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Trump orders staff to boycott annual White House Correspondents Association dinner

President Donald Trump speaks at The Salute To Our Armed Services Inaugural Ball in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Trump has ordered his administration to boycott the annual White House Correspondents Association dinner, an event that Mr. Trump will skip for the third straight year.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders discusses voting rights for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev during a CNN town hall, April 22, 2019. (Image: CNN screenshot)

CNN’s trumpeted town halls turn into ratings catastrophe 58 minutes ago

By James Varney - The Washington Times

A view of the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, March 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Justice Sotomayor: Hispanics have ‘rational fear’ of Trump administration citizenship question

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this May 19, 2017, file photo, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gestures to supporters outside the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he has been in self imposed exile since 2012. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

Mueller report spells out Russia-related charges for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

People look at damage inside the St. George's after a suicide bombing, in the Nile Delta town of Tanta, Egypt, Sunday, April 9, 2017. Bombs exploded at two Coptic churches in the northern Egyptian cities of Tanta and Alexandria as worshippers were celebrating Palm Sunday, killing over 40 people and wounding scores more in assaults claimed by the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

Christians under attack worldwide at a rapidly rising rate

By Christopher Vondracek - The Washington Times

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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders discusses voting rights for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev during a CNN town hall, April 22, 2019. (Image: CNN screenshot)

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Brian Stelter of CNN's "Reliable Sources" told viewers that reporters in "Trump world" have a duty to stand up for "decency," April 22, 2019. (Image: CNN screenshot)

CNN’s Stelter: Media’s role in ‘Trump world’ of ‘big lies’ is ‘to stand up for decency’

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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders discusses voting rights for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev during a CNN town hall, April 22, 2019. (Image: CNN screenshot)

Sri Lanka terrorist attacks ignored by CNN town hall with 2020 Dem hopefuls: Media watchdog

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People look at damage inside the St. George's after a suicide bombing, in the Nile Delta town of Tanta, Egypt, Sunday, April 9, 2017. Bombs exploded at two Coptic churches in the northern Egyptian cities of Tanta and Alexandria as worshippers were celebrating Palm Sunday, killing over 40 people and wounding scores more in assaults claimed by the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

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Treasury misses House Dems’ second deadline for producing Trump’s tax returns

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is shown in this April 4, 2019 file photo. Mrs. Pelosi told the TIME 100 Summit on April 23 that she has a meeting planned the next week with President Trump to discuss moving forward on an infrastructure bill. (Associated Press/File)

Pelosi to meet with Trump on infrastructure next week

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this Monday, March 25, 2019 file photo, President Donald Trump smiles at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, after signing a proclamation in the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House in Washington. On April 23, 2019, Mr. Netanyahu announced he was promoting a resolution to name a town in the Golan Heights after the 45th President of the United States. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Netanyahu plans to name a town in Golan Heights after Trump

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Brian Stelter of CNN's "Reliable Sources" told viewers that reporters in "Trump world" have a duty to stand up for "decency," April 22, 2019. (Image: CNN screenshot)

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In this May 19, 2017, file photo, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gestures to supporters outside the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he has been in self imposed exile since 2012. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

Mueller report spells out Russia-related charges for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is shown in this April 4, 2019 file photo. Mrs. Pelosi told the TIME 100 Summit on April 23 that she has a meeting planned the next week with President Trump to discuss moving forward on an infrastructure bill. (Associated Press/File)

Pelosi to meet with Trump on infrastructure next week

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

"I do believe that impeachment is one of the most divisive paths that we could go down to in our country, but if the fact-finding takes us there we have no choice, but we are not there yet," said House Speak Nancy Pelosi. (Associated Press)

Warren, Harris, other presidential hopefuls aim to sway Pelosi on impeachment

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg during a campaign stop at a dairy company in Londonderry, N.H., Friday, April 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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People look at damage inside the St. George's after a suicide bombing, in the Nile Delta town of Tanta, Egypt, Sunday, April 9, 2017. Bombs exploded at two Coptic churches in the northern Egyptian cities of Tanta and Alexandria as worshippers were celebrating Palm Sunday, killing over 40 people and wounding scores more in assaults claimed by the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

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Residents of disappearing Louisiana isle refuse $50 million relocation plan: ‘This is my paradise’

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Pete Buttigieghas made history as the first gay candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination to register serious poll numbers. (Associated Press/File)

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Central American migrants climb into the back of a tractor trailer as a thousands strong caravan makes its way north hoping to reach the U.S. border, between Pijijiapan and Tonala, Mexico, Friday, Oct. 26, 2018. Many migrants said they felt safer traveling and sleeping with several thousand strangers in unknown towns than hiring a smuggler or trying to make the trip alone.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

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Top right, Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith (D-Orlando) speaks out against Family Separation Bills HB 527 and SB 168 Tuesday, April 23, 2019, during a press conference in the Florida Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Phil Sears)

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Treasury misses House Dems’ second deadline for producing Trump’s tax returns

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 1, 2018, file photo, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at a news conference in Austin, Texas. Civil rights groups are asking Texas officials to walk back a letter that questioned the citizenship of thousands of voters and prompted President Donald Trump to renew unsubstantiated claims of rampant voter fraud. Paxton told supporters in a fundraising email Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, that many of those people could have become citizens and voted legally. (Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)

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Washington Capitals right wing Devante Smith-Pelly (25) stands on the ice during the first period of Game 5 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series against the Carolina Hurricanes, Saturday, April 20, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) ** FILE **

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Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin's outburst and ejection in the third period of Monday's Game 6 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes can be credited to the star's passion, coach Todd Reirden said. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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Washington Nationals starting pitcher Jeremy Hellickson, front, reacts as Colorado Rockies' Mark Reynolds, back, circles the bases after hitting a two-run home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game Monday, April 22, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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Carolina Hurricanes' Warren Foegele (13) tries to score against Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby (70) while Hurricanes' Jordan Staal (11) assists during the first period of Game 6 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series in Raleigh, N.C., Monday, April 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

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