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President Obama wanted the Iran nuclear accord so badly that he offered to give Iran access to American banks, an investigation found. (Associated Press)

Obama hid efforts to aid Iran’s windfall

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

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)

GOP senators push for bill to rein in Trump on tariffs

By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press

President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he arrives to a "Celebration of America" event at the White House, Tuesday, June 5, 2018, in Washington, in lieu of a Super Bowl celebration for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles that he canceled. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump blasts Democrats for ‘wasteful spending’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 11, 2013, file photo, the Social Security Administration's main campus is seen in Woodlawn, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Social Security now running a deficit; Medicare to hit insolvency three years earlier than projected

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this May 15, 2018, file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to reporters following a closed-door luncheon with President Donald Trump, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Mitch McConnell cancels most of Senate’s planned four-week August break

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In a March 1, 2018 photo, Democrat Talley Sergent talks to a supporter inside her campaign headquarters in Charleston, W.Va. She is running for Congress in West Virginia's 2nd District against incumbent Republican Alex Mooney. (Chris Dorst/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP)

West Virginia women have chance for sweep in US House races

By JOHN RABY - Associated Press

President Donald Trump poses at his desk in this Oval Office photo.

Donald Trump claims broad war powers in new DOJ memo

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Activists look to next states in decadeslong push for ERA

By SARAH ZIMMERMAN and SARA BURNETT - Associated Press

In this May 6, 2018 photo, Democratic congressional candidate Lisa Brown, center, who is challenging U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., greets walkers at the Lilac Bloomsday Run in Spokane, Wash. President Donald Trump's unwillingness to release his tax returns is helping renew a debate on whether the practice should be expected of elected federal office holders ahead of this year's midterms, and in April, 2018, McMorris Rodgers released her returns for the first time since winning the House seat in 2004. (Dan Pelle/The Spokesman-Review via AP)

Correction: Tax Returns story

By AHMED NAMATALLA - Associated Press

A salesperson stands at counters selling mobile phones produced by ZTE Corp. at an appliance store in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province on Oct. 8, 2012. (Chinatopix via AP) **FILE**

Trump administration reaches deal to lift ZTE ban

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

NRATV host Colion Noir ripped Vice News on May 24, 2018, for "proving to the world ... that our media can't be trusted to do their job objectively." (Image: Vice News screenshot)

Colion Noir’s NRATV critics, VICE News falsely claim group wants media control after episode airs

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Authorities said Rep. Bob Goodlatte, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, has been the brunt of such venom. (Associated Press)

Congressmen face death threats from anti-Trump #Resistance

By James Varney - The Washington Times

West Virginia editorial roundup

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Senate bill overhauls handling of sex harassment complaints

By JULIET LINDERMAN - Associated Press

POW/MIA Chair of Honor: A solemn reminder in the U.S. Capitol

By Rep. Stephen F. Lynch

Sen. Roy Blunt, Missouri Republican, is shown in this undated file photo. (Associated Press)

Bipartisan proposal on sexual harassment reforms backed by Senate leaders

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

Islamic State group militants hold up their flag as they patrol in a commandeered Iraqi military vehicle in Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, on March 30, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

House members push tough AUMF bill; measure would expire after 5 years

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

The Latest: Lambert, Ballou move to fall Supreme Court race

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FILE - In this May 20, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump shakes hands with Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh. In emails obtained by The Associated Press, George Nader claims he later met with Mohammed bin Salman, who by then had been elevated to crown prince, and Abu Dhabi’s crown prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in a lobbying effort to alter U.S. policy in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

The princes, the president and the fortune seekers

By DESMOND BUTLER and TOM LoBIANCO - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, May 16, 2018, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump waves from the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump on Russia probe, border; Pruitt claims

By HOPE YEN and CALVIN WOODWARD - Associated Press