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Trump on virus: ‘I had it, here I am’

President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Waukesha County Airport, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, in Waukesha, Wis. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Trump told Wisconsin supporters on Saturday he brought back Big Ten football and that COVID-19 tallies are overblown, even as the state reels from one of the biggest coronavirus surges in the nation.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, pays respects as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in repose under the Portico at the top of the front steps of the U.S. Supreme Court building on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Washington. Ginsburg, 87, died of cancer on Sept. 18. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

Murkowski says she’ll vote ‘yes’ on Judge Barrett’s confirmation

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee hold a news conference after boycotting the vote by the Republican-led panel to advance the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to sit on the Supreme Court, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats demand COVID relief be priority, not Supreme Court confirmation

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Tony Bobulinski, center seated, who says he is a former associate of Hunter Biden, waits for the start of the second and final presidential debate Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Texts from Hunter Biden’s business partner show Joe Biden involved in China deal talks

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump talks with reporters after leaving a campaign rally at Pensacola International Airport, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, aboard Air Force One. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump votes in person, praises election workers: ‘Everything was perfect, right by the rules’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

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President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Waukesha County Airport, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, in Waukesha, Wis. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump on virus: ‘I had it, here I am’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Former President Barack Obama speaks as he campaigns for Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden at Florida International University, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, in North Miami, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Obama tells south Florida not to fall for ‘okey-doke:’ ‘Joe Biden is not a socialist’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Robeson County Fairgrounds, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, in Lumberton, N.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden voters support him because they ‘feel sorry for him,’ Trump tells N.C. rally

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Aja Smith, a congressional candidate for District 41 in California is a force to be recokoned with. She has won endorsements from multiple law enforcement organizations and includes national defense and veterans' causes among her priority issues. And no wonder. Ms. Smith is a combat veteran herself. (Image courtesy of AJa Smith)

Air Force veteran Aja Smith hopes to be first Black Republican woman from California in Congress

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

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‘Borat’ star: ‘Heaven knows’ what else Rudy Giuliani has done in hotel rooms with female reporters

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Johnny Cash performs at a benefit concert in Central Park in New York on May 23, 1993. (Associated Press)

Fox News’s Baier apologizes for ‘Ring of Fire’ playing shortly after story on deadly Colorado blazes

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

This electron microscope image made available and color-enhanced by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Integrated Research Facility in Fort Detrick, Md., in 2020, shows Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, orange, isolated from a patient. (NIAID/National Institutes of Health via AP)

Tool’s Maynard Keenan says he performed in February while sick with COVID-19 due to misdiagnosis

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 23, 2006, file photo, actor Sacha Baron Cohen arrives in character as Borat for the film premiere of &quot;Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan,&quot; in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Cohen's sequel &quot;Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,&quot; will be released on Friday, Oct. 23. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)

Trump says ‘Borat’ star is ‘a creep’: ‘I don’t find him funny’

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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event at Dallas High School in Dallas, Pa., Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump team pushes back after Biden blasts ‘chumps’ who support the president

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

The Allentown, Pa., City Hall is seen in this file photo from Friday, May 29, 2020. President Trump will hold a campaign rally in Allentown on Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, as he hopes to lock down a win in the Keystone State, a vital battleground needed in his column for reelection. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Trump to hold rally in Allentown, Pennsylvania on Monday

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

This image released by HBO Max shows Chelsea Hander during her comedy special "Chelsea Handler: Evolution" streaming now. (HBO Max via AP)

Chelsea Handler: 50 Cent ‘can’t for vote Donald Trump’ because he’s Black

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump talks with reporters after leaving a campaign rally at Pensacola International Airport, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, aboard Air Force One. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump votes in person, praises election workers: ‘Everything was perfect, right by the rules’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee hold a news conference after boycotting the vote by the Republican-led panel to advance the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to sit on the Supreme Court, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats demand COVID relief be priority, not Supreme Court confirmation

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden listens as his wife Jill Biden speaks at a campaign stop at Bucks County Community College, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, in Bristol, Pa. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Jill Biden fires up Pa. rally with dig at New England: ‘We all want to see the Patriots lose’

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., arrives for a closed-door meeting with Senate Republicans, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Graham schedules hearing with Big Tech CEOs after Election Day

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

This Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012, file photo shows Rep. Tom Reed, R-N.Y., speaking during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Dead animal, ‘brick with a family member’s name’ left at GOP congressman’s home

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President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden participate in the final presidential debate at Belmont University, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. (Jim Bourg/Pool via AP)

Trump intensifies attacks against Biden proposals

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. (Nicholas Kamm/Pool via AP)

China not on the itinerary, very much on the agenda for Pompeo’s Asian swing

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 20, 2020, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the fourth day of the Democratic National Convention at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) **FILE**

Biden’s tax-the-rich plan would ultimately hit middle-class earners, analysis finds

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In every U.S. presidential election, thousands of ballots are rejected and never counted. They may have arrived after Election Day or were missing a voter's signature. That number will be far higher this year as the coronavirus pandemic forces tens of millions of Americans to vote by mail for the first time. (Associated Press/File) ** FILE **

Ballot blocking, destruction by postal employees reveals weak link in mail-in voting

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Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, pays respects as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in repose under the Portico at the top of the front steps of the U.S. Supreme Court building on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Washington. Ginsburg, 87, died of cancer on Sept. 18. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

Murkowski says she’ll vote ‘yes’ on Judge Barrett’s confirmation

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 21, 2018, photo, United States Border Patrol agents stand by a vehicle near one of the border walls separating Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) **FILE**

Border Patrol agents involved in two shootings in one day

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, and his wife Ivanka Trump, the daughter of President Donald Trump, walk back to the White House after attending the State Arrival Ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Jared and Ivanka threaten anti-Trump PAC with libel lawsuit over Times Square billboards

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

This photo provided by Greg Crippen shows the scene where a U.S. Navy training plane crashed in an Alabama residential neighborhood near the Gulf Coast, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020 near Foley, Ala. (Greg Crippen via AP)

U.S. Navy plane crashes in Alabama neighborhood; 2 crew members killed

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Los Angeles Dodgers' Corey Seager hits a home run against the Tampa Bay Rays during the third inning in Game 4 of the baseball World Series Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Stumbling stunner! Rays shock Dodgers in 9th, tie Series 2-2

By Stephen Hawkins - Associated Press

Maryland quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa throws a pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Northwestern in Evanston, Ill., Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

In loss to Northwestern, Taulia Tagovailoa and Maryland football show room for improvement

By Andy Kostka - The Washington Times

Northwestern quarterback Peyton Ramsey, left, looks to throw a pass against Maryland during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Evanston, Ill., Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Ramsey, Anderson lead way, Northwestern pounds Terps 43-3

By Andrew Seligman - Associated Press

Baltimore Orioles general manager Mike Elias presents awards before the Seattle Mariners and Baltimore Orioles baseball game, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)

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By Andy Kostka - The Washington Times

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