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Obamacare ruling poses new problems for GOP

"The House was not party to this suit, and we are reviewing the ruling and its impact," said AshLee Strong, spokeswoman for House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis. (Associated Press)

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar - Associated Press

Republicans, still stinging from their loss of the House in the midterm elections, are facing a fresh political quandary after U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor said the entire 2010 health law was invalid.

FILE - In this July 12, 2018 file photo, FBI Deputy Assistant Director Peter Strzok is seated to testify before the the House Committees on the Judiciary and Oversight and Government Reform during a hearing on "Oversight of FBI and DOJ Actions Surrounding the 2016 Election," on Capitol Hill in Washington. His lawyer said he was fired late Friday by FBI Deputy Director David Bowdich. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump blasts FBI over ‘missing’ text messages, Michael Cohen ‘break-in’ 1 minute ago

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump talks to media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018, for the short trip to Andrews Air Force Base en route to Philadelphia to attend the Army-Navy Football Game. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Investigations undermine Trump presidency: ‘It weakens your friends and emboldens your enemies’

By Calvin Woodward and Julie Pace - Associated Press

Ryan Zinke cites ‘meritless and false claims’ in resignation: ‘To some, truth no longer matters’

By Ellen Knickmeyer and Matthew Brown and Jonathan Lemire - Associated Press

FILE - This March 23, 2018 file photo shows an envelope containing a 2018 census letter mailed to a resident in Providence, R.I., as part of the nation's only test run of the 2020 Census. A Trump administration plan to include a citizenship question on the 2020 Census has prompted legal challenges from many Democratic-led states. But not a single Republican attorney general has sued _ not even from states with large immigrant populations. (AP Photo/Michelle R. Smith)

Judge refuses to toss California challenge to Trump census citizenship question

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Disney Channel actor fired after arrest

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg sits onstage as the third speaker of the David Berg Distinguished Speakers Series, during an event organized by the Museum of the City of New York with WNET-TV held at the New York Academy of Medicine Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, in New York. NPR legal correspondent Nina Totenberg led a question-and-answer session about Ginsburg's quarter century on the Supreme Court, and about her life. (AP Photo/Rebecca Gibian)

‘Notorious RBG’ addresses biopic sex scene at NYC event: ‘Marty would have loved it’

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In this July 29, 2013, file photo, Les Moonves arrives at the CBS, CW and Showtime TCA party at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. On Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018, CBS said longtime CEO Les Moonves has resigned, just hours after more sexual harassment allegations involving the network's longtime leader surfaced. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

CBS pledges $20 million to women’s groups amid Les Moonves scandal

By Alexandra Olson - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 14, 2015, file photo, Pete Davidson speaks at a Comedy Central Roast at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, Calif. New York police were concerned about Davidson after he wrote &quot;I don't want to be on this earth anymore&quot; on Instagram. And they visited the &quot;Saturday Night Live&quot; star Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, to make sure he was OK. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Cops visit ‘SNL’ star Pete Davidson after Instagram post

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President Donald Trump talks to media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018, for the short trip to Andrews Air Force Base en route to Philadelphia to attend the Army-Navy Football Game. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

‘Democrat spin machines’: Trump says one-sided news coverage should be tested in courts 27 minutes ago

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times 27 minutes ago

President Donald Trump talks to media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018, for the short trip to Andrews Air Force Base en route to Philadelphia to attend the Army-Navy Football Game. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Investigations undermine Trump presidency: ‘It weakens your friends and emboldens your enemies’

By Calvin Woodward and Julie Pace - Associated Press

President Donald Trump pauses in the rain among holiday wreaths at graves at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, during Wreaths Across America Day. Wreaths Across America was started in 1992 at Arlington National Cemetery by Maine businessman Morrill Worcester and has expanded to hundreds of veterans' cemeteries and other locations in all 50 states and beyond. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump visits Arlington cemetery for holiday commemoration

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Bill Kristol of The Weekly Standard attends an event at American Enterprise Institute on Feb. 7, 2017. (YouTube, AEI) ** FILE **

Trump takes parting shot at Weekly Standard, its never-Trump editor Bill Kristol

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Sports

Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith (11) during the second half of an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)

Alex Smith reportedly out of hospital after extended stay

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), of Russia, celebrates his goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Ovechkin scores, has shootout winner as Caps beat Sabres

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Phoenix Suns forward Trevor Ariza (3) in the first half during an NBA basketball game against the Miami Heat, Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) **FILE**

Wizards trade for Trevor Ariza after initial deal falls apart

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Washington Redskins quarterback Josh Johnson (8) celebrates his touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the New York Giants, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

As NFL jobs come and go, Josh Johnson always has Oakland

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

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U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, left, walks out of the Tornillo, Texas, international port of entry with Sen. Jeff Merkley, center, and other Democratic members of a Congress, Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., , front right, and Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-HI, back right, who visited a remote tent city where several thousand immigrant teens are being held at a cost of roughly $1 million a day Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018. The lawmakers urged the nonprofit running the facility not to renew a federal contract that expires Dec. 31, a longshot request that could effectively shutter the camp. (Rudy Gutierrez/The El Paso Times via AP)

Beto O’Rourke, Democrats tour migrant tent city: ‘We need to shut it down’

By Will Weissert - Associated Press

In this Nov. 7, 2018, file photo, Mark Harris speaks to the media during a news conference in Matthews, N.C. The nation's last unresolved fall congressional race with Harris against Democrat Dan McCready is awash in doubt as North Carolina election investigators concentrate on a rural county where absentee-ballot fraud allegations are so flagrant they've put the Election Day result into question. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

‘Damaged goods’: Republicans see path to dump nominee in undecided N.C. House race 53 minutes ago

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Ryan Zinke cites ‘meritless and false claims’ in resignation: ‘To some, truth no longer matters’

By Ellen Knickmeyer and Matthew Brown and Jonathan Lemire - Associated Press

"The House was not party to this suit, and we are reviewing the ruling and its impact," said AshLee Strong, spokeswoman for House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis. (Associated Press)

Obamacare ruling poses new problems for GOP

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar - Associated Press

National

FILE - This March 23, 2018 file photo shows an envelope containing a 2018 census letter mailed to a resident in Providence, R.I., as part of the nation's only test run of the 2020 Census. A Trump administration plan to include a citizenship question on the 2020 Census has prompted legal challenges from many Democratic-led states. But not a single Republican attorney general has sued _ not even from states with large immigrant populations. (AP Photo/Michelle R. Smith)

Judge refuses to toss California challenge to Trump census citizenship question

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Trump admin.: You can still shop on HealthCare.gov

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 17, 2018, file photo, McLennan County District Attorney Abelino Reyna arrives for a hearing in 54th District Court during a hearing in Waco, Texas. (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP)

Baylor ties pervade rape case that sparked uproar

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In this Tuesday, July 10, 2018 file photo, former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn leaves federal courthouse in Washington, following a status hearing. Flynn is relaxed and hopeful even as the possibility of prison looms when he's sentenced in the Russia probe Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018. The retired three-star general pleaded guilty last year to lying to the FBI about conversations he had with the then-Russian ambassador to the U.S. during President Donald Trump's White House transition. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Mueller: FBI did not mislead Flynn into lying

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

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