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FILE - In this April 23, 2002 file photo Cardinal Theodore McCarrick of the Archdiocese of Washington, waves as he arrives at the Vatican in a limousine. On Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019 the Vatican announced Pope Francis defrocked former U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick after Vatican officials found him guilty of soliciting for sex while hearing Confession. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, file)

Pope Francis defrocks Cardinal Theodore McCarrick

By Frances D'Emilio and Nicole Winfield - Associated Press
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk toward Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, to travel to Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

First lawsuit against Trump wall declaration filed in Washington court

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Rose Garden at the White House to declare a national emergency in order to build a wall along the southern border, Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Trump declares national emergency on border, taking extra money for wall

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
Attorneys for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort blamed any inconsistencies on his meetings with Ukrainian employee Constantin Kilimnik on a faulty memory. (Associated Press)

Manafort lawyers: Ukrainian employee was U.S. asset, not a Russian spy

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times
Investigators enter an apartment building Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, in Aurora, Ill., where a man who police say fatally shot several people and injured police officers at a manufacturing plant in Aurora is believed to have lived. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)

Police: Aurora gunman likely knew he was being fired

By Don Babwin and Caryn Rousseau - Associated Press
In this photo taken on Friday, Sept. 7, 2012, Maria Butina walks with Alexander Torshin then a member of the Russian upper house of parliament in Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Pavel Ptitsin)

Senate panel to investigate meetings between Russians, Obama officials

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y, and Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., stand together on the House floor at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, on the first day of the 116th Congress with Democrats holding the majority. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Sorry, Bernie and AOC: Socialism has very few fans among voters according to new poll

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times
This Feb. 3, 2012, file photo shows FBI headquarters in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

FBI doubles reward for ‘Beltway Bank Bandit’

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times
In this picture released on Jan. 12, 2019, by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei takes notes during a meeting in Tehran, Iran. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

Twitter limits account for Ayatollah over tweet threatening Salman Rushdie with death

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

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Nigerian brothers released as new evidence emerges in Jussie Smollett case

By Don Babwin - Associated Press
CNN's Jim Acosta reports from the Rose Garden, Feb. 15, 2019. (Image: CNN video screenshot)

Jim Acosta blasted by Angel Mom after challenging Trump on national emergency: ‘This is real’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times
U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, speaks with reporters after visiting with local officials to discuss how the four-week partial government shutdown is impacting an area with several major federal employers, including the Internal Revenue Service, Friday Jan., 18, 2019, in Ogden, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Trump trolls Dems, and Mitt Romney, with tweet of ‘Everybody Hurts’ video montage

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Host Rush Limbaugh says the media has destroyed the conservative "brand" and offers a way to neutralize the negative effects. (Rush Limbaugh) ** FILE **

Rush Limbaugh: Budget deal includes more evidence of ‘multifaceted coup’ against Trump

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

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Former Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke speaks to a crowd inside a ball park across the street from where President Donald Trump was holding a rally inside the El Paso County Coliseum in El Paso, Texas, Monday, Feb. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Rudy Gutierrez)

Trump builds, Beto destroys

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
In this Nov. 1, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump talks about immigration and gives an update on border security from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

No time for Trump to step on his necktie

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam arrives for a news conference in the Governor's Mansion in Richmond, Va., on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. Northam is under fire for a racial photo that appeared in his college yearbook. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) ** FILE **

A revealing two weeks for the Democrats

By Larry O'Connor - The Washington Times
Sacrifice at the Altar Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Why the Virginia implosion really matters

By Monica Crowley
Illustration on the Equality Act by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Harry, Sally and an odd alliance

By Suzanne Fields

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Investigators enter an apartment building Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, in Aurora, Ill., where a man who police say fatally shot several people and injured police officers at a manufacturing plant in Aurora is believed to have lived. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)

Police: Aurora gunman likely knew he was being fired

By Don Babwin and Caryn Rousseau - Associated Press
In this photo taken on Friday, Sept. 7, 2012, Maria Butina walks with Alexander Torshin then a member of the Russian upper house of parliament in Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Pavel Ptitsin)

Senate panel to investigate meetings between Russians, Obama officials

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times
In this Sept. 21, 2018, file photo, the Mandalay Bay hotel and casino reflects the last sunlight of the day along the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Vegas police: Man dies after fall from Strip viewing wheel

By Associated Press
Law enforcement personnel gather near the scene of a shooting at an industrial park in Aurora, Ill., on Friday, Feb. 15, 2019. (Bev Horne/Daily Herald via AP)

5 killed and 5 police officers wounded at Aurora shooting; police ID gunman as Gary Martin

By Carrie Antlfinger and Amanda Seitz - Associated Press

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In this Oct. 11, 2018, photo, former NFL football quarterback Colin Kaepernick attends the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal ceremonies at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. Kaepernick was among eight recipients of Harvard University's W.E.B. Du Bois Medals in 2018. (Associated Press/Steven Senne) **FILE**

Colin Kaepernick, Eric Reid settle collusion cases with NFL

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times
Arizona Hotshots wide receiver Rashad Ross (15) in the second half during an AAF football game against the Salt Lake Stallions, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) **FILE**

Former Redskin Ross, others see AAF as ‘second chance’ to get back to NFL

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times
Maryland forward Bruno Fernando (23) gestures in front of Purdue center Matt Haarms during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, in College Park, Md. Fernando contributed 12 points to Maryland's 70-56 win. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ** FILE **

LOVERRO: Come March, Terrapins will be able to play with anyone

By Thom Loverro
Washington Capitals' T.J. Oshie, left, scores a goal against San Jose Sharks goalie Martin Jones (31) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Oshie’s three points, Ovechkin’s 39th goal lead Capitals past Sharks

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y, and Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., stand together on the House floor at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, on the first day of the 116th Congress with Democrats holding the majority. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Sorry, Bernie and AOC: Socialism has very few fans among voters according to new poll

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times
In this Jan. 4, 2019, file photo Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., speaks at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 4, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Rep. Elijah Cummings, House Dems say Trump attorneys lied about hush payments

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY, smiles as she listens to a patron while visiting a coffee shop on Main Street in Concord, N.H., Friday, Feb. 15, 2019. Gillibrand visited New Hampshire as she explores a 2020 run for president. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Gillibrand: ‘I could support’ tearing down existing border barriers

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
In this June 7, 2017, file photo, then-FBI acting director Andrew McCabe listens during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Conservative lawmakers demand Rosenstein, McCabe testify ‘immediately’

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk toward Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, to travel to Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

First lawsuit against Trump wall declaration filed in Washington court

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
Presidential hopeful Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, holds a news conference on the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Feb. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Gabbard proposes bill that would keep U.S. in compliance with collapsing Cold War weapons treaty

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times
This March 27, 2008, file aerial photo shows the Pentagon in Washington. A federal judge on Feb. 15, 2019, ruled that the Air Force may not discharge U.S. Air Force personnel who tested positive for HIV. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Air Force can’t discharge HIV-positive airmen, federal judge rules

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times
President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Rose Garden at the White House to declare a national emergency in order to build a wall along the southern border, Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Trump stealing funds from military needs for wall: Defense committee chairman

By Lauren Meier - The Washington Times

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