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Court blocks Trump’s attempt to ease Obamacare birth control mandate

In this June 3, 2019, file photo, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra speaks during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

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A federal court on Tuesday stopped the Trump administration from allowing employers to opt out of Obama-era requirements that health insurance pays for birth control.

In this Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, photo released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, foreign nationals are arrested during a targeted enforcement operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) aimed at immigration fugitives, re-entrants and at-large criminal aliens in Los Angeles. (Charles Reed/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP) **FILE**

LA’s sanctuary policy releases 100 criminals a day: ICE

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President Donald Trump gestures while speakings during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump compares impeachment drive to ‘lynching’

By Tom Howell Jr. and Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

The Supreme Court building is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Voters reject Democrats’ court-packing, say Trump should fill any 2020 vacancy

By Stephen Dinan and Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate is shown, Wednesday, July 10, 2019, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

CAIR, SPLC pressure Mar-a-Lago to drop ‘hate group’ events as conservatives push back

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Gaby Sonberg, center, from Colombia, is among those taking the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at the 9/11 Memorial &amp; Museum, in New York, Tuesday, July 2, 2019. In honor of Independence Day, the U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services administered the oath to 52 of America's newest citizens. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) **FILE**

Slim majority of Americans say immigrants should adopt U.S. culture: Poll

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Mural contains hidden expletive about Trump

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Actor Jussie Smollett smiles and waves to supporters before leaving Cook County Court after his charges were dropped in Chicago, March 26, 2019. A decision is expected on a motion in federal court Tuesday, Oct. 22 by Smollertt's lawyer asking that the city of Chicago's lawsuit against him requesting costs of investigation be dismissed.(AP Photo/Paul Beaty) ** FILE **

Jussie Smollett won’t dodge Chicago lawsuit; judge’s ruling moves $130K case forward

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In this Wednesday, July 10, 2019 file photo, 6-year-old elementary school students go through the lunch line in the school's cafeteria in Paducah, Ky. A school district in New Jersey is under fire for a new policy that would keep students with $75 or more of school-lunch debt from eligibility to attend proms, field trips, and other extracurricular activities. (Ellen O'Nan/The Paducah Sun via AP)

School-lunch debt may disqualify students from proms, field trips: N.J. school district

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In this June 3, 2019, file photo, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra speaks during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Court blocks Trump’s attempt to ease Obamacare birth control mandate

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Hungary refutes reports that its prime minister ‘soured’ Trump on Ukraine

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President Donald Trump gestures while speakings during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump compares impeachment drive to ‘lynching’

By Tom Howell Jr. and Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., pauses for reporters on the way to a Democratic Caucus where members will hear from former CIA Director John Brennan about the situation in Iran, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 21, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

James Clyburn says he hopes impeachment inquiry can wrap up by Christmas

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

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Democratic presidential candidate entrepreneur Andrew Yang speaks to the National Press Club, Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Andrew Yang teases running in 2020 with Joe Biden: ‘We’ve actually talked about it’

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 15, 2019, photo, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., participates in a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by CNN and The New York Times at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Amy Klobuchar says she has raised $2 million since debate

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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the United Federation of Teachers annual Teacher Union Day, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Joe Biden leads 2020 Democratic presidential field in post-debate poll

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Hillary Clinton smiles as she is introduced at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 25, 2018. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) **FILE**

Tulsi Gabbard urges Democrats to reject ‘corrupt elite’ supported by Hillary Clinton, media allies

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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., walks into a closed door meeting where former U.S. Ambassador William Taylor testifies as part of the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Democrats disturbed by Ambassador Taylor’s closed-door remarks

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Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren calls for people across the country to support striking Chicago teachers after joining educators picketing outside an elementary school, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)

Warren’s health plan will require middle-class tax hike: Watchdog

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks with members of the media, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Graham labels impeachment inquiry ‘political lynching,’ defends Trump

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

A gavel is left ontop of the House Oversight Committee Chairman's seat that is draped in black cloth honoring Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. Cummings past away earlier this morning. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Vote for permanent new Oversight Committee chair expected within 30 days

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

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Montgomery police officers block the intersection outside a parking garage is seen, where a police officer was shot, in downtown Silver Spring, Md., Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. Police in Montgomery County, Maryland, said they were searching for at least one person after an officer was found shot in a parking garage in downtown Silver Spring on Monday.(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Police suicide epidemic spurs soul-searching: ‘You may love the job … the job will never love you’

By Sophie Kaplan - The Washington Times

In this grab taken from a footage provided by the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM press service, people gather for the funerals of five Russian nuclear engineers killed by a rocket explosion in Sarov, the closed city, located 370 kilometers (230 miles) east of Moscow, Monday, Aug. 12, 2019. Thousands of people have attended the burial of five Russian nuclear engineers killed by an explosion during tests of a new rocket. The engineers, who died on Thursday, were laid to rest Monday in the city of Sarov that hosts Russias main nuclear weapons research center. (Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM via AP)

Russia covered up explosion of Skyfall nuclear superweapon

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Farmers are used to hearing big promises only to see another ripple in trade talks. The Chinese have been reluctant to cite the $50 billion number explicitly, saying they're eager to buy U.S. products but that their involvement should be driven by market needs. (Associated Press)

Many farmers express skepticism over trade deal after Trump says ‘get bigger tractors’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Ryan McCarthy, the nominee to the Secretary of the Army, speaks during his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Ryan McCarthy: Syria withdrawal decision meant to keep U.S. troops safe

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Houston Astros relief pitcher Roberto Osuna reacts after giving up a two-run home run to New York Yankees' DJ LeMahieu during the ninth inning in Game 6 of baseball's American League Championship Series Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, in Houston. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) ** FILE **

Astros under fire for executive’s behavior toward women

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Autoworkers from closed plants fight new GM contract

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In this Oct. 11, 2012, file photo, Hunter Biden waits for the start of his father's, Vice President Joe Biden's, debate at Centre College in Danville, Ky. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) ** FILE **

Hunter Biden agrees to provide DNA in Arkansas paternity claim

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In this Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, photo released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, foreign nationals are arrested during a targeted enforcement operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) aimed at immigration fugitives, re-entrants and at-large criminal aliens in Los Angeles. (Charles Reed/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP) **FILE**

LA’s sanctuary policy releases 100 criminals a day: ICE

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Houston Astros relief pitcher Roberto Osuna reacts after giving up a two-run home run to New York Yankees' DJ LeMahieu during the ninth inning in Game 6 of baseball's American League Championship Series Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, in Houston. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) ** FILE **

Astros under fire for executive’s behavior toward women

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Washington Nationals' Joe Ross pitches against the Atlanta Braves during the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, July 21, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis)

Nationals announce World Series roster with one change in bullpen

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer warms up during batting practice for baseball's World Series Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, in Houston. The Houston Astros face the Washington Nationals in Game 1 on Tuesday. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

LOVERRO: Nationals see D.C.’s first World Series opener in 86 years

By Thom Loverro

MVP candidate Anthony Rendon (middle) and his Nationals teammates hope to bring a baseball title to the District for the first time in 86 years when they play the Houston Astros in the World Series. (Associated Press)

Nationals seek World Series win for city starved for baseball title

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

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