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USDA official makes quick transition back to Sumner farm

By LORI POTTER - Associated Press

Illustration on the fortification of the Capitol by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Democrats turn Washington D.C. into America’s Forbidden City

By Tom Basile

In this file photo, National Guard troops keep watch on the Capitol, Thursday, March 4, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

March 4 Capitol rebellion fizzles; House Democrats, QAnon confounded

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill and 15 other Republican secretaries of state told congressional leaders that their legislation would “blatantly undermine the extensive work we … have completed in order to provide safe, accessible voting options.” (Associated Press)

John Merrill warns bill will nationalize elections

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Corvas Brinkerhoff, co-founder of Meow Wolf and creative director of Omega Mart, walks through Omega Mart, an immersive art installation by arts production company Meow Wolf, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, in Las Vegas. The installation is located at Area15, a retail and entertainment complex in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

From scrappy startup to success, Meow Wolf looks to future

By TEYA VITU - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, rioters storm the Capitol, in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

A look at Ohioans facing charges in the US Capitol siege

By FARNOUSH AMIRI - Associated Press

This photo provided by Debbie Nez-Manuel shows her husband, Royce Manuel, left and Nez-Manuel at their home at the Salt River-Pima Maricopa Community northeast of Phoenix on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021. The couple will be among Native Americans who will be closely watching the confirmation hearing for Deb Haaland, a New Mexico congresswoman who has been nominated to lead the U.S. Department of the Interior, on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. (Debbie Nez-Manuel via AP)

Indian Country gripped by Haaland hearing for top US post

By FELICIA FONSECA - Associated Press

Democrats and military-style barrier around U.S. Capitol illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Checkpoint Pelosi: Democrats consider permanent military-style barrier around U.S. Capitol

By Tony Perkins

Cristian Cardona, an employee at a McDonald's, attends a rally for a $15 an hour minimum wage Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Biden’s $15 wage proposal: Job killer or a boon for workers?

By PAUL WISEMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2017, file photo, Summer Zervos leaves Manhattan Supreme Court at the conclusion of a hearing in New York. The former &quot;Apprentice&quot; contestant is trying to get her defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump moving again now that he's no longer president. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

Riot lawsuit just part of Trump’s post-impeachment problems

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JIM MUSTIAN - Associated Press

The U.S. Capitol is seen through a fence with barbed wire during the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in Washington, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

How much should taxpayers be forced to spend to militarize D.C.?

By Richard W. Rahn

Effort to get statue of Black journalist in US, KY Capitols

By JACK BRAMMER and The Herald-Leader - Associated Press

Feds: Lawyer threated to kill Senate Democrats

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM - Associated Press

Feds: Member of Proud Boys arrested in Washington state

By GENE JOHNSON and MARTHA BELLISLE and MICHAEL BALSAMO - Associated Press

Judge in Vegas: 2 to stay in US custody in Capitol riot case

By KEN RITTER - Associated Press

President Joe Biden signs a series of executive orders on health care, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, in Washington. The Democratic push to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour has emerged as an early flashpoint in the push for a $1.9 trillion COVID relief package, providing an early test of President Joe Biden's ability to bridge Washington's partisan divide in pursuing his first major legislative victory. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

Biden, Democrats hit gas on push for $15 minimum wage

By KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press

National Guard troops walk outside the Capitol as the security perimeter continues to shrink and many Guard units head home, two days after the inauguration of President Joe Biden on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021 in Washington.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Dennis Westover arrested near Capitol with gun, ‘Stop the Steal’ paperwork

By John Raby - Associated Press

Pritzker sending 500 Illinois National Guard troops to D.C.

Associated Press

Some Maine soldiers are returning home, others heading south

Associated Press

Black Hills attracting new residents from other states

By TANYA MANUS - Associated Press