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FILE - In this April 11, 2017 file photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is seen in the State Department Library of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. How to spot a troubled school and how to help it? What does it mean to be a good student? What should report cards look like? These are some of the questions states are grappling with as they are working to submit blueprints of how they will implement the Every Student Succeeds Act, or ESSA, a landmark education law meant to help struggling schools. The law allows states greater flexibility in dealing with low performing schools, but the flexibility also comes with the risk or doing too little, too much or too differently. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Jessica Duenas and Kelly Holstine, state teachers of the year, boycott White House ceremony

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President Donald Trump speaks during a Make America Great Again rally on Saturday, April 27, 2019, in Green Bay, Wis. (William Glasheen/The Post-Crescent via AP)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s misleading rhetoric on immigrants

By CALVIN WOODWARD and HOPE YEN - Associated Press

South Sudan paying US lobbyists $3.7M for better Trump ties

By SAM MEDNICK - Associated Press

Federal government expected to borrow $990 billion this year

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER - Associated Press

In this photo reviewed by U.S. military officials, the control tower is seen through the razor wire inside the Camp VI detention facility, Wednesday, April 17, 2019, in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

John Ring Gitmo firing ignites prison, detainee firestorm

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2018, file photo, a gas pump nozzle fills up gas in a car at a pump in West Mifflin, Pa. Expect prices to be relatively stable compared to this year, says Tom Kloza global head of energy analysis for the Oil Price Information Service. He said there is a good chance that 2019 will be book-ended by a very weak start for prices and a shaky finish _ with prices around $2.35 to $2.40 a gallon at each end. In between, prices will advance for both crude oil and gasoline.(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

EDITORIAL: Easing gas mileage regulations would save lives and money

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Federal judge blocks abortion rules in California

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FILE - In this Tuesday, March 20, 2018 file photo, giraffes and zebras congregate under the shade of a tree in the afternoon in Mikumi National Park, Tanzania. The Trump administration has taken a first step toward extending protections for giraffes under the Endangered Species Act, following legal pressure from environmental groups. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Thursday that its initial review has determined there is “substantial information that listing may be warranted” for giraffes. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

Giraffes a tentative step closer toward federal protections

By MICHAEL BIESECKER - Associated Press

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez speaks during a press conference in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, April 25, 2019. Cuba urged the United States government to show concrete evidence of its alleged participation in sending military forces to support President Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela, at the same time he called on the international community to act to stop the hostile policy against the Caribbean nation. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Cuba challenges US to provide proof of Venezuela charges

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In this Feb. 11, 2019, file photo, Iranian Revolutionary Guard members attend a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, at the Azadi, or Freedom, Square in Tehran, Iran. The Trump administration on Wednesday granted important exemptions to new sanctions on Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, watering down the effects of the measures while also eliminating an aspect that would have complicated U.S. foreign policy efforts. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

U.S. eases effects of sanctions on Iran’s elite guard force

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

EU ambassador: Trump Cuba policy worries European companies

By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ - Associated Press

From left, New York City Census Director Julie Menin, New York State Attorney General Letitia James, and Dale Ho, an attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union, leaves after the Supreme Court heard arguments over the Trump administration's plan to ask about citizenship on the 2020 census, in Washington, Tuesday, April 23, 2019. Critics say adding the question would discourage many immigrants from being counted, leading to an inaccurate count. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: Court conservatives seem OK with census question

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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor speaks during the 2019 Supreme Court Fellows Program annual lecture at the Library of Congress, in Washington Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Justice Sotomayor: Hispanics have ‘rational fear’ of Trump administration citizenship question

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

This March 23, 2018, file photo shows an envelope containing a 2018 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident as part of the nation's only test run of the 2020 Census. The Supreme Court will decide whether the 2020 census can include a question about citizenship that could affect the allocation of seats in the House of Representatives and the distribution of billions of dollars in federal money. (AP Photo/Michelle R. Smith) **FILE**

Supreme Court hears arguments over citizenship question on census

By Mark Sherman - Associated Press

Immigration activists rally outside the Supreme Court as the justices hear arguments over the Trump administration's plan to ask about citizenship on the 2020 census, in Washington, Tuesday, April 23, 2019. Critics say the citizenship question on the census will inhibit responses from immigrant-heavy communities that are worried the information will be used to target them for possible deportation. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

EDITORIAL: Can the Census ask who’s a citizen and who’s not

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sunday, April 14, 2019. (Ronen Zvulun/Pool via AP)

The Latest: Iran brushes off US decision on sanction waivers

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, center, and National Security Adviser John Bolton, right, listen as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the Office of Government Hall, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, in Hanoi. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

White House ends waivers for Iranian oil

By Lauren Toms, Tom Howell Jr. and Lauren Meier - The Washington Times

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders turns to go back into the White House in Washington after speaking to reporters, Tuesday, April 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump threatens crackdown on high visa overstay countries

By JILL COLVIN - Associated Press

Appeals court backs California laws to protect immigrants

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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, who has repeatedly sued the Trump administration mostly over immigration and environmental decisions, said the ruling shows that states' rights "continue to thrive." (Associated Press)

9th Circuit Court of Appeals backs California laws to protect immigrants

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