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Trump Organization sues Rep. Elijah Cummings to block recent subpoena

House Oversight and Reform Committee Chair Elijah Cummings, D-Md., leads a meeting to call for subpoenas after a career official in the White House security office says dozens of people in President Donald Trump's administration were granted security clearances despite "disqualifying issues" in their backgrounds, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 2, 2019. The issue sets the stage for another fight between the White House and the Democratic-controlled House, with Rep. Jim Jordan, the committee's ranking Republican, saying in a statement that Cummings' probe is a "partisan attack." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Attorneys for President Trump and the Trump Organization filed a lawsuit Monday that seeks to block a recent subpoena issued by Rep. Elijah Cummings for financial information from Mazars USA, an accounting firm that has done work for the company.

Sri Lankan Army soldiers secure the area around St. Anthony's Shrine after a blast in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, April 21, 2019. Witnesses are reporting two explosions have hit two churches in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, causing casualties among worshippers. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Death toll in Easter Sunday terror attacks on Sri Lanka churches, hotels rises dramatically

By Bharatha Mallawarchi and Krishman Francis - Associated Press

Central American migrants climb into the back of a tractor trailer as a thousands strong caravan makes its way north hoping to reach the U.S. border, between Pijijiapan and Tonala, Mexico, Friday, Oct. 26, 2018. Many migrants said they felt safer traveling and sleeping with several thousand strangers in unknown towns than hiring a smuggler or trying to make the trip alone.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Illegal immigrants pay billions each year in fees to human smugglers

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Not one of Christopher Steele's conspiracy charges was proved true and most were outright rejected by the special counsel investigation. (Associated Press/File)

0 for 12: Mueller report debunks Democrats’ entire Trump-Russia dossier

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Pete Buttigieghas made history as the first gay candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination to register serious poll numbers. (Associated Press/File)

Buttigieg buzz: Mayor Pete surges in polls while riding rainbow wave

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

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This May 10, 2009 photo shows a pink ladyslipper orchid thriving in a forest near New Market, Va. Horticulturists recommend that gardeners purchase their wildflowers from specialty nurseries rather than remove them from their native habitat because growing conditions differ so greatly in residential landscapes. Moreover, the practice often is banned because so much damage can be done to wild populations through digging. (Dean Fosdick via AP)

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Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., listens during a House Oversight and Reform Committee meeting, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. House Democrats are rounding the first 100 days of their new majority taking stock of their accomplishments, noting the stumbles and marking their place as a frontline of resistance to President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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President Donald Trump, joined by the Easter Bunny, speaks from the Truman Balcony of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 22, 2019, during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trumps welcome thousands to annual White House Easter egg roll

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President Donald Trump, right, gestures as he and first lady Melania Trump, left, arrive for Easter services at Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea, Sunday, April 21, 2019, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump offers condolences to Sri Lanka’s prime minister for terror attacks on churches

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In this April 21, 2016 file photo, Robert De Niro attends a special 40th anniversary screening of &quot;Taxi Driver&quot; during the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

De Niro on Trump: ‘This guy has proven himself to be a total loser’

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Mitt Romney speaks with customers during a campaign stop at the R&R BBQ restaurant on Tuesday, June 26, 2018, in South Jordan, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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President Donald Trump, joined by the Easter Bunny and first lady Melania Trump speaks from the Truman Balcony of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 22, 2019, during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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President Donald Trump, joined by first lady Melania Trump, left, blow whistles to start the annual White House Egg Roll, Monday, April 22, 2019, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump denies Mueller report of staff ignoring requests: ‘Nobody disobeys my orders’

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Special counsel Robert Mueller departs Easter services at St. John's Episcopal Church, Sunday, April 21, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Former Trump attorney Dowd: Mueller understood why president called probe a ‘witch hunt’

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President Donald Trump gives a 'thumbs-up' as he walks across the tarmac during his arrival on Air Force One, Sunday, April 21, 2019, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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This booking photo provided by the Alexandria Sheriffs Office, in Virginia, shows Chelsea Manning. On Friday, March 8, 2019, Manning, who served years in prison for leaking one of the largest troves of classified documents in U.S. history, was sent to jail for refusing to testify before a grand jury investigating Wikileaks. (Alexandria Sheriffs Office via AP)

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In this Sunday April 21, 2019, photo, a Sri Lankan Police officer inspects a blast spot at the Shangri-la hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan authorities blame seven suicide bombers of a domestic militant group for coordinated Easter bombings that ripped through Sri Lankan churches and luxury hotels which killed and injured hundreds of people. It was Sri Lanka's deadliest violence since a devastating civil war in the South Asian island nation ended a decade ago. (AP Photo/Chamila Karunarathne, file)

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Central American migrants climb into the back of a tractor trailer as a thousands strong caravan makes its way north hoping to reach the U.S. border, between Pijijiapan and Tonala, Mexico, Friday, Oct. 26, 2018. Many migrants said they felt safer traveling and sleeping with several thousand strangers in unknown towns than hiring a smuggler or trying to make the trip alone.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

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