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Robert Mueller delivers report to AG Barr, ending special counsel probe

In this June 21, 2017, photo, former FBI Director Robert Mueller, the special counsel probing Russian interference in the 2016 election, departs Capitol Hill following a closed-door meeting in Washington. (Associated Press) **FILE**

By Jeff Mordock and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Special counsel Robert Mueller delivered his report on the 2016 campaign to Attorney General William Barr on Friday, marking the end of a nearly two-year investigation that has monopolized the start of President Trump’s tenure.

President Donald Trump gives the thumbs-up as he arrives on Air Force One, Friday, March 22, 2019, at Palm Beach International Airport, in West Palm Beach, Fla., en route to Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

GOP says Mueller report should end ‘collusion’ claims

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 28, 2019, file photo, U.S President Donald Trump, right, and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un take a walk after their first meeting at the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi hotel, in Hanoi, Vietnam. North Korea's state TV on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, has aired a documentary glorifying leader Kim's recent visit to Vietnam that omitted the failed nuclear negotiations with Trump. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump cancels Treasury Dept.’s sanctions against North Korea

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

ISIS wiped out in Syria under Trump, White House says

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

The FBI ran slightly more than 2 million federal gun background checks last month, compared to more than 2.3 million in February 2018. (Associated Press)

Federal gun background checks fall to lowest monthly level in four years

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

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Catholic priest stabbed during live-streamed mass in Montreal

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United Airlines will now offer "non-binary" gender options for passengers. (Image: Twitter, United Airlines)

United Airlines to ‘Mx.’ things up with non-binary option for passengers

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In this July 22, 2015, file photo, co-host Eric Bolling appears on &quot;The Five&quot; television program, on the Fox News Channel, in New York. Bolling is suing the reporter who broke the story that he allegedly sent lewd text messages to colleagues. Bolling filed a $50 million defamation lawsuit Wednesday against Yashar Ali, a Huffington Post contributing writer. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Eric Bolling records confrontation with man who mocked son’s death: ‘You think this is funny?’

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Vandalism at a World War II memorial in Boston, Massachusetts, was reported on March 18, 2019. Locals have been unsuccessful at removing the oil substance from the concrete. (Image: NBC News Boston screenshot)

Boston World War II memorial vandalized with oily substance: ‘It’s terrible’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

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President Donald Trump gives the thumbs-up as he arrives on Air Force One, Friday, March 22, 2019, at Palm Beach International Airport, in West Palm Beach, Fla., en route to Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

GOP says Mueller report should end ‘collusion’ claims

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President Donald Trump meets with Caribbean leaders at Mar-A Lago, Friday, March 22, 2019, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump sits with Caribbean leaders to discuss trade, Venezuela

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Expecting Mueller report to be released ‘like waiting for a baby,’ says Giuliani

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President Donald Trump talks with reporters before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, March 22, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump: Still has ‘no idea’ when Mueller report will drop

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In this June 7, 2016, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at a rally in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

2020 Democrats call for release of Mueller report

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President Donald Trump talks with reporters before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, March 22, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

For Trump, the partisan ‘witch hunt’ isn’t over

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., left, looks over her notes during testimony by Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, before the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. Sitting next to Ocasio-Cortez is Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., right. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) **FILE**

DCCC won’t work with groups pushing primary challengers

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In this Feb. 28, 2019, file photo, U.S President Donald Trump, right, and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un take a walk after their first meeting at the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi hotel, in Hanoi, Vietnam. North Korea's state TV on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, has aired a documentary glorifying leader Kim's recent visit to Vietnam that omitted the failed nuclear negotiations with Trump. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump cancels Treasury Dept.’s sanctions against North Korea

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

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By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Chinese workers on a suspended platform clean window of an office building against the scenic of Central Business District in Beijing, Friday, June 8, 2018. Stocks have traded erratically since late February as investors size up the impact of trade tensions between the U.S. and major trading partners including China, Europe, Canada and Mexico. News of progress, or setbacks, on trade has led to big swings from day to day. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Xi Jinping taps unspoken authority to transform Beijing into a ‘tidy’ city

By Ethan Epstein - The Washington Times

In this May 25, 2010, file photo, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent walks down the aisle among shackled Mexican immigrants aboard a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement charter jet for deportation, flying between Chicago, Il., and Harlingen, Texas. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Rogue nations, ‘overly generous due process’ undermine deportation efforts

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President Donald Trump smiles while speaking at a rally at Alumni Coliseum in Richmond, Ky., Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump turns insults, nicknames into political capital: ‘He keeps scratching that scab’

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A U.S. Border Patrol vehicle sits above the Rio Grande River at the U.S. - Mexico border Tuesday, June 26, 2018, in Brownsville, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Border Patrol rescues double-amputee illegal immigrant from middle of Rio Grande

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 5, 2017 file photo, Department of Homeland Security personnel deliver supplies to Santa Ana community residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Guayama, Puerto Rico. A government watchdog has found the Federal Emergency Management Agency wrongly released to a contractor the personal information of 2.3 million survivors of hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria and the California wildfires in 2017. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti, File)

FEMA blundered by releasing privacy data of 2.3 million disaster survivors, watchdog says

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

This Wednesday, March 20, 2019 aerial photo shows flooding near the Platte River in in Plattsmouth, Neb., south of Omaha. The National Weather Service is warning that flooding in parts of South Dakota and northern Iowa could soon reach historic levels. A Weather Service hydrologist says &quot;major and perhaps historic&quot; flooding is possible later this month at some spots on the Big Sioux and James rivers. The worst of the flooding so far has been in Nebraska, southwestern Iowa and northwestern Missouri. (DroneBase via AP)

Midwest flooding costs skyrocket as Iowa announces $1.6 billion in damages

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 8, 2015, photo, Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in his Jerusalem office. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov) **FILE**

San Francisco State settles anti-Semitism lawsuits, must invest in ‘viewpoint diversity’

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Virginia Tech guard Justin Robinson celebrates during the first half of the team's first-round game against Saint Louis in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament Friday, March 22, 2019, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Va Tech beats Saint Louis 66-52 for 1st tourney in 12 years

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Minnesota Wild center Luke Kunin (19) scores a goal against Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby (70) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Friday, March 22, 2019, in Washington. The Wild won 2-1. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Wild edge Capitals to move into playoff position

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Liberty guard Caleb Homesley celebrates after scoring against Mississippi State during the second half of a first-round game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament Friday, March 22, 2019, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Liberty upsets Mississippi St. 80-76 for 1st tourney win

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