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Federal judge in Texas tosses Obamacare

President Barack Obama shares a humorous moment with a group of doctors from around the country in the Oval Office, Oct. 5, 2009, prior to a health insurance reform event at the White House.
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Obamacare is no longer valid because of the GOP-led Congress’ changes to the law, a federal judge said late Friday in a bombshell ruling that sides with state Republicans who argue the decision to gut the “individual mandate” rendered the rest of the program null and void.

In this Nov. 29, 2018, file photo trader Timothy Nick works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The U.S. stock market opens at 9:30 a.m. EST on Friday, Dec. 14. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Stocks plunge to 8-month lows on growth fears

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Christie removes himself from Trump search for new chief of staff

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Javier Hernanez, of Tijuana, Mexico, wears a Christmas hat as he looks out over the razor-wire topped border wall separating Tijuana from San Diego Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, in Tijuana, Mexico. President Donald Trump said Friday that Congress should provide all the money he wants for his promised U.S.-Mexico border wall, and he called illegal immigration a "threat to the well-being of every American community." (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Deportations up, but backlog of ICE fugitives also grows

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Trump said he doesn't believe the hush-money payments have anything to do with campaign-finance laws. (Associated Press)

Trump rejects felony talk, cites John Edwards precedent: ‘I did nothing wrong’

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

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In this Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018, file photo, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during a town hall style gathering in Woburn, Mass. Warren keeps popping up on short lists of possible 2020 Democratic presidential contenders, but will first face a Republican challenger as she seeks re-election in November. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Elizabeth Warren: ‘I’m not a person of color’

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Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, leaves federal court after his sentencing in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018. Cohen was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for an array of crimes that included arranging the payment of hush money to two women that he says was done at the direction of Trump. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Alan Dershowitz: Michael Cohen falsely conflates ‘wrong’ and ‘illegal’ while bashing Trump

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Air Force personnel place wreaths at graves in Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Va., Dec. 13, 2014. (Image: U.S. Air Force) ** FILE **

Wreaths will lie on tombstones of American soldiers in both the U.S. and France this Christmas

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this file photo, a Navy honor guard, from Naval Air Station Meridian, stand at attention while the American flag is prepared for presentation to the relatives of Navy Petty Officer Durell Wade, of Calhoun County, during an interment service, Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, at the North Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Kilmichael, Miss. Wade was killed aboard the USS Oklahoma, during the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. Determining advances in forensic science and genealogical help from families like Wade's, has allowed for a number of remains to be newly identified. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) **FILE**

Remains of sailor killed at Pearl Harbor identified

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In this July 11, 2018, photo, Mick Mulvaney, acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and Director of the Office of Management, listens during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Mulvaney tapped as Trump’s acting chief of staff

By S.A. Miller and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this June 21, 2017, file photo, special counsel Robert Mueller departs after a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington. Mueller is set to reveal more details about his Russia investigation as he faces court deadlines in the cases of two men who worked closely with President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Mueller probe is costing taxpayers $25M: DOJ

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2018, file photo, George Papadopoulos, the former Trump campaign adviser who triggered the Russia investigation, arrives for his first appearance before congressional investigators, on Capitol Hill in Washington. A judge has rejected an effort by former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser Papadopoulos to delay his two-week prison term and says Papadopoulos must surrender Monday, Nov. 26, as scheduled. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Papadopoulos says he’s running for Congress in 2020

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Christie removes himself from Trump search for new chief of staff

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Sports

Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin (8), of Russia, shoots and scores while Carolina Hurricanes' Calvin de Haan (44) and Justin Faulk (27) defend at left during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Dec. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Ovechkin, Vrana lead Capitals over Hurricanes in shootout

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New York Giants tight end Evan Engram (88) runs the ball against Washington Redskins inside linebacker Mason Foster (54) during an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Mark Tenally)

Mason Foster regrets homophobic comment to fan, blames cousin

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Chicago Cubs' Albert Almora Jr. (5) is greeted at the dugout by manager Joe Maddon, left, and bench coach Brandon Hyde after Almora Jr., score on a single by Anthony Rizzo during the third inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Saturday, June 30, 2018, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) **FILE**

Orioles hire Cubs bench coach Hyde as new manager

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Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers (17) looks to throw during the first half of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs in Kansas City, Mo., Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)

Rivers leads Chargers to last-second comeback win over KC

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Politics

President Barack Obama shares a humorous moment with a group of doctors from around the country in the Oval Office, Oct. 5, 2009, prior to a health insurance reform event at the White House.
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Federal judge in Texas tosses Obamacare

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, leaves federal court after his sentencing in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018. Cohen was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for an array of crimes that included arranging the payment of hush money to two women that he says was done at the direction of Trump. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Alan Dershowitz: Michael Cohen falsely conflates ‘wrong’ and ‘illegal’ while bashing Trump

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2018, file photo, George Papadopoulos, the former Trump campaign adviser who triggered the Russia investigation, arrives for his first appearance before congressional investigators, on Capitol Hill in Washington. A judge has rejected an effort by former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser Papadopoulos to delay his two-week prison term and says Papadopoulos must surrender Monday, Nov. 26, as scheduled. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Papadopoulos says he’s running for Congress in 2020

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Christie removes himself from Trump search for new chief of staff

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

National

In this Tuesday, July 10, 2018 file photo, former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn leaves federal courthouse in Washington, following a status hearing. Flynn is relaxed and hopeful even as the possibility of prison looms when he's sentenced in the Russia probe Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018. The retired three-star general pleaded guilty last year to lying to the FBI about conversations he had with the then-Russian ambassador to the U.S. during President Donald Trump's White House transition. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Mueller: FBI did not mislead Flynn into lying

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this May 14, 2013, photo, the Department of Justice headquarters building in Washington is photographed early in the morning. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Saudi national pleads guilty for covering up terrorist training camp attendance

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this June 21, 2017, file photo, special counsel Robert Mueller departs after a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington. Mueller is set to reveal more details about his Russia investigation as he faces court deadlines in the cases of two men who worked closely with President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Mueller probe is costing taxpayers $25M: DOJ

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 19, 2013, file photo, OxyContin pills are arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)

Kentucky court says OxyContin maker must release marketing documents

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