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Puerto Rico loses challenge to board overseeing its spending

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This July 5, 2018, photo shows Alaska Democratic U.S. House candidate Dimitri Shein, middle, and his campaign chair Julie Olson, left, speaking to supporter Dana Dardis while campaigning door-to-door in Anchorage, Alaska. Shein faces several candidates in the Alaska Primary on Aug. 21, 2018, including independent Alyse Galvin. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Russian immigrant running for US House seat in Alaska

By BECKY BOHRER and MARK THIESSEN - Associated Press

Illustration on flood insurance by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

The impacts and costs of flooding

By Craig Fugate

In this July 24, 2018, photo, U.S. House candidate Ed Case and his wife, Audrey Case, greet evening commuters while campaigning in Honolulu. The seat representing Honolulu in the U.S. Congress is open for anyone's taking, as incumbent U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa runs for governor instead of re-election. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy)

Medley of Democrats compete for Hawaii US House seat

By AUDREY McAVOY - Associated Press

Eugene DeAnna, former director of the Recorded Sound Section, gives a tour of the new Library of Congress Packard Campus in Culpeper, Virginia. Here he shows off a 78 rpm record. (CQ Roll Call via AP Images)

Library of Congress: Hollywood films safe at bunker

By Gabe LaMonica — Special to The Washington Times

Niels Wouters uses his Biometric Mirror as a means of revealing how facial recognition technology can be used to make personality judgments on others. Here, The Washington Times' online opinion editor, Cheryl Chumley, puts her own face to the test." (Courtesy of Niels Wouters)

Would you hire this face? Facial recognition technology says — maybe not.

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Illustration on international trade by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Minimizing tariffs and implementing targeted sanctions against bad actors is the recipe

By Warren Davidson

Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark., left, greets Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin, center, as he arrives for a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Steve Womack, other lawmakers trying to fix budget process in Congress

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Illustration on repeat offenders by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Why Congress should take action on the Armed Career Criminal Act

By Thomas T. Cullen

"It's supposed to be done before the 30th of September. It's supposed to be done in smaller packages where members have a chance to debate the amendments on the floor, and we're doing that," Sen. Roy Blunt, Missouri Republican, said. (Associated Press photograph)

Lawmakers defuse Trump’s shutdown threat with partial spending bills ahead of deadline

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In this May 22, 2018, file photo, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin testifies before the Senate Appropriations Financial Services and Government Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Trump administration considering tax break on capital gains

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER - Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell charged the committees with evaluating sanctions legislation against Russia and to recommend additional measures that could respond to or deter Russian malignant behavior. (Associated Press)

GOP focused on avoiding government shutdown

By S.A. Miller and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this July 28, 2018, photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during the State Prize awards ceremony in Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. Congress is producing an unusual outpouring of bills, resolutions and new sanctions proposals to push back at President Donald Trump’s approach to Putin. They want to shore up relations with NATO allies and prevent Russian interference in the midterm election. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, Pool)

Lawmakers struggling to develop a response to Trump-Putin

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

In this March 13, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a tour as he reviews border wall prototypes in San Diego. Trump said Sunday, July 29, 2018, that he would consider shutting down the government if Democrats refuse to vote for his immigration proposals, including building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Donald Trump threatens border security shutdown; GOP cool to idea

By Darlene Superville - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 17, 1997 file photo Democratic Rep. Ron Dellums raises his fist while announcing his retirement from Congress at a news conference in Oakland, Calif. Dellums, a fiery anti-war activist who championed social justice as Northern California's first black congressman, has died at age 82. Longtime adviser Dan Lindheim says Dellums died early Monday, July 30, 2018, at his home in Washington, D.C., of cancer. (AP Photo/Ben Margot,File)

California’s fiery former congressman Ron Dellums dies at 82

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 28, 2018, photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during the State Prize awards ceremony in Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. Congress is producing an unusual outpouring of bills, resolutions and new sanctions proposals to push back at President Donald Trump’s approach to Putin. They want to shore up relations with NATO allies and prevent Russian interference in the midterm election. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, Pool)

Congress struggles with countering Putin after Trump summit

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

In this March 13, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a tour as he reviews border wall prototypes in San Diego. Trump said Sunday, July 29, 2018, that he would consider shutting down the government if Democrats refuse to vote for his immigration proposals, including building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

The Latest: McConnell dismisses talk of government shutdown

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In this June 12, 2018, photo provided by the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, Julie Routhieaux, administrative specialist for the village of Little Chute, Wis., left, and Patti Seeman, an election inspector, help out with voting at the village hall for a special election in the 1st Senate District. Voting systems in Wisconsin, a key swing state, can be hacked, security experts warn, but local and state officials say not to worry. Wisconsin has seen Russian interference in social media campaigns and attempted hacks of the Democratic Party and government websites. Five election security experts say the state's voting system is vulnerable to interference, citing, among other things, hacking demonstrations that show even offline voting machines can be breached. (Coburn Dukehart/Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism via AP)

Security experts: Wisconsin voting systems can be hacked

By GRIGOR ATANESIAN of Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism. - Associated Press

In this March 13, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a tour as he reviews border wall prototypes in San Diego. Trump said Sunday, July 29, 2018, that he would consider shutting down the government if Democrats refuse to vote for his immigration proposals, including building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump willing to shut down government over border security

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press