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‘Building pressure’: Biden assumes active role in spending negotiations

In this Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, file photo President Joe Biden speaks at the dedication of the Dodd Center for Human Rights at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

President Biden is fast approaching the hour of reckoning when his legislative agenda will be either salvaged or blown to smithereens.

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell is seen in Washington in this Oct. 10, 2008, file photo. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) ** FILE **

Colin Powell, former secretary of state, dies of COVID-19 complications, was fully vaccinated

By Mike Glenn and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Motorcycles ride past a barricade of burning tires during a protest by residents over a police raid that resulted in the death of a young musician, in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021. Violence can breakout at any time, in any random corner of the city. Angry mobs gather and dissolve, reunite and prepare for a new confrontation, while bystanders await the unexpected. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

‘No fuel, no schools, no life’: Haiti at breaking point amid rampant poverty, violence, instability

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

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Bible shortage may leave holiday buyers without a prayer

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An on-air replacement for the late radio host Rush Limbaugh has been named by Cumulus Media's Westwood One, the parent company of the long-standing afternoon talk show which drew some 15 million listeners. "The Dan Bongino Show," a new three-hour program, will air Monday through Friday from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET. and is set to launch May 24 in markets nationwide, (IMAGE FROM CUMULUS MEDIA)

Dan Bongino threatens to quit radio network over vaccine mandate

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Dennis Prager has COVID-19, says he deliberately sought infection to gain natural immunity

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Bible shortage may leave holiday buyers without a prayer

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In this Sept. 17, 2020, photo, students in face masks arrive on the Gila Ridge High School campus on the second first day of school, in Yuma, Ariz. (Randy Hoeft/The Yuma Sun via AP) **FILE**

Arizona parents file complaint against 7th grade history teacher

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In this Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, file photo President Joe Biden speaks at the dedication of the Dodd Center for Human Rights at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

‘Building pressure’: Biden assumes active role in spending negotiations

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden leaves seafood restaurant Fiola Mare for a date night with first lady Jill Biden in the Georgetown section of Washington, Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Maskless man: Psaki shrugs off Biden’s blunder at Georgetown restaurant

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to the Capitol Child Development Center, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden to participate in CNN town hall in Baltimore

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, photo President Joe Biden delivers remarks to promote his "Build Back Better" agenda, at the Capitol Child Development Center in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Biden to travel to Scranton for economic agenda push

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

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Former President Donald Trump speaks during his Save America rally in Perry, Ga., on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)

Trump sues House Select Committee over Jan. 6 records

By Victor Morton and Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., walks to the Senate floor on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Senate Democrats try to shore up climate change funding in annual spending bills

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., walks to the Senate floor on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Democrats’ spending bills cut ICE and border wall, pump money into environment and abortion

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Pa., center, accompanied by then-Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., left, and Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., right, speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 16, 2018, after the Senate passed a resolution to reverse the FCC decision to end net neutrality. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Two more veteran House Democrats announce retirements

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

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President Joe Biden gestures as he walks towards reporters on the South Lawn upon arrival at the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Biden accused of exacerbating labor shortage with ‘far-left socialist agenda’

By Valerie Richardson and Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

In this file photo, then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to the media prior to a meeting at the U.S. State Department on Nov. 24, 2020. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP) (Associated Press)

Pompeo accuses China of ‘deep’ subversion of the United States

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

In this May 25, 2021, file photo, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks with the media outside of the Little Haiti Cultural Center in Miami. Federal immigration agents will stop making mass worksite arrest of immigrants employees suspected of living in the U.S. without legal permission. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas issued guidance Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, saying the agency would cease such targeted enforcement which has "not focused on the most pernicious aspect of our country's unauthorized employment challenge: exploitative employers." (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

EXCLUSIVE: DHS drafts plan to allow fraudsters to keep citizenship

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In this Sept. 9, 2021, photo, Attorney General Merrick Garland announces a lawsuit to block the enforcement of a new Texas law that bans most abortions, at the Justice Department in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Garland blasted for unleashing FBI on school board squabbles

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In this March 28, 2017, photo, a dump truck hauls coal at Contura Energy's Eagle Butte Mine near Gillette, Wyo. Given the choice of what to hear first, good news or bad news, Powder River Basin coal producers and the thousands of people who work the mines are used to asking for the good news only to be told there is none. Five years of working through a historically swift decline, thermal coal regions like Campbell County and the PRB have settled for most of the mines still operating at any level as the best news they could reasonably hope for. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver) **FILE**

Climate backfire: Coal-fired power jumps as natural gas prices soar

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell is seen in Washington in this Oct. 10, 2008, file photo. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) ** FILE **

Colin Powell, former secretary of state, dies of COVID-19 complications, was fully vaccinated

By Mike Glenn and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Kidnapped Americans part of 40-year-old, U.S.-based missionary group

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

Migrants, many from Haiti, are seen in an encampment near the Del Rio International Bridge, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, in Del Rio, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Haitians removed from Del Rio bridge camp say they suffered ‘racialized abuse’ by Border Patrol

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Washington Football Team head coach Ron Rivera spits as he walks off field at the end of the first half of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Lack of discipline has Rivera mulling change

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 15, 2020, file photo, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks at a news conference in Chicago. With the pandemic still a major issue and concern, Silver believes the league has done all it can to prepare for the new season, which starts Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/David Banks, File) **FILE**

NBA season’s start marked by vaccine conflicts, plans for full arenas

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Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell watches against the Cincinnati Bengals during an NFL football game in Detroit, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) **FILE**

NFL loaded with mediocre teams 6 weeks into season

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Milwaukee Brewers hitting coach Darnell Coles is seen in the dugout during a spring training baseball game against the Cleveland Indians, Monday, Feb. 26, 2018, in Maryvale, Ariz. The Washington Nationals are hiring Darnell Coles as hitting coach. Coles is a former major league player who was most recently the hitting coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks before being fired in June. He replaces Kevin Long, who left Washington to become the hitting coach for the Philadelphia Phillies. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) **FILE**

Coles plans to put his ‘stamp’ on Nationals’ hitters

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