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When President Obama leaves office, the federal debt will stand at $19.9 trillion, a fact not overlooked by the GOP. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: GOP points the finger at Obama’s legacy: a $19.9 trillion national debt

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with businessman Howard Kessler at Mar-a-Lago, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Latest: White House calls Obama-Trump chat ‘positive’

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In this Dec. 21, 2016, file photo, President-elect Donald Trump speaks to members of the media at Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Fla. Trump is questioning the effectiveness of the United Nations, saying it's just a club for people to &quot;have a good time.&quot; His post on Twitter Monday, Dec. 26, is the president-elect's latest comment since the U.N. Security Council voted Friday to condemn Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Trump takes credit for 8,000 jobs, talks with Obama

By VIVIAN SALAMA and JOSH BOAK - Associated Press

The Latest: Vacationing Obama dines at Hawaii restaurant

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, right, with U.S. President Barack Obama, speaks at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016, in Honolulu. Abe and Obama made a historic pilgrimage Tuesday to the site where the devastating surprise attack sent America marching into World War II. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

Obama, Japan’s Abe decry ‘horrors of war’ at Pearl Harbor

By JOSH LEDERMAN and CALEB JONES - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2016 file photo, President-elect Donald Trump gestures while speaking at a rally in West Allis, Wis. Donald Trump says America cannot let Israel be treated with "such total disdain and disrespect." The president-elect wrote on Twitter on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, that Israel "used to have a great friend in the U.S., but ... not anymore." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump urges Israel to ‘stay strong,’ blasts Obama for U.N. vote

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama pauses during a news conference in the briefing room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Dec. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama’s claim he could have won a third term

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

** FILE ** President Obama meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in the Oval Office at the White House on May 20, 2011. (Associated Press)

Israel urges Obama to stop diplomatic ‘assault’ amid fears of more U.N. action

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Secretary of State John Kerry walks into an interview after speaking at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016. Stepping into a raging diplomatic argument, Kerry staunchly defended the Obama administration's decision to allow the U.N. Security Council to declare Israeli settlements illegal and warned that Israel's very future as a democracy is at stake. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Israel settlement controversy makes John Kerry, Benjamin Netanyahu clash

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2016 file photo, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Republicans are united on repealing President Barack Obama’s health care law, but ideologically and practically speaking, they’re in different camps over replacing it. Getting the factions together won’t be easy. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Analysis: GOP vexed by factions on replacing health law

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR - Associated Press

"Twenty-two percent of the United Nations budget comes from the American taxpayer, and I'm going to lead the charge to withhold funding until they repeal this resolution," said Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican. (Associated Press)

U.N.’s anti-Israel vote fuels Republican calls to defund world body

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Dec. 7, 1941 file photo, provided by the U.S. Navy, a small boat rescues a USS West Virginia crew member from the water after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Putting 75 years of resentment behind them, President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are coming together at Pearl Harbor for a historic pilgrimage to the site where a devastating surprise attack sent America marching into World War II. (U.S. Navy via AP)

The Latest: Obama calls Japan’s premier’s visit ‘historic’

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visits the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific to place a wreath at the Honolulu Memorial, Monday, Dec. 26, 2016, in Honolulu. (Bruce Asato/The Star-Advertiser via AP)

Obama, Japan’s Abe to seek reconciliation at Pearl Harbor

By Josh Lederman - Associated Press

Illustration on the continued attacks on Israel by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Obama throwing Israel to the U.N.’s wolves

By Clifford D. May

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2016 file photo, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Republicans are united on repealing President Barack Obama’s health care law, but ideologically and practically speaking, they’re in different camps over replacing it. Getting the factions together won’t be easy. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

GOP vexed by factions on replacing Obamacare: Analysis

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar - Associated Press

U.S. President Barack Obama walks past a Japanese flag at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016, in Honolulu. Abe and Obama made a historic pilgrimage Tuesday to the site where the devastating surprise attack sent America marching into World War II. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

The Latest: Obama goes snorkeling after Pearl Harbor visit

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FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2015 file photo, Deirdre Daly, U.S. attorney for Connecticut, stands with other federal officials while announcing a new public corruption task force in New Haven, Conn. Daly is facing an uncertain job future as the presidency changes hands from one political party to another when Donald Trump is sworn into office in January 2017. She has been the top federal prosecutor in the state since 2014, after being nominated by outgoing Democratic President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Dave Collins, File)

Connecticut US attorney’s future unclear under Trump

By DAVE COLLINS - Associated Press

Benjamin Netanyahu (Associated Press)

Obama harms Israel one final time

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times

This photo provided by Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP, shows David Friedman, President-elect Donald Trump's choice for ambassador to Israel. (Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP via AP)

David Friedman, Donald Trump’s pick for ambassador to Israel, has all sides on edge

By Josh Lederman - Associated Press

President Barack Obama greets people waiting for him outside Island Snow Hawaii in Kailua, Hawaii, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016, after the president, joined by family and friends, had shave ice during the first family's annual vacation. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

The Latest: Barack and Michelle Obama dining out in Honolulu

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