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President Donald Trump signs a trade agreement with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump signs landmark trade deal with China to fix 'wrongs of the past'

Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg greets supporters after his speech during his presidential campaign in Austin, Texas, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020. (Lola Gomez/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Michael Bloomberg: Elizabeth Warren's wealth tax 'just doesn't work'

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One for a trip to Milwaukee to attend a campaign rally, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Federal judge halts Democrats lawsuit seeking Trump's tax returns

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Chuck Schumer outlines concerns with 'phase-one' China deal

In this Sept. 18, 2019, file photo people stand in line to inquire about jobs available at the Bean Automotive Group during a job fair in Miami. On Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, the U.S. government issues the December jobs report. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

U.S. adds 145,000 jobs; unemployment holds at 3.5%

In this Sept. 18, 2019, file photo job applicants look at jobs available at Florida International University during a job fair in Miami. On Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, payroll processor ADP reported on how many jobs its survey estimates U.S. companies added in December. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

U.S. companies added 202,000 jobs in December, survey shows

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., addresses The Road to the Green New Deal Tour final event at Howard University in Washington, Monday, May 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Taxpayer group cites AOC as 'Porker of the Year' for 2019

Census forms will be sent out in March, and the official census day is scheduled for April 1. Census Bureau officials say they have ways of dealing with partial answers, such as follow-up calls or visits and using other records or "statistical methodology." (Associated Press/File)

Americans wary of 2020 census; more than $1 trillion hangs in balance

The Trump administration and its supporters said that the consistently good economic news resulted large in part from the 2017 tax cuts. (Associated Press)

Trump economy: Stocks hit record highs on second anniversary of tax cuts

President Donald Trump applauds after signing the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, before traveling to Mar-a-lago in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump signs massive spending bill, avoiding a government shutdown

Mist rolls over the U.S. Capitol dome early Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, before a House Judiciary Committee hearing regarding the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Congress passes $1.4 trillion spending packages one day before shutdown deadline

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks at a news conference to discuss the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) trade agreement, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

House votes to implement Trump's NAFTA rewrite

Trader Michael Capolino works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) ** FILE **

Stocks roar past Trump impeachment to new records

In this file photo from Sept. 9, 2019, Gen. John W. Raymond, U.S. Air Force and commander of the U.S. Space Command, right, and Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., U.S. Marines and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, watch during the presentation of the new U.S. Space Command colors during a ceremony to recognize the establishment of the United States Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Christian Murdock/The Gazette via AP) **FILE**

Defense budget, policy bills advance on Capitol Hill

The Trump administration plans to appeal a decision that blocks the president from using funds earmarked for the Pentagon for the wall. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Congress rejects Trump's border wall spending increase

President Donald Trump makes the thumbs up sign as he exits a motorcade to board Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019, en route to Philadelphia to attend the Army-Navy football game. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump hits new approval rating high amid impeachment

This March 22, 2013, file photo, shows the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

IRS looks to prevent weaponization of donors' information, doxxing

President Donald Trump listens to a question during a meeting with Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benitez in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Dec. 13, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Supreme Court to take up cases concerning Trump's financial records

In this June 3, 2011, file photo, the Pentagon is seen from air from Air Force One. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) **FILE**

Senate vote looms as House approves massive $738B defense bill on bipartisan vote

President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Hershey, Pa., Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Trump claims wins on wall, Space Force in $738 billion NDAA defense policy bill

This March 27, 2008, file photo, shows the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Massive bill has wins for military families, Trump's Space Force

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., right, speaks with reporters, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, in Washington, on Capitol Hill. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Mitch McConnell expects long-delayed defense bill to pass soon

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., smiles as he meets with reporters as work continues on a plan to keep the government as a funding deadline approaches, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Space Force deal clears way for vote on massive defense policy bill

This Oct. 8, 2019, file photo, shows California Gov. Gavin Newsom during an interview in his office at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. California's Supreme Court rejected a state law that would have required President Donald Trump to disclose his tax returns to appear as a candidate in the state's primary election next spring. The justices on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019 said the law that would have required tax returns for all presidential and gubernatorial candidates to appear on the primary ballot was unconstitutional. The state Republican Party challenged the bill signed into law by Newsom because it was aimed at Trump. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Trump feud could ding California's budget surplus

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., stands as members of the Republican caucus speak with reporters Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019 in Washington, on Capitol Hill. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

McConnell says congressional appropriators making crucial progress ahead of shutdown

President Donald Trump walks offstage after speaking at the Israeli American Council National Summit in Hollywood, Fla., Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

'It's a sunny day, sir': Republicans use soaring economy as defense against impeachment

In this Nov. 27, 2019, file photo, Balo Balogun labels items in preparation for a holiday sale at a Walmart Supercenter in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

U.S. gains a robust 266,000 jobs; unemployment falls to 3.5%

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on financial stability, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

AOC rips GOP's 'freebies for the rich' as new food stamps rules roll out

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jim Inhofe, of Oklahoma, speaks during a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee about about ongoing reports of substandard housing conditions Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019 in Washington, on Capitol Hill. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Lawmakers consider massive military spending bill as deadline nears

In this Jan. 15, 2019, file photo, Senate Judiciary Committee committee member Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, asks questions during a Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Democrats don't budge as clock ticks down on Trump's 'new NAFTA'

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