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Research and Development Engineer Avinash Eranki examines a donated placenta as researchers are working to create a 3D bioprinted version to study preeclampsia at Children's National Medical Center, in Washington, Wednesday, June 15, 2016. Researchers are looking into how problems with the placenta lead to health threats from preeclampsia to Zika. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Dems say Obama to take NIH money to fight Zika

President Obama will have to grab money out of research accounts at the National Institutes of Health and shift it to combat Zika, House Democrats said Thursday, blaming congressional Republicans for failing to pony up more cash.

August 11, 2016
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump autographs a banner during a visit to Allegra Print and Imaging, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016, in Fayetteville, N.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Bill Weld: Trump crossed a line with gun comments

Libertarian Party vice presidential nominee Bill Weld, a former federal prosecutor, said Donald Trump crossed a line Tuesday when he said gun-rights supporters could do something to stop Hillary Clinton from winning the White House.

August 10, 2016
Informational Zika posters for pregnant woman are displayed as Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton takes a tour of a Miami health care center. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton takes up Zika cause as mosquito-borne illness becomes political weapon

Zika is pushing all the buttons of American politics, with Hillary Clinton's call Tuesday to bring Congress back into session to spend more money -- and tack it on to the deficit -- just the latest sign. From abortion to spending to tricky calculations about birth defects and how much prevention is worth, Zika is forcing the political debate into new realms.

August 9, 2016
House Speaker Paul Ryan's deep ties to his district, a massive campaign treasury and an immense likability helped him surmount the challenge. (Associated Press)

Paul Ryan defeats Paul Nehlen in primary

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan romped to victory Tuesday in the Republican primary for his congressional seat, dealing another setback to insurgent tea party forces that hoped to make an example out of him.

August 9, 2016
In this Oct. 21, 2014 file photo, people opposed to child sex trafficking rally outside of the Washington state Supreme Court in Olympia, Wash. The Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015, in favor of three young girls who sued Backpage.com, claiming they were sold as prostitutes on the site. Thursday's ruling says the Communications Decency Act does not protect Backpage from state lawsuits because there's enough evidence to show that it didn't just host the ads, but helped develop the content. (AP Photo/Rachel La Corte/ File)

Court rules sex website must comply with congressional subpoena

Backpage.com, one of the country's chief outlets for prostitutes and other adult services, must turn over records to a congressional probe that's looking into whether the website does enough to try to screen for victims of human trafficking, a judge ruled Friday.

August 5, 2016
In this Monday, Aug. 8, 2011, file photo, a statue of former Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin stands guard outside the Treasury Building in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) **FILE**

CBO: Deficit larger than expected

The federal government has sunk deeper into the red than analysts projected just five months ago, and is now poised to post a $590 billion shortfall this fiscal year, the Congressional Budget Office said Friday.

August 5, 2016
Tea party activists demonstrate on Fountain Square before marching to the John Weld Peck Federal Building in Cincinnati to protest the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status on May 21, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Court says IRS must prove it stopped tea party targeting

A federal appeals court slapped the IRS with yet another rebuke Friday, ruling that it did, in fact, discriminate against tea party groups and insisting the tax agency prove that it's permanently stopped the unconstitutional targeting of groups because of their political leanings.

August 5, 2016
Melania Trump (Lucien Capehart/Special to The Washington Times)

Melania Trump’s immigration file requested

Democrats demanded Thursday that the government release Melania Trump's immigration file after news reports and at least one prominent immigration lawyer raised questions about whether the wife of the Republican presidential nominee followed the law in entering and working in the U.S.

August 4, 2016
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson. (Associated Press File Photo)

Jeh Johnson sees signs of success in getting countries to take back illegals

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said he's seen some signs of progress in getting other countries to take their illegal immigrants back when the U.S. tries to deport them, and signaled he'd wait to see how those efforts play out before he'll commit to stripping visas from those that still refuse.

August 3, 2016