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Treasury official busted for leaking financial reports on Trump campaign team

This Thursday, June 8, 2017, file photo shows the U.S. Treasury Department building in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) ** FILE **

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

A senior U.S. Treasury employee has been arrested and charged with leaking to news outlets about financial suspicious transactions on former Trump campaign figures Paul Manafort and Rick Gates, accused Russian agent Maria Butina and the Russian Embassy, federal authorities said Wednesday.

President Obama hugs Elizabeth Warren as he arrives to speak at a campaign event at Symphony Hall, June 25, 2012, in Boston. (Associated Press)

Elizabeth Warren takes political hit with much-mocked DNA rollout

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Honduran migrants walk toward the U.S. as they arrive at Chiquimula, Guatemala, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Tuesday to cut aid to Honduras if it doesn't stop the impromptu caravan of migrants, but it remains unclear if governments in the region can summon the political will to physically halt the determined border-crossers. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Honduran government begs migrant caravan to turn back

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton talks with Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief of The Atlantic, during The Atlantic Festival, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Hillary Clinton cameos spark 2020 speculation: ‘She’s clearly eager to stay in the public eye’

By Christian Toto - Special to The Washington Times

In this undated file photo released online in the summer of 2014 on a militant social media account, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, militants of the Islamic State group hold up their weapons and wave its flags on their vehicles in a convoy on a road leading to Iraq, in Raqqa, Syria. With Islamic State's near total defeat on the battle field, the extremist group has reverted to what it was before its spectacular series of conquests in 2014 _ a shadowy terror network that targets vulnerable civilian populations and exploits state weaknesses to incite on sectarian strife. But a recent surge in false claims of responsibility for attacks also signals that the group is struggling to stay relevant after losing its proto-state and its dominance of the international news agenda. (Militant photo via AP, File)

ISIS ‘far from defeated’ despite territorial losses, Joint Chiefs chairman warns

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

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Culture

Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel speaks at a fundraiser at Cipriani in New York with President Donald Trump, Dec. 2, 2017. (Associated Press) **FILE**

RNC rips Politico editor-in-chief; white nationalist ‘quip’ spotlights anti-Trump media bias

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Former NBA basketball all-star Kobe Bryant gestures as he moderates a panel about youth sports during the Aspen Institute's Project Play Summit, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Kobe Bryant ‘disappointed’ after being dropped from film festival over 2003 rape allegation

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Fox News prime-time host Laura Ingraham (Associated Press) **FILE**

Laura Ingraham, Sean Hannity getting shows on streaming service Fox Nation

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Activists protest on the steps and plaza of the Supreme Court after the confirmation vote of Brett M. Kavanaugh on Capitol Hill, on Saturday. (Associated Press)

University of Southern Maine bans professor who offered credit for anti-Kavanaugh protest

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

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Midterms 2018

FILE- In this Nov. 8, 2016, file photo a lone voter fills out a ballot alongside a row of empty booths at a polling station in the Terrace Park Community Building on Election Day in Cincinnati. An expert panel of the National Academy of Sciences called for fundamental reforms to ensure the integrity of the U.S. election system. The report calls for replacing rickety voting machines with more-secure voting systems that use paper ballots or equivalents, and other measures such as a particular form of postelection audit aimed at spotting fraud. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Midterm election spending to top $5 billion

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Twitter icon on a mobile phone, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Twitter releases millions of tweets from foreign influence campaigns linked to Russia and Iran

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Gov. Rick Scott, R-Fla., right, looks on as President Donald Trump talks with reporters after arriving at Eglin Air Force Base to visit areas affected by Hurricane Michael, Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, in Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Florida Senate campaigns spar over Hurricane Michael responses

By James Varney - The Washington Times

Honduran migrants walking to the U.S. start their day departing Chiquimula, Guatemala, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018. The group of some 2,000 Honduran migrants hit the road in Guatemala again Wednesday, hoping to reach the United States despite President Donald Trump's threat to cut off aid to Central American countries that don't stop them. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Trump slams Democrats for being weak on border as migrant caravan approaches

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Trump Central

FILE - This June 1, 2014, file photo show the coal-fired Plant Scherer in operation in Juliette, Ga. Despite what President Donald Trump says, scientists have long known that what's warming the planet isn't natural. It's us. Climate scientists say Trump was wrong. There are several ways they know that more than 90 percent of climate change is caused by emissions of heat-trapping gases from activities like burning coal and natural gas for electricity, or burning gasoline, diesel and jet fuel for transportation. In other words, humans. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)

EPA cheers decline in U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions under Trump administration

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

This Thursday, June 8, 2017, file photo shows the U.S. Treasury Department building in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) ** FILE **

Treasury official busted for leaking financial reports on Trump campaign team

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump says he wants audiotape of Saudi journalist’s murder ‘if it exists’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

This Thursday, July 12, 2018, photo provided by the Alexandria, Va., Detention Center shows Paul Manafort, who was booked into the William G. Truesdale Adult Detention Center. (Alexandria Detention Center via AP)

Manafort seeks to ditch prison jumpsuit for court appearances

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Sports

FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017, file photo, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) scrambles away from Washington Redskins defensive end Stacy McGee (92) in the second half of an NFL football game in Seattle. The Seahawks are favored again when they face the Arizona Cardinals on Thursday night. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear, File) **FILE**

Stacy McGee returns to practice for Redskins

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick watches from the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) **FILE**

Bill Belichick says Khalil Mack is no Lawrence Taylor

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith (left) throws the ball while being rushed by Carolina Panthers defensive tackle Kawann Short (right) during an NFL football game between the Carolina Panthers and Washington Redskins, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Mark Tenally) ** FILE **

Last in NFL in second-half scoring, Redskins want to fix finishing

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

Oakland Raiders fans look on during the first half of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018, in Carson, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

NFL owners concerned about Chargers’ struggle to attract fanbase: report

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Politics

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., arrives at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Oct. 4, 2018, before the final push to confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Sen. John Kennedy warns U.S. can’t cut off Saudi Arabia without ‘blowing up the Middle East’

By Alex Swoyer and Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks about the FBI investigation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Grassley demands IG report on FBI official who improperly accepted sports tickets

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., arrives at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Oct. 4, 2018, before the final push to confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Democrats boycott hearing for more Trump judicial nominees 57 minutes ago

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Honduran migrants walking to the U.S. start their day departing Chiquimula, Guatemala, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018. The group of some 2,000 Honduran migrants hit the road in Guatemala again Wednesday, hoping to reach the United States despite President Donald Trump's threat to cut off aid to Central American countries that don't stop them. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Trump slams Democrats for being weak on border as migrant caravan approaches

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

National

Sheriff: Evidence suggests missing teen Jayme Closs was in home when parents shot

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State Rep. Ilhan Omar takes the oath of office as the 2017 Legislature convened Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, in St. Paul, Minn. Omar is the nation's first Somali-American to be elected to a state legislature. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

‘Disgusting lies’: Democratic U.S. House candidate denounces claims she married her brother 45 minutes ago

By Amy Forliti - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 25, 2007, file photo, Moonlite Bunnyranch brothel owner Dennis Hof poses with two of his &quot;working girls&quot; Brooke Taylor, left, and a woman working under the name &quot;Airforce Amy&quot;, right, as firefighters burn down remains of the former Mustang Ranch 2 brothel east of Reno, Nev. Hof, a legal pimp who has fashioned himself as a Donald Trump-style Republican candidate has died, Nevada authorities said Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Debra Reid, file)

Nevada pimp Dennis Hof expected to win election despite death

By Michelle L. Price - Associated Press

President Donald Trump presents the Medal of Honor to U.S. Marines Corps retired Sgt. Maj. John Canley, during an East Room ceremony at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018. Canley is the 300th Marine to receive the nation's highest military medal. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump awards Medal of Honor to Vietnam War veteran for heroism under fire 2 minutes ago

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

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