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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, liberal Democrats accuse Trump of creating ‘racist’ distraction

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times 26 minutes ago

Four liberal female Democratic lawmakers feuding with President Trump said Monday that Mr. Trump is trying to divide the nation and create a distraction by fostering racial hatred against them.

In this Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, file photo, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown speaks to media representatives in Salem, Ore. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File) ** FILE **

EXCLUSIVE: Oregon GOP launches recall effort against Democratic Gov. Kate Brown 13 minutes ago

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during a Made in America showcase event on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, July 15, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump says Democrats can leave America if they don’t love it

By Dave Boyer and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - In this July 4, 2019 file photo, a group of asylum seekers cross the border between El Paso, Texas, and Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, Thursday, July 4, 2019. (Mark Lambie/The El Paso Times via AP)

Trump moves to reject some asylum seekers

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a campaign rally at City Plaza in downtown Reno, Nev., Wednesday, May 29, 2019. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP)

Top Bernie Sanders adviser no fan of the U.S.: ‘America is a predator’

By James Varney - The Washington Times

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Attorney Michael Avenatti, who says he represents three victims of singer R. Kelly, three whisleblowers who have information about the case and three parents of victims, speaks to reporters during a news conference in Chicago, Monday, July 15, 2019. Avenatti says that at least one of the whistleblowers made copies of the tapes that Avenatti ultimately turned over to Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx. (AP Photo/Amr Alfiky)

Michael Avenatti: R. Kelly paid $2 million to silence girl in child porn case

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In this Monday, April 9, 2018 file photo, New Zealand's Laurel Hubbard participates in the women's +90kg weightlifting final the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia. Hubbard, trans female, was warmly welcomed by many spectators during the games, and was the favorite in the over-90-kilograms division but injured herself trying to set a games record. "The crowd was absolutely magnificent _ I felt just like a big embrace, and I wanted to give them something that reflected the best I could do," Hubbard said. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Transgender weightlifter wins two gold medals in women’s competition

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Seth MacFarlane, who has found success on the small screen and voice animation, says he is expanding his horizons with "Ted" because "I like things that scare me a little bit." (Invision via Associated Press"

Seth MacFarlane: Democrats can’t resist Trump’s outrage bait, constantly ‘fall for it’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Women's soccer star Megan Rapinoe strikes a pose with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, one of 24 Democratic presidential hopefuls. (Associated Press)

New York Post calls for Mayor Bill de Blasio’s ouster: ‘Does not care about New York City’

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President Donald Trump speaks during a Made in America showcase event on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, July 15, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump says Democrats can leave America if they don’t love it

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In this Saturday, June 7, 2014, file photo, former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli addresses the Virginia GOP Convention in Roanoke, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File) ** FILE **

Ken Cuccinelli: Trump’s ‘political hand grenades’ not racist

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A man buys clothes from an American clothing store having a promotion sale at a shopping mall in Beijing, Monday, July 15, 2019. China's economic growth sank to its lowest level in at least 26 years in the quarter ending in June, adding to pressure on Chinese leaders as they fight a tariff war with Washington. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

China posts slowest growth in nearly 30 years; Trump says tariffs are having a ‘major effect’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump stands during an event about the census in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump: Dem lawmakers must ‘apologize’: ‘They have made Israel feel abandoned by the U.S.’

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

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Supporters applaud as Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., gestures while speaking at a house party in Gilford, N.H., Sunday, July 14, 2019. (AP Photo/ Cheryl Senter)

Kamala Harris blasts, and takes money from, Jeffrey Epstein’s law firm

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., addresses the media after a town hall meeting during a campaign stop in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand: I’ve ‘experienced enormous amounts of white privilege’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio gestures during a Democratic primary debate hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Art, Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio: Democrats must reject ‘NAFTA 2.0’

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro gestures during a Democratic primary debate hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Julian Castro: 2020 a referendum on ‘racist’ president

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, liberal Democrats accuse Trump of creating ‘racist’ distraction

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times 26 minutes ago

In this Sept. 17, 2018, photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks during a student town hall at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Democrats to probe Betsy DeVos’ personal email use 36 minutes ago

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Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, takes questions from reporters after the confirmation vote for David Bernhardt to serve as secretary of the Interior, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 11, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP Sen. Susan Collins denounces Trump tweet: ‘Way over the line’ 58 minutes ago

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Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R) is shown in this Jan. 23, 2019, file photo. On Apri 8, 2019, Mr. Baker signed a bill into law that bans so-called conversion therapy for minors who are LGBT. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) **FILE**

GOP governor condemns Trump for ‘shameful and racist’ tweets

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, left, and D-N.Y., Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., center, walk down the House steps to take a group photograph of the House Democratic women members of the 116th Congress on the East Front Capitol Plaza on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, as the 116th Congress begins. Also pictured is Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., right. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump urges ‘Progressive Democrat Congresswomen’ to leave U.S. in swipe at AOC ‘Squad’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this Dec. 18, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump's former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn arrives at federal court in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Michael Flynn’s attorneys say they’ve uncovered ‘crucial and troubling issues’ in case

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump is joined by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and Attorney General William Barr, right, as he speaks in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump drops census citizenship question, orders count from existing records

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., addresses the crowd during her appearance at the Netroots Nation conference in Detroit, Friday, July 18, 2014. Warren has captured the hearts of Democratic activists beginning to think about an heir to President Barack Obama. But their minds tell them that Hillary Rodham Clinton could help them hang onto the White House. (AP Photo/Detroit News, David Coates)

Netroots Nation abandoned by Dem field; Warren only one to court rabid left

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In a Friday Dec. 29, 2017 photo, Sadie Roberts-Joseph, left, chats with Louisiana State Police Lt. Col. Murphy Paul, right, who was appointed as the new Chief of Police for the Baton Rouge Police Department by Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome, in Baton Rouge, La. East Baton Rouge Coroner Beau Clark released preliminary autopsy results Monday, July 15, 2019 that show Sadie Roberts-Joseph was suffocated to death before her body was found in the trunk of a car on July 9. (Bill Fei/The Advocate via AP)

African American museum founder’s death ruled homicide by suffocation

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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown speaks with the media at the Capitol in Salem, Ore., Monday, July 1, 2019. Brown said Monday that she's ready to use her executive power to lower carbon emissions following a political crisis in which Republican state senators fled the state for more than a week to thwart climate legislation. (AP Photo/Sarah Zimmerman)

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signs law requiring schools teach Holocaust

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While American parents debate the risks of the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, a report by two global health organizations said the majority of unvaccinated children live in the world's poorest countries and are disproportionately in "fragile or conflict-affected states" such as Syria, Afghanistan and Congo. (Associated Press/File)

‘Dangerous stagnation’: Measles vaccine rates alarm global health organizations 4 minutes ago

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FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2018 file photo, former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks at his office in Fountain Hills, Ariz. The Justice Department won't appeal the court-ordered appointment of a special prosecutor to defend a ruling that refused to erase Arpaio's criminal record after he was pardoned. The special prosecutor's appointment came after the Justice Department refused to defend a judge's ruling that dismissed the lawman's case but refused to expunge his record. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

‘I want to clear the air’: Joe Arpaio says he’s not behind 2020 billboards

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Mystics guard Kristi Toliver named All-Star

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Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith (11) during the second half of an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken) ** FILE **

Alex Smith has external fixator removed from leg

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Phil Mickelson reacts to missing a birdie putt on the 9th green during first round play at the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, Thursday, June 20, 2019 in Cromwell, Conn.(Brad Horrigan/Hartford Courant via AP) ** FILE **

Phil Mickelson says he fasted for six days as part of ‘hard reset’

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Pernell Whitaker shows off his ring after being inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, N.Y., Sunday, June 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Pernell Whitaker, Hall of Fame boxer, dead at 55

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