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McCarthy bets his house on winning a GOP majority in 2022: ‘Not a chance’ of losing

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

By S.A. Miller and Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Saturday declared a Republican takeover of the House majority a sure bet in 2022, saying he’d literally bet his actual house on the election.

President Joe Biden speaks on the economy in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Biden calls for ‘quick action’ from Senate on $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 29, 2019 file photo Frank Huong takes a break from hiking to enjoy a view of snow-capped San Gabriel Mountains from Hidden Hills trail in Chino Hills, Calif. (Watchara Phomicinda/The Orange County Register via AP, File) ** FILE **

House votes to set aside 3 million Western acres in ‘massive land grab’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 18, 2019, file photo, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Mandel Ngan/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Saudis angrily reject critical U.S. report on Khashoggi killing

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks with Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner as first lady Jill Biden, right, speaks with Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, after stepping off Air Force One at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Biden tours storm damage and recovery efforts in Texas

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

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Lady Gaga’s dogs recovered unharmed, police say

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American poet Amanda Gorman reads a poem during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)

White Dutch poet declines to translate Amanda Gorman’s works amid ‘uproar’

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Demi Lovato performs &quot;Anyone&quot; at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

Demi Lovato warns of ‘transphobic’ gender reveal parties, shares ‘boys with vaginas’ rationale

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

La Mesa-Spring Valley Board of Education Vice President Charda Bell-Fontenot is facing calls to resign after she accused fellow board members of invoking "White supremacist ideology" by demanding officials set a date for reopening classrooms. (Screenshot via CBS 8)

California school board VP: ‘White supremacist ideology’ driving push to reopen

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

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President Joe Biden speaks with Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner as first lady Jill Biden, right, speaks with Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, after stepping off Air Force One at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Biden tours storm damage and recovery efforts in Texas

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden, walk out of the White House to board Marine One at the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., and then on to Houston. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden calls air strikes a warning to Iran to ‘be careful’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden signs a series of executive orders on health care, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden overturned Trump deregulation rule that saved U.S. $160 billion: analysis

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House rips critics, calls reopening facility for unaccompanied minors ‘best option’

By Seth McLaughlin and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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Former acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell tapes his speech for the third day of the Republican National Convention from the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump official Richard Grenell signals run to oust Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom

By S.A. Miller and Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

A conference attendee takes a selfie photo in front of a statue of former president Donald Trump at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Trump reigns supreme at ‘TPAC’

By S.A. Miller and Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., speaks at a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs & Senate Rules and Administration joint hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, to examine the January 6th attack on the Capitol. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

Sen. Josh Hawley: ‘I’m not backing down’

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas waves as he takes the stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Ted Cruz at CPAC pushes back: ‘Who is John Boehner?’

By S.A. Miller and Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

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President Joe Biden signs a series of executive orders on health care, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden overturned Trump deregulation rule that saved U.S. $160 billion: analysis

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., left, with Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., center, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks about the Congress Equality Act, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Behind Pelosi is Rep. David Cicilline, D-Rhode Island. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

House passes Equality Act despite objections over religious freedom, women’s sports

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

William J. Burns, nominee for Central Intelligence Agency director, said China is investing heavily in artificial intelligence and machine learning. (Associated Press)

CIA to use AI against China

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Congress demands answers on Biden team’s Iran talks during Trump’s term

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

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Stephen Wilson, Jersey City police officer, accused of trying to sexually assault two young girls

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

This undated file photo provided by the Montgomery County Jail shows Jessica Watkins. (Montgomery County Jail via AP, File).

Jessica Watkins, ‘dues-paying’ Oath Keeper militia member, denied bond in Capitol riot case

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., meets with reporters before the House votes to pass a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. Pelosi is flanked by Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., left, and Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House passes $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 29, 2019 file photo Frank Huong takes a break from hiking to enjoy a view of snow-capped San Gabriel Mountains from Hidden Hills trail in Chino Hills, Calif. (Watchara Phomicinda/The Orange County Register via AP, File) ** FILE **

House votes to set aside 3 million Western acres in ‘massive land grab’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

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A baseball gets tosses into a bucket during a Chicago White Sox spring training baseball practice Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Home run or not, MLB pitchers know missed pitches won’t go unpunished

By Andy Kostka - The Washington Times

Ty Gibbs celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series road course auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Grandson Ty’s win is latest add to Joe Gibbs’ NASCAR legacy

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

New York Rangers' Artemi Panarin plays during an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Panarin is rare Russian athlete to speak out against Putin

By Andy Kostka - The Washington Times

FILE - In this March 3, 2012, file photo, gymnastics coach John Geddert is seen at the American Cup gymnastics meet at Madison Square Garden in New York. Prosecutors in Michigan filed charges Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, against Geddert, a former U.S. Olympics gymnastics coach with ties to disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar. Geddert was head coach of the 2012 U.S. women's Olympic gymnastics team, which won a gold medal. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

Former U.S. gymnastics coach dies in suicide hours after sex charges

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