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A woman holds a banner that reads in Spanish; "Down with the Chevron- YPF agreement," during a protest in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, May 21, 2014. Demonstrators gathered to protest against a joint venture between YPF and Chevron to use hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" at a major shale oil and gas deposit known as "Vaca Muerta." (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
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Illustration on Russian directed assassinations abroad by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Zachary Cruz, center, the brother of the Florida school shooting suspect, is displayed in a monitor via closed circuit television from the main jail as he as he makes his first appearance on charges of trespassing on the grounds of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Tuesday, March 20, 2018, at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. A judge set an unusually high $500,000 bond on Tuesday and imposed a host of other restrictions. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool)
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Illustration on the legal and commercial rights of generic drug manufacturers by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2018 file photo, Nikolas Cruz, accused of murdering 17 people in the Florida high school shooting, appears in court for a status hearing in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Cruz was formally charged Wednesday, March 7, with 17 counts of first-degree murder, which could mean a death sentence if he is convicted. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool, File)
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Thousands of people take part in the ``Free the People Immigration March,'' to protest actions taken by President Donald Trump and his administration, in Los Angeles Sunday, Feb. 18, 2017. March and rally organizers are calling for an end to ICE raids and deportations, minority killings by police and that health care be provided for documented and undocumented individuals. Immigrant, faith, labor and community groups are expected to attend, calling for sanctuary to be given to immigrants.. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
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Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Parkland, Fla., school shootings and school safety, Wednesday, March 14, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Illustration on Rex Tillerson by Nancy Ohanian/Tribune Content Agency
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, speaks to the media on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**
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Women's History Month quiz
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Illustration on the abuse of truth by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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If Attorney General Jeff Sessions does fire FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, it would place his pension as a 21-year government employee in jeopardy. (Associated Press)
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Logo for America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) a health insurance lobby group (AHIP.org). [https://www.ahip.org/wp-content/themes/main/images/logo-meta.png]
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"Sanctuary cities are protecting a horrible group of people, in many cases — criminals," said President Trump during a speech. (Associated Press)
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Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen stands with a group of Texas sheriffs during a news conference to address sanctuary cities, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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The Budget in Perfect Balance Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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In this file photo, a group of immigrants from Honduras and El Salvador who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border illegally as they are stopped in Granjeno, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File) **FILE**
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President Trump's school safety plan, released in detail Monday, said the commission, led by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, will look at killing the Obama policy known as "Rethink School Discipline." That particular policy was intended to help minority students. (Associated Press photographs)
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In this Jan. 25, 2017, file photo protesters hold signs as they listen to speakers at a rally outside of City Hall in San Francisco, Calif. Hundreds of bills await action by California lawmakers as the Legislature begins the last week of business this year. Among the issues is the so-called sanctuary state bill, which would restrict state and local aw enforcement agencies from cooperating with federal immigration authorities. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, file)
