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Venezuelans cross illegally into Colombia near the Simon Bolivar International Bridge, which Venezuelan authorities continue to keep closed, in La Parada near Cucuta, Tuesday, March 5, 2019. Last weekend, opposition leader Juan Guaido coordinated a failed effort to bring aid from Colombia and Brazil into Venezuela, where security forces loyal to President Nicolas Maduro blocked the supplies at its border bridges, with Maduro describing Guaidos gambit as part of a U.S.-backed plot to overthrow him. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Donald Trump immigration stance threatened by Venezuela exodus

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Wednesday, April 5, 2017, photo, Dr. Scott Gottlieb speaks during his confirmation hearing before a Senate committee, in Washington, as President Donald Trump's nominee to head the Food and Drug Administration. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

FDA chief Scott Gottlieb steps down after nearly 2 years

By MATTHEW PERRONE - Associated Press

In this Jan. 15, 2018, file photo, U.S. Marines stand guard during the change of command ceremony at Task Force Southwest military field in Shorab military camp of Helmand province, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini) ** FILE **

U.S. Marine Corps faces hard decisions ahead

By Dakota L. Wood

A Chinese military band conductor rehearses before the opening session of the annual National People's Congress in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, Tuesday, March 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China sets robust growth target to shore up cooling economy

By JOE McDONALD - Associated Press

A Chinese military conductor gestures as he instructs his music band members during a rehearsal for the opening session of the China's National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, March 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

The Latest: China promises all companies treated as equals

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McConnell: Trump to include VA hospital in budget proposal

By BRUCE SCHREINER - Associated Press

Mnuchin announces halt in payments into 2 retirement funds

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER - Associated Press

Circus clown who ran for Congress dies in South Carolina

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Sen. Rand Paul speaks during his meeting with Russian lawmakers in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Aug. 6, 2018. Paul said he invited Russian lawmakers to visit the United States to help foster inter-parliamentary contacts. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin) ** FILE **

Rand Paul to oppose Donald Trump border emergency declaration

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

"He's not on my payroll. They were not working for me and they were two separate entities here," Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said. (Associated Press)

Brand New Congress PAC payments to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s boyfriend Riley Roberts scrutinized

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., ranking member on the House Financial Services Committee, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 14, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Deutsche Bank cooperating with House probe of Trump finances: Committee chair

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 26, 2019, file photo, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

Analysis: GOP senators struggle to escape no-win border vote

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

President Donald Trump hands a pen to Air Force Gen. Paul Selva after signing &quot;Space Policy Directive 4&quot; in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Space Force would be by far the smallest military service

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2019 file photo, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks during a news conference with France's Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire after a meeting in Paris. The Treasury Department is taking the first steps to keep the government from exceeding the $22 trillion debt limit which goes back into effect on Saturday, March 2, setting off what will likely be months of battle in Congress on finding ways to avoid an unprecedented default on the national debt. AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

US Treasury takes first steps to avoid exceeding debt limit

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER - Associated Press

Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, becomes emotional as he finishes a day of testimony to the House Oversight and Reform Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Analysis: Cohen hearing stokes touchy topic of impeachment

By LISA MASCARO and STEVE PEOPLES - Associated Press

In this Oct. 23, 2015, file photo, Jay Sekulow, chief counsel of the American Center for Law and Justice, introduces Republican presidential candidate former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush during a presidential candidate forum with the Rev. Pat Robertson at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Cohen gives who’s who of Trump allies, potential witnesses

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U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., speaks at the unveiling of the official portrait of Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn. Alexander said Monday he is not running for re-election in 2020. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) **FILE**

Lamar Alexander to Trump: Rethink border emergency declaration

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

This undated photo provided by her wife Jessica Kibodeaux shows Lindsey Muller and her dog Emma hiking in the Cheyenne Mountains west of Fort Carson, Colo. Muller, a 19-year combat veteran who served multiple tours in Iraq, diligently followed the Pentagon guidelines to transition. In the nearly three years since the U.S. military welcomed transgender people into the armed forces in 2016, they have served without incident. Some, like Muller, have earned prestigious medals or received other forms of recognition. (Jessica Kibodeaux via AP)

Military spent about $8M on transgender care since 2016

By Julie Watson and Jennifer McDermott - Associated Press

Michael Cohen, center, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, speaks as he departs after testifying before a closed door hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee accompanied by his lawyers, Lanny Davis, left, of Washington, and Michael Monico of Chicago, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Michael Cohen says Donald Trump knew about WikiLeaks email dump beforehand

By Mary Clare Jalonick and Michael R. Sisak - Associated Press

Michael Cohen, left, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, pauses before speaking to the media as he departs after testifying before a closed door hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen’s prepared remarks to Congress

By The Associated Press - Associated Press