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Jerrold Nadler embraces far-left Democrats with aggressive investigation of Trump

U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., chair of the House Judiciary Committee, speaks during a news conference, Thursday, April 18, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Rep. Jerrold Nadler was not the champion the new left wanted, but he quickly proved to be the one it needed in the hunt to impeach President Trump.

A male walrus pokes his tongue out at his trainer during a practice at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium-amusement park complex in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

Netflix series challenged on claim that climate change causes cliff-diving walruses

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 4, 2018, file photo, the U.S. Supreme Court is seen at sunset in Washington. The Supreme Court will decide whether the main federal civil rights law that prohibits employment discrimination applies to LGBT people. The justices say Monday they will hear cases involving people who claim they were fired because of their sexual orientation. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

Supreme Court grants review in LGBTQ employment discrimination cases

By Alex Swoyer and Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Relatives carry a coffin for burial during the funerals of three members of the same family, all died at Easter Sunday bomb blast at St. Sebastian Church in Negombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, April 22, 2019. Easter Sunday bombings of churches, luxury hotels and other sites was Sri Lanka's deadliest violence since a devastating civil war in the South Asian island nation ended a decade ago. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

Sri Lankan authorities: ‘Wider international network’ helped local Islamist group carry out attack

By Guy Taylor - 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)

Under siege: Violent attacks on Christians double since 2017

By Christopher Vondracek - The Washington Times

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A male walrus pokes his tongue out at his trainer during a practice at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium-amusement park complex in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

Netflix series challenged on claim that climate change causes cliff-diving walruses

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White House press secretary Sarah Sanders turns to go back into the White House in Washington after speaking to reporters, Tuesday, April 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Sarah Sanders: Media critics hit ‘new low’ with ‘lopping the heads off’ remark

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio talks about environmental initiatives on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," April 22, 2019. (Image: MSNBC screenshot)

Bill de Blasio: Big Apple will go small, ditch ‘classic’ skyscrapers in NYC’s own ‘Green New Deal’

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Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., listens during a House Oversight and Reform Committee meeting, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. House Democrats are rounding the first 100 days of their new majority taking stock of their accomplishments, noting the stumbles and marking their place as a frontline of resistance to President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rashida Tlaib’s Passover greeting falls flat

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Trump to impose sanctions on countries buying Iranian oil

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In this June 20, 2014, file photo, Herman Cain, CEO, The New Voice, speaks during Faith and Freedom Coalition's Road to Majority event in Washington. Trump says Herman Cain withdraws from consideration for Fed seat amid focus on past allegations. (AP Photo/Molly Riley, File) ** FILE **

Herman Cain tells Trump to remove him from consideration for Fed Board

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump, joined by the Easter Bunny, speaks from the Truman Balcony of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 22, 2019, during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trumps welcome thousands to annual White House Easter egg roll

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump, right, gestures as he and first lady Melania Trump, left, arrive for Easter services at Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea, Sunday, April 21, 2019, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump offers condolences to Sri Lanka’s prime minister for terror attacks on churches

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Democratic presidential candidate South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg smiles as he heads to his van after a campaign stop at a dairy company in Londonderry, N.H., Friday, April 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Pete Buttigieg welcomes Illegal immigrants in South Bend

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at an Ohio workers town hall meeting, Sunday, April 14, 2019, in Warren, Ohio. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

Bernie Sanders wants Boston Marathon bomber — all inmates — to vote from prison

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks at the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority South Central Regional Conference in New Orleans, Friday, April 19, 2019. Harris is tapping into a network of historically black colleges and universities to mobilize her supporters (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Kamala Harris backs Trump impeachment: ‘We have very good reason’

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the IBEW Construction and Maintenance Conference in Washington, Friday, April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Lucy Flores blasts Joe Biden’s hugging jokes: ‘Incredibly disrespectful’

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Not one of Christopher Steele's conspiracy charges was proved true and most were outright rejected by the special counsel investigation. (Associated Press/File)

0 for 12: Mueller report debunks Democrats’ entire Trump-Russia dossier

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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)

Buttigieg buzz: Mayor Pete surges in polls while riding rainbow wave

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

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

By James Varney - The Washington Times

Steve and Bridget Tennes, shown with five of their six children, are fighting the East Lansing city council's effort to bar them from a farmers' market based on their policy against hosting same-sex weddings on their farm in Charlotte, Michigan. (Provided courtesy of Alliance Defending Freedom)

Catholic farm family fights to stay out of gay-wedding business with help from Colorado baker

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In this Sept. 27, 2018, photo, White House counsel Don McGahn listens as Supreme court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed McGahn for testimony following the release of the report from special counsel Robert Mueller. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

House panel subpoenas former White House counsel Don McGahn

By Gabriella Muñoz and Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

This undated photo provided by The Pulitzer Prizes shows author Eliza Griswold, who won the Pulitzer Prize in general nonfiction with "Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America." (The Pulitzer Prizes via AP)

Pulitzer Prize administrator defends process after prize goes to board member’s wife

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 4, 2018, file photo, the U.S. Supreme Court is seen at sunset in Washington. The Supreme Court will decide whether the main federal civil rights law that prohibits employment discrimination applies to LGBT people. The justices say Monday they will hear cases involving people who claim they were fired because of their sexual orientation. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

Supreme Court grants review in LGBTQ employment discrimination cases

By Alex Swoyer and Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

File - This April 10, 2014 file photo shows a male sage grouse trying to impress a group of hens, at left, near the base of the Rattlesnake Range in southwest Natrona County, Wyo. Four conservation groups have asked a judge to block a Trump administration plan allowing drilling, mining and other activities in seven western states they say will harm sage grouse. Western Watersheds Project and other groups asked for the injunction in U.S. District Court in Idaho late last week for Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Nevada, California and Oregon. (Alan Rogers/The Casper Star-Tribune via AP, File)

Conservation groups press judge to block drilling, mining in 7 states over sage grouse

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Colorado Rockies' Nolan Arenado celebrates after hitting a solo home run off Washington Nationals relief pitcher Wander Suero in the seventh inning of a baseball game Monday, April 22, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Arenado homers for 1,000th hit, Rockies rally past Nats 7-5

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Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin (8), off Russia, leaves the ice following a penalty during the third period of Game 6 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series against the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, N.C., Monday, April 22, 2019. Carolina won 5-2. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Ovechkin ejected after taunting officials

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

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)

Hurricanes hang big third period on Capitals for Game 6 win

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2019, file photo, Missouri quarterback Drew Lock throws at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis. Lock is a possible pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. (AP Photo/AJ Mast, File)

Amid search for QB in draft, Redskins push back against idea of trading up

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

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