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Trump: ‘Open borders mean people drowning in the rivers’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

The tragic image of a father and his 11-month-old daughter dead in the Rio Grande is a result of bad immigration policies that Democrats could change, President Trump said Wednesday.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Saturday, June 22, 2019, before boarding Marine One for the trip to Camp David in Maryland. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Trump: Google, Twitter, Facebook ‘trying to rig the election’

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

In this Friday, May 10, 2019, file photo, Border Patrol Agents rescue two children from Honduras after their makeshift raft turned over with their mother in it as they were attempting to cross the Rio Grande River near Eagle Pass, Texas. (Bob Owen/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)

Border Patrol says children DO get toothpaste, soap; testimony contradicts media accounts

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Special counsel Robert Mueller speaks at the Department of Justice Wednesday, May 29, 2019, in Washington, about the Russia investigation. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Robert Mueller to testify before Congress, Democrats say

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

"When you get that rich, it shouldn't be just your real estate [that is taxed]. It should be the stock portfolio, the diamonds, the Rembrandt and the yacht," Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts Democrat, said. (Associated Press)

2020 Democrats embrace ‘tax-and-spend liberals’ label, expand wish list

By Seth McLaughlin and S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

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Eric Trump appears on the "Fox & friends" television program, in New York Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Chicago cocktail bar employee in Eric Trump spit incident placed on leave

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FILE - This July 25, 2018 file photo shows Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after it was vandalized in Los Angeles. The man who smashed the star on has been sentenced to three years' probation after pleading no contest to a felony count of vandalism. A judge also sentenced Austin Mikel Clay on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, to attend psychological counseling and pay more than $9,400 to the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

Suspect in Marilyn Monroe statue theft smashed Trump’s Walk of Fame star

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People help carry the rainbow flag during the the 42nd annual Seattle Pride Parade on Sunday, June 26, 2016. (Sophia Nahli Allison/The Seattle Times via AP) ** FILE **

Straight Pride Parade permit approved in Boston

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Russell Crowe, Naomi Watts, and Sienna Miller star in Showtime's "The Loudest Voice," which premieres Sunday, June 30 at 10 p.m. EDT. (Image: YouTube, Showtime trailer for "The Loudest Voice" screenshot)

L.A. billboard for Showtime’s Roger Ailes miniseries hit by conservative artists: ‘Fake news’

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In this Dec. 11, 2018, file photo, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, speaks during the signing of an order withdrawing federal protections for countless waterways and wetlands, at EPA headquarters in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File) **FILE**

Sens. Ernst, Romney call for investigation into Trump rape accusation

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

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Trump accuses Mueller of deleting texts between Strzok, Page; ‘That’s illegal’

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

In this July 16, 2018, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands at the beginning of a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland. When Trump and Putin meet this week on the sidelines of an international summit in Japan, it will mark a new chapter in a closely watched relationship that crackles with questions and contradictions. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Kremlin confirms Trump-Putin meeting Friday at G-20 in Japan

By Rachel Greenland - The Washington Times

Megan Rapinoe, a forward for the United States women's national team, which is headed to the FIFA Women's World Cup, is introduced for fans during a send-off ceremony following an international friendly soccer match against Mexico, Sunday, May 26, 2019, in Harrison, N.J. The U.S. won 3-0. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ** FILE **

Trump rips Megan Rapinoe saying she’s ‘not going to the f***ing White House’: You ‘should WIN first’

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

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Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro speaks during a FOX News Channel town hall event, Thursday, June 13, 2019, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) **FILE**

Castro to debate moderators: ‘A lot of these debates go off the rails’

By S.A. Miller and Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren holds a town hall on the Florida International University campus on Tuesday, June 25, 2019, in Miami. (Jennifer King/Miami Herald via AP)

Warren at Homestead detention facility: Trump locking people up for ‘political ends’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks at the &quot;Faith &amp; Freedom Coalition 2019 Road To Majority Policy Conference,&quot; Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump warns evangelical supporters to stop the ‘wrong person’ in 2020

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Civility experts have a message for the 20 Democratic candidates as the prepare to clash onstage in the party's first official presidential debate on Wednesday. Behave. (AP Photo)

Debate night: Civility experts call on Democratic candidates to behave themselves

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

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The White House is seen at dusk in Washington on Nov. 19, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

White House officially withdraws Michael Bogren nomination after GOP objections

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 9, 2018 file photo, released by an official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani listens to explanations on new nuclear achievements at a ceremony to mark &quot;National Nuclear Day,&quot; in Tehran, Iran. As Iran prepares to break through limits set by its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, each step narrows the time its leaders would need to have enough highly enriched uranium for an atomic bomb -- if they chose to build one. By Thursday, June 27, 2019, Iran says it will have over 300 kilograms of low-enriched uranium in its possession, which would mean it had broken out of the atomic accord. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP, File)

House votes to increase funds for Iranian sanctions

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Senate rejects Pelosi’s border bill, passes bipartisan version

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this June 19, 2018 file photo, Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., listens during a joint House Committee on the Judiciary and House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

Mueller ‘better be prepared’ for House hearing, Meadows says

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

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The U.S. is ranked fourth on a list of the most generous nations in a 2018 survey by the Charities Aid Foundation.(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, file)

Americans robust charitable donors despite recent slip

By Christopher Vondracek - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks to reporters following the weekly policy lunches on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Lawmakers debate reason for Russia’s limited effect on 2018 elections

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

This March 2, 2019, file photo shows a Customs and Border Control agent patrols on the U.S. side of a razor-wire-covered border wall along the Mexico east of Nogales, Ariz. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) ** FILE **

Migrant deaths surge at U.S.-Mexico border as heat, river take toll

By Stephen Dinan and Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this May 7, 2014, file photo, the World War I memorial cross is pictured in Bladensburg, Md. (Algerina Perna /The Baltimore Sun via AP, File)

Religious freedom test: Supreme Court ruling saves Peace Cross, sparks questions on other memorials

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Substitute teacher fired for filming porn videos in classroom

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This May 22, 2018 file photo shows the University of Southern California's Engemann Student Health Center in Los Angeles. A former campus gynecologist at the University of Southern California was arrested Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in connection with the sexual assaults of 16 patients, police said. Dr. George Tyndall has been the subject of a Los Angeles police investigation for more than a year after The Los Angeles Times reported patients' claims of sexual abuse or harassment by the gynecologist. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File) **FILE**

Ex-USC gynecologist charged in sex assaults of 16 patients

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Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, right, walks with his wife, Andrea Gallagher as they arrive to military court on Naval Base San Diego, Monday, June 24, 2019, in San Diego. Trial continues in the court-martial of the decorated Navy SEAL, who is accused of stabbing to death a wounded teenage Islamic State prisoner and wounding two civilians in Iraq in 2017. He has pleaded not guilty to murder and attempted murder, charges that carry a potential life sentence. (AP Photo/Julie Watson)

Bombshell witness in Navy SEAL murder trial could face perjury charges 31 minutes ago

By Julie Watson and Christopher Weber - Associated Press

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., left, joined by House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings, D-Md., talks to reporters in this June 11, 2019, file photo. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

House Judiciary members ask DOJ to look into sexual harassment claims at FBI training center

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

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Washington Redskins quarterbacks Dwayne Haskins Jr., (7) and Case Keenum, right, throw during an NFL football minicamp at Redskins Park in Ashburn, Va., Wednesday, June 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

SNYDER: Let’s just enjoy the quarterback competition and let it play out

By Deron Snyder

Houston Rockets' James Harden, left, and Golden State Warriors' Kevin Durant (35) react to a referee's call during the second half of Game 5 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series Wednesday, May 8, 2019, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) **FILE**

Kevin Durant declines player option, officially becoming free agent

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

Washington Redskins quarterback Dwayne Haskins Jr., center, watches as quarterbacks Josh Woodrum, left, and Case Keenum run a drill during a practice at the team's NFL football practice facility, Monday, May 20, 2019, in Ashburn, Va. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ** FILE **

Doug Williams: Naming Redskins’ starting QB will be group decision

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Megan Rapinoe, a forward for the United States women's national team, which is headed to the FIFA Women's World Cup, is introduced for fans during a send-off ceremony following an international friendly soccer match against Mexico, Sunday, May 26, 2019, in Harrison, N.J. The U.S. won 3-0. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ** FILE **

Trump rips Megan Rapinoe saying she’s ‘not going to the f***ing White House’: You ‘should WIN first’

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

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