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In this July 12, 2016 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. McConnell says he’s waiting for the White House to chart a path forward on gun violence legislation following another mass shooting in Texas. Asked about a Senate vote on House-passed legislation to expand background checks for gun purchases, McConnell said, “The administration is in the process of studying what they’re prepared to support, if anything, and I expect to get an answer to that next week.” (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

McConnell says he’s waiting on Trump to chart path on guns

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

A University of Southern California political expert suggests that Valium may become popular if President Trump is reelected next year. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: 2020, Democrats and the Valium factor

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 28, 2019, photo, supporters of a measure to limit when companies can label workers as independent contractors drive their cars past the Capitol during a rally in Sacramento, Calif. California lawmakers are debating a bill that would make companies like Uber and Lyft label their workers as employees, entitling them to minimum wage and benefits. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Big tech or big labor? 2020 Democrats line up with unions

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE and STEVE PEOPLES - Associated Press

In this Feb. 1, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting on African American History Month in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. From left are, Omarosa Manigault, Trump, and then-Housing and Urban Development Secretary-designate Ben Carson. Omarosa Manigault Newman — the former &quot;Apprentice&quot; contestant who became one of Trump's most prominent African -American supporters — has resigned from the White House. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Donald Trump rips ‘disgusting’ Omarosa, ex-White House aide, following former assistant’s firing

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump pauses as he talks to media before boarding Maine One at the White House in Washington, Friday, Aug. 30, 2019, en route to Camp David in Maryland. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Donald Trump visits Va. golf club, as Dorian bears down

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 15, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks in the Diplomatic Room at the White House, in Washington, about the shooting in Parkland, Fla. When shots rang out at a high school in Parkland, Florida last year, leaving 17 people dead, Trump quickly turned his thoughts to the need for more mental institutions. When back-to-back mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas, jolted the nation earlier this month, Trump again raised the need for “building new facilities” for the mentally ill as a way to prevent mass shootings. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Alabama pastor’s unduly harsh condemnation of Trump voters

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the 101st American Legion National Convention, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

U.S., Poland set to announce ‘strong’ pact on 5G security

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this file photo, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, with Madeleine Westerhout of the Republican National Committee, arrives at Trump Tower, Monday, Nov. 21, 2016, in New York. Ms. Westerhout went on to serve in the Trump White House until she abruptly resigned on August 29, 2019, apparently resulting from unflattering comments she made regarding the Trump family during an off-the-record dinner discussion with reporters earlier in the month. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Madeleine Westerhout, Donald Trump’s personal assistant, resigns: Report

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Greg Craig, former White House counsel to former President Barack Obama, walks into a federal courthouse for his trial, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Prominent DC lawyer takes stand to deny foreign lobbying

By ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

Greg Craig, former White House counsel to former President Barack Obama, walks into a federal courthouse for his trial, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Greg Craig, former Obama counsel, insists he didn’t lie to Justice Department

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, left, participate in a bilateral meeting at the G-7 summit in Biarritz, France, Monday, Aug. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The Latest: Trump declares G-7 summit a ‘great success’

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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk to board Air Force One at Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, Monday, Aug. 26, 2019 in Bordeaux, France, to return to Washington following the G-7 summit. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

White House clarifies Trump’s remarks on Kim Jong-un

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., gestures while speaking at the Democratic National Committee's summer meeting Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, in San Francisco. More than a dozen Democratic presidential hopefuls are making their way to California to curry favor with national party activists from around country. Democratic National Committee members will hear Friday from top contenders, including Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris and Bernie Sanders. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Cory Booker’s transgender ‘nie-phew’ nonsense

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

In this July 24, 2019, photo, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., listens as former special counsel Robert Mueller testifies before the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill, in Washington. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

House Dems subpoena former top Trump aide Rob Porter as impeachment probe lingers

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Judiciary panel subpoenas former White House aide Rob Porter

By MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks during a bilateral meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi at the G-7 summit in Biarritz, France, Monday, Aug. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump to Little League champs: ‘See you at the White House!’

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Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., arrives for a House Democratic caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Jerrold Nadler prods court to force Don McGahn testimony

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, in Washington. Trump is en route to the G-7 summit in France. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

At global summit, Trump facing limits of go-it-alone stance

By ZEKE MILLER and DARLENE SUPERVILLE and JILL COLVIN - Associated Press

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Removing the press freedom of journalist Charlie Kratovil

By Tim Young

In this Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017, file photo, white nationalist demonstrators walk into the entrance of Lee Park surrounded by counter demonstrators in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

House Democrats: Trump admin. jeopardizing national security by not addressing white extremists

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times