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Senate GOP approves permanent earmark ban

This April 18, 2019, photo shows the dome of the Capitol at sunrise in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) **FILE**

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times 27 minutes ago

Senate Republicans voted Thursday to adopt a permanent ban on earmarks, in a move that signals as long as the GOP controls the chamber the practice of pork-barrel spending won’t return.

In this Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018 photo, a migrant family from Central America waits outside the Annunciation House shelter in El Paso, Texas, after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer drops them off. Volunteer shelters along the U.S.-Mexico border say they are preparing for an expected surged of new immigrants seeking asylum in the U.S. who will need temporary housing as the holidays approach. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras) **FILE**

‘100%’ of illegal immigrant families released into U.S.: DHS

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., joined at right by Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., and other congressional leaders, reacts to a failed meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House on infrastructure, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 22, 2019. Trump lashed out at Pelosi after she told reporters earlier in the morning on Capitol Hill she believed the president engaged in a "cover up" of the Russia probe. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

‘Cover-up’ accusation ends Trump, Democrats’ cease-fire

By Jeff Mordock, Gabriella Muñoz and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

U.S. Navy Electricians Mate 1st Class Michael Feola, center, from Chatanooga, Tennessee, orders Sailors to march forward during a dress white uniform inspection in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Atlantic Ocean, May 10, 2019. The John C. Stennis is operating in the U.S. 2nd Fleet in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security in the Atlantic and Arctic in order to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jarrod A. Schad)

U.S. Navy sends message to Russia with 2nd Fleet’s Baltic Operations

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

The divide among 2020 Democratic presidential contenders over whether President Trump should be put through the impeachment process is growing. (Associated Press)

Democratic presidential candidates divided over Trump impeachment process

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

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Kyle Kashuv, survivor of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, speaks at the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action Leadership Forum in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Friday, April 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Kyle Kashuv, pro-gun Parkland teen, apologizes for ‘idiotic comments’ amid N-word allegations

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Then-Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams addresses supporters during an election night watch party in Atlanta, Nov. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/John Amis) ** FILE **

Stacey Abrams says ‘identity politics’ proved victorious in her election loss: ‘We won’

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Donald Trump Jr., waves from the stage at the National Rifle Association in Dallas. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

Donald Trump Jr. gets a book deal, Twitter ‘haters’ immediately respond

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Pelosi says Trump needs an ‘intervention’

By Gabriella Muñoz and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks speaks during a FOX News Channel town hall, Sunday, May 19, 2019, in Claremont, N.H. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Trump ‘faked’ injury to avoid Vietnam draft, Buttigieg claims

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Trump blasts Tillerson as ‘dumb as a rock’

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White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders walks into the West Wing of the White House after speaking members of the media, Thursday, May 16, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Sarah Huckabee Sanders blasts Dems for infrastructure fight: Bipartisanship ‘doesn’t work that way’

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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump visit Arlington National Cemetery for the annual Flags In ceremony ahead of Memorial Day Thursday, May 23, 2019, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trumps pay respects to the fallen at Arlington ahead of Memorial Day

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The Capitol is seen as the negotiations to end the monthlong partial government shutdown remain stalled, in Washington, Friday, Jan. 18, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Congress announces deal on disaster bill; no border money for Trump

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway, accompanied by Marc Short, Chief of Staff for Vice President Mike Pence, right, gestures as she mimics House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. who she accused of being dismissive to Conway during yesterday's meeting on infrastructure as Conway speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 23, 2019.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Conway calls out Pelosi: She treated me ‘like her maid’ 14 minutes ago

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks at the Rockingham County Democrats Clambake, Saturday, May 18, 2019, in Portsmouth, N.H. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Warren, AOC team up to question Mnuchin’s time at Sears

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In this photo taken May 17, 2017, President Donald Trump waves after giving the commencement address at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Trump, Cabinet shunned at college graduations: ‘The campus has become seriously radicalized’

By James Varney - The Washington Times

U.S. Navy Electricians Mate 1st Class Michael Feola, center, from Chatanooga, Tennessee, orders Sailors to march forward during a dress white uniform inspection in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Atlantic Ocean, May 10, 2019. The John C. Stennis is operating in the U.S. 2nd Fleet in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security in the Atlantic and Arctic in order to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jarrod A. Schad)

U.S. Navy sends message to Russia with 2nd Fleet’s Baltic Operations

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

A security guard enters a new U.S. Customs and Border Protection temporary facility near the Donna International Bridge, Thursday, May 2, 2019, in Donna, Texas. Officials say the site will primarily be used as a temporary site for processing and care of unaccompanied migrant children and families and will increase the Border Patrol's capacity to process migrant families. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) ** FILE **

Death of illegal immigrant teen ramps up pressure on Democrats for border funding

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 15, 2010, file photo, a miner stands in front of the drill machine "Sissi" after it broke through the rock at the final section Faido-Sedrun, at the construction site of the NEAT Gotthard Base Tunnel. With a length of 57 km (35 miles) crossing the Alps, the world's longest train tunnel should become operational at the end of 2017. (AP Photo/Christian Hartmann, Pool, File)

Tunnel vision: Financial guru bullish on massive project stifled by North Korea’s nuclear crisis

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In this June 28, 2012 photo, Stephen M. Calk, Chairman and Chief Financial Official of The Federal Savings Bank speaks as Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel listens during an announcement about job growth and economic development and a corporate headquarters relocation by the Federal Savings Bank to Chicago. Calk, who prosecutors say tried to buy himself a senior post in President Donald Trump's administration by making risky loans to former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, was arrested Thursday, May 23, 2019, on a financial institution bribery charge. (Al Podgorski/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Chicago banker indicted on bribery charges for loans made to Paul Manafort

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 11, 2017, photo, pro-choice counter-protesters hold signs supporting a woman's right to choose abortion, as nearby anti-abortion activists held a rally in front of Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, in Denver. April 25, 2017, marks the 50th anniversary of a groundbreaking bill signed into law by a Republican governor that significantly loosened 1960s restrictions on legal abortions. That made Colorado the first U.S. state to do so, six years before the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion nationwide. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley) **FILE**

Colorado’s Jena Griswold worked with Planned Parenthood on Alabama travel ban release

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This Feb. 3, 2012, file photo shows FBI headquarters in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

FBI says number of white supremacist terror suspects on rise

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In this file image taken from video broadcast Dec. 19, 2001, John Walker Lindh is seen during an interview soon after his capture. According to CNN, the interview took place Dec. 2, 2001. Lindh, the young Californian who became known as the American Taliban after he was captured by U.S. forces in the invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, is set to go free Thursday, May 23, 2019, after nearly two decades in prison. (CNN via AP) **FILE**

John Walker Lindh, ‘American Taliban,’ released from prison after 17 years

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Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal (3) works to get past San Antonio Spurs guard Derrick White during the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, April 5, 2019, in Washington. The Spurs won 129-112. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Bradley Beal fails to make All-NBA team

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In this Sept. 16, 2016, photo, McDonogh high school football lineman Jordan McNair watches from the sideline during a game in McDonogh, Md. Maryland has fired two trainers that were involved in the treatment of Jordan McNair after he collapsed on the field and subsequently died of heatstroke. Maryland has not formally announced the decision and has never named the trainers, but The Associated Press reported in August Wes Robinson and Steve Nordwall had been placed on leave. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/The Baltimore Sun via AP) **FILE**

U.Md. athletics moving to new medical model in wake of Jordan McNair death

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

Washington Nationals' Kurt Suzuki singles in front of New York Mets catcher Tomas Nido and umpire Laz Diaz in the seventh inning of a baseball game, Thursday, May 16, 2019, in Washington. Gerardo Parra scored on the play. Washington won 7-6. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ** FILE **

Not so fast: Baseball vexed by longer games, shrinking attendance

By Adam Zielonka and David Driver - The Washington Times

Washington Redskins defensive end Jonathan Allen sits on the bench in the last two minutes of an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Mark Tenally)

Allen wants defense ‘uncomfortable’ on path to improvement

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