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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, center, marches with others, on Woodward during a rally in Highland Park, Thursday, June 4, 2020, in honor of George Floyd, a man who died last week while being arrested by Minneapolis police. (Clarence Tabb, Jr./Detroit News via AP)

Democrats face ‘credibility gap’ over protesters’ free pass on COVID rules

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times
In this Monday, June 24, 2019, photo, Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, departs a federal courthouse after a hearing in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ** FILE **

FBI informant, media targeted Flynn in Russia-tinged relationship conspiracy, lawsuit claims

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times
In this Aug. 13, 2019, file photo, students walk near the Widener Library in Harvard Yard at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. The Ivy League school announced Monday, July 6, 2020, that as the coronavirus pandemic continues its freshman class will be invited to live on campus this fall, while most other undergraduates will be required learn remotely from home. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Harvard, MIT sue to preserve foreign students’ access during coronavirus pandemic

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
Defense Secretary Mark Esper, who has had his own public friction recently with the commander in chief, is trying to avoid getting pulled into a political battle with lawmakers who say President Trump is driving hirings, firings and promotions inside the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, Pool)

Resignations, clashes leave Pentagon with gaping holes in upper ranks

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times
President Donald Trump listens as Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks during an event in the Rose Garden at the White House, Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

‘Impractical’: Trump rejects CDC school reopening guidelines

By David Sherfinski and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
Nuns with the Little Sisters of the Poor had to fight the Obama administration over a law requiring their health care plans to provide coverage for contraceptives. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Supreme Court sides with Trump over Obamacare religious exemptions

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times
In this June 25, 2020, file photo Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden pauses while speaking during an event in Lancaster, Pa. Biden and his leading supporters are stepping up warnings to Democrats to avoid becoming complacent. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

Biden immigration plan grants citizenship to 11 million illegal immigrants

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
In this photo provided by U.S. Navy, an F/A-18E Super Hornet lands on the flight deck of the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), as USS Nimitz (CVN 68) steams alongside in the South China Sea, Monday, July 6, 2020. China on Monday, July 6, accused the U.S. of flexing its military muscles in the South China Sea by conducting joint exercises with two U.S. aircraft carrier groups in the strategic waterway.(Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Samantha Jetzer/U.S. Navy via AP)

EXCLUSIVE: China Sea carrier operation meant as message to Beijing, say U.S. admirals

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times
Illustration on negative results to Democrats from connecting to socialism by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Democrats want to impose socialism, and worse, on America

By Cal Thomas

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First lady Melania Trump listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a "National Dialogue on Safely Reopening America's Schools," event in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, July 7, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Melania Trump statue torched on July 4 in Slovenia 31 minutes ago

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times
Actor Fred Savage from the award-winning TV series: "The Wonder Years," left, his mother Joanne Savage, right, and his children Lilly, bottom left, and Oliver, bottom right, pose with his character's letterman jacket after they donated show memorabilia to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014. The Wonder Years aired from 1988-1993 and depicted the everyday life of a boy growing up in an American suburb during the late 1960's and early 1970's. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) ** FILE **

‘The Wonder Years’ reboot to focus on Black family

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times
In this Jan. 30, 2017, photo, Fox News Channel chief news anchor Shepard Smith appears on the set of "Shepard Smith Reporting" in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) **FILE**

Ex-Fox News anchor Shepard Smith joins CNBC

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times
Former U.S. President Barack Obama gesture as he attends the "values-based leadership" during a plenary session of the Gathering of Rising Leaders in the Asia Pacific, organized by the Obama Foundation in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian) ** FILE **

Obama on Mount Rushmore a good idea when ‘reshaping’ U.S., Don Lemon says

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

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Employees meet outside the U.S. Postal Service distribution facility Friday, May 22, 2020, in east Denver. The facility, which handles 10-million pieces of mail daily for Colorado and Wyoming, is still open despite being ordered to shut down by city health officials because of a coronavirus outbreak investigation. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Will postal reform leave rural Americans in the cold?

By James Gattuso
Illustration on negative results to Democrats from connecting to socialism by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Democrats want to impose socialism, and worse, on America

By Cal Thomas
The Godless Woke Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Arrogance of woke students: Would-be anarchists should offend Americans

By Victor Davis Hanson
Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks to reporters during a campaign stop at Sweet Creek restaurant and farmers market, south of Montgomery, Ala., Monday, July 6, 2020. Sessions faces former Auburn University football Coach Tommy Tuberville in the July 14 Republican runoff. Sessions held the seat for 20 years before resigning to become President Donald Trumps first attorney general. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)

Jeff Sessions the stronger candidate in Alabama Senate race

By Michael McKenna
Liberty Squeezed Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

America’s tyrants and anarchists squeeze personal liberties in a vise

By Andrew P. Napolitano

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In this Monday, May 25, 2020, frame from video provided by Darnella Frazier, a Minneapolis officer kneels on the neck of a handcuffed man who was pleading that he could not breathe in Minneapolis. Four Minneapolis officers involved in the arrest of a George Floyd who died in police custody were fired Tuesday. (Darnella Frazier via AP)

Body camera footage shows officer dismissing George Floyd’s pleas: ‘Takes a lot of oxygen to talk’

By Amy Forliti - Associated Press
In this June 23, 2020, file photo, people raise their fists in Kansas City, Mo., during a protest over the death of Black people at the hands of police. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) **FILE**

Trump sending in federal reinforcements to combat rising violence in Kansas City

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
In this Nov. 19, 2019 file photo, New York State Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a news conference at her office in New York. A study by Ms. James' office finds that Black protesters taken into custody by the NYPD were five times as likely to be charged with felonies as White protesters. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, FIle) **FILE**

Black protesters in NYC charged with felonies five times as often as White ones, New York AG says

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times
People march in the street to mark Juneteenth, Friday, June 19, 2020, in St. Louis. Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to take control of the state and ensure all enslaved people be freed, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

St. Louis not changing its name, governor says

By Associated Press

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In this Dec. 26, 2015, file photo, a Washington Redskins helmet sits on the field as players warm-up before an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles in Philadelphia. A recent national poll, conducted by the Washington Post, finds that nine of 10 Native Americans aren't offended by the Washington Redskins name. A federal judge ordered the cancellation of the Redskins' trademark registration in July, ruling that their name may be disparaging to Native Americans. The club is appealing. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) **FILE**

Redskins alumni coming to grips with pending name change

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Hampton golfers’ futures in limbo after COVID-19 leads program to be cut

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times
D.C. United midfielder Ulises Segura, front, battles for the ball against Columbus Crew SC defender Gaston Sauro (22) during the first half of an MLS playoff soccer match, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) ** FILE **

D.C. United match delayed to Sunday as MLS tries to get tournament off ground

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times
FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2019, file photo, Native American leaders protest against the Redskins team name outside U.S. Bank Stadium before an NFL football game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Washington Redskins in Minneapolis. Several Native American leaders and organizations have sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell calling for the league to force Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder to change the team name immediately. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn) ** FILE **

Redskins to ditch American Indian imagery in next name, logo: report

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

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Sen. John Kennedy is introducing a bill to make it easier for people to determine whether they have unredeemed savings bonds. (Associated Press/File)

‘They’re Marxists’: Sen. John Kennedy labels ‘Squad’ members Omar, Pressley, Tlaib

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times
This March 22, 2013, file photo, shows the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Audits plummet amid IRS budget struggles

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
President Donald Trump smiles at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Friday, July 3, 2020, near Keystone, S.D. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

And that’s what happens: Liberal media bias yields lousy ratings

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, center, marches with others, on Woodward during a rally in Highland Park, Thursday, June 4, 2020, in honor of George Floyd, a man who died last week while being arrested by Minneapolis police. (Clarence Tabb, Jr./Detroit News via AP)

Democrats face ‘credibility gap’ over protesters’ free pass on COVID rules

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

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Defense Secretary Mark Esper, who has had his own public friction recently with the commander in chief, is trying to avoid getting pulled into a political battle with lawmakers who say President Trump is driving hirings, firings and promotions inside the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, Pool)

Resignations, clashes leave Pentagon with gaping holes in upper ranks

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times
In this photo provided by U.S. Navy, an F/A-18E Super Hornet lands on the flight deck of the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), as USS Nimitz (CVN 68) steams alongside in the South China Sea, Monday, July 6, 2020. China on Monday, July 6, accused the U.S. of flexing its military muscles in the South China Sea by conducting joint exercises with two U.S. aircraft carrier groups in the strategic waterway.(Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Samantha Jetzer/U.S. Navy via AP)

EXCLUSIVE: China Sea carrier operation meant as message to Beijing, say U.S. admirals

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times
National Security Council aide Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, during a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman to retire from military, cites ‘campaign of bullying’ from Trump: Report

By Lauren Meier - The Washington Times
In this April 14, 2018, file photo, then-Marine Lt. Gen. Kenneth Franklin "Frank" McKenzie Jr. speaks during a media availability at the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Gen. Frank McKenzie says while Russia bounty intelligence ‘wasn’t proved,’ it was ‘very worrisome’

By Lauren Meier - The Washington Times

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