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This photo provided by NASA shows astronauts Andrew Morgan with Christina Koch and Jessica Meir at the International Space Station on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. The world's first female spacewalking team made history high above Earth on Friday, floating out of the International Space Station to fix a broken part of the power network. As Koch and Meir emerged one by one, it marked the first time in a half-century of spacewalking that a woman floated out without a male crewmate. (NASA via AP)

Trump has live chat with all-female spacewalk team

President Trump on Friday conducted a live call with a pair of NASA astronauts conducting the first all-woman spacewalk, underscoring his push to reinvigorate the U.S. space program and send Americans to Mars.

October 18, 2019
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, shakes hands with U.S Vice President Mike Pence, prior to their talks at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. A high level U.S. delegation arrived in Turkey on Thursday for talks on a cease-fire in Syria. (Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)

Mike Pence: Turkey agrees to five-day cease-fire to withdraw Kurdish fighters

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday agreed to a Trump administration deal for a five-day halt in Ankara's Syria incursion to allow the U.S. to help Kurdish fighters exit a 20-mile border buffer zone, as Congress struggled to respond to White House moves that sparked the crisis.

October 17, 2019
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, talks with U.S Vice President Mike Pence, during their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. A high level U.S. delegation arrived in Turkey on Thursday for talks on a cease-fire in Syria. (Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)

Pence meeting with Turks drags on

High-stakes talks between a major U.S. delegation and Turkey dragged into the evening Thursday in Ankara, where Vice President Mike Pence is pushing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to stop the bloodshed in Syria.

October 17, 2019
President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Italian President Sergio Mattarella in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Italy asks U.S. to reconsider tariffs, say they’re unfair

President Trump on Wednesday said the Italians are such great partners that he might give them a break on tariffs set to hit Parmesan cheese and other prized goods, even if the rest of Europe treats the U.S. "badly" on trade.

October 16, 2019
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., talks with a reporter after speaking on the Senate floor in this Oct. 6, 2018 file photo. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen to Trump: Erdogan visit ‘makes no sense’

A senior Democrat told President Trump on Tuesday to revoke the Turkish president's mid-November invitation to the White House, saying it "makes no sense" for the strongman to visit the U.S. while it punishes Ankara for the chaos in northern Syria.

October 15, 2019
A resident of Tal Tamr welcomed a Syrian soldier to the northern city Monday. Syria's Kurds said government forces agreed to help them fend off Turkey's invasion — a major shift in alliances after President Trump ordered all U.S. troops withdrawn from the northern border area amid the rapidly deepening chaos. (SANA via AP)

Bashar Assad sends Syria troops to aid Kurds against Turkey

Syrian President Bashar Assad's troops returned to northern Syria on Monday to back up Kurdish forces in their increasingly desperate fight with the Turkish military, marking a major geopolitical turning point for the region and sparking a fresh wave of bipartisan criticism over President Trump's decision to pull U.S. forces out of the fight.

October 14, 2019
President Donald Trump speaks at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Donald Trump appeals to evangelicals at Values Voter Summit

Evangelicals have chided President Trump's strategy in Syria, but he is still basking in their support, rallying them with screeds against the "crazy" left and declaring that Christian conservatives are also being attacked as Democrats pursue impeachment.

October 13, 2019
President Donald Trump speaks at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Donald Trump announces proposed trade pact with China

Tariff increases on Chinese goods scheduled to take effect Tuesday have been suspended in the wake of President Trump's announcement Friday of a "substantial phase one deal" to begin to resolve the 18-month U.S.-China trade war.

October 13, 2019