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Former President Donald Trump speaks during an event Friday, July 8, 2022, in Las Vegas. A pro-Democratic super PAC is accusing the Federal Election Commission of allowing Trump “to continue violating the law" by dragging its feet over a complaint concerning Trump's teasing of a future White House bid. American Bridge on Wednesday, July 20, filed a lawsuit asking that a judge compel the commission to take action on its pending complaint that accuses Trump of violating federal campaign laws by raising and spending money for a run without officially filing his candidacy. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Trump under investigation for violating Espionage Act, search warrant reveals

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times
The campaign arm for Congressional Hispanic Caucus has unveiled a six-figure outreach effort to encourage voters to support Democrats during the midterms. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Dems launch new outreach to Hispanics, try to beat back GOP advances with minority voters

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times
In this July 25, 2020, photo, police pepper spray protesters, near Seattle Central College in Seattle, during a march and protest in support of Black Lives Matter. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) **FILE**

Defund the police, CHOP insurrection aftermath still vexes Seattle: ‘Crime has increased everywhere’

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times
Pastor Bart Barber, a presidential candidate of the Southern Baptist Convention, speaks during its annual meeting in Anaheim, Calif., Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

DOJ opens sex abuse investigation into Southern Baptists, subpoenas leaders

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times
The New York Stock Exchange logo adorns a trading post on the floor of the Exchange on March 16, 2022, in New York. Stocks are rising again at the start of trading on Wall Street on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, putting the S&P 500 on track for its first four-week winning streak since November. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Chinese companies probed by U.S. to delist from New York Stock Exchange

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., prepares to lead a vote on the Inflation Reduction Act in the House chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

House Democrats pass $740 billion spending bill, send to Biden’s desk

By Ramsey Touchberry and Kerry Picket - Associated Press
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden exit Marine One at Charleston Executive Airport, S.C., Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. The Biden's arrived in South Carolina on Wednesday to begin what is expected to be at least a seven-day vacation with members of his family outside of Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Biden haunted by presidential ‘vacation curse’ in South Carolina

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times
Salman Rushdie attends the 68th National Book Awards Ceremony and Benefit Dinner on Nov. 15, 2017, in New York. Rushdie was attacked while giving a lecture in western New York. An Associated Press reporter witnessed a man storm the stage Friday at the Chautauqua Institution as Rushdie was being introduced. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Author Salman Rushdie stabbed on lecture stage in New York

By Joshua Goodman - Associated Press
Actor Anne Heche poses at Variety's 4th annual Power of Women event in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Oct. 5, 2012. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Actress Anne Heche declared legally dead, one week after crashing car into a Los Angeles house

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

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Salman Rushdie attends the 68th National Book Awards Ceremony and Benefit Dinner on Nov. 15, 2017, in New York. Rushdie was attacked while giving a lecture in western New York. An Associated Press reporter witnessed a man storm the stage Friday at the Chautauqua Institution as Rushdie was being introduced. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Author Salman Rushdie stabbed on lecture stage in New York

By Joshua Goodman - Associated Press
CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin leaves the Supreme Court after it finished the day's arguments on the health care law signed by President Barack Obama in Washington on March 27, 2012. The New Yorker has parted ways with longtime staff writer Toobin after he reportedly exposed himself during a Zoom conference last month. He had already been on suspension and is also on leave from CNN, where he has been a legal commentator. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Two years after Zoom incident, Jeffrey Toobin leaving CNN

Actor Anne Heche poses at Variety's 4th annual Power of Women event in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Oct. 5, 2012. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Actress Anne Heche declared legally dead, one week after crashing car into a Los Angeles house

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times
This Jan. 17, 2018, photo shows co-host Brian Kilmeade on the set of "Fox & Friends" in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) **FILE**

Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade says he showed judge meme ‘in jest’

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Biden’s abysmal performance as president illustration by Greg Groesch / The Washington Times

The GOP’s Biden separation anxiety

By Tom Basile
Democrats reject cheap insulin illustration by Greg Groesch / The Washington Times

Democrats reject cheap insulin for the uninsured

By Sen. Marco Rubio
An aerial view of President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate is seen Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla. The FBI searched Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate as part of an investigation into whether he took classified records from the White House to his Florida residence, people familiar with the matter said Monday. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Federal agencies have been weaponized against the GOP

By Scott Walker
In this Nov. 7, 2017, photo, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calf., answers questions during an interview at The Associated Press bureau in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

Mar-a-Lago raid rooted in bizarre 2017 House hearing

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times
FBI Director Christopher Wray speaks to journalists at the Omaha FBI office on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. Wray addressed threats made to law enforcement after agents raided Mar-a-Lago residence. (Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald via AP)

Time to dissolve the FBI

By Victor Davis Hanson

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Former President Donald Trump speaks during an event Friday, July 8, 2022, in Las Vegas. A pro-Democratic super PAC is accusing the Federal Election Commission of allowing Trump “to continue violating the law" by dragging its feet over a complaint concerning Trump's teasing of a future White House bid. American Bridge on Wednesday, July 20, filed a lawsuit asking that a judge compel the commission to take action on its pending complaint that accuses Trump of violating federal campaign laws by raising and spending money for a run without officially filing his candidacy. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Trump under investigation for violating Espionage Act, search warrant reveals

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times
In this July 25, 2020, photo, police pepper spray protesters, near Seattle Central College in Seattle, during a march and protest in support of Black Lives Matter. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) **FILE**

Defund the police, CHOP insurrection aftermath still vexes Seattle: ‘Crime has increased everywhere’

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times
Pastor Bart Barber, a presidential candidate of the Southern Baptist Convention, speaks during its annual meeting in Anaheim, Calif., Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

DOJ opens sex abuse investigation into Southern Baptists, subpoenas leaders

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times
In this Nov. 10, 2009, photo, soldiers salute as they honor victims of the Fort Hood shooting at a memorial service at Fort Hood, Texas. The Army said in a letter addressed to Congress on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015 that the victims of the 2009 shooting that left 13 dead and more than 30 wounded will receive the Purple Hearts many have said they deserve. (AP Photo/Donna McWilliam) **FILE**

IG says ‘inconsistent’ active shooter policies on military bases could mean more casualties

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

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San Diego Padres' Juan Soto gestures at second after he doubled during the fifth inning of the team's baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Soto gets 2 hits, standing ovation as Padres beat Nats 10-5

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San Diego Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr. is greeted in the dugout after hitting a two-run home run during the fourth inning of the team's baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los Angeles, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)

Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. suspended 80 games after positive PED test

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San Diego Padres' Juan Soto talks to the media before a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Juan Soto back in Washington, grateful for time with Nats

Associated Press
FILE - Former NFL players Ken Jenkins, right, and Clarence Vaughn III, center right, along with their wives, Amy Lewis, center, and Brooke Vaughn, left, carry tens of thousands of petitions demanding equal treatment for everyone involved in the settlement of concussion claims against the NFL, to the federal courthouse in Philadelphia on May 14, 2021. Hundreds of Black NFL retirees denied payouts in the $1 billion concussion settlement now qualify for awards after their tests were rescored to eliminate racial bias. Changes to the settlement made last year are meant to make the tests race-blind. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

More Black NFL retirees win dementia cases in rescored tests

By Maryclaire Dale - Associated Press

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Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore announces his run for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate on June 20, 2019, in Montgomery, Ala. A federal jury awarded Republican Moore $8.2 million in damages Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, after finding that a Democratic-aligned super PAC defamed him in an advertisement during the 2017 U.S. Senate race in Alabama. (AP Photo/Julie Bennett, File)

Jury rules Democratic PAC defamed Roy Moore, awards him $8.2 million 10 minutes ago

By Kim Chandler - Associated Press
The campaign arm for Congressional Hispanic Caucus has unveiled a six-figure outreach effort to encourage voters to support Democrats during the midterms. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Dems launch new outreach to Hispanics, try to beat back GOP advances with minority voters

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., prepares to lead a vote on the Inflation Reduction Act in the House chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

House Democrats pass $740 billion spending bill, send to Biden’s desk

By Ramsey Touchberry and Kerry Picket - Associated Press
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., speaks during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

Sen. Ron Wyden rebukes GOP over IRS funding claims, calls them dangerous

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

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In this Thursday, June 10, 2021, photo, a pair of migrant families from Brazil pass through a gap in the border wall to reach the United States after crossing from Mexico to Yuma, Ariz., to seek asylum. Border officials got the go-ahead Thursday, July 28, 2022, to fill four remaining gaps in the U.S.-Mexico wall near the southern Arizona community of Yuma for safety reasons. (AP Photo/Eugene Garcia) **FILE**

Arizona won’t wait for feds, starts filling border wall gaps

By Bob Christie - Associated Press
In this Monday, March 9, 2020, file photo released by the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), a Russian Tu-142 maritime reconnaissance aircraft, top right, is intercepted near the Alaska coastline. A similar incursion by two Russian maritime patrol aircraft tested the U.S. and Canadian air defense zone in early July 2022, in a show of force in the midst of Moscow's military operation in Ukraine and nuclear saber-rattling, the commander of the Northern Command said on July 22. (North American Aerospace Defense Command via AP, File) **FILE**

NORAD tracks Russian aircraft flying into Alaska-area air defense zone

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times
In this photo released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Enrique Mora, a leading European Union diplomat, second right, attends a meeting with Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani, third left, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 27, 2022. Mora held talks in Tehran amid hopes that an agreement to restore Iran's tattered nuclear deal with world powers could be completed. Others are unidetified. (Iranian Foreign Ministry via AP)

U.S. says Bolton murder plot not enough to call off talks for new nuclear deal with Iran

By Ben Wolfgang and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times
The Pentagon is seen from Air Force One as it flies over Washington on March 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) **FILE**

Pentagon invests in last surviving U.S. black powder factory

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

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