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President Donald Trump arrives at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019, as he returns from Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Jewish ‘disloyalty’ charge backfires on Trump

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing on Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019, in Washington. Trump is headed to Kentucky. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump aims to stop surge with family detentions: ‘They won’t come. And many people will be saved’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
South Korean Unification Minister Kim Yeon Chul, right, and U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun, left, talk during their meeting at a government complex in downtown Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019. The United States is ready to restart nuclear negotiations with North Korea, a senior U.S. diplomat said Wednesday, a day after U.S. and South Korean militaries ended their regular drills that North Korea calls an invasion rehearsal. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Trump envoy’s bid to restart North Korea nuke negotiations aims for ‘working level’ talks 51 minutes ago

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times
Plumes of smoke rise after an explosion at a military base southwest of Baghdad, Iraq. A fact-finding committee appointed by the Iraqi government to investigate a massive munitions depot explosion near the capital Baghdad has concluded that the blast was the result of a drone strike. A copy of the report was obtained by The Associated Press Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Loay Hameed, File)

Suspected Israeli strikes in Iraq raise fears of escalation in Iran proxy fight

By Seth J. Frantzman — Special to The Washington Times
Glenn R. Simpson, Fusion GPS co-founder and the orchestrator of the Christopher Steele dossier, tried to sell the story about Trump-Russia collusion using a computer server. (Associated Press/File)

Fusion GPS allegations spur push for NRA-Russia probe 32 minutes ago

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times
In this Sept. 26, 2016 file photo, then Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, stands with then Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton before the first presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. Gearing up to take on Democratic front-runner Joe Biden, President Donald Trump sees echoes of his original political foe, Hillary Clinton. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Court rules Electoral College members aren’t bound by popular vote

By Dan Elliott - Associated Press
Conservative talk radio host and former Illinois Rep. Joe Walsh fired off a series of tweets Thursday night in the aftermath of the sniper shootings of Dallas police officers, saying President Obama "has blood on his hands" for his outspoken support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Report: Joe Walsh expected to announce Trump primary challenge

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times
President Donald Trump walks from Marine One to Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Md., Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019. Trump is traveling to Louisville, Ky., to deliver remarks to the American Veterans (AMVETS) 75th National Convention. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump signs order to wipe out student loan debt for disabled veterans

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., attends a House Oversight Committee hearing on high prescription drugs prices on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, July 26, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Electoral College a racist ‘scam’ that ‘has to go’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

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Filmmaker Spike Lee addresses the audience before presenting actor Denzel Washington with the 47th AFI Life Achievement Award during a ceremony at the Dolby Theatre, Thursday, June 6, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Spike Lee: Why are we still asking if Donald Trump is a white supremacist?

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times
In this Tuesday, June 20, 2017, file photo, then-White House press secretary Sean Spicer smiles as he answers a question during a briefing at the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

‘Dancing with the Stars’ host Tom Bergeron didn’t want Sean Spicer on show

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times
In a photo provided by HBO, Bill Maher speaks during the monologue of HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher" on Friday, June 23, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Janet Van Ham/HBO via AP) ** FILE **

Bill Maher slams Rashida Tlaib’s call for boycott against his show: ‘Some people have one move only’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
In this Nov. 27, 2017, file photo, actor Alec Baldwin speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party's Fall Gala in Des Moines, Iowa. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Alec Baldwin: Trump supporters swallow racist ‘poison pills’ because they worship money

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

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Illustration on the New York Times by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

The New York Times attempts to rewrite history

By Cal Thomas
In this Aug. 18, 2019, photo, President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

What could sink Trump’s chances in 2020?

By Victor Davis Hanson
In this Monday, July. 31, 2017, file photo the sun sets over Nuuk, Greenland. A spokeswoman for Denmark's royal palace says U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to postpone a visit to Denmark next month was "a surprise." Trump announced his decision by tweet after the Danish prime minister dismissed the notion of selling Greenland to the U.S. as "an absurd discussion." (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Buying Greenland: Trump haters mock the idea, but China is paying attention

By Tammy Bruce
"All the News That's Fit to Print" apparently doesn't have to be true. (Associated Press/File)

The New York Times officially becomes a joke newspaper

By Joseph Curl
Illustration on anti-semitic attacks on Israel by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

The anti-Israel lobby

By Clifford D. May

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Glenn R. Simpson, Fusion GPS co-founder and the orchestrator of the Christopher Steele dossier, tried to sell the story about Trump-Russia collusion using a computer server. (Associated Press/File)

Fusion GPS allegations spur push for NRA-Russia probe 32 minutes ago

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times
Four Guatemalan nationals consisting of two men and a pair of 12- and 13-year-old boys, remove their shoe laces and personal itmes after being arrested by a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent Wednesday, July 18, 2018 in Yuma, Ariz. Thousands of families and unaccompanied children are continuing to cross the U.S. border in Arizona and California even after learning of the government's family separation policy upon apprehension. (AP Photo/Matt York) **FILE**

Border Patrol doesn’t collect DNA, leaving murder suspects free on the streets: Watchdog

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
In this April 18, 2017 file photo, a woman with Type 2 diabetes prepares to inject herself with insulin at her home in Las Vegas. The skyrocketing price of insulin has some diabetics scrambling to cover the cost of the life-saving medication. Others are skipping doses or using smaller amounts than needed, and sometimes landing in the ER, patients and advocates told Congress in April 2019. (AP Photo/John Locher)

More than 13% of people with diabetes not taking medications due to high costs, study finds 32 minutes ago

By Shen Wu Tan - The Washington Times
This March 28, 2017, file photo, provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry, shows Jeffrey Epstein. The will that Epstein signed just two days before his jailhouse suicide on Aug. 10, 2019, puts more than $577 million in assets in a trust fund that could make it more difficult for his dozens of accusers to collect damages. (New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP, File)

‘Last act’: Jeffrey Epstein games system even in death

By Curt Anderson - The Washington Times

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Washington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer throws during a simulated baseball game, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) **FILE**

Scherzer set to return under Nationals pitching coach’s watchful eyes

By David Driver — Special to The Washington Times
FILE - In this July 26, 2018, file photo, Washington Redskins defensive lineman Daron Payne (95) walks to the field at the start of the Redskins NFL football training camp in Richmond, Va. Payne is expected to miss two to three weeks with an ankle injury. Washington coach Jay Gruden says the defensive lineman got stepped on during practice Friday, July 27, 2018, and will be in a walking boot for about a week. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File) **FILE**

Bull rush: Redskins lineman Payne ready for bigger second season

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Washington Spirit ready to play on bigger stage at Audi Field

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times
Washington Nationals starter Patrick Corbin pitches to a Pittsburgh Pirates batter during the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Corbin pitches gem as Nationals pounce on Pirates

By David Driver — Special to The Washington Times

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In this Sept. 26, 2016 file photo, then Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, stands with then Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton before the first presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. Gearing up to take on Democratic front-runner Joe Biden, President Donald Trump sees echoes of his original political foe, Hillary Clinton. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Court rules Electoral College members aren’t bound by popular vote

By Dan Elliott - Associated Press
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., attends a House Oversight Committee hearing on high prescription drugs prices on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, July 26, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Electoral College a racist ‘scam’ that ‘has to go’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
In this Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, photo, Vice President Mike Pence, center, listens as President Donald Trump argues with House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. Across the world, people are questioning truths they had long held to be self-evident, and they are dismissing some of them as fake news. They are replacing traditions they had long seen as immutable with haphazard reinvention. In the United States, a president who some accuse of upending ideals that the nation holds dear is aggressively abandoning protocol and customs that have prevailed through a dozen of his predecessors. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Trump-Pelosi budget deal sends deficit soaring

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks during a Forum Club meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Marco Rubio calls for compromise, bipartisanship in politics

By Terry Spencer - Associated Press

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A Houthi rebel fighter fires in the air during a gathering aimed at mobilizing more fighters for the their movement, in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. The conflict in Yemen began with the 2014 takeover of Sanaa by the Houthis, who drove out the internationally-recognized government. Months later, in March 2015, a Saudi-led coalition launched its air campaign to prevent the rebels from overrunning the country's south. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed) **FILE**

Iran-backed rebels in Yemen claim to shoot down U.S. drone

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times
Chinese Communist Party guidelines dated June 12 "forbid any positive reports on the Hong Kong people's appeals for democracy and freedom." (Associated Press/File)

China’s secret propaganda rules revealed

By Bill Gertz
In this April 12, 2018, file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks after reviewing the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy fleet in the South China Sea. (Li Gang/Xinhua via AP, File)

China could crush U.S. military in Pacific: Report

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times
President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, Friday, June 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Trump backs Russia’s reentry to G-7 club of developed nations

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

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