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Pompeo scolds ABC News for ‘factually false’ report he listened to Khashoggi murder tape

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks with reporters in his plane while flying from Panama to Mexico, Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool Image via AP)

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times 13 minutes ago

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is flatly denying an ABC News report that said he listened to, and read the transcript of, audio of columnist Jamal Khashoggi being murdered in the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul.

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, center, and Singapore's Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen, front right, attend an informal lunch meeting with defense ministers at ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting in Singapore Friday, Oct. 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Don Wong)

Pentagon scraps key South Korea military drill

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Honduran migrants bound to the U.S border climb into the bed of a truck in Zacapa, Guatemala, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018. The group of some 2,000 Honduran migrants hit the road in Guatemala again Wednesday, hoping to reach the United States despite President Donald Trump's threat to cut off aid to Central American countries that don't stop them. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Mexico asks U.N. for help with migrant caravan

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A movie is being planned about abortionist Kermit Gosnell, shown here being escorted to police custody after his May 2013 murder convictions for killing newborn babies. The movie producers are seeking additional funds through Indiegogo. (Associated Press/Philadelphia Daily News)

‘Gosnell’ strikes nerve with moviegoers despite shoestring budget, lack of media attention

By Christian Toto — Special to The Washington Times

Turkey exploits Khashoggi diplomatic crisis to poke at Saudi Arabia, Trump

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First lady Melania Trump spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham is urging a boycott against rapper T.I. after he posted a video of a Mrs. Trump-lookalike performing a striptease in a mock Oval Office. (Twitter/@Tip)

‘Naked Melania’ says T.I. video was to ‘empower women’: ‘I’m proud of myself for being so brave’

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Man accused of murder asks judge to remove Confederate portraits from courtroom

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Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr stands on the sideline during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Memphis Grizzlies in Memphis, Tennessee, Oct. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill) ** FILE **

Warriors’ Steve Kerr laments ‘dicey path’ of honoring U.S. military at sporting events

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The Hall Family Farm in North Carolina is facing accusations of racism after a tour guide recited their decade-old script mentioning "cotton pickers" to a predominantly black group of students. (WCCB)

N.C. family farm called racist after guide mentions ‘cotton pickers’ to schoolchildren

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Midterms 2018

Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, speaks during a debate at the Idea Center in Playhouse Square, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Phil Long, Pool)

Sen. Sherrod Brown accused of making ‘unwanted, sudden’ advance against woman in 1980s

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

A Texas Democrats sign hangs on a podium at a Democratic watch party following the Texas primary election, Tuesday, March 6, 2018, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Texas Dems ask noncitizens to register to vote, send applications with citizenship box pre-checked

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - This combination of file photos shows the candidates for the U.S. Senate from North Dakota from left, incumbent Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp and her Republican challenger Kevin Cramer. Heitkamp is sharpening her attacks on Cramer on the tariffs issue, with a new ad out Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, that blames her opponent for not opposing tariffs that Heitkamp says are badly damaging North Dakota farmers.&#160;(AP Photo/File)

Heidi Heitkamp, Kevin Cramer spar over Kavanaugh, #MeToo in first North Dakota Senate debate

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Republican Senate hopeful Marsha Blackburn speaks during a campaign stop Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018, in Franklin, Tenn. Wednesday is the first day of Tennessee's early voting. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Marsha Blackburn calls out ‘angry mob’ after restaurant that hosted campaign event threatened

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Trump Central

Rep. Greg Gianforte, R-Mont., is greeted on stage by President Donald Trump during a campaign rally at Minuteman Aviation Hangar, Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, in Missoula, Mont. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump scolded by White House Correspondents’ Association for praising attack on journalist

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks with reporters in his plane while flying from Panama to Mexico, Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool Image via AP)

Pompeo scolds ABC News for ‘factually false’ report he listened to Khashoggi murder tape

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump looks the the cheering audience as he leaves a campaign rally at Minuteman Aviation Hangar, Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, in Missoula, Mont. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump attacks Tester in Montana: ‘Led the Democratic mob in the effort to destroy a great man’

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In this Dec. 6, 2017, file photo, Rep. Greg Gianforte, R-Mont., speaks during the 2017 Capitol Christmas Tree lighting ceremony on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington. The head of the Montana Democratic Party on Thursday, May 23, 2018, asked for a congressional ethics investigation into whether Gianforte lied to the police and the public when he assaulted a reporter last year. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Trump backs Rep. Greg Gianforte: ‘Any guy that can do a body slam … he’s my guy’

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Sports

George Mason's Otis Livingston II, center, looks to evade Richmond''s Nathan Cayo (4) during an NCAA college basketball game in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018. (Joe Mahoney /Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP) **FILE***

George Mason picked fourth in Atlantic 10

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Boston Red Sox starting pitcher David Price throws against the Houston Astros during the first inning in Game 5 of a baseball American League Championship Series on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Red Sox finish off Astros in 5 games, head to World Series

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Washington Wizards guard John Wall, right, battles for the ball against Miami Heat guard Goran Dragic, left, of Slovenia, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Wizards open season with last-second loss to Heat

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott (21) battles past the Jacksonville Jaguars defense in the second half of an NFL football game in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Jim Cowsert)

Half full or half empty? 5 reasons Redskins fans have to be optimists this Sunday

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Politics

Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, speaks during a debate at the Idea Center in Playhouse Square, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Phil Long, Pool)

Sen. Sherrod Brown accused of making ‘unwanted, sudden’ advance against woman in 1980s

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Keynote speaker Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley addresses the 73rd Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Nikki Haley jokes about Elizabeth Warren DNA test at Al Smith Dinner

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this July 16, 2018, file photo, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Sen. Chuck Schumer: Voters see through Trump’s talk on health care

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Former President Jimmy Carter, 93, answers questions from students during his annual town hall with Emory University freshmen in the campus gym on Wednesday, Sept 12, 2018, in Atlanta. Speaking at his presidential center in Atlanta on Tuesday, Carter said U.S. policies on immigration, the environment and human rights will not improve while Trump is in office. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Jimmy Carter: Kavanaugh confirmation was a ‘very serious mistake’

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National

This 2011 file photo provided by Wilmot Chayee shows Thomas Eric Duncan at a wedding in Ghana. Thirty-eight days after Duncan was diagnosed with Ebola in a local hospital where he died Oct. 8, Dallas calmly marked the end of its Ebola crisis on Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, when the last of the 177 people who were being monitored for symptoms of the deadly virus were to be cleared at midnight. (AP Photo/Wilmot Chayee, File)

HHS IG: Hospitals better prepared for Ebola after 2014 outbreak

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A man walks past Mega Millions and other lottery displays outside of The Lucky Spot in San Francisco, Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018. The Mega Millions jackpot has climbed to $970 million, inching ever-closer to the $1 billion mark. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Mega Millions jackpot hits $1B — thanks to worsening odds

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In this Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017, photograph, a worker waters marijuana plants at the Colorado Harvest Company in Denver. A Colorado reports shows marijuana sales in the state have exceeded $1 billion as of August 2018, with tax revenue from those sales reaching $200 million. The Denver Post reports the state Department of Revenue report indicates medical and recreational marijuana sales are on track to break last year's record of more than $1.5 billion. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Colorado set to break state record for annual marijuana sales after exceeding $1 billion in 8 months

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this Thursday, June 30, 2016, file photograph, Babson College graduate school alumnus Abhinav Sureka, of Mumbai, India, poses in his work space at the college in Wellesley, Mass. Some U.S. colleges are starting programs to help their alumni get visas through what critics say is a legal loophole. Foreign grads who want to stay and start a business typically apply for one of the 85,000 H-1B visas that the U.S. gives out each year. But college employees are exempt from that cap, so schools like UMass, Babson and CUNY have launched programs to hire alumni and foreign entrepreneurs and help them grow their businesses here. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) ** FILE **

Chinese, Indian men crowd out rest of globe in key U.S. guest-worker program

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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