Former President Donald Trump, shown here at a mixed martial arts event on Nov. 11, is asking to be freed from a gag order in an election interference case. Frank Franklin II/AP hide caption
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John B. Chambers is the former deputy head of the Sovereign Debt Ratings Group and former chairman of the Sovereign Debt Committee at Standard and Poor's. The ratings agency in 2011 made a major decision to strip away the country's AAA rating. Keren Carrión/NPR hide caption
He took away the country's top AAA rating in 2011. He ended up fearing for his life
A painting by artist Sidney King depicting a Dutch ship with 20 enslaved African people arriving at Point Comfort, VA in 1619, marking the beginning of slavery in America. Sidney King/Associated Press hide caption
Then-President Barack Obama pets the family dog Bo outside the Oval Office of the White House. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption
Samantha Power speaks on Jan. 13, 2017, during her final press conference as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Bebeto Matthews/AP hide caption
In New Memoir, Samantha Power Describes Going From Idealist To Diplomat
Then U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power answers a reporter's question during a news conference in Seoul, South Korea on Oct. 9, 2016. Lee Jin-man/AP hide caption
The control tower at the Camp VI detention facility in the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, as seen through razor wire, in April. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
Vianeth Avila's husband, Cuban-born Jesus Avila, was detained by immigration officials at the airport as they returned from their honeymoon. In recent years, the U.S. government has taken a tougher stand against Cuban immigrants. Daniel Rivero/WLRN hide caption
Cuban Immigrants Were Given A Haven In The U.S.; Now They're Being Deported
President Trump repeated his false claim that the Obama administration had a policy of separating families at the border. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
The Treasury Department data comes as tax revenue has fallen and federal spending continues to rise. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers a speech at the American University in Cairo on Thursday that was a scathing rebuke of the Obama administration's Mideast policies. Amr Nabil/AP hide caption
In Cairo, Pompeo Slams Obama's Mideast Policies, Says Era Of 'American Shame Is Over'
Images of President Trump and former President Barack Obama are on television as traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Bryan R. Smith/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders apologized Tuesday for wildly misstating employment numbers for African-Americans under former President Barack Obama. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
FACT CHECK: White House Apologizes For False Claim About African-American Jobs
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama wait to greet Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and his wife, Agnese Landini, for a State Dinner at the White House in Washington in 2016. Netflix says it has reached a deal with the Obamas to produce material for the streaming service. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption
Former Maricopa County Sheriff and U.S. Senate candidate Joe Arpaio speaks at his office in January in Fountain Hills, Ariz. Matt York/AP hide caption
Former President Barack Obama and artist Kehinde Wiley unveil his portrait during a ceremony at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption
Behind The Obama Portraits: Artists Put Their Own Spin On A Presidential Tradition
A humvee passes the guard tower guard tower at the entrance of the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, also known as "Gitmo" in October 2016. October 23, 2016 at the U.S. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption
President John F. Kennedy makes a nationwide televised broadcast on civil rights in the White House, June 11, 1963. Americans often look to presidents for moral clarity in critical moments. Charles Gorry/AP hide caption
Fathers Of Our Country: How U.S. Presidents Exercised Moral Leadership In Crisis
Protesters hold signs and chant at a rally for DACA in Washington, D.C. LA Johnson/NPR hide caption
In 2003, reporters listen to the then-newly released 240 hours of Nixon White House recorded conversations at the National Archives in College Park, Md. Joyce Naltchayan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Jamie Ruppert of White Haven, Pa. is a swing voter who picked Donald Trump in the 2016 election. Nearly 100 days into his presidency she gives Trump a grade of C+ to B- but she still hopes for an A near the end of his time in office. Jeff Brady/NPR hide caption
Nearly 100 Days In, Trump Voter In One Rust Belt County Shares Concerns
Budget Director Mick Mulvaney speaks about President Trump's budget proposal for the coming fiscal year during the daily press briefing at the White House on March 16. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption