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FILE— In this Nov. 8, 2019 file photograph, then Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden hands the pen to New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner, second from left, after filing to have his name listed on the New Hampshire primary ballot, in Concord, N.H. Gardner, the nation's longest serving secretary of state, is seeking a 23rd term in New Hampshire. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Sierra Club, ACLU calls on Biden to tear down border wall

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden pauses to speak with reporters as he walks to Marine One for departure from the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, in Washington. Biden is en route to Camp David. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Joe Biden calls for tougher gun laws on Parkland school shooting massacre anniversary

By Bobby Caina Calvan - Associated Press

Effort to get statue of Black journalist in US, KY Capitols

By JACK BRAMMER and The Herald-Leader - Associated Press

Eleanor Holmes Norton is District of Columbia's delegate in the House. She can participate in committee business, but can't vote on bills or resolutions. (Associated Press)

Eleanor Holmes Norton urges Congress to censure Donald Trump following Senate acquittal

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Vice President Kamala Harris listens as President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with a bipartisan group of mayors and governors to discuss a coronavirus relief package, in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden: Governors, mayors need $350 billion to fight COVID-19

By JOSH BOAK and KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks near a section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in Alamo, Texas. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Canceling Donald Trump a.k.a. ‘Swampus Horribilis’

By Charles Hurt - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks about his administration's response to the coup in Myanmar in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Why Biden’s stimulus plan should be rejected

By Alex Hendrie

Editorial Roundup: Idaho

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., right, listens as President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with lawmakers on investments in infrastructure, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden rescinds national emergency declaration at U.S.-Mexico border

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

House impeachment manager Reps. David Cicilline, D-R.I., and Eric Swalwell, D-Calif,, leave at the end of the day of second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, at the Capitol, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021 in Washington. (Joshua Roberts/Pool via AP)

Democrats in impeachment trial say Trump didn’t stop riot

By Dave Boyer and Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Illustration on the situation in Yemen by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Yemen: Magician Biden’s misdirection with the Houthi rebels

By Shoshana Bryen

On the eve of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., left, Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., center, and other Democratic House impeachment managers walk through the Rotunda after preparing for the case in the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. The trial will begin Tuesday with a debate and vote on whether it's even constitutional to prosecute the former president, an argument that could resonate with Republicans keen on voting to acquit Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump’s historic 2nd trial opens with jarring video of siege

By LISA MASCARO, ERIC TUCKER and MARY CLARE JALONICK and JILL COLVIN - Associated Press

Illustration on reopening school in time of COVID by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Science and not teachers unions should guide decision-making on schools reopening

By Brad Wenstrup, Andy Harris, Michael Burgess and Mariannette Miller-Meeks

As the District's nonvoting member of Congress, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton can propose legislation but not vote on it, which she is pressing to change. (Associated Press)

Eleanor Holmes Norton announces bill to block permanent Capitol fence

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Supporters of President Donald Trump hold signs as they attend a "Stop The Steal" rally, protesting the outcome of the presidential election, at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Ore. (AP Photo/Paula Bronstein)

Trump ‘Stop the Steal’ election claims rebutted point by point by state officials

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Illustration on congress and elimination of dissent by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

House marches toward its death with vote to strip Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of committee posts

By Michael McKenna

FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2020, file photo Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey speaks during a press conference in Phoenix. All five Democratic members of Arizona's U.S. House delegation want Ducey to explain how his use of nearly $400 million in federal coronavirus relief money to fund state operations meets the intent of Congress. (David Wallace/The Arizona Republic via AP, File)

Congressional Dems ask Ducey to explain use of COVID-19 cash

By BOB CHRISTIE - Associated Press

In this March 31, 2020, file photo, a worker cleans along the Las Vegas Strip devoid of the usual crowds as casinos and other business are shuttered due to the coronavirus outbreak in Las Vegas. Nevada's troubled unemployment benefits program has been overhauled, and a &quot;tsunami&quot; of claims spurred by pandemic layoffs have largely been sorted. That's what the new department chief and the outgoing head of a governor-appointed strike force said Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

U.S. unemployment claims fall to 779,000, but job cuts grind on

By Christopher Rugaber - Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., center, accompanied by from left, Rep. Mondaire Jones, D-N.Y., D-Mass., Rep. Alma Adams, D-N.C., Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Rep. Ayanna Pressley, speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, about plans to reintroduce a resolution to call on President Joe Biden to take executive action to cancel up to $50,000 in debt for federal student loan borrowers. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Democratic-led Congress pressures Joe Biden to cancel up to $50,000 in federal student loans

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Man charged with threatening Congress by phone stays jailed

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