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Former Interior Secretary Gale Norton listens during a news conference in Denver on Monday, Feb. 10, 2020, a day before the Trump administration hosts the first of two hearings on a proposal to roll back a landmark environmental law. Norton says the National Environmental Policy Act, signed by President Richard Nixon in 1970, needs to be modernized to make the permitting process for infrastructure projects quicker. Along with the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act, NEPA spells out the nation's principal environmental protections. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)

Push to scale back US environmental law draws ire at hearing

By JAMES ANDERSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2019, file photo, a sign at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation is posted near Richland, Wash. Advocates for cleaning up the former nuclear weapons production site in Washington state are outraged that the Trump administration is proposing a $700 million budget cut next year for the work. The budget cut released in a proposal on Monday, Feb. 10, 2020, is almost certain to delay the cleanup, which is on a legally-enforced schedule. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Critics decry proposed cuts in Hanford nuclear cleanup plan

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony to receive credentials from newly appointed foreign ambassadors to Russia in Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)

New START, last U.S.-Russia nuclear treaty, enters final year

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Rep. Justin Amash. (Associated Press)

Rep. Justin Amash, ex-Republican: Trump admin pursuing socialist policies while decrying socialism

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Tuscon (SSN 770) transits the East Sea while leading a 13-ship formation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adam K. Thomas/Released)

Red alert, Russia: Pentagon arms Navy submarines with tactical nuclear weapons

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this July 8, 2019, photo, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers detain a man during an operation in Escondido, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) ** FILE **

Judge strikes blow to US immigration enforcement tactics

By ELLIOT SPAGAT - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2016, file photo, traffic crosses the Golden Gate Bridge in the rain in this view from Sausalito, Calif. The Trump administration has ended its antitrust probe into a deal between California and four big automakers, after failing to find that the companies' conduct violated the law. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Administration ends antitrust probe of 4 automakers, Calif.

By MARCY GORDON and MICHAEL BALSAMO - Associated Press

Attorney General William Barr gives the keynote address to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, CSIS China Initiative Conference, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Barr’s call for U.S. control of 5G providers quickly rebuked

By TALI ARBEL - Associated Press

President Donald Trump welcomes Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta at the White House, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump administration to open free-trade talks with Kenya

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and TOM ODULA and CARA ANNA - Associated Press

The presence of low-yield nuclear weapons won't have any major impact on the Navy's fundamental strategy at sea, military officials say. (Associated Press/File)

Pentagon deploys new submarine-launched nuclear weapon

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump arrives to delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., left, and Vice President Mike Pence watch. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

The Latest: Michigan Gov. Whitmer delivers response to Trump

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Trump administration rejects California’s health care tax

By ADAM BEAM - Associated Press

Tennessee reacts after reviewing new Medicaid offer

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 22, 2017 file photo, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Seema Verma listen at right as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. The Trump administration has a Medicaid deal for states: more control over health care spending on certain low-income residents if they agree to a limit on how much the feds kick in. It's unclear how many states would be interested in such a trade-off under a complex Medicaid block grant proposal unveiled Thursday by Seema Verma, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Tricky trade-offs for states in Trump’s new Medicaid offer

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR - Associated Press

President Donald Trump, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, during an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, to announce the Trump administration's much-anticipated plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Israel postpones move to annex large parts of West Bank

By JOSEPH KRAUSS - Associated Press

Palestinian hold a poster showing U.S. President Donald Trump as they protest the American peace plan in Bethlehem, Monday, Jan. 27, 2020. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Washington Sunday night vowing to &quot;make history&quot; at a planned meeting with President Donald Trump for the unveiling of the U.S. administration's much-anticipated plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

The Latest: Chief: UN committed to Israel-Palestinian peace

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gives his annual address to the nation before members of the Constituent Assembly on the grounds of the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Ally of Venezuela’s Maduro hires DC lobbyist to build ties

By JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom responds to a reporters question about his proposed 2020-2021 state budget during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, Jan. 10, 2020.. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) ** FILE **

Trump administration threatens to cut off funds to California over abortion-coverage mandate

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pose for a photo before participating in a roundtable discussion with Venezuelan exiles, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Mike Pompeo: Trump ‘America first’ policy creating ‘hemisphere of freedom’

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Tuesday, June 28, 2016, file photo, a customer puts gas in their vehicle in Miami. Fuel economy standards for new vehicles would rise a little in a new Trump administration proposal made public Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020 but still fall far short of Obama-era standards, bringing howls of protest from environmental groups and a key Democratic senator.(AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)

Trump ups mileage proposal, but it’s well below Obama plan

By TOM KRISHER and ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press