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In this Dec. 16, 2018, file photo, Honduran asylum seekers are taken into custody by U.S. Border Patrol agents after the group crossed the U.S. border wall into San Diego, in California, seen from Tijuana, Mexico. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File)

Donald Trump: Democrats need to ‘return … from vacations’ to deal with border crisis

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2016, file photo, Jim Kretschmer, center admires an eight-point buck shot by Jeff Bauer, left, during the gun deer hunt season opener on public land in Fall Creek, Wis. Wisconsin wildlife officials should again offer bounties for deer carcasses infected with chronic wasting disease as the ailment continues to sweep unabated across the state, two-thirds of outdoor enthusiasts who responded to a survey last month said. (Marisa Wojcik/The Eau Claire Leader-Telegram via AP, File)

Outdoor enthusiasts support CWD bounties program

By TODD RICHMOND - Associated Press

Attorney General William Barr leaves his home in McLean, Va., on Wednesday morning, April 17, 2019. Special counsel Robert Mueller's redacted report on Russian interference in the 2016 election is expected to be released publicly on Thursday and has said he is redacting four types of information from the report. Congressional Democrats are demanding to see the whole document and its evidence. (AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz)

William Barr to give Thursday press conference on Mueller report

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 5, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump visits a new section of the border wall with Mexico in Calexico, Calif. When Trump insisted last year that the border was in crisis, his warnings landed with a thud. Now, as the situation at the border has deteriorated to a level of alarm, Trump is again being met with skepticism, even as members on both sides of the aisle agree that there is a legitimate humanitarian emergency, with federal authorities and non-profits unable to cope with the influx of tens of thousands of Central American families seeking refuge in the U.S. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

President who cried wolf? Real border alarms now seem hollow

By JILL COLVIN - Associated Press

FILE - This April 10, 2019, file photo shows a view of the site of an airstrike by Saudi-led coalition in Sanaa, Yemen. President Donald Trump on Tuesday vetoed a bill passed by Congress to end U.S. military assistance in Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed, File)

The Latest: Trump vetoes measure on US and Yemen war

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FILE - This April 10, 2019, file photo shows a view of the site of an airstrike by Saudi-led coalition in Sanaa, Yemen. President Donald Trump on Tuesday vetoed a bill passed by Congress to end U.S. military assistance in Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed, File)

Trump vetoes measure to end US involvement in Yemen war

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

Rep. Brad Sherman, California Democrat (Associated Press) **FILE**

Brad Sherman mocks Sarah Sanders after Trump tax returns jab

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

"Sanctuary cities are protecting a horrible group of people, in many cases — criminals," said President Trump during a speech. (Associated Press)

Modern sanctuary cities have nothing to do with their original intent

By Cal Thomas

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., sits with fellow Democrats on the House Education and Labor Committee during a bill markup, on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 6, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Words and consequences: A look at the Omar and Trump feud

By LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press

Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein speaks at the Installation Ceremony for the new U.S. Marshals Service Director Donald Washington in Arlington, Va., Thursday, April 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Rod Rosenstein says accusations AG Barr whitewashed Mueller report are ‘completely bizarre’

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Acting Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought testifies before the House Budget Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 12, 2019, during a hearing on the fiscal year 2020 budget. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Donald Trump moves on federal agencies to stop ‘dark’ regulations

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Clean house in 2020

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

In this Jan. 16, 2019, file photo, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., asks questions in a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Sen. Whitehouse targets dark money to address climate change

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 19, 2012, file photo Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. The heads of some of the U.S.’ largest banks including Dimon will appear in front of Congress on Wednesday, April 10, 2019, for a hearing. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

CEOs of big banks face off with House Democrats

By KEN SWEET - Associated Press

JPMorgan Chase chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon, left, and Morgan Stanley chairman and CEO James Gorman chat before testifying before the House Financial Services Commitee, Wednesday, April 10, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

The Latest: BofA CEO asked about mortgage modifications

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this Feb. 27, 2019, file photo, Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, speaks as he testifies before the House Oversight and Reform Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Hundreds of pages of court records made public Tuesday, March 19, revealed that special counsel Robert Mueller quickly zeroed in on Cohen in the early stages of his Russia probe. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

House Republicans push for Michael Cohen to be referred to DOJ for perjury

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

This Feb. 13, 2019, photo shows multiple forms printed from the Internal Revenue Service web page that are used for 2018 U.S. federal tax returns in Zelienople, Pa. The head of the IRS, overseeing the most sweeping overhaul of the U.S. tax codes in three decades, says the average refund in this year’s tax-filing season, $2,833, worked out to be close to last year’s. Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Charles Rettig told Congress Wednesday that an increase is urgently needed in the agency’s budget to modernize antiquated computer systems and protect taxpayers’ data. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

IRS head: Average 2018 tax refund little changed at $2,833

By MARCY GORDON - Associated Press

Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Twitter says study proves no anti-conservative bias

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 19, 2012, file photo Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. The heads of some of the U.S.’ largest banks including Dimon will appear in front of Congress on Wednesday, April 10, 2019, for a hearing. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

CEOs of 7 big banks to appear in front of Congress

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