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In this Nov. 17, 2007, file photo, a worker repairs a part of a unit of the Tehran oil refinery, in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

U.S. reimposes Iran sanctions in ‘maximum pressure’ campaign

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Administration asks high court to fast-track DACA cases

Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, present details of the new sanctions on Iran, at the Foreign Press Center in Washington, Monday, Nov. 5, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: Trump admits concern about Iran and oil prices

Associated Press

In this Oct. 26, 2018, file photo, Attorney General Jeff Sessions pauses before speaking during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington. A U.S. judge Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018, struck down a California law challenged by the Trump administration that aimed to give the state power to override the sale of federal lands. &quot;The court's ruling is a firm rejection of California's assertion that, by legislation, it could dictate how and when the federal government sells federal land,&quot; Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a statement. &quot;This was a stunning assertion of constitutional power by California, and it was properly and promptly dismissed by the district judge.&quot; (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

U.S. judge strikes down California land law in suit by Trump administration

By Sudhin Thanawala - Associated Press

This combination of two file photos shows U.S. President Donald Trump, left, speaking in the State Dining Room of the White House, in Washington on Feb. 26, 2018, and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attending in the party congress in Pyongyang, North Korea on May 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Wong Maye-E, File)

Mike Pompeo plans talks to prepare new Donald Trump-Kim Jong-un summit

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Attorney General Jeff Sessions gestures while speaking at the U.S. Marshals Service 37th Director's Honorary Awards Ceremony, at the Department of Justice in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018. Sitting behind Sessions is Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Jeff Sessions launches initiative to target Chinese theft of American trade secrets

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participate in a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Benjamin Netanyahu Oman trip boosts Donald Trump Middle East strategy

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Local Palestinian staff for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency package rice, lentils and chickpeas for refugee families to be distributed in Gaza City. The international agency is one of the biggest employers in an area where the jobless rate is 44 percent. (Photograph by Laura Kelly/The Washington Times)

UNRWA Palestinian refugee agency faces funding cut

By Laura Kelly - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 29, 2017, file photo, Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, speaks during a news conference in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ** FILE **

Trump administration lets Wisconsin condition Medicaid benefits on work requirements

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Figuring Out the Economy Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Limits of economic knowledge

By Richard W. Rahn

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2018, file photo, an exchange shop displays rates for various currencies, in downtown Tehran, Iran. A battle is brewing between the Trump administration and some of the president’s biggest supporters in Congress who are concerned that sanctions to be re-imposed on Iran early next month won’t be tough enough. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Trump faces complaints that new Iran sanctions are too weak

By MATTHEW LEE and SUSANNAH GEORGE - Associated Press

Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, arrives at the chamber. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Chris Coons: Khashoggi killing may force Saudi Arabia relationship change

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2018, file photo, an exchange shop displays rates for various currencies, in downtown Tehran, Iran. A battle is brewing between the Trump administration and some of the president’s biggest supporters in Congress who are concerned that sanctions to be re-imposed on Iran early next month won’t be tough enough. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Trump faces complaints that new Iran sanctions are too weak

By MATTHEW LEE and SUSANNAH GEORGE - Associated Press

California blasts Trump plan to rollback emissions standards

Associated Press

In this Oct. 24, 2018, file photo President Donald Trump arrives the White House in Washington from a campaign rally in Mosinee, Wis. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

Trump meddling nudged Obamacare rates higher: Study

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

GM proposes nationwide zero-emissions vehicle sales mandate

By TOM KRISHER - Associated Press

Democratic state Rep. James Smith and Republican Gov. Henry McMaster meet in the South Carolina governor debate, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018 at Francis Marion University Performing Arts Center in Florence, S.C. (Andrew J. Whitaker/The Post And Courier via AP)

South Carolina governor candidates clash in final debate

By MEG KINNARD - Associated Press

A partially constructed gas refinery at the South Pars gas field is seen on the northern coast of Persian Gulf in Asalouyeh, Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

China oil refineries pull back from business with Iran

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

A group of immigrants from Honduras and Guatemala seeking asylum arrive at the bus station after they were processed and released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Thursday, June 21, 2018, in McAllen, Texas. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to end family separations at the border. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Family separations began before zero tolerance: GAO study

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this photo released by Saudi Press Agency, SPA, Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman addresses the Future Investment Initiative conference, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. The Crown Prince addressed the summit on Wednesday, his first such comments since the killing earlier this month of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)

Mohammed bin Salman condemns Jamal Khashoggi killing

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times