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FILE - In this March 30, 1942 file photo, Cpl. George Bushy, left, a member of the military guard which supervised the departure of 237 Japanese people for California, holds the youngest child of Shigeho Kitamoto, center, as she and her children are evacuated from Bainbridge Island, Wash. Throughout American history, during times of war and unrest, authorities have cited various reasons and laws to take children away from their parents. Examples include Native American boarding schools, Japanese internment camps and deportations that happened during the Great Depression. (AP Photo/File)

AP Explains: US has split up families throughout its history

By RUSSELL CONTRERAS - Associated Press

APNewsBreak: US launches bid to find citizenship cheaters

By AMY TAXIN - Associated Press

In this Dec. 13, 2017, file photo, L. Francis Cissna, director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, sits during an interview in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services launches office to identify citizenship cheaters

By Amy Taxin - Associated Press

US broadcaster loses Myanmar outlet over Rohingya name

By GRANT PECK - Associated Press

In this file image made from video released by WikiLeaks on Oct. 11, 2013, former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden speaks in Moscow. (AP Photo, File)

Costs of Snowden leak still mounting 5 years later

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

In this file image made from video released by WikiLeaks on Oct. 11, 2013, former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden speaks in Moscow. (AP Photo, File)

US expects fallout from Snowden leaks for years to come

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

In this photo taken on Tuesday, April 10 2018, Latvia's Prime Minister Maris Kucinskis poses for a photograph, during an interview, in Riga. Latvia has come into focus as a potential weak link in the West’s banking system as the U.S. and EU increasingly rely on financial sanctions as a weapon in their diplomatic spats — with North Korea, but also Russia and Syria, among others. (AP Photo/David Keyton)

U.S. sanctions have a weak spot: Tiny allies like Latvia

By Carlo Piovano - Associated Press

Kentucky editorial roundup

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Complaint targets separation of immigrant families at border

By NOMAAN MERCHANT - Associated Press

This undated photo provided by the U.S Department of Justice shows an ancient mosaic believed to have been looted from war-torn Syria and illegally imported into the United States. The U.S. government has filed an asset forfeiture complaint involving the mosaic where it was seized from a Southern California man. The Los Angeles U.S. Attorney's Office said Friday, May 25, 2018, that the 1-ton (0.9 metric ton) mosaic depicting Hercules is believed to have been created in the 3rd or 4th century and is consistent with mosaics found in Syria, particularly around the city of Idlib. (U.S Department of Justice via AP)

US seeks forfeiture of illegally imported Syrian mosaic

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FILE - In this May 20, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump shakes hands with Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh. In emails obtained by The Associated Press, George Nader claims he later met with Mohammed bin Salman, who by then had been elevated to crown prince, and Abu Dhabi’s crown prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in a lobbying effort to alter U.S. policy in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

The princes, the president and the fortune seekers

By DESMOND BUTLER and TOM LoBIANCO - Associated Press

Laurie Holt holds a photograph of her son Joshua Holt, who has been jailed in Venezuela for several months, at her home, in Riverton, Utah. In two short videos shot on a cell phone and posted Wednesday, May 16, 2018, on his Facebook page Joshua Holt said his life was threatened during a disturbance by inmates that include President Nicolas Maduro’s top opponents. Venezuela’s chief prosecutor sent a commission to the jail to discuss the prisoners’ demands. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Joshua Holt, Utah man in Venezuela jail, pleas for freedom in video

By Joshua Goodman - Associated Press

Laurie Holt holds a photograph of her son Joshua Holt, who has been jailed in Venezuela for several months, at her home, in Riverton, Utah. In two short videos shot on a cell phone and posted Wednesday, May 16, 2018, on his Facebook page Joshua Holt said his life was threatened during a disturbance by inmates that include President Nicolas Maduro’s top opponents. Venezuela’s chief prosecutor sent a commission to the jail to discuss the prisoners’ demands. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Utah man jailed in Venezuela pleas for freedom in video

By BY JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 1, 2018 file photo Daniel Ramirez Medina, center right, listens as two of his lawyers, Mark Rosenbaum, left, and Nathaniel Bach, right, address reporters following a hearing in U.S. District Court in Seattle. A federal judge in Seattle has at least temporarily blocked the government from revoking Medina's enrollment in a program designed to protect those brought to the United States illegally as children. Medina's participation in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program was due to expire Tuesday, May 15, 2018, U.S. District Judge Ricardo S. Martinez ordered U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to maintain Medina's status. (AP Photo/Gene Johnson,File)

Judge blocks US from revoking man’s deportation protection

By GENE JOHNSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 22, 2018, file photo, AT&amp;T CEO Randall Stephenson leaves the federal courthouse, in Washington. The U.S. government pleaded its case Monday, April 30, for blocking AT&amp;T from absorbing Time Warner, saying it would hurt consumers as a big antitrust trial crept toward its end and a decision by a federal judge. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Govt argues that AT&T-Time Warner deal would hurt consumers

By MARCY GORDON - Associated Press

US to chip in for Boeing’s cleanup costs at bomber plant

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Robert Mueller. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

EDITORIAL: All’s fair in love, war and the pursuit of Donald Trump

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

This Thursday, June 8, 2017, file photo shows the U.S. Treasury Department building in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) ** FILE **

Feds notch worst March in budget history; monthly deficit tops $200 billion

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

US asks judge to imprison Turkish banker for over 15 years

By LARRY NEUMEISTER - Associated Press

The Latest: California county to join US ‘sanctuary’ lawsuit

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