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Comey was being investigated for political interference at time of firing

Then-FBI Director James Comey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 3, 2017. Mr. Comey is blasting President Donald Trump as unethical and "untethered to truth" and his leadership of the country as "ego driven and about personal loyalty." Comey's comments come in a new book in which he casts Trump as a mafia boss-like figure who sought to blur the line between law enforcement and politics and tried to pressure him regarding the investigation into Russian election interference. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Justice Dept. heads off subpoena, gives Comey memos to Congress

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, left, and Vice President Mike Pence, right, listen to President Donald Trump, center, speaks in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 23, 2018, about the $1.3 trillion spending bill. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) **FILE**

White House slams report that Mattis urged Trump to ask Congress to approve Syria strikes

In this Feb. 7, 2017, 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)

Supreme Court makes it harder to deport legal immigrants who commit crimes

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., right, confers with committee member Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va. on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, during a break in the committee's confirmation hearing for Secretary of State-designate Rex Tillerson. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Trump’s war powers to be limited under new Senate resolution

Illustration on rescission by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Rolling back the tide of overspending

House Budget Committee Chairman Steve Womack, Arkansas Republican, said overhauling the budget process is among his top priorities and that a balanced budget remains the goal. (Associated Press/File) **FILE**

Republicans content to duck fight over budget in election year, watchdogs say

Satellite images show the Barzah Research and Development Center in Syria on Friday (top) and on Sunday. The parameters of presidential powers for such a strike are far from clear. Story, A6. (Associated Press)

After strike on Syria, Congress to debate presidential war powers

FILE - In this July 24, 2014, file photo, a bend in the Rio Grand is viewed from a Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter on patrol over in Mission, Texas. As hundreds of National Guard troops deploy to the U.S-Mexico border, residents of Texas' southernmost border region are fearful of the impact President Donald Trump's border wall will have. The troops patrolling the Rio Grande will eventually withdraw, but a wall could change the river forever. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, Pool, File)

On the lower Rio Grande, a glimpse at the border Trump wants

Vermont lawmakers say Congress, not Trump, must declare war

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., listens to testimony from Secretary of State-designate Mike Pompeo during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on Pompeo's nomination Thursday, April 12, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Sen. Chris Murphy: Trump needs new AUMF for Syria strikes

The Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

House comes up short in push for balanced budget amendment

CIA Director Mike Pompeo, picked to be the next secretary of state, listens during his introductions before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during a confirmation hearing on his nomination to be Secretary of State, Thursday, April 12, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Pompeo's remarks will be the first chance for lawmakers and the public to hear directly from the former Kansas congressman about his approach to diplomacy and the role of the State Department, should he be confirmed to lead it. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Chairman Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., Ranking Member Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., The Senate Foreign Relations Committee holds Pompeo's confirmation hearing Thursday.

Mike Pompeo reveals he’s been grilled in Mueller probe

Illustration on Paul Ryan's fiscal legacy by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Paul Ryan’s budget legacy

Illustration on government budget cuts by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Why rescission is a must

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A new poll reveals that 7-out-of-10 Americans believe they work harder than Congress. Only 15 percent said Congress works harder. (Associated Press)

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Nate Fenerty, an 18-year-old student at Chesterfield High School, registered to vote for the first time at tables set up at the protest, and said he wants Congress to approve mandatory background checks for gun buyers.

Virginia student rally against gun violence draws 300 →

He registered to vote for the first time at tables set up by students at the protest and said he wants Congress to approve mandatory background checks for gun buyers.

In new walkouts, students look to turn outrage to action →

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