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Brett Kavanaugh, with his wife Ashley Estes Kavanaugh, answers questions during a FOX News interview, Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, in Washington, about allegations of sexual misconduct against the Supreme Court nominee. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Kavanaugh stands firm despite ‘smears’: ‘I have faith in the fairness of the American people’

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times
FILE - This June 25, 2014 file photo, shows a group of immigrants from Honduras and El Salvador who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border illegally as they are stopped in Granjeno, Texas. Illegal crossings along the Rio Grande have slowed dramatically since an overwhelming surge of immigrants had state and federal agents scrambling to secure the border earlier this year. But Texas leaders don’t want their ground troops to leave just yet. An $86 million proposal would keep extra state troopers and the National Guard in South Texas through next August, prompting criticisms from local law enforcement who say the money would be better spent elsewhere. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Yale study: Illegal immigrant population likely double, possibly triple previous estimates 4 minutes ago

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
President Donald Trump pauses as he speaks during a campaign rally, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Republicans ‘all in deep depression’ over midterms — and fear Trump isn’t helping

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times
Then-FBI Director Robert Mueller listens as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 13, 2013, as the House Judiciary Committee held an oversight hearing on the FBI. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Solicitor General Noel Francisco to oversee Robert Mueller probe under DOJ succession plan

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 12: United States Department of Justice sign in Washington, DC on July 12, 2017 Paul Brady Photography / Shutterstock.com

Activist federal staffer who said she ‘can’t really get fired’ no longer working at DOJ

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times
Rod Rosenstein (Associated Press/File)

Rosenstein to face his fate in showdown meeting with Trump Thursday

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times
President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony for the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement at the Lotte New York Palace hotel during the United Nations General Assembly, Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

‘Here with a bang’: Trump touts North Korea progress, seizes initiative at U.N. General Assembly 15 minutes ago

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times
President Donald Trump arrives to speak about Iran from the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 13, 2017. Trump says Iran is not living up to the "spirit" of the nuclear deal that it signed in 2015, and announced a new strategy in the speech. He says the administration will impose additional sanctions on the regime to block its financing of terrorism. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Sanctions fatigue: Overuse sapping diplomatic tool’s power, experts fear

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times
A man carrying an umbrella walks past a display board showing photos of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's recent trip to China outside of the North Korean embassy in Beijing, Saturday, April 21, 2018. China, North Korea's main ally, is welcoming Pyongyang's decision to suspend its nuclear and missile tests. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

North Korean ‘embassies’ a worry if peace breaks out

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times
In this Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, photo released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows foreign nationals being arrested this week during a targeted enforcement operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) aimed at immigration fugitives, re-entrants and at-large criminal aliens in Los Angeles. (Charles Reed/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP) ** FILE **

ICE program to recruit local police overextended under Trump: Audit

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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FILE - In this May 23, 2018 file photo Stormy Daniels, speaks during a ceremony for her receiving a City Proclamation and Key to the City in West Hollywood, Calif. A federal judge will consider Monday, Sept. 24, whether to toss out a lawsuit brought by Daniels against President Donald Trump and his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, weeks after Trump conceded a non-disclosure deal she signed just before the 2016 presidential election is invalid. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)

Judge inclined to toss Stormy Daniels’ defamation lawsuit against Trump

By Associated Press
A pair of President Trump supporters briefly flew a "Re-Elect Trump 2020" banner in Disney's Magic Kingdom on Sunday. (Facebook/@Jessika Santiago)

Trump supporters unfurl ‘Trump 2020’ banner at Disney World

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, a federal appeals court judge, speaks before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, in this Sept. 4, 2018, file photo. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Rush Limbaugh: ‘Kiss goodbye Republican chances’ if Kavanaugh not confirmed

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times
Newly released surveillance footage shows Chantal Castanon chasing down and beating a man who allegedly groped her in a New York City subway terminal. (CBS New York)

Woman chases down man who groped her in NYC subway station: ‘I just kept hitting him’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

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Sen. Mazie Hirono Associated Press photo

A puff or two of smoke, but no fire

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times
Illustration on economic freedom by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Why care about economic freedom

By Richard W. Rahn
Illustration on the judiciary hearings circus by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Ending the Judiciary circus

By Cal Thomas
Two-Faced Jon Tester Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Speaking from both sides of the mouth

By David Keene - The Washington Times
Illustration on which side is more responsible for national polarization by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

The roots of hyper-polarization

By Robert Knight

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FILE - This June 25, 2014 file photo, shows a group of immigrants from Honduras and El Salvador who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border illegally as they are stopped in Granjeno, Texas. Illegal crossings along the Rio Grande have slowed dramatically since an overwhelming surge of immigrants had state and federal agents scrambling to secure the border earlier this year. But Texas leaders don’t want their ground troops to leave just yet. An $86 million proposal would keep extra state troopers and the National Guard in South Texas through next August, prompting criticisms from local law enforcement who say the money would be better spent elsewhere. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Yale study: Illegal immigrant population likely double, possibly triple previous estimates 4 minutes ago

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
FILE - In this May 14, 2013, file photo, the Department of Justice headquarters building in Washington is photographed early in the morning. The Drug Enforcement Administration does a poor job overseeing the millions of dollars in payments it distributes to confidential sources, relies on tipsters who operate with minimal oversight or direction and has paid informants who are no longer meant to be used, according to a government watchdog report issued Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016. . (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

Owner of former Afghanistan mining company convicted of defrauding U.S. government

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times
(Associated Press)

Mommy blogger charged in toddler’s death

By Associated Press

Trump: ‘Absolute no’ on statehood for Puerto Rico

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

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Tiger Woods hits from the third tee during the final round of the Tour Championship golf tournament Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis) **FILE**

SNYDER: Tiger Woods still worthy of emulation, admiration

By Deron Snyder
Washington Redskins head coach Jay Gruden answers questions during a press conference after an NFL football game between the Washington Redskins and the Green Bay Packers, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018 in Landover, Md. The Redskins defeated the Packers 31-17. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

At bye week, Redskins’ identity still taking shape

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times
Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith was sacked by Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews on Sunday. Matthews was called for a roughing-the-passer penalty on the play. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Players having difficulty knowing when a sack is legal under new rule emphasis

By Howard Fendrich - Associated Press
Tiger Woods, right, reacts after being handed the trophy after wining the the Tour Championship golf tournament Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis) **FILE**

Tiger Woods winning adds to Ryder Cup buzz

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

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Here’s a big idea: Let’s repeal and replace Obamacare

By Robert E. Moffit
Brett Kavanaugh, with his wife Ashley Estes Kavanaugh, answers questions during a FOX News interview, Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, in Washington, about allegations of sexual misconduct against the Supreme Court nominee. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Kavanaugh stands firm despite ‘smears’: ‘I have faith in the fairness of the American people’

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times
Then-FBI Director Robert Mueller listens as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 13, 2013, as the House Judiciary Committee held an oversight hearing on the FBI. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Solicitor General Noel Francisco to oversee Robert Mueller probe under DOJ succession plan

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times
Brett Kavanaugh answers questions during a FOX News interview, Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, in Washington, about allegations of sexual misconduct against the Supreme Court nominee. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Montgomery County Police Department says it hasn’t heard from Blasey Ford about probe

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

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Mourners carry flag-draped caskets during a mass funeral for victims of Saturday's terror attack on a military parade, in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, Iran, Monday, Sept. 24, 2018. Thousands of mourners gathered at the Sarallah Mosque on Ahvaz's Taleghani junction, carrying caskets in the sweltering heat. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Pentagon calls Iranian claims of U.S. involvement in terror attack ‘ludicrous’

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times
In this file photo taken on Monday, May 9, 2016, Russian the S-300 air defense missile systems drive during the Victory Day military parade marking 71 years after the victory in WWII in Red Square in Moscow, Russia. Moscow will supply the Syrian government with modern S-300 missile defense systems following last weeks downing of a Russian plane, the Russian Defense Minister announced on Monday Sept. 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Moscow floods advanced anti-aircraft systems into Syria, days after shoot-down of Russian aircraft

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times
This combination of two file photos shows U.S. President Donald Trump, left, speaking in the State Dining Room of the White House, in Washington on Feb. 26, 2018, and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attending in the party congress in Pyongyang, North Korea on May 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Wong Maye-E, File)

Trump to get special message from Kim Jong-un at United Nations

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times
President Trump's signature on the key spending bill on Friday came just one day after he called it "ridiculous" because it didn't apply to the border wall. (Associated Press photographs)

Trump signs first major spending bill for 2019, despite border wall funding frustrations

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

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