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FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2017, file photo, former Sen. Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton arrive on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, in Washington, for the inauguration ceremony of Donald J. Trump as the 45th president of the United States. Time has not healed the Democratic party’s wounds. On Election Day 2016, Democrats suffered a devastating and shocking loss. A year later, they’re still sorting through the wreckage. The infighting, the divisive personalities and the questions about how it happened are still front and center, threatening to hold the party back in elections on Tuesday and into next year’s midterms. (Win McNamee/Pool Photo via AP, File)

EDITORIAL: The Obama-Clinton gift to the Russians demands scrutiny

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Former President Barack Obama arrives for jury duty in the Daley Center on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017, in Chicago. Obama is in line to be paid the same $17.20 a day that others receive for reporting for jury duty. (Nancy Stone/Chicago Tribune via AP)

Barack Obama shows up in Chicago for jury duty; not chosen

By DON BABWIN - Associated Press

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl leaves the Fort Bragg courtroom facility after a sentencing hearing on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, on Fort Bragg, N.C. Bergdahl, who walked off his base in Afghanistan in 2009 and was held by the Taliban for five years, has pleaded guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. (Andrew Craft/The Fayetteville Observer via AP)/The Fayetteville Observer via AP)

Bergdahl spared from prison; Trump calls sentence ‘disgrace’

By JONATHAN DREW - Associated Press

Former President Barack Obama addresses a crowd during the first session of the Obama Foundation Summit, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Obama promotes health care law on first day of sign-ups

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - In this July 6, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump meets with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, right, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in before the Northeast Asia Security dinner at the US Consulate General Hamburg, in Hamburg. The U.S. president, who will visit Japan, South Korea and China before attending regional summits in Vietnam and the Philippines, has blended moments of flattery with vows to rip up trade deals, destroy a sovereign nation with nuclear weapons and generally crash longstanding norms of diplomacy anywhere it suits his aims.(AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Asia braces for Trump and his unpredictable foreign policy

By FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press

Former President Barack Obama, right, and former first lady Michelle Obama arrive for the first session of the Obama Foundation Summit Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Former President Obama opens Chicago youth leadership summit

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FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2016 file photo, water flows through an irrigation canal to crops near Lemoore, Calif. A spokesman for the U.S. Department of the Interior said Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, that the Trump administration will not support a giant California water project sought by Gov. Jerry Brown. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Trump opposes massive California water project

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press

Former IRS executive Lois Lerner fears threats if her testimony in the tea party-targeting scandal is made public. A judge agreed her testimony can be secret for now. (Associated Press)

Trump administration apologizes for IRS tea party targeting, faults Lois Lerner

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this July 24, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks about healthcare in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington. Mr. Trump signaled on Nov. 28 that he is willing to sign a deal including Obamacare payments in a new tax-reform package. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

States lose push to force Trump to restart health subsidies

By SUDHIN THANAWALA - Associated Press

President Donald Trump waves to reporters after a lunch with Republican senator at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

GOP lawmakers propose new conditions on health bill

By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

Democratic nominee Phil Murphy talks to reporters after participating in a gubernatorial debate against Republican nominee Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno at William Paterson University, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017, in Wayne, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Democrat Phil Murphy talks economy, pensions and job perks

By MICHAEL CATALINI - Associated Press

In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks at a meeting in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017. Khamenei on Wednesday urged Europe to do more to back the 2015 nuclear deal after President Donald Trump refused to re-certify the pact and European companies have rushed into the Iranian markets since the landmark accord. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

EDITORIAL: Iran hasn’t earned trust yet

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Hillary Clinton is accused of direct involvement in suspected corruption involving a 2010 uranium deal with Russia. (Associated Press/File)

Hillary Clinton, Russia uranium case informant’s testimony urged

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Former President Barack Obama, left, and New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial nominee Phil Murphy stand on stage after Obama gave remarks during a canvassing event for Murphy, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Hillary Clinton campaigns for NJ Democrat in governor race

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Modest Growth Rate Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Tax cuts will boost economy

By Peter Morici

FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2009 file photo, Then-President George W. Bush, center, poses with President-elect Barack Obama, and former presidents, from left, George H.W. Bush, left, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, right, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. All five living former U.S. presidents will be attending a concert Saturday night, Oct. 21, 2017, in a Texas college town, raising money for relief efforts from Hurricane Harvey, Irma and Maria's devastation in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: Appeal backed by former presidents raises $31M

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Former President Barack Obama, left, speaks during a canvassing event for New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial nominee Phil Murphy, right, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

The Latest: Obama speaks at Virginia Democratic rally

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President-elect Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th President of the United States by Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, John Roberts, at U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, January 20, 2009. (J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times)

35th Anniversary: Barack Obama makes history

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly's marine son was killed in 2010 when he stepped on a landmine on patrol in Afghanistan. (Associated Press)

John Kelly blasts Frederica Wilson, defends Trump over response to Green Beret’s death in Niger

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2017, file photo, former President Barack Obama speaks during the Goalkeepers Conference hosted by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017, in New York. Obama is stepping back into the political spotlight for the first time since leaving the White House, publicly stumping for Democratic gubernatorial candidates in Virginia and New Jersey in preparation for this fall's elections. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Obama tells Democrats to reject politics of division, fear

By ALAN SUDERMAN and MICHAEL CATALINI - Associated Press