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Trump: Florida ballots are ‘massively infected,’ must use results from election night

President Donald Trump talks with reporters before departing for France on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, Nov. 9, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

President Trump said Florida ballots are “massively infected” as a statewide recount is underway Monday.

Veteran Affairs building near the White House in Washington, Feb. 14, 2018. An internal watchdog's investigation has found that Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin improperly accepted Wimbledon tennis tickets and likely wrongly used taxpayer money to cover his wife's airfare for an 11-day European trip. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

‘Union business on the taxpayer’s dime’: Trump administration cracks down on ‘official time’ at VA 35 minutes ago

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Pakistan Christians pray for Asia Bibi, a Catholic mother of five who has been on death row since 2010 accused of blasphemy in Multan, Pakistan. Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018. Pakistan's top court on Wednesday acquitted Bibi who was sentenced to death under the country's controversial blasphemy law, a landmark ruling that sparked protests by hard-line Islamists and raised fears of violence. (AP Photo/Irum Asim)

Overturned blasphemy conviction of Christian woman blindsides Imran Khan’s Pakistani government 47 minutes ago

By Naila Inayat — Special to The Washington Times

Acting United States Attorney General Matt Whitaker, left, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. attend the National Veterans Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Dems press DOJ ethics chief to intervene with Whitaker over Mueller probe

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Trump weathered an imperious lecture from French Present Emmanuel Macron, suffered widespread criticism for canceling a visit to a war cemetery and dodged anti-Trump demonstrations during weekend in France marking the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. (Associated Press)

Ending tense weekend in France, Trump honors friendship ‘sealed in battle’

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

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Culture

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama sits with television talk show host Oprah Winfrey, at the opening ceremonies of the the 121st International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session and XIII Olympic Congress at the Copenhagen Opera House, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009, in Copenhagen. Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo are competing to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games and the IOC will choose the winning city in a vote on Friday, Oct. 2, in Copenhagen. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, Pool)

Oprah taps Michelle Obama’s ‘Becoming’ for book club: ‘It’s so well-written I can hear her voice’

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Lem Barney, cornerback for the Detroit Lions, is shown in 1971. (AP Photo)

Football Hall of Famer Lem Barney sues pizza chain for racial discrimination

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In this Oct. 27, 2017, photo, famed comic book creator Stan Lee appears at an NBA basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Toronto Raptors in Los Angeles. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee dies at 95

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United States U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power speaks during her final press conference, Friday, Jan. 13, 2017 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) (Associated Press)

Former Obama officials fall for DPRK parody’s anti-Trump tweet

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Midterms 2018

Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, who is running against Republican Rep. Martha McSally for the open Arizona Senate seat Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., is vacating, talks to campaign volunteers, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, in Tempe, Ariz. Arizona's Senate race pits Sinema, a careful politician running as a centrist in a Republican-leaning state, against McSally, a onetime Trump critic turned fan. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Kyrsten Sinema wins Arizona Senate election

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Brenda Snipes, Broward County supervisor of elections, speaks with officials before a canvasing board meeting Friday, Nov. 9, 2018, in Lauderhill, Fla. (AP Photo/Joe Skipper)

Jeb Bush calls for removal of Broward County elections supervisor he appointed

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Tampa Bay Times Florida Gubernatorial Democratic candidate Andrew Gillum, right, votes at Good Shepherd Catholic Church Precinct in Tallahassee, Fla., on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018. (Octavio Jones /Tampa Bay Times via AP)

150 hurricane-displaced Floridians allowed to vote by email

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Cory Booker calls for Justice Department probe of Georgia governor’s race

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Trump Central

President Donald Trump talks with reporters before departing for France on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, Nov. 9, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump: Florida ballots are ‘massively infected,’ must use results from election night

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump talks with reporters before departing for France on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, Nov. 9, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump complains about NATO and trade deals on return from France

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

U.S President Donald Trump waves as he arrives for a lunch the Elysee Palace after ceremonies Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018 in Paris. International leaders attended a ceremony in Paris on Sunday at mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Trump looks to reshape liberal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Trump weathered an imperious lecture from French Present Emmanuel Macron, suffered widespread criticism for canceling a visit to a war cemetery and dodged anti-Trump demonstrations during weekend in France marking the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. (Associated Press)

Ending tense weekend in France, Trump honors friendship ‘sealed in battle’

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Sports

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin (12) gets around Washington Redskins inside linebacker Zach Brown (53) for a reception during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken) **FILE**

Gruden, Brown cleared up linebacker’s critical tweet

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

MLB All-Star Juan Soto of the Washington Nationals watches the flight of his fly ball in the fourth inning of Game 3 against All Japan at the All-Stars Series baseball at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018. The fly ball hit the ceiling of the dome and was caught. Soto was a ground-rule fly out to right. (AP Photo/Toru Takahashi) ** FILE **

Ronald Acuna Jr. tops Juan Soto for NL Rookie of the Year

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FILE - IN this Sept. 7, 2018, file photo, Washington Nationals' Bryce Harper takes off his batting helmet after he flied out during the first inning of the team's baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Washington. The Nationals made an offer to Harper late in the season in an attempt to reach a deal before he became a free agent. Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo disclosed the talks with agent Scott Boras at the general managers' meetings on Tuesday, Nov. 6. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File) **FILE**

Bryce Harper rejects Nationals’ qualifying offer

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Jimmy Butler (23) battles for position against Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield (24) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, Nov. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Steve Yeater) **FILE**

It’s done: Jimmy Butler trade to Philadelphia completed

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Politics

Ohio Gov. John Kasich speaks during the Ohio State of the State address in the Fritsche Theater at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio, Tuesday, March 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)

‘Macron is right’: John Kasich endorses French president’s attack on Trump ‘nationalism’

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In this Oct. 23, 2018, file photo shows Sen. Bill Nelson campaigns in Orlando. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP, File)

Sen. Bill Nelson: Gov. Rick Scott should recuse himself from Florida recount

By James Varney - The Washington Times

U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, the 2018 Democratic Candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, makes his concession speech at his election night party, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Gambling site favors Rep. Beto O’Rourke in 2020 betting lines

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Michell Obama's book "Becoming" will be released Tuesday, to be followed by an international tour, and translations in 30 languages. (Penguin Random House/Crown Publishing Group)

Michelle Obama makes her grand debut

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National

Veteran Affairs building near the White House in Washington, Feb. 14, 2018. An internal watchdog's investigation has found that Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin improperly accepted Wimbledon tennis tickets and likely wrongly used taxpayer money to cover his wife's airfare for an 11-day European trip. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

‘Union business on the taxpayer’s dime’: Trump administration cracks down on ‘official time’ at VA

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Eric Conn is escorted by SWAT team agents prior to his extradition, at the Toncontin International Airport, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017. Conn, a fugitive Kentucky lawyer who escaped before facing sentencing for his central role in a massive Social Security fraud case, was captured as he came out of a restaurant in the coastal city of La Ceiba. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) ** FILE **

Conn clients win reprieve in record-breaking Social Security scam

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Jerome Corsi, who wrote "The Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personality, walks down a corridor Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008 as he arrives at the immigration department in Nairobi, Kenya. Corsi, was picked up at his hotel in Nairobi on Tuesday morning. He was briefly detained before being brought to the airport for deportation, said Joseph Mumira, head of criminal investigations at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. (AP Photo) ** KENYA OUT **

Jerome Corsi says he’s being indicted in Mueller probe: ‘My only crime was that I support Trump’ 18 minutes ago

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Protesters display a sign that reads "Abolish ICE" during a rally in front of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in downtown Los Angeles on Monday, July 2, 2018. Protesters who were blocking the entrance to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in downtown Los Angeles have been led away in handcuffs. A group of 17 protesters sat down in the street, blocking the entrance to the facility Monday morning. The protesters, including faith and community leaders, locked arms and chanted, "Shut down ICE!" (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

Progressives retreat from ‘Abolish ICE’ priority

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