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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks at the 2019 Democratic women's leadership forum, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

‘Do-nothing Congress’: Pelosi, Dems produce more subpoenas than laws

By Stephen Dinan and Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, leaves the federal court following a status conference with Judge Emmet Sullivan, in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

‘Targeted and taken out’: Insider narrative emerges in Michael Flynn case

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks with members of the media, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Senate firewall: Republicans stick with Trump despite Syria pullout, racially charged rhetoric

By Ryan Lovelace and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Attendees talk with recruiters, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014, at a job fair that was part of a "transition summit" intended to provide employment and educational information to soldiers who may exit military service in the next year, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. More than 4,500 service members attended the three-day event. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

‘National security issue’: High unemployment of military spouses undermines recruitment

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Former Ambassador William Taylor leaves a closed-door meeting after testifying as part of the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Democrats disturbed by Ambassador William Taylor’s closed-door remarks

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren calls for people across the country to support striking Chicago teachers after joining educators picketing outside an elementary school, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)

Warren’s health plan will require middle-class tax hike: Watchdog

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

New York Attorney General Letitia James alleges ExxonMobil defrauded investigators with two sets of figures to assess impact of climate regulations. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

ExxonMobil taken to trial for ‘climate fraud’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this June 3, 2019, file photo, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra speaks during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Court blocks Trump’s attempt to ease Obamacare birth control mandate

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Michael McCaul

House Republicans threaten Schiff over restricted access to impeachment inquiry documents

By Lauren Meier - The Washington Times

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In this Tuesday, July 16, 2019 photo people walk along a sidewalk on the campus of Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

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In this Oct. 21, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais File)

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Protester Joan Wynne, center, chants anti-Trump and anti-Gimenez slogans in downtown Miami. Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017. Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez issued a controversial order last week assuring the Trump administration that Miami-Dade is not functioning as a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

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In this April 3, 2019, file photo, Rep. Katie Hill, D-Calif., talks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Hill says shes asked for an investigation into intimate photos she says were posted online without her consent. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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In this Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, photo released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, foreign nationals are arrested during a targeted enforcement operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) aimed at immigration fugitives, re-entrants and at-large criminal aliens in Los Angeles. (Charles Reed/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP) **FILE**

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Washington Nationals' Juan Soto hits a two-run scoring double during the fifth inning of Game 1 of the baseball World Series against the Houston Astros Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Nationals take Game 1 behind Soto, Scherzer

In this Oct. 11, 2012, file photo, Hunter Biden waits for the start of his father's, Vice President Joe Biden's, debate at Centre College in Danville, Ky. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) ** FILE **

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President Donald Trump gestures while speaking during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, in Washington. Sitting on the right is Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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President Donald Trump speaking during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Trump administration eyes reversal on troop withdrawal from Syria

$In this Sept. 18, 2019, file photo former President Jimmy Carter acknowledges a student who's question has been picked for him to answer during an annual Carter Town Hall held at Emory University in Atlanta. Carter has been hospitalized after a fall at his home in Plains, Ga. A statement from The Carter Center says Carter suffered &quot;a minor pelvic fracture&quot; on Monday, Oct. 21 but remains in good spirits and looks forward to recovering at home. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)$

Jimmy Carter hospitalized after fall at Georgia home

In this March 5, 2019 file photo, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., pauses during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Paul says he underwent lung surgery in a procedure he says stems from injuries suffered when a neighbor tackled him outside his home in 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, FIle) **FILE**

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Opinion

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President Donald Trump speaks during an event about the environment in the East Room of the White House, Monday, July 8, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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President Donald Trump points to the cheering crowd as he leaves an Independence Day celebration in front of the Lincoln Memorial, Thursday, July 4, 2019, in Washington. Trump roused a political tempest when he decided to plant himself squarely in Independence Day observances with a speech from the Lincoln Memorial. His words from that platform, though, were strikingly measured, except for some befuddlement over American military history. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Why Christians must defend President Trump

By Todd Starnes

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By Andrew Davies

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Caring for fellow human beings is the heart of social justice

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Politics

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks at the 2019 Democratic women's leadership forum, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

‘Do-nothing Congress’: Pelosi, Dems produce more subpoenas than laws

By Stephen Dinan and Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this April 3, 2019, file photo, Rep. Katie Hill, D-Calif., talks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Hill says shes asked for an investigation into intimate photos she says were posted online without her consent. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Rep. Katie Hill calls for probe of leaked intimate photos

By Associated Press

Michael McCaul

House Republicans threaten Schiff over restricted access to impeachment inquiry documents

By Lauren Meier - The Washington Times

Former Ambassador William Taylor leaves a closed-door meeting after testifying as part of the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Democrats disturbed by Ambassador William Taylor’s closed-door remarks

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, center, prepares to leave after speaks at his election night watch party in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Brett Duke)

‘Pay to play?’ Large donation bundled by John Bel Edwards’ brother raises questions

By James Varney - The Washington Times

‘Pure propaganda’: Ilhan Omar blasts GOP lawmaker over Facebook post

By Steve Karnowski and James MacPherson - Associated Press

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks with members of the media, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Senate firewall: Republicans stick with Trump despite Syria pullout, racially charged rhetoric

By Ryan Lovelace and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Roger Stone, a longtime confidant of President Donald Trump, accompanied by his wife, Nydia Stone, leaves federal court in Washington, Tuesday, July 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz)

Roger Stone loses fight in appeals court to lift gag order

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

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Life

Harvard paper forced to defend allowing ICE fair comment after student backlash

Steven Crowder shares ‘chilling’ YouTube behavior during Gabbard’s fight against Clinton’s smears

Transgender cyclist Rachel McKinnon wins gold, slams critics: ‘Facts don’t care about your feelings’

Paralympian Marieke Vervoort fulfills wish to take own life

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Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, leaves the federal court following a status conference with Judge Emmet Sullivan, in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

‘Targeted and taken out’: Insider narrative emerges in Michael Flynn case

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

In this Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, photo released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, foreign nationals are arrested during a targeted enforcement operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) aimed at immigration fugitives, re-entrants and at-large criminal aliens in Los Angeles. (Charles Reed/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP) **FILE**

Los Angeles’ sanctuary policy releases 100 criminals a day: ICE

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Attendees talk with recruiters, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014, at a job fair that was part of a "transition summit" intended to provide employment and educational information to soldiers who may exit military service in the next year, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. More than 4,500 service members attended the three-day event. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

‘National security issue’: High unemployment of military spouses undermines recruitment

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

New York Attorney General Letitia James alleges ExxonMobil defrauded investigators with two sets of figures to assess impact of climate regulations. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

ExxonMobil taken to trial for ‘climate fraud’

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This undated photo released by the FBI shows 3-year-old Kamille McKinney, who police say has been missing since she was abducted while attending a birthday party on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, in Birmingham, Ala. (FBI via AP)

Body of missing 3-year-old Kamille ‘Cupcake’ McKinney is found; couple to face murder charges

By Jay Reeves - Associated Press

Protester Joan Wynne, center, chants anti-Trump and anti-Gimenez slogans in downtown Miami. Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017. Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez issued a controversial order last week assuring the Trump administration that Miami-Dade is not functioning as a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

ICE cancels fines on illegal immigrants in sanctuary

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 9, 2019 photo, the World Trade Center is shown in New York. Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019 marks the 18th anniversary of the terrorist attacks against the United States. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

NYPD: Man pours suspicious liquid on himself near World Trade Center

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Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine, center, who was arrested in Moscow at the end of last year, waits for a hearing in a court in Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 24, 2019. The American was detained at the end of December for alleged spying. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

House passes resolution calling on Russia to release former Marine jailed in Moscow

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

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World

39 people found dead in truck container in southeast England

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Russia, Turkey to jointly patrol Syria zone vacated by U.S. pullout

Democrats disturbed by Ambassador William Taylor’s closed-door remarks

Paralympian Marieke Vervoort fulfills wish to take own life

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Hungary refutes reports that its prime minister ‘soured’ Trump on Ukraine

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Mike Pence: Syria cease-fire holding

Donald Trump doles out $4.5 million to ‘White Helmets’ in Syria

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