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Fraudulent Use of Social Security Numbers Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

How Obama sacrificed Social Security benefits to maximize ‘Dreamer’ turnout

By Jan Ting

U.S. President Barack Obama greets people as he leaves Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, adjacent to Honolulu, Hawaii, en route to Washington, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017, after his annual family vacation on the island of Oahu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

Obama statue sought by Hawaii state Senate committee

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Former U.S. President Barack Obama waves as he and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pose for photographers arrives at a Japanese Sushi restaurant in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district, Sunday, March 25, 2018. Obama says negotiations with North Korea on its nuclear weapons program are difficult, partly because the country's isolation minimizes possible leverage, such as trade and travel sanctions against Pyongyang. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, Pool)

Obama, in Japan, says NKorea’s isolation means less leverage

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

President Donald Trump gestures to people cheering him across the tarmac as he, arrives on Air Force One with first lady Melania Trump and their son Barron Trump at Palm Beach International Airport, in West Palm Beach, Fla., Friday, March 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump order would ban most transgender troops from serving

By KEN THOMAS - Associated Press

President Donald Trump gestures to people cheering him across the tarmac as he, arrives on Air Force One with first lady Melania Trump and their son Barron Trump at Palm Beach International Airport, in West Palm Beach, Fla., Friday, March 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump order would ban most transgender troops from serving

By KEN THOMAS - Associated Press

Judge: Feds mostly complied with records request from Kansas

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In this file photo taken on Friday, July 7, 2017, U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany. On March 21, Mr. Trump lashed out at critics in the 'crazed' media for congratulating Mr. Putin on the occasion of his reelection to the presidency, a process democracy watchdogs say was not a fair contest. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Latest: Trump defends call congratulating Putin

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Illustration on the positive consequences of mergers by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Why mergers make sense

By Stephen Moore

FILE - In this June 11, 2014, file photo, a man poses for photographs in front of the Facebook sign on the Facebook campus in Menlo Park, Calif. Facebook reports quarterly financial results on Wednesday, July 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Cambridge Analytica Facebook personal data use by Trump campaign routine

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Obama found time for March Madness, but not for the funeral of a Chicago girl murdered soon after performing with her high school band at his 2013 inauguration. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) **FILE**

Obama picks Michigan State, UConn in NCAAs

The Washington Times

Overreacting to Trump Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Democrats won’t do well if they keep yielding to hysteria

By J.T. Young

In this Feb. 24, 2018, file photo, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar speaks at the National Governor Association 2018 winter meeting in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Trump promising consumers digital-age health care approach

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 6, 2018, file photo, dawn breaks over the Capitol in Washington. The once bipartisan drive to curb increases in health care premiums has devolved into a partisan struggle with escalating demands by each side. It’s unclear they’ll be able to reach an agreement. And the two parties may end up blaming each other this fall as states announce next year’s inevitably higher insurance rates _ just weeks before Election Day on Nov. 6. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Bids to curb health care costs offer little more than talk

By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

Ex-Massachusetts Gov. Patrick weighing 2020 White House bid

By STEVE LeBLANC - Associated Press

In this Feb. 24, 2018, file photo, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar speaks at the National Governor Association 2018 winter meeting in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Trump uses page from ‘smart policymaking 101’ on health care

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR - Associated Press

Former President Barack Obama address the participants at a summit on climate change involving mayors from around the globe in Chicago, Dec. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) ** FILE **

Barack Obama, Netflix in ‘advanced negotiations’ for series: Report

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

"The actions we are taking today are not a matter of choice; they are a matter of necessity for our security," President Trump said as he signed tariff proclamations. (Associated Press/File)

Donald Trump announces tariffs on steel, aluminum

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama have signed a multiyear deal with Netflix. (Associated Press/File)

Report: Obama in discussions to produce shows for Netflix

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President Donald Trump arrives at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla., Friday, March 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

President Trump slams Obama for not acting on Russia meddling

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

Attorney General Jeff Sessions talks with Senate staffer Sharon Soderstrom before the arrival of President Donald Trump to a ceremony honoring Reverend Billy Graham in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol building, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump distorts how a watchdog office works

By ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press