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President Donald Trump speaks during an event to salute U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Aug. 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump ready to ease rules on coal-fired power plants

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

Prosecutors rest case against 1 suspect in Chicago shooting

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The Latest: EPA to reveal rule changes on coal-fired plants

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FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2009 file photo, Aretha Franklin performs at the inauguration for President Barack Obama at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Franklin died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, at her home in Detroit. She was 76. Throughout Aretha Franklin’s career, &quot;The Queen of Soul&quot; often returned to Washington - the nation's capital - for performances that at times put her in line with key moments of U.S. History. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)

Aretha Franklin came to Washington to sing - and for history

By RUSSELL CONTRERAS - Associated Press

President Barack Obama talks with FBI Director James Comey during Comey's installation as FBI director, Monday, Oct. 28,2013, at FBI Headquarters in Washington. The president said he picked Comey to lead the FBI after interviewing many other candidates for the job. The president said at an installation ceremony for the new FBI director Monday afternoon that it wasn't Comey's educational or professional background that made him the the choice. He said it was a sense that Comey knows what's right and what's wrong. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Former US Atty on Spygate: Obama committed ‘greatest federal law enforcement scandal in history’

By Larry O'Connor - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One, Monday, Aug. 13, 2018, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump overstates his role in black job gains

By JOSH BOAK - Associated Press

President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One, Monday, Aug. 13, 2018, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump on black unemployment

By JOSH BOAK - Associated Press

This combination of photos provided by the Cook County Sheriff's Office shows Kenneth Williams, left, and Micheail Ward. On Friday, Aug. 10, 2018, jury selection began in Chicago for the trial of the two men charged in the January 2013 fatal shooting of 15-year-old student Hadiya Pendleton just days after she performed with her high school band at then-President Barack Obama's inaugural festivities. (Cook County Sheriff's Office via AP)

The Latest: Testimony begins in trial of men in teen’s death

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President Barack Obama meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) **FILE**

Trump is a better leader for blacks than Obama, White House says

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Obama Foundation raised nearly $233M in 2017

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Former President Barack Obama is golfing and and dining while on vacation on Martha's Vineyard this month, just as he did while in office (Associated Press)

Barack, Michelle Obama treated like ‘the Beatles’ on Martha’s Vineyard

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 1, 2018, photo, cars on the Grand Central Parkway pass LaGuardia Airport in New York. The Trump administration has proposed rolling back tougher Obama-era gas mileage requirements that are set to take effect after 2020. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Trump administration wants to roll back Obama-era mileage standards

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this May 5, 2018, photo, Rep. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., samples food from a vendor at a Cinco de Mayo festival in North Las Vegas, Nev. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Obama endorses Rep. Jacky Rosen in Nevada Senate race

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Obama endorses 81 candidates in 13 states for November vote

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Former US President Barack Obama speaks during his town hall for the Obama Foundation at the African Leadership Academy in Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, July 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, Pool) **FILE**

Obama endorses 81 candidates nationwide in midterm election year

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Obama endorses Nevada Democrats Rosen, Lee and Horsford

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List of Obama endorsements include 6 N Carolina candidates

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In this Thursday, June 8, 2017, file photo, former FBI Director James Comey testifies before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite/File)

James Comey ordered to preserve his government documents

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

In this July 26, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump acknowledges the audience after speaking at the United States Steel Granite City Works plant in Granite City, Ill. Trump's trade policies are turning long-established Republican orthodoxy on its head. There are tariff fights, and there’s now $12 billion in farm aid that represents the type of government intervention GOP voters railed against a decade ago. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

On trade policy, Trump is turning GOP orthodoxy on its head

By KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press

CNN White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins talks during a live shot in front of the White House, Wednesday, July 25, 2018, in Washington. Collins says the White House denied her access to President Donald Trump's Rose Garden statement with the European Union Commission president because officials found her earlier questions &quot;inappropriate.&quot; (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

White House boot of CNN’s Kaitlan Collins goes too far

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times