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Trump’s ‘big victory’ diminished as Democrats pick up more wins

Newly-elected Democratic Senators Jacky Rosen of Nevada, left, and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, arrive at the Capitol in Washington for a meeting with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Tuesday, Nov. 13, 201816. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

By S.A. Miller and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

The midterm elections didn’t deliver the shellacking Democrats suffered in 2010, but President Trump’s “big victory” is looking less impressive as the days wear on, with more House and Senate races slipping from the GOP’s grasp.

Members of a military agency that transports valuables remove gold bars from a military plane to be taken to Venezuela's Central Bank, at the Carlota military airport in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 1, 2018. Since January, Venezuela's central bank has accumulated 3.7 tons of gold from the Orinoco mining belt in southern Bolivar state, which is almost half of the 8.5 tons dispatched in all of 2017.&#160;(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Trump targets Venezuela’s gold in bid to end Maduro’s authoritarian regime

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 30, 2018 file photo, protesters gather to demonstrate against President Donald Trump's immigration policies in downtown Los Angeles. California voters elected a governor Tuesday who reflects their left-leaning, anti-Trump beliefs. The state's elected Democrats, and incoming Gov. Gavin Newsom, have relished their roles as leaders of the "resistance" to President Donald Trump, fighting Trump's efforts to roll back environmental protections and expanding protections for immigrants living in the state illegally. Their positions broadly reflect the views of most Californians, according to results from AP VoteCast, a survey of the American electorate. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Democrats label Republicans ‘racist/bigoted/sexist’ as political divide intensifies

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 19, 2018, file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaks during a joint press conference with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the Paekhwawon State Guesthouse in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Pyongyang Press Corps Pool via AP, File)

Trump rejects ‘great deception’ after report on North Korea’s ‘undeclared’ missile sites

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Melania Trump publicly calls for top NSC official’s firing

By Darlene Superville - Associated Press

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In this July 13, 2017, file photo, Jada Pinkett Smith arrives at the world premiere of &quot;Girls Trip&quot; in Los Angeles. Pinkett Smith hosts a multi-generational Facebook show Red Table Talk. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)

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In this Nov. 7, 2018, photo, CNN journalist Jim Acosta does a standup before a new conference with President Donald Trump in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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In this June 25, 2015, file photo, Monica Lewinsky attends the Cannes Lions 2015, International Advertising Festival in Cannes, southern France. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)

Monica Lewinsky slams Bill Clinton in new essay: He ‘should want to apologize’

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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton talks with Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief of The Atlantic, during The Atlantic Festival, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Texas Board of Education votes to restore Hillary Clinton to history curriculum

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Midterms 2018

Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi appeared at a news conference at the state Republican Party headquarters in Jackson, Miss., on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, and said repeatedly that she would not answer questions about a video that showed her at a Nov. 2 campaign event in Tupelo, Miss., where she praised a man by saying: "If he invited me to a public hanging, I'd be on the front row." Hyde-Smith issued a statement Sunday saying the remark was "an exaggerated expression of regard" for a friend who invited her to speak, and "any attempt to turn this into a negative connotation is ridiculous." Hyde-Smith was appointed to serve temporarily in the Senate after longtime Republican Sen. Thad Cochran retired in April, and she faces an African-American Democrat, Mike Espy, in a Nov. 27, 2018, runoff. Espy is a former congressman and former U.S. agriculture secretary. The runoff winner will serve the final two years of the six-year term started by Cochran. (AP Photo/Emily Wagster Pettus)

Hyde-Smith faces runoff challenge from Espy for Mississippi Senate seat

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., pauses while speaking to members of the media at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Dems urge Florida to break vote-count deadline to review all ballots

By James Varney and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this July 13, 2018, file photo, Florida Gov. Rick Scott, speaks to Cuban-American supporters at a campaign stop, in Hialeah, Fla. Scott is getting back on the campaign trail after spending more than two weeks dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Michael. Despite being embroiled in a tight race with U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, Scott has spent most of his time in the Florida Panhandle counties damaged by the deadly storm. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Rick Scott-led effort found 207 ineligible voters in Florida, not 200,000

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London Lamar, a Democratic member-elect for the Tennessee House of Representatives, is under fire for slamming the state as "racist" and Republicans voters as "uneducated" in a now-deleted Facebook video. (WREG)

Tennessee Rep.-elect calls state ‘racist,’ Republican voters ‘uneducated’

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Members of a military agency that transports valuables remove gold bars from a military plane to be taken to Venezuela's Central Bank, at the Carlota military airport in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 1, 2018. Since January, Venezuela's central bank has accumulated 3.7 tons of gold from the Orinoco mining belt in southern Bolivar state, which is almost half of the 8.5 tons dispatched in all of 2017.&#160;(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Trump targets Venezuela’s gold in bid to end Maduro’s authoritarian regime

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 19, 2018, file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaks during a joint press conference with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the Paekhwawon State Guesthouse in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Pyongyang Press Corps Pool via AP, File)

Trump rejects ‘great deception’ after report on North Korea’s ‘undeclared’ missile sites

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Trump nominates retired general as ambassador to Saudi Arabia

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Melania Trump publicly calls for top NSC official’s firing

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Sports

Washington Capitals' Tom Wilson, top left, looks back on his goal against Minnesota Wild goalie Devan Dubnyk, right, crashing into him in the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, in St. Paul, Minn. Wilson returned to the lineup after his 20-game suspension was reduced to 14 by a neutral arbitrator. After the goal Wilson received a two-minute penalty for goaltender interference. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Wilson’s return sparks Capitals in win over Wild

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Washington Wizards center Dwight Howard, right, reacts after a foul as Orlando Magic forward Jonathon Simmons (17), center Nikola Vucevic (9), from Montenegro and guard Terrence Ross (31) stand nearby, during the second half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, in Washington. The Wizards won 117-109. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Howard reminds Wizards: It’s not how you start season, but how you finish

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

Washington Redskins cornerback Josh Norman signs autographs for fans after the morning walk through session at the NFL football teams training camp in Richmond, Va., Monday, Aug. 1, 2016. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) **FILE**

LOVERRO: Norman needs refresher on history of damaged Redskins fan base

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Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith (11) speaks to the media after an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)

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By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Politics

Newly-elected Democratic Senators Jacky Rosen of Nevada, left, and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, arrive at the Capitol in Washington for a meeting with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Tuesday, Nov. 13, 201816. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump’s ‘big victory’ diminished as Democrats pick up more wins

By S.A. Miller and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

"It's going to be called 'Trump Repair-care,'" Sen. Joe Manchin said. "It really should be, because he's the only one who can fix it. And I'm hoping he does." (Associated Press)

‘Reinsurance’ Obamacare fix wins bipartisan support in Senate

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Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, arrives to interview Simona Mangiante Papadopoulos, wife of former Donald Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos at a closed-door meeting with Democrats on the House intelligence committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 18, 2018. George Papadopoulos pleaded guilty last year to lying to investigators about his contacts with people linked to Russia during the campaign. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., hugs his wife Jane O'Meara Sanders, during the inaugural luncheon in honor of President Donald Trump at the Statuary Hall in the Capitol, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Feds close investigation of Bernie Sanders’ wife

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National

A woman prays the rosary at a rally organized by a coalition of conservative Catholic groups near the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' annual fall meeting, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Sexual abuse victims file class action lawsuit against Vatican, Catholic bishops

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 30, 2018 file photo, protesters gather to demonstrate against President Donald Trump's immigration policies in downtown Los Angeles. California voters elected a governor Tuesday who reflects their left-leaning, anti-Trump beliefs. The state's elected Democrats, and incoming Gov. Gavin Newsom, have relished their roles as leaders of the "resistance" to President Donald Trump, fighting Trump's efforts to roll back environmental protections and expanding protections for immigrants living in the state illegally. Their positions broadly reflect the views of most Californians, according to results from AP VoteCast, a survey of the American electorate. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Democrats label Republicans ‘racist/bigoted/sexist’ as political divide intensifies

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

A portion of a once-classified CIA report that disclosed the existence of a drug research program dubbed "Project Medication" is photographed in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018. Shortly after 9/11, the CIA considered using a drug that might work like a truth serum and force terror suspects to give up information about potential attacks. After months of research, the agency decided that a drug called Versed, a sedative often prescribed to reduce anxiety, was possibly worth a try. But in the end, the CIA decided not to ask government lawyers to approve its use. The American Civil Liberties Union fought in court to have the report released. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick

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Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine speaks alongside a display of those arrested during a news conference Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, in Waverly, Ohio, to discuss developments into the slayings of eight members of one family in rural Ohio two years ago,. A family of four was arrested Tuesday, the first break in a case that left a community reeling and surviving family members wondering if answers would ever come. Arrested were four members of the Wagner family, who lived near the scenes of the killing about 60 miles (97 kilometers) south of Columbus. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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