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Trump to relaunch MAGA rallies, senior adviser says

In this Wednesday, July 17, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump gestures to the crowd as he arrives to speak at a campaign rally at Williams Arena in Greenville, N.C. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File) ** FILE **

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Donald Trump isn’t running for office in 2022, but his Make America Great Again rallies are making a comeback. Mr. Trump “has already begun to vet and endorse candidates for 2022, with an eye toward electing not just Republican candidates, but America First Republican candidates,” senior adviser Jason Miller told Axios.

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark A. Milley has expressed his support for changing how the military conducts investigations of sexual assault. (ASSOCIATED PRESS) **FILE**

Momentum builds to change military rules on harassment in the ranks

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The Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Associated Press)

Threats against Congress up 107% over 2020: Capitol Police

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this file photo taken Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019, is Sgt. Matthew Elseth with "ghost guns" on display at the headquarters of the San Francisco Police Department in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Haven Daley, File)

Justice Dept. rule would aim to crack down on ‘ghost guns’

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this May 25, 2020, file image from surveillance video, Minneapolis police officers, from left, Tou Thao, Derek Chauvin, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane are seen attempting to take George Floyd into custody in Minneapolis, Minn. (Court TV via AP, Pool, File)

4 ex-cops indicted on U.S. civil rights charges in George Floyd’s death

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This May 28, 1998 file photo shows Tawny Kitaen. Kitaen, the sultry red-haired actress who appeared in rock music videos during they heyday of MTV, has died. She was 59. Authorities in Orange County, California say she died at her home in Newport Beach on Friday, May 7, 2021. (Bruce C. Strong/The Orange County Register via AP) **FILE**

Tawny Kitaen, star of ‘80s rock music videos, dies at 59

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IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR TELEFLORA - A young girl grabs a Teleflora bouquet to share with Mom in advance of Mother's Day as part of Teleflora's Mother's Day sidewalk chalk activation at Santa Monica Place on Saturday, May 1, 2021, in Santa Monica, Calif. An extension of its Mother's Day campaign, "Drawn to Mom," Teleflora, the world's leading floral delivery company, is highlighting what the past year has been like from a child's perspective, and the joy of having mom right there through it all. (Jordan Strauss/AP Images for Teleflora)

Still loving mom: Americans expected to spend record-breaking $28.1 billion on Mother’s Day

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Lloyd Price, singer and early rock influence, dies at 88

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In this Dec. 20, 2009, file photo President Obama's family dog, Bo, stands near the West Wing of the White House in Washington. Bo died Saturday, May 8, 2021, after a battle with cancer, the Obamas said on social media. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Obama dog Bo, once a White House celebrity, dies from cancer

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President Joe Biden arrives on the Ellipse at the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 6, 2021, after a short trip from Andrews Air Force Base, Md., as Biden returns from Louisiana. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden releases first set of White House visitors’ logs

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President Joe Biden speaks about the April jobs report in the East Room of the White House, Friday, May 7, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Biden puts positive spin on disappointing jobs report

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova via video conference at the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Thursday, May 6, 2021. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Biden still planning June meeting with Putin

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President Joe Biden speaks about the April jobs report in the East Room of the White House, Friday, May 7, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Biden releases $21.6 billion in new aid for renters

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San Francisco Giants Hall of Fame outfielder Willie Mays waves to the crowd as the team honors him on the day after his 90th birthday, Friday, May 7, 2021, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron)

Nancy Pelosi whiffs birthday tweet with photo of Willie McCovey instead of Willie Mays

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., left, and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., raise their arms after addressing attendees of a rally, Friday, May 7, 2021, in The Villages, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Gaetz, Greene take mantle of Trump’s populism: ‘America First isn’t going away’

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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a virtual meeting with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington on Friday, May 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

VP Harris confers with Mexico’s president on surge of migrants at border

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, file photo, then-President Donald Trump speaks during a joint statement with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump hails FEC decision to drop campaign-finance probe

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In this April 13, 2014, file photo, the Internal Revenue Service Headquarters (IRS) building is seen in Washington. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File) ** FILE **

‘Will taxpayers be scared?’: Biden’s IRS proposal raises accountability, privacy issues

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This June 18, 2010, file photo shows the firing squad execution chamber at the Utah State Prison in Draper, Utah. (AP Photo/Trent Nelson, Pool, File)

Death penalty states returning to ‘humane’ firing squad

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In this Feb. 8, 2017, file photo, then-Army Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend talks with an Iraqi officer during a tour north of Baghdad, Iraq. Townsend, now a general, says a growing military threat from China may well come from Americas east, as Beijing looks to establish a large navy port capable of hosting submarines or aircraft carriers on the Atlantic coast of Africa.(AP Photo/ Ali Abdul Hassan, File)

New submarine threat: Top U.S. general says China pursuing Atlantic naval base

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., holds up a photograph of her father, Thomas D'Alesandro Jr., with Eleanor Roosevelt, as she speaks about the long fight for DC statehood during her weekly press briefing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, April 22, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Pelosi refuses to denounce father’s complicity in racism

By Kery Murakami - The Washington Times

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Shoppers walk toward a garage after leaving the Aventura Mall where a shooting left three people injured and several suspects in custody, Saturday, May 8, 2021, in Aventura, Fla. Aventura Police said two groups of people had begun fighting in the mall when shots rang out. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Police: 3 hurt in Florida mall shooting as shoppers scatter

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Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark A. Milley has expressed his support for changing how the military conducts investigations of sexual assault. (ASSOCIATED PRESS) **FILE**

Momentum builds to change military rules on harassment in the ranks

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

This photo provided by the Ocean City Fire Department shows the wreckage from a car accident on the Route 90 bridge in Ocean City, Md., on Sunday, May 2, 2021. A bystander jumped over a highway guard rail and into a Maryland bay Sunday to rescue a child who had been thrown from a car and into the water during the crash, according to authorities. The child was ejected from a car on the Route 90 bridge in Ocean City and landed in the Assawoman Bay, the Ocean City Fire Department said in a statement. At least eight people were injured in total, the agency said. (Ocean City Fire Department via AP)

Ocean City honors man who jumped off bridge to rescue toddler from water

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In this May 25, 2020, file image from surveillance video, Minneapolis police officers, from left, Tou Thao, Derek Chauvin, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane are seen attempting to take George Floyd into custody in Minneapolis, Minn. (Court TV via AP, Pool, File)

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San Francisco Giants Hall of Fame outfielder Willie Mays waves to the crowd as the team honors him on the day after his 90th birthday, Friday, May 7, 2021, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron)

Nancy Pelosi whiffs birthday tweet with photo of Willie McCovey instead of Willie Mays

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Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Wade Miley delivers in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians, Friday, May 7, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Reds’ Miley pitches season’s 4th no-hitter against Indians

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Washington Nationals' Juan Soto (22) runs the bases after hitting a two-run home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Friday, May 7, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Nats use 6-run inning to beat Yankees 11-4

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Washington Capitals defenseman Dmitry Orlov (9) clears the puck from in front of goaltender Vitek Vanecek (41) during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers, Friday, May 7, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Capitals lose to Flyers, miss chance to reclaim 1st in East

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