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Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Penn., right, accompanied by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., left, and other House Democrats, speaks during a news conference on the first 200 days of the 116th Congress at the House East Front Steps of the Capitol building, in Washington, Thursday, July 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Donald Trump impeachment: House Democrats move toward more narrowly defining probe

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Thursday, April 18, 2019, file photo, a sign for the Department of Justice hangs in the press briefing room at the Justice Department, in Washington. The U.S. Justice Department is conducting an antitrust investigation of four automakers that have signed on with California in a deal to toughen tailpipe emissions standards. In July, Ford, Honda, Volkswagen and BMW reached a deal with California to abide by standards that are tougher than those preferred by the Trump administration. The standards are closely linked with fuel economy requirements. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Trump challenges California power to control auto pollution

By TOM KRISHER and ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press

In this Jan. 28, 2013, file photo, firearms training unit Det. Barbara J. Mattson, of the Connecticut State Police, holds up a Bushmaster AR-15 rifle, the same make and model of gun used by Adam Lanza in the Sandy Hook School shooting, for a demonstration during a hearing of a legislative subcommittee reviewing gun laws, at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, Conn. Ten states and nearly two dozen members of Congress are joining the National Rifle Association in supporting gun-maker Remington Arms as it fights a Connecticut court ruling involving the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

States, politicians back gun-maker in Sandy Hook appeal

By DAVE COLLINS - Associated Press

FILE - This Monday, Aug. 8, 2011, file photo shows the Fannie Mae headquarters in Washington. The Trump administration has unveiled its plan for ending government control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, those are the two giant mortgage finance companies that nearly collapsed in the financial crisis 11 years ago and were bailed out by taxpayers at a total cost of $187 billion, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Treasury unveils plan to privatize Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

By MARCY GORDON - Associated Press

Adjudicating the Constitution Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

The temptation of tyranny

By Andrew P. Napolitano

FILE - In this March 11, 2019 photo, construction crews replace a section of the primary wall separating San Diego, above right, and Tijuana, Mexico, below left, seen from Tijuana, Mexico. Defense Secretary Mark Esper has approved the use of $3.6 billion in funding from military construction projects to build 175 miles of President Donald Trump’s wall along the Mexican border. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Military base cuts affect schools, target ranges, more

By ANDREW TAYLOR and LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 16, 2019, file photo, Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wisc., ranking member of the House Judiciary antitrust subcommittee, speaks during a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing with representatives from major tech companies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Sensenbrenner says he won't seek re-election. The 76-year-old Sensenbrenner said Wednesday, Sept. 4, he will retire from Congress in January 2021, at the end of his current term. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Longtime Wisconsin Rep. Sensenbrenner won’t seek re-election

Associated Press

In this Friday, April 5, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks as he visits a new section of the border wall with Mexico in Calexico, Calif. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Donald Trump triggers Pentagon cuts to pay for border wall

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

The Latest: Sportsmen want better CWD education from DNR

Associated Press

FILE - In this March 11, 2019 photo, construction crews replace a section of the primary wall separating San Diego, above right, and Tijuana, Mexico, below left, seen from Tijuana, Mexico. Defense Secretary Mark Esper has approved the use of $3.6 billion in funding from military construction projects to build 175 miles of President Donald Trump’s wall along the Mexican border. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Pentagon approves military construction cash for border wall

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump says he’ll work with Congress to stop mass shootings

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

Standing next to his presidential pardon from President Donald Trump, former Arizona Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio poses for a photograph as he announces his 2020 campaign for Maricopa County Sheriff, trying to get back the job he lost in 2016, Monday, Aug. 26, 2019, in Fountain Hills, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Joe Arpaio, Jeff Sessions, Duncan Hunter and Chris Collins, early Trump backers, fall on hard times

By James Varney - The Washington Times

In this Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, file 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 **

DHS to use disaster money for border security, deportations

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Illustration on cutting government spending by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Let Trump cancel spending that was never used

By Andy Biggs

In this Aug. 21, 2019, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during a town hall campaign event in Los Angeles. Democratic primary voters, energized and enraged by Trump's turbulent presidency, are increasingly calling for the candidates to fight fire with fire. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Elizabeth Warren, 2020 Democrats abandon Trump impeachment push

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Illustration by Linas Garsys

Why the Grassley drug pricing bill is a winner

By Jeff Patch

President Donald Trump addresses the audience at the 75th annual AMVETS National Convention in Louisville, Ky., Wednesday, Aug.21, 2019. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Donald Trump halts push for cuts in foreign aid

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., right, stands with Kimberly Teehee, left, after his announcement that he is nominating Teehee as a Cherokee Nation delegate to the U.S. House, in Tahlequah, Okla., Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. Hoskin Jr. acknowledged the first such attempt by a tribal nation will take time as well as cooperation from Congress. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Cherokee chief says journey to seat US delegate will be long

By SEAN MURPHY - Associated Press

Indian court orders ex-finance minister held for questioning

Associated Press

In this Oct. 14, 2016, file photo, a technician works to prepare voting machines to be used in the upcoming presidential election in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Most favor additional funding for states to secure election systems: Poll

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times