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This Thursday, June 8, 2017, file photo shows the U.S. Treasury Department building in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) ** FILE **

Treasury official busted for leaking financial reports on Trump campaign team 3 minutes ago

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times
FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018 file photo, Ranking Member Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., speaks during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C. Political observers say a key factor in deciding the outcome of Montana's high-profile Senate race will be whether independent women who voted for Donald Trump in 2016 stick with the president and support Republican Senate candidate Matt Rosendale this year. Democratic leaders and advocacy groups say women are highly motivated to vote in the Nov. 6 election with absentee ballots being mailed out on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018. Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

‘It’s like Trump has put a bounty on Tester’s head’: Ronny Jackson looms over Montana Senate race 38 minutes ago

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times
FILE - This June 1, 2014, file photo show the coal-fired Plant Scherer in operation in Juliette, Ga. Despite what President Donald Trump says, scientists have long known that what's warming the planet isn't natural. It's us. Climate scientists say Trump was wrong. There are several ways they know that more than 90 percent of climate change is caused by emissions of heat-trapping gases from activities like burning coal and natural gas for electricity, or burning gasoline, diesel and jet fuel for transportation. In other words, humans. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)

EPA cheers decline in U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions under Trump administration

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times
A portion of the rack displaying various models of semi-automatic sporting rifles is seen at Duke's Sport Shop in New Castle, Pa. on Thursday, March 1, 2018. Sales of firearms slowed dramatically after the election of President Donald Trump in 2016 allayed fears of a Democratic crackdown on gun owners. That trend continues, even with talk of gun control in Congress following the massacre of 17 people at a Florida high school last month. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Gun-control advocates shift attention, money to other issues ahead of midterms 42 minutes ago

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts Democrat (Associated Press) **FILE**

Pocahontas descendant rips Warren, calls on senator to apologize

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times
Protesters march to Times Square in New York, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018. Hundreds of people rallied in front of Trump Tower then walked to Times Square to protest Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Professor calls for harassing Republicans at restaurants, sticking ‘fingers in their salads’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
State Rep. Ilhan Omar takes the oath of office as the 2017 Legislature convened Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, in St. Paul, Minn. Omar is the nation's first Somali-American to be elected to a state legislature. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Democratic U.S. House candidate denounces claims she married her brother

By Amy Forliti - Associated Press
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., arrives at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Oct. 4, 2018, before the final push to confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Democrats boycott hearing for more Trump judicial nominees

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times
President Donald Trump gives thumbs up as he steps off Air Force One as he arrives Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Trump is returning from Orlando, Fla. Forget Obamacare. President Donald Trump has found a new target when it comes to ideas from the Democrats for the nations health care system. Before the midterm elections, Trump is going after Medicare for All, the rallying cry of Sen. Bernie Sanders. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump asks Cabinet agencies to cut 5 percent from budgets

By S.A. Miller and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

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FILE - In this file image taken from video on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, people watch as the spray-painted canvas "Girl with Balloon" by artist Banksy is shredded at Sotheby's, in London. Sotheby's says the winning bidder for a Banksy painting that self-destructed during an auction last week has decided to go through with the purchase. The auction house says a female European collector was the successful bidder who offered 1.04 million pounds for "Girl With Balloon." Just after the hammer came down, the bottom half of the work passed through a shredder concealed in the frame. Sotheby's said Thursday, Oct. 11 the painting is being sold with a new title, "Love is in the Bin." (Pierre Koukjian via AP)

Incomplete: Banksy said shredding of painting ‘worked’ in rehearsal 2 minutes ago

By Associated Press
Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel speaks at a fundraiser at Cipriani in New York with President Donald Trump, Dec. 2, 2017. (Associated Press) **FILE**

RNC rips Politico editor-in-chief; white nationalist ‘quip’ spotlights anti-Trump media bias

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times
Former NBA basketball all-star Kobe Bryant gestures as he moderates a panel about youth sports during the Aspen Institute's Project Play Summit, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Kobe Bryant ‘disappointed’ after being dropped from film festival over 2003 rape allegation

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Fox News prime-time host Laura Ingraham (Associated Press) **FILE**

Laura Ingraham, Sean Hannity getting shows on streaming service Fox Nation

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

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

Coddling the closed American mind

By Suzanne Fields - The Washington Times
Illustration on the Jamal khashoggi affair by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

The Khashoggi mystery

By Cal Thomas
Illustration on a closer inspection of traditionally "safe" Democrat dominated congressional districts by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

A Republican gamechanger rises in California

By Monica Crowley - The Washington Times
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., during a town hall style gathering in Woburn, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Elizabeth Warren and her little DNA story

By Tammy Bruce
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts Democrat, took the DNA test President Trump urged. According to the DNA test results she does have an American Indian ancestor -- six to 10 generations ago. Shes hitting back in personal terms, calling him creepy on Twitter, in real time. And shes not backing down. When it comes to challenging the man who redefined the rules of American political combat, Warren in some ways is doing it Trumps way. Shes getting some backlash from Native Americans and grumbling from Democrats whod rather be talking about toppling Congress Republican majorities in the midterm elections three weeks away. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File ) (Associated Press)

Did Elizabeth ‘She Who Lies Through Teeth’ Warren just lose 2020?

By Joseph Curl

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Sheriff: Evidence suggests missing teen Jayme Closs was in home when parents shot

By Associated Press
State Rep. Ilhan Omar takes the oath of office as the 2017 Legislature convened Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, in St. Paul, Minn. Omar is the nation's first Somali-American to be elected to a state legislature. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Democratic U.S. House candidate denounces claims she married her brother

By Amy Forliti - Associated Press
FILE - In this March 25, 2007, file photo, Moonlite Bunnyranch brothel owner Dennis Hof poses with two of his "working girls" Brooke Taylor, left, and a woman working under the name "Airforce Amy", right, as firefighters burn down remains of the former Mustang Ranch 2 brothel east of Reno, Nev. Hof, a legal pimp who has fashioned himself as a Donald Trump-style Republican candidate has died, Nevada authorities said Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Debra Reid, file)

Nevada pimp Dennis Hof expected to win election despite death

By Michelle L. Price - Associated Press
President Donald Trump presents the Medal of Honor to U.S. Marines Corps retired Sgt. Maj. John Canley, during an East Room ceremony at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018. Canley is the 300th Marine to receive the nation's highest military medal. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump awards Medal of Honor to Vietnam War veteran for heroism under fire

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

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FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017, file photo, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) scrambles away from Washington Redskins defensive end Stacy McGee (92) in the second half of an NFL football game in Seattle. The Seahawks are favored again when they face the Arizona Cardinals on Thursday night. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear, File) **FILE**

Stacy McGee returns to practice for Redskins

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times
New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick watches from the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) **FILE**

Bill Belichick says Khalil Mack is no Lawrence Taylor

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times
Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith (left) throws the ball while being rushed by Carolina Panthers defensive tackle Kawann Short (right) during an NFL football game between the Carolina Panthers and Washington Redskins, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Mark Tenally) ** FILE **

Last in NFL in second-half scoring, Redskins want to fix finishing

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times
Oakland Raiders fans look on during the first half of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018, in Carson, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

NFL owners concerned about Chargers’ struggle to attract fanbase: report

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

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FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018 file photo, Ranking Member Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., speaks during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C. Political observers say a key factor in deciding the outcome of Montana's high-profile Senate race will be whether independent women who voted for Donald Trump in 2016 stick with the president and support Republican Senate candidate Matt Rosendale this year. Democratic leaders and advocacy groups say women are highly motivated to vote in the Nov. 6 election with absentee ballots being mailed out on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018. Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

‘It’s like Trump has put a bounty on Tester’s head’: Ronny Jackson looms over Montana Senate race 38 minutes ago

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times
A portion of the rack displaying various models of semi-automatic sporting rifles is seen at Duke's Sport Shop in New Castle, Pa. on Thursday, March 1, 2018. Sales of firearms slowed dramatically after the election of President Donald Trump in 2016 allayed fears of a Democratic crackdown on gun owners. That trend continues, even with talk of gun control in Congress following the massacre of 17 people at a Florida high school last month. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Gun-control advocates shift attention, money to other issues ahead of midterms 42 minutes ago

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., arrives at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Oct. 4, 2018, before the final push to confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Sen. John Kennedy warns U.S. can’t cut off Saudi Arabia without ‘blowing up the Middle East’

By Alex Swoyer and Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks about the FBI investigation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Grassley demands IG report on FBI official who improperly accepted sports tickets

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

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President Donald Trump speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump says he wants audiotape of Saudi journalist’s murder ‘if it exists’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
Honduran migrants walking to the U.S. start their day departing Chiquimula, 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)

Trump slams Democrats for being weak on border as migrant caravan approaches

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times
Cyberoperations and electronic warfare are just two weapons used for modern-day information warfare. (Associated Press/File)

Army gears up for info warfare

By Bill Gertz
In this undated file photo released online in the summer of 2014 on a militant social media account, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, militants of the Islamic State group hold up their weapons and wave its flags on their vehicles in a convoy on a road leading to Iraq, in Raqqa, Syria. With Islamic State's near total defeat on the battle field, the extremist group has reverted to what it was before its spectacular series of conquests in 2014 _ a shadowy terror network that targets vulnerable civilian populations and exploits state weaknesses to incite on sectarian strife. But a recent surge in false claims of responsibility for attacks also signals that the group is struggling to stay relevant after losing its proto-state and its dominance of the international news agenda. (Militant photo via AP, File)

ISIS ‘far from defeated’ despite territorial losses, Joint Chiefs chairman warns

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

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