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U.S. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly signed a memorandum on Thursday rescinding an Obama-era plan to spare some illegal immigrant parents of children who are lawful permanent residents from being deported, the department said in a statement.

The program, which was announced by President Barack Obama in 2014, never took effect because it was blocked in federal court.

Obama had hoped that overhauling the U.S. immigration system and resolving the fate of the estimated 11 million people in the country illegally would be part of his presidential legacy. However, President Donald Trump has vowed to crack down on illegal immigration.

The plan unveiled by Obama intended to let roughly 4 million people - those who have lived illegally in the United States at least since 2010, have no criminal record and have children who are U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents - get into a program that shields them from deportation and supplies work permits.

However, it was quickly challenged in court by Republican-governed Texas and 25 other states that argued Obama had overstepped the powers granted to him by the U.S. Constitution by infringing upon the authority of Congress.

A federal appeals court blocked the program, and the U.S. Supreme Court let that ruling stand in a 4-4 split decision last year.

Kelly said in a statement on Thursday he was rescinding the initiative, known as DAPA, because "there is no credible path forward to litigate the currently enjoined policy."

An earlier program, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), offers some 750,000 immigrants brought to the country illegally as children the chance to attend school and to work.

Trump has previously said his administration was devising a policy on how to deal with individuals covered by DACA, but no formal changes have been announced.

"They shouldn't be very worried," Trump said of DACA recipients in a January ABC News interview. "I do have a big heart."

(Reporting by Eric Beech and Dan Levine; Editing by Toni Reinhold and Paul Tait)

WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Friday that after months of investigations into possible collusion by his campaign with Russia in the 2016 presidential election campaign, "nobody has been able to show any proof."

WASHINGTON U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has privately acknowledged he may need to recuse himself from matters relating to the Russia probe, given that he could become a potential witness in the investigation, ABC News reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources.

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Former President Barack Obama could once again be president, but this time it would be as the president of Harvard University.

The Boston Globe has thrown his name into the ring as a possible successor to replace current Harvard President Drew Faust, the school's first female president who announced this week she is planning to step down from the high profile role.

While the paper said it's possible the university decides to give the job to someone already at the school, they could look at alums as well.

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Barack Obama, graduate of Harvard Law School '91, is photographed on campus after was named head of the Harvard Law Review in 1990.

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Barack Obama poses in the office of The Harvard Law Review on Monday, Feb. 5, 1990, after being named President of The Harvard Law Review.

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Barack Obama, graduate of Harvard Law School '91, is photographed on campus after was named head of the Harvard Law Review in 1990.

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US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) is seen with his wife Michelle in a family snapshot from their October 18, 1992 wedding day released by Obama's US presidential campaign, February 4, 2008. Obama, now a 46-year-old first-term U.S. senator from Illinois who would be the first black US president if elected, heads into Super Tuesday's slate of 22 Democratic state primaries and caucuses in a tight race with Hillary Clinton to become the party's presidential nominee.

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Barack Obama as student at Harvard university, c. 1992

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In this May 31, 2002 file photograph, state senator Barack Obama from Chicago is pictured during session in the senate chambers in Springfield, Illinois. As Democratic presidential hopeful in the 2008 campaign, Obama is considered the 'Great Communicator in Training.'

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Illinois U.S. Senate candidate Democrat Barack Obama (2nd R), wife Michelle and their daughters Malia (R), 3, and Sasha (L), 6, spend time in their Chicago hotel room, November 2, 2004. Obama faces Republican candidate Alan Keys in the first Senate race with two African American candidates.

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Barack Obama, candidate for a Senate seat in Illinois and one of the keynote speakers of the 2004 Democratic National Convention, addresses delegates during the second night of the event at the FleetCenter in Boston, July 27, 2004. More than 4,000 delegates to the convention will nominate John Kerry on Wednesday to challenge President George W. Bush in a November battle for the White House that is essentially a dead heat.

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Democratic candidate for the United States Senate in Illinois, Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama wave to the crowd at the Democratic National Convention at the Fleet Center in Boston, Massachusetts, Tuesday, July 27, 2004.

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State Senator from Ill. and U.S. Senate Candidate Barack Obama keynote speaker Tuesday night at the DNC the second night.

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Barack Obama, Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate from Illinois, smiles as he finishes up his sound check on the podium at the FleetCenter, site of the Democratic National Convention in Boston, July 27, 2004. Obama is the keynote speaker for the second night of the convention, which will also feature a speech by Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of Democratic presidential candidate Senator John Kerry.

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Senate candidate Barack Obama, D-Il., the night before the Democratic National Convention 2004 in front of the Illinois delegation party at the Ye Olde Oyster House in Boston, Ma.

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Democratic Convention Keynote speaker and Illinois Senate candidate Barack Obama hugs a supporter before speaking at the League of Conservation Voters Environmental Victory Rally at Christopher Columbus Park July 27, 2004 in Boston, Massachusetts. Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Senator John Kerry (D-MA) is expected to accept his party's nomination later in the week.

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Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, Barack Obama speaks to the media September 15, 2004 in Chicago, Illinois. Obama unveiled his proposal to make college education more affordable and accessible to working families and their children.

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Candidate for the U.S. Senate Barack Obama (D-IL) (L) holding his daughter Malia with wife Michelle and youngest daughter Sasha (R) celebrate his victory with supporters over Repulican rival Alan Keyes November 2, 2004 in Chicago, Illinois. Obama was expected to easily defeat Keyes in this first ever senate race featuring two major-party African-American candidates.

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Democratic Senator Barack Obama drives from his home on December 8, 2004 in Chicago, Illinois. The Senator will give the keynote address at the Chicago Economic Club.

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US Senator Barack Obama (D-Illinois) and his wife Michelle after a swearing in ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington DC. Obama, 43, is the only African-American in the Senate, and the fifth in its history.

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Barack Obama attends the 36th Annual NAACP Image Awards

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Academy awarding-winning actor George Clooney (C) smiles alongside Senator Barack Obama (R)(D-IL) and Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS) as he speaks about his recent visit to the Darfur region of Sudan at a Washington press conference April 27, 2006. Clooney and his father, journalist Nick Clooney, have just returned from a week-long trip to southern Sudan and eastern Chad where they met with dozens of individuals affected by the crisis and documented the brutal and worsening conflict in Sudan's Darfur region.

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Then-U.S. Senator Barack Obama, carrying his daughter Sasha and accompanied by William Lay (front R), leave the memorial park of the former United States Embassy, a target of an August 1998 bombing, in Kenya's capital Nairobi, in this file picture taken August 25, 2006. U.S. President Barack Obama, who last visited Kenya as a U.S. senator in 2006, is expected to arrive in Nairobi on July 24, 2015 for a three-day state visit.

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Senator Barack Obama, R, (D-IL) listens to proceedings during a Senate Rules Committee hearing on overhauling lobbying on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 8, 2006. Obama, along with Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) and Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) offered their views on lobbying reform to the committee.

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Democratic presidential candidates U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) (L) and U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) (R) talk prior to the first debate of the 2008 presidential campaign April 26, 2007 at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The debate, featuring eight Democratic presidential candidates, comes 263 days before the first ballot will be cast in the Iowa caucus next January.

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Democratic Presidential Candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) with his daughters Malia and Sasha and his wife Michelle vist the Iowa State Fair August 16, 2007 in Des Moines, Iowa. The fair runs until August 19th and is expected to draw about 1 million people. John Edwards also made a campaign stop at the fair today.

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Democratic presidential hopeful Sen Barack Obama of Illinois addresses a crowd of supporters at a campaign rally, June 24, 2007 at Sunset Station, in San Antonio, Texas. Backstage at the event Sen Obama was joined by Bruce Bowen of the NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs.

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Senator Barack Obama during a July 4th campaign stop with his daughter Sasha, 6, in Beaver Creek, Iowa.

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U.S. Democratic President-elect Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) (L) and his running mate, Vice-President-elect Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) wave during their election night rally in Chicago November 4, 2008.

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US Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) and Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) wave to the crowd during a campaign rally in Orlando, Florida October 20, 2008.

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U.S. President-elect Barack Obama speaks to the media aboard a military plane at Chicago Midway Airport January 4, 2009 before flying to Andrews Air Force Base near Washington. Obama is moving to Washington 16 days before being sworn in as the 44th President of the United States on January 20.

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U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama dance at the Home States Ball in Washington January 20, 2009. Obama took power as the first black U.S. president on Tuesday and quickly turned the page on the Bush years, urging Americans to rally to end the worst economic crisis in generations and repair the U.S. image abroad. Michelle Obama is wearing a custom-made dress by Taiwanese designer Jason Wu.

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U.S. President Barack Obama departs Andrews Air Force Base in Washington enroute to Copenhagen to promote Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games October 1, 2009. No incumbent U.S. President has ever addressed an IOC session before. Obama is trying to woo International Olympic Committee (IOC) members and is poised to make phone calls on his flight to Denmark to urge them to pick Chicago as host of the 2016 Summer Games.

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U.S. President Barack Obama smiles alongside German Chancellor Angela Merkel during their press conference at the Rathous (City Hall) in Baden-Baden, Germany, April 3, 2009. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) military alliance is celebrating its 60th anniversary this week at a summit co-hosted by Germany and France.

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U.S. President Barack Obama laughs during a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, June 23, 2009.

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US President Barack Obama gestures toward the crowd after playing a round of golf at the Mid Pacific Country Club in Kailua, Hawaii, on December 31, 2009. The First Family is on vacation.

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U.S. President Barack Obama calls to congratulate new British Prime Minister David Cameron in the Oval Office of the White House May 11, 2010 in Washington, DC. Cameron, the Conservative leader, took over as prime minister after Gordon Brown resigned earlier. The Conservatives won support from the Liberal Democrats after they fell short of a majority in last weeks election.

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US President Barack Obama speaks with small business owners during a meeting at the Tastee Sub Shop in Edison, New Jersey, July 28, 2010.

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U.S. President Barack Obama smiles as he tours Skana Aluminum Company, an aluminum manufacturer, as part of his administration's White House to Main Street Tour in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, January 26, 2011.

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US President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden walk to a ceremony to mark the return of the US Forces - Iraq colors December 20, 2011 at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. The event marks the end of the Iraq war after the last US combat troops rolled out of Iraq into Kuwait on December 18.

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U.S. President Barack Obama smiles as he delivers his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 25, 2011. U.S. President Barack Obama challenged Republicans on Tuesday to adopt limited spending cuts and invest in new research and education to generate a job-creating "Sputnik moment" for America in a speech designed to revitalize his leadership.

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U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with House Speaker John Boehner, as U.S. Vice President Joe Biden looks on, upon arriving to address a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington September 8, 2011.

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In this handout provided by the White House, President Barack Obama holds a child after delivering remarks on the American Jobs Act beneath the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge September 22, 2011 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Obama appealed to U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) and Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to pass his jobs bill.

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U.S. President Barack Obama does push-ups while playing basketball during the 2012 White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn in Washington April 9, 2012.

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U.S. President Barack Obama applauds retired U.S. Army Captain Florent Groberg, 32, after presenting him with the Medal of Honor during a ceremony at the White House in Washington November 12, 2015. Groberg received the Medal of Honor for his courageous actions while serving as a personal security detachment commander during combat operations in Kunar Province, Afghanistan on August 8, 2012.

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US President Barack Obama boards Air Force One on March 21, 2012 at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. Obama is headed to Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Ohio to highlight his energy policy.

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US President Barack Obama makes his way to board Air Force One July 19, 2012 before departure from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. Obama was headed to the state of Florida for two days of campaigning.

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Theres no love lost between Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama. The former US president has said he doesnt trust his Russian counterpart, that he has a kind of slouch, looking like the bored kid in the back of the classroom. Meanwhile, Putin has riled Obama with his backing of Syrias Bashar al-Assad, his annexation of Crimea, and support for rebels in eastern Ukraine.

And yet, despite a near decade of discord, the two granted each other a measure of intimacy allowed to few others: calling each other Barack and Vladimir. (We contacted Obamas office to seek confirmation, and will update with any reply.) So the Russian president revealed to director Oliver Stone in The Putin Interviews, a four-hour marathon, shot between 2015 and 2017, that aired on US cable television this week. That doesnt mean the conversationswhich, Putin says, would take place on the phone without a video link are warm, however. Asked if they are cordial, Putin replied: No, theyre businesslike.

Obama seemingly isnt the only president with whom Putin is on first-name terms. At another point in the documentary he refers to George W. Bush as George, while accusing the US of supporting Chechen rebels in their war against the Russian state in the early 2000s. I think George remembers our conversation, he said, telling Stone that he had confronted Bush about it. Asked how he had felt when Bush (notoriously) told reporters he had got a sense of [Putins] soul, the Russian president said: I felt he was a person you can come to an agreement with, to work things out withor at least thats what Id hoped.

He also had words for the new American president. While denying hacking last years election, Putin said: Of course we felt kindly towards Mr Trumpand we still dobecause he publicly said he was ready to and wanted to restore Russian-American relations. He went on to compliment Trumpalbeit in a somewhat backhanded wayon his intelligent campaign: I also thought he was going too far with some of his campaign speeches but it turned out he was right, he said. He struck a chord in peoples souls and was able to play on that.

However, the Russian leader was more cautious than effusive asked whether theres any hope of change in US-Russian relations with Trump as president. There is hope until the very moment they take us to the cemetery to bury us, he said.

Reflecting on the fact that he is now dealing with his fourth US president, Putin said almost nothing changes with each new incumbent. Life brings some adjustments but everywhere, especially in the United States, we have strong bureaucracies and its bureaucracy that rules the world, he said.

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Republican hopes that the election of President Trump would open the federal government's vaults to investigators probing Obama-era scandals including Fast and Furious and the IRS have died as burrowed-in workers try to "wait out" until the president leaves office, said a top House GOP member.

In a blunt exit interview, retiring Rep. Jason Chaffetz, the outgoing chairman of the House Oversight & Government Reform Committee, said stonewalling by agencies is just as bad as it was during the Obama era.

"I think if we went to the senior most people, even the president himself, they would be pulling their hair out and they would hate to hear that but within the bowels of the organization, they just seem to circle the wagons and think, oh we just, we can just wait you out. We can just wait you out," he said on the upcoming Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson, airing Sunday.

But Chaffetz, who surprised Washington when he announced his retirement set for June 30, also hit the president, top appointees and even congressional Republicans for refusing to play offense.

"The reality is, there aren't very many people that want to play offense. There aren't many people who say, look, we have a duty and an obligation to fulfill the oversight responsibility that was put in place at the very founding of our country," he said on the news magazine show that airs at 9:30 a.m. on Sinclair stations and also livestreams.

He also puts the blame on Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions for not helping investigators gain access to documents hidden by the Obama administration.

"The reality is, sadly, I don't see much difference between the Trump administration and the Obama administration. I thought there would be this, these floodgates would open up with all the documents we wanted from the Department of State, the Department of Justice, the Pentagon. In many ways, it's almost worse because we're getting nothing, and that's terribly frustrating. And with all due respect, the attorney general has not changed at all. I find him to be worse than what I saw with Loretta Lynch in terms of releasing documents and making things available. I, I just, that's my experience, and that's not what I expected," said the Utah lawmaker.

"There was the investigation into the IRS. And one that was more than seven years old is Fast and Furious. I mean, we have been in court trying to pry those documents out of the Department of Justice and still to this day, they will not give us those documents. And at the State Department, nothing. Stone cold silence," he said.

And worst of all, he added, the president has sat on demands from 50 Republicans to fire IRS Commissioner John Koskinen.

"You have more than 50 Republicans pleading with President Trump to release him, to let him go, fire him. Or at least encourage him to retire. No, he's still there. No changes. Nobody was fired. Nobody was prosecuted. Nobody was held accountable. We tried to issue subpoenas, we tried to hold people in contempt and the Obama Administration said, no, and the Trump Administration came in and did zero. Nothing. Nothing changed," he told Attkisson.

Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner's "Washington Secrets" columnist, can be contacted at pbedard@washingtonexaminer.com

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