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Long trail of falsehoods, fabrications and lies follows Schiff into California Senate race

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., a member of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, speaks with members of the press after a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, June 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

When Adam Schiff announced his bid to become the next U.S. senator from California, he promoted himself as a fighter against the lies and corruption that can bring down democracy.

Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., left, the ranking member of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, and Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., talk during an organizational meeting for the 118th Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. Republicans on the panel rejected a rule amendment that would allow members to participate remotely if they have a medical need, although Chairman Comer agreed to make accommodations for Raskin, D-Md., who is battling battling diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Archives statement blocked after Biden classified docs discovered, Rep. James Comer says 28 minutes ago

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So much winning: DeSantis brushes off Trump’s criticism by pointing to the electoral scoreboard

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In this Sept. 16, 2015, photo, West Salem police chief Charles Ashbeck flies his department's new drone in West Salem, Wis. More than a year after the U.S. Interior Department grounded hundreds of Chinese-made drones it was using to track wildfires and monitor dams and wildlife, the future of drone use by the federal government remains unmapped. The latest complication: Legislation moving through Congress that would block the U.S. government from using drones made in China. (Peter Thomson/La Crosse Tribune via AP) **FILE**

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The New York Times building is shown on Oct. 21, 2009, in New York. The New York Times is bracing for a 24-hour walkout Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, by hundreds of journalists and other employees, in what would be the first strike of its kind at the newspaper in more than 40 years. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during The United States Conference of Mayors, Jan. 18, 2023, in Washington. Blinken will travel to Egypt, Israel and the West Bank this weekend in his first trip to the Middle East this year. It comes amid an escalation in Israeli-Palestinian violence, U.S. concerns over the direction of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government and ongoing issues with Egypt’s human rights record. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard, File)

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Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks during a news conference Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

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The New York Times building is shown on Oct. 21, 2009, in New York. The New York Times is bracing for a 24-hour walkout Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, by hundreds of journalists and other employees, in what would be the first strike of its kind at the newspaper in more than 40 years. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Esteemed journalism watchdog trashes award-winning Russiagate reporting

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Chicago-area school employee charged with stealing $1.5M worth of food, mostly chicken wings

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Las Vegas police work near the home of former actor Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse, who goes by Nathan Chasing Horse, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, in North Las Vegas, Nev. Authorities raided the home of the former actor Tuesday in connection with a sexual assault investigation. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Police arrest actor, raid his Nevada home in sex abuse probe

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A rare fragment of a Dodo femur bone is displayed for photographs next to an image of a member of the extinct bird species at Christie's auction house's premises in London, March 27, 2013. Colossal Biosciences has raised an additional $150 million from investors to develop genetic technologies that the company claims will help to bring back some extinct species, including the dodo and the woolly mammoth. Other scientists are skeptical that such feats are really possible, or even advisable for conservation. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

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President Joe Biden walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, after returning from New York. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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President Joe Biden walks down the steps of Air Force One at John F. Kennedy International Airport, in New York, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, as he heads to the construction site of the Hudson Tunnel Project. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden’s end of COVID emergency undermines his Supreme Court case on student debt forgiveness

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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during an event, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, about lead pipes, water, and health, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

VP Harris to attend Tyre Nichols’ funeral in Memphis

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President Joe Biden waves to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., and then on to New York. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., left, the ranking member of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, and Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., talk during an organizational meeting for the 118th Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. Republicans on the panel rejected a rule amendment that would allow members to participate remotely if they have a medical need, although Chairman Comer agreed to make accommodations for Raskin, D-Md., who is battling battling diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Archives statement blocked after Biden classified docs discovered, Rep. James Comer says

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Surrounded by DFL legislators, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz holds up a bill he signed that adds a "fundamental right" to abortion access into state law in St. Paul, Minn., on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. Behind him, from left to right, are first lady Gwen Walz, Tim Stanley of Planned Parenthood and Rep. Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn, DFL-Eden Prairie. Walz's signature makes Minnesota the sixteenth state to spell out a right to abortion access in its law books or constitution, and the first state Legislature to take such action since Roe v. Wade was overturned in June 2022. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP)

Minnesota Gov. Walz signs abortion bill decried by GOP as most ‘extreme’ in nation 36 minutes ago

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Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., a member of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, speaks with members of the press after a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, June 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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The Capitol Hill Pregnancy Center of Washington, D.C., is shown vandalized with red paint on its front door and "JANE SAVES" and "REVENGE" graffiti tags. (Photo courtesy of Janet Durig) **FILE**

Antifa link casts Jane’s Revenge attacks on pro-life centers in radical new light

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 16, 2015, photo, West Salem police chief Charles Ashbeck flies his department's new drone in West Salem, Wis. More than a year after the U.S. Interior Department grounded hundreds of Chinese-made drones it was using to track wildfires and monitor dams and wildlife, the future of drone use by the federal government remains unmapped. The latest complication: Legislation moving through Congress that would block the U.S. government from using drones made in China. (Peter Thomson/La Crosse Tribune via AP) **FILE**

Mississippi bought banned Chinese drones with pandemic money

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Travelers wade through the line to drop off bags at the Southwest Airlines check-in counter at Denver International Airport, Dec. 27, 2022, in Denver. Senators who want to impose tougher penalties when U.S. airlines strand or delay passengers say they finally might be able to turn their ideas into law because of outrage over debacles like the one at Southwest Airlines in December 2022. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

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In this Jan. 5, 2016, file, photo, Mike Weinstein, director of training and security at the National Armory gun store and gun range, wears a Ruger 1911 handgun in a holster as he teaches a concealed weapons permit class in Pompano Beach, Fla. Florida might grant authority to 2 million civilians who can lawfully carry guns tucked in waistbands, under jackets or inside purses into restaurants, shopping malls and elsewhere. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) **FILE**

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during The United States Conference of Mayors, Jan. 18, 2023, in Washington. Blinken will travel to Egypt, Israel and the West Bank this weekend in his first trip to the Middle East this year. It comes amid an escalation in Israeli-Palestinian violence, U.S. concerns over the direction of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government and ongoing issues with Egypt’s human rights record. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard, File)

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Suspects in the assassination of Haiti's President Jovenel Moise, among them Haitian-American citizens James Solages, left, and Joseph Vincent, second left, are shown to the media at the General Direction of the police in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, July 8, 2021. U.S. officials say four key suspects in the killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse have been transferred to the United States for prosecution as the case stagnates in Haiti amid death threats that have spooked local judges. The U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, that the suspects include James Solages and Joseph Vincent. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph, File)

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In this photo provided by the Department of Fire and Emergency Services, its members search for a radioactive capsule believed to have fallen off a truck being transported on a freight route on the outskirts of Perth, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. A mining corporation on Sunday apologized for losing the highly radioactive capsule over a 1,400-kilometer (870-mile) stretch of Western Australia, as authorities combed parts of the road looking for the tiny but dangerous substance. (Department of Fire and Emergency Services via AP)

Radioactive capsule no bigger than a coin lost amid sands of western Australia

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, right, shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin during a meeting at the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. Austin on Tuesday said the United States will increase its deployment of advanced weapons such as fighter jets and bombers to the Korean Peninsula as it strengthens joint training and operational planning with South Korea in response to a growing North Korean nuclear threat. (South Korea Presidential Office/Yonhap via AP)

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Maryland forward Donta Scott, center, goes up for a shot against Indiana forward Trayce Jackson-Davis, left, and forward Malik Reneau during the second half of an NCCA college basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, in College Park, Md. Maryland won 66-55. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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Washington Capitals forward Sonny Milano, right, dives for the puck in front of Columbus Blue Jackets forward Cole Sillinger during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)

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Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal (3) looks on as the Orlando Magic shoot free throws during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023, in Washington. The Wizards won 138-118. (AP Photo/Jess Rapfogel)

Less is more for Bradley Beal as Wizards continue to surge

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman, center, stands with defensive end Brandon Graham (55) offensive tackle Lane Johnson (65), defensive tackle Fletcher Cox, and center Jason Kelce (62) after the NFC Championship NFL football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, in Philadelphia. The Eagles won 31-7. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Eagles rebuild quickly to get back to Super Bowl

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during The United States Conference of Mayors, Jan. 18, 2023, in Washington. Blinken will travel to Egypt, Israel and the West Bank this weekend in his first trip to the Middle East this year. It comes amid an escalation in Israeli-Palestinian violence, U.S. concerns over the direction of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government and ongoing issues with Egypt’s human rights record. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard, File)

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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during a news conference in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, on new border enforcement measures to limit unlawful migration, expand pathways for legal immigration, and increase border security. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

GOP wins showdown with Mayorkas as DHS allows agents to testify

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J.D. Vance, the Republican candidate for U.S. senator for Ohio, speaks at a campaign rally in Youngstown, Ohio., Sept. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Tom E. Puskar, File)

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Travelers wade through the line to drop off bags at the Southwest Airlines check-in counter at Denver International Airport, Dec. 27, 2022, in Denver. Senators who want to impose tougher penalties when U.S. airlines strand or delay passengers say they finally might be able to turn their ideas into law because of outrage over debacles like the one at Southwest Airlines in December 2022. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

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Chicago-area school employee charged with stealing $1.5M worth of food, mostly chicken wings

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In this Jan. 5, 2016, file, photo, Mike Weinstein, director of training and security at the National Armory gun store and gun range, wears a Ruger 1911 handgun in a holster as he teaches a concealed weapons permit class in Pompano Beach, Fla. Florida might grant authority to 2 million civilians who can lawfully carry guns tucked in waistbands, under jackets or inside purses into restaurants, shopping malls and elsewhere. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) **FILE**

Florida poised to become 26th state that allows permitless carry of guns

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A rare fragment of a Dodo femur bone is displayed for photographs next to an image of a member of the extinct bird species at Christie's auction house's premises in London, March 27, 2013. Colossal Biosciences has raised an additional $150 million from investors to develop genetic technologies that the company claims will help to bring back some extinct species, including the dodo and the woolly mammoth. Other scientists are skeptical that such feats are really possible, or even advisable for conservation. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

Dallas ‘de-extinction’ firm announces plans to bring back the dodo bird

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Elliot Morehead, 16 of Sioux Falls, tells a House Health and Human Services committee Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, in Pierre, S.D., that a bill banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth would harm their development as their unique self. (AP Photo/Amancai Biraben)

South Dakota lawmakers push bill to bar transgender youth care

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