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| | *Pollak, Joel B. (February 2, 2018). [http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/02/02/trump-nuclear-strategy-aggressive-toward-russia-obama/ AP: Trump’s Nuclear Doctrine More Aggressive Toward Russia than Obama’s]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 7, 2018. | | *Pollak, Joel B. (February 2, 2018). [http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/02/02/trump-nuclear-strategy-aggressive-toward-russia-obama/ AP: Trump’s Nuclear Doctrine More Aggressive Toward Russia than Obama’s]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 7, 2018. |
| | *Burns, Robert (February 3, 2018). [https://www.apnews.com/1c6259ee78e14a6eb112279e2850798b Trump taking tougher stance on Russia nuclear threat]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved February 7, 2018.</ref> | | *Burns, Robert (February 3, 2018). [https://www.apnews.com/1c6259ee78e14a6eb112279e2850798b Trump taking tougher stance on Russia nuclear threat]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved February 7, 2018.</ref> |
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| | + | ===Appointments, 2018=== |
| | + | *On January 24, 2018, the U.S. Senate narrowly confirmed – with Vice President [[Mike Pence]] casting a tie-breaking vote – social conservative [[Sam Brownback]] to be the U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom.<ref>Multiple references: |
| | + | *Pergram, Chad; Pappas, Alex (January 24, 2018). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/01/24/pence-casts-tie-breaking-vote-to-confirm-brownback-as-ambassador.html Pence casts tie-breaking vote to confirm Brownback as ambassador]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved February 12, 2018. |
| | + | *Robertson, Abigail (January 24, 2018). [https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/politics/2018/january/pence-called-to-senate-floor-to-save-brownback-rsquo-s-nomination-to-religious-freedom-post Brownback Confirmed to Religious Freedom Post After Dramatic Senate Showdown]. ''CBN News''. Retrieved February 12, 2018. |
| | + | *Shellnutt, Kate (January 24, 2018). [https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2018/january/sam-brownback-is-ambassador-international-religious-freedom.html Sam Brownback Finally Confirmed as America’s Religious Freedom Ambassador]. ''Christianity Today''. Retrieved February 12, 2018. |
| | + | *Goodenough, Patrick (January 25, 2018). [https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/amid-deep-partisan-divide-pence-breaks-tie-confirm-religious-freedom Amid Deep Partisan Divide, Pence Breaks Tie to Confirm Religious Freedom Nominee]. ''CNS News''. Retrieved February 12, 2018. |
| | + | *Carney, Jordain (January 24, 2018). [http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/370608-pence-breaks-tie-to-confirm-trumps-pick-for-religious-ambassador Pence breaks tie to confirm Trump's pick for religious ambassador]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved February 12, 2018. |
| | + | Brownback was sworn in on February 1, 2018: |
| | + | *Wise, Lindsay; Kumar, Anita (February 1, 2018). [http://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article197934314.html Pence jokes about his two tie-breaking votes as Brownback is sworn in as ambassador]. ''The Kansas City Star''. Retrieved February 12, 2018. |
| | + | *Rosales, Erik (February 1, 2018). [https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2018/february/brownback-sworn-in-as-ambassador-at-large-for-international-religious-freedom Brownback Sworn in as Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom]. ''CBN News''. Retrieved February 12, 2018. |
| | + | See also: |
| | + | *Starr, Penny (July 31, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/07/31/white-house-nominates-sam-brownback-as-religious-freedom-envoy-religious-freedom-is-the-first-freedom/ White House Nominates Sam Brownback as Religious Freedom Envoy: ‘Religious Freedom Is the First Freedom’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 12, 2018.</ref> |
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