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President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony of the "Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act," in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

High court obliges Trump, will enter census citizenship fray

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

CNN's Jim Acosta gestures as he leaves federal court in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, following a hearing on a legal challenge against President Donald Trump's administration over the revocation of his White House &quot;hard pass.&quot; (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Judge orders White House to restore press pass to CNN’s Acosta

By Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Employees at the Supervisor of Elections office run ballots through a machine during a recount, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Obama-appointed judges take charge in disputed Florida, Georgia elections

By S.A. Miller and Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 29, 2011, file photo, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi speaks on his cellphone at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

Trump administration slaps sanctions on 17 Saudis it accuses of Khashoggi killing

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi attends a signing ceremony following his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018. Putin and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi signed a strategic cooperation treaty Wednesday that is intended to bolster trade and other ties between the two nations. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, Pool)

El-Sissi crushes spirit of Arab Spring in Egypt: Activists ‘opened the gates of hell’

By Jacob Wirtschafter — Special to the Washington Times

The Centennial Eagles in Howard County, Maryland, are back on the field after a year without varsity football. The Eagles have had trouble finding enough players for a team and did not scored a single point all season. (Photograph by Steve Ruark/Special to The Washington Times)

Friday night plight: Parents, players rethinking football

By Adam Zielonka, Matthew Paras and David Driver - The Washington Times

This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Mark Wahlberg, from left, Rose Byrne, Gustavo Quiroz, Isabela Moner, and Julianna Gamiz in a scene from "Instant Family." (Hopper Stone/Paramount Pictures via AP)

Sean Anders’ ‘Instant Family’ destigmatizes foster care stereotypes

By Christian Toto — Special to The Washington Times

Doug Leaf, a ballot box security guard, grabs ballots from voters at the drive-up drop box in Salem, Ore., on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018. (Anna Reed/Statesman-Journal via AP) **FILE**

Oregon launches investigation into two people who submitted slew of late ballots

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 17, 2018 photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks during a student town hall at National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. A federal court has denied a request to delay an Obama-era regulation that helps students defrauded by for-profit colleges get their student loans forgiven. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) **FILE**

Beneath the outrage, DeVos praised over anticipated Title IX due-process reforms

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

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Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen looks on as President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony of the "Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act," in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump: I’m happy with ‘almost all’ with Cabinet

Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., walks to member-elect briefings on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rips Examiner reporter’s ‘misogyny’ over ‘backside’ photo

A U.S. soldier sits on an armored vehicle on a road leading to the tense front line with Turkish-backed fighters, in Manbij, north Syria, Wednesday, April 4, 2018. President Donald Trump expects to decide "very quickly" whether to remove U.S. troops from war-torn Syria, saying their primary mission was to defeat the Islamic State group and "we've almost completed that task." (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

U.S. winning battles but ‘losing the war’ against global jihad, think tank concludes

From left, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, continue discussions on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 26, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Lindsey Graham poised to become Judiciary chairman; Chuck Grassley moves to Finance

Marvin Ochoa, center, of Honduras, waits in line for a meal behind his wife Diana Marylin Ochoa after they arrived with a Central America migrant caravan to Tijuana, Mexico, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. Members of the migrant caravan started to meet some local resistance as they continued to arrive by the hundreds in the Mexican border city of Tijuana, where a group of residents clashed with migrants camped out by the U.S. border fence. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Migrant caravan, Tijuana residents clash at U.S. border fence: ‘You’re not welcome’

Florida Gov. Rick Scott, the Republican candidate in the undecided race for Senate from Florida running against incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., arrives for a meeting with Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and new GOP senators at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rick Scott declares victory as Florida orders manual recount in Senate race

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., questions Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh as he testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the third day of his confirmation hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Kamala Harris draws comparison between ICE, Ku Klux Klan

Singer/songwriter Garth Brooks takes questions in the press room at the 52nd annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Joy Behar upset that CMAs didn’t devolve into anti-Trump PSA: ‘The democracy is at risk’

Van Jones is seen at the National Summit in Detroit in on June 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) ** FILE **

Van Jones: Trump deserves ‘a salute and applause’ for backing criminal justice reform

Nancy Pelosi hails Al Sharpton as nation’s hero: ‘Thank you for saving America’

Razor wire deployed along the border. (Photo credit: Department of Homeland Security)

Razor wire now covers border wall where ‘vanguard’ of migrant caravan taunted U.S.

As President Donald Trump points to CNN's Jim Acosta, a White House aide takes the microphone from him during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Reporters’ association sides with CNN in lawsuit against White House

According to a poll taken just a day after the midterm races, 47 percent of U.S. voters believe President Trump will be re-elected in 2020. (Associated Press)

Democratic nightmare: Voters warming to Trump

Former Secretary of State John Kerry gestures during the Boston Climate Summit in Boston, Thursday, June 7, 2018. About two dozen mayors and city leaders were attending the event, billed as a chance to explore ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prepare for the challenges posed by climate change. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) **FILE**

John Kerry trashes Trump to British media: ‘We cannot have a truculent child president’

CNN's Jim Acosta goes through security check as he enters the federal court in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, to attend a hearing in a legal challenge against President Donal Trump's administration. Trump's administration contends it has &quot;broad discretion&quot; to regulate press access to the White House as it fends off a legal challenge from CNN and other outlets over the revocation of journalist Acosta's &quot;hard pass.&quot; (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Justice Department fires back at CNN’s lawsuit: No First Amendment right to enter White House

Opinion

Illustration on investment in the Indo-Pacific region by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

‘Win-win or winner take all?’

By David Bohigian

Illustration on ending data breaches by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Ending data breaches

By Sam Taussig

Some D.C. area restaurants are planning decadent Thanksgiving dinners with prix fixe menus and pickup options. (Associated Press/File)

Exotic and bountiful Thanksgiving feasts

By Corinna Lothar

Illustration on Trump's impending legal challenges by M. Ryder/Tribune Content Agency

Donald Trump’s never-ending turmoil

By Donald Lambro

Illustration on rules for civil discourse by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Maybe we could use a civic Hippocratic oath

By Victor Davis Hanson

Illustration on China's designs on the world by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

The war with China

By Daniel Gallington and Abraham Wagner

Big Hole at the Justice Department Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

‘Will the real attorney general please stand up?’

By Andrew P. Napolitano

Protecting American Energy Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Benefitting from a diverse energy sector

By Guy Caruso

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Politics

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., talks to reporters during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rep.-elect Elissa Slotkin, Michigan Democrat, won’t back Pelosi for Speaker

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 26, 2015, file photo, Scott Smith, a supporter of open carry gun laws, wears a pistol as he prepares for a rally in support of open carry gun laws at the Capitol, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Republic, Wash., considers ‘sanctuary city’ status to protect Second Amendment rights

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

This Nov. 14, 2016, file photo shows Rep.-elect Ruben Kihuen, D-Nev.,right, speaking with reporters as then-Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., left, listens on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen,File)

Two congressman cited in sexual harassment misconduct probes

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this July 11, 2018, photo, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler speaks to EPA staff at EPA Headquarters in Washington. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Trump to nominate Wheeler as permanent head of EPA

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during a Medal of Freedom ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump awards Medal of Freedom to late Justice Scalia, Elvis Presley, five others in ceremony

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony of the "Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act," in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

High court obliges Trump, will enter census citizenship fray

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen looks on as President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony of the "Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act," in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump: I’m happy with ‘almost all’ with Cabinet

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

From left, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, continue discussions on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 26, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Lindsey Graham poised to become Judiciary chairman; Chuck Grassley moves to Finance

By Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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Sports

Trent Williams makes surprise return to practice, questionable vs. Texans

Orioles hire Mike Elias from Astros as executive VP, GM

USA Gymnastics chief operating officer Ron Galimore resigns

Friday night plight: Parents, players rethinking football

LOVERRO: Redskins fans who stay home prefer style over substance

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Life

Republic, Wash., considers ‘sanctuary city’ status to protect Second Amendment rights

U.K. high school bans pricey coats, says they ‘stigmatize’ poor students

Seattle University suspends ICE partnership over ‘unjust,’ ‘inhumane’ treatment of immigrants

Trump supporter wearing MAGA hat attacked in Arizona

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rips Examiner reporter’s ‘misogyny’ over ‘backside’ photo

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National

This Oct. 15, 2013, photo, shows a view of the U.S. Capitol building at dusk in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Facebook’s ex-security chief meets with Hill lawmakers, cites concerns ahead of 2020 elections

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas., speaks to media, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018. George Papadopoulos, the former Trump campaign adviser who triggered the Russia investigation, will speak behind closed doors to two GOP-led House committees that are investigating partisan bias at the Justice Department. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Top House GOP conservatives are advocating Trump pick Rep. John Ratcliffe for AG: Report

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this July 12, 2018, file photo, newly transplanted cannabis cuttings grow in soilless media in pots at Sira Naturals medical marijuana cultivation facility in Milford, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Trump administration sued over rules blocking medical marijuana patients from gun ownership

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this June 5, 2018, file photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies during a Senate Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations hearing in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Betsy DeVos releases campus sexual misconduct rule to balance rights of accuser, accused

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

People walk outside CNN Center, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, in Atlanta. CNN is now screening all people who enter after a suspicious package was delivered to CNN in New York. NYPD's chief of counterterrorism says the explosive device sent to CNN's headquarters in New York appeared to be sent by the same person who mailed pipe bombs to George Soros, Hillary Clinton and former President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Ron Harris) **FILE**

Feds indict man for copycat CNN-bomb threats

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Sunday, April 21, 2013, file photo, Maria Butina, leader of a pro-gun organization in Russia, speaks to a crowd during a rally in support of legalizing the possession of handguns in Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/File)

Maria Butina, alleged Russian agent, asks DOJ to dismiss charges

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

A vehicle drives through smoke from a wildfire near Pulga, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

Loggers support Trump’s claim that wildfires caused by ‘poor forest management’

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Denise Chester, an evacuee of the Camp Fire, hugs her son Antonio Batres as she volunteers sorting clothes at a makeshift shelter in Chico, Calif., on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018. Chester, who doesn't want to know yet whether her home survived, said &quot;I want to help. I don't want to shut down.&quot; (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Fire death toll hits 63; sheriff says hundreds still missing

By Kathleen Ronayne and Brian Melley - Associated Press

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World

U.K. high school bans pricey coats, says they ‘stigmatize’ poor students

U.K.’s Theresa May appeals to public on Brexit, braces for more blows

El-Sissi crushes spirit of Arab Spring in Egypt: Activists ‘opened the gates of hell’

North Korea deports American even as it boasts of new weapon

Migrant caravan, Tijuana residents clash at U.S. border fence: ‘You’re not welcome’

Trump agenda undercut by diplomatic choices

White House wants to return Erdogan critic to Turkey to ease Turkish sanctions on Saudis: Report

Jamal Benomar, defendant in hacking case, shielded by diplomatic immunity from Trump admin.: Report

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Security

U.S. winning battles but ‘losing the war’ against global jihad, think tank concludes

North Korea deports American even as it boasts of new weapon

Pentagon’s reduced spending plan could affect military readiness, officials warn

U.S. sanctions 17 Saudis it accuses of Jamal Khashoggi killing

White House considering forcing out Turkish exile to ease Turkish tensions on Saudi Arabia: Report

Kamala Harris draws comparison between ICE and KKK

U.S. military, intel officials preparing allies for American pullout from Cold War missile treaty

2 Navy SEALs and 2 Marines charged in Green Beret’s death

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