Ukraine to his desire for Kyiv to probe a Democratic National Committee server related to the 2016 election, then hours later issued a statement contradicting his remarks. The initial comments at a White House…
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Trump ordered Ukraine ambassador removed after complaints from Giuliani, others
WASHINGTON • President Donald Trump ordered the removal of the ambassador to Ukraine after months of complaints from allies outside the administration, including his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, that she was undermining him abroad and obstructing efforts to persuade Kiev to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, according to people familiar with the matter. The…