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In this June 3, 2019, file photo, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra speaks during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Court blocks Donald Trump’s attempt to ease Obamacare birth control mandate

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper, center, is greeted by U.S. military personnel upon arriving in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019. Esper arrived Sunday in Afghanistan, where stalled peace talks with the Taliban and persistent violent attacks by the insurgent group and Islamic State militants have complicated the Trump administration’s pledge to withdraw more than 5,000 American troops. He told reporters traveling with him that he believes the U.S. can reduce its force in Afghanistan without hurting the counterterrorism fight against al-Qaida and the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Lolita C. Balbor)

Mark Esper says Syria troop withdrawal reversal is possible

By Lauren Toms, Ben Wolfgang and Lauren Meier - The Washington Times

In this April 12, 2016, file photo, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., speaks during a National Press Club Newsmaker news conference, on Equal Pay Day, at the National Press Club in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

House Oversight Committee to press on with Trump investigations after Elijah Cummings’ death

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo talks to journalists during a joint news conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. (Kenzo Tribouillard/Pool via AP)

Mike Pompeo praises Turkey cease-fire, downplays Ukraine moves

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Supreme Court takes up case over quick deportations

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., arrives on Capitol Hill for the interview with U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland as part of the impeachment inquiry. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The Latest: Mulvaney says Ukraine remarks were misconstrued

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White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney announces that the G7 will be held at Trump National Doral, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Mick Mulvaney, White House chief of staff, ties Ukraine money to 2016 probe

By Jeff Mordock and Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this Dec. 5, 2014, file photo, Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J. speaks in Secaucus, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Robert Menendez: Trump’s Syria pullout is one of the ‘biggest national security blunders’ ever made

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo watches as President Donald Trump meets with Italian President Sergio Mattarella in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

State Department lifts hold on foreign aid to Central America

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 8, 2019, file Parmigiano Reggiano Parmesan cheese wheels are stored in Noceto, near Parma, Italy. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File)

Retail worry: Will wine, cheese tariffs hurt holiday sales?

By JOYCE M. ROSENBERG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump watches as Chinese Vice Premier Liu He speaks to U.S. Trade representative Robert Lighthizer, right, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. A truce in a U.S.-Chinese tariff war and Beijing's promises to open more of its state-dominated economy are raising hopes among investors. But China's own state media are trying to temper expectations, while companies express frustration about the halting pace of market opening. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

China tempers hopes about US tariff truce

By JOE McDONALD - Associated Press

Former White House advisor on Russia, Fiona Hill, arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, as she is scheduled to testify before congressional lawmakers as part of the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Fiona Hill, former Russia aide for Trump, on Capitol Hill for closed-door testimony

By Gabriella Muñoz and Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Recent editorials published in Iowa newspapers

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Chinese Vice Premier Liu He accompanied by U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, left, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, greets the media before a minister-level trade meetings at the Office of the United States Trade Representative in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

US-China issues of dispute remain vast despite trade truce

By PAUL WISEMAN and KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press

File - In this Jan. 31, 2019, file photo, hundreds of people overflow onto the sidewalk in a line snaking around the block outside a U.S. immigration office with numerous courtrooms in San Francisco. Federal judges are being asked to block a new Trump administration policy scheduled to take effect next week that would deny legal permanent residency to many immigrants over the use of public benefits. Almost a dozen lawsuits have been filed from New York to California to prevent the &quot;public charge&quot; rule from taking effect on Oct. 15. Judges have indicated a willingness to issue rulings before the scheduled start date. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

The Latest: Third judge blocks policy for green card denials

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Feds: move Trump drilling rules challenge out of California

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks in SEIU Unions For All Summit on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Kamala Harris promises White House office of LGBTQ issues

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y. attends a news conference of the Senate Democratic Leadership, Tuesday Sept. 24, 2019, after their policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Senate Democrats to force votes to reverse Trump agenda

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorials

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Judge weighs lawsuit on ending of Liberian immigrant program

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