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Smoke rises after the Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. Israel's military battled to drive Hamas fighters out of southern towns and seal its borders Monday as it pounded the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

Trump says Hamas attack on Israel would ‘never have happened’ if he were president

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

An aerial view of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate is seen Aug. 10, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla. How much is Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago worth? That's been a point of contention after a New York judge ruled that the former president exaggerated the Florida property's value when he said it's worth at least $420 million and perhaps $1.5 billion. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Is Mar-a-Lago worth $1 billion? Trump’s winter home valuations are at the core of his fraud trial

By Terry Spencer - Associated Press

The White House is seen here on a sunny day in the national's capital. (AP Photo, file)

Both Biden and Trump are just too old to effectively be president: Poll shows

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., speaks at a rally on Nov. 1, 2022, in Oklahoma City. Republicans are trying to rally around a new House speaker after Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s ouster. But they will have to find a way to unite their shattered majority to get the House working again. The House Speaker is one of the most powerful positions in Washington. Republican Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Rep. Jim Jordan have already announced their bids, but others, including Rep. Kevin Hern, are expected to join them. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

Hern bows out of speaker’s race, calls for unity in GOP conference

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump welcomes Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, to the stage at a campaign rally in support of the campaign of Ohio Senate candidate JD Vance at Wright Bros. Aero Inc. at Dayton International Airport on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in Vandalia, Ohio. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Trump is inserting himself into the messy race to become the next House speaker. Will it matter?

By Stephen Groves and Jill Colvin - Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he leaves the courtroom during a lunch break in his civil business fraud trial, Oct. 4, 2023, in New York. Trump's lawyers have asked a judge to postpone his Florida classified documents trial until after next year’s presidential election. The lawyers say they have not received all the records they need to prepare Trump's defense. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

N.Y. appeals court declines to halt Trump’s civil fraud trial

By Michael R. Sisak - Associated Press

Democratic presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr., speaks at a campaign event on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, in Spartanburg, S.C. Kennedy wrapped up a four-day swing through the early-voting state as he challenges President Joe Biden for the 2024 Democratic nomination. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

RFK Jr. poised to shake up presidential race with independent bid

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media before entering the courtroom at New York Supreme Court, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Trump disclosed sensitive nuclear sub info to Australian businessman, report claims

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

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Letter to the editor: Never Trumpers must end pettiness

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

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton jokes with the audience during her speech at her portrait unveiling ceremony, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Hillary takes on Trump supporters: ‘There needs to be a formal deprogramming of the cult members’

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, left, and Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., confer during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. The two GOP leaders have emerged as contenders to replace former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy who was voted out of the job by a contingent of hard-right conservatives. Jordan is now chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., has long sought the top post. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Who might replace McCarthy as House speaker? What are Republicans already demanding for their vote?

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

Former President Donald Trump sits between his lawyers Christopher Kise, left, and Alina Habba during his civil fraud trial at the State Supreme Court building in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. (Angela Weiss/Pool Photo via AP)

All Trump, all the time? Former president’s legal problems boost MSNBC

By David Bauder

An aerial view of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate is seen Aug. 10, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla. Trump's lawyers have asked a judge to postpone his Florida classified documents trial until after next year’s presidential election. The lawyers say they have not received all the records they need to prepare Trump's defense. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Why Trump’s lawyers say Mar-a-Lago documents trial shouldn’t start until ‘mid-November’ 2024

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, center, is flanked by Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., left, and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, D-Calif., as they criticize Democrats for launching a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. Jordan, now chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump, is emerging as a contender to replace House Speaker Kevin McCarthy who was voted out of the job by a contingent of hard-right conservatives this week. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Jordan shares speaker bid with Trump, but mum about endorsement

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he leaves the courtroom during a lunch break in his civil business fraud trial, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Trump demands appeals court to intervene in civil case ‘now’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a campaign event Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

DeSantis sharpens attacks on Trump in their shared home state of Florida

By Michelle L. Price and Curt Anderson - Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump, speaks to reporters as he leaves the courtroom during a lunch break in his civil business fraud trial, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Trump’s lawyers seek to postpone his classified documents trial until after the 2024 election

By Eric Tucker - Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump speaks during a commit to caucus rally, Oct. 1, 2023, in Ottumwa, Iowa. Over the past two weeks, Trump said shoplifters should be immediately shot, suggested that America’s top general be executed and mocked a political opponent’s husband who was beaten with a hammer. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) **FILE**

Trump opens door to serving as temporary House speaker

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

Former President Donald Trump speaks with journalists during a midday break from court proceedings in New York, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, as he attends the start of a civil trial in a lawsuit that already has resulted in a judge ruling that he committed fraud in his business dealings. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle) **FILE**

Trump appeals federal election case, arguing he is ‘absolutely immune’ from prosecution

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times