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Thursday, February 27, 2020

A large monitor displaying a map of Asia and a tally of total coronavirus cases, deaths, and recovered, is visible behind Vice President Mike Pence, center, and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, left, as they tour the Secretary's Operations Center following a coronavirus task force meeting at the Department of Health and Human Services, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

‘All hands on deck’: Mike Pence takes charge in fight against coronavirus

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

From left, Democratic presidential candidates, former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and former Vice President Joe Biden, walk off stage at the end of the Democratic presidential primary debate at the Gaillard Center, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, in Charleston, S.C., co-hosted by CBS News and the Congressional Black Caucus Institute. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

‘Progressive about everything but race’: 2020 Dems run from records in battle for black voters 55 minutes ago

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidates, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., left, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., talk during a Democratic presidential primary debate Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, in Las Vegas, hosted by NBC News and MSNBC. (AP Photo/John Locher)

‘Dire consequences’: Democratic fracking ban would cost $7 trillion, industry warns

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Wednesday, May 8, 2013 file photo Vladislav Surkov, an adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin listens, during a meeting in Moscow, Russia. A former senior aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Ukraine will never be able to regain control over the separatist-controlled east. Vladislav Surkov, who lost his job as Putin's adviser on Ukraine earlier this month, said in remarks published Wednesday that he stepped down because of a shift in the Kremlin course on the Ukrainian conflict. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Sacking of Kremlin’s ‘gray cardinal’ provides clue to Putin’s constitutional rewrite

By Marc Bennetts - Special to The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at the National Action Network South Carolina Ministers' Breakfast, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, in North Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Dems’ presidential wannabes pander to Sanders and the crazy leftists

By David Keene - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump talks with reporters as he tours a section of the southern border wall, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, in Otay Mesa, Calif. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Judge rules Trump can’t use Washington military funds for border wall

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 8, 2016, file photo a lone voter fills out a ballot alongside a row of empty booths at a polling station in the Terrace Park Community Building on Election Day in Cincinnati. An expert panel of the National Academy of Sciences called for fundamental reforms to ensure the integrity of the U.S. election system. The report calls for replacing rickety voting machines with more-secure voting systems that use paper ballots or equivalents, and other measures such as a particular form of postelection audit aimed at spotting fraud. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Watchdog demands purge of ‘suspiciously’ bloated voter rolls in 3 battleground states

By James Varney - The Washington Times

Children from Anapra, Mexico, climb a section of the new border wall recently built near Santa Teresa, N.M., Monday, April 9, 2018. The head of the U.S. Border Patrol sector that includes part of West Texas and all of New Mexico said Monday he met with leaders of the New Mexico National Guard to begin discussions about what will be required and their capabilities. (Ruben R. Ramirez/The El Paso Times via AP)

Border chief: Wall cuts illegal crossings 80% 30 minutes ago

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this image from video, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks on the Senate floor about the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. The Senate will vote on the Articles of Impeachment on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 5. (Senate Television via AP)

McConnell slams Schumer for playing ‘partisan political attacks’ with coronavirus

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

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Vice President Mike Pence gives the thumbs-up during the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2020, at the National Harbor, in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Mike Pence: ‘Monster truck’ Trump will roll through 2020 Democrats

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos takes her seat to testify during a hearing of the House Appropriations Sub-Committee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies on the fiscal year 2021 budget, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump’s shift on charter school funding alarms backers

This Sept. 2, 2015 file photo shows an F-16, below, escorting two F-35 jets, above, after arriving the latter arrived at Hill Air Force Base in Utah. The U.S. and its Asia-Pacific allies are rolling out their new stealth fighter jet, a cutting-edge plane that costs about $100 million each. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Air Force changes service anthem to gender-neutral lyrics

The halls inside Bothell High School, closed for the day, stand empty Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, in Bothell, Wash. The suburban Seattle school was closed Thursday after a staffer's family member was placed in quarantine for showing symptoms of possibly contracting the new virus that started in China - an action health officials say is unnecessary. The school will be cleaned and disinfected on Thursday while students stay home. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with President Obama in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 5, 2016 in this file photo. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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Rush Limbaugh: Sanders, Dems pose greater threat to U.S. than coronavirus

Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, speaks during a session on the first day of the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Friday, Feb. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer) ** FILE **

CPAC crowd boos absent Mitt Romney

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens for a question as he visits the &quot;Sirius&quot; Educational Centre in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

Vladimir Putin confronted on ‘body double’ conspiracy during interview: ‘Are you real?’

Vice President Mike Pence, accompanied by left, President Donald Trump's acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Ken Cuccinelli, Surgeon General Jerome Adams, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci, speaks at a coronavirus task force meeting at the Department of Health and Human Services, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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A Eucharistic Minister serves communion during Mass at a Catholic church in Caracas, Venezuela, on May 29, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**

N.J. Catholic church changes course after denying first communion to autistic boy

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Insisting on election integrity isn’t ‘racist’

President Donald Trump listens as Mike Eruzione, captain of the 1980 U.S men's Olympic hockey team, speaks during a campaign rally, Friday, Feb. 21, 2020, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

‘Miracle on Ice’ captain Mike Eruzione regrets wearing pro-Trump hat: ‘We’re getting killed’

In this March 25, 2019, file photo, former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley, speaks at the 2019 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Nikki Haley to Joe Biden: ‘I will put my brain up against yours anytime’

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at a campaign event in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Going south with Sanders

Ohio State defensive lineman Chase Young listens during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

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Opinion

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Bernie Sanders’ brand of socialism is communism

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with President Obama in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 5, 2016 in this file photo. (Associated Press) **FILE**

We can’t repeat Obama’s Russia failures in 2020 vote

By Daniel N. Hoffman

Democratic presidential candidates, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., left, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., right, participate in a Democratic presidential primary debate at the Gaillard Center, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, in Charleston, S.C., co-hosted by CBS News and the Congressional Black Caucus Institute. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Bernie Sanders’ agenda exposes the Democrats as a bunch of panicked clowns

By Gary Anderson

Illustration on the negative impact of continued deficits by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Trump’s deregulations must address the deficit first

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Discrimination and economy terrorist illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Domestic financial terrorist groups threaten America’s economic stability

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By Mike Rogers

Attorney General William Barr is shown here speaking at the International Association of Chiefs of Police Officer Safety and Wellness Symposium on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, in Miami. Mr. Barr will be the recipient of the Christifideles Laici Award at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast on March 30, 2020, an official with the Breakfast announced on Feb. 27. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) **FILE**

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By Donald Lambro

Illustration on Canadian drug importation by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Keep Canadian drugs out of U.S. medicine cabinets

By Peter J. Pitts

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Politics

Attorney General William Barr speaks at the International Association of Chiefs of Police Officer Safety and Wellness Symposium on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, in Miami. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

AG Barr slams progressive DAs for not enforcing charges of resisting arrest 11 minutes ago

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos takes her seat to testify during a hearing of the House Appropriations Sub-Committee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies on the fiscal year 2021 budget, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump’s shift on charter school funding alarms backers

By James Varney - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidates, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., left, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., talk during a Democratic presidential primary debate Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, in Las Vegas, hosted by NBC News and MSNBC. (AP Photo/John Locher)

‘Dire consequences’: Democratic fracking ban would cost $7 trillion, industry warns

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., right, joined by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks during a news conference, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb.11, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Dems renew calls for gun control on one-year anniversary of background check legislation

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel speaks during a news conference for the 2020 Republican National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., Monday, Oct. 1, 2018. (Associated Press) **FILE**

RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel hints at lawsuit over popular-vote effort

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 24, 2012 file photo, Fidel Castro attends a National Assembly session in which his brother Cuba's President Raul Castro accepted a new presidential term with the caveat that it would be his last, in Havana, Cuba. Fidel Castro died in Nov. 2016. Raul Castro remains the first secretary of the Cuban Communist Party, but turned over the presidency of Cuba in Oct. 2019 to Miguel Diaz-Canel. (Ismael Francisco/Cubadebate via AP File) **FILE**

GOP: Democrats must take sides on Bernie’s praise of Fidel Castro 5 minutes ago

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., arrives for a meeting with fellow Democrats on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Nancy Pelosi says Congress is close to coronavirus funding deal

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this image from video, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks on the Senate floor about the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. The Senate will vote on the Articles of Impeachment on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 5. (Senate Television via AP)

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By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

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Life

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National

California bill would require gender-neutral toy, clothing aisles 12 minutes ago

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump talks with reporters as he tours a section of the southern border wall, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, in Otay Mesa, Calif. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

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By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Children from Anapra, Mexico, climb a section of the new border wall recently built near Santa Teresa, N.M., Monday, April 9, 2018. The head of the U.S. Border Patrol sector that includes part of West Texas and all of New Mexico said Monday he met with leaders of the New Mexico National Guard to begin discussions about what will be required and their capabilities. (Ruben R. Ramirez/The El Paso Times via AP)

Border chief: Wall cuts illegal crossings 80% 30 minutes ago

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Police are seen outside of a house near Potomac and Courtland after a shooting at Molson Coors, Wednesday Feb. 26, 2020, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Police identify Molson Coors gunman, victims

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The halls inside Bothell High School, closed for the day, stand empty Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, in Bothell, Wash. The suburban Seattle school was closed Thursday after a staffer's family member was placed in quarantine for showing symptoms of possibly contracting the new virus that started in China - an action health officials say is unnecessary. The school will be cleaned and disinfected on Thursday while students stay home. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Seattle-area high school shuttered over coronavirus fears

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In this Feb. 7, 2019, file photo, Bloomfield High School transgender athlete Terry Miller, second from left, wins the final of the 55-meter dash over transgender athlete Andraya Yearwood, far left, and other runners in the Connecticut girls Class S indoor track meet at Hillhouse High School in New Haven, Conn. Miller and Yearwood are among Connecticut transgender athletes who would be blocked from participating in girls sports under a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, by the families of three athletes. (AP Photo/Pat Eaton-Robb, File)

Transgender track stars say losses prove girls sports lawsuit is faulty

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"The United States Attorney's Office takes seriously fraudulent conduct that is devised to undermine federally-mandated funding restrictions related to China and Chinese universities," said U.S. Attorney J. Douglas Overbey for the Eastern District of Tennessee. (Associated Press file)

Tennessee professor charged with concealing ties to Chinese university to collect U.S. research fund

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, photo, Tyler Schwecke, a delivery driver for Jimmy John's, gets in his car to make a delivery in Las Vegas. Food delivery services like Uber Eats and GrubHub are taking off like a rocket, but some restaurants aren't on board. This week, Jimmy John's sandwich chain launched a national ad campaign promising never to use third-party delivery. (AP Photo/John Locher) **FILE**

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By Shen Wu Tan - The Washington Times

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World

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