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President Donald Trump takes a question from a member of the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 24, 2019, before boarding Marine One for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md, and then on to Tokyo. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump OKs 1,500 more U.S. troops to Middle East amid Iranian tensions

By Dave Boyer and Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times
President Donald Trump speaks during an event about prescription drug prices with Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, left, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

HHS proposes rollback of Obama protections for transgender patients

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr arrive for a Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor presentation ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 22, 2019.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump orders declassification of intelligence in Russia probe origins investigation

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
President Donald Trump, accompanied by Rep. Mike Conaway, R-Texas, fourth from left, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, fourth from right, and farmers and ranchers, speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, May 23, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump rips Pelosi over trade deal to help farmers: ‘She’s got to get up to snuff’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May makes a statement outside at 10 Downing Street in London, Friday May 24, 2019. Theresa May says she'll quit as UK Conservative leader on June 7, sparking contest for Britain's next prime minister. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)

Theresa May to quit next month as British prime minister

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press
Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo speaks during a media availability before a baseball game against the New York Mets at Nationals Park, Tuesday, July 31, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Mike Rizzo: Too early to ‘pull the plug’ on Dave Martinez, Nationals

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., leads his panel on a hearing about executive privilege and congressional oversight, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 15, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Jerrold Nadler falls ill during press conference with NY Mayor Bill de Blasio

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times
In this Jan. 3, 2019, file photo, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., left, poses during a ceremonial swearing-in with Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, right, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Roy, complaining of Washington's free-spending ways has blocked a long-overdue $19 billion disaster aid bill. That extends a battle over hurricane and flood relief. Roy objected to speeding the measure through a nearly-empty chamber on Friday (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) **FILE**

Freshman House Republican blocks disaster relief bill, says rush to passage shortchanges border

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
Traffic is seen on the Interstate 15 in the Cajon Pass, on Wednesday, May 15, 2019, near Hesperia, Calif. The Auto Club is reporting the the upcoming Memorial Day weekend may break another record for southern California travelers on the Interstates. (James Quigg/The Daily Press via AP)

Traffic takes a toll: Lousy roads, congested highways cost U.S. $30 billion says industry study

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

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In this May 23, 2019 file photo, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., meets with reporters at the Capitol in Washington. An altered video claiming to show Pelosi slurring her words during a Center for American Progress event in which she said President Donald Trump is obstructing justice is circulating widely across social media platforms. Associated Press journalists who analyzed the false video, and compared it to C-SPAN footage, said its speed had been slowed down by several seconds. AP journalists who monitored the event also said Pelosi appeared coherent throughout the Wednesday event, held in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Altered Pelosi videos yanked from YouTube but allowed to remain on Facebook

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times
In this Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018 file photo, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban watches from the crowd during NBA All-Star Saturday in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

AOC’s pronouncements have just become ‘headline porn’ for media, Mark Cuban complains

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Rapper Kanye West smiles as he listens to a question from a reporter during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House with President Donald Trump, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Kanye West to David Letterman: ‘Liberals bully people who are Trump supporters’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
In this July 25, 2010, file photo, Lance Armstrong, of the United States, looks back on the podium after the 20th and last stage of the Tour de France cycling race in Paris. (AP Photo/Bas Czerwinski, File)

Lance Armstrong: ‘I wouldn’t change a thing’ about doping scandal

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

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Illustration on Rolling Thunder by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Remembering those who never made it home

By Scott Walker
In this Nov. 12, 2015, file photo, a man walks past a building on the Google campus in Mountain View, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

High-flying Silicon Valley should note Michigan’s travails

By Ethan Epstein - The Washington Times

Misunderstanding John Bolton

By David Keene
Rats Fleeing Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Federal rats are fleeing the sinking collusion ship

By Victor Davis Hanson
A demonstrator holds up a sign during a protest against abortion bans, Tuesday, May 21, 2019, in New York. Abortion-rights supporters held rallies across the country Tuesday in opposition to the wave of sweeping abortion bans being enacted this year in Midwestern and Southern states. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Abortion a sad asterisk on suffragist anniversary

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

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In this March 26, 2019, file photo, the Supreme Court building in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Supreme Court puts Ohio, Michigan gerrymander cases on hold

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 24, 2019, before boarding Marine One for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., and then on to Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump to nominate national FOP President Canterbury to lead ATF

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
In this March 27, 2019, file photo, Jake Patterson appears for a hearing at the Barron County Justice Center, in Barron, Wis. On May 24, 2019, Patterson was sentenced Friday to life in prison for kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs and killing her parents in a case that mystified authorities for months until the girl made a daring escape from the remote cabin where she was held for 88 days. (T'xer Zhon Kha/The Post-Crescent via AP, Pool) **FILE**

Wisconsin man who kidnapped Jayme Closs gets life in prison

By AMY FORLITI and TODD RICHMOND - Associated Press
Corey Lewandowski, former campaign manager for President Donald Trump, speaks at the City Club of Cleveland on Aug. 3, 2017. (Associated Press)

Corey Lewandowski predicts criminal referrals for former FBI officials including Comey, McCabe

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

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Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo speaks during a media availability before a baseball game against the New York Mets at Nationals Park, Tuesday, July 31, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Mike Rizzo: Too early to ‘pull the plug’ on Dave Martinez, Nationals

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times
Washington Redskins running back Derrius Guice, left, and Washington Redskins defensive back Deshazor Everett (22) share a laugh as they walk to practice during the morning session of the Redskins NFL football training camp in Richmond, Va., Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) ** FILE **

Redskins announce training camp schedule for 2019

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times
Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal reacts from the bench during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the New York Knicks, Sunday, April 7, 2019, at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Knicks won 113-110. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) **FILE**

Wizards avoid Beal contract dilemma, but trade questions remain

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times
In this Sept. 16, 2016, photo, McDonogh high school football lineman Jordan McNair watches from the sideline during a game in McDonogh, Md. Maryland has fired two trainers that were involved in the treatment of Jordan McNair after he collapsed on the field and subsequently died of heatstroke. Maryland has not formally announced the decision and has never named the trainers, but The Associated Press reported in August Wes Robinson and Steve Nordwall had been placed on leave. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/The Baltimore Sun via AP) **FILE**

Maryland athletics moving to new medical model in wake of McNair death

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speaks at the National Organization of Black County Officials annual Economic Development Conference in Detroit, Friday, May 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Klobuchar: Trump involved in ‘disinformation campaign’ by tweeting doctored Pelosi video

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times
President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 24, 2019, before boarding Marine One for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md, and then on to Tokyo. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump defends empowering Barr to probe FBI spying: ‘Very important for our country to find out’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 24, 2019, before boarding Marine One for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md, and then on to Tokyo. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump tells Dems to turn the page, sees no need for Mueller testimony

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 24, 2019, before boarding Marine One for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., and then on to Tokyo. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump looking at ‘lots of different pardons’ for accused soliders

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

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Trump-Abe summit sparks fears of new North Korean provocation

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times
President Donald Trump takes a question from a member of the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 24, 2019, before boarding Marine One for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md, and then on to Tokyo. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump OKs 1,500 more U.S. troops to Middle East amid Iranian tensions

By Dave Boyer and Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times
In this May 17, 2018 file photo, then-Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens looks on before speaking at an event near the capitol in Jefferson City, Mo. He resigned in June 2018 after growing calls for him to step down in light of sexual assault allegations. A former Navy SEAL, Mr. Greitens has returned to Navy service, stationed in St. Louis as an officer assigned to the Navy Operation Support Center there. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File) **FILE**

Former Missouri governor returns to Navy, but not as a SEAL

By Associated Press
In this March 20, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) **FILE**

Key House leaders eye move to block Saudi arms deal

By Lauren Meier - The Washington Times

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