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FILE - In this June 11, 2020 file photo Wynn Whitmeyer of the Idaho Falls Fire Department uses a drip can to ignite cheat grass and tumbleweeds during a controlled burn east of Idaho Falls, Idaho. Environmentalists have filed a notice of intent to sue the U.S government to block plans to build up to 11,000 miles (17,700 kilometers) of fuel breaks they claim would violate the Endangered Species Act in a misguided effort to slow the advance of wildfires in six Western states. (John Roark/The Idaho Post-Register via AP, file)

Environmentalists move toward lawsuit over fuel break plan

By SCOTT SONNER - Associated Press

In this May 20, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump accomplishments in Middle East complicate Biden Iran plans

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 20, 2013 file photo, male greater sage grouse perform mating rituals for a female grouse, not pictured, on a lake outside Walden, Colo. The Trump administration has completed a review of plans to ease protections for a struggling bird species in seven western states, but there's little time to put the relaxed rules for industry into action before President-elect Joe Biden takes office. The ground-dwelling, chicken-sized greater sage grouse has been at the center of a long-running dispute over how much of the region's expansive public lands should be developed. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Sage grouse review done, but scant time for Trump’s changes

By MATTHEW BROWN - Associated Press

A health care worker administers a COVID-19 vaccination at the new Alamodome COVID-19 vaccine site, Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, in San Antonio, Texas. Officials say the site is providing 1,500 vaccinations per day. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

US asking states to speed vaccine, not hold back 2nd dose

By Zeke Miller - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2020 file photo, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, POOL)

Pompeo slams anti-American ‘woke-ism’ at Voice of America, U.S. broadcast outlets

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

A man wearing a mask as a precaution against the spread of the new coronavirus walks next to people taking a sunbath at sunset on the Malecon in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Jan 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Trump administration to re-add Cuba to list of state sponsors of terrorism: Report

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Department of Homeland Security acting Secretary Chad Wolf makes an opening statement at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool Photo via AP, File) **FILE**

Chad Wolf, Acting Homeland Secretary, resigns

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, attends the ruling party congress in Pyongyang, North Korean, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Kim Jong-un threatens Joe Biden with expanded nuclear program

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 21, 2020, file photo, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft speaks during a news conference at the U.S. State Department in Washington. According to the United States Mission to the United Nations, Craft will travel to Taipei Jan. 13-15, 2021, for meetings with senior Taiwanese counterparts and members of the diplomatic community in order to bolster relations and show continued support with the island. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) **FILE**

Taiwan heralds visit by US ambassador to UN as China fumes

By HUIZHONG WU - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the National Park Service, people watch an eruption from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on the Big Island on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020. The volcano shot steam and an ash cloud into the atmosphere which lasted about an hour, an official with the National Weather Service said early Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. (Janice Wei/National Park Service via AP)

US judge blocks Trump administration’s sweeping asylum rules

By SUMAN NAISHADHAM - Associated Press

In this file photo, President Donald Trump speaks with reporters after participating in a video teleconference call with members of the military on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Federal judge blocks Trump administration asylum rules

By Suman Naishadham - Associated Press

President-elect Joe Biden speaks during an event at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, to announce key nominees for the Justice Department. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

With virus surging, Biden to speed release of COVID vaccines

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press

In this Jan 28, 2020, photo, demonstrators listen to speakers during a rally outside the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va. President Trump appears to be ignoring a deadline to establish how many refugees will be allowed into the United States in 2021, raising uncertainty about the future of the 40-year-old resettlement program. The 1980 Refugee Act requires presidents to issue their determination before Oct. 1, 2020, the start of the fiscal year. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) **FILE**

Trump’s refugee community veto shot down in court

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Judge allows oil, gas lease sales in Alaska’s Arctic refuge

By BECKY BOHRER - Associated Press

In this May 5, 2018, file photo, a giant image of the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani adorns a tower in Doha, Qatar. Kuwait’s foreign ministry announced Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, that Saudi Arabia will open its air and land borders with Qatar in the first steps toward ending a diplomatic crisis that has deeply divided regional U.S. allies since 2017. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Qatar ruler lands in Saudi Arabia for summit to end blockade

By AYA BATRAWY and ISABEL DEBRE and AMR NABIL - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the Saudi Royal Court, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, right, welcomes Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani upon his arrival to attend the Gulf Cooperation Council's 41st Summit in Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. (Saudi Royal Court via AP)

Gulf Arab leaders sign declaration to ease rift with Qatar

By Aya Batrawy and Amr Nabil - Associated Press

EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler's signing of the so-called secret science rule drew fierce backlash from Democrats and environmentalists who say it would limit the agency's access to research, compromise privacy and threaten current regulations. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool, File)

Andrew Wheeler, EPA secret science rule ripped for attempting to ding Biden

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

FILE - This April 5, 2020, file photo shows an envelope containing a 2020 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident in Detroit. The Supreme Court’s decision to allow the Trump administration to end the 2020 census was another case of whiplash for the census, which has faced stops from the pandemic, natural disasters and court rulings. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Attorney: Congressional seat data not ready until February

By MIKE SCHNEIDER - Associated Press

This May 21, 2018, photo shows a row of dishwashers for sale at Lowe's Home Improvement store in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey) **FILE**

Xavier Becerra, Gina McCarthy eye dishwasher regulation restoration

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Joel and Susan Pittelman, from Naples, Fla., wait in line to receive COVID-19 vaccines on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, at East County Regional Library in Lehigh Acres, Fla. (Andrew West /The News-Press via AP)

Race to vaccinate millions in US off to slow, messy start

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN - Associated Press