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Stolen, rigged and illegitimate: Democrats’ long history of objecting to election results

Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during the New York State Democratic Convention in New York, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) **FILE**

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Democrats from Hillary Clinton to Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams and dozens of congressional lawmakers have a decadeslong history of objecting to state and federal election results and have attempted to block every Republican presidential winner since 2000.

Unconstitutional? Trump opponents cite 14th Amendment as reason he can’t run

Former President Donald Trump greets golfers and supporters on the driving range before the start of the final round of the Bedminster Invitational LIV Golf tournament in Bedminster, N.J., Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump’s detractors speculate he’s not constitutionally eligible to run for the White House.

Former President Donald Trump greets golfers and supporters on the driving range before the start of the final round of the Bedminster Invitational LIV Golf tournament in Bedminster, N.J., Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Unconstitutional? Trump opponents cite 14th Amendment as reason he can’t run

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Banners for the upcoming BRICS, Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa summit hang from a pole outside the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. Russia and China will look to gain more political and economic ground in the developing world at the BRICS summit this week. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)

BRICS leaders holding summit in South Africa, but Putin won’t be there in person

By Geoff Hill - Special to The Washington Times

Srettha Thavisin, a real estate tycoon and advisor to the opposition Pheu Thai party, speaks to supporters at Thammasat University's indoor gymnasium in Pathum Thani province north of Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, March 17, 2023. Thailand’s largest opposition party unveiled on Friday a list of policies and 400 prospective candidates they will be fielding in the upcoming elections expected to take place in May. Srettha is set to become of one of the candidates the party will propose to become prime minister after an election expected in May. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Populist party joins with pro-military parties in coalition to form new Thai government

By Richard S. Ehrlich – Special to The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks as he meets with community members impacted by the Maui wildfires at Lahaina Civic Center, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden compares Maui wildfire devastation to that time lightning almost killed his cat

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - Former President Donald Trump speaks at the New Hampshire Federation of Republican Women Lilac Luncheon, Tuesday, June 27, 2023, in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Trump says he’ll surrender to authorities in Georgia on Thursday: ‘Can you believe it?’

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President Joe Biden speaks as he meets with community members impacted by the Maui wildfires at Lahaina Civic Center, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden compares Maui wildfire devastation to that time lightning almost killed his cat

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - Former President Donald Trump speaks at the New Hampshire Federation of Republican Women Lilac Luncheon, Tuesday, June 27, 2023, in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Trump says he’ll surrender to authorities in Georgia on Thursday: ‘Can you believe it?’

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President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden leaves after a court appearance, Wednesday, July 26, 2023, in Wilmington, Del. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday, Aug. 11, he has appointed a special counsel in the Hunter Biden probe, deepening the investigation of the president's son ahead of the 2024 election. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) **FILE**

House investigators subpoena IRS, FBI agents in expanding Hunter Biden probe

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson speaks during a fundraising event for U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Asa Hutchinson dumbfounded and frustrated by GOP voters’ blind loyalty to Trump

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

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TV Judge Glenda Hatchett, center, gestures as she addresses a news conference as Valerie Castile, the mother of Philando Castile, right, listens during a news conference on the State Capitol grounds, July 12, 2016, in St. Paul, Minn. A Georgia sheriff pleaded guilty Monday, Aug. 21, 2023, to groping Hatchett during a law enforcement conference last year, and resigned from office. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)

Georgia sheriff pleads guilty to groping TV’s Judge Hatchett

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The marquee for the Los Feliz Theatre features the films "Oppenheimer" and "Barbie," Friday, July 28, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

‘Barbie’ for $4? National Cinema Day is coming, with discounted tickets nationwide

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Families took part in the changing of the downtown Nevada City flags along Broad Street, Commercial Street, and Union Alley where the Pride flag is displayed for the month of June and Pride month, Tuesday, May 31, 2022. (Elias Funez/The Union via AP)

California store owner gunned down over LGBTQ pride flag dispute; armed suspect killed by police

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Former President Bill Clinton speaks at the Clinton Global Initiative, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, in New York. The Clinton Global Initiative 2023 will convene “leaders, innovators and dreamers” – ranging from World Bank President Ajay Banga and The Bahamas’ Prime Minister Philip E. Davis to Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky, World Central Kitchen founder Jose Andres and Ford Foundation CEO Darren Walker, as well as A-list actors Orlando Bloom, Matt Damon, and Ashley Judd – in New York on Sept. 18 and 19. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)

Clinton Global Initiative will return to New York with Jose Andres, Orlando Bloom and Matt Damon

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Throw out illegal aliens, beckon the H-1Bs

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By Seth Leibsohn

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Questions I would ask the GOP presidential candidates

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Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during the New York State Democratic Convention in New York, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) **FILE**

Stolen, rigged and illegitimate: Democrats’ long history of objecting to election results

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks as he meets with community members impacted by the Maui wildfires at Lahaina Civic Center, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden compares Maui wildfire devastation to that time lightning almost killed his cat

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden leaves after a court appearance, Wednesday, July 26, 2023, in Wilmington, Del. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday, Aug. 11, he has appointed a special counsel in the Hunter Biden probe, deepening the investigation of the president's son ahead of the 2024 election. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) **FILE**

House investigators subpoena IRS, FBI agents in expanding Hunter Biden probe

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 17, 2023. House conservatives in a group known as the Freedom Caucus have unveiled a list of demands that they want included in a stopgap spending measure to keep the federal government running after the end of September. It's a smorgasbord of non-starters for the Democratic-controlled Senate and the White House, signaling the challenges McCarthy will face next month to get a bill passed in the House without alienating a sizeable share of his conference. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Freedom Caucus puts ultimatum on likely short-term spending bill

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

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In this Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, file photo, law enforcement officers walk in the parking lot of Timberview High School after a shooting inside the school located in south Arlington, Texas. A 15-year-old injured in the Timberview High School shooting earlier this month was released from the hospital over the weekend, Arlington police said. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

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President Joe Biden speaks at the Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive Center and Preserve in Palo Alto, Calif., Monday, June 19, 2023. Biden talked about climate change, clean energy jobs and protecting the environment. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Tennessee pastor Willie McLaurin speaks at the 2020 Kentucky Baptist Pastors' Conference at Bellevue Baptist Church, Nov. 9, 2020, in Owensboro, Ky. On Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, McLaurin, who leads the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee, resigned from his position as interim president and chief executive after it came to light that he presented false information about his educational qualifications on his resume. (Robin Cornetet/Kentucky Today via AP, File)

Southern Baptist leader out after lying about academic credentials

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Max Miller, Republican candidate for U.S. Representative for Ohio's 7th Congressional District, takes the stage at a campaign rally in Youngstown, Ohio, Sept. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Tom E. Puskar) **FILE**

House GOP lawmaker apologizes for demanding pro-life advocate delete ‘religious freedom’ post

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

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Former President Donald Trump greets golfers and supporters on the driving range before the start of the final round of the Bedminster Invitational LIV Golf tournament in Bedminster, N.J., Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Unconstitutional? Trump opponents cite 14th Amendment as reason he can’t run

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Republican presidential candidate former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson speaks during a fundraising event for U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Asa Hutchinson dumbfounded and frustrated by GOP voters’ blind loyalty to Trump

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at The Gathering in Atlanta, on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)

DeSantis says Trump shows sense of entitlement by skipping first debate

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Former President Donald Trump is escorted to a courtroom on April 4, 2023, in New York. Trump’s bond has been set at $200,000 in the Georgia case accusing the former president of scheming to overturn his 2020 election loss. The bond agreement was outlined in a court filing signed by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and Trump’s defense attorneys. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) **FILE**

Trump dominates GOP field in new Iowa poll

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Pakistani Christians attend special prayers for the victims of bomb explosions in churches and hotels in Sri Lanka, in Lahore, Pakistan, Tuesday April 23, 2019. The death toll from the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka, rose Tuesday to more than 300. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Pakistan, a country wracked by crises, sees a sharp rise in religious intolerance

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, speaks during a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on what Republicans say is the politicization of the FBI and Justice Department and attacks on American civil liberties on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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In this Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, file photo, law enforcement officers walk in the parking lot of Timberview High School after a shooting inside the school located in south Arlington, Texas. A 15-year-old injured in the Timberview High School shooting earlier this month was released from the hospital over the weekend, Arlington police said. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

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Ukrainian soldiers fire toward Russian positions on the frontline in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Saturday, June 24, 2023. Battles are also raging along the southern front in Zaporizhzhia, where Ukrainian forces are making minimal gains and coming up against formidable Russian fortifications. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

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FILE - Former President Donald Trump speaks at the New Hampshire Federation of Republican Women Lilac Luncheon, Tuesday, June 27, 2023, in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Trump says he’ll surrender to authorities in Georgia on Thursday: ‘Can you believe it?’

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Officials take pictures along the U.S.-Mexico border, May 11, 2021, in Roma, Texas. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) ** FILE **

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Protesters in support of transgender rights rally outside the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. A federal judge will hear arguments Thursday, May 5, 2022 on a challenge to Alabama’s plan to outlaw the use of gender-affirming medications to treat transgender youth.(Jake Crandall/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP)

Appeals court allows Alabama to enforce ban on gender-transition drugs for minors

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

This image provided by Pfizer shows the RSV vaccine. U.S. regulators on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023, approved the first RSV vaccine for pregnant women so their babies will be born with protection against the scary respiratory infection. (Pfizer via AP)

FDA approves RSV vaccine for use in pregnant women to pass immunity to newborns

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida answers questions from journalists upon his arrival at the prime minister's office on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, in Tokyo. (Rodrigo Reyes Marin/Pool Photo via AP)

Japan to start releasing Fukushima plant’s treated radioactive water into sea as early as Thursday

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Banners for the upcoming BRICS, Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa summit hang from a pole outside the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. Russia and China will look to gain more political and economic ground in the developing world at the BRICS summit this week. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)

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By Geoff Hill - Special to The Washington Times

Srettha Thavisin, a real estate tycoon and advisor to the opposition Pheu Thai party, speaks to supporters at Thammasat University's indoor gymnasium in Pathum Thani province north of Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, March 17, 2023. Thailand’s largest opposition party unveiled on Friday a list of policies and 400 prospective candidates they will be fielding in the upcoming elections expected to take place in May. Srettha is set to become of one of the candidates the party will propose to become prime minister after an election expected in May. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Populist party joins with pro-military parties in coalition to form new Thai government

By Richard S. Ehrlich – Special to The Washington Times

In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, a South Korean Air Force KF-16 fighter jet takes off during the Ulchi Freedom Shield military exercise between the U.S. and South Korea at an undisclosed air base in South Korea, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed the test-firing of strategic cruise missiles, state media reported Monday, as the U.S. and South Korean militaries kicked off major annual drills that the North views as an invasion rehearsal. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)

War drills ignite on both sides of the DMZ

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Washington Nationals' CJ Abrams runs after hitting a single off Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Zack Wheeler during the first inning of the Little League Classic baseball game at Bowman Stadium in Williamsport, Pa., Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Tom E. Puskar)

Nationals keep playing spoiler amid surge after All-Star break

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James Adede, of Kenya, gets a grip on the barbell before attempting a lift in the men's 94 kg weightlifting competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) **FILE**

Transgender powerlifter Anne Andres stokes backlash by breaking women’s records

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Sha'Carri Richardson, of the United States, spreads her arms as he crosses the line to win gold in the women's 100 meter final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

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Morocco's Nouhaila Benzina, left, is helped to her feet by teammate Sarah Kassi following the Women's World Cup round of 16 soccer match between France and Morocco in Adelaide, Australia, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/James Elsby)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, second right, and Dutch caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte, center, look at F-16 fighter jets in Eindhoven, Netherlands, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. The leaders met at a military air base in the southern Dutch city, a day after Zelenskyy visited Sweden on his first foreign trip since attending a NATO summit in Lithuania last month. On Friday, the Netherlands and Denmark said that the United States had given its approval for the countries to deliver F-16s to Ukraine. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

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