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In this file image from video, Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, speaks on the floor of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Friday, March 27, 2020. (House Television via AP) **FILE**

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Republicans on Friday accused the Biden Justice Department of partisanship in ruling that the Treasury Department must turn over former President Trump’s tax returns to Congress, while the Biden official who authored the ruling has gone out of her way previously to taunt Mr. Trump publicly.

Crowds gather on L Street Beach, Saturday, June 5, 2021, in the South Boston neighborhood of Boston. New England is giving the rest of the country a possible glimpse into the future if more Americans get vaccinated. The six-state region has among the highest vaccination rates in the U.S. and is seeing sustained drops in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) **FILE**

Vaccinated people make up 74% of COVID-19 cases linked to big events in Massachusetts town

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President Joe Biden speaks with California Gov. Gavin Newsom via teleconference during a meeting with governors to discuss ongoing efforts to strengthen wildfire prevention, preparedness and response efforts, and hear firsthand about the ongoing impacts of the 2021 wildfire season in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus in Washington, Friday, July 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden says passage of infrastructure bill would help battle wildfires in West

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In this Friday, June 18, 2021, photo, Ebrahim Raisi, a candidate in Iran's presidential elections waves to the media after casting his vote at a polling station in Tehran, Iran. The Biden administration is lashing out at Iran for accusing it of delaying a proposed prisoner swap to force a quick resumption of paused indirect nuclear talks. The State Department on Saturday, July 17, 2021 slammed as “outrageous” comments made by Iran's deputy foreign minister who blamed the U.S. and Britain for the delay. A sixth round of nuclear talks ended last month without agreement ahead of Iran's presidential election won by Ebrahim Raisi. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) **FILE**

Popular protests, violent crackdown put Biden Iran policy to the test

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In this Sept. 25, 2019, photo, Giffords Law Center Senior Policy Adviser David Chipman speaks at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on assault weapons on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Biden administration nominated Chipman, a former federal agent and adviser at the gun control group Giffords, to be director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Judiciary Republicans demand second hearing for Biden ATF nominee amid racist-comment allegations

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Lighted pylons at the Century Boulevard entrance to Los Angeles International Airport, which normally flash in a multicolored sequence, shine a steady blue Saturday evening, Nov. 2, 2013, in honor of Gerardo Hernandez, the Transportation Security Administration officer slain at an LAX terminal Friday. He is the first TSA officer to die in the line of duty in the history of the 12-year-old agency, created in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. A police entry checkpoint, part of an increased visible police presence, is seen in the foreground. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

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In this April 9, 2018, photo, New Zealand's Laurel Hubbard reacts after failing to lift in the snatch of the women's +90kg weightlifting final at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia. Hubbard will be the first transgender athlete to compete at the Olympics. Hubbard is among five athletes confirmed on New Zealand's weightlifting team for the Tokyo Games. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) **FILE**

Hubbard in, Semenya out: Olympics spark debate over who, exactly, qualifies as a woman

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Scarlett Johansson arrives at the Bafta Film Awards, in central London, Feb. 2, 2020. Johansson is suing the Walt Disney Co. over the company’s streaming release of &quot;Black Widow,&quot; which she said breached her contract and deprived her of potential earnings. The “Black Widow” star and executive producer filed a suit Thursday, July 29, 2021, in the Los Angeles Superior Court that said her contract guaranteed an exclusive theatrical release. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP, File)

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President Joe Biden speaks about COVID-19 vaccine requirements for federal workers in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden nominates first Muslim to religious freedom post; Holocaust scholar as anti-Semitism envoy

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President Joe Biden speaks about COVID-19 vaccine requirements for federal workers in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden orders federal workers to get vaccinated or face testing, masks

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In this Friday, April 30, 2021, photo, Ayazudin Hilal, 40, a former Afghan interpreter for the U.S. shows his picture with U.S. Army soldiers during an interview to The Associated Press after a protest against the U.S. government and NATO in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) ** FILE **

First Afghan evacuees arriving as U.S. seeks more landing sites; interpreters threatened by Taliban

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Vice President Kamala Harris talks to the media, Friday, June 25, 2021, after her tour of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Central Processing Center in El Paso, Texas. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

VP Harris to visit Vietnam, Singapore in August: security, COVID-19, climate change top agenda

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Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., Chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 29, 2021, to complain about Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. and masking policies. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

GOP border hawks urge leadership to drop illegal-immigrant amnesty from $3.5T social welfare bill

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In this July 28, 2016 file photo, Khizr Khan, father of fallen U.S. Army Capt. Humayun S. M. Khan holds up a copy of the Constitution of the United States as his wife listens during the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Biden unveils picks for key religious freedom roles

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Democratic leaders discuss their legislative agenda, including voting rights, public health, and infrastructure, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, July 30, 2021. Hours before a nationwide eviction moratorium is set to expire, Pelosi is urging an extension in a longshot effort to prevent millions of Americans of being forced from their homes during a COVID-19 surge. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Dems pessimistic on 11th-hour vote to extend eviction ban

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Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., chair of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, joined at left by Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., holds a hearing on student-athlete compensation and federal legislative proposals to enable athletes participating in collegiate sports to monetize their name, image, and likeness, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 9, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Broadband debate emerges in $1.2T infrastructure bill, bipartisanship falters on rural, urban divide

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Former President Donald Trump points to supporters after speaking at a Turning Point Action gathering, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) ** FILE **

Trump political brand takes a beating, but experts say it’s still the gold standard for GOP

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Capt. Chris Marvin, commander of the USS San Jacinto, observes as Lt. j.g. Colton Drake maneuvers a simulated warship alongside a cargo vessel at the Navigation Seamanship and Shiphandling Trainer in Norfolk, Va., on Tuesday, July 27, 2021. (Mike Glenn/The Washington Times)

Navy using virtual shipboard training to prevent real-life accidents

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President Joe Biden speaks about COVID-19 vaccine requirements for federal workers in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden orders federal workers to get vaccinated or face testing, masks

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U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Harry Dunn, right, watches a video being displayed during the House select committee hearing on the Jan. 6 attack on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 27, 2021. (Oliver Contreras/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

House’s Jan. 6 committee opens with officers’ harrowing tales of attacks by pro-Trump ‘terrorists’

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This combination of Sept. 29, 2020, file photos shows President Donald Trump, left, and former Vice President Joe Biden during the first presidential debate at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Philly election board rejects 2020 audit: ‘There was no fraud and the election went well’

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FILE - In this May 21, 2021 file photo, a person holds a mask while walking outside in Philadelphia. New evidence showing the delta variant is as contagious as chickenpox has prompted U.S. health officials to consider changing advice on how the nation fights the coronavirus. Recommending masks for everyone and requiring vaccines for doctors and other health care providers are among measures the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering, Friday, July 30. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem visits the U.S. border with Mexico on Monday, July 26, 2021, near McAllen, Texas. The Republican governor deployed roughly 50 National Guard troops to help with Texas’ push to arrest people crossing illegally and charge them with state crimes. (AP Photo/Stephen Groves)

South Dakota’s Noem doesn’t plan to ratchet up vaccine push

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FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, rioters wave flags on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Two Seattle police officers who were in Washington, D.C., during the Jan. 6 insurrection were illegally trespassing on Capitol grounds while rioters stormed the building, but lied about their actions, a police watchdog said in a report released Thursday, July 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Ex-police officer jailed awaiting trial in Capitol riot case

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Washington Nationals' Yan Gomes watches his solo home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Nationals Park, Saturday, April 17, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Nats fire sale: Gomes, Harrison, Lester traded

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Washington Nationals starter Max Scherzer delivers a pitch during the third inning of the team's baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Sunday, July 18, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Monster trade: Dodgers get Scherzer, Turner from Nationals

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Washington Football Team strong safety Landon Collins (26) warming up before the start of an NFL football game against Dallas Cowboys, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Landon Collins returns to WFT from Achilles injury in shape, with added pressure

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FILE - In this June 19, 2021, file photo, Washington Nationals third baseman Starlin Castro looks on during the second baseball game of a doubleheader against the New York Mets in Washington. Castro was placed on administrative leave Friday, July 16, 2021, by Major League Baseball under its domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse policy. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)

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