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Honduran migrants bound to the U.S border climb into the bed of a truck in Zacapa, Guatemala, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018. The group of some 2,000 Honduran migrants hit the road in Guatemala again Wednesday, hoping to reach the United States despite President Donald Trump's threat to cut off aid to Central American countries that don't stop them. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Mexico asks U.N. for help with migrant caravan

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks with reporters in his plane while flying from Panama to Mexico, Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool Image via AP)

Pompeo scolds ABC News for ‘factually false’ report he listened to Khashoggi murder tape

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Turkey exploits Khashoggi diplomatic crisis to poke at Saudi Arabia, Trump

By Gilgamesh Nabeel and Jacob Wirtschafter — Special to The Washington Times
A movie is being planned about abortionist Kermit Gosnell, shown here being escorted to police custody after his May 2013 murder convictions for killing newborn babies. The movie producers are seeking additional funds through Indiegogo. (Associated Press/Philadelphia Daily News)

‘Gosnell’ strikes nerve with moviegoers despite shoestring budget, lack of media attention

By Christian Toto — Special to The Washington Times
A Texas Democrats sign hangs on a podium at a Democratic watch party following the Texas primary election, Tuesday, March 6, 2018, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Texas Dems ask noncitizens to register to vote, send applications with citizenship box pre-checked

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Justice Department opens investigation into clergy sex abuse in Pa. Catholic Church

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, left, talks with, White House National Security Advisor John Bolton, right, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington during President Donald Trump's meeting to discuss potential damage from Hurricane Michael, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Kirstjen Nielsen also involved in John Kelly-John Bolton shouting match

By S.A. Miller and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference about the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Pelosi on the ‘collateral damage’ of Democrats’ economic policies: ‘So be it’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times
"Some may have heard an appalling ad on the radio. I condemn this outrageous ad in the strongest terms. I do not support that message, and there is no place in Arkansas for this nonsense," French Hill, a Republican running in Arkansas' 2nd Congressional District, wrote on Twitter. (Associated Press)

GOP lawmaker condemns ad warning black men of ‘lynchings when a white girl screams rape’

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

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Talk radio kingpin Rush Limbaugh regularly dissects media trickery for his listeners, from "fake news" to Trump bashing. (Rush Limbaugh) ** FILE **

Rush Limbaugh’s midterms prediction: GOP keeps House and Senate, and exposes bogus polls

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times
This picture provided by Universal Studios Home Entertainment shows actors Gregory Peck, foreground left, and Brock Peters, foreground right, in a scene from the 1962 film "To Kill a Mockingbird." (Associated Press) ** FILE **

#MeToo backlash ad creator defends message, says movement will lead to ‘lynching black folks’

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times
A movie is being planned about abortionist Kermit Gosnell, shown here being escorted to police custody after his May 2013 murder convictions for killing newborn babies. The movie producers are seeking additional funds through Indiegogo. (Associated Press/Philadelphia Daily News)

‘Gosnell’ strikes nerve with moviegoers despite shoestring budget, lack of media attention

By Christian Toto — Special to The Washington Times
"Some may have heard an appalling ad on the radio. I condemn this outrageous ad in the strongest terms. I do not support that message, and there is no place in Arkansas for this nonsense," French Hill, a Republican running in Arkansas' 2nd Congressional District, wrote on Twitter. (Associated Press)

GOP lawmaker condemns ad warning black men of ‘lynchings when a white girl screams rape’

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

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Looking for answers beyond the pale

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times
Carter Page has filed a defamation lawsuit against the Democratic National Committee and a law firm that will reveal the truth about the Russia dossier. (Associated Press/File)

Carter Page’s quest for the truth

By Larry O'Connor - The Washington Times
Illustration on a closer inspection of traditionally "safe" Democrat dominated congressional districts by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Muslim surfer flips script for GOP in California

By Monica Crowley
Illustration on the Jamal khashoggi affair by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

The Khashoggi mystery

By Cal Thomas
Illustration on the coddled generation by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Coddling the closed American mind

By Suzanne Fields

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In this Thursday, June 30, 2016, file photograph, Babson College graduate school alumnus Abhinav Sureka, of Mumbai, India, poses in his work space at the college in Wellesley, Mass. Some U.S. colleges are starting programs to help their alumni get visas through what critics say is a legal loophole. Foreign grads who want to stay and start a business typically apply for one of the 85,000 H-1B visas that the U.S. gives out each year. But college employees are exempt from that cap, so schools like UMass, Babson and CUNY have launched programs to hire alumni and foreign entrepreneurs and help them grow their businesses here. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) ** FILE **

Chinese, Indian men crowd out rest of globe in key U.S. guest-worker program

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
In this June 26, 2018, file photo, the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan anchors off Manila Bay for a goodwill visit in Manila, Philippines. An U.S. Navy helicopter has crashed on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan Friday, Oct. 19, 2018, causing non-fatal injuries to sailors. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)

Copter crashes on USS Ronald Reagan in Asia; sailors hurt

By Associated Press
This March 27, 2008, file photo, shows the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Navy blocks benefits for SEAL wrongly convicted: Attorney

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times
President Donald Trump talks to reporters as before boarding Air Force One, Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md., en route to campaign stops in Montana, Arizona and Nevada. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Judges ask whether N.Y. court could order Trump to jail

By Jennifer Peltz - Associated Press

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Boston Red Sox starting pitcher David Price throws against the Houston Astros during the first inning in Game 5 of a baseball American League Championship Series on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Red Sox finish off Astros in 5 games, head to World Series

By Kristie Rieken - Associated Press
Washington Wizards guard John Wall, right, battles for the ball against Miami Heat guard Goran Dragic, left, of Slovenia, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Wizards open season with last-second loss to Heat

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times
Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott (21) battles past the Jacksonville Jaguars defense in the second half of an NFL football game in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Jim Cowsert)

Half full or half empty? 5 reasons Redskins fans have to be optimists this Sunday

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times
Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III speaks to reporters after NFL football practice, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015, in Ashburn, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

LOVERRO: Rich Tandler brought passion, deep knowledge of Redskins to his reporting

By Thom Loverro

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Former President Jimmy Carter, 93, answers questions from students during his annual town hall with Emory University freshmen in the campus gym on Wednesday, Sept 12, 2018, in Atlanta. Speaking at his presidential center in Atlanta on Tuesday, Carter said U.S. policies on immigration, the environment and human rights will not improve while Trump is in office. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Jimmy Carter: Kavanaugh confirmation was a ‘very serious mistake’

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times
A Texas Democrats sign hangs on a podium at a Democratic watch party following the Texas primary election, Tuesday, March 6, 2018, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Texas Dems ask noncitizens to register to vote, send applications with citizenship box pre-checked

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, left, talks with, White House National Security Advisor John Bolton, right, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington during President Donald Trump's meeting to discuss potential damage from Hurricane Michael, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Kirstjen Nielsen also involved in John Kelly-John Bolton shouting match

By S.A. Miller and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference about the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Pelosi on the ‘collateral damage’ of Democrats’ economic policies: ‘So be it’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

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U.S. Army Gen. Austin Scott Miller speaks during the change of command ceremony at Resolute Support headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018. Miller assumed command of the 41-nation NATO mission in Afghanistan following a handover ceremony. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

Top U.S. general in Afghanistan escapes brazen insider attack

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times
Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu speaks to the media after a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the Esenboga Airport in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018. Pro-government newspaper Yeni Safak on Wednesday said it had obtained audio recordings of the alleged killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi Arabia's Consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2.(Cem Ozdel/Turkish Foreign Ministry via AP, Pool)

Turkey has not shared audio evidence of Jamal Khashoggi’s slaying with anyone: Report

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo walks out of the White House to talk to the media after briefing President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Mike Pompeo: Saudis need more time to complete probe of missing journalist

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Turkey exploits Khashoggi diplomatic crisis to poke at Saudi Arabia, Trump

By Gilgamesh Nabeel and Jacob Wirtschafter — Special to The Washington Times

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