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President Obama, chiding the Supreme Court justices sitting before him, claimed falsely during his 2009 State of the Union address that "even foreign corporations" could influence U.S. elections. (Associated Press/File)

‘Dark money’: 10 years in, Democrats learn to love Citizens United despite outward opposition

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a campaign rally, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, in the Queens borough of New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

‘Bernie-or-Bust’: Hardcore Sanders supporters are all in on 2020 — or all out

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times
A U.S. Marine Corps carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Staff Sgt. Christopher Slutman, Thursday, April 11, 2019, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Slutman, of Newark, Del., was among three American service members killed by a roadside bomb on Monday, April 8, near Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Iran expands support for Taliban, targets U.S. troops in Afghanistan 38 minutes ago

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times
In this Saturday, Dec. 21 ,2019, photo, NSW Rural Fire Service crews fight the Gospers Mountain Fire as it impacts a structure at Bilpin. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday, Dec. 22, apologized for taking a family vacation in Hawaii as deadly bushfires raged across several states, destroying homes and claiming the lives of two volunteer firefighters.(Dan Himbrechts/AAP Images via AP)

‘Gross mismanagement’: Green forestry policies blamed for fueling Australian bush fires

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times
In this Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump speaks on the telephone with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Trump’s legal team says in legal brief he did ‘nothing wrong’

By Dave Boyer and Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times
President Donald Trump speaks during an event on prayer in public schools, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Trump taps 8 House Republicans for impeachment defense team

By Alex Swoyer - 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 mocks, insults Virginia gun-rights rallygoers: ‘Put down the gun and pick up a book’

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times
In this July 15, 2019 file photo Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., holds a news conference at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

AOC blames racism for lack of ‘police in riot gear’ at Virginia gun-rights rally

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

White antifa activists accused of harassing black conservatives at Denver MLK Day parade

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

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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 mocks, insults Virginia gun-rights rallygoers: ‘Put down the gun and pick up a book’

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times
In this Thursday, April 4, 2019 file photo, Arnold Schwarzenegger, a cast member in the upcoming film "Terminator: Dark Fate," discusses the film during the Paramount Pictures presentation at CinemaCon 2019, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) at Caesars Palace, in Las Vegas. New video on Saturday, May 18, 2019 shows actor Arnold Schwarzenegger being assaulted during a public appearance in South Africa. It shows the 71-year-old standing and filming children at a sporting event in Johannesburg when a man makes a flying kick into his back. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Arnold Schwarzenegger calls Green New Deal ‘bogus’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
In a photo provided by HBO, Bill Maher speaks during the monologue of HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher" on Friday, June 23, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Janet Van Ham/HBO via AP) ** FILE **

Bill Maher warns liberals not to ‘hate’ Trump supporters: ‘That way lies civil war’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
In this Jan. 15, 2014, file photo, Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger III, who safely piloted U.S. Airways Flight 1549 with 155 passengers and crew to a water landing, speaks during a press conference in New York. Sullenberger gathered with some survivors rescuers to mark the fifth anniversary of the event known as the "miracle on the Hudson." (Associated Press) ** FILE **

‘Sully’ Sullenberger, hero pilot, slams Lara Trump for Joe Biden comments: ‘Show some decency’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

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Illustration on the national debt crisis by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

‘How much U.S. debt is too much?’

By Richard W. Rahn
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., second from right, gives pens to, from left, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., after she signed the resolution to transmit the two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate for trial on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. The two articles of impeachment against Trump are for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

House impeachment will be a ‘permanent stain’ on Dems’ legacy

By Cal Thomas
A message for China illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

The people of Taiwan have a country and are dedicated to keeping it

By David Keene - The Washington Times
Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg speaks to supporters Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Bloomberg’s wrong answer to income inequality

By Peter Morici
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.,, center, speaks as fellow candidates businessman Tom Steyer, from left, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., former Vice President Joe Biden, former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. listen, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, during a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by CNN and the Des Moines Register in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Democrats take stage, wave bye-bye

By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times

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Vice President Mike Pence, right, swears in Air Force General John Raymond as Chief of Space Operations, as his wife, Molly, center, holds a bible in the Vice President's Ceremonial Office at the Executive Office Building, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020 in Washington. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) **FILE**

Veterans group’s criticism over Bible in Space Force ceremony sparks outrage

By Christopher Vondracek - The Washington Times
A snow display in the yard of Donald Hesseltine is seen Monday, Jan. 20, 2020, in Davenport, Iowa. Leaders in the city condemned Hesseltine's display, depicting a figure gunning down a snowman wearing a Bernie Sanders shirt and another adorned with a Democratic Party hat. (Meg McLaughlin/Quad City Times via AP)

Mayor seeks police probe of snow display depicting shooting of Democrats

By Associated Press
This what many of the camps and homes look like on IDJC. A "camp" is what we call a place where you go for fishing and/or hunting. It's usually just a place where guys will spend a weekend drinking beer and hunting or fishing, so they don't care if there's running water or electricity. Now, some of the places on IDJC are nicer than this, of course, so I'm not sure we can quite call this "typical" but it's close. The water in front is a bayou, the photo is looking west and the Gulf is behind the camp. By James Varney The Washington Times

Isle de Jean Charles residents blame sinking island on Army Corps of Engineers

By James Varney - The Washington Times

White antifa activists accused of harassing black conservatives at Denver MLK Day parade

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

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In this Sept. 25, 2014, file photo, New York Yankees' Derek Jeter jumps after hitting the game-winning single against the Baltimore Orioles in the ninth inning of a baseball game, in New York. Jeter is among 18 newcomers on the 2020 Hall of Fame ballot. On Tuesday, Jan. 21, the Baseball Writers' Association of America will announce the results of its 2020 Hall of Fame balloting. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File) **FILE**

Jeter could be Hall of Fame’s second unanimous pick in a row

By Ronald Blum - Associated Press
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) and head coach Andy Reid during an NFL divisional playoff football game against the Houston Texans in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley) **FILE**

Mahomes gives Reid best hope to win that elusive Super Bowl

By Rob Maaddi - Associated Press
United States' Venus Williams, right, congratulates compatriot Cori "Coco" Gauff on winning their first round singles match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

‘My mission was to win’: Gauff tops Venus Williams at Australian Open

By Howard Fendrich - Associated Press
Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal (3) is fouled by Detroit Pistons guard Tony Snell (17) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Jan. 20, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Beal shines in Wizards’ win over Pistons

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

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In this July 15, 2019 file photo Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., holds a news conference at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

AOC blames racism for lack of ‘police in riot gear’ at Virginia gun-rights rally

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times
The Capitol is seen in Washington, early Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, as the House is set to vote to send the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate for a landmark trial on whether the charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress are grounds for his removal. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Impeachment trial may bolster Democrats efforts in Senate ahead of 2020 election

By Alex Swoyer and Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times
President Obama, chiding the Supreme Court justices sitting before him, claimed falsely during his 2009 State of the Union address that "even foreign corporations" could influence U.S. elections. (Associated Press/File)

‘Dark money’: 10 years in, Democrats learn to love Citizens United despite outward opposition

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
In this Dec. 2, 2019, file photo, Lev Parnas arrives at court in New York. Parnas, a close associate of President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, has provided a trove of text messages and photos to the House committee leading the impeachment inquiry. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) ** FILE **

Lev Parnas seeks William Barr recusal in case

By Associated Press

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A U.S. Marine Corps carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Staff Sgt. Christopher Slutman, Thursday, April 11, 2019, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Slutman, of Newark, Del., was among three American service members killed by a roadside bomb on Monday, April 8, near Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Iran expands support for Taliban, targets U.S. troops in Afghanistan 38 minutes ago

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times
The USS Arizona Memorial is shown during a ceremony to mark the 78th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019 at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Survivors and members of the public gathered in Pearl Harbor to remember those killed when Japanese planes bombed the Hawaii naval base 78 years ago and launched the U.S. into World War II. About a dozen survivors of the attack attended the annual ceremony, the youngest of whom are now in their late 90s. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)

Some question naming carrier for black Pearl Harbor hero

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Mike Pompeo angered by death of U.S. citizen jailed in Egypt

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times
The setting sun illuminates the White House. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Trump’s Russia adviser embroiled in security-related investigation: Reports

By Deb Riechmann - Associated Press

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