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President Donald Trump gestures after speaking at a campaign rally Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Donald Trump lack of recess appointments makes presidential history

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Sunrise, Fla., Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump knew of whistleblower before releasing Ukraine aid

By JONATHAN LEMIRE and MARY CLARE JALONICK and DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., flanked by Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, left, and Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, right, the ranking member of the Committee on Oversight Reform, and other conservative House Republicans, complain to reporters about how House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., is conducting the impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019. House committees are trying to determine if Trump violated his oath of office by asking a foreign country, Ukraine, to investigate his political opponent, former Vice President Joe Biden, and his son Hunter Biden. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

CROSSTALK: Is Ukraine vital to U.S. security?

By Edward Lozansky

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Illustration on religious freedom by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Troubles between Congress and religious freedom

By Clifford D. May

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 1982 file photo, opponents of the Equal Rights Amendment listen to speakers during a demonstration at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. Advocates of the Equal Rights Amendment are mounting a tremendous effort to elect supporters of the long-stalled gender equality measure next month in Virginia's elections. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Antiquated Equal Rights Amendment should not get a do-over

By Kristan Hawkins

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., addresses members of the London-Laurel County Chamber of Commerce and the Jackson Energy Cooperative in London, Ky., Monday, Nov. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

McConnell highlights leadership role in 2020 reelection bid

By BRUCE SCHREINER - Associated Press

In this Oct. 25, 2018, file photo, George Papadopoulos, the former Trump campaign adviser who triggered the Russia investigation, arrives for his first appearance before congressional investigators, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

George Papadopoulos officially announces congressional bid in California

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

This image released by Focus Features shows Mark Ruffalo in a scene from &quot;Dark Waters.&quot; (Mary Cybulski/Focus Features via AP)

EDITORIAL: Hollywood spreads fear and outrage over PFAS

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

In this Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019, file photo, the U.S. Capitol is seen as the sun sets in Washington. Negotiations on a package of spending bills to fund the federal government have produced a key breakthrough, though considerably more work is needed to wrap up the long-delayed measures. Top lawmakers of the House and Senate Appropriations committees on Saturday, Nov. 23, confirmed agreement on allocations for each of the 12 spending bills. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) **FILE**

Congress spending: Just how low can the bar go?

By Lt. Gen. Thomas Spoehr and Frederico Bartels

Lebanese marine special forces soldiers march during a military parade to mark the 76th anniversary of Lebanon's independence from France at the Lebanese Defense Ministry, in Yarzeh near Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Nov. 22, 2019. Lebanon's top politicians attended Friday a military parade on the country's 76th Independence Day, appearing for the first time since the government resigned amid nationwide protests now in their second month. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Mystery grows over Trump administration hold on Lebanon aid

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., left, and Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., right, listen as they wait to speak at an event on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019, regarding the earlier oral arguments before the Supreme Court in the case of President Trump's decision to end the Obama-era, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), program. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Nancy Pelosi feuds with Mitch McConnell on 2019 agenda amid impeachment inquiry

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Congress should put aside political theatrics and fix our nation’s infrastructure

By Sen. Kevin Cramer

In this Dec. 8, 2017 photo, actor and environmental advocate Mark Ruffalo speaks during an interview in Atlanta. Ruffalo said he is disgusted with President Donald Trump’s plan to shrink two sprawling Utah national monuments by nearly two-thirds and said that Trump’s decision was a “slap in the face” to Native Americans. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Mark Ruffalo, ‘Incredible Hulk’ actor, draws GOP ire at House hearing on PFAS movie ‘Dark Waters’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Democrat Hicks’ campaign video seeks to unseat GOP Rep. Barr

Associated Press

Infrastructure investments will unleash America’s full economic potential

By Rep. Clay Higgins

A school principal, center, escorts two youths to surrender to the police at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Hong Kong on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. Police tightened their siege of the university campus where hundreds of protesters remained trapped overnight Tuesday in the latest dramatic episode in months of protests against growing Chinese control over the semi-autonomous city. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Police surround last holdouts at Hong Kong university

By Ken Moritsugu and Andi Jatmiko - Associated Press

Transportation: A lifeline to the vitality of communities around the nation

By Rep. Adriano Espaillat

Illustration on providing health care by Donna Grethen/Tribune Content Agency

Americans deserve a smart solution for surprise medical billing

By Jennifer Nunez

Former Trump adviser Roger Stone is petitioning for a new trial, and a possible presidential pardon looms over the proceedings. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Roger Stone criminal trial attended by a parade of ‘alt-right’ personalities

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times