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Washington Metropolitan Police investigate near the Supreme Court and Capitol after reports of a suspicious vehicle in which two men and a woman were detained with guns, in Washington, Oct. 19, 2022. The head of the D.C. Council said Monday, March 6, 2023, that he is withdrawing the capital city’s new criminal code from consideration, just before a U.S. Senate vote that seemed likely to overturn the measure. But it's unclear if the action will prevent the vote or spare President Joe Biden a politically charged decision on whether to endorse the congressional action. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Blame D.C. City Council for the crime crisis it helped create

By Cully Stimson and Zack Smith

Cenk Uygur attends Politicon at The Pasadena Convention Center on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2017, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Colin Young-Wolff/Invision/AP) **FILE**

Young Turks host challenges Biden and the Constitution’s requirements for president

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee is followed by reporters as he walks to his office at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

GOP’s Jim Jordan fails again to win vote to become House speaker as colleagues seek options

By Lisa Mascaro and Farnoush Amiri and Stephen Groves - Associated Press

NCAA president Charlie Baker speaks during the NCAA Convention, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, in San Antonio. Baker is expected to testify in front of a Senate committee next week during the 10th hearing on Capitol Hill over the last three years on college sports. (AP Photo/Darren Abate, File) **FILE**

NCAA president shifts focus to employment status of college athletes during Senate hearing

By Ralph D. Russo - Associated Press

Then-President Donald Trump, right, encourages Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, left, to speak during a rally, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018, in Lewis Center, Ohio. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

House nears vote on Trump ally Rep. Jim Jordan for speaker but Republican holdouts remain

By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri and Stephen Groves - Associated Press

FILE - House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio participates in a ceremonial swearing in with Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Jim Jordan’s rapid rise has been cheered by Trump and the far right. Could it soon make him speaker?

By Brian Slodysko, Farnoush Amiri and Eric Tucker - Associated Press

The U.S Capitol is seen during candlelight vigil for Israel On Capitol Hill Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Congress to roar back with big Israel, Hamas agenda

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

FILE - People listen to speakers during the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Aug. 26, 2023. On the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, speakers called attention to a nationwide backlash against LGBTQ+ rights. But some Black LGBTQ+ participants felt that their early speaking slots minimized their contributions and reflected historical erasure of Black queer people in the Civil Rights Movement. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

After years of erasure, Black queer leaders rise to prominence in Congress and activism

By Ayanna Alexander - Associated Press

President Donald J. Trump's name is printed on a stimulus check issued by the IRS to help combat the adverse economic effects of the COVID-19 outbreak in this April 23, 2020 photo taken in San Antonio. Early in the pandemic, government relief checks became an attractive target for criminals. The problem has only gotten worse and postal authorities and bank officials are warning Americans to avoid mailing checks if possible, or at least to use a secure mail drop such as inside the post office. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Forgotten $5 billion: Labor Department sitting on a pile of leftover taxpayer money

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., answers a question during a debate before the New York governor primary, at the studios of WNBC4-TV, June 16, 2022, in New York. New Yorkers are casting votes in a governor's race Tuesday, June 28, 2022, that for the first time in a decade does not include the name &quot;Cuomo&quot; at the top of the ticket. (Craig Ruttle/Pool via AP, File)

Former N.Y. congressman launches campaign to retake seat as Rep. Santos’ legal woes mount

By Anthony Izaguirre - The Washington Times

Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., answers a question during a debate with New York Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, as they face off during a New York governor primary debate at the studios of WNBC4-TV, Thursday June 16, 2022, in New York. Suozzi is launching a campaign, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, to retake the New York congressional seat held by Rep. George Santos as the besieged Republican congressman faces criminal charges on money laundering and lying to Congress.(Craig Ruttle/Newsday via AP, Pool, File)

Former New York congressman wants to retake seat as Santos’ legal woes mount

By Anthony Izaguirre - Associated Press

President Joe Biden meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York, Sept. 20, 2023. Less than three weeks ago, Netanyahu sat beside Biden and marveled that an "historic peace between Israel and Saudi Arabia" seemed within reach. Now, the outbreak of war between Israel and the Palestinians is threatening to delay or derail a country-by-country diplomatic push by the United States to improve relations between Israel and its Arab neighbors. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Biden to ask Congress for aid for Israel and Ukraine

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy attends a bilateral meeting with his Israeli counterpart, Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, at the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, in Jerusalem, Israel, Sunday, April 30, 2023. (Amir Cohen/Pool Photo via AP)

America, Israel and our allies need Kevin McCarthy as House speaker

By Jeffrey Scott Shapiro

U.S. Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., speaks during an interview Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, in Northwoods, Mo. The flood of evictions that politicians and housing advocates desperately warned of has yet to materialize three months after the Supreme Court revoked the Biden administration’s COVID-19 eviction ban. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

‘Squad’ urges Israel to show restraint, adds to political pressure on Biden

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, walks with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., right, at Capitol Hill on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Despite wide support for Ukraine aid in Congress, it seems no one could muscle $6 billion to passage

By Lisa Mascaro - Associated Press

Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, speaks during a hearing on the Report of Special Counsel John Durham, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

Trump endorses Jim Jordan to succeed Kevin McCarthy as House speaker, calls chairman a ‘star’

By S.A. Miller and Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., leaves a meeting on the morning after he filed a motion to strip Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., from his leadership role, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Burning down the House

By Charles Hurt - The Washington Times

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, speaks during a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on what Republicans say is the politicization of the FBI and Justice Department and attacks on American civil liberties on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

GOP lawmaker says Trump endorsing Jim Jordan for House speaker

By S.A. Miller and Alex Miller - The Washington Times

FILE - Rep. Yvette Clarke of New York speaks at a news conference in Washington, Nov. 4, 2021. Clarke and Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota sent a letter Thursday to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and X CEO Linda Yaccarino asking each to explain any rules they're crafting to curb AI-generated election ads that deceive people. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Meta and X questioned by lawmakers over lack of rules against AI-generated political deepfakes

By Matt O'Brien - Associated Press

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, speaks during the House Oversight Committee impeachment inquiry hearing into President Joe Biden, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Jim Jordan shakes up race for speaker’s gavel, gives House GOP another hard choice

By Susan Ferrechio, Kerry Picket and Alex Miller - The Washington Times