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ISIS wiped out in Syria under Trump, White House says 7 minutes ago

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
The FBI ran slightly more than 2 million federal gun background checks last month, compared to more than 2.3 million in February 2018. (Associated Press)

Federal gun background checks fall to lowest monthly level in four years

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
In this Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, photo released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows foreign nationals being arrested this week during a targeted enforcement operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) aimed at immigration fugitives, re-entrants and at-large criminal aliens in Los Angeles. Immigrant advocates on Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, decried a series of arrests that federal deportation agents said aimed to round up criminals in Southern California but they believe mark a shift in enforcement under the Trump administration. (Charles Reed/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP)

ICE releasing 1,000 illegal immigrant family members a day

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker attends an event to make remarks at a Foxconn facility in Mt. Pleasant, Wis. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Two-term Wisconsin governor Scott Walker debuts weekly Washington Times column

By Washington Times Staff

First-of-its-kind ‘campus intellectual diversity’ law passed to bolster conservative thought

By Christopher Vondracek - The Washington Times
Clinical psychologist Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down for an interview with Channel 4 journalist Cathy Newman. (Image: YouTube, Channel 4 screenshot) ** FILE **

Jordan B. Peterson’s bestseller pulled from New Zealand bookstore in response to massacre

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times
Even Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, who is making climate change the centerpiece of his campaign, wouldn't say whether he will offset his carbon. (Associated Press)

Most 2020 Democrats blow off carbon offsets: ‘No one is ready to walk the walk’

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times
"Unplanned" endured a potential hit earlier this year, when it received an R rating from the Motion Picture Association of America ratings board. The film has no nudity, violence or mature language, but the board insisted that several abortion scenes warranted the rating. (unplannedfilm.com)

Pro-life movie ‘Unplanned’ faces stiff industry headwinds

By Christian Toto - Special to The Washington Times
Former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke answers a question during a campaign stop at a brewery in Conway, N.H., Wednesday, March 20, 2019. O'Rourke announced last week that he'll seek the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Beto O’Rourke grilled by Penn State student: ‘When am I going to get an actual policy from you?’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

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Vandalism at a World War II memorial in Boston, Massachusetts, was reported on March 18, 2019. Locals have been unsuccessful at removing the oil substance from the concrete. (Image: NBC News Boston screenshot)

Boston World War II memorial vandalized with oily substance: ‘It’s terrible’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times
The Houston Public Library has apologized after failing to run a background check on a drag queen and child sex offender who participated in Drag Queen Storytime last year. (ABC 13)

Drag Queen Story Time organizers in Houston call it quits amid ‘death threats and national scorn’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
This Oct. 30, 2018, photo, shows the Chick-fil-A sign at a restaurant in Athens, Ga. Chick-fil-A customers no longer have to go get their chicken because the chicken will come to them. (Joshua L. Jones/Athens Banner-Herald via AP) **FILE**

Chick-fil-A banned from San Antonio airport over ‘legacy of anti-LGBTQ behavior’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
"Unplanned" endured a potential hit earlier this year, when it received an R rating from the Motion Picture Association of America ratings board. The film has no nudity, violence or mature language, but the board insisted that several abortion scenes warranted the rating. (unplannedfilm.com)

Pro-life movie ‘Unplanned’ faces stiff industry headwinds

By Christian Toto - Special to The Washington Times

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President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order requiring colleges to certify that their policies support free speech as a condition of receiving federal research grants, Thursday March 21, 2019, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Like him or not, Trump speaks fluent political prose

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times
Illustration on Democrat ignorance on taxation by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Why Democrats must go back to school on taxes

By Scott Walker
Gov. Gavin Newsom, center, discusses the homeless problem facing California after a meeting with the mayors of some of the state's largest cities held at the governor's office, Wednesday, March 20, 2019, in Sacramento, Calif. Newsom and the mayors are asking the legislature for more money on top of the $500 million the state has already given cities for programs assisting the homeless. Accompanying Newsom are California mayors from left, Kevin Falconer, of San Diego, Darrell Steinberg, of Sacramento, Eric Garcetti, of Los Angeles, and Harry Sidhu of Anaheim, right. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Executing a ‘moratorium’ on the death penalty in California

By Tammy Bruce
Prospering Azerbaijan Oil Industry Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

When a new energy revolution makes the Russians nervous

By Monica Crowley
Illustration on President Trump's harshness by M. Ryder/Tribune Content Agency

A harsh president

By Cal Thomas

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Former FBI Director James Comey speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill Washington, Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, after a second closed-door interview with two Republican-led committees investigating what they say was bias at the Justice Department before the 2016 presidential election. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Comey indifferent to Russia probe results but wary of impeachment

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times
In this May 19, 2017, file photo, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gestures to supporters outside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he has been in self-imposed exile since 2012. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

Julian Assange refuses House request as WikiLeaks colleague slams ‘pathetic’ hunt for collusion

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times
In this Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, photo released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows foreign nationals being arrested this week during a targeted enforcement operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) aimed at immigration fugitives, re-entrants and at-large criminal aliens in Los Angeles. Immigrant advocates on Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, decried a series of arrests that federal deportation agents said aimed to round up criminals in Southern California but they believe mark a shift in enforcement under the Trump administration. (Charles Reed/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP)

ICE releasing 1,000 illegal immigrant family members a day

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
The FBI ran slightly more than 2 million federal gun background checks last month, compared to more than 2.3 million in February 2018. (Associated Press)

Federal gun background checks fall to lowest monthly level in four years

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Sports More >

Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby collects himself after allowing a goal by Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, March 12, 2019. The Penguins won 5-3. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) ** FILE **

Braden Holtby will not visit White House with Capitals

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times
Washington Capitals defenseman Michal Kempny (6), of the Czech Republic, stands on the ice during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New Jersey Devils, Friday, March 8, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) ** FILE **

Capitals defenseman Michal Kempny out indefinitely with lower-body injury

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times
Washington Wizards center Thomas Bryant (13) grabs a rebound next to Denver Nuggets forward Paul Millsap (4) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, March 21, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Brown shines in first career start, but Wizards fall to Nuggets

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times
Virginia head coach Tony Bennett, right, talks with Kyle Guy (5) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Florida State in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, March 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond) **FILE**

After long year, Virginia gets chance at NCAA redemption

By Jeffrey Collins - Associated Press

Politics More >

ISIS wiped out in Syria under Trump, White House says 7 minutes ago

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testifies before the House Ways and Means Committee on FY'20 budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

Treasury Department expands penalty relief for tax underpayments

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
Chairman Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., speaks during a hearing of the Senate Budget Committee on the "Budget and Economic Outlook for FY2019-2029," on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi unveils 2020 budget blueprint 29 minutes ago

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
In a Monday, June 18, 2018, file photo, then-House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., speaks at the National Sheriffs' Association convention in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Rep. Steve Scalise: Democrats using gun restrictions to ‘control’ Americans

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

Security More >

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, visits the holy shrine of Imam Ali, in the southern Iraqi city of Najaf, Wednesday, March 13, 2019. Iran's official IRNA news agency said Wednesday that Rouhani met with Iraq's most senior Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in Najaf, on the third and last day of his official visit to Iraq. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)

U.S. imposes more sanctions on Iran over nuclear programs

By Lauren Meier - The Washington Times
An injured man is taken to a hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, March 21, 2019. An Afghan official says three explosions have struck near a Shiite shrine and cemetery in western Kabul as people gathered there to mark the holiday of Nowruz, the Persian New Year. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

U.S. forces say 2 American soldiers killed in Afghanistan

By Amir Shah - Associated Press
In this Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, photo released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows foreign nationals being arrested this week during a targeted enforcement operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) aimed at immigration fugitives, re-entrants and at-large criminal aliens in Los Angeles. Immigrant advocates on Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, decried a series of arrests that federal deportation agents said aimed to round up criminals in Southern California but they believe mark a shift in enforcement under the Trump administration. (Charles Reed/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP)

ICE releasing 1,000 illegal immigrant family members a day

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Top Marine says Trump’s border focus hurting military’s combat readiness

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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