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President Joe Biden speaks about the war in Ukraine in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, Thursday, April 28, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden presses Congress for $33B more Ukraine aid, says fighting for democracy ‘is not cheap’

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, listens to a reporter during a press conference about gas prices, Thursday, April 28, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Democrats pitch boosting FTC to curb gas price gouging

By Kevin Freking and Matthew Daly - Associated Press

In this file photo, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks as he presents awards to Department of Homeland Security employees, Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at Coast Guard Air Station Miami, in Opa-locka, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) **FILE**

DHS has spent $72 million to avoid building more border wall

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks at Green River College, Friday, April 22, 2022, in Auburn, Wash. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden’s war on work is fueling inflation

By Rep. Vern Buchanan

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before the House Committee on Appropriations I Subcommittee Homeland Security Committee during a hearing on Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

DHS chief Alejandro Mayorkas insists Mexican border is secure

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Illustration on the lack of clarity in the 2023 defense budget by Alexandr Hunter/The Washington Times

The fog of the 2023 defense budget

By Frederico Bartels

People visit Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, on Friday, April 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

No, Disney’s freedom of speech wasn’t violated. Neither was yours.

By Michael McKenna

President Joe Biden speaks at Seward Park on Earth Day, Friday, April 22, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden on defense on Earth Day, calls for Congress to get climate bills ‘to my desk’

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden gives a thumbs up after speaking at Green River College, Friday, April 22, 2022, in Auburn, Wash. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden stumps for big-spending agenda as a way to alleviate rising costs

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., waits for a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, on July 22, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Arizona judge tosses lawsuits aiming to boot Trump backers off ballot

By Bob Christie - Associated Press

An American flag blows in the wind in front of the Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Nov. 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Supreme Court upholds Puerto Ricans’ exclusion from benefits program

By Mark Sherman - Associated Press

FILE - The chamber of the House of Representatives is seen at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 28, 2022. Just seven Republicans, along with most Democrats, used remote voting in the House when it began two years ago as the pandemic erupted. So far this year, over half of GOP lawmakers have used the proxy voting system at least once, along with nearly all Democrats. More than 50 of the Republicans who’ve used it this year also once signed onto a lawsuit seeking to declare the practice unconstitutional. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

House GOP voting remotely more often after initial scorn

By Alan Fram - Associated Press

Washington Commanders jerseys are displayed at an event to unveil the NFL football team's new identity, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in Landover, Md. The NFL's Washington Commanders denied several allegations of financial impropriety in a letter written to the Federal Trade Commission. The 105-page letter including testimony, emails and other documents comes as a response to the U.S. House Oversight and Reform Committee asking the FTC to look into the team's business practices. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Commanders fire back against allegations in letter to Federal Trade Commission

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

In this June 29, 2020, file photo, the Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ** FILE **

Supreme Court rejects blue states’ challenge to cap on state and local tax deductions

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, April 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Biden advocates for legislation to boost spending on manufacturing, research

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Motorists traveling southbound on Interstates 90 and 94 for Indiana approach the intersection with Interstate 55 for St. Louis, Dec. 21, 2017, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

Washington’s devious detours for drivers

By David Ditch - Special to The Washington Times

Vice Chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., center, and Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., left, of the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection, testify before the House Rules Committee seeking contempt of Congress charges against former President Donald Trump advisers Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino in response to their refusal to comply with subpoenas, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, April 4, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Liz Cheney: Congress mulling criminal referral against Trump over election claims, actions

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., talks with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, April 5, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)

Jackson, COVID and a retirement show Congress’ partisan path

By Alan Fram - Associated Press

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at the White House, on Aug. 14, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

House sends contempt charges on Navarro, Scavino to DOJ

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

Illustration on forgiving student loans by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Forgiving federal loans is unfair to taxpayers

By Lindsey Stroud