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FILE - In this Dec. 20, 2012 photo, cars for export park at a port in Kawasaki, west of Tokyo. China and Japan both condemned Thursday, May 24, 2018 the Trump administration's decision to launch an investigation into whether tariffs are needed on imports of vehicles and automotive parts into the United States. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

The Latest: Auto workers head cautious about tariff proposal

Associated Press

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets head of the International Olympic Committee's ethics commission and former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. (Thomas Peter/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

China ‘will be key’ to Donald Trump’s way forward on North Korea

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump's hair is ruffled by a breeze as he speaks to the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 23, 2018, en route to a day trip to New York. Trump will hold a roundtable discussion on Long Island on illegal immigration and gang violence that the White House is calling a &quot;national call to action for legislative policy changes.&quot; (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump administration explores tariffs on autos, auto parts

By KEN THOMAS - Associated Press

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro arrives to the government-controlled National Electoral Council to be officially declared the winner of the presidential election, in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, May 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Mike Pompeo vows reciprocal action to Venezuelan expulsion of U.S. diplomats

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Mike Pompeo focused on North Korea denuclearization

The Washington Times

President Donald Trump's hair is ruffled by a breeze as he speaks to the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 23, 2018, en route to a day trip to New York. Trump will hold a roundtable discussion on Long Island on illegal immigration and gang violence that the White House is calling a &quot;national call to action for legislative policy changes.&quot; (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump launches probe into auto imports, possible tariffs

By KEN THOMAS - Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo waits to testify before the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Mike Pompeo says ‘bad deal not an option’ with North Korea

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

"The eye-popping increase in fraud and abuse shows that these smugglers know it's easier to get released into America if they are part of a family and if they bring unaccompanied alien children," said Katie Waldman, a Homeland Security spokeswoman. (Associated Press)

Eye-popping surge of illegal immigrants abducting children

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Trump and Rep. Devin Nunes, California Republican and intelligence committee chairman, have both accused the FBI of planting an informant or "spy" within the Trump campaign. (Associated Press)

Stefan Halper, suspected FBI informant in Trump campaign, sought role in administration: Report

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative public policy think tank, in Washington, Monday, May 21, 2018. Pompeo is threatening to place “the strongest sanctions in history” on Iran if its government doesn’t change course. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mike Pompeo threatens Iran with ‘strongest sanctions in history,’ outlines new nuclear demands

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative public policy think tank, in Washington, Monday, May 21, 2018. Pompeo is threatening to place “the strongest sanctions in history” on Iran if its government doesn’t change course. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

US demands wholesale changes in Iran policies post-nuke deal

By JOSH LEDERMAN and MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2018 file photo, President Donald Trump speaks to participants of the annual March for Life event, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. The Trump administration will resurrect a Reagan-era rule that would ban federally-funded family planning clinics from discussing abortion with women, or sharing space with abortion providers, a senior White House official said Thursday, May 17, 2018. The Department of Health and Human Services will be announcing its proposal Friday, the official said on condition of anonymity because the official was not authorized to confirm the plans before the announcement. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Trump to deny funds to clinics that discuss abortion

By BY JILL COLVIN and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR - Associated Press

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., arrives for a vote on Gina Haspel to be CIA director, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Democrats call for multi-agency investigation into Russian sanctions

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2018 file photo, President Donald Trump speaks to participants of the annual March for Life event, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. The Trump administration will resurrect a Reagan-era rule that would ban federally-funded family planning clinics from discussing abortion with women, or sharing space with abortion providers, a senior White House official said Thursday, May 17, 2018. The Department of Health and Human Services will be announcing its proposal Friday, the official said on condition of anonymity because the official was not authorized to confirm the plans before the announcement. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Trump thrusts abortion fight into crucial midterm elections

By BY RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and JILL COLVIN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2018 file photo, President Donald Trump speaks to participants of the annual March for Life event, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. The Trump administration will resurrect a Reagan-era rule that would ban federally-funded family planning clinics from discussing abortion with women, or sharing space with abortion providers, a senior White House official said Thursday, May 17, 2018. The Department of Health and Human Services will be announcing its proposal Friday, the official said on condition of anonymity because the official was not authorized to confirm the plans before the announcement. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Rule would take US funds from clinics discussing abortion

By BY JILL COLVIN and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR - Associated Press

Illustration on voicing the interests of American aviation workers by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

A voice for the American worker

By James H. Burnley IV

In this May 11, 2018 photo, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a media availability with South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha at the State Department in Washington. In a pep talk to State Department employees on Wednesday, Pompeo said his repeated calls for the demoralized agency to regain its &quot;swagger&quot; means that American diplomats should act with confidence and aggressiveness &quot;born of the righteous knowledge that our cause is just.&quot; (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Pompeo extols ‘America’s essential rightness’ at State Dept.

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

A man watches a TV screen showing file footage of U.S. President Donald Trump, right, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, May 16, 2018. North Korea's breaking off a high-level meeting with South Korea and threatening to scrap next month's historic summit with President Trump over allied military drills is seen as a move by Kim to gain leverage and establish that he's entering the crucial nuclear negotiations from a position of strength. Washington and Seoul, which have no intentions to overpay for whatever Kim brings to the table, say international sanctions forced Kim into talks after a flurry of weapons tests. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korea summit threat used to hide nuclear weapons

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

President Donald Trump listens during a roundtable on immigration policy in California, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Wednesday, May 16, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump rails against California for its immigration policies

By JILL COLVIN - Associated Press