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Biden’s nomination of Tanden ‘sure looks like they’re trying to stick it to’ Bernie Sanders

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden (left), and Sen. Bernard Sanders squabbled like schoolchildren at Sunday's Democratic debate. (Associated Press)

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Neera Tanden is a corporatist warmonger who outed an apparent sexual harassment victim, allegedly punched a former staffer for crossing Hillary Clinton, and went after Sen. Bernard Sanders’ staff and supporters during his 2020 presidential bid. And that’s just according to members of her own Democratic Party.

In this file photo from 2009, then-Vice President-elect, Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., left, stands with his son Hunter during a re-enactment of the Senate oath ceremony, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) ** FILE **

Biden pledges son Hunter’s business deals won’t create conflicts of interest

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

How ‘do as I say, not as I do’ pandemic rules blew up in Democrats’ faces

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 2, 2020, photo, Stacey Abrams speaks to supporters as they wait for former President Barack Obama to arrive and speak at a rally as he campaigns for Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, at Turner Field in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Stacey Abrams’ stinging loss was ‘springboard’ for Biden, Democrats

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Tourists stand on the Banzai cliff on resort island of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

GOP lawmakers target ‘birth tourism’ on U.S. territory

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Former President Barack Obama speaks at a rally for Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, at Northwestern High School in Flint, Mich., Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Obama knocks Perdue, Loeffler, over stock trades

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A monitor showing Dominion Voting Image Cast Central display tab is seen as Cobb County Election officials count ballots on a machine, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, in Marietta, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart) **FILE**

Arizona legislature demands forensic exam of Dominion machines: ‘Voters believe fraud occurred’

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Workers scan ballots as the Fulton County presidential recount gets underway Wednesday morning, Nov. 25, 2020, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Ben Gray) ** FILE **

Georgia secretary of state denies fraud in viral ‘suitcase’ video

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In this file photo from 2009, then-Vice President-elect, Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., left, stands with his son Hunter during a re-enactment of the Senate oath ceremony, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) ** FILE **

Biden pledges son Hunter’s business deals won’t create conflicts of interest

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Former NFL star Herschel Walker comments on a viral 2020 election video that appears to show the hand-off of a USB drive between poll workers. (Image: Twitter, Herschel Walker tweet screenshot)

Herschel Walker jokes Georgia election video ‘one of the best hand-offs I’ve seen’ since NFL

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Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

Governor says Matt Gaetz ‘not welcome in New Jersey’ after seen at maskless GOP event

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In this Sept. 29, 2015, file photo, Trevor Noah appears on set during a taping of &quot;The Daily Show with Trevor Noah&quot; in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Trevor Noah: Democrats worse than anti-mask Republicans ‘because of their hypocrisy’

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In this Tuesday, March 12, 2019, file photo, U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, left, listens as Office of Management and Budget Acting Director Russell Vought testifies before the House Budget Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, during a hearing on the fiscal year 2020 budget. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Michelle Malkin brands Rep. Dan Crenshaw ‘John McCain in an eyepatch’ for targeting pro-Trump lawyer

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U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Damian T. Donahoe, deputy commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, center, talks with service members during a battlefield circulation Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, in Somalia. No country has been involved in Somalia's future as much as the United States but now the Trump administration is thinking of withdrawing the several hundred U.S. military troops from the nation at what some experts call the worst possible time. (Senior Airman Kristin Savage/Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa via AP)

Trump orders ‘majority’ of U.S. troops out of Somalia 10 minutes ago

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In this Wednesday, May 1, 2019 file photo, buildings are reflected in the window as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is taken from court, where he appeared on charges of jumping British bail seven years ago, in London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

Snowden implores Trump to pardon fellow leaker Assange: ‘You alone can save his life’

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President Donald Trump waves to supporters as his motorcade arrives at the White House after golfing at his Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va., in Washington, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, a day after was defeated by President-elect Joe Biden. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Hackers duped mainstream media, cyber scientists on Russia’s Alfa Bank-Trump link: lawsuit

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 5, 2020, file photo a county election worker scans mail-in ballots at a tabulating area at the Clark County Election Department, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Las Vegas. Election-related lawsuits flew Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, in Nevada, where a voting watchdog group organized by a conservative Nevada activist is asking a judge to nullify the Nov. 3 statewide election. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Trump’s attorneys tell Nevada judge more than 85,000 votes were illegal

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President-elect Joe Biden speaks about jobs at The Queen theater, Friday, Dec. 4, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden says coronavirus vaccines should not be mandatory

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Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., listens during a virtual Senate Committee for Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing, Tuesday, May 12, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Win McNamee/Pool via AP) **FILE**

Campaign staffer for Kelly Loeffler dies in car crash

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President-elect Joe Biden speaks about jobs at The Queen theater, Friday, Dec. 4, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden endorses another round of direct stimulus payments 7 minutes ago

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Biden team defends Neera Tanden, diversity in staffing choices

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This May 15, 2017, file photo shows Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks announcing his candidacy for the U.S. Senate in Huntsville, Ala. (Bob Gathany/AL.com via AP, File) **FILE**

Rep. Mo Brooks will object to Biden’s Electoral College votes

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Tourists stand on the Banzai cliff on resort island of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

GOP lawmakers target ‘birth tourism’ on U.S. territory

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A Black Lives Matter supporter holds a sign while rallying at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) ** FILE **

Black Lives Matter movement imploding over internal power struggle, money grabs

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President-elect Joe Biden speaks at The Queen theater, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Russia waits — warily — for Biden to chart course on relations

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Demonstrators chant outside the Norman Police Department on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in Norman, Okla., during a protest over the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers May 25. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

City Council illegally cut police budget, judge rules

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In this June 20, 2019 file photo, a student works in the library at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) **FILE**

Colleges cut liberal arts as coronavirus strains budgets

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This Oct. 30, 2020 photo provided by the Kenosha County Sheriff's Department shows Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha, Wis. Rittenhouse is accused of killing two protesters days after Jacob Blake was shot by police in Kenosha, Wis. earlier this year. (Kenosha County Sheriff's Department via AP)

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Gov. Jay Inslee thanks the voters of Washington state after winning his third term, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Olympia Wash. (Steve Bloom/The Olympian via AP) ** FILE **

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Then-Washington Capitals defenseman Radko Gudas (33) checks Colorado Avalanche defenseman Nikita Zadorov (16) in the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, in Denver. After having one of the best offenses in hockey last season, the Florida Panthers got tougher by signing defenseman Radko Gudas, (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

NHL proposes mid-January starting date for upcoming season

By Andy Kostka - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Dec. 23, 2019, file photo, injured Washington Wizards' John Wall, left, talks to an also injured teammate as they sit on the bench during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the New York Knicks in New York. The Wizards have ruled out the possibility of star guard Wall playing when the NBA season resumes. General manager Tommy Sheppard says Wall will not travel with the team to Walt Disney World in Central Florida to restart the season. Wall has not played an NBA game since December 2018. He tore his left Achilles tendon and needed another operation in 2019. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

Wall era ends with disappointing exit

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FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020 file photo, Houston Rockets' Russell Westbrook (0) goes up for a shot as Oklahoma City Thunder's Nerlens Noel, right, defends during the second half of an NBA first-round playoff basketball game in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The Houston Rockets have traded Russell Westbrook to the Washington Wizards for John Wall and a future lottery-protected. first-round pick. Both teams announced the trade Wednesday night, Dec. 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

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Navy guard Greg Summers (20) and forward Daniel Deaver fail to stop Maryland guard Eric Ayala (5) from scoring during an NCAA college basketball game Friday, Nov. 27, 2020, in College Park, Md. (Karl Merton Ferron/The Baltimore Sun via AP)

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