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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials

By The Associated Press - 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

FILE - this Dec. 19, 2018 file photo, House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., gives a farewell speech in the Great Hall of the Library of Congress in Washington. Ryan is moving his family from his hometown of Janesville, Wis., to a house in a Washington, D.C., suburb less than a year after he retired from Congress saying he wants to spend more time with his children. Ryan spokesman Kevin Seifert said Tuesday that Ryan and his family will be "temporarily" renting a house in Maryland and splitting their time between there and their longtime home in Janesville. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Paul Ryan moving to Maryland, not selling Wisconsin home

Associated Press

Illustration on the need for improved air traffic infrastructure by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Supporting airspace infrastructure

By Jim Talent

In this May 28, 2019, file photo, Rep. Justin Amash, D-Mich., greets the crowd before holding a town hall meeting at Grand Rapids Christian High School's DeVos Center for Arts and Worship. (Cory Morse/The Grand Rapids Press via AP) ** FILE **

After Justin Amash dumped Donald Trump, his district may do same to him

By Sara Burnett - Associated Press

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., respond to remarks by President Donald Trump after his call for the four Democratic congresswomen to go back to their "broken" countries, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 15, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Ilhan Omar: Israel aid should be conditional on treatment of Palestinians

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Renewing Endangered Species Act Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Ensuring that the Endangered Species Act works

By Gabriella Hoffman

U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., speaks to constituents in Wixom, Mich., Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Rashida Tlaib, a troublemaker who’s scoring BDS points

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorials

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Mourners deliver flowers Friday for the funeral in El Paso, Texas, of Margie Reckard, 63, who was killed by a gunman in a mass shooting earlier in the month. Some mental health advocates say that the focus on people with mental illness is a distraction from solving gun violence in the U.S. (Associated Press)

Trump remarks on mental illness, gun violence slammed by mental health advocates

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2019 file photo, President Donald Trump reacts at the end of his speech at a campaign rally in Manchester, N.H. The Trump administration is aggressively pursuing economic sanctions as a primary foreign policy tool to an extent unseen in decades, or perhaps ever. Many are questioning the results even as officials insist the penalties are achieving their aims. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Trump wields sanctions hammer; experts wonder to what end

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand speaks at a campaign event at a Service Employees International Union office Monday, May 6, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Rep. Steve King spars with 2020 candidate Kirsten Gillibrand on Twitter over call to resign

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

ADVANCE FOR USE SATURDAY AUG. 17 - In this Oct. 3, 2016 photo, Rep. Betty McCollum speaks during a roundtable at Hillary for Minnesota Headquarters in St Paul, MN. McCollum has said that she supports Israel as a key U.S. ally. But she is different from other members of Congress in her consistent criticism of Israel on human rights issues.&quot; (Lorie Shaull/MinnPost via AP)

McCollum emerges as strong critic of Israeli policy

By GABE SCHNEIDER of MinnPost - Associated Press

U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., listens to a question from a constituent in Wixom, Mich., Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) ** FILE **

Israel grants Rashida Tlaib West Bank visit on humanitarian grounds

By Issac Scharf - Associated Press

In this Feb. 24, 2019, file photo, U.S. fighter aircraft F-16 perform aerobatic maneuvers on the last day of Aero India 2019 at Yelahanka air base in Bangalore, India. The Trump administration has informed Congress it plans to sell F-16 fighters worth $8 billion to Taiwan in a move that will inflame already high tensions with China. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi, File) **FILE**

US tells Congress of plans to sell F-16 fighters to Taiwan

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

Trump allies push back on proposed foreign aid cut

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

In this Aug. 13, 2019, photo, President Donald Trump arrives to speak in Monaca, Pa. Trump is hoping to woo New Hampshire into his column heading into 2020. The president will visit the state on Thursday to hold a reelection rally. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The Latest: Trump defends Israel move to bar 2 congresswomen

Associated Press

Rep. Ilhan Omar (left), Minnesota Democrat, and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Michigan Democrat, are members of "The Squad" with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat who declared that the Palestinians have no choice but to riot over the supposed repression they face at the hands of the Israelis. (Associated Press/File)

Israel bars Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar from entering country

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this June 6, 2013 file photo, vehicles are parked near a sign outside the National Security Agency campus in Fort Meade, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

House lawmakers pressured to reform USA PATRIOT Act data collection

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Protesters in Hong Kong have been pressuring Beijing to abide by its promised "one country, two systems" policy that allowed a democratic system to operate. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump cautious on China amid Hong Kong protests

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times