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A pedestrian passes a storefront sign that lists COVID-19 protective protocols required for entry in the retail shopping district of the SoHo neighborhood of the Manhattan borough of New York, Friday, May 14, 2021. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has yet to say whether he will change his states mask mandate in light of new federal guidance that eases rules for fully vaccinated people. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

States, companies grapple with overnight change on masks

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
An unidentified man participates in a Blue Lives Matter rally Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Cops outraged after being ‘canceled’ from jobs for slamming Black Lives Matter on social media

By James Varney - The Washington Times
In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, police try to hold off supporters of then-President Donald Trump who tried to break through a police barrier, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Deal reached on commission to study Jan. 6 attack on U.S. Capitol

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, May 14, 2021, just after she was elected chair of the House Republican Conference, replacing Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., who was ousted from the GOP leadership for criticizing former President Donald Trump. She is joined by, from left, Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Ala., House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House GOP elects Trump defender Elise Stefanik to No. 3 post

By Kery Murakami - The Washington Times
Congresswoman Cori Bush, D-St. Louis, addresses the press after touring both St. Louis jails on Saturday, April 24, 2021, outside the Medium Security Institution known as The City Workhouse. Standing to the left is St. Louis City Mayor Tishaura O. Jones. (Laurie Skrivan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

Rep. Cori Bush honors Ferguson activist known for heckling cops with ‘pigs’ chant

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times
Visitors pass by an exhibition depicting rovers on Mars in Beijing on Friday, May 14, 2021. China says its Mars probe and accompanying rover are to land on the red planet sometime between early Saturday morning and Wednesday Beijing time. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China lands spacecraft on Mars for first time: State media

By Associated Press
In this file photo, Ronnie English, a City of Jacksonville worker, pressure-washes the statue of Andrew Jackson after it was defaced with paint Monday, June 22, 2020, in downtown Jacksonville, Fla. (Will Dickey/The Florida Times-Union via AP) **FILE**

Biden reverses Trump orders that cracked down on vandalism of monuments

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
David Hogg, a survivor of the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Florida, speaks with reporters before walking in a planned 50-mile march, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, in Worcester, Mass. The march, held to call for gun law reforms, began Thursday, in Worcester, and is scheduled to end Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018, in Springfield, Mass., at the headquarters of gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

David Hogg, fully vaccinated, keeps mask on so liberal strangers don’t think ‘I’m a conservative’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., arrives as the House Republican Conference meets to elect a new chairman to replace Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., who was ousted from the GOP leadership for her criticism of former President Donald Trump, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, May 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Former Gaetz associate pleads guilty to sex trafficking

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

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Congresswoman Cori Bush, D-St. Louis, addresses the press after touring both St. Louis jails on Saturday, April 24, 2021, outside the Medium Security Institution known as The City Workhouse. Standing to the left is St. Louis City Mayor Tishaura O. Jones. (Laurie Skrivan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

Rep. Cori Bush honors Ferguson activist known for heckling cops with ‘pigs’ chant

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Walmart to allow vaccinated shoppers, workers to go maskless

By Associated Press
David Hogg, a survivor of the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Florida, speaks with reporters before walking in a planned 50-mile march, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, in Worcester, Mass. The march, held to call for gun law reforms, began Thursday, in Worcester, and is scheduled to end Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018, in Springfield, Mass., at the headquarters of gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

David Hogg, fully vaccinated, keeps mask on so liberal strangers don’t think ‘I’m a conservative’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times
MSNBC host Rachel Maddow said Thursday she had to work on reprogramming herself to no longer consider unmasked people a "threat" and called on others to do the same now that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said vaccinated people can go without a mask in most situations. (Screengrab via MSNBC)

Rachel Maddow frets over relaxed mask rules: I ‘have to rewire myself’ not to judge unmasked people

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

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Kevin McCarthy on the Tight Rope Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Should McCarthy be the next to go?

By Tom Basile
Then-President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden during the first presidential debate at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Biden paves path to Trump’s second term

By Charles Hurt - The Washington Times
President Joe Biden delivers remarks about the Colonial Pipeline hack, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Thursday, May 13, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden misses his chance to be a consequential president

By David Bossie
Illustration on resistance to cancel culture by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Freedom-loving Americans must resist cancel culture

By David Bozell
Punishing the Work Ethic Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Biden needs to reward workers and not punish them

By Scott Walker

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In this Jan. 27, 2021 file photo, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson delivers the State of the State address as Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe, right, listens in Jefferson City, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Missouri passes COVID-19 liability shield for businesses

By DAVID A. LIEB - Associated Press
This May 8, 2019, file photo, shows a sign for Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Angie Wang, File)

Researcher gets 3-year prison term for covert China work

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times
In this photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech, Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in Lansing, Mich. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP) **FILE**

Whitmer seeks to shut down pipeline despite warnings of price spikes, shortages

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times
In this file photo, Ronnie English, a City of Jacksonville worker, pressure-washes the statue of Andrew Jackson after it was defaced with paint Monday, June 22, 2020, in downtown Jacksonville, Fla. (Will Dickey/The Florida Times-Union via AP) **FILE**

Biden reverses Trump orders that cracked down on vandalism of monuments

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

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Washington Wizards guard Russell Westbrook (4) shoots against Cleveland Cavaliers forward Isaac Okoro (35), forward Mfiondu Kabengele (27), center Jarrett Allen (31) and guard Collin Sexton (2) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, May 14, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Wizards beat Cavaliers to clinch East play-in spot

By Bobby Bancroft - Associated Press
Exercise rider Humberto Gomez takes Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness entrant Medina Spirit over the track during a training session ahead of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course, Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) **FILE**

Medina Spirit cleared to run, Preakness back to semi-normal

By Stephen Whyno - Associated Press
Golfers played 60 million more rounds in 2020 compared to 2019 while total participation hit 36.9 million people last year. Golf allowed people to go outdoors and maintain social distancing while other pandemic activities kept many inside. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Golf industry hopes its pandemic boom doesn’t bust

By Andy Kostka - The Washington Times
Washington Nationals' Juan Soto, left, celebrates with Kyle Schwarber after Schwarber's two-run homer during the first inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Nationals Park, Thursday, May 13, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Nationals’ Bell, Schwarber homer early to avoid Phillies sweep

By Andy Kostka - The Washington Times

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U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., right, responds to questions from reporters as U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., left, looks on during a news conference, Thursday, April 1, 2021, in Boston. The news conference was held to call on President Biden to use the Higher Education Act to cancel a share of student loan debt for students with federal loans. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Ayanna Pressley pushes child tax credit for single parents with $150,000 incomes

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., arrives as the House Republican Conference meets to elect a new chairman to replace Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., who was ousted from the GOP leadership for her criticism of former President Donald Trump, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, May 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Former Gaetz associate pleads guilty to sex trafficking

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times
In this Feb. 25, 2019, file photo, Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., speaks at a Politics & Eggs event in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) ** FILE **

Eric Swalwell enters fray, clashes with Marjorie Taylor Greene’s aide over masks

By Kery Murakami - The Washington Times
Council of Economic Advisers chairwoman Cecilia Rouse speaks during a briefing at the White House, Friday, May 14, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Inflation is temporary result of ‘choppiness’ in recovery, White House says

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

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Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., speaks during a hearing with United States Trade Representative Katherine C. Tai on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 12, 2021. The hearing is to examine President Joe Biden's 2021 trade policy agenda. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)

Wyden calls on Pentagon to release details about ‘warrantless surveillance’ of civilians

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby puts his mask on following a media briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Monday, May 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Pentagon drops indoor mask requirement

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times
In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, police try to hold off supporters of then-President Donald Trump who tried to break through a police barrier, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Deal reached on commission to study Jan. 6 attack on U.S. Capitol

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
Afghan national army (ANA) Soldiers stand guard at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, April 17, 2021. The Biden administration's surprise announcement of an unconditional troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, 2021, appears to strip the Taliban and the Afghan government of considerable leverage, pressuring them to reach a peace deal. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) **FILE**

‘Very difficult fight’: Afghan army, Taliban set for major clash outside Kabul as U.S. troops exit

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

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