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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

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
Solicitor General nominee Noel Francisco testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing on his nomination, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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
State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert says the foreign service officer was found dead inside the officer's residence in the capital of the Indian Ocean nation off the East Coast of Africa. (Associated Press)

U.S. diplomat found dead in Madagascar

By Associated Press
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

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
Rod Rosenstein (Associated Press/File)

Rosenstein to face his fate in showdown meeting with Trump Thursday

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

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FILE - In this July 20, 2018 file photo, U. S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to reporters at United Nations headquarters. Pompeo will preside over the second meeting Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018, on North Korea, an issue the Security Council was united on in imposing increasingly tough sanctions. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Pompeo scolds Jim Acosta for ‘ludicrous’ 25th Amendment question

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
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
Ronan Farrow, a contributing writer for the New Yorker, speaks with reporters at Associated Press headquarters in New York, Friday, July 27, 2018. Farrow, who wrote a Pulitzer Prize-winning story for the New Yorker on the sexual misconduct allegations against media mogul Harvey Weinstein, has written a similar story for the magazine on CBS Chief Executive, Les Moonves. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

Ronan Farrow defends his New Yorker article: ‘Several people in this story … back Ms. Ramirez’

By Associated Press

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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

By Stephen Dinan - 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
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: No word from Christine Blasey Ford about Kavanaugh investigation

By Jeff Mordock - 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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Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown (84) celebrates after his 27-yard score against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the first half of an NFL football game Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)

Roethlisberger shines, Steelers hold off Buccaneers 30-27 16 minutes ago

By Fred Goodall - Associated Press
Washington Nationals Bryce Harper (34) follows the ball as he hits his 100th RBI during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins in Washington, Monday, Sept. 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Strasburg labors in rain, but Rendon, Harper shine in win

By David Driver — Special to The Washington Times
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

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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
Solicitor General nominee Noel Francisco testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing on his nomination, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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

By Jeff Mordock - 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

IG to audit Rick Scott’s Hurricane Irma contracts at Democrats’ request

By James Varney - 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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