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EU warns Trump against auto tariffs, says retaliation would be ‘swift’

This file photo dated Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009, shows car transporters in Ruesselsheim, central Germany. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)

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The European Union warned Monday it would react swiftly if President Trump hits EU car imports with tariffs, a day after the president received a Commerce Department report that could trigger tariffs.

"I think I have a lot of discretion," said acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan. "I'm not required to do anything." (Associated Press/File)

Pentagon chief says he’ll make final call on wall money; Republicans hedge on cutting projects

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this April 4, 2018, file photo, Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, leaves the federal courthouse in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Manafort confidant Kilimnik not proven to be Russian spy, says judge

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Under the spending bill, the U.S. Coast Guard will receive money for a heavy icebreaker, the first new one in nearly 40 years. Both parties were happy with the decision. (Associated Press)

$333 billion federal government spending bill cheered by lawmakers

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Genetic genealogists using DNA matching helped catch the "Golden State Killer," Joseph James DeAngelo, who is reportedly responsible for 50 rapes and 12 killings dating back decades. (Associated Press/File)

DNA databases help police solve crimes but raise questions about consent

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

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Street art mocking "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett and his claims of a "MAGA"-inspired attack in Chicago appear in Los Angeles, Feb. 18, 2019. (Twitter, Chet Cannon screenshot)

Jussie Smollett’s ‘MAGA country’ attack story lampooned as Oscar-worthy in L.A. street art

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In this Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019 photo, Timaun Norris, 15, gets a haircut from Corvette Derden during "The Art of the Cut" event at Toledo Museum of Art's GlasSalon in Toledo, Ohio. "The Art of the Cut" featured live demonstrations from barbers affiliated with a ProMedica initiative that partners with predominantly black barbershops to provide health screenings and education there. (Jetta Fraser/The Blade via AP)

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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton greets well-wishers following an appearance with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, at Barnard College in New York, where the pair called for codifying abortion rights into New York State law. Members of New York state's legislature and women's rights advocates cheered Clinton as she said the struggle for women's equality "continues to be the fight of our lifetime." (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Hillary Clinton: Gun violence, climate change are ‘real national emergencies’

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In this Nov. 2, 2018, file photo, actor Alec Baldwin walks out of the New York Police Department's 10th Precinct, in New York, after he was arrested for allegedly punching a man in the face during a dispute over a parking spot outside his New York City home, authorities said. Baldwin is set to be arraigned in a New York court on assault and harassment charges Monday, Nov. 26, 2018. He has said that any assertion that he punched anyone over a parking spot is false and that the episode was &quot;egregiously misstated.&quot; (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)

Alec Baldwin wonders if Trump’s ‘SNL’ tweet ‘constitutes a threat’

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This file photo dated Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009, shows car transporters in Ruesselsheim, central Germany. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)

EU warns Trump against auto tariffs, says retaliation would be ‘swift’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 11, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the El Paso County Coliseum in El Paso, Texas. In tweets, public remarks and private conversations, Trump is making clear he is closely following the campaign to challenge him on the ballot next November. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Trump the pundit handicaps 2020 Democratic contenders

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President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Rose Garden at the White House to declare a national emergency in order to build a wall along the southern border, Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Trump blasts Andrew McCabe’s claims, calls moves ‘illegal and treasonous’

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Marianna Trevino-Wright, executive director of the National Butterfly Center, said Friday that construction was continuing on land adjacent to hers. She said the North American Butterfly Association, which runs the sanctuary, will continue to fight in court while the government envisions a concrete wall that would bisect the center. (Associated Press/File)

National Butterfly Center aflutter as political winds keep shifting over Trump’s border wall

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Virginia guard Kyle Guy (5) barbs a rebound next to Miami center Ebuka Izundu (15) during an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Fe b. 2, 2019, in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/Andrew Shurtleff) ** FILE **

Virginia rises to No. 3, Maryland hangs on at No. 24 in new AP hoops poll

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

Missouri quarterback Drew Lock (3) attempts a pass against South Carolina during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford) ** FILE **

Redskins pick QB Drew Lock in Mel Kiper’s mock draft 2.0

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal (3) stands on the court during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Friday, Feb. 8, 2019, in Washington. The Wizards won 119-106. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) ** FILE **

Bradley Beal says he recruited All-Stars to play for Wizards

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

In this Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, photo, competitors battle during a national lightsaber tournament in Beaumont-sur-Oise, north of Paris. &quot;We wanted it to be safe, we wanted it to be umpired and, most of all, we wanted it to produce something visual that looks like the movies, because that is what people expect,&quot; said Michel Ortiz, the tournament organizer. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) ** FILE **

France recognizes lightsaber dueling as a sport

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Lisa Britt answers a question by executive director of the Board of Elections Kim Strach during the public evidentiary hearing on the 9th Congressional District investigation Monday, Feb. 18, 2019, at the North Carolina State Bar in Raleigh, N.C. (Juli Leonard/The News & Observer via AP, Pool)

Election fraudster vouches for GOP’s Mark Harris: ‘He’s the one getting the wrong end of the deal’

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Former Vice President Joe Biden delivers his speech during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019. (Sven Hoppe/dpa via AP)

Joe Biden bashes White House overseas, laments border ‘embarrassment’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 7, 2018, file photo, Mark Harris speaks to the media during a news conference in Matthews, N.C. The nation's last unresolved fall congressional race with Harris against Democrat Dan McCready is awash in doubt as North Carolina election investigators concentrate on a rural county where absentee-ballot fraud allegations are so flagrant they've put the Election Day result into question. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

Election officials find evidence of fraud in disputed North Carolina House race

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks at an organizing event Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Sen. Elizabeth Warren: Trump administration officials are obligated to invoke 25th Amendment

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In this Feb. 12, 2019, photo Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers voices opposition to a Republican-authored income tax cut bill, saying he favors his plan which would all but eliminate a manufacturing tax credit in Madison, Wis. Evers said Monday, Feb. 18, that his budget will include proposals to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use and legalize medical marijuana. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer) **FILE**

Wisconsin governor proposes marijuana decriminalization

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this April 4, 2018, file photo, Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, leaves the federal courthouse in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Manafort confidant Kilimnik not proven to be Russian spy, says judge

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

In this Friday, Jan. 18, 2019, image made from video provided by the Survival Media Agency, a teenager wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat, center left, stands in front of an elderly Native American singing and playing a drum in Washington. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington in Kentucky is looking into this and other videos that show youths, possibly from the diocese's all-male Covington Catholic High School, mocking Native Americans at a rally in Washington. (Survival Media Agency via AP) **FILE**

Covington student’s lawyer to file defamation lawsuits after client cleared in investigation

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

This July 12, 2007, file photo shows construction on The Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland, Calif. The $190 million building is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland, which lost its old cathedral to the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. The Diocese of Oakland, Calif has released the names of 45 priests, deacons and religious brothers who officials say are "credibly accused" of sexually abusing minors. The San Francisco Chronicle reports Monday, Feb. 18, 2019, that Oakland's list goes back to 1962 when the diocese was founded. None of the men are currently in the ministry. Of the 45 people named, 20 were priests. Most have been previously identified, but five names have not been in the public domain until now. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

Oakland, California, diocese names 45 accused of sexual abuse

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