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President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Trump calls on federal judges to stop universal mail-in balloting 29 minutes ago

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
In this Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, file photo released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, foreign nationals are arrested 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 **

How ICE ‘abandoned’ cities and forced communities like Los Angeles to embrace sanctuary status

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
Audience members watch from their cars as Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, seen on a monitor, speaks during a CNN town hall in Moosic, Pa., Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

CNN quiet as Biden claims nobody would have died from virus if Trump had ‘done his job’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times
Then-Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

Dan Coats, Trump’s former intel chief, calls for congressional commission to oversee the election

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in Washington. Trump is en route to Minnesota for a campaign rally. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump won’t voice confidence in FBI’s Wray after dispute over elections, Antifa

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
Joy Behar of ABC's "The View" spars with GOP House candidate Kim Klacik, Sept. 18, 2020. (Image: ABC, "The View" video screenshot)

‘View’ co-host Joy Behar triggered after Republican guest brings up her ‘Blackface’ costume

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times
In this Oct. 8, 2013, file photo, a sign marks the entrance to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File) **FILE**

CDC reverses controversial guidance on asymptomatic testing

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden waves as he steps off a plane at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Detroit, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. Biden is attending campaign events in Michigan. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Trump campaign ad blasts Biden’s plan to increase refugee admissions

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
In this Nov. 2, 2016, file photo, the FBI's J. Edgar Hoover headquarter building in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File) **FILE**

FBI sounds alarm on rampant personal-data theft by China-backed hackers

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

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Joy Behar of ABC's "The View" spars with GOP House candidate Kim Klacik, Sept. 18, 2020. (Image: ABC, "The View" video screenshot)

‘View’ co-host Joy Behar triggered after Republican guest brings up her ‘Blackface’ costume

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times
Audience members watch from their cars as Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, seen on a monitor, speaks during a CNN town hall in Moosic, Pa., Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

CNN quiet as Biden claims nobody would have died from virus if Trump had ‘done his job’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times
Pittsburgh Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey (53) sits on the bench during the second half of an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane) **FILE**

Maurkice Pouncey, Steelers center, removes Antwon Rose’s name from helmet

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
In this June 18, 2015, file photo, Van Morrison performs at the 46th annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala in New York. Van Morrison is to release three new songs over the coming weeks that take a swipe at the lockdown restrictions imposed by the British government. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Van Morrison slams ‘fascist bullies’ in new protest songs against coronavirus lockdowns

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

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Flip-flopping hypocrisy of Biden-Harris ticket: Embracing protesters and ignoring police

By Scott Walker
President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at Xtreme Manufacturing, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, in Henderson, Nev. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Donald Trump still has pathways to Electoral College victory

By Michael McKenna
A protester carries a U.S. flag upside down, a sign of distress, next to a burning building, Thursday, May 28, 2020, in Minneapolis during protests over the death of George Floyd. Speaking at the Republican National Convention, President Donald Trump said, "The Republican Party condemns the rioting, looting, arson and violence we have seen in Democrat-run cities all, like Kenosha, Minneapolis, Portland, Chicago and New York, and many others." (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Americans angry at Washington should be looking in the mirror

By Cal Thomas
FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019 file photo, President Donald Trump takes a question from a member of the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington before boarding Marine One. On Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, The Associated Press reported on a video circulating online incorrectly depicting Trump lost and meandering around the White House lawn. The original Aug. 7, 2019 video clip, available on C-SPAN, was edited to make it appear the president is experiencing dementia symptoms ahead of the election. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Liberal media believe destroying Trump by any means is necessary

By Victor Davis Hanson
An Attempt to Shred the Constitution Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Governor’s authoritarian orders during pandemic ruled unconstitutional

By Andrew P. Napolitano

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Committee Chairman Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., arrives to a House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing looking into the firing of State Department Inspector General Steven Linick, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via AP)

House Foreign Relations Committee subpoenas USAGM Chief Michael Pack

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times
Rep. John Katko, R-N.Y., questions witnesses during a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing on 'worldwide threats to the homeland', Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020 on Capitol Hill Washington. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP)

New York woman arrested, charged with threatening Republican lawmaker

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times
Then-National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster listens during a meeting between President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May at the World Economic Forum, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, in Davos. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

Former Trump adviser H.R. McMaster warns U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan is ‘unwise’

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times
Attorney General William Barr speaks during a press conference about Operation Legend at the Dirksen Federal Building Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in Chicago. (Pat Nabong/Chicago Sun-Times via AP) ** FILE **

Key House Democratic chairpersons demand DOJ inspector general investigate AG Barr

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow throws a pass during the first half of the team's NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)

Burrow throws 3 TDs in second start but Bengals lose again

By Tom Withers - Associated Press
Heisman Trophy finalists, from left, Dwayne Haskins, from Ohio State; Kyler Murray, from Oklahoma; and Tua Tagovailoa, from Alabama, pose with the trophy during a media event Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Haskins, Murray styles contrast as modern quarterbacks

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times
Justin Thomas, of the United States, plays his shot from the 14th tee during the first round of the US Open Golf Championship, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, in Mamaroneck, N.Y. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Justin Thomas takes U.S. Open lead with 65 on soft, kind Winged Foot

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press
In this Nov. 30, 2019, file photo, Indiana tight end Turon Ivy Jr. (84) and place kicker Nathanael Snyder (99) celebrate with the Old Oaken Bucket following an NCAA college football game against Purdue in West Lafayette, Ind. Big Ten is going to give fall football a shot after all. Less than five weeks after pushing football and other fall sports to spring in the name of player safety during the pandemic, the conference changed course Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020, and said it plans to begin its season the weekend of Oct. 23-24. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File) **FILE**

Big Ten teams start sprint toward unusual football season

By Michael Marot - Associated Press

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President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in Washington. Trump is en route to Minnesota for a campaign rally. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump won’t voice confidence in FBI’s Wray after dispute over elections, Antifa

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
President Donald Trump takes a walking tour to survey hurricane damage and recovery efforts in a neighborhood in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Trump gives $11.6 billion in federal aid to Puerto Rico for years-old hurricane damage

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, May 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

House Democrats’ resolution condemns harassment of Asian Americans

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY, speaks during a news conference outside the United States Postal Service Jamaica station, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, in the Queens borough of New York. The Postal Service said it has stopped removing mailboxes and mail-sorting machines amid an outcry from lawmakers, as President Donald Trump denied he was slowing service. Democrats and some Republicans say actions by a Trump ally and a major Republican donor, new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, have endangered millions of Americans who rely on the Postal Service for prescription drugs and other needs. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Ocasio-Cortez says Biden can be pushed ‘in a more progressive direction’ once he’s elected

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

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In this Nov. 2, 2016, file photo, the FBI's J. Edgar Hoover headquarter building in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File) **FILE**

FBI sounds alarm on rampant personal-data theft by China-backed hackers

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden arrives to board a plane at New Castle Airport, in New Castle, Del., Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, en route to Duluth, Minn. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Joe Biden receives classified intelligence briefing

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
Then-National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster listens during a meeting between President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May at the World Economic Forum, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, in Davos. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

Former Trump adviser H.R. McMaster warns U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan is ‘unwise’

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times
Then-Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

Dan Coats, Trump’s former intel chief, calls for congressional commission to oversee the election

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

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