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"There's a narrative within the media that somehow the Democratic Party has swung wildly to the left. I don't really think the facts back that up," said Rep. Derek Kilmer, Washington Democrat and chair of New Democrat Coalition. (Associated Press)

Capitol Hill lawmakers working to update how bills are drafted, published

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with Japanese business leaders, Saturday, May 25, 2019, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump takes credit for Obama’s gains for vets

By HOPE YEN and CALVIN WOODWARD - Associated Press

This photo taken Tuesday, May 7, 2019, shows a security camera in the Financial District of San Francisco. A civilian board that oversees Detroit police has approved the use of facial recognition technology to investigate crimes. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) ** FILE **

EDITORIAL: Facial recognition technology is useful, but it must not destroy privacy

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., speaks during a house party, Friday, May 24, 2019, in Newton, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Impeach Trump? Most 2020 Democrats tiptoe past the question

By ELANA SCHOR and JUANA SUMMERS - Associated Press

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro poses for photos with a statue of Our Lady of Fatima,during a Catholic ceremony at which he dedicated his nation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary at Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, May 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Backers of embattled Bolsonaro take to streets in Brazil

By ANNA JEAN KAISER - Associated Press

In this photo taken May 6, 2019, is Nelson Angapak standing outside the Federal Building in Anchorage, Alaska. Angapak is advocating for land allotments for Alaska Native veterans who were serving in Vietnam when the allotment program ended in 1971. Congress in March passed a major lands bill that opens the door for more Native veterans to apply for tracts of land of up to 160 acres. It follows a more limited application period in 1998, an opportunity that many veterans said wasn't enough. (Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News via AP)

Native veterans get another chance to receive land

By ALEX DeMARBAN - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 24, 2019, before boarding Marine One for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md, and then on to Tokyo. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump sees no need for Mueller testimony

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives at a classified briefing for members of Congress on Iran, Tuesday, May 21, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Trump cites Iran to bypass Congress on Saudi arms sales

By MATTHEW LEE and 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**

Key House leaders eye move to block Saudi arms deal

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 13, 2012, file photo, Asian carp, jolted by an electric current from a research boat, jump from the Illinois River near Havana, Ill. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' commanding officer has endorsed a $778 million plan for upgrading a lock-and-dam complex near Chicago to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes. Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite signed the final report Thursday, May 23, 2019. It now goes to Congress, which would need to give authorization and funding for the project to proceed. (AP Photo/John Flesher, File)

Army Corps approves $778M plan to block Asian carp advance

By JOHN FLESHER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016, file photo, people walk at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. Americans generally do not have enough saved for retirement and Congress is considering a number of measures to address that. (AP Photo/Matt Rourk, File)

AP Explains: How retirement legislation impacts you

By SARAH SKIDMORE SELL - Associated Press

Judge weighs court’s role in dispute over border wall

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Miss Piggy and friends used sexual innuendo and drug and alcohol references in a reboot of “The Muppets” with a family-friendly rating. (Associated Press)

TV Parental Guidelines Monitoring Board rife with inaccurate grading, FCC report reveals

By Christopher Vondracek - The Washington Times

Indian policemen stand guard outside a vote counting center in Ahmadabad, India, Wednesday, May 22, 2019. India's Election Commission has rejected opposition fears of possible tampering of electronic voting machines ahead of Thursday's vote-counting to determine the outcome of the country's mammoth national elections. Authorities on Wednesday tightened security at counting centers where the electronic voting machines have been kept in strong rooms across the country. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

India’s ruling party claims win with assured lead in votes

By Emily Schmall - Associated Press

President Donald Trump delivers a statement in the Rose Garden of the White House, Wednesday, May 22, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

New York moves to expose Trump taxes

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 8, 2016, file photo, Libertarian vice presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld arrives to cast his vote at the John F. Kennedy Elementary School in Canton, Mass. Weld confirmed Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, he has changed his party registration from Libertarian back to Republican as he mulls a possible primary challenge against President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Bill Weld, GOP primary challenger to Donald Trump, wants to disclose presidential tax returns

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Conservation Congress rejects CWD bounties idea

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., joined at right by Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., and other congressional leaders, reacts to a failed meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House on infrastructure, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 22, 2019. Trump lashed out at Pelosi after she told reporters earlier in the morning on Capitol Hill she believed the president engaged in a "cover up" of the Russia probe. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Nancy Pelosi’s ‘cover-up’ accusation upsets delicate balance with White House

By Jeff Mordock, Gabriella Muñoz and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., speaks during a hearing without former White House Counsel Don McGahn, who was a key figure in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

The Latest: Pelosi says Trump ‘took a pass’

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., left, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., arrive to inform reporters about their failed meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House on infrastructure, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 22, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Q&A: The Democratic debate over impeaching President Trump

By MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press