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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the running mate of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, is pictured at a campaign rally in Philadelphia, Aug. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin questioned about Tim Walz’s 30 trips to China

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Police stand guard as demonstrators chant slogans outside the Columbia University campus, on April 18, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

House bill goes after antisemitism on campus by making universities reveal protest policies

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

The headquarters for National Public Radio (NPR) stands on North Capitol Street, April 15, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

GOP congressman introduces bill to defund taxpayer-backed NPR

By Staff - The Washington Times

Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., right, and Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, left, exchange places at the podium during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Trump endorses Rep. Jim Banks for open Indiana Senate seat

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., right, and Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, left, exchange places at the podium during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Rep. Jim Banks’ Senate run to zero in on China threat, anti-wokeness

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., right, and Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, left, exchange places at the podium during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

GOP Rep. Jim Banks jumps into race for open Indiana Senate seat

By Tom Davies - Associated Press

Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., right, and Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, left, exchange places at the podium during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Indiana Rep. Jim Banks aims to succeed Mike Braun in Senate

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

U.S. Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., announces in Indianapolis, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022 that he will run for Indiana governor in 2024. Braun will face Indiana Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch for the Republican nomination. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Indiana GOP Sen. Mike Braun won’t seek reelection as he launches bid for governor

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., right, and Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, left, exchange places at the podium during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Rep. Jim Banks defends Trump but won’t endorse a 2024 White House bid

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., asks questions during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on proposed changes to police practices and accountability on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 10, 2020, in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

GOP lawmakers at Western Conservative Summit amplify calls to impeach Biden’s DHS secretary

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., right, and Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, left, exchange places at the podium during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Election panel rejects Dem attempt to remove GOP lawmaker from ballot over Jan. 6 ‘insurrection’

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., right, and Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, left, exchange places at the podium during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 21, 2021. Banks and another Republican lawmaker are calling on Democrats on the committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol to release staff reports, saying the disclosures are required by House rules. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

House Republicans demand Democrats release staff reports in Jan. 6 investigation

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 25, 2021, file photo, Dr. Rachel Levine, nominated to be an assistant secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services, testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Voting mostly along party lines, the U.S. Senate on March 24, confirmed Levine to be assistant secretary of health. She becomes the first openly transgender federal official to win Senate confirmation. (Caroline Brehman/Pool via AP, File)

Twitter suspends GOP congressman for calling Biden health adviser Rachel Levine a man

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif. speaks during his weekly press briefing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

House conservatives cast influential sway in whipping GOP against infrastructure bill

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden helps first lady Jill Biden as they board Marine One to depart Delaware Air National Guard Base in New Castle, Del., Friday, Aug. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Joe Biden does a Barack Obama and flees accountability

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., meets with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 22, 2021. Pelosi discussed her reasons for rejecting two Republicans chosen by House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy to be on the committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Trump-‘obsessed’ Republicans won’t derail Jan. 6 Capitol probe, Pelosi vows

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

In this June 30, 2021 file photo, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., listens at a news conference as the House prepares to vote on the creation of a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection, at the Capitol in Washington. Pelosi is rejecting two Republicans tapped by House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy to sit on a committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. She cited the “integrity” of the investigation. Pelosi said in a statement Wednesday that she would not accept the appointments of Indiana Rep. Jim Banks, whom McCarthy picked to be the top Republican on the panel, or Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan. Both are close allies of former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

McCarthy pulls GOP picks from Jan. 6 panel after Pelosi blocks Trump allies

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Rep. Banks calls for revival of ‘American patriotism’ in CPAC speech assailing critical race theory

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

A demonstrator tries to shield himself from tear gas deployed by federal agents during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Jim Banks, Indiana Republican, bill would bar violent protesters from federal unemployment benefits

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Jim Banks, Indiana Republican, wants Schiff phone records to probe whistleblower scheme

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times