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President Donald Trump greets California Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom as he arrives on Air Force One at Beale Air Force Base for a visit to areas impacted by the wildfires, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., as Gov. Jerry Brown, stands at center. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump tours damage of ‘monster’ California wildfires, cites poor forest management

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
President Donald Trump answers questions from members of the media as he leaves the White House, Saturday Nov. 17, 2018, in Washington, en route to see fire damage in California. At far left is White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump says it’s ‘good time to do a shutdown’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
As President Donald Trump points to CNN's Jim Acosta, a White House aide takes the microphone from him during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump says White House will ‘throw out’ Acosta if he misbehaves again

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
In this Jan. 29, 2011, file photo, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi speaks on his cellphone at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Khashoggi murder, report claims

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Trump slams New York Times ‘phony story’ that he doubts Mike Pence loyalty

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., talks to reporters during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats not backing Nancy Pelosi as speaker are ‘wasting their time,’ Trump says

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Democratic Rep. Swalwell warns gun owners that ‘government has nukes’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Trump weighs response after CIA link Khashoggi killing to Saudi prince

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times
In this Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018 photo patient service associates Savannah Stuitje, left, and Josh Hirst, right, stand at a counter that features a display of vape dispensers, below, that could be used for legal recreational cannabis, at New England Treatment Access medical marijuana dispensary, in Northampton, Mass. New England Treatment Access, and another store in Leicester, Mass., have been given the green light to begin selling recreational pot next week, making them the first commercial pot shops in the eastern United States. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Pot dispensaries authorized to start recreational sales in Massachusetts starting Tuesday

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

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In this Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018 photo patient service associates Savannah Stuitje, left, and Josh Hirst, right, stand at a counter that features a display of vape dispensers, below, that could be used for legal recreational cannabis, at New England Treatment Access medical marijuana dispensary, in Northampton, Mass. New England Treatment Access, and another store in Leicester, Mass., have been given the green light to begin selling recreational pot next week, making them the first commercial pot shops in the eastern United States. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Pot dispensaries authorized to start recreational sales in Massachusetts starting Tuesday

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Trump slams New York Times ‘phony story’ that he doubts Mike Pence loyalty

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times
Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Democratic Rep. Swalwell warns gun owners that ‘government has nukes’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times
Billy Idol performs Friday, Oct. 26, 2012, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Gene Johnson)

Billy Idol, ‘White Wedding’ rocker, granted U.S. citizenship

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

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Andrew Shinn, from University City, votes during absentee voting on Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, at the St. Louis County Board of Elections in St. Ann, Mo. (J.B. Forbes/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

Time to tighten absentee, mail-in and early voting rules

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May speaks during a press conference inside 10 Downing Street in London, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, Pool)

The politicians are having it tough in Old Blighty, too

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times
Ilustration on the aftermath of the midterm elections by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Neither a ‘blue wave’ nor a ‘red wall’

By Monica Crowley
Hillary Clinton illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Is it reincarnation time again for Hillary?

By Suzanne Fields
In this Nov. 12, 2018, file photo, ballots are prepared to be tabulated for Maine's 2nd Congressional District's House election in Augusta. Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin and three voters sued Tuesday, Nov. 13, over Maine's new voting system, used for the first time in U.S. House and Senate elections. A lawyer for Poliquin's campaign asked the secretary of state to stop the tabulations to allow a judge to rule, but the secretary declined to stop the process. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Principles, honor and the coming banana republic

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

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Thousand Oaks residents await to claim their vehicles as FBI agents verify vehicle registrations of autos parked in the lot of the Borderline Bar & Grill bar in Thousand Oaks, Calif., Friday, Nov. 9, 2018. The gunman who killed 12 people at the country music bar in Southern California went on social media during the attack and posted about his mental state and whether people would believe he was sane, a law enforcement official said Friday. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Trump meets with families of victims of Thousand Oaks mass shooting

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
In this May 13, 2017 photo, San Francisco Police officer Joe Juarez wears a body camera while patrolling outside of AT&T Park before a baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Cincinnati Reds in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Bill requiring federal law-enforcement officers to wear body cams introduced in Congress

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times
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Judge lets suit targeting Chicago law on breasts to proceed

By Associated Press
President Donald Trump greets California Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom as he arrives on Air Force One at Beale Air Force Base for a visit to areas impacted by the wildfires, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., as Gov. Jerry Brown, stands at center. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump tours damage of ‘monster’ California wildfires, cites poor forest management

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

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Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins Jr. (7) looks to pass during the first half of an NCAA football game against Maryland, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

No. 9 Ohio State survives in OT, beating Maryland 52-51

By David Ginsburg - Associated Press
Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom waits for a face off against the Colorado Avalanche in the second period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Backstrom’s OT goal lifts Capitals past Avalanche 3-2

By Dennis Georgatos - Associated Press
Washington Wizards center Dwight Howard (21) fouls Brooklyn Nets forward DeMarre Carroll (9) as Carroll shoots during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Winning streak over at 3: Wizards fall to Nets

By Ian Quillen - Associated Press
Washington Redskins offensive tackle Trent Williams (71) takes the field for warms up before an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trent Williams makes surprise return to practice, questionable vs. Texans

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

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Gov. John Bel Edwards talks about an expected $300 million-plus surplus Louisiana will have from the last budget year, while Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne and Revenue Secretary Kimberly Robinson listen to his remarks, on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

Louisiana Gov. Edwards rallies union support heading in 2019 reelection campaign

By Melinda Deslatte - Associated Press
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., talks to reporters during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats not backing Nancy Pelosi as speaker are ‘wasting their time,’ Trump says

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
Republican Brian Kemp, right, speaks during a news conference as Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal listens in the Governor's ceremonial office at the Capitol on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018, in Atlanta, Ga. Kemp resigned Thursday as Georgia's secretary of state, a day after his campaign said he's captured enough votes to become governor despite his rival's refusal to concede. (Bob Andres/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

GOP wins Georgia governor’s race as Abrams gives up fight

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., talks to reporters during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rep.-elect Elissa Slotkin, Michigan Democrat, won’t back Pelosi for Speaker

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

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The State Department headquarters is located in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Hackers tied to Russia mimicking State Dept. in emails targeting U.S. critical sectors

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times
A U.S. soldier sits on an armored vehicle on a road leading to the tense front line with Turkish-backed fighters, in Manbij, north Syria, Wednesday, April 4, 2018. President Donald Trump expects to decide "very quickly" whether to remove U.S. troops from war-torn Syria, saying their primary mission was to defeat the Islamic State group and "we've almost completed that task." (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

U.S. winning battles but ‘losing the war’ against global jihad, think tank concludes

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times
In this March 12, 2014, file photo, a North Korean soldier, center top, looks at the southern side as three South Korean soldiers guard at the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, South Korea. North Korea said Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, that it will deport an American citizen it detained for illegally entering the country recently, as the country's state media said leader Kim Jong-un supervised a test of a newly developed high-tech weapon in an apparent bid to employ pressure on Washington and Seoul. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

North Korea deports American even as it boasts of new weapon

By Hyung-jin Kim and Kim Tong-hyung - Associated Press
This March 27, 2008, file photo, shows the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Pentagon’s reduced spending plan could affect military readiness, officials warn

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

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