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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 10, 2018, about the use of Facebook data to target American voters in the 2016 election. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Facebook’s boast of flagging 99% of terrorist content obscures as much as it reveals, experts say 1 minute ago

By James Varney - The Washington Times
File - In this Feb. 21, 2018 file photo, transgender utility executive Christine Hallquist poses for a photo during an interview in Johnson, Vt. Hallquist is one of four Democrats seeking the party's nomination for Vermont governor in the Tuesday, Aug. 14 primary election. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring, File)

Transgender candidate Christine Hallquist wins Democratic nomination for Vermont governor 21 minutes ago

By Associated Press
President Barack Obama smiles as he is asked a question during a news conference in the Brady press briefing room at the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Mainstream media tries to ‘rewrite history’ to credit Obama for Trump accomplishments

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times
Chelsea Clinton speaks during the Rise Up For Roe national tour, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Chelsea Clinton: Roe v. Wade was a boon to U.S. economy

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Members of the defense team for Paul Manafort, including from left, Jay Nanavati, Kevin Downing, Brian Ketcham, Richard Westling, and Thomas Zehnle, walk to federal court as the trial of the former Trump campaign chairman continues, in Alexandria, Va., Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. The focus in Paul Manafort's fraud trial shifts to the defense after prosecutors rested their case. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Paul Manafort’s attorneys rest without presenting evidence, witnesses

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times
A voter marks a ballot for the New Hampshire primary inside a voting booth at a polling place Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Federal judge invalidates New Hampshire ballot-signature law

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times
FILE - In this Sunday, March 30, 2014, file photo, Islamic State group militants hold up their flag as they patrol in a commandeered Iraqi military vehicle in Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo, File)

‘ISIS 2.0’: Semi-independent terror cells, loyal only to radical ideology, plot strikes around world

By Carlo Muñoz and Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times
FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2012, file photo, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, arrives on the floor at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. At least three Republican electors say they may not support their party’s presidential ticket when the Electoral College meets in December to formally elect the new president. That prospect is escalating tensions within the GOP and adding a fresh layer of intrigue to the final weeks of the White House race. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Ron Paul Revolution falls victim to frustration, Trump: ‘Probably hate that they ever got involved’

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times
Last week, Bank of the West acknowledged that it has "a long-term policy against financing Arctic drilling" as well as rules against investing in fracking, tar sands, and utilities that generate more than 30 percent of their energy from coal-powered plants, but not a "total ban." (Associated Press)

Bank of the West’s climate change mission fuels coal country backlash

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times
Security personnel surrounded Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro when an explosive-laden drone disrupted a military parade in Caracas last week. Various groups purporting to represent former and active members of Venezuela's armed forces have claimed responsibility, and some opposition leaders say the assassination attempt was a hoax engineered by the regime to justify an even greater crackdown on dissent. (Associated Press/File)

Arrests in Venezuela point to military elements in attempted drone attack on Maduro

By Martin Arostegui - Special to The Washington Times

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 10, 2018, about the use of Facebook data to target American voters in the 2016 election. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Facebook’s boast of flagging 99% of terrorist content obscures as much as it reveals, experts say 1 minute ago

By James Varney - The Washington Times
Michael Avenatti speaks at the Iowa Democratic Wing Ding at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, Friday, Aug. 10, 2018. Avenatti, the self-styled provocateur taking on the president on behalf of porn actress Stormy Daniels, has a message for Iowa Democrats: His foray into presidential politics is no stunt. (Chris Zoeller/Globe-Gazette via AP)

Michael Avenatti releases policy document amid 2020 talk: ‘People want to know how I stand’

By Catherine Lucey - Associated Press

Omarosa: ‘I’m not going to be bullied by Donald Trump’

By Associated Press
Chelsea Clinton speaks during the Rise Up For Roe national tour, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Chelsea Clinton: Roe v. Wade was a boon to U.S. economy

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

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Illustration on the EU's euphoric view of Iran's intentions by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Imagining the Islamic Republic

By Clifford D. May
Burqa Letter Box Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

‘Lay off Boris Johnson, and us for that matter’

By R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.
Maduro in Flames Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

A case study in suffering and lack of freedom

By David Keene - The Washington Times
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a winner of a Democratic Congressional primary in New York, addresses supporters at a fundraiser Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is crashing and burning — fast

By Joseph Curl
Angela Merkel

The unlikely political feats of late summer

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times

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Father accused of fatally beating man who tried to enter daughter’s bathroom stall

By Associated Press
Last week, Bank of the West acknowledged that it has "a long-term policy against financing Arctic drilling" as well as rules against investing in fracking, tar sands, and utilities that generate more than 30 percent of their energy from coal-powered plants, but not a "total ban." (Associated Press)

Bank of the West’s climate change mission fuels coal country backlash

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times
Image depicting a sign for a gender-neutral restroom. On July 8, 2016, 10 states announced they were suing the Obama administration over rules requiring schools to permit transgender students to use the restroom corresponding with their gender express rather than their biological sex. (Associated Press)

Oklahoma school system closed after adults threaten 12-year-old transgender student

By Associated Press
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Democrat running for U.S. House ordered jailed through Election Day

By Ross Bynum - Associated Press

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The Nationals need starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg to pitch close to his 2017 level when he returns from the disabled list. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

With one-quarter of season left, Nationals need help to reach playoffs

By David Driver — Special to The Washington Times
Washington Redskins' Alex Smith warms up at NFL football training camp in Richmond, Va., Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Parker Michels-Boyce)

Smith says no one ‘skipping a beat’ after Guice injury

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times
Washington Redskins defensive back D.J. Swearinger (36) fixes tape on his hands during the morning session of the Redskins NFL football training camp in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Swearinger on Pryor: ‘We gave him safeties to go against him and we locked him up’

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times
Maryland athletic director Damon Evans, left, speaks at a news conference held to address the school's football program and the death of offensive lineman Jordan McNair, who collapsed on a practice field and subsequently died, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

LOVERRO: It may be time prosecutors joined the McNair investigation

By Thom Loverro

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File - In this Feb. 21, 2018 file photo, transgender utility executive Christine Hallquist poses for a photo during an interview in Johnson, Vt. Hallquist is one of four Democrats seeking the party's nomination for Vermont governor in the Tuesday, Aug. 14 primary election. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring, File)

Transgender candidate Christine Hallquist wins Democratic nomination for Vermont governor 21 minutes ago

By Associated Press
Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer talks to reporters in Topeka, Kan., on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018, a day after his primary race against Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach. (Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle via AP)

Jeff Colyer concedes to Kris Kobach in Kansas governor race 27 minutes ago

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) speaks in support of Abdul El-Sayed at a Get Out The Vote rally for Michigan Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed at Cobo Center in Detroit onSunday, Aug. 5, 2018. (Jacob Hamilton/Ann Arbor News via AP)

Bernie Sanders wins Vermont Democratic Senate primary; expected to decline, run as independent

By Associated Press
FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2012, file photo, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, arrives on the floor at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. At least three Republican electors say they may not support their party’s presidential ticket when the Electoral College meets in December to formally elect the new president. That prospect is escalating tensions within the GOP and adding a fresh layer of intrigue to the final weeks of the White House race. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Ron Paul Revolution falls victim to frustration, Trump: ‘Probably hate that they ever got involved’

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

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FILE - In this Sunday, March 30, 2014, file photo, Islamic State group militants hold up their flag as they patrol in a commandeered Iraqi military vehicle in Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo, File)

‘ISIS 2.0’: Semi-independent terror cells, loyal only to radical ideology, plot strikes around world

By Carlo Muñoz and Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times
This March 27, 2008, file photo, shows the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

U.S. calls off search for missing Marine in the Pacific

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times
In this July 28, 2018, photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during the State Prize awards ceremony in Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, Pool) ** FILE **

Could Russian ‘inspector satellite’ actually be space weapon?

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times
In this still from a video provided by Venezolana de Television, Presiden Nicolas Maduro, center, delivers his speech as his wife Cilia Flores winces and looks up after being startled by and explosion, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018. (Venezolana de Television via AP) ** FILE **

Nicolas Maduro seeks FBI’s help in investigating drone assassination attempt in Venezuela

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

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