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FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2017 file photo a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent escorts an immigrant suspected of crossing into the United States illegally along the Rio Grande near Granjeno, Texas. A U.S. official tells The Associated Press that Border Patrol arrests fell sharply in June 2018 to the lowest level since February, ending a streak of four straight monthly increases. The drop may reflect seasonal trends or it could signal that President Donald Trump's &quot;zero-tolerance&quot; policy to criminally prosecute every adult who enters the country illegally is having a deterrent effect. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the numbers are not yet intended for public release. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Donald Trump, Republicans can win the immigration debate this fall

By Matt Mackowiak - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., center, and Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Md., left, arrive for a news conference on pre-existing health conditions on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

EDITORIAL: Several Democratic senators want to hobble rights of the religious

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

In this June 6, 2013, file photo, a sign stands outside the National Security Agency (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

NSA deletes 685 million call records obtained since 2015

By Deb Riechmann and Susannah George - Associated Press

FILE - This Thursday, June 6, 2013 file photo shows the National Security Administration (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md. The National Security Agency is deleting more than 685 million call records the government obtained since 2015 from telecommunication companies in connection with investigations, raising questions about the viability of the program. The agency released a statement late Thursday, June 28, 2018, saying it started deleting the records in May after NSA analysts noted &quot;technical irregularities in some data received from telecommunication service providers.&quot; (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

NSA deletion of call records raising questions

By DEB RIECHMANN and SUSANNAH GEORGE - Associated Press

NSA deleting more than 685 million call records

By DEB RIECHMANN and SUSANNAH GEORGE - Associated Press

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2018, on Justice Department and FBI actions around the 2016 presidential election. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Rod Rosenstein, Republicans battle over Mueller probe in tense hearing

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, right, and FBI Director Christopher Wray, left, are sworn in to testify before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2018, on Justice Department and FBI actions around the 2016 presidential election. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

House imposes July 6 deadline for DOJ to turn over Russia documents

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., joined by Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., left, talks to reporters following a GOP strategy session at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 26, 2018. A far-reaching Republican immigration bill is careening toward likely House rejection, a defeat that would be a telling rebuff of the leaders of a divided GOP. The party’s lawmakers are considering Plan B: Passing legislation by week’s end curbing the Trump administration’s contentious separating of migrant families. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: Trump brushes off immigration bill’s defeat

Associated Press

Louisiana editorial roundup

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

People protest immigration separation policies outside Federal Court, Tuesday, June 26, 2018, in El Paso, Texas. Cases of children and families seeking refugee were being heard inside the courthouse. (AP Photo/Matt York)

The Latest: Plaintiff hopes ruling will spare other mothers

Associated Press

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar speaks during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on prescription drug pricing, Tuesday, June 26, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Democrats want to shift focus to health care, pre-existing conditions as midterms loom

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Florida Governor: No pay during government shutdowns

Associated Press

Medicare and mental health

By Andrew Sperling

Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., left, chairman of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, walks to a closed-door conference with fellow Republicans after they met last night with President Donald Trump to discuss a GOP immigration bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 20, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: Chairman of black caucus defends Waters’ remark

Associated Press

Social Security now running a deficit; insolvency set at 2034

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein pauses while testifying before a House Committee on the Judiciary oversight hearing on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017 in Washington. Two FBI officials who would later be assigned to the special counsel's investigation into Donald Trump's presidential campaign described him with insults like "idiot" and "loathsome human" in a series of text messages last year, according to copies of the messages released Tuesday. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Rod Rosenstein contempt, impeachment in play as Congress-Justice Department showdown escalates

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

AP News Guide: Utah’s primary election

By JULIAN HATTEM - Associated Press

Wisconsin taxpayers spent nearly $41K on senators’ travel

By TODD RICHMOND - Associated Press

Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, stops to talk to members of the media after meeting with President Donald Trump and members of the GOP leadership at the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, June 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Michael McCaul warns of child migrant crisis reminiscent of summer 2014

By Bradford Richardson - The Washington Times

Illustration on the drawbacks of a "space force" by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

‘Say no to a Space Force’

By Jed Babbin