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Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Wilmington, Del., on March 12, 2020 (left) and President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington on April 5, 2020. (AP Photo, File)

EXCLUSIVE: Trump, Biden forgo FBI counterintelligence briefings

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times
In this April 23, 2020, file photo House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., walks to her office after signing the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, H.R. 266, after it passed the House on Capitol Hill in Washington. Pelosi shelved a proposal for proxy voting this week after Republicans objected. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

GOP plan would block pay for lawmakers who voted via proxy during coronavirus pandemic

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
In this March 16, 2020, file photo, a tree blooms outside the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Supreme Court orders states to respond to churches’ appeals to reopen

By Christopher Vondracek - The Washington Times
A man walks past a "we give up" sign outside Euro Treasures Antiques Friday, May 8, 2020, in Salt Lake City. Scott Evans is closing his art and antique store after 40 years. This year started out well for his business, then COVID-19 hit, along with shelter-in-place orders. With a drastic drop in customers, Evans says it was no longer cost effective to stay open. The U.S. unemployment rate hit 14.7% in April, the highest rate since the Great Depression, as 20.5 million jobs vanished in the worst monthly loss on record. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

How’s this for stress? U.S. taxpayers footing the bill for 25 separate COVID-19 anxiety studies

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
President Donald Trump holds up a copy of the New York Post as speaks before signing an executive order aimed at curbing protections for social media giants, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, May 28, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

‘We’re fed up’: Trump signs executive order targeting social media companies’ political bias

By Dave Boyer, Ryan Lovelace and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2019 file photo, Bloomfield High School transgender athlete Terry Miller, second from left, wins the final of the 55-meter dash over transgender athlete Andraya Yearwood, far left, and other runners in the Connecticut girls Class S indoor track meet at Hillhouse High School in New Haven, Conn. The U.S. Education Department's Office for Civil Rights has found a Connecticut policy that allows transgender athletes to compete in girls sports is illegal. The office says the policy violates Title IX, the federal civil rights law that guarantees equal education opportunities for women, including in athletics. (AP Photo/Pat Eaton-Robb, File)

Connecticut transgender-sports policy discriminates against girls: Feds

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times
A border patrol agent rides a vehicle along a border wall separating Tijuana, Mexico, from San Diego, Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

A pair of U.S. citizens who escaped from prison tried to get deported to Mexico

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
CNN anchor Don Lemon on Wednesday, May 27, 2020, accused President Trump of "trafficking" in racial hatred that results in tragic incidents like the police-involved death of George Floyd. (screengrab via CNN)

Don Lemon ties Trump to George Floyd’s death: Black people ‘tired of living in an occupied country’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
President Donald Trump, left, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, center, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, walk together at the border village of Panmunjom in Demilitarized Zone, South Korea, Sunday, June 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

EXCLUSIVE: U.S. indicts North Koreans, Chinese for illegal financial deals

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., attends a House Oversight Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 26, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Facebook ‘relies on white supremacists’ to keep users

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times
Milo Yiannopoulos speaks during a news conference, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, in New York in this file photo. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Milo Yiannopoulos: ‘Swamp creature’ Trump does not deserve second term in White House

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times
A man poses for photos in front of a fire at an AutoZone store, while protesters hold a rally for George Floyd in Minneapolis on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. Violent protests over the death of the black man in police custody broke out in Minneapolis for a second straight night Wednesday, with protesters in a standoff with officers outside a police precinct and looting of nearby stores. (Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune via AP)

Cardi B: Looters who torched AutoZone, ransacked Target and liquor store had ‘no choice’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times
Jamie Foxx attends the LA premiere of "Just Mercy" at Cinemark Baldwin Hills on Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Jamie Foxx defends Jimmy Fallon amid blackface controversy: ‘We got bigger fish to fry’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

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Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said Tuesday, May 27, 2020, that he responded "in kind" to radio host Charlamagne tha God when he made the controversial "you ain't black" remark last week on "The Breakfast Club." (screengrab via CNN)

Joe Biden’s racism a Democratic Party tradition

By Charles Hurt - The Washington Times
Increasing school choice opportunities illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Vouchers, scholarships and tax credits will help low-income families implement school choice

By Scott Walker
In this March 9, 2020, file photo Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign rally at Renaissance High School in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Joe Biden’s ‘you ain’t black’ comment: The scourge of the left’s identity politics

By Tammy Bruce
Chairman Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., speaks as the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee meets on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 20, 2020, to issue a subpoena Blue Star Strategies. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The Senate’s fate rests in Trump’s performance at the ballot box

By Michael McKenna
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference at a COVID-19 coronavirus infection testing facility at Glen Island Park, Friday, March 13, 2020, in New Rochelle, N.Y. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) ** FILE **

COVID-19 immunity clause sets dangerous stage for citizens

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

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In this Feb. 13, 2020, photo, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speaks at the LULAC Presidential Town Hall in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) **FILE**

Amy Klobuchar passed on prosecuting Minneapolis cop now at center of George Floyd death 7 minutes ago

By James Varney - The Washington Times
President Donald Trump speaks as he receives a briefing on the 2020 hurricane season in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, May 28, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Activists sue over Trump’s coronavirus immigration pause

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
In this Oct. 22, 2018, photo U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents surround and detain a person during a raid in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) **FILE**

ICE joins manhunt for illegal immigrant shielded by Seattle-area sanctuary policy

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
Karl Manke, owner of Karl Manke Barber Shop in Owosso, Mich., left, shakes hands with a customer while giving John Taschner of Novi a haircut, Monday, May 11, 2020. Manke has defied the governor's not to conduct business. (Matthew Dae Smith/Lansing State Journal via AP)

‘I could care less’: Karl Manke refuses to close barbershop despite Michigan court order 44 minutes ago

By Ed White - Associated Press

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FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2017, file photo, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell answers questions during a season ticket member fan forum before practice at the Cleveland Browns NFL football team's training camp facility in Berea, Ohio. Several NFL teams are reopening their training facilities Tuesday, May 19, 2020, while many are prohibited by government restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic. Commissioner Roger Goodell gave the 32 clubs the go-ahead for limited reopenings as long as state and local municipalities allow them. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File) **FILE**

NFL coaches could return to team facilities next week

By Barry Wilner - Associated Press
Washington Redskins defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio, right, chats after a news conference with head coach Ron Rivera at the team's NFL football training facility, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, in Ashburn, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Jack Del Rio ready to navigate playing time dilemma for Kerrigan, Redskins defense

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times
Agence France-Presse / Getty Images Brad Johnson and the 1999 Redskins had five turnover-free games.

Overlooked: A belated appreciation of Brad Johnson, Stephen Davis and the ‘99 Redskins

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah kicks the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Norwich City and Liverpool at Carrow Road Stadium in Norwich, England, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) ** FILE **

Premier League plans June 17 restart

By Rob Harris - Associated Press

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In this March 25, 2020, photo Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., listens during a news conference about the coronavirus relief bill on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Lindsey Graham urges older judges to step aside so Trump can fill vacancies 53 minutes ago

By Matthew Daly - Associated Press
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., holds a face mask used to protect against the spread of the new coronavirus as he attends a press conference after meeting with Senate Republicans at their weekly luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

‘No stigma attached’: Mitch McConnell preaches need to wear a mask

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press
President Donald Trump speaks as he receives a briefing on the 2020 hurricane season in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, May 28, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump to hold press conference on China on Friday

By Tom Howell Jr. and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
In this file photo, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, of N.Y., questions FBI Director Christopher Wray as he testifies during an oversight hearing of the House Judiciary Committee, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020 in Washington. Mr. Nadler on May 28, 2020, expressed his frustration at House Republicans for holding up a FISA reauthorization bill. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

House votes to convene conference committee to reach FISA deal

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

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In this June 6, 2013 file photo, vehicles are parked near a sign outside the National Security Agency campus in Fort Meade, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) **FILE**

NSA warns of Russian military cyberattacks exploiting email software

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times
Under a portrait of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a group of lawmakers count votes of their colleagues to elect the presiding board of the parliament in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, May 28, 2020. Iran's parliament elected Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, a former mayor of Tehran tied to the Revolutionary Guard, as its next speaker Thursday, solidifying hard-line control of the body as tensions between the U.S. and the Islamic Republic remain high over its collapsed nuclear deal. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

U.S. tightening sanctions won’t hurt Iran’s nuclear production, country’s atomic energy agency says

By Lauren Meier - The Washington Times
In this March 13, 2020, photo, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., arrive to make a statement ahead of a planned late-night vote on the coronavirus aid package deal, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Democrats withdraw FISA bill amid Trump veto threat

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times
In this image from video, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., speaks on the floor of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Friday, March 27, 2020. (House Television via AP) ** FILE **

Steny Hoyer: House vote on FISA will happen Thursday

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

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