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FILE- In this May 14, 2014, file photo Alan Krueger, professor of economics and public affairs at Princeton University, speaks at the 2014 Fiscal Summit organized by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation in Washington. Princeton University Professor Krueger, a groundbreaking economist who served as a top adviser, has died according to a statement by the university. (AP Photo, File)

Alan Krueger, noted economist who served Obama, has died

By JOSH BOAK - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks about border security in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, March 15, 2019, in Washington. Trump issued the first veto of his presidency, overruling Congress to protect his emergency declaration for border wall funding. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump plays down white nationalist threat

By HOPE YEN and SETH BORENSTEIN and CALVIN WOODWARD - Associated Press

In this March 8, 2019, photo, President Donald Trump talks with reporters outside the White House before traveling to Alabama to visit areas affected by the deadly tornadoes in Washington. Trump lamented the complexity of modern airplanes Tuesday, March 12, in the wake of two deadly crashes in the past five months, appearing to speculate on the cause of the disasters before aviation experts from the United States and elsewhere complete their investigations.(AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Why Trump will prevail in 2020

By Daniel Gallington and Henry Cooper

Former Vice President Joesph R. Biden hasn't officially entered the 2020 race for president, but his middle-of-the-road appeal to voters could clinch the nomination. (Associated Press)

Why Uncle Joe Biden will be America’s next president

By Joseph Curl

This March 7, 2019, courtroom sketch depicts former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, center in a wheelchair, during his sentencing hearing in federal court before judge T.S. Ellis III in Alexandria, Va. Manafort was sentenced to nearly four years in prison for tax and bank fraud related to his work advising Ukrainian politicians, a significant break from sentencing guidelines that called for a 20-year prison term. (Dana Verkouteren via AP)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump wrong about federal judge’s remarks

By CALVIN WOODWARD and HOPE YEN - Associated Press

In this Feb. 28, 2019, photo, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the Chuck Hagel Forum in Global Leadership, on the campus of the University of Nebraska-Omaha, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik) ** FILE **

Biden eyes fundraising challenge amid new sense of urgency

By STEVE PEOPLES and JULIE PACE - Associated Press

This March 7, 2019, courtroom sketch depicts former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, center in a wheelchair, during his sentencing hearing in federal court before judge T.S. Ellis III in Alexandria, Va. Manafort was sentenced to nearly four years in prison for tax and bank fraud related to his work advising Ukrainian politicians, a significant break from sentencing guidelines that called for a 20-year prison term. (Dana Verkouteren via AP)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump claims an exoneration he wasn’t given

By CALVIN WOODWARD and HOPE YEN - Associated Press

Former President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign rally for Democratic candidates Friday, Nov. 2, 2018, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Obama presidency based on ‘facts and reason and logic,’ he says

By Brady McCombs - Associated Press

FILE - This Feb. 19, 2019 file photo shows former President Barack Obama speaking at the My Brother's Keeper Alliance Summit in Oakland, Calif. In remarks before a business conference in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, Obama says he tried to build a culture centered around problem-solving and not personal gain during his time in the White House. He said on Wednesday it was an effective strategy for any organization that also prevents big scandals and indictments. Obama didn't mention President Donald Trump and wasn't asked about him during a question-and-answer session. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Obama says he based decisions on ‘facts, reason and logic’

By BRADY McCOMBS - Associated Press

In this Oct. 28, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama and FBI Director James Comey participate in the installation ceremony for Comey as FBI director, at FBI Headquarters in Washington. President Donald Trump abruptly fired Comey on May 9, 2017, dramatically ousting the nation's top law enforcement official in the midst of an FBI investigation into whether Trump's campaign had ties to Russia's election meddling. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Obama: ‘The buck stops right here at my desk’

By L. Todd Wood

Former President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton listen during the State Funeral for former President George H.W. Bush at the National Cathedral, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool) ** FILE **

Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton fingered by former adviser for nepotism, revenge politics

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Michael Cohen, right, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, walks out after testifying to the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. Walking with Cohen is his attorney Lanny Davis, left. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) **FILE**

Clinton-Obama figures exposed as instigators in Trump-Russia probe during Cohen hearing

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

In this March 7, 2018, file photo, University of California President Janet Napolitano speaks during a meeting of The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, file)

Congress pressed to rebuff Trump emergency declaration

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Duke's Zion Williamson (1) falls to the floor with an injury while chasing the ball with North Carolina's Luke Maye (32) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Durham, N.C., Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome) ** FILE **

Zion Williamson, Duke left to mull future after shoe blowout, knee injury

By Joedy McCreary - Associated Press

Former President Barack Obama, left, gestures as Golden State Warriors basketball player Stephen Curry laughs while speaking at the My Brother's Keeper Alliance Summit in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) ** FILE **

Barack Obama deserves props for ‘twerking’ talk

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Singer Aretha Franklin, left, hugs outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder, as President Barack Obama applauds, at an event celebrating Holder at the Department of Justice in Washington, Friday, Feb. 27, 2015. Franklin (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Eric Holder, Barack Obama merger means more chaos at the polls

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 9, 2007, file photo, reviewed by a U.S. Dept of Defense official, U.S. military personnel inspect each occupied cell on a two-minute cycle at Camp 5 maximum-security facility on the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba. An effort to decrease the detainee population appears to have bogged down as authorities wrestle with what to do with those who cannot easily be brought to trial but are considered too dangerous to free, and others who have been cleared for release but can&#8217;t be sent to their home countries. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

Guantanamo Bay prison detainees not an option for Donald Trump

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Former President Barack Obama, left, hugs Golden State Warriors basketball player Stephen Curry after speaking at the My Brother's Keeper Alliance Summit in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Obama joined by Curry to tell minority boys ‘you matter’

By JEFF CHIU and JANIE HAR - Associated Press

Former President Barack Obama, left, gestures as Golden State Warriors basketball player Stephen Curry laughs while speaking at the My Brother's Keeper Alliance Summit in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) ** FILE **

Barack Obama reportedly expected to attend Duke-North Carolina matchup

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Former President Barack Obama, left, hugs Golden State Warriors basketball player Stephen Curry after speaking at the My Brother's Keeper Alliance Summit in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Obama joined by Curry to tell minority boys ‘you matter’

By JEFF CHIU and JANIE HAR - Associated Press