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President Donald Trump smiles during a roundtable with governors on government regulations in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, Dec. 16, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump signs HBCU funding bill

By Collin Binkley - Associated Press

Illustration on investigating the FISA warrant process by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Trump impeached for being president and FBI’s FISA abuse

By Daniel Gallington

President Donald Trump meets with Rep. Jeff Van Drew, D-N.J., who is planning to switch his party affiliation, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Trump signs bill restoring funding for black colleges

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press

FILE - This June 15, 2018, file photo shows pharmaceuticals in North Andover, Mass. A revamped North American trade deal is nearing passage in Congress, giving both the White House and House Democrats cause to claim victory. There is relief, too, for farmers and businesses that wanted clearer rules governing the vast flow of goods among the United States, Canada and Mexico. But the pact left at least one surprising loser: The pharmaceutical industry, a near-invincible lobbying powerhouse in Washington. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

North America trade pact deals rare setback to Big Pharma

By PAUL WISEMAN and LINDA A. JOHNSON and KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks with reporters, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Donald Trump is on the cusp of being impeached by the House, with a historic debate set Wednesday on charges that he abused his power and obstructed Congress ahead of votes that will leave a defining mark on his tenure at the White House. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

AOC slams Gabbard’s ‘present’ vote on impeachment: ‘We are sent here to lead’

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., holds the gavel after announcing the passage of the second article of impeachment, obstruction of Congress, against President Donald Trump by the House of Representatives at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Donald Trump impeached by House in party-line vote

By Gabriella Muñoz, Alex Swoyer and S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Tuesday, July 9, 2019 file photo, People wait in line to enter the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to sit in overflow rooms to hear arguments in New Orleans. The “individual mandate&quot; of former President Barack Obama’s health care law is invalid, but other parts of the law need further review, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Court: Part of ‘Obamacare’ invalid, more review needed

By REBECCA SANTANA and MARK SHERMAN and and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR - Associated Press

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., joined from left by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters, D-Calif., House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., unveils articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

EDITORIAL: Democrats risk their own day of reckoning

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Democrats’ impeachment, the gift that keeps on giving

By Robert Knight

Hanford contractor’s rating drops because of investigations

By ANNETTE CARY - Associated Press

Guatemalan Congress President, Alvaro Arzu Escobar, left, has a laugh with congressman Juan Manuel Giordano during a session of Congress in Guatemala City, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. Guatemala’s congress is leading their own investigative commission against the U.N.-sponsored anti-graft commission that over the course of 12 years helped bring to justice hundreds of politicians, businesspeople, judges and others accused of corruption. (AP Photo/Oliver de Ros)

Critics say Guatemala commission undermining anti-graft push

By SONIA PÉREZ D. - Associated Press

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., top center, and Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., the ranking member, right, makes his opening statement during a markup of the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. The Democratic members of the panel are on the bottom row. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beyond the hearings: What to watch on Trump impeachment

By LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press

House Republican Minority Whip Steve Scalise is shown in this undated file photo. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Inside the Beltway: Steve Scalise tallies up those ‘solemn days’ Democrats tried to impeach Trump

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

As Vice President Mike Pence listens President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable on school choice in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Judge David Briones’ border wall ruling set for White House appeal

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., center, and Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., left, listen as Adam Schiff, D-Calif., Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, foreground, speaks during a news conference to unveil articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump’s heavy burden to fight impeachment

By Donald Lambro

California quarterback Chase Garbers (7) scores the winning touchdown against Stanford during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019 in Stanford, Calif. California won 24-20. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

NCAA: ‘Highly probable’ Congress passes athlete comp rules

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

ICE arrested fewer in 2019 as resources shifted to border

By JAKE BLEIBERG and COLLEEN LONG - Associated Press

The Trump administration plans to appeal a decision that blocks the president from using funds earmarked for the Pentagon for the wall. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

White House to appeal ruling that blocks Trump funding for border wall

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

This image released by Disney shows Dorothy McGuire, left, and Tommy Kirk in a scene from the 1957 classic “Old Yeller.&quot; The film is among 25 films to be added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. (Disney via AP)

National Film Registry announces diverse Class of 2019

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable on school choice in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

David Briones, federal judge, blocks Trump border wall emergency

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times