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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks to the media after the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Wednesday, June 13, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Federal Reserve chairman asks Congress to clarify marijuana laws

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this June 27, 2017 file photo, the proprietor of a medical marijuana dispensary prepares his monthly tax payment, over $40,000 in cash, at his Los Angeles store. A proposal in Congress to ease the federal ban on marijuana could encourage more banks to do business with cannabis companies, but it appears to fall short of a cure-all for an industry that must operate mainly as a cash business in a credit card world. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Proposed US banking fix for marijuana may not open all doors

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD - Associated Press

President Donald Trump points to members of the media as he arrives on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 25, 2018, after attending a graduation and commissioning ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

White House tells Senate not to overrule Donald Trump on ZTE

By Stephen Dinan and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Illustration n Congressional meddling with the Justice Department by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

The House Intelligence Committee interferes with the investigation of the president

By Andrew P. Napolitano

U.S. President Donald Trump leaves the G7 Leaders Summit in La Malbaie, Que., on Saturday, June 9, 2018., with White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, left, and National Security Adviser John Bolton. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

GOP leaders in Congress largely silent on Trump’s G-7 tirade

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 18, 2018, file photo, law enforcement officers respond to Santa Fe High School after an active shooter was reported on campus in Santa Fe, Texas. Nearly a month after the worst Texas public school shooting in history, state lawmakers meet Monday, June 11, 2018, for the first time since the Santa Fe High School shooting that left 10 people dead. (Steve Gonzales/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)

Money to ‘harden’ schools draws backlash after shootings

By PAUL J. WEBER - Associated Press

Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar prepares to testify before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee at a hearing on prescription drug prices, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 12, 2018. Before joining the Trump Cabinet, Azar was president of the U.S. division of Eli Lilly and Company, a major pharmaceutical drug company. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Alex Azar, HHS chief: Refusal to defend Obamacare is a ‘legal’ position

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - In this March 30, 2015, file photo, marines of South Korea, right, and the U.S aim their weapons near amphibious assault vehicles during the U.S.-South Korea joint landing military exercises as a part of the annual joint military exercise Foal Eagle between the two countries in Pohang, South Korea. On May 16, 2018, North Korea abruptly cancels a high-level meeting with the South and threatens to cancel the summit with U.S. President Donald Trump too in protest over U.S.-South Korean military exercises. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

U.S.-South Korean military exercises still on: GOP senator

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this March 28, 2017, photo, Rep. Barbara Comstock, Virginia Republican, walks at the Capitol in Washington. Amid a daily deluge of stories about harassment in the workplace, female members of Congress detailed incidents of sexual misconduct involving current lawmakers at a House hearing on how to prevent such abuse. Ms. Comstock said she was recently told about a staffer who quit her job after a lawmaker asked her to bring work material to his house, then exposed himself. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Barbara Comstock’s support of Donald Trump raises Democrats’ hopes in Virginia’s 10th District

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Savannah harbor deepening gets big boost in federal dollars

By RUSS BYNUM - Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump leaves the G7 Leaders Summit in La Malbaie, Que., on Saturday, June 9, 2018., with White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, left, and National Security Adviser John Bolton. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

Republicans reluctant to criticize Trump’s actions abroad

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

FILE – In this June 5, 2018, file photo, government agents stand guard alongside suspects taken into custody during an immigration sting at Corso's Flower and Garden Center in Castalia, Ohio. Facing a severe labor shortage, landscaping businesses that can't keep up with demand for backyard patios and fire pits worry the immigration raid that rounded up more than 100 people will make it tougher to persuade Congress to allow more foreign workers into America for seasonal jobs. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Immigration raid worries landscapers relying on foreign help

By JOHN SEEWER - Associated Press

In this April 25, 2018, file photo, Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Trump administration said in a court filing late Thursday that it will no longer defend key parts of the Affordable Care Act, including the requirement that people have health insurance and provisions that guarantee access to health insurance regardless of any medical conditions. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

House GOP: No need to panic over Obamacare lawsuit

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this Wednesday, June 6, 2018 photo, reviewed by U.S. military officials, an Army soldier, right, and a Marine stand in front of the gates that separate the Cuban side from the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base. The White House has endorsed a proposal for a new unit, which would have cell doors wide enough for wheelchairs and hospice beds and communal areas so elderly prisoners could help each other as they grow old. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

US military plans for future at Guantanamo because of Trump

By BEN FOX - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2017, file photo, new State Rep. Ilhan Omar is interviewed in her office two days after the 2017 Legislature convened in St. Paul, Minn. Omar, already the first Somali-American to be elected to a state legislature, is jumping into a crowded race for a Minnesota congressional seat. Omar filed Tuesday, June 5, 2018, for the Minneapolis-area seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)

Nation’s 1st Somali-American lawmaker eyes seat in Congress

By KYLE POTTER - Associated Press

Iranian women attend an anti-U.S. gathering after the Friday prayer in Tehran, Iran, Friday, May 11, 2018. Thousands of Iranians took to the streets in cities across the country to protest U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the nuclear deal with world powers. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Obama officials lament GOP report on Iran nuclear deal

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FBI Director Robert Mueller testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 9, 2012, before the House Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Midterms will settle debate over Mueller investigation

By Matt Mackowiak

In this April 3, 2017, file photo, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Congressional Dems take Trump to court over foreign favors

By TAMI ABDOLLAH - Associated Press

Congressman Maloney enters race for attorney general

Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., tells reporters he intends to cancel the traditional August recess and keep the Senate in session to deal with backlogged tasks, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 5, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Group of 10 senators challenge Trump over tariffs

By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press