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Entertainer and activist Jon Stewart lends his support to firefighters, first responders and survivors of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks at a hearing by the House Judiciary Committee as it considers permanent authorization of the Victim Compensation Fund, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 11, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Jon Stewart lashes out at Congress over 9/11 victims fund

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

Entertainer and activist Jon Stewart lends his support to firefighters, first responders and survivors of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks at a hearing by the House Judiciary Committee as it considers permanent authorization of the Victim Compensation Fund, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 11, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Jon Stewart rips Congress in 9/11 victims fund hearing; ‘They did their jobs … do yours!’

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 11, 2001, file photo, with the skeleton of the World Trade Center twin towers in the background, New York City firefighters work amid debris on Cortlandt Street after the terrorist attacks. On Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, Rupa Bhattacharyya, the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund special master, announced that the compensation fund for victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks will cut future payments by 50 to 70 percent because the fund is running out of money. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

9/11 Victim Compensation Fund claims on record pace as funds dwindle: DOJ official

By Bailey Vogt and Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 4, 2014, file photo, U.S. Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., is shown asking questions at a Capitol Hill hearing in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File) **FILE**

Google, Facebook prompt journalism groups’ calls for congressional help

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump stands with Attorney General William Barr during the 38th Annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service at the U.S. Capitol, Wednesday, May 15, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

DOJ slams latest committee contempt vote, warns of retaliation

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent gathers information on four Guatemalan nationals, including two men and a pair of 12 and 13-year-old boys in Yuma, Ariz. Yuma Mayor Douglas Nicholls has declared a state of emergency to deal with the number of families being released from Border Patrol custody into the city. Nicholls said Tuesday, April 16, 2019, that he had hoped not to get to this point but that the organizations helping immigrant families just don't have the capacity to deal with so many. (AP Photo/Matt York) **FILE**

GOP to force showdown on Trump border crisis funding bill

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump stands with Juanita Duggan, president and CEO of NFIB, before speaking to the National Federation of Independent Businesses 75th anniversary celebration, Tuesday, June 19, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

National Federation of Independent Business, NFIB, loses its clout in Washington, D.C.

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden gestures as he steps on stage before speaking during the I Will Vote Fundraising Gala Thursday, June 6, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Hyde Amendment, abortion debate haunt 2020 Democrats

By LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press

In this June 5, 2019, photo released by the Weber County Sheriff's Office is Scott Brian Haven. The Utah man is accused of making threatening phone calls to the U.S. Capitol, threatening to kill and hurt members of Congress. In charging documents unsealed Wednesday, June 5, 2019, federal prosecutors accuse 54-year-old Haven of making more than 2,000 phone calls to Washington offices of unnamed U.S. representatives and senators from 2017-2019. (Weber County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Scott Haven threatened to kill Trump foes in Congress, prosecutors say

By Brady McCombs - Associated Press

Utah man accused of threatening to kill members of Congress

By BRADY McCOMBS - Associated Press

In this April 5, 2019, file photo, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks during the National Action Network Convention in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) ** FILE **

Ted Cruz, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez anti-lobbying bill a pipe dream, analysts say

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

A call log displayed via an AT&T app on a cellphone in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) **FILE**

Federal regulators give phone companies new tools to fight robocalls

By Tali Arbel - Associated Press

Col. Turki al-Malki, spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition fighting Huthi forces, points to a screen showing what he said was evidence of Iranian intervention and support to the Huthi in Yemen during a news conference in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Friday, May 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Senators launch bipartisan bid to block Saudi arms sales

By SUSANNAH GEORGE - Associated Press

In this March 20, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) **FILE**

Lawmakers condemn Trump’s emergency arms sales to Saudi Arabia

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this March 5, 2019, file photo, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., pauses during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Rand Paul: Donald Trump may lose Republicans if he continues to ‘run government by emergency’

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

FILE - In this March 24, 2019, file photo, the U.S Capitol is seen at sunrise in Washington. Progressive groups are expressing “deep disappointment” over House Democrats’ failure to start impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump and calling on Speaker Nancy Pelosi to act. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

White House tells 2 ex-aides to defy congressional subpoena

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

Mexican Foreign Affairs Secretary Marcelo Ebrard, center, departs a news conference at the Mexican Embassy in Washington, Tuesday, June 4, 2019, as part of a Mexican delegation in Washington for talks following trade tariff threats from the Trump Administration. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump-GOP split: Senators loudly oppose Mexico tariff threat

By LISA MASCARO and LUIS ALONSO LUGO and DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

President Donald Trump arrives at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Thursday, May 30, 2019, for a short trip to the White House after attending the 2019 United States Air Force Academy Graduation Ceremony in Colorado Springs, Colo. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s dig at McCain skews facts on vet care

By HOPE YEN and ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

U.S. Attorney General William Barr listens to concerns raised about public safety in rural Alaska during at a roundtable discussion at the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium on Wednesday, May 29, 2019, in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen) ** FILE **

Democrats move to hold William Barr, Wilbur Ross in contempt of Congress

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Top officials from the U.S. and Mexico will begin talks Monday in a scramble to fend off President Trump's threat of devastating tariffs and meet his demand for fewer migrants at the border. (Associated Press/File)

Border crisis awaits Congress return

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times