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Sen. Kamala Harris to vote ‘no’ on AG nominee Barr

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif. questions Attorney General nominee William Barr as he testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. As he did almost 30 years ago, Barr is appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee to make the case he's qualified to serve as attorney general. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Sen. Kamala Harris, California Democrat, said Thursday she will not vote for William Barr, President Trump’s nominee for attorney general.

Christopher Steele, former British intelligence officer, said the law firm Perkin Coie wanted to be in a position to contest the 2016 election results. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Capt. Philip Gunn participates in a flyover during the interment ceremony of retired Brig. Gen. Robinson Risner on Jan. 23, 2014, at Arlington National Cemetery. (Image: Air Force)

Military eyes ‘space-based layer of sensors’ in new missile defense

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In this file photo, Southern Poverty Law Center President Richard Cohen discusses a SPLC federal lawsuit against the Alabama Accountability Act during a press conference in Montgomery, Ala., Monday, Aug. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Dave Martin) ** FILE **

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., center, speaks to reporters as she leaves an event with furloughed federal workers amid the partial government shutdown, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Republicans blast calls from Pelosi, Democrats to postpone State of Union

By Gabriella Muñoz and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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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) ** FILE **

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Michael Cohen, president Trump's former attorney, pleaded guilty to campaign violations that involved an effort to silence women who said they had affairs with Mr. Trump. (Associated Press/File)

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FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2018, file photo, Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray poses with the Heisman Trophy after winning the award in New York. Kyler Murray, the first-round Major League Baseball draft pick and Heisman Trophy-winning Oklahoma quarterback, says he is declaring himself eligible for the NFL draft. Murray announced his decision Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, in a tweet. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)

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In this Sept. 26, 2018, file photo Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., leaves a meeting of Senate Republicans with Vice President Mike Pence on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

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Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif. questions Attorney General nominee William Barr as he testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. As he did almost 30 years ago, Barr is appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee to make the case he's qualified to serve as attorney general. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Sen. Kamala Harris to vote ‘no’ on AG nominee Barr

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

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In this Feb. 9, 2016, file photo, a man lies in a tent with others camped nearby, under and near an overpass in Seattle. Microsoft pledged $500 million to address homelessness and develop affordable housing in response to the Seattle region's widening affordability gap. The company, which plans a news conference Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, will split the funds three ways. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

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In this Feb. 16, 2018, file photo, Michigan State University interim President John Engler listens as he runs his first Michigan State University Board of Trustees meeting on campus in East Lansing, Mich. Engler will resign as interim president of Michigan State University amid a public backlash over his comments about women and girls sexually assaulted by now-imprisoned campus sports doctor Larry Nassar, a member of the school's Board of Trustees said Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. (Matthew Dae Smith/Lansing State Journal via AP, File)

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