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Harris makes history as Biden’s No. 2

In this June 27, 2019, photo, then-Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., listens to questions after the Democratic primary debate hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Art in Miami. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) **FILE**

By Alex Swoyer and Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Joseph R. Biden announced his choice of Sen. Kamala Harris for his running mate Tuesday, making her the first Black woman to co-headline a presidential ticket and focusing the parameters of the 2020 presidential race.

In this Dec. 18, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump's former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn arrives at federal court in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) **FILE**

AG Barr sought to dismiss Flynn case based on ‘undisclosed’ evidence, DOJ attorney says

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attends a ceremony at the General Patton memorial in Pilsen near Prague, Czech Republic, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in Czech Republic at the start of a four-nation tour of Europe. Slovenia, Austria and Poland are the other stations of the trip. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, Pool)

U.S. push to uphold Iran arms embargo headed for U.N. Security Council clash

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In this file photo, Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best, right, speaks, Monday, July 13, 2020, during a news conference at City Hall in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) ** FILE **

Seattle police chief announces retirement hours after city cuts budget, salary

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Supporters cheer and take pictures as Vice President Mike Pence speaks at a "Cops for Trump" campaign event at the police station, Thursday, July 30, 2020, in Greensburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

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In this June 27, 2019, photo, then-Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., listens to questions after the Democratic primary debate hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Art in Miami. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) **FILE**

Harris makes history as Biden’s No. 2

By Alex Swoyer and Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Supporters cheer and take pictures as Vice President Mike Pence speaks at a "Cops for Trump" campaign event at the police station, Thursday, July 30, 2020, in Greensburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

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Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar addresses media after lunch at the Mercado Central in Minneapolis Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020, primary Election Day in Minnesota. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Rep. Ilhan Omar third ‘Squad’ member to squash primary challenge

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In this July 31, 2019, photo, then-Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., listens as Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a Democratic presidential primary debate at the Fox Theatre in Detroit. Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden has chosen Harris as his running mate. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) **FILE**

New Trump ad says Biden shows he’s ‘not that smart’ for choosing Kamala Harris

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Ariel Atkins, a Black Lives Matter Chicago organizer, said Monday that the mobs who vandalized and looted downtown businesses the night earlier did nothing wrong, calling it "reparations" for Black suffering. (Screengrab via NBC Chicago)

Black Lives Matter Chicago organizer says looting is ‘reparations’: ‘Businesses have insurance’

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Sarah Palin offers Kamala Harris 6-point survival plan

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Trini Lopez, 1960s-era singer mentored by Frank Sinatra, dies

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Rapper Kanye West smiles as he listens to a question from a reporter during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House with President Donald Trump, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

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President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump calls liberal Kamala Harris ‘my Number One draft pick’ for Biden

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump, second from right, and first lady Melania Trump attend the NCAA College Football Playoff national championship game Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) **FILE**

Trump: Get out there and play college football

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President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump: Violence in Portland, Chicago shows ‘Democrat roadmap’ for America

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this Dec. 22, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump displays the $1.5 trillion tax overhaul package he signed in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Trump is now three for three. Each year of his presidency, he has issued more executive orders than did former President Barack Obama during the same time-span. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump tests power, outpaces Obama on executive orders

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Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., points at Democrats as he defends Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh at the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. (Tom Williams/Pool Image via AP)

Graham demands FBI director address allegations bureau misled senators about Steele dossier

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 15, 2019, photo, then-Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks during a Democratic presidential primary debate in Westerville, Ohio. Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden has chosen Harris as his running mate. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) **FILE**

Kamala Harris compared ICE officers to KKK

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., walks back to his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Mitch McConnell says it’s time for more talks on COVID-19 relief

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President Donald Trump arrives for a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

‘Simply unacceptable’: Top Dems hit back at Trump’s National Guard funding cut

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People walk on the words Black Lives Matter that was painted in bright yellow letters on 16th Street as demonstrators protest Sunday, June 7, 2020, near the White House in Washington, over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Free-speech lawsuits pile up as cities put brakes on conservative street messages

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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham held a hearing Aug. 5 to examine the Crossfire Hurricane investigation. (Associated Presss/File)

Sen. Lindsey Graham accuses FBI of committing ‘new crime’ in dossier debacle

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U.S. and Chinese national flags are hung outside a hotel during the U.S. Presidential election event, organized by the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Crisis ‘hotline’ between U.S., China feared as possible strategic tool for attack

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Black Lives Matter tries to divide Americans, said the Rev. Aubrey Shines, a founder of the Conservative Clergy of Color who wants to separate racial justice from partisan politics. (Associated Press/File)

‘It is racist’: Founder of Conservative Clergy of Color counters Black Lives Matter message

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In this Feb. 11, 2005, file photo, trays of printed Social Security checks wait to be mailed from the U.S. Treasury's Financial Management services facility in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Bradley C. Bower, File)

Feds paid Social Security to woman who died in 1971 — almost $460,000 in checks

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In this Dec. 18, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump's former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn arrives at federal court in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) **FILE**

AG Barr sought to dismiss Flynn case based on ‘undisclosed’ evidence, DOJ attorney says

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this file photo, Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best, right, speaks, Monday, July 13, 2020, during a news conference at City Hall in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) ** FILE **

Seattle police chief announces retirement hours after city cuts budget, salary

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

A Catholic parishioner observe morning daily Mass at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, Friday, May 8, 2020, where a majority of the pews are taped off due to restrictions implemented to combat COVID-19. (Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)

Megachurches split on holding in-person services

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Washington Football Team says no fans allowed to attend games to start season

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No Terrapins Football: Maryland defenders won't get a chance to chase down their Big Ten Conference rivals in 2020 after the league's university officials decided Tuesday to cancel the season. (Associated Press)

Virus risk compels Big Ten, Pac-12 to cancel fall college football seasons

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

In this March 1, 2020, file photo, Washington Capitals head coach Todd Reirden watches his team play against the Minnesota Wild during the third period of an NHL hockey game in St. Paul, Minn. When Todd Reirden and Jon Cooper spent four months looking over video of the teams they coached this season, they saw almost polar opposites. Reirden's Washington Capitals started hot before their defensive game slipped. Cooper's Tampa Bay Lightning took a while to warm up, then won 14 of 21 games before the NHL season was halted in mid-March because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Hannah Foslien) ** FILE **

Reirden-Trotz battle will define playoff series, whether they like it or not

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) heads to the locker room after being ejected during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, Pool) ** FILE **

Wizards lose again despite Giannis Antetokounmpo ejection

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