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Democratic presidential candidates former Vice President Joe Biden, former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro, and Andrew Yang talk Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, after a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by ABC at Texas Southern University in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Democrats question Biden’s mental fitness after Castro’s attack on former VP’s memory 52 minutes ago

By S.A. Miller and Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times
In this Oct. 8, 2018, file photo, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh stands before a ceremonial swearing-in in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Trump urges Brett Kavanaugh libel lawsuits after new allegations surface 45 minutes ago

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times
Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, leaves the federal court with his lawyer Sidney Powell, left, following a status conference with Judge Emmet Sullivan, in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Flynn attorney requests ‘Brady’ material to prove feds withheld evidence

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times
President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the El Paso County Coliseum, Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

On offense: Trump eyes path to expand 2016 victory map, flip Democratic-leaning states

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
Defense Secretary Mark Esper leaves the White House, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, in Washington. Senior U.S. officials, including Vice President Mike Pence and Defense Secretary Esper, were seen at the White House Sunday afternoon for a National Security Council meeting on a Saturday attack on Saudi Arabia's oil infrastructure that the U.S. has attributed to Iran. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

‘Locked and loaded’: Trump says U.S. waiting to hear ‘under what terms we would proceed’

By Associated Press
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., respond to remarks by President Donald Trump after his call for the four Democratic congresswomen to go back to their "broken" countries, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 15, 2019. All are American citizens and three of the four were born in the U.S. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Ilhan Omar responds to 9/11 criticism

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times
In this Sept. 27, 2018, file photo, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Kavanaugh's statement during his testimony, "I liked beer. I still like beer." is No. 2 on a Yale Law School librarian's list of the most notable quotes of 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool, File)

2020 Democrats call for Brett Kavanaugh’s impeachment

By Associated Press
In this July 23, 2019, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom gives a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

California Gov. Gavin Newsom to buck Democrats, veto environmental bill

By Adam Beam and Kathleen Ronayne - Associated Press
In this Sept. 16, 2018, file photo former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stands on the sidelines before the start of an NFL football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Detroit Lions in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

Condoleezza Rice: Trump deserves ‘credit’ for taking on Iran, North Korea

By Lauren Meier - The Washington Times

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In this Oct. 8, 2015 photograph, the American and Mississippi state flags fly on a flag pole outside the City Hall in McComb, Miss. It’s a divisive issue that makes politicians squirm: Should Mississippi remove a Confederate battle emblem from its state flag, or stick with the banner it has flown since Reconstruction? (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

City employees claim black officials fired them for being white

By Associated Press
In this July 11, 2016, file photo, a makeshift memorial continues to grow outside the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, the day before the one month anniversary of a mass shooting, in Orlando, Fla. A group of survivors and family members of those killed have formed an organization to oppose the building of a private museum to honor the victims of a mass shooting at the Florida nightclub three years ago. Members of the Community Coalition Against a Pulse Museum say the nightclub should be torn down and the nightclub's owner shouldn't build a private museum. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Pulse shooting survivors host rally against gay ‘lifestyle’

By Associated Press
Tomi Lahren seen at Politicon 2016 at The Pasadena Convention Center on Saturday, June 25, 2016, in Pasadena, CA. (Photo by Colin Young-Wolff/Invision/AP)

Tomi Lahren apologizes after Julian Castro calls out her ‘disgusting, anti-immigrant rhetoric’

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times
Former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke, left, and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro, right, take the stage Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, during a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by ABC at Texas Southern University in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Ted Cruz reminds PolitiFact of prior ‘False’ ruling on ‘Beto wants to take our guns’ claim

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

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The fake news narrative is that ‘Trump is in trouble’

By Robert Knight
Seeing the Truth Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Why the facts of a constitutional republic must trump lies

By Everett Piper
From left, Democratic presidential candidates former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., shake hands Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, after a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by ABC at Texas Southern University in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Democrats still lack chops to beat Donald Trump

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during the New Hampshire state Democratic Party convention, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in Manchester, NH. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Elizabeth Warren’s Social Security scam

By Stephen Moore
Illustration on remembering 9/11 by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

How the memories of Sept. 11 bolster resolve

By Scott Walker

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This undated photo provided by the Gwinnett County (Ga.) Police Department shows Edawn Louis Coughman. Police say Coughman` trashed his restaurant and ice cream shop near Atlanta to fake a racially motivated burglary. (Gwinnett County Police via AP)

Former NFL player painted racial slurs, ‘MAGA’ graffiti to fake burglary,’ police say 31 minutes ago

By Associated Press
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After acrimony, Georgia city closes its police department

By Associated Press
A research specialist views nerve cells derived from human embryonic stem cells under a microscope at the University of Michigan Center for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Laboratory in Ann Arbor, Mich., Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Device can produce synthetic human embryo-like parts

By Shen Wu Tan - The Washington Times
This image made from a Dec. 1, 2015, video provided by WNDU-TV shows Ulrich Klopfer in South Bend, Ind. More than 2,200 medically preserved fetal remains have been found at the Illinois home of the former Indiana abortion clinic doctor who died last week. (WNDU-TV via AP)

More than 2,000 preserved fetal remains found at abortion doctor’s home

By Associated Press

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5 biggest questions for the Capitals entering 2019-20

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) breaks away from Washington Redskins cornerback Josh Norman (24) to run downfield in the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, in Landover, Md. Also on the field is Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Gallup (13). (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Identity theft: Defense, thought to be Redskins’ strength, rocked again

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times
Washington Redskins quarterback Case Keenum answer questions during a news conference at the end of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, in Landover, Md. Dallas won 31-21. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

SNYDER: Redskins’ offensive malaise goes unabated

By Deron Snyder
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Devin Smith reaches out to make a catch and score against Washington Redskins cornerback Josh Norman (24) in the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

LOVERRO: Time may be running out for defensive staff

By Thom Loverro

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Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, leaves the federal court with his lawyer Sidney Powell, left, following a status conference with Judge Emmet Sullivan, in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Flynn attorney requests ‘Brady’ material to prove feds withheld evidence

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., joined at right by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., calls for a Senate vote on the House-passed Bipartisan Background Checks Act as Congress returns for the fall session with pressure mounting on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to address gun violence, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Sept. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Schumer, Pelosi appeal to Trump on universal background checks

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, in Washington. Trump is en route to Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Supreme Court may hear case on Trump ties to family-owned properties, say court watchers

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., respond to remarks by President Donald Trump after his call for the four Democratic congresswomen to go back to their "broken" countries, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 15, 2019. All are American citizens and three of the four were born in the U.S. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Ilhan Omar responds to 9/11 criticism

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

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In this image from video released by the CIA, Hamza bin Laden, the son of of the late al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden is seen as an adult at his wedding. The White House says Hamza bin Laden has been killed in a U.S. counterterrorism operation in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region. A White House statement gives no further details, such as when Hamza bin Laden was killed or how the United States confirmed his death. (CIA via AP) **FILE**

Son of bin Laden killed in U.S. operation

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
The U.S. military is feverishly working to incorporate AI into its operations in a myriad of ways, including drones and robots to ferry wounded soldiers away the battlefield, software that can spot a hidden enemy force over a hill, AI programs that can give generals and line soldiers a fuller picture of a confusing battle, and even algorithms that can outperform any resume in determining the right men and women for a specific job. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

U.S. Army banks on artificial intelligence to beat China and Russia

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

House chairman demands Trump Afghan envoy Khalilzad testify on Taliban talks

By Lauren Meier - The Washington Times
The perimeter fence sits in front of the White House fence on the North Lawn along Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, in this Monday, Sept. 22, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Israel blamed for cellphone surveillance devices discovered near White House: Report

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

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