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President Obama wanted the Iran nuclear accord so badly that he offered to give Iran access to American banks, an investigation found. (Associated Press)

Obama hid efforts to aid Iran’s windfall

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE- In this April 27, 2018, file photo, steel coils are stored at the Thyssenkrupp steel factory in Duisburg, Germany. Duisburg is the biggest steel producer site in Europe. Many small companies in the United States can expect to pay more for steel and aluminum following the Trump administration’s imposition of tariffs on imports from Europe, Canada and Mexico, small business advocacy groups say. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

Koch-funded groups launch broad campaign to oppose tariffs

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took aim at Venezuela's increasingly authoritarian government on Monday, calling on countries in the Western Hemisphere to step up pressure on President Nicolas Maduro at a meeting of the Organization of American States. (Associated Press)

Mike Pompeo calls on OAS to kick out Venezuela

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

The Supreme Court is seen in Washington on April 20, 2018. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Supreme Court vacates ruling granting abortion rights to illegal immigrants

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during a joint statement to members of the media Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. The U.S. is announcing that it will impose a 25 percent tariff on $50 billion worth of Chinese goods containing "industrially significant technology." The White House said Tuesday, May 29, 2018, that the tariff will cover goods related to the "Made in China 2025" program. The full list of imports that will be covered will be announced by June 15. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Trump team sent to Beijing for new round of trade talks

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

In this May 29, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Nashville, Tenn. Trump fabricated history when it came to the 2016 election, his achievements on the opioid epidemic and a congressman’s voting record on taxes. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

AP FACT CHECK: Fabrications of Trump and his critics

By HOPE YEN and CALVIN WOODWARD - Associated Press

Ivan Duque, presidential candidate for Democratic Center party, holds a campaign rally in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, May 20, 2018. Colombians will go to the polls on May 27 for a first round presidential election. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Ivan Duque, Colombia runoff leader, may be Trump ally

By Martin Arostegui — Special to The Washington Times

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, left, welcomes US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross prior to their meeting at French Economy Ministry in Paris, France, Thursday, May 31, 2018. U.S. tariffs on European steel and aluminum imports are expected after Trump administration's failure to win concessions from EU. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Trump tariffs on US allies draw retaliation threats

By KEN THOMAS and PAUL WISEMAN - Associated Press

Presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, with the MORENA party, speaks to supporters during his campaign rally in Tlalpanin, in Mexico City, Thursday, May 24, 2018. Mexico will hold general elections on July 1. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Andres Lopez Obrador widens lead in Mexican presidential race

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Texas Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro. (Associated Press)

Democrats exploited nonexistent ‘lost children’ in a bid to win 2018 midterms

By Matt Mackowiak - The Washington Times

In this May 22, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks at the Susan B. Anthony List 11th Annual Campaign for Life Gala at the National Building Museum in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Trump remaking federal policy on women’s reproductive health

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and DAVID CRARY - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 18, 2014 file photo, two female detainees sleep in a holding cell, as the children are separated by age group and gender, as hundreds of mostly Central American immigrant children are being processed and held at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Nogales Placement Center in Nogales, Ariz. President Donald Trump has seized on an error by liberal activists for tweeting photos of detainees at the U.S.-Mexico border in steel cages and blamed the current administration for separating immigrant children from their parents. The photos were taken by The Associated Press in 2014, when President Barack Obama was in office. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, Pool)

AP FACT CHECK: 2014 photo wrongly used to hit Trump policies

By ANNE FLAHERTY and CALVIN WOODWARD - Associated Press

In this jan. 19, 2017, photo, Jeff Miller attends then Energy Secretary-designate Rick Perry's confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Donald Trump has talked frequently about 'draining the swamp' of inside dealers in Washington. But lobbyist Jeff Miller might be considered part of the new swamp. Miller, who is a close friend of Energy Secretary Rick Perry, is pushing the administration for a bailout worth billions of dollars for FirstEnergy Solutions, a bankrupt coal and nuclear power company. Miller has earned $3.2 million in just over a year as a lobbyist for clients that include several large energy companies. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

New swamp: Ex-Perry adviser lobbies for energy firm bailout

By MATTHEW DALY and RICHARD LARDNER - Associated Press

In this Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, file photo, U.S. Army soldiers stand outside their armored vehicle on a joint base with Iraqi army south of Mosul, Iraq. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed) ** FILE **

James Mattis: Pentagon to push NATO for more troops in Iraq

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 18, 2014 file photo, two female detainees sleep in a holding cell, as the children are separated by age group and gender, as hundreds of mostly Central American immigrant children are being processed and held at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Nogales Placement Center in Nogales, Ariz. President Donald Trump has seized on an error by liberal activists for tweeting photos of detainees at the U.S.-Mexico border in steel cages and blamed the current administration for separating immigrant children from their parents. The photos were taken by The Associated Press in 2014, when President Barack Obama was in office. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, Pool)

AP FACT CHECK: Fallacies on both sides in immigration debate

By ANNE FLAHERTY and CALVIN WOODWARD - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2017, file photo, the Supreme Court in Washington is seen at sunset. A flood of lawsuits over LGBT rights is making its way through the courts and will continue, no matter the outcome in the Supreme Court's highly anticipated decision in the case of a Colorado baker who would not create a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Baker decision won’t be justices’ last word on LGBT rights

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, left, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel attend a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Thursday, May 24, 2018. (Wu Hong/Pool Photo via AP)

Angela Merkel’s China trip to counter Trump’s trade policies

By Austin Davis — Special to The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2017, file photo, the Supreme Court in Washington is seen at sunset. A flood of lawsuits over LGBT rights is making its way through the courts and will continue, no matter the outcome in the Supreme Court's highly anticipated decision in the case of a Colorado baker who would not create a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

More LGBT issues loom as justices near wedding cake decision

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

Tom Cat Bakery employees and their supporters rally against President Donald Trump's immigration policies outside Trump Tower in New York Saturday, April 8, 2017. Thirty-one of the bakery's employees will be fired and could be deported if they cannot prove by April 21, 2017 that they're working in the country legally. (Associated Press) **FILE**

DHS to cancel Obama-era foreign investor immigration program

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Protesters attend a rally to denounce the United States' policies against North Korea near the U.S. embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, May 25, 2018. North Korea said Friday that it's still willing to sit down for talks with the United States "at any time, at any format" just hours after President Donald Trump abruptly canceled his planned summit with the North's leader Kim Jong Un. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Cancelled North Korea summit won’t close door on rapprochement, top U.S. commander says

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times