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First lady Melania Trump arrives before the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: Trump speech leads to 4.5 million tweets

Associated Press

President Donald Trump gestures as delivers his first State of the Union address in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol to a joint session of Congress Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018 in Washington, as Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Paul Ryan applaud. (Win McNamee/Pool via AP)

Trump State of the Union address seeks unity on immigration plan

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

"For many, many years they've been talking immigration, they never got anything done. We're going to get something done, we hope," President Trump said. (Associated Press/File)

Donald Trump’s SOTU big on immigrants

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. No natural orator, Trump has nonetheless shown at times that he can deliver a powerful speech that effectively outlines his vision, strikes an emotional chord and moves commentators to declare that he, at last, looks presidential. And then the teleprompter gets turned off. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

EDITORIAL: An encouraging State of the Union

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Dionne Warwick told Congress on Friday that it's crazy she gets paid for singing "I'll Never Love This Way Again," from 1979 but not "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" from 1969. (Associated Press/File)

Classics Act fixes musicians’ ‘Pre-72’ royalty problem with streaming services, satellite radio

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 28, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. as Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. listen. Trump will deliver his first State of the Union address on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool Image via AP, File)

Donald Trump’s State of the Union address expected to emphasize economic gains

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Time’s up for poor cyber hygiene

By Rep. Anna G. Eshoo

President Donald Trump waves as he walks to a dinner with European business leaders at the World Economic Forum, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, in Davos. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump plan offers citizenship path to 1.8 million immigrants

By ZEKE MILLER and JILL COLVIN and ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

Advocates of illegal immigrants have been protesting President Trump's official policies for a year, ever since he issued his first two major executive orders. (Associated Press/File)

Donald Trump’s immigration report card mixed after 1 year

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Illustration on the extreme condition of Puerto Rico by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Puerto Rico’s problem is a lack of leadership

By Peter Roff

President Trump will submit his immigration proposal to Congress next week. (Associated Press/File)

Trump amnesty to cover 1.8 million Dreamers; triple Obama’s DACA

By S.A. Miller and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FISA: A Rubber Stamp to Break the Law Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Pursue FISA scandal, repair Obama immigration cracks

By Jenny Beth Martin

In this Jan. 19, 2018, photo, Steve Strong holds a bottle of gin at his S.D. Strong Distilling business in Parkville, Mo. Strong is planning to hire some part-time employees and buy some equipment as a result of the new tax law. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Changing plans: Tax law makes small businesses rethink ideas

By JOYCE M. ROSENBERG - Associated Press

The Dome of the Capitol Building in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Why the House Intelligence Committee must reveal what it knows about NSA and FBI intelligence abuses

By Andrew P. Napolitano

The New Mexico Capitol is shown as the New Mexico Legislative session began Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, in Santa Fe, N.M. Criminal justice initiatives and state spending increases for public education, law enforcement, Medicaid and economic development are at the top of the agenda as the New Mexico Legislature convened for a 30-day session. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)

Fledgling effort to regulate dark money starts in New Mexico

By MORGAN LEE - Associated Press

Illustration on the need to reform Federal welfare programs by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Welfare programs are poorly overseen, many fall short of their goals

By Vanessa Calder

In October, President Trump declared the opioid crisis a "public health emergency," hoping to draw attention and resources to the fight. Last year, 60,000 died of overdoses. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump falls short of promise to spend ‘a lot of money’ on opioid crisis

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Former President Barack Obama. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Another day at work, another congressional tantrum

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times

In this June 8, 2006 file photo, then Deputy Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar meets reporters at the HHS Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

HHS ushers in the Division of Conscience and Religious Freedom, thank God

By Everett Piper

Director of the Office of Management and Budget Mick Mulvaney speaks with reporters outside the White House about a possible government shutdown, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Blame game, but no agreement after Trump, Schumer meet

By ANDREW TAYLOR, ALAN FRAM and and ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press