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‘No Cave!’: Trump shoulders shutdown blame, bets Democrats will pay in 2020

President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn upon arrival at the White House in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, after attending the casualty return at Dover Air Force Base, Del., for the remains of four Americans killed in a suicide bomb attack in Syria.. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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The question for the White House is not who’s to blame for the partial government shutdown but rather who will voters blame for weak border security in 2020.

U.S. Circuit Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett was grilled about her Catholic faith during her 2017 confirmation hearing. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, California Democrat, told her that the "dogma lives loudly within you, and that's a concern." (Associated Press)

Conservatives see Democratic religious bigotry in growing backlog of judicial nominees

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 7, 2019 photo, The Supreme Court is seen in Washington,. The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to go ahead with its plan to restrict military service by transgender men and women while court challenges continue. The high court on Tuesday reversed lower-court orders preventing the Pentagon from implementing its plans. The high court for now declined to take up cases about the plan. The cases will continue to move through lower courts. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Supreme Court allows Trump administration transgender military policy to go into effect 25 minutes ago

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U.S. to seek extradition of Huawei’s top tech executive Meng Wanzhou 19 minutes ago

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Carter Page, a foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, speaks with reporters following a day of questions from the House Intelligence Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

‘Unusual move’: Top FBI lawyer personally involved in obtaining FISA warrant for Carter Page

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The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016. Vice President Joe Biden and the eight remaining Supreme Court justices are expected to be among thousands attending this morning's funeral for Justice Antonin Scalia. One of Scalia's nine children, the Rev. Paul Scalia, will lead the Mass at the nation's largest Roman Catholic church. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Snow covers the grounds of Covington Catholic High School in Park Hills, Ky., Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019. The school has received national attention in the wake of videos showing students from the school mocking Native Americans outside the Lincoln Memorial after a rally in Washington. (AP Photo/Lisa Cornwell)

New York Times issues correction on Nathan Phillips’ military service

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Jim Carrey attends the LA Premiere of "Kidding "at ArcLight Hollywood on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Jim Carrey posts painting of Covington Catholic teens with label ‘baby snakes’

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Comedian Kathy Griffin claims in a Jan. 22, 2019 that Covington Catholic High School athletes are flashing a "Nazi sign" at a basketball game. The display, however, is an acknowledgment that a three-point basket has been made. (Image: Twitter, Kathy Griffin)

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Former Attorney General Eric Holder takes questions from reporters at the Capitol where he attended the swearing-in of Sen. Doug Jones, D-Ala., in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. Holder says he is "deeply disturbed" that Attorney General Jeff Sessions hasn't spoken out to defend his employees at the Justice Department amid Republican criticism of the FBI. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn upon arrival at the White House in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, after attending the casualty return at Dover Air Force Base, Del., for the remains of four Americans killed in a suicide bomb attack in Syria.. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

‘No Cave!’: Trump shoulders shutdown blame, bets Democrats will pay in 2020

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Neomi Rao, Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, smiles as President Donald Trump announces his intention to nominate her to fill Brett Kavanaugh's seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, during a Diwali ceremonial lighting of the Diya in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump to renominate 51 expired judicial nominees

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Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who is considering running for president in 2020, talks to reporters after meeting with state legislators to discuss gun-control initiatives in Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)

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Washington Redskins head coach Jay Gruden stands on the sideline in the first half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018, in Landover, Md. The Eagles defeated the Redskins 24-0. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Houston Texans strong safety Kareem Jackson (25) reaches for Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith (11) as he leaves the field after an injury during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018 in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Mark Tenally) **FILE**

Smith’s public appearance raises questions about his future

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FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2013, file photo, New York Yankees relief pitcher Mariano Rivera acknowledges the crowd's standing ovation after coming off the mound in the ninth inning of his final appearance in a baseball game, at Yankee Stadium in New York. Career saves leader Mariano Rivera and late pitcher Roy Halladay are among 20 new candidates on the Hall of Fame ballot for the Baseball Writers' Association of America, joined by 15 holdovers headed by Edgar Martinez. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

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White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks during a television interview at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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In this Oct. 9, 2018 photo, police office guards the main entrance to the Supreme Court in Washington. The Supreme Court is taking up its first gun rights case in nine years, a challenge to New York City's prohibition on carrying a licensed, locked and unloaded handgun outside the city limits. The court's decision Tuesday to take on the appeal filed by three New York residents and New York's National Rifle Association affiliate could signal a revived interest in gun rights by a more conservative court. The case won't be argued until October.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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In this Aug. 29, 2016 file photo, Marilyn Smolenski uses a mock gun to demonstrate how to pull a handgun out of concealed carry clothing she designs at her home in Park Ridge, Ill. On Feb. 22, 2018, the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted down a bill that allows concealed-carry of firearms on state university campuses. (AP Photo/Tae-Gyun Kim) **FILE**

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U.S. Circuit Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett was grilled about her Catholic faith during her 2017 confirmation hearing. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, California Democrat, told her that the "dogma lives loudly within you, and that's a concern." (Associated Press)

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Snow covers the grounds of Covington Catholic High School in Park Hills, Ky., Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019. The school has received national attention in the wake of videos showing students from the school mocking Native Americans outside the Lincoln Memorial after a rally in Washington. (AP Photo/Lisa Cornwell)

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Candles and signs with pictures of fetus are seen during a protest against the legalization of abortion in front of the Supreme Court in Mexico City, Sunday Dec. 28, 2008. The law allows any woman, who can prove to be a resident of Mexico City, to have an abortion practiced at any public hospital, within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy . In Mexico, abortion is allowed only in cases of rape, when the mother's life is in danger or if the fetus has severe deformities. (AP Photo/ Claudio Cruz)

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Jerome Corsi, left, speaks during a news conference as his lawyer Larry Klayman stands behind him outside the federal courthouse in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz)

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