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Former White House strategist Steve Bannon poses prior to an interview with The Associated Press, in Paris, May 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

Bannon seeks contempt trial delay due to media coverage of House Jan. 6 hearings

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Emissions from a coal-fired power plant are silhouetted against the setting sun in Kansas City, Mo., on Feb. 1, 2021. The Supreme Court on Thursday, June 30, 2022, limited how the nation’s main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. By a 6-3 vote, with conservatives in the majority, the court said that the Clean Air Act does not give the Environmental Protection Agency broad authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants that contribute to global warming. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) **FILE**

High court’s blow to EPA rattles Democrats, climate change activists

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Migrants walk to an area in Yuma, Ariz., Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, where they surrender to Border Patrol agents. hoping to remain in the United States to seek asylum. For nationalities that don't need a visa, Mexico is often the ticket to seeking asylum in the United States. (AP Photo/Elliot Spagat)

Supreme Court says DHS has power to end Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ border policy

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

The Supreme Court is seen, Thursday, June 30, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Supreme Court reins in EPA, rules agency doesn’t have broad power to cap power plant emissions

By Alex Swoyer and Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

In this Monday, Sept. 3, 2018, file photo, a U.S. flag flies on the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

At least 90 lawmakers became foreign agents after exiting Congress since 2000, study finds

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Election Integrity Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Questioning the accuracy of the 2020 presidential election is not un-American

By Rep. Andy Biggs

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Feb. 8, 2022. Wisconsin liberals on Thursday, March 10, 2022, filed a federal lawsuit alleging that Republican Sen. Johnson, U.S. Reps. Tom Tiffany and Scott Fitzgerald are insurrectionists in violation of the U.S. Constitution for their words and actions in support of Donald Trump leading up to the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

How Electoral College high jinks went from praise to criminal probe

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks at the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 23, 2022, during an event to welcome wounded warriors, their caregivers and families to the White House as part of the annual Soldier Ride to recognize the service, sacrifice, and recovery journey for wounded, ill, and injured service members and veterans. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden praises Senate for cloture vote on guns, chides Congress for taking decade to pass bill

By Joseph Clark and Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Steven Engel, former Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel, from left, Jeffrey Rosen, former acting Attorney General, and Richard Donoghue, former acting Deputy Attorney General, are sworn in to testify as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol continues to reveal its findings of a year-long investigation, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

House Jan. 6 committee shows evidence of Trump’s ‘pressure campaign’ to overturn 2020 election

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

A police officer guards the main entrance to the Supreme Court in Washington, Oct. 9, 2018. The Supreme Court, Thursday, June 23, 2022, struck down a restrictive New York gun law in a major ruling for gun rights. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Live updates | American Medical Association weighs in

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell testifies virtually, Wednesday, June 22, 2022, during a House Oversight Committee hearing on the Washington Commanders' workplace conduct, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Team owner Dan Snyder did not attend the hearing. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Subpoena, spectacle in Roger Goodell hearing as Dan Snyder comes under fire

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

In this April 13, 2014, file photo, the Internal Revenue Service Headquarters (IRS) building is seen in Washington. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File) ** FILE **

Backlog is ‘still crushing’ IRS, agency’s taxpayer advocate tells Congress

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

High gas prices are shown as a pedestrian waits to cross the street in Los Angeles, June 16, 2022. President Joe Biden on June 22 will call on Congress to suspend the federal gasoline and diesel taxes for three months. It's a move meant to ease financial pressures at the pump that also reveals the political toxicity of high gas prices in an election year.(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) **FILE**

Biden gas tax holiday faces revolt by top Democrats

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Texas Congresswoman-elect Mayra Flores is celebrating her victory in a special election in the 34th Congressional District Texas on Tuesday which broke the longtime hold of the Democratic Party on that seat. A Republican, in fact, has only secured a victory in the district once in the past four decades. (Image courtesy of Mayrafloresforcongress.com)

GOP takes one from the Democrats with Flores win

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, arrives to meet with Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., arrive for more bipartisan talks on how to rein in gun violence, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 15, 2022. Democratic and Republican negotiators have already reached a broad agreement but still need to convert that accord into legislation, in hopes that Congress could approve it before leaving for its July 4 recess. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Gun deal hung up in Senate over ‘red flag’ laws, defining the ‘boyfriend loophole’

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

In this Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021, photo Republican congressional candidate Mayra Flores attends a Cameron County Conservatives event in Brownsville, Texas. Flores argues that Democrats are forcing Texans choose between their energy sector jobs and curbing climate change. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

GOP’s historic win in Texas portends nationwide ‘red wave’ disaster for Democrats in November

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Medicare Attack and Drug Price Controls Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Price controls on drugs will create more inflation

By Brian McNicoll

From left: Students David Buenrostro, Adrian James, and Jahel Ramos protest June 14, 2012, outside the Obama campaign offices in Culver City, Calif. The students demand that President Obama issue an executive order to stop deportations of illegal immigrant students in favor of the DREAM Act (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors). In July 2011, California Gov. Brown enacted the California DREAM Act, giving illegal immigrant students access to private college scholarships for state schools. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Obama’s DACA decision reverberates 10 years after the announcement

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Senators demand answers about the extent of work already done by DHS’ disinformation board

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 5, 1960, file photo, the medalists in the women's 200-meter event, from left, bronze medalist Dorothy Hyman, of Great Britain; gold medalist Wilma Rudolph, of the United States, and silver medalist Jutta Heine, of Germany, pose with their medals at the Olympic stadium in Rome, Italy. It has been 50 years since Title IX was signed into law by President Nixon. The measure barred discrimination against women when it came to programs that receive federal assistance. (AP Photo/File)

Title IX timeline: 50 years of halting progress across U.S.

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