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House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., moves ahead with a vote to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress after last-minute negotiations stalled with the Justice Department over access to the full, unredacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 8, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Pelosi pledges methodical action on ‘constitutional crisis’

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO and JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

Brendan Bialy, third from left, joins mother Dena Martin, right, father Brad Bialy, far left, and attorney Mark Bryant to speak about his role in stopping the attack at the STEM School Highlands Ranch during a news conference Wednesday, May 8, 2019, in Englewood, Colo. Eighteen-year-old Bialy said he, Kendrick Castillo and a third student tried to stop the gunman by charging at him during Tuesday's attack at the STEM School Highlands Ranch. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Kendrick Ray Castillo, Highlands Ranch hero, worthy of Congressional Gold Medal

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Look closer at Tlaib et al.

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

President Donald Trump speaks during a event on medical billing, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Thursday, May 9, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump urges Congress to end ‘surprise billing’ of hospital, ER patients

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., meets with reporters the day after the Democrat-controlled House Judiciary Committee voted to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress, escalating the legal battle with the Trump administration over access to special counsel Robert Mueller's report, at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 9, 2019. Pelosi agreed with Nadler's assertion Wednesday that the Trump administration's refusal to provide the special counsel's full Russia report to Congress presents a &quot;constitutional crisis.&quot; (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Crisis point? High stakes in Trump’s showdown with Congress

By LISA MASCARO and MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

In this April 5, 2019, file photo, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection vehicle sits near a section of the U.S. border wall with Mexico in Calexico, Calif. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

House panel votes to block military construction money from going toward border wall

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump arrives at Tyndall Air Force Base to view damage from Hurricane Michael and attend a political rally, Wednesday, May 8, 2019, in Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump executive privilege, William Barr contempt vote threaten constitutional crisis

By Jeff Mordock and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - This Jan. 28, 2015, file photo, shows the Federal Trade Commission building in Washington. Federal privacy regulators are under scrutiny in Congress as they negotiate a record fine with Facebook to punish the company for alleged violations of its users' privacy. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Can fines rein in Big Tech? Privacy regulators spur a debate

By MARCY GORDON - Associated Press

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., talks to the media at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 2, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Nancy Pelosi jokes about jailing Trump officials

By Gabriella Muñoz and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this May 1, 2019, photo, Attorney General William Barr is sworn in to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. The House Judiciary Committee is moving ahead with a vote to hold Barr in contempt of Congress despite last-minute negotiations with the Justice Department over access to the full, unredacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

House panel votes Barr in contempt, escalating Trump dispute

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO and JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

Barr Oath Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Did the attorney general deceive Congress?

By Andrew P. Napolitano

President Trump holds a chart as he speaks at a rally in Panama City Beach, Fla., Wednesday, May 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump brings Puerto Rico fiction to Florida

By CALVIN WOODWARD and HOPE YEN - Associated Press

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., addresses questions from a bipartisan group, during her visit to the Institute of Politics and Global Affairs at Cornell University, Tuesday, May 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Nancy Pelosi backs Jerrold Nadler: ‘I think that the attorney general should be held in contempt’

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Supporters of President Donald Trump cheer as he arrives to speak at a rally at Aaron Bessant Amphitheater, Wednesday, May 8, 2019, in Panama City Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump tells Panama City Beach, Florida rally: ‘You’re getting your money’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A Honduran migrant grabs his son as they climb the U.S. border fence before jumping into the U.S. to San Diego, Calif., from Tijuana, Mexico, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018. Discouraged by the long wait to apply for asylum through official ports of entry, many Central American migrants from recent caravans are choosing to cross the U.S. border wall and hand themselves in to border patrol agents. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)

Feds released 168,000 illegal immigrant family members into communities

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this May 1, 2019, photo, Attorney General William Barr is sworn in to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. The House Judiciary Committee is moving ahead with a vote to hold Barr in contempt of Congress despite last-minute negotiations with the Justice Department over access to the full, unredacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

The Latest: House panel votes to hold AG Barr in contempt

Associated Press

In this May 1, 2019, photo, Attorney General William Barr is sworn in to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. The House Judiciary Committee is moving ahead with a vote to hold Barr in contempt of Congress despite last-minute negotiations with the Justice Department over access to the full, unredacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

William Barr held in contempt by House Judiciary panel

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this March 7, 2019, photo, House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters, D-Calif., leads a hearing to review the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's mission to focus priority on consumers on Capitol Hill in Washington. After nearly three decades in Waters has become the highest-ranking African American woman in the country. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Maxine Waters a model for many outspoken freshman Democrats

By LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press

Attorney General William Barr testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

William Barr contempt of Congress vote a go after talks fail

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., pauses as he speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 30, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: Nadler threatens lawyer Don McGahn with contempt

Associated Press