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Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, questions Postmaster General Louis DeJoy during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on the Postal Service on Capitol Hill, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, in Washington. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP)

IRS sent agent to Twitter Files journalist’s home on day of House weaponization committee testimony 18 minutes ago

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times
Senate HELP Committee Chair Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., questions Moderna CEO and Director Stephane Bancel during a Senate HELP Committee hearing on the price of the COVID-19 vaccine, Wednesday, March 22, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Bernie Sanders, other ideological warriors stumble in ratings of lawmakers’ effectiveness

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
President Joe Biden speaks at the White House Conservation in Action Summit at the Department of the Interior on March 21, 2023, in Washington. Approval of Biden has dipped slightly since a month ago, nearing the lowest point of his presidency as his administration tries to project a sense of stability while confronting a pair of bank failures and inflation that remains stubbornly high. That’s according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, which shows there have been modest fluctuations in support for Biden over the past several months. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Economist Milton Friedman’s long-ago lesson on inflation coming back to bite Biden

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
A person types on a laptop keyboard in North Andover, Mass, June 19, 2017. The U.S. government will restrict its use of commercial spyware tools that have been used to surveil human rights activists, journalists and dissidents around the world, under an executive order issued Monday, Oct. 27, 2023, by President Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Biden bans feds’ use of spyware but keeps secret exactly what’s banned

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times
Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, speaks during a Republican news conference ahead of the State of the Union, March 1, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. A senior Republican lawmaker on Sunday criticized the Biden administration for not sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, as tensions simmer about whether China could send weapons to help Russia in the year-long war. McCaul, chairman of the House Foreign Relations Committee, told ABC's “This Week” that planes and long-range artillery could help end the war on a faster timeline. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

House GOP to subpoena State Department for secret Afghanistan documents

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
Migrants gather their personal items as they wait to be processed by the Border Patrol after illegally crossing the Rio Grande River from Mexico into the United States at Eagle Pass, Texas, Friday, Aug. 26, 2022. Venezuelans have surpassed Guatemalans and Hondurans to become the second-largest nationality stopped at the U.S. border in August 2022 after Mexicans. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) **FILE**

Biden administration urges Supreme Court to uphold law against enticing illegal immigration

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
An oil well works at sunrise Aug. 25, 2021, in Watford City, N.D., part of McKenzie County. U.N. Secretary-Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday, June 14, of a “dangerous disconnect” between what scientists and citizens are demanding to curb climate change, and what governments are actually doing about it. Guterres said the war in Ukraine risked worsening the crisis, because major economies were “doubling down on fossil fuels” that are to blame for much of the emissions stoking global warming. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)

Most Americans give thumbs up to GOP energy package as Biden threatens veto

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis answers questions from the media during a press conference at Christopher Columbus High School on Monday, March 27, 2023, in Miami. The press conference was held to announce DeSantis's signing of a private school voucher expansion, HB1, which allows more Florida school children become eligible for taxpayer-funded school vouchers. (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald via AP)

DeSantis close to Trump in Iowa and New Hampshire, but trailing nationally

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times
A police officer walks by an entrance to The Covenant School after a shooting in Nashville, Tenn. on Monday, March 27, 2023. (AP Photo/John Amis)

Biden wants assault weapon ban, mental health services for survivors after Nashville school shooting

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks at an annual leadership meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition Nov. 19, 2022, in Las Vegas. Christie, who is mulling another presidential run, said on March 27, 2023, while speaking in New Hampshire, Republicans need a candidate who can execute a quick takedown of former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Chris Christie: GOP needs someone who can quickly take down Trump

By Holly Ramer - Associated Press
Rep. Christopher H. Smith, New Jersey Republican, said the administration's handling of the abortion issue in the Affordable Care Act has been "unconscionable," and the new website should be a helpful tool for consumers who don't want to pay for other people's abortions. (Associated Press)

Near-unanimous House votes to sanction China for organ harvesting, two GOP members dissent

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times
A new Media Research Center study found that liberal-Democratic guests on PBS outnumbered conservative-Republican guests 126-34, or a ratio of 3.7 to one. (AP Photo)

Publicly funded news network skews liberal, study reveals

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Monday, March 27, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

White House calls for assault rifle ban in wake of Nashville school shooting

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times
Court officers stand guard outside the public entrance to the 80 Centre Street building where a grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump over hush money payments is back in court and hearing evidence related to the case, Monday, March 27, 2023, in New York. It remains unclear when the panel might be asked to vote on whether to return an indictment. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Grand jury expected to resume work in Trump hush money case

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times
A logo adorns a wall on a branch of the Israeli tech company NSO Group, near the southern Israeli town of Sapir, Aug. 24, 2021. Shalev Hulio, the chief executive of embattled Israeli spyware maker NSO, has stepped down as part of a reorganization, the company announced Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022. NSO, maker of the powerful Pegasus phone surveillance software, has been connected to a number of scandals resulting from alleged misuse of its products by customers. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)

Biden to limit intelligence agencies’ use of spyware

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands after speaking to the media during a signing ceremony following their talks at The Grand Kremlin Palace, in Moscow on March 21, 2023. Xi just concluded his three-day visit with Putin, a warm affair in which the two men praised each other and spoke of a profound friendship. It's a high in a complicated, centuries-long relationship in which the two countries have been allies and enemies. (Mikhail Tereshchenko, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

Rep. Michael McCaul: China and Russia in ‘unholy alliance’

By By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times
Israelis protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial overhaul plan outside the parliament in Jerusalem, Monday, March 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

White House urges Netanyahu to compromise on judicial plan as protests throw Israel into turmoil

By By Haris Alic - The Washington Times
In this May 2, 2021, photo, a U.S. flag is lowered as American and Afghan soldiers attend a handover ceremony from the U.S. Army to the Afghan National Army, at Camp Anthonic, in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan. The U.S. and NATO have promised to pay $4 billion a year until 2024 to finance Afghanistan’s military and security forces, which are struggling to contain an advancing Taliban. Already since 2001, the U.S. has spent nearly $89 billion to build, equip and train the forces. (Afghan Ministry of Defense Press Office via AP) **FILE**

State Dept. faces Monday deadline to turn over secret Afghan dissent cable as GOP readies subpoena

By By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times
The Silicon Valley Bank logo is seen at an open branch in Pasadena, Calif., on March 13, 2023. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. says First Citizens will acquire much of Silicon Valley Bank, whose collapse has rattled the banking industry (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

First Citizens to acquire troubled Silicon Valley Bank

By Associated Press
Chairwoman Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., speaks during a hearing of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee to examine the Department of Agriculture, on Capitol Hill, March 16, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Twenty years on, reflection and regret on 2002 Iraq war vote

By By Mary Clare Jalonick - Associated Press
This combination of the photos shows former President Donald Trump, left, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, right. DeSantis’ allies are gaining confidence in his White House prospects as former President Donald Trump’s legal woes mount. Trump, a 2024 Republican presidential candidate, is facing possible criminal charges in New York, Georgia and Washington. The optimism around DeSantis comes even as a collection of Republican officials and MAGA influencers raise concerns about the Florida governor’s readiness for national stage. (AP Photo/File)

DeSantis team welcomes contrast with Trump ‘chaos’ candidacy

By By Steve Peoples - Associated Press
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris waves as she arrives in Accra, Ghana, Sunday, March 26, 2023. Harris is on a seven-day African visit that will also take her to Tanzania and Zambia. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

Harris to meet Ghana’s president as she begins Africa trip

By By Chris Megerian and Sam Mednick - Associated Press
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, right, and U.S. President Ronald Reagan speak to the press in Washington, USA, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 1987. (AP Photo/Doug Mills, File)

Reagan’s foreign policy doctrine contrasted to Biden’s approach to global unrest

By By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., takes her seat on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee during an organizational meeting for the 118th Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

GOP Rep. Nancy Mace on 2024 primary: ‘I don’t want to be talking about paying off porn stars’

By By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times
Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing to examine worldwide threats at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)

Key Senate Democrat slams DOJ for lack of transparency on Biden’s handling of classified documents

By By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times
Joe Tacopina poses for photographers in Venice, Italy, Friday, Oct. 9, 2015. New York lawyer Joe Tacopina leads a group of investors who have purchased Venice's fourth-division soccer club. Tacopina and fellow American investors John Goldman and John Tapinis announced the purchase of Venezia FC in the lagoon city Friday. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini)

Trump attorney: Online remarks against Manhattan DA posted by Trump’s ‘social media people’

By By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times
Hunter Biden leaves after President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 17 people during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The Biden Gang: Money trail in foreign dealings leads to family friends, business partners

By By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times
Phillip Washington, the nominee to become administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, testifies before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Washington, President Joe Biden’s choice to run the FAA, has withdrawn his nomination, a setback for the administration that comes after the Denver International Airport CEO failed to gain enough support in the closely divided Senate. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Biden FAA nominee withdraws amid pushback from GOP senators, Sinema

By By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times
House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., speaks during hearing on Capitol Hill, Feb. 8, 2023, in Washington. Kathy Chung. a former executive assistant to President Joe Biden has agreed to sit for an interview with the House Oversight Committee as Republicans expand their probe into the president's handling of classified documents. Chung is one of the staffers who packed Biden's belongings at the end of his term as vice president will talk to the committee on April 4. Comer requested the interview. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Comer goes on offense against Trump hush-money case with Manhattan district attorney

By By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times
President Joe Biden waves as he and first lady Jill Biden exit Air Force One as they arrive at Ottawa International Airport, Thursday, March 23, 2023, in Ottawa, Canada. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Where’d you go, Joe? Jetsetter Biden travels the world — but noticeably avoids East Palestine, Ohio

By By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times
President Joe Biden, listens as Attorney General Merrick Garland, left, speaks during a virtual meeting with family and independent farmers and ranchers at the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus in Washington, Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, to discuss work to boost competition and reduce prices in the meat-processing industry. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

How local cops balked when Biden, AG Garland unleashed counterterrorism agents on school parents

By By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Waco Regional Airport, Saturday, March 25, 2023, in Waco, Texas. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump leans in to legal woes at Waco rally

By By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times
Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, speaks during a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on what Republicans say is the politicization of the FBI and Justice Department and attacks on American civil liberties, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) **FILE**

House Republicans escalate feud with Manhattan DA over Trump probe

By By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

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