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Bombing of Syria Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

At war and with the separation of powers

By Andrew P. Napolitano

In this Aug. 30, 2013, file photo, Americans for Prosperity Foundation Chairman David Koch speaks in Orlando, Fla. A sure sign of policy success for the sprawling conservative network funded by the billionaire Koch brothers is Democratic pushback. With regulations being rolled back and huge tax cuts, Democrats question how far the Koch network's influence extends. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Koch network success in Trump era draws Democratic pushback

By Lisa Mascaro - Associated Press

President Donald Trump looks across the tarmac during his arrival on Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Sunday, April 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Insurers’ lobby asks Trump to curtail short-term insurance plan

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel speaks at a fundraiser at Cipriani in New York with President Donald Trump, Dec. 2, 2017. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Inside the Beltway: The GOP has big plans - and $172 million in the war chest

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Correction: Midterms 2018-Replacing Ryan story

By SCOTT BAUER - Associated Press

The Latest: Romney won’t discuss Trump reelection

Associated Press

FILE - In this June 8, 2017, file photo, former FBI director James Comey testifies before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Comey blasts President Donald Trump as unethical and “untethered to truth” and his leadership of the country as “transactional, ego driven and about personal loyalty.” Comey’s comments come in a new book in which he casts Trump as a mafia boss-like figure who sought to blur the line between law enforcement and politics and tried to pressure him regarding the investigation into Russian election interference. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

James Comey was being investigated for political interference at time of firing

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Then-FBI Director James Comey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 3, 2017. Mr. Comey is blasting President Donald Trump as unethical and &quot;untethered to truth&quot; and his leadership of the country as &quot;ego driven and about personal loyalty.&quot; Comey's comments come in a new book in which he casts Trump as a mafia boss-like figure who sought to blur the line between law enforcement and politics and tried to pressure him regarding the investigation into Russian election interference. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Justice Department to provide James Comey memos to GOP lawmakers: Report

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, left, and Vice President Mike Pence, right, listen to President Donald Trump, center, speaks in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 23, 2018, about the $1.3 trillion spending bill. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) **FILE**

White House slams report that Mattis urged Trump to ask Congress to approve Syria strikes

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 7, 2017, photo released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, foreign nationals are arrested during a targeted enforcement operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) aimed at immigration fugitives, re-entrants and at-large criminal aliens in Los Angeles. (Charles Reed/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP, File)

Supreme Court makes it harder to deport legal immigrants who commit crimes

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., right, confers with committee member Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va. on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, during a break in the committee's confirmation hearing for Secretary of State-designate Rex Tillerson. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

AUMF update would limit Donald Trump war powers

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

House Budget Committee Chairman Steve Womack, Arkansas Republican, said overhauling the budget process is among his top priorities and that a balanced budget remains the goal. (Associated Press/File)
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Republicans content to duck fight over budget in election year, watchdogs say

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Illustration on rescission by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Rescissions are an important first step toward getting out-of-control spending under control

By Ed Feulner

Satellite images show the Barzah Research and Development Center in Syria on Friday (top) and on Sunday. The parameters of presidential powers for such a strike are far from clear. Story, A6. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump’s Syria strike authority under debate in Congress

By Stephen Dinan and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this July 24, 2014, file photo, a bend in the Rio Grand is viewed from a Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter on patrol over in Mission, Texas. As hundreds of National Guard troops deploy to the U.S-Mexico border, residents of Texas' southernmost border region are fearful of the impact President Donald Trump's border wall will have. The troops patrolling the Rio Grande will eventually withdraw, but a wall could change the river forever. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, Pool, File)

On the lower Rio Grande, a glimpse at the border Trump wants

By NOMAAN MERCHANT and JOHN L. MONE - Associated Press

Vermont lawmakers say Congress, not Trump, must declare war

Associated Press

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., listens to testimony from Secretary of State-designate Mike Pompeo during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on Pompeo's nomination Thursday, April 12, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Chris Murphy: Donald Trump needs new AUMF for Syria strikes

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

CIA Director Mike Pompeo, picked to be the next secretary of state, listens during his introductions before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during a confirmation hearing on his nomination to be Secretary of State, Thursday, April 12, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Pompeo's remarks will be the first chance for lawmakers and the public to hear directly from the former Kansas congressman about his approach to diplomacy and the role of the State Department, should he be confirmed to lead it. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Chairman Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., Ranking Member Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., The Senate Foreign Relations Committee holds Pompeo's confirmation hearing Thursday.

Mike Pompeo says he talked with Mueller probe

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

The Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Associated Press)

House comes up short in push for balanced budget amendment

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with governors and lawmakers in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Thursday, April 12, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

EDITORIAL: President Trump and Congress strike a blow against human trafficking

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES