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‘Targeted and taken out’: Insider narrative emerges in Michael Flynn case

Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, leaves the federal court following a status conference with Judge Emmet Sullivan, in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

The first insider’s narrative on the travails of retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn has been filed in federal court amid a battle over access to multiple pieces of evidence.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee member Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., listens to witness James Jeffrey special representative for Syria Engagement and special envoy to the Global Coalition to Defeat Islamic State during a committee hearing on assessing the impact of Turkey's offensive in northeast Syria, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Senate firewall: Republicans stick with Trump despite Syria pullout, racially-charged rhetoric

By Ryan Lovelace and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Protester Joan Wynne, center, chants anti-Trump and anti-Gimenez slogans in downtown Miami. Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017. Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez issued a controversial order last week assuring the Trump administration that Miami-Dade is not functioning as a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

ICE cancels fines on illegal immigrants in sanctuary

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren calls for people across the country to support striking Chicago teachers after joining educators picketing outside an elementary school, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)

Warren’s health plan will require middle-class tax hike: Watchdog

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this June 3, 2019, file photo, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra speaks during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Court blocks Trump’s attempt to ease Obamacare birth control mandate

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

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Steven Crowder shares ‘chilling’ YouTube behavior during Gabbard’s fight against Clinton’s smears

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This image released by Universal Pictures shows Henry Thomas as Elliott and E.T. in a basket on a bicycle in a scene from director Steven Spielberg's 1982 movie "E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial." As astronomers debate whether it would be a good idea to send signals into the universe to look for extra-terrestrial life, in science-fiction movies, aliens sometimes come in peace &#8212; and often do not. (AP Photo/Universal Pictures)

‘E.T.’ star arrested in Oregon

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University of Connecticut students participate in a rally at UConn in front of the Student Union calling on administrative action in response to the video that surfaced last week of a group of students walking past a black student's dorm using racial slurs, in Storrs, Conn., Monday, Oct. 21, 2019. After a march through campus, students gathered around an oak leaf etched in the ground outside the student union, to voluntarily speak of their experiences while also calling for greater accountability from themselves and the university in reporting and eliminating racial incidents. (Mark Mirko/Hartford Courant via AP)

UConn students charged with shouting racial slur; face year in prison

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In this Aug. 27, 2019, file photo, actress Lori Loughlin departs federal court in Boston after a hearing in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal. Loughlin, her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, and nine other parents face new charges in the college admissions scandal. Federal prosecutors announced Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019, that the parents were indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit federal program bribery. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Lori Loughlin, 10 other parents charged anew in college scandal

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Ambassador William Taylor is escorted by U.S. Capitol Police as he arrives to testify before House committees as part of the Democrats' impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

‘Triple hearsay’: White House blasts William Taylor testimony

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In this June 30, 2019, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the North Korean side of the border at the village of Panmunjom in Demilitarized Zone. North Korea's chief negotiator says discussions with the U.S. on Pyongyang's nuclear program have broken down, but Washington says the two sides had "good discussions" that it intends to build on in two weeks. The North Korean negotiator, Kim Miyong-gil, said Saturday, Oct. 5, talks in Stockholm broke down "entirely because the U.S. has not discarded its old stance and attitude." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Trump believes Obama was ‘stupid’ to avoid talks with North Korea’s Kim, according to new book

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Ambassador William Taylor, is escorted by U.S. Capitol Police as he arrives to testify before House committees as part of the Democrats' impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Top diplomat tells lawmakers foreign aid, Zelensky-Trump meeting were tied to Biden probe

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump gestures while speaking during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, in Washington. Sitting on the right is Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

‘Anonymous’ author writing new book about Trump

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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the United Federation of Teachers annual Teacher Union Day, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Joe Biden, outraged at Trump, called Bill Clinton’s impeachment a ‘lynching’

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Democratic presidential candidate entrepreneur Andrew Yang speaks to the National Press Club, Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Andrew Yang teases running in 2020 with Joe Biden: ‘We’ve actually talked about it’

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 15, 2019, photo, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., participates in a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by CNN and The New York Times at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Amy Klobuchar says she has raised $2 million since debate

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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the United Federation of Teachers annual Teacher Union Day, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Joe Biden leads 2020 Democratic presidential field in post-debate poll

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In this April 3, 2019, file photo, Rep. Katie Hill, D-Calif., talks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Hill says shes asked for an investigation into intimate photos she says were posted online without her consent. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Rep. Katie Hill calls for probe of leaked intimate photos

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Senate Foreign Relations Committee member Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., listens to witness James Jeffrey special representative for Syria Engagement and special envoy to the Global Coalition to Defeat Islamic State during a committee hearing on assessing the impact of Turkey's offensive in northeast Syria, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Senate firewall: Republicans stick with Trump despite Syria pullout, racially-charged rhetoric

By Ryan Lovelace and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

‘Pure propaganda’: Ilhan Omar blasts GOP lawmaker over Facebook post

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Roger Stone, a longtime confidant of President Donald Trump, accompanied by his wife, Nydia Stone, leaves federal court in Washington, Tuesday, July 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz)

Roger Stone loses fight in appeals court to lift gag order

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Montgomery police officers block the intersection outside a parking garage is seen, where a police officer was shot, in downtown Silver Spring, Md., Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. Police in Montgomery County, Maryland, said they were searching for at least one person after an officer was found shot in a parking garage in downtown Silver Spring on Monday.(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Police suicide epidemic spurs soul-searching: ‘You may love the job … the job will never love you’

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In this grab taken from a footage provided by the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM press service, people gather for the funerals of five Russian nuclear engineers killed by a rocket explosion in Sarov, the closed city, located 370 kilometers (230 miles) east of Moscow, Monday, Aug. 12, 2019. Thousands of people have attended the burial of five Russian nuclear engineers killed by an explosion during tests of a new rocket. The engineers, who died on Thursday, were laid to rest Monday in the city of Sarov that hosts Russias main nuclear weapons research center. (Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM via AP)

Russia covered up explosion of Skyfall nuclear superweapon

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Farmers are used to hearing big promises only to see another ripple in trade talks. The Chinese have been reluctant to cite the $50 billion number explicitly, saying they're eager to buy U.S. products but that their involvement should be driven by market needs. (Associated Press)

Many farmers express skepticism over trade deal after Trump says ‘get bigger tractors’

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Ryan McCarthy, the nominee to the Secretary of the Army, speaks during his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Ryan McCarthy: Syria withdrawal decision meant to keep U.S. troops safe

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Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, leaves the federal court following a status conference with Judge Emmet Sullivan, in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

‘Targeted and taken out’: Insider narrative emerges in Michael Flynn case

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 9, 2019 photo, the World Trade Center is shown in New York. Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019 marks the 18th anniversary of the terrorist attacks against the United States. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

NYPD: Man pours suspicious liquid on himself near World Trade Center

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Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine, center, who was arrested in Moscow at the end of last year, waits for a hearing in a court in Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 24, 2019. The American was detained at the end of December for alleged spying. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

House passes resolution calling on Russia to release former Marine jailed in Moscow

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This image provided by Swedish Match in 2019 shows the company's &quot;General Snus&quot; pouched smokeless tobacco product. On Tuesday, Oct 22, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration endorsed the tobacco pouches as less harmful than cigarettes, a first-ever decision that could open the door to more lower-risk options for U.S. smokers. (Swedish Match via AP)

FDA endorses tobacco pouches as less harmful than cigarettes

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Houston Astros right fielder Kyle Tucker prepares to take batting practice for baseball's World Series Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, in Houston. The Houston Astros face the Washington Nationals in Game 1 on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

LOVERRO: D.C.’s hunger for baseball helped build Astros’ home in Houston

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Washington Redskins quarterback Case Keenum warms up before an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Keenum in no mood to reminisce ahead of Vikings matchup

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Washington Redskins running back Adrian Peterson (26) walks the field before an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Peterson ‘pretty confident’ he’ll play vs. Vikings

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Washington Nationals' Joe Ross pitches against the Atlanta Braves during the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, July 21, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis)

Nationals announce World Series roster, Game 1 lineup

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