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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., pauses while telling reporters he is delaying a vote on the Republican health care bill while the GOP leadership works toward getting enough votes, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Two-thirds of Americans say news media has a negative impact on the nation: Poll

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

A man wears his handgun in a holster as he pushes his son in a stroller at the National Rifle Association Convention in 2016. (Associated Press)

74% of American gun owners say owning a gun is ‘essential to their freedom’: Poll

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

President Trump aboard an aircraft carrier in Norfolk, Virginia, addressing U.S. Navy personnel and shipyard workers. (AP Photo) ** FILE **

98 percent of Republican military veterans approve of Donald Trump: Poll

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

President Trump is surrounded by the news media while on the campaign trail, seen here in a stop in Las Vegas. (Associated Press)

Republicans and Democrats have dramatic differences of opinion on the ‘watchdog’ press: Poll

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Fewer immigrants without status since 2009-report

By AMY TAXIN - Associated Press

A look at immigrants in the US without legal status

Associated Press

More births expected for Muslims than Christians worldwide

By RACHEL ZOLL - Associated Press

Two-thirds of officers say protesters who fill American streets in the wake of police shootings are motivated by anti-police bias rather than a desire to hold officers accountable for their actions. (Associated Press)

Police say racial clashes have hindered their duties

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

U.S. President Barack Obama, left, shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping before a group photo session for the G20 Summit in Hangzhou in eastern China's Zhejiang province, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Obama makes trade deal top priority in remaining months

By Kevin Freking - Associated Press

This April 5, 2016, file photo shows the detail of a stained glass window in Our Lady of Mount Carmel church in the Belmont area of the Bronx borough of New York. The church is on 187th Street in the Bronx near Arthur Avenue, in an area known for Italian food and culture. (AP Photo/Beth J. Harpaz)

Highly religious Americans are happier, more family-oriented: poll

By Bradford Richardson - The Washington Times

Green Bay Packers quarterback Bart Starr drops back to pass against the Kansas City Chiefs during the first Super Bowl on Jan. 15, 1967, in Los Angeles. Much has changed in the U.S. since that first game. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: How America has changed since the first Super Bowl

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Libertarian National Committee Chairman Nicholas Sarwark. (Libertarian Party) ** FILE **

Inside the Beltway: Libertarian Party woos Muslim Republicans

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidates from left, former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb, Sen. Bernie Sanders, of Vermont, Hillary Rodham Clinton, former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, and former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee take the stage during the CNN Democratic presidential debate Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Americans actually admit they like the presidential debates: Poll

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

In this June 26, 2015, photo, people begin to enter the Supreme Court in Washington. Meeting on Monday, June 29, for the final time until the fall, the Supreme Court has three cases remaining to be decided (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Supreme Court gets lowest favorabilty ratings in 30 years; few say it’s ‘conservative’

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Republican presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina was the most succinct of any critic who was shocked and dismayed by the second Planned Parenthood video that referenced potential harvesting and selling of aborted fetal tissue for profit. (ASsociated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Planned Parenthood fetal parts video, the sequel

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times