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Trump turns insults, nicknames into political capital: ‘He keeps scratching that scab’

President Donald Trump smiles while speaking at a rally at Alumni Coliseum in Richmond, Ky., Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

As the 2020 Democratic field takes shape, the man they are aiming for is preparing his own suppressive fire in the same fashion he used so effectively against his 2016 opponents: ridicule.

Former Vice President Joe Biden greets members of the audience after speaking to the International Association of Firefighters at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 12, 2019, amid growing expectations he'll soon announce he's running for president. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

‘New left’ Democrats shun Biden 2020 bid: ‘We need some new ideas’

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

From the left, Sergei Ivanov, Russian special representative on questions of ecology and transport, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Chief of General Staff of Russia Valery Gerasimov, oversee the test launch of the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle from the Defense Ministry's control room in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018. In the test, the Avangard was launched from the Dombarovskiy missile base in the southern Ural Mountains. The Kremlin says it successfully hit a designated practice target on the Kura shooting range on Kamchatka, 6,000 kilometers (3,700 miles) away. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russia’s ‘hybrid warfare’ plan employs military action, cyberattacks to divide West

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Workers stand in line at food trucks at lunchtime along K Street in downtown Washington, Monday, Jan. 28, 2019. The shutdown started in December over funding for President Donald Trump's promised U.S.-Mexico border wall. Trump on Friday agreed to end the shutdown for three weeks. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump’s ‘lean’ federal workforce larger than Obama’s despite vows to cut

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Pentagon lays out $6.8 billion of projects to cut for Trump border wall

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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In this photo taken Wednesday, March 22, 2017, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., gives reporters an update about the ongoing Russia investigation adding that President Donald Trump's campaign communications may have been "monitored" during the transition period as part of an "incidental collection," on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Devin Nunes files $250 million lawsuit accusing Twitter of conservative ‘shadow bans’

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, laughs during South by Southwest on Saturday, March 9, 2019, in Austin, Texas. The festival has grown from obscure roots into a weeklong juggernaut of tech, politics and entertainment. (Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

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Former FBI lawyer Lisa Page leaves following an interview with lawmakers behind closed doors on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, July 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Twitter admits error in ‘shadow ban’ of conservative commentator over Lisa Page transcript

By James Varney - The Washington Times

What once was: Donna Brazile brandishes a Hillary Clinton campaign sign at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, 16 months before the publication of her new book "Hacked." (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Fox News signs former DNC chairwoman Donna Brazile as a contributor

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Workers stand in line at food trucks at lunchtime along K Street in downtown Washington, Monday, Jan. 28, 2019. The shutdown started in December over funding for President Donald Trump's promised U.S.-Mexico border wall. Trump on Friday agreed to end the shutdown for three weeks. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump’s ‘lean’ federal workforce larger than Obama’s despite vows to cut

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump smiles while speaking at a rally at Alumni Coliseum in Richmond, Ky., Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump turns insults, nicknames into political capital: ‘He keeps scratching that scab’

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during a reception for Greek Independence Day, Monday, March 18, 2019, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump donates quarterly salary to Department of Homeland Security

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Christopher Steele, in his final of 17 dossier memos in December 2016, accused Russian entrepreneur Aleksej Gubarev of hacking into Democratic Party computers. (Associated Press/File)

Dossier author Christopher Steele orchestrated post-election media push against Trump

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

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Former Vice President Joe Biden greets members of the audience after speaking to the International Association of Firefighters at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 12, 2019, amid growing expectations he'll soon announce he's running for president. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

‘New left’ Democrats shun Biden 2020 bid: ‘We need some new ideas’

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren speaks to a group of about 400 potential voters at Douglas High School, Sunday, March 17, 2019, in Memphis, Tenn. (Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal via AP)

Elizabeth Warren calls for abolishing electoral college: ‘My view is that every vote matters’

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Former President George W. Bush speaks at the 74th Annual Father of the Year Awards benefit luncheon Thursday, June 18, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) ** FILE **

George W. Bush praises borders, calls for immigration amnesty

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

2020 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at a rally Saturday, March 16, 2019, in Henderson, Nev. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Bernie Sanders vows to do ‘better job’ explaining democratic socialism

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

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Students join the Youth Strike 4 Climate movement during a climate change protest near Parliament in London, Friday Feb. 15, 2019. The demonstration is one many nationwide to demand action against climate change. (Nick Ansell/PA via AP)

Motivated or manipulated? Rise of youth climate activism fuels alarm over exploitation

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

President Trump led Congress into a record-shattering government shutdown to ring in 2019, and now confronts a series of tests at home and abroad, testing alliances and his powers of persuasion. (Associated Press)

Trump finds governing harder than it looks: ‘As a businessman, he could negotiate’

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In this June 21, 2017, file photo, special counsel Robert Mueller departs after a closed-door meeting with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee about Russian meddling in the election and possible connection to the Trump campaign, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

EXCLUSIVE: Collateral damage: Russia probe spurs death threats, financial ruin for those not charged

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Former Democratic Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke speaks during an interview with Oprah Winfrey live on a Times Square stage at "SuperSoul Conversations." (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

Beto O’Rourke donors withhold support as Texas candidate launches White House bid

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Pentagon lays out $6.8 billion of projects to cut for Trump border wall

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 25, 2018, photo, migrants walk up a riverbank at the Mexico-U.S. border after getting past a line of Mexican police at the Chaparral border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico, as they try to reach the U.S. A San Diego TV station says the U.S. government ran an operation to screen journalists, activists and others while investigating last year's migrant caravan from Mexico. KNSD-TV says documents leaked by a Homeland Security source show a January database listing at least 10 journalists, seven of them U.S. citizens, as warranting secondary screening at U.S. points of entry. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) **FILE**

DHS on track to nab 100,000 illegals at border this month

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A view of the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, March 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

2020 progressives open to adding justices to the Supreme Court, diminishing conservative majority

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Anthony Comello displays writing on his hand during his extradition hearing in Toms River, N.J., Monday, March 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Suspect in mob boss hit flashes ‘MAGA’ slogans in court

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Washington Wizards guard Tomas Satoransky (31), from the Czech Republic, reacts to a foul call from referee Eric Lewis (42) during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz, Monday, March 18, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Wizards fans loudly voice displeasure in loss to Jazz

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Duke's RJ Barrett, left, hugs Zion Williamson after Duke defeated Florida State in the NCAA college basketball championship game of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Charlotte, N.C., Saturday, March 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) **FILE**

A Wizards fan’s guide to watching the NCAA Tournament

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Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski celebrates Duke's win over Florida State after cutting down a net after the NCAA college basketball championship game of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Charlotte, N.C., Saturday, March 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond) **FILE**

SNYDER: NCAA Tournament a nice distraction from admissions scandal, other issues

By Deron Snyder - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2016, file photo, Yale forward Joe Snively (7) skates during the first period of an NCAA college game against Michigan Tech at the Desert Hockey Classic tournament, in Glendale, Ariz. The Washington Capitals have signed college free agent forward and local product Joe Snively to a two-year entry-level contract that begins next season. General manager Brian MacLellan announced the deal Monday, March 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) ** FILE **

Capitals sign Joe Snively, Northern Virginia native with connection to team

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