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FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump's former chief strategist Steve Bannon speaks with reporters in New York. A lawyer for Bannon says Bannon won’t comply with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol because President Donald Trump is asserting executive privilege to block demands for testimony and documents.(AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, File)

Bannon won’t comply with subpoena from House Jan. 6 panel

By Eric Tucker and Mary Clare Jalonick - Associated Press

Fans fill the stadium at the football field at Whitewater High School on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, in Whitewater, Wis. A growing number of school districts in the U.S. are using federal pandemic funding on athletics projects. When school officials at Whitewater learned they would be getting $2 million in pandemic relief this year, they decided to set most of it aside to cover costs from their current budget, freeing up $1.6 million in local funding that’s being used to build new synthetic turf fields for football, baseball and softball. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Flush with COVID-19 aid, schools steer funding to sports

By Collin Binkley and Ryan J. Foley - Associated Press

Illustration on children and Facebook by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Facebook’s war for the minds of children just beginning

By Russell York

Why is free college in infrastructure bill?

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters after a Democratic policy meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, as work continues behind the scenes on President Joe Biden's domestic agenda and a bill to fund the government. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Chuck Schumer sets end-of-month deadline for infrastructure, reconciliation bills to pass

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

In this Friday, Oct. 1, 2021 photo, from left, Zihare Wellons, 7, Shahif Wellons, 12, and Janiyah Acie, 3 walk through new Rec2Tech space at Jefferson Recreation Center, which will provide access to technology and innovative programming for community members including STEM, computer science and coding education, combined with the arts in Pittsburgh. The city plans to use some of the money from the American Rescue Plan, passed by Congress last spring, to continue expanding these programs. Initial programming will be for young people, with plans to grow the programming into the broader community. (AP Photo/Rebecca Droke)

States and cities slow to spend federal pandemic money: AP

By David A. Lieb - Associated Press

President Joe Biden speaks with members of the press before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, in Washington. Biden is spending the weekend at his home in Delaware. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Biden says he needs to do better job selling trillion-dollar spending plans to voters

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Debt Ceiling and Printing Money at Home Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Congress’ debt ceiling theatrics and lack of fiscal responsibility

By Dean Karayanis

In this Friday, March 17, 2017, photo, a sign advertises a program that allows food stamp recipients to use their EBT cards to shop at a farmer's market in Topsham, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) **FILE**

Food stamp benefits to jump after Congress-ordered review

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Biden Liar Poster Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Top brass expose Biden’s biggest Afghanistan lies

By Tom Basile

In this Monday, Sept. 3, 2018, file photo, a U.S. flag flies on the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Congress averts government shutdown, remains in stalemate over debt limit

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 21, 1996, file photo, tourists cast their shadows on the ancient Anasazi ruins of Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New Mexico. (AP Photo/Eric Draper, File)

Navajo Nation opposes New Mexico drilling ban tucked into Biden’s $3.5 trillion bill

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., walks to the chamber for a vote, joined at left by actor Woody Harrelson, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Democrats narrowly pass legislation to suspend debt ceiling

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks to members of the media as he arrives at the White House in Washington, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, after returning from a weekend at Camp David. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden postpones Chicago trip

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Democrats' reconciliation amnesty for immigrants illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Democrats’ reconciliation amnesty push puts Americans last

By John A. Zadrozny

The Instagram app is displayed on a computer on Aug. 23, 2019, in New York. Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri will testify before a Senate subcommittee next week about his company’s impact on children, two senators announced Thursday, as lawmakers probe the platform's alleged dangers for kids. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane) **FILE**

Facebook pulls plug on ‘Instagram Kids’ ahead of faceoff in Senate over harming teen girls

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden holds notes as he meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden’s presidential dereliction of duty

By Robert Knight

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2021, file photo House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., joined at left by Rep. Brenda Lawrence, D-Mich., holds a rally in support of President Joe Biden's "Build Back Better" for women agenda, at the Capitol in Washington. Biden is losing support among critical groups in his political base as some of his core campaign promises falter, raising concerns among Democrats that the voters who put him in office may feel less enthusiastic about returning to the polls in next year's midterm elections. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Panel OKs Dems’ $3.5T bill, crunch time for Biden agenda

By Alan Fram - Associated Press

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., joined at left by Rep. Brenda Lawrence, D-Mich., holds a rally in support of President Joe Biden's "Build Back Better" for women agenda, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Pelosi’s backroom arm-twisting ratchets up on Dems ahead of votes on big spending bills

By Kerry Picket and Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 24, 2021, file photo President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 response and vaccinations in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. Biden is losing support among critical groups in his political base as some of his core campaign promises falter, raising concerns among Democrats that the voters who put him in office may feel less enthusiastic about returning to the polls in next year's midterm elections. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Biden risks losing support from Democrats amid D.C. gridlock

By Steve Peoples - Associated Press