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FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2020, file photo, Republican Reps. Chris Stewart, left, and John Curtis talk during an Utah Republican election night party in Sandy, Utah. Curtis is leading a new Conservative Climate Caucus for House Republicans. The group wants to educate fellow Republicans about global warming and develop market-based policies to counter Green New Deal and other Democratic proposals. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Worried they’ll be called ‘climate deniers’ some in GOP are dancing with Democrats

By Steve Milloy

President Joe Biden and CNN journalist Don Lemon, right, appear at CNN town hall at Mount St. Joseph University in Cincinnati, Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

‘Isn’t a random sampling’: Biden finds extremely pro-Democratic audience at CNN town hall

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Interim Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz listens to a question during a news conference about changes being made at the department Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ** FILE **

Biden’s call to fund police muffled by anti-cop talk, fear of Congress’ policing overhaul

By Kery Murakami - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas talks to the media, Friday, June 25, 2021, after he and Vice President Kamala Harris toured of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Central Processing Center in El Paso, Texas. Harris visited the U.S. southern border as part of her role leading the Biden administration's response to a steep increase in migration. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Anti-DACA court ruling sets Democrats scrambling to protect ‘Dreamers’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., wears a "Trump Won" face mask as she arrives on the floor of the House to take her oath of office on opening day of the 117th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021. (Erin Scott/Pool via AP)

Marjorie Taylor Greene says she asked to be appointed to Jan. 6 commission

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Rep. Robert J. Wittman (Associated Press) **FILE**

Virginia congressman calls on Pelosi to cancel summer recess, get Congress’ work done

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

Demonstrators rally in support of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) outside the Capitol, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

Judge orders end to DACA, current enrollees safe for now

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Julia Paley, of Arlington, Va., with the DMV Sanctuary Congregation Network, holds up a sign that reads "DACA Don't Destroy Dreamers Dreams" during a rally supporting Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, outside the White House, in Washington, Monday, Sept. 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

DACA was enacted illegally, federal judge rules

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this June 15, 2021, photo, a Border Patrol agent watches as a group of migrants walk across the Rio Grande on their way to turning themselves in upon crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in Del Rio, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) **FILE**

EXCLUSIVE: Most illegal immigrants are no-shows after catch-and-release

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this April 23, 2020, file image from video, Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., speaks on the floor of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. The Democratic-led House, with the backing of President Joe Biden, is expected to approve legislation Thursday, June 17, 2021, to repeal the 2002 authorization for use of military force in Iraq. (House Television via AP) ** FILE **

Democrat-led House panel votes to repeal war-on-terror authorization

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

This photo provided by Amtrak shows Amtrak CEO William Flynn. Flynn says that plans to spend $7.3 billion on 83 new trains to replace some that are 50 years old will speed up travel, make it more comfortable, and will help clean the environment. The passenger railroad on Wednesday, July 7, 2021, announced plans to buy the new trains and is seeking funding from Congress and states (Amtrak via AP)

Touting new trains, Amtrak CEO foresees riders heading back

By Tom Krisher - Associated Press

In this April 14, 2021, file photo, Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., questions a witness during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Gaetz champions #FreeBritney to stop conservatorship ‘abuse that’s happening all over America’

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

Tracy Stone-Manning listens during a confirmation hearing for her to be the director of the Bureau of Land Management, during a hearing of the Senate Energy and National Resources Committee on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 8, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Tracy Stone-Manning, BLM nominee, hit with new accusation she lied about role in ecoterrorism plot

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Illustration on free speech and Big Tech by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Fight back against Big Tech oligarchs before free speech disappears

By Dean Karayanis

In this Nov. 4, 2020, photo Maricopa County elections officials count ballots at the Maricopa County Recorder's Office in Phoenix. The Supreme Court has upheld voting restrictions in Arizona in a decision that could make it harder to challenge other voting measures put in place by Republican lawmakers following last year's elections. (AP Photo/Matt York) **FILE**

Liberals call for federal election laws, packing the Supreme Court after voting rights loss

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

This image shows an 1876 engraving titled &quot;Declaration of Independence, July 4th, 1776&quot; made available by the Library of Congress. On that day, the Continental Congress formally endorsed the Declaration of Independence. Celebrations began within days: parades and public readings, bonfires and candles and the firing of 13 musket rounds, one for each of the original states. Nearly a century passed before the country officially named its founding a holiday. ( J. Trumbull, W.L. Ormsby via AP)

July 4, Juneteenth and the meaning of national holidays

By Hillel Italie - Associated Press

President Joe Biden arrives to speak about infrastructure spending at the La Crosse Municipal Transit Authority, Tuesday, June 29, 2021, in La Crosse, Wis. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Roads, bridges, jobs: Biden selling big infrastructure deal

By Josh Boak and Jonathan Lemire - Associated Press

Upgrade telehealth to connect patients with doctors during COVID-19 and beyond

By U.S. Rep. Young Kim

In this Thursday, June 10, 2021, file photo, a pair of migrant families from Brazil pass through a gap in the border wall to reach the United States after crossing from Mexico to Yuma, Arizona, to seek asylum. (AP Photo/Eugene Garcia, File)

House Dems target Trump legacy in Homeland Security spending bill

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Promising therapies for terminal patients advance while approval remains stagnant

By U.S. Sen. Mike Braun