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‘Presidential harassment’: Trump under unprecedented attack on multiple fronts

Rep. Adam B. Schiff joined House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, a fellow California Democrat, at a rally last year. Mr. Schiff will be given unilateral subpoena power in January and has promised renewed vigor in investigating President Trump. (Associated Press/File)

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Everywhere President Trump looks, there are Democrats targeting him, from New York to Washington to Maryland, in the positions of lawmakers, prosecutors, state attorneys general, opposition researchers, bureaucrats and activist defense lawyers.

President Trump has denied having sexual relationships with either woman and over the weekend denied directing former attorney and fixer Michael Cohen to break any laws. (Associated Press/File)

Complicity in felony serious enough for Trump impeachment, key Democrat says

By Jeff Mordock and David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, right, leans in to talk with President Donald Trump during Trump's meeting with Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump close to naming new chief of staff

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

While Republicans tack priorities onto the spending bill, Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard C. Shelby (center) warned, "You don't want to overload the truck." He is shown here with Sen. Doug Jones (left) Alabama Democrat, and Sen. John Kennedy, Louisiana Republican. (Associated Press/File)

Republicans load up spending bill before Democrats take House control

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Transcript details brutal sounds of Jamal Khashoggi’s last moments: report

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

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Culture

In this March 3, 2016, file photo, Nick Cannon arrives at the &quot;America's Got Talent&quot; Season 11 Red Carpet Kickoff at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP, File)

Nick Cannon digs up homophobic tweets by Chelsea Handler, Sarah Silverman in defense of Kevin Hart

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Christine Blasey Ford testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 in Washington. (Win McNamee/Pool Image via AP)

Donald Trump, Christine Blasey Ford, Robert Mueller on ‘short list’ for Time Person of the Year

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The Fearless Girl statue is unveiled at its new location in front of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, in New York. The statue, considered by many to symbolize female empowerment, was previously located near the Charging Bull statue on lower Broadway. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

‘Fearless Girl’ statue gets new permanent home

By Karen Matthews - Associated Press

"Black Panther," which has real hopes for Academy Awards, and other entertaining movies are helping bring audiences back to the box office. (Associated Press/File)

Hollywood rebounds in Netflix era with movies worth the trip to the box office

By Christian Toto - Special to The Washington Times

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President Donald Trump, center, stands with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, left of Trump, during the pregame ceremonies at the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump backtracks on defense budget, OKs big increases for coming years

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Former FBI Director James Comey, with his attorney, David Kelley, right, speaks to reporters after a day of testimony compelled by the GOP-led House Judiciary and Oversight committees, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

James Comey: Trump is ‘close’ to being an unindicted co-conspirator

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump pauses as he talks to media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018, for the short trip to Andrews Air Force Base en route to Philadelphia to attend the Army-Navy Football Game. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump: Not my fault if Michael Cohen made a mistake with hush-money payments

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

President Trump announced over the weekend that Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley (left) will be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Gen. Milley will replace Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford, who has held the position since 2015. (Associated Press)

Trump to tap Gen. Mark Milley to be next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Sports

Washington Redskins quarterback Mark Sanchez (6) is sacked by New York Giants outside linebacker Olivier Vernon (54) and linebacker Lorenzo Carter (59) during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Redskins humbled in epic meltdown loss to NFC East rival Giants

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Washington Redskins head coach Jay Gruden walks off the field after an NFL football game against the New York Giants, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018, in Landover, Md. The Giants won 40-16. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

LOVERRO: Loss shows disconnect not just within organization, but on field too

By Thom Loverro

FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2016, file photo, San Francisco 49ers safety Eric Reid (35) and quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) kneel during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams in Santa Clara, Calif. The Carolina Panthers have signed free agent safety Eric Reid to a one-year contract. Terms of the deal were not announced Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

New report says Kaepernick would play for Redskins if they called

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

Washington Redskins punter Tress Way (5) warms up prior to an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Mark Tenally) ** FILE **

SNYDER: On an afternoon worth punting, Way stood out the most

By Deron Snyder

Politics

President Donald Trump pauses as he talks to media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018, for the short trip to Andrews Air Force Base en route to Philadelphia to attend the Army-Navy Football Game. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump cancels Baltimore visit

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

A Honduran migrant and her daughter peer through the U.S. border wall, moments before suddenly squeezing through a gap and pushing through fencing to exit on the U.S. side, in Tijuana, Mexico, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018. Discouraged by the long wait to apply for asylum through official ports of entry, many Central American migrants from recent caravans are choosing to cross the U.S. border wall illegally and hand themselves in to Border Patrol agents to request asylum. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Americans oppose increased immigration; many leery of competition for jobs

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

While Republicans tack priorities onto the spending bill, Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard C. Shelby (center) warned, "You don't want to overload the truck." He is shown here with Sen. Doug Jones (left) Alabama Democrat, and Sen. John Kennedy, Louisiana Republican. (Associated Press/File)

Republicans load up spending bill before Democrats take House control

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Former FBI Director James Comey speaks to reporters after testifying under subpoena behind closed doors before the House Judiciary and Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Comey testifies that he knew little about anti-Trump dossier, Steele

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

National

Supreme Court rejects bid to reinstate Louisiana law punishing Planned Parenthood

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Maria Butina requests to change plea, appears to have reached deal

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this April 21, 2017, file photo, a leaflet is seen stapled to a message board near Sproul Hall on the University of California at Berkeley in Berkeley, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

University of California, Berkeley settles speech lawsuit with conservative groups

By James Varney - The Washington Times

General Motors CEO Mary Barra speaks to reporters after a meeting with Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, to discuss GM's announcement it would stop making the Chevy Cruze at its Lordstown, Ohio, plant, part of a massive restructuring for the Detroit-based automaker, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018. General Motors is fighting to retain a valuable tax credit for electric vehicles as the nation's largest automaker grapples with the political fallout triggered by its plans to shutter several U.S. factories and shed thousands of workers. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GM fights government to retain tax credit for electric cars

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