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President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Monday, April 6, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

‘Light at the end of the tunnel’: Coronavirus hot spots turn corner

By Tom Howell Jr. and David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
President Donald Trump, right, reacts as Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator, speaks about her granddaughter's fever as she speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Monday, April 6, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

White House officials spar over using anti-malarial drug

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
The Supreme Court is shown, Monday, April 6, 2020 in Washington. The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from the Catholic church in Washington, DC, that sought to place religious-themed ads on public buses. (AP Photo/Mark Sherman)

Gorsuch: Court’s rejection of Metro ad ban case won’t be last word on religious speech

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times
Cross Point Church Pastor Keith Williams preaches to his congregation via online video due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.. The Bristol Tennessee church has gone to strictly online services and are planning for Easter to be online as well. (David Crigger/Bristol Herald Courier via AP)

Faithful get creative to spare Holy Week from coronavirus pandemic’s rampage

By Christopher Vondracek - The Washington Times
A sign explains the closure of a shop in the Pike Place Market Thursday, April 2, 2020, in Seattle. The number of people seeking unemployment benefits in Washington set a new record last week, with tens of thousands more people in the state filing new claims as non-essential businesses remain closed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

EXCLUSIVE: Small Business Administration admits serious loan application flaws

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference, Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

U.S. slaps first terrorist tag on white supremacists

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times
In this Feb. 23, 2019, file photo, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers speaks during an interview during the National Governors Association 2019 winter meeting in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Back on: Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects governor’s order to delay election

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times
In this Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, photo, Border Patrol agents stop two men thought to have entered the country illegally, near McAllen, Texas, along the U.S.-Mexico border. In the Rio Grande Valley, the southernmost point of Texas and historically the busiest section for border crossings, the U.S. Border Patrol is apprehending around 300 people daily, down from as many as 2,000 people a day in May. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Illegal immigration down 60% at border amid coronavirus

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
Illustration on the status of the abortion industry during the COVID19 pandemic by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

For abortion industry, it’s business as usual during COVID-19 pandemic

By Lila Rose

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Cross Point Church Pastor Keith Williams preaches to his congregation via online video due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.. The Bristol Tennessee church has gone to strictly online services and are planning for Easter to be online as well. (David Crigger/Bristol Herald Courier via AP)

Faithful get creative to spare Holy Week from coronavirus pandemic’s rampage

By Christopher Vondracek - The Washington Times
President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House, Sunday, April 5, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Dem lawmaker wants to take Trump to The Hague for ‘crimes against humanity’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Rose McGowan rips ‘corrupt’ DNC, ‘fraud’ Alyssa Milano for #MeToo silence on claims against Biden

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times
San Diego citizens face citations up to $1,000 for violating California's stay-at-home order regarding the coronavirus pandemic. (Image: Twitter, San Diego County Sheriff's Department, video screenshot, April 4, 2020)

San Diego citizens face $1K coronavirus fines, jail time for ‘watching the sunset’ at beaches

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

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President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Monday, April 6, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump should stick to his assembly of experts — with extreme caution

By Charles Hurt - The Washington Times
Illustration on hope after the COVID19 pandemic by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative during COVID-19 pandemic

By Cal Thomas
A police officer directs cars into a coronavirus testing facility at Georgia Tech Monday, April 6, 2020, in Atlanta. The testing is by appointment only and requires a referral. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Coronavirus and the killing of critical thinking

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
Plane Crutch Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Government ownership of airlines a really bad idea

By Richard W. Rahn
President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House, Sunday, April 5, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Why Trump’s hydroxychloroquine fixation drives White House lynch corps nuts

By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times

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U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Friday, April 3, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Surgeon General Jerome Adams ‘absolutely’ expects lower death toll from coronavirus outbreak

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
A sign explains the closure of a shop in the Pike Place Market Thursday, April 2, 2020, in Seattle. The number of people seeking unemployment benefits in Washington set a new record last week, with tens of thousands more people in the state filing new claims as non-essential businesses remain closed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

EXCLUSIVE: Small Business Administration admits serious loan application flaws

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Monday, April 6, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

‘Light at the end of the tunnel’: Coronavirus hot spots turn corner

By Tom Howell Jr. and David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference, Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

U.S. slaps first terrorist tag on white supremacists

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

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Washington Redskins running back Adrian Peterson (26) rushes against Buffalo Bills cornerback Taron Johnson (24) during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/John Munson) ** FILE **

Adrian Peterson named to NFL’s All-Decade team

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

LOVERRO: Mitchell was a hero Redskins didn’t always deserve

By Thom Loverro
Washington Capitals head coach Todd Reirden watches from the bench during the third period of an NHL preseason hockey game against the St. Louis Blues, Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018, in Washington. The Capitals won 5-2. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) ** FILE **

How Todd Reirden and his immunocompromised son are staying safe during the pandemic

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times
In Jan. 26, 2020, file photo, Tiger Woods watches his tee shot on the second hole of the South Course at Torrey Pines Golf Course during the final round of the Farmers Insurance golf tournament Sunday, in San Diego. Riviera is where Tiger Woods played his first PGA Tour event as an amateur. It would be the ideal place to set the tour record for most wins. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy) ** FILE **

British Open canceled; golf schedule revised to hold U.S. Open in September, Masters in November

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

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President Donald Trump, right, reacts as Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator, speaks about her granddaughter's fever as she speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Monday, April 6, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

White House officials spar over using anti-malarial drug

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
Utah Rep. Ben McAdams speaks during a news conference on Monday, Dec. 16, 2019, in Murray, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) ** FILE **

Ben McAdams says he took hydroxychloroquine during recovery from coronavirus

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel speaks during a news conference for the 2020 Republican National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., Monday, Oct. 1, 2018. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Ronna McDaniel, RNC chair, accuses Democrats of exploiting ‘pandemic for political gain’

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times
In this Dec. 17, 2019, file photo, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt gestures during a news conference in Oklahoma City. Seven national organizations representing patients with serious medical conditions have criticized Stitt for rolling out his Medicaid expansion plan during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

Oklahoma legislature grants sweeping new powers to governor

By Sean Murphy and Ken Miller - Associated Press

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In this Nov. 15, 2019, photo U.S. Navy Capt. Brett Crozier, then commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), addresses the crew during an all-hands call on the ship's flight deck while conducting routine operations in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. U.S. defense leaders are backing the Navy's decision to fire the ship captain who sought help for his coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier, even as videos showed his sailors cheering him as he walked off the vessel. Videos went viral on social media Friday, April 3, 2020, showing hundreds of sailors gathered on the ship chanting and applauding Navy Capt. Brett Crozier as he walked down the ramp, turned, saluted, waved and got into a waiting car. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas Huynh via AP) **FILE**

‘Going to get involved’: Trump to settle dispute between Modly and fired Capt. Crozier

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference, Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

U.S. slaps first terrorist tag on white supremacists

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times
In this picture released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sits prior to address nation on state television, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 22, 2020. Iran's supreme leader Sunday refused U.S. assistance to fight the new coronavirus, citing an unfounded conspiracy theory that the virus could be man-made by America. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

Iran vows to ‘never’ seek help from U.S. amid coronavirus outbreak

By Lauren Meier - The Washington Times
In this Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, photo, Border Patrol agents stop two men thought to have entered the country illegally, near McAllen, Texas, along the U.S.-Mexico border. In the Rio Grande Valley, the southernmost point of Texas and historically the busiest section for border crossings, the U.S. Border Patrol is apprehending around 300 people daily, down from as many as 2,000 people a day in May. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Illegal immigration down 60% at border amid coronavirus

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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