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Freshman Democrats in Congress ready to use new-won power

By STEVE LeBLANC - Associated Press

Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in Illinois

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H-2B Warning Sign Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Trump promised he would fight for immigration policies that would boost wages, protect U.S. workers

By Chris Chmielenski

Former FBI Director James B. Comey was dishonest in May 2017 when he said he never took steps for FBI surrogates to leak stories about President Trump to the news media, Trump attorneys say. (Associated Press/File)

James Comey investigation a start, Trump supporters say

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 11, 2008 file photo, former President George H.W. Bush arrives on the South Lawn of White House in Washington. Bush died at the age of 94 on Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, about eight months after the death of his wife, Barbara Bush. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson, File)

George H.W. Bush a trailblazer

By Stephen Dinan and Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times

Utah say goodbye to $1 million for parks during ‘13 shutdown

Associated Press

Michael Cohen walks out of federal court, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, in New York, after pleading guilty to lying to Congress about work he did on an aborted project to build a Trump Tower in Russia. Cohen told the judge he lied about the timing of the negotiations and other details to be consistent with Trump's &quot;political message.&quot; (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Questions surround scuttled Trump Tower Moscow deal

By JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk from Air Force One, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, as they arrive at the Ministro Pistarini international airport in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Trump traveled to Argentina to attend the G20 summit. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Tariff tensions shadow US, Canada, Mexico trade pact signing

By ZEKE MILLER and CATHERINE LUCEY - Associated Press

In this Feb. 14, 2018, file photo, Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, leaves the federal courthouse in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

The Latest: Senate chairman says Cohen plea sends message

Associated Press

Michael Cohen walks out of federal court, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, in New York, after pleading guilty to lying to Congress about work he did on an aborted project to build a Trump Tower in Russia., Cohen told the judge he lied about the timing of the negotiations and other details to be consistent with Trump's "political message." (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Michael Cohen believed Trump would pardon him: report

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Mexico's President Enrique Pena Neto, left, participate in the USMCA signing ceremony, Friday, Nov. 30, 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in this file photo. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) **FILE**

Donald Trump signs USMCA with Mexico, Canada at G-20

By S.A. Miller and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump talks during a meeting with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Friday, Nov. 30, 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

House Democrats unveil sweeping political reform bill as ‘HR1’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2018, file photo, Michael Cohen leaves Federal court, in New York. Cohen, President Trump's ex-lawyer, is making an court appearance before a federal judge in New York on Thursday, Nov. 29. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

The Latest: Trump’s children involved in Moscow tower talks

Associated Press

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, of Wis., speaks after Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis awarded him with the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service at the Pentagon, in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Paul Ryan lists immigration, debt as biggest regrets

By SCOTT BAUER - Associated Press

FILE- In this Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, file photo President Donald Trump listens to a question before traveling to the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Trump spent more than a year browbeating the leaders of Canada and Mexico into agreeing to a rewrite of North American trade rules. And those two nations are set to sign the pact Friday at the summit. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump’s new NAFTA faces skeptics in now- Democrat-led House

By PAUL WISEMAN - Associated Press

Ex-congressman, ex-Nashville mayor Richard Fulton dies at 91

By JONATHAN MATTISE - Associated Press

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., expected to become chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, speaks with reporters as he arrives for Democratic leadership elections on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Adam Schiff: Other Trump allies lied to Congress

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Michael Cohen, left, walks out of federal court with his attorney Guy Petrillo, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, in New York, after pleading guilty to lying to Congress about work he did on an aborted project to build a Trump Tower in Russia. Cohen, President Donald Trumps former lawyer, told the judge he lied about the timing of the negotiations and other details to be consistent with Trump's &quot;political message.&quot; (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Road to Cohen’s guilty plea winds through Trump Tower Moscow

By CHAD DAY - Associated Press

Saudi Arabian Foreign Policy illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

The Khashoggi killing makes it clear that a recalibration of the U.S.-Saudi relationship is in order

By L. Scott Lingamfelter

The U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington, Tuesday, May 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Joint committee fails to advance fixes to federal budget process

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times