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In this Oct. 21, 2014 file photo, people opposed to child sex trafficking rally outside of the Washington state Supreme Court in Olympia, Wash. The Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015, in favor of three young girls who sued Backpage.com, claiming they were sold as prostitutes on the site. Thursday's ruling says the Communications Decency Act does not protect Backpage from state lawsuits because there's enough evidence to show that it didn't just host the ads, but helped develop the content. (AP Photo/Rachel La Corte/ File)

Court rules sex website must comply with congressional subpoena

Backpage.com, one of the country's chief outlets for prostitutes and other adult services, must turn over records to a congressional probe that's looking into whether the website does enough to try to screen for victims of human trafficking, a judge ruled Friday.

August 5, 2016
In this Monday, Aug. 8, 2011, file photo, a statue of former Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin stands guard outside the Treasury Building in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) **FILE**

CBO: Deficit larger than expected

The federal government has sunk deeper into the red than analysts projected just five months ago, and is now poised to post a $590 billion shortfall this fiscal year, the Congressional Budget Office said Friday.

August 5, 2016
Tea party activists demonstrate on Fountain Square before marching to the John Weld Peck Federal Building in Cincinnati to protest the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status on May 21, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Court says IRS must prove it stopped tea party targeting

A federal appeals court slapped the IRS with yet another rebuke Friday, ruling that it did, in fact, discriminate against tea party groups and insisting the tax agency prove that it's permanently stopped the unconstitutional targeting of groups because of their political leanings.

August 5, 2016
Melania Trump (Lucien Capehart/Special to The Washington Times)

Melania Trump’s immigration file requested

Democrats demanded Thursday that the government release Melania Trump's immigration file after news reports and at least one prominent immigration lawyer raised questions about whether the wife of the Republican presidential nominee followed the law in entering and working in the U.S.

August 4, 2016
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson. (Associated Press File Photo)

Jeh Johnson sees signs of success in getting countries to take back illegals

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said he's seen some signs of progress in getting other countries to take their illegal immigrants back when the U.S. tries to deport them, and signaled he'd wait to see how those efforts play out before he'll commit to stripping visas from those that still refuse.

August 3, 2016
Products labeled with Non Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) are sold at the Lassens Natural Foods & Vitamins store in Los Feliz district of Los Angeles. The food industry is pressuring Congress to act before the state of Vermont requires food labels for genetically modified ingredients. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Obama signs bill overturning Vermont’s GMO labeling law

Anti-GMO activists are seething at President Obama's quiet signature last week of a bill governing labeling of genetically modified foods, saying he was "cowardly" for approving it as the country's attention was still focused on the Democratic convention.

August 2, 2016
This still image from Syrian state TV video shows young men with their faces covered surrendering to government forces in Aleppo, Syria, on July 30, 2016, Syrian state media is reporting that dozens of families have started leaving besieged rebel-held neighborhoods in the northern city of Aleppo after the government opened safe corridors for civilians and fighters who want to leave. The Russian military says 169 civilians have left through the corridors since they were set up, but Syrian opposition activists say no civilians have left besieged parts of the city. (Syrian State TV via AP)

DHS grants Syrians special protections in U.S.

Homeland Security granted a new temporary amnesty Monday to more than 8,000 Syrians living in the U.S. right now, saying they can remain for up to 18 months longer no matter what their legal status.

August 1, 2016
Hillary Clinton takes the stage during the final day of the Democratic National Convention on Thursday in Philadelphia. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton: 2016 election a ‘moment of reckoning’

Hillary Clinton grasped the reins of the Democratic Party as its presidential nominee Thursday night, putting the finishing touches on decade-long quest that's brought her one election away from becoming the first woman to win the Oval Office.

July 28, 2016