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In this April 28, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks during the National Rifle Association-ILA Leadership Forum, in Atlanta. As NRA prepares to gather for its 147th annual meeting in Dallas, the political landscape has changed considerably in the past year. Even with a GOP-led Congress and a gun-friendly president in the White House, its agenda has stalled. And a new generation seems to have the upper hand in pushing for gun-control after several deadly mass shootings. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart File)

Trump’s NRA address comes after zigzag on gun-control policy

By CATHERINE LUCEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2016 file photo, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani arrives at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse in Bedminster, N.J. President Donald Trump's new lawyer Rudy Giuliani said Wednesday, May 2, 2018, the president repaid attorney Michael Cohen for a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels. Giuliani made the revelation during an appearance on Fox News Channel's &quot;Hannity.&quot; (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Trump’s new ‘Stormy’ story clashes with earlier statements

By CATHERINE LUCEY and JILL COLVIN AND JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaks during a joint announcement with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone Friday, April 27, 2018. (Korea Broadcasting System via AP) ** FILE **

North Korea releases U.S. detainees, bows to another Trump demand

By Guy Taylor and S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Teacher of the year Mandy Manning poses for a photograph at the Washington Court Hotel, Wednesday, April 18, 2018, in Washington. The national award winner embarks on a yearlong advocacy role to represent the best of the profession. Manning says she will use her new platform to encourage educators across the country to get out of their comfort zones in order to best serve the diversity of their students. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump presents teaching award to educator of teen refugees

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and JILL COLVIN - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 24, 2018 file photo, Michelle Wolf arrives at the 6th Annual Hilarity For Charity Los Angeles Variety Show in Los Angeles. On Monday, April 30, President Trump tweeted his disgust at Wolf's routine at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. She was a hot topic on "The View," and journalists wondered if the annual WHCA dinner should be changed or ditched. But a backlash quickly developed among people who wondered why anyone should be surprised to get edgy comedy when you hire an edgy comedian. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)

At the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, the entertainment hit a new low

By Cal Thomas

Coach: WNBA champs Lynx still waiting for White House invite

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White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House, Tuesday, May 1, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump’s longtime doctor describes ‘raid’ to obtain records

By JILL COLVIN and JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

The successful final flying tests of the new Ukrainian Vilkha missile complex seen in a military training ground south of city Kherson, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 25, 2018. Ukraine will launch the batch production of the Vilkha (Alder) missile complex next year Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said. (Mykola Lazarenko/Presidential Press Service Pool Photo via AP)

Advanced U.S. missile system arrives in Ukraine, Kiev confirms

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Stephen Colbert, host of CBSs "The Late Show," went off on an angry tirade against President Donald Trump on July 26, 2017, after it was announced that transgender individuals would no longer be permitted into the U.S. military. (YouTube, CBS "The Late Show")

Late night hosts circle wagons; attack WHCA for criticizing Michelle Wolf

By Larry O'Connor - The Washington Times

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House, Tuesday, May 1, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House defends taking records from Trump’s former doc

By JILL COLVIN and JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, M.D., sits before a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 16, 2018. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Former Trump doctors create thorny political issues for president

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One during his departure from Andrews Air Force One Base, Md., Saturday, April 28, 2018. Trump is traveling to Michigan to speak at a rally on the same night as the White House Correspondent's Dinner, the second straight year Trump as skipped the event with the White House Press Corps. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Donald Trump right to skip White House Correspondents’ Association hatefest

By Joseph Curl

Michelle Wolf arrives at the sixth annual Hilarity For Charity Los Angeles Variety Show at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on March 24, 2018. (Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP) **FILE**

Hollywood celebrities defend Michelle Wolf’s WHCA comedy routine ripping Sarah Huckabee Sanders

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

A worker loads steel products onto a vehicle at a steel market in Fuyang in central China's Anhui province Friday, March 2, 2018. China has expressed &quot;grave concern&quot; about a U.S. trade policy report that pledges to pressure Beijing but had no immediate response to President Donald Trump's plan to hike tariffs on steel and aluminum. The Commerce Ministry said Friday that Beijing has satisfied its trade obligations and appealed to Washington to settle disputes through negotiation (Chinatopix Via AP)

Steel, aluminum tariffs delayed on EU, Canada and Mexico

Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, April 30, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump says Israel’s disclosures prove his point about Iran’s nuclear program

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this March 24, 2018, file photo, Michelle Wolf arrives at the 6th Annual Hilarity For Charity Los Angeles Variety Show at the Hollywood Palladium n Los Angeles. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)

The Latest: Trump, others give thumbs-down to dinner’s roast

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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. left. is greeted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of a press conference at the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv, Sunday, April 29, 2018. (Thomas Coex, AFP via AP)

Benjamin Netanyahu teams up with Trump on Iran

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 16, 2018, file photo, U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, M.D., left, sits with Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., chairman of the Veteran's Affairs Committee, before their meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington. Jackson, President Donald Trump's pick to lead Veterans Affairs withdrew April 26, in the wake of late-surfacing allegations about overprescribing drugs and poor leadership while serving as a top White House doctor, saying the &quot;false allegations&quot; against him have become a distraction. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump distorts claims on VA nominee, vet care

By HOPE YEN - Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Washington Township, Mich., Saturday, April 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

In Michigan, Trump urges voters to support GOP for Congress

By KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2018, file photo, White House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson speaks to reporters during the daily press briefing in the Brady press briefing room at the White House, in Washington. Jackson, President Donald Trump's pick to lead Veterans Affairs withdrew April 26, in the wake of late-surfacing allegations about overprescribing drugs and poor leadership while serving as a top White House doctor, saying the &quot;false allegations&quot; against him have become a distraction. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s rhetoric misleading on VA issues

By HOPE YEN - Associated Press