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Volunteers help install a new mural on the Mexican side of a border wall that shows faces of people deported from the U.S. with barcodes that activate first-person narratives on visitors' phones, in Tijuana, Mexico, Friday, Aug. 9, 2019. Lizbeth De La Cruz Santana conceived the interactive mural Her project blends Mexico’s rich history of muralists with what can loosely be called interactive or performance art on the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Joebeth Terriquez)

Interactive border wall mural tells stories of deported

By ELLIOT SPAGAT - Associated Press

Former President Barack Obama, right, and former first lady Michelle Obama appear at the Obama Foundation Summit in Chicago, Oct. 31, 2017. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) ** FILE **

Hollywood regulars: Obamas ready to debut their first film in late August

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the Des Moines Register Soapbox during a visit to the Iowa State Fair, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Joe Biden charm, message resonates with Iowa voters

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

From left, Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., Andrew Yang, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio participate in the second of two Democratic presidential primary debates hosted by CNN Wednesday, July 31, 2019, in the Fox Theatre in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Democrats, it’s time to ‘whittle the field’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

President Trump, addressing the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, said he supports "red flag" laws to make it easier for authorities and families to take away guns from people deemed dangerous. (Associated Press)

‘Red flag’ laws bring loads of problems

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks about the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio, in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Monday, Aug. 5, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump: ‘Did George Bush ever condemn President Obama after Sandy Hook’

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

In this June 19, 2019, photo, Diane Foley, mother of journalist James Foley, who was killed by the Islamic State terrorist group in a graphic video released online, speaks to the Associated Press during an interview in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Journalist’s death helps to reshape US handling of hostages

By ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

Barack Obama (Associated Press) **FILE**

Obama blames U.S. ‘leaders’ and racist language, weak gun laws for shootings

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this April 6, 2019, photo, former President Barack Obama attends a town hall meeting at the "European School For Management And Technology" (ESMT) in Berlin, Germany. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) **FILE**

Obama: Americans must not let racist views become normalized

By ELANA SCHOR - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, July 23, 2019, file photo, activist Jose Reuena, center in back row, holds a placard during a news conference and rally in Chicago. (AP Photo/Amr Alfiky)

Obama Presidential Library could force South Side Chicago residents from neighborhood, some fear

By Sophia Tareen - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, July 23, 2019 photo, activist Jose Reuena, center in back row, holds a placard during a news conference and rally in Chicago. (AP Photo/Amr Alfiky)

Obama library brings elation but also fear of displacement

By SOPHIA TAREEN - Associated Press

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., shakes hands with former Vice President Joe Biden after the second of two Democratic presidential primary debates hosted by CNN Wednesday, July 31, 2019, in the Fox Theatre in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Cory Booker on Joe Biden criticism: ‘This is not about the Obama administration at all’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama speaks during Rutgers University's 250th Anniversary commencement ceremony, on Sunday, May 15, 2016, in Piscataway, N.J. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

Cory Booker: Obama is ‘our statesman,’ but ‘he ain’t perfect’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama steps off his campaign tour bus during an unannounced stop visit at Ossorio Bakery and Cafe, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012, in Cocoa, Fla. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama presidential legacy attacked by Joe Biden, 2020 Democrats

By S.A. Miller and Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden walk through the Crypt of the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, for Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, Pool) ** FILE **

Joe Biden: Obama didn’t make ‘all these mistakes’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., speaks to former Vice President Joe Biden as they participate in the second of two Democratic presidential primary debates hosted by CNN Wednesday, July 31, 2019, in the Fox Theatre in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Cory Booker: Joe Biden evokes Obama only when convenient

By S.A. Miller and Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 18, 2014 file photo, two female detainees sleep in a holding cell, as the children are separated by age group and gender, as hundreds of mostly Central American immigrant children are being processed and held at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Nogales Placement Center in Nogales, Ariz. President Donald Trump has seized on an error by liberal activists for tweeting photos of detainees at the U.S.-Mexico border in steel cages and blamed the current administration for separating immigrant children from their parents. The photos were taken by The Associated Press in 2014, when President Barack Obama was in office. The Trump administration isn't the first to grapple with the question of how to handle tens of thousands of immigrant families arriving on the U.S.-Mexico border. Four years ago, Barack Obama faced a similar crisis when record numbers of Central American immigrants fleeing violence began showing up at the border and officials had to deal with the same court case the current administration began fighting Thursday, June 21, 2018, as it carries out President Donald Trump's new executive order. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, Pool, File)

Trump faults Obama for cages for illegal immigrant children

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this July 17, 2019 photo, Denise Anderson and her brother Mike Ford are seen in the a soul food booth they run at the SVRC Marketplace in Saginaw Michigan. Anderson says she hasn't personally seen benefits from the improved economy and she opposes President Donald Trump. Economic conditions in Michigan could be crucial in determining whether Democrats retake a state they once held for decades (AP Photo/Sara Burnett)

Trump touts economy, but not everyone in Michigan feeling it

By SARA BURNETT - Associated Press

Under President Trump, so far, the debt has climbed from $19.9 trillion to $22.5 trillion, even with a strong economy. (Associated Press/File)

Donald Trump’s deficit, spending cuts all talk

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks during the National Urban League Conference, Friday, July 26, 2019, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

AP FACT CHECK: Some inconvenient truths for 2020 Democrats

By CALVIN WOODWARD and AMANDA SEITZ AND HOPE YEN - Associated Press