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In this photo taken March 21, 2016, the Flint Water Plant water tower is seen in Flint, Mich. President Barack Obama next week will make his first trip to Flint, Mich. since the impoverished city was found to have lead-tainted drinking water, the White House said Wednesday, April 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Obama to visit Flint, slam GOP for failing to respond to water crisis

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette reportedly will target two to four individuals connected with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and the City of Flint. (Associated Press)

Flint water crisis: Michigan attorney general reportedly to announce criminal charges

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan is trying to wrangle his own caucus while holding the line on Democrats' requests for billions in supplemental funding. (Associated Press)

Paul Ryan caught in middle of budget war over Flint, Puerto Rico, Zika crises

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Flint City Council President Kerry Nelson listens during a news conference, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015, at City Hall in Flint, Mich., about adding supplemental phosphates to the city's water. The city says phosphates are being added to drinking water in an effort to help deal with problems with lead caused by the city's earlier use of Flint River water. (Jake May/The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP) ** FILE **

Flint official: State overruled plan for corrosion control

By John Flesher - Associated Press

In a file photo from Feb. 5, 2016, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, center and Our Lady of Guadalupe Church Deacon Omar Odette, right, meet with volunteers helping to load vehicles with bottled water in Flint, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) ** FILE **

Rick Snyder, Michigan governor, faults state agency for Flint water debacle

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

The Flint Water Plant tower is seen in Flint, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, FILE)

ARMSTRONG WILLIAMS: Our day in Flint

By Armstrong Williams

Democratic presidential candidates, Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., right, shake hands at the end of a Democratic presidential primary debate at the University of Michigan-Flint, Sunday, March 6, 2016, in Flint, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) ** FILE **

AP FACT CHECK: Misfires on Wall Street, poverty in debate

By David Eggert and Calvin Woodward - Associated Press

At a Democratic presidential primary debate in Flint, Mich., Hillary Clinton joined rival Sen. Bernard Sanders' demand that Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, a Republican, step down immediately. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders call for Rick Snyder to resign over Flint water crisis

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

The Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act would help states monitor prescribing practices, expand the number of sites where parents can dispose of unneeded painkillers and distribute more naloxone — a treatment that can reverse the effects of an overdose. (Associated Press)

Senate drug epidemic bill snared in funding debate

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton will head a congressional delegation to Flint next month to gather information about the city's tainted water supply. (Associated Press)

Flint water crisis prompts fear, demands in D.C., nationwide

By Ryan M. McDermott - The Washington Times

In a file photo from Feb. 5, 2016, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, center and Our Lady of Guadalupe Church Deacon Omar Odette, right, meet with volunteers helping to load vehicles with bottled water in Flint, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) ** FILE **

Flint crisis may help governor ease GOP doubt on Detroit aid

By David Eggert - Associated Press

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during Democratic primary town hall sponsored by CNN, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, in Derry, N.H. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Two days before primary, Hillary Clinton bolts New Hampshire for Flint

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Flint Mayor Karen Weaver drinks from a bottle of water beside Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Director Keith Creagh as Gov. Rick Snyder fields questions from reporters about the Flint water crisis. (Jake May /The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP) LOCAL TELEVISION OUT; LOCAL INTERNET OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

ARMSTRONG WILLIAMS: The case of Flint, Michigan’s water crisis

By Armstrong Williams

Mike Ahrens of Muskegon, Mich., poses for photo with his sign about Flint's water crisis Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, in Ann Arbor, Mich. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder responded Monday to criticism from presidential candidate Hillary Clinton during the Democratic debates for his handling of Flint's water emergency, saying Clinton is making it a political issue. (Junfu Han/The Ann Arbor News via AP) LOCAL TELEVISION OUT; LOCAL INTERNET OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

ALMA GOLDEN: Bumbling bureaucracies of Flint, Michigan

By Alma Golden

DEBORAH SIMMONS: How to get Flint, Michigan, voters out from under water

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

In this photo taken, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016, Virginia Tech researcher and PhD candidate Min Tang handles a container of tap water collected in Flint, Mich., in the Fluvial Processes, Pipeline Corrosion lab on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg Va. Tang is part of a Virginia Tech research team responsible for scientific findings that have turned a water crisis in Flint, into a national discussion on water safety. (Matt Gentry/The Roanoke Times via AP)

Flint hospital targeted by Anonymous, hit by hackers amid water crisis fallout

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Flint City Council President Kerry Nelson listens during a news conference, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015, at City Hall in Flint, Mich., about adding supplemental phosphates to the city's water. The city says phosphates are being added to drinking water in an effort to help deal with problems with lead caused by the city's earlier use of Flint River water. (Jake May/The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP) ** FILE **

Susan Hedman, regional EPA official, resigns over Flint water crisis

By John Flesher - Associated Press