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Michael Cohen describes FBI raids, leaving Trump’s fold and pleading guilty

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, and attorney Michael Cohen, right, during a visit to the Pastors Leadership Conference at New Spirit Revival Center, Sept. 21, 2016, in Cleveland. Donald Trump’s fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen returned to the witness stand Tuesday, testifying in detail about how the former president was linked to all aspects of a hush money scheme that prosecutors say was aimed at stifling stories that threatened his 2016 campaign. Trump is the first former U.S. president to go on trial. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) **FILE**

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Michael Cohen, former President Donald Trump’s onetime fixer and lawyer, testified Tuesday his world “turned upside down” when the FBI raided his hotel room and his under-construction apartment in April 2018, triggering a breakup with his famous boss.

Stepping on the gas: States raise fuel taxes, fees to offset declining revenue for roads

Motor vehicle traffic moves along the Interstate 76 highway in Philadelphia, March 31, 2021. Dozens of Republican attorneys general on Monday, May 13, 2024, took legal action against the Biden Administration and California over new emissions limits for trucks. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Call it the cost of efficiency. Most states have boosted gas taxes or tied them to inflation to recoup billions of dollars of highway fund revenues lost over the past decade to fuel-efficient, hybrid and electric automobiles.

Motor vehicle traffic moves along the Interstate 76 highway in Philadelphia, March 31, 2021. Dozens of Republican attorneys general on Monday, May 13, 2024, took legal action against the Biden Administration and California over new emissions limits for trucks. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Stepping on the gas: States raise fuel taxes, fees to offset declining revenue for roads

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 14, 2024, announcing plans to impose major new tariffs on electric vehicles, semiconductors, solar equipment and medical supplies imported from China. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden defends China tariffs amid criticism from business groups

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Peruvian Julia Paredes, center in white hat, listens to instructions from a Border Patrol agent with others seeking asylum as they wait to be processed after crossing the border with Mexico nearby, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Boulevard, Calif. Mexico has begun requiring visas for Peruvians in response to a major influx of migrants from the South American country. The move follows identical ones for Venezuelans, Ecuadorians and Brazilians, effectively eliminating the option of flying to a Mexican city near the U.S. border. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) **FILE**

Just 46% of new immigrants are working, census data show

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks at a press conference across the street from the Manhattan criminal court, Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in New York.(AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

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Speaker Johnson takes on Trump prosecutors, vows to investigate them for election interference

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, speaks during the House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Republicans at top and bottom of list of most bipartisan members of Congress

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

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U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks at a press conference across the street from the Manhattan criminal court, Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in New York.(AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

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By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, speaks during the House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Republicans at top and bottom of list of most bipartisan members of Congress

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

A Taliban fighter checks an Islamic State group house that was destroyed in the ongoing conflict between the two in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Feb. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

After U.S. withdrawal, terror groups ‘gaining strength’ in Afghanistan, report warns

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Anatoly Antonov, Russian ambassador to the United States, departs after meeting with Assistant Secretary of State for Europe Karen Donfried at the U.S. State Department in Washington, Tuesday, March 14, 2023. The U.S. military said a Russian warplane struck the propeller of a U.S. drone over the Black Sea, causing America forces to bring the unmanned aircraft in international waters. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Russian envoy bristles at new U.S. ban on uranium imports

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Judge Juan Merchan presides over proceedings as Stormy Daniels, far right, answers questions on direct examination by assistant district attorney Susan Hoffinger in Manhattan criminal court as former President Donald Trump and defense attorney Todd Blanche look on, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)

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Porn Actress v. Germaphobe: Trump trial backfiring on Democrats — bigly

By Charles Hurt

President Joe Biden speaks, May 2, 2024, in Wilmington, N.C. (AP Photo/David Yeazell, File)

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No, Joe, America’s moms should not vote Biden 2024

By Cheryl K. Chumley

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Kelly Clarkson performs at the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony in New York on Nov. 29, 2023. Clarkson’s “Chemistry” is up for best pop vocal album. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Kelly Clarkson confirms she’s lost weight using a medication, but not Ozempic

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

A Palestinian flag flutters in the wind during a pro-Palestinian encampment, advocating for financial disclosure and divestment from all companies tied to Israel and calling for a permanent cease-fire in Gaza, inside Columbia University Campus on Sunday, April 28, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Columbia graduate in zip-tie handcuffs rips up degree during commencement

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Protesters hold signs as University of Pennsylvania transgender athlete Lia Thomas competes in the 200 freestyle finals at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships Friday, March 18, 2022, at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. Thomas finished tied for fifth place. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) **FILE**

Male-born Oregon athlete to compete for girls’ state track title

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Judge Judy Sheindlin arrives at the 46th annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Pasadena, Calif., on May 5, 2019. Sheindlin sued the parent company of the National Enquirer and InTouch Weekly on Monday, May 13, 2024, for a story that she said falsely claimed that she was trying to help the Menendez brothers get a retrial after they were convicted of murdering their parents. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

‘Judge Judy’ sues for defamation over National Enquirer, InTouch Weekly stories

By Staff - The Washington Times

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Michael Cohen, left, testifies on the witness stand in Manhattan criminal court, Monday, May 13, 2024, in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)

Could Manhattan court acquit Trump?

By Deroy Murdock

Biden's disapproval numbers illustration by Greg Groesch / The Washington Times

DNC considers online convention

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FILE - A Boeing ecoDemonstrator Explorer, a 787-10 Dreamliner, sits on the tarmac at their campus in North Charleston, S.C., May 30, 2023. The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday, May 6, 2024, that it has opened an investigation into Boeing after the beleaguered company reported that workers at a South Carolina plant falsified inspection records on certain 787 planes. Boeing said its engineers have determined that misconduct did not create “an immediate safety of flight issue.” (Gavin McIntyre/The Post And Courier via AP, Pool, File)

DEI has jeopardized air safety

By Adam Laxalt

Judge Juan Merchan presides over proceedings as Stormy Daniels, far right, answers questions on direct examination by assistant district attorney Susan Hoffinger in Manhattan criminal court as former President Donald Trump and defense attorney Todd Blanche look on, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)

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By Charles Hurt

Donald Trump illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Trump undermines himself with crude language

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TikTok and China's information ecosystem illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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It’s Xi’s world, Gen Z’s just living in it

By Ted Bossong and Zacarias Negron

Peruvian Julia Paredes, center in white hat, listens to instructions from a Border Patrol agent with others seeking asylum as they wait to be processed after crossing the border with Mexico nearby, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Boulevard, Calif. Mexico has begun requiring visas for Peruvians in response to a major influx of migrants from the South American country. The move follows identical ones for Venezuelans, Ecuadorians and Brazilians, effectively eliminating the option of flying to a Mexican city near the U.S. border. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) **FILE**

Just 46% of new immigrants are working, census data show

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A Taliban fighter checks an Islamic State group house that was destroyed in the ongoing conflict between the two in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Feb. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

After U.S. withdrawal, terror groups ‘gaining strength’ in Afghanistan, report warns

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

A Taiwan national flag flutters near the Taipei 101 building at the National Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, on May 7, 2023. Weeks before Taiwan holds elections for its president and legislature, China has renewed its threat to use military force to annex the self-governing island democracy it claims as its own territory. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File)

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Without firing a shot: China focuses on non-military ways to take Taiwan, reports warn

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

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Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, speaks during the House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Republicans at top and bottom of list of most bipartisan members of Congress

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Jazmin Evans, a student at Temple University, has readings taken during a checkup at Jefferson Health in Philadelphia on Feb. 16, 2024. Evans had been waiting for a new kidney for four years when her hospital revealed shocking news: She should have been put on the transplant list in 2015 instead of 2019 — and a racially biased organ test was to blame. (AP Photo/Tassanee Vejpongsa)

New rule proposed by HHS aims to reduce racial disparities among Black kidney transplant patients

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media outside Manhattan criminal court in New York, on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. (Curtis Means/Pool Photo via AP)

New York appeals court keeps gag on Trump

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 14, 2024, announcing plans to impose major new tariffs on electric vehicles, semiconductors, solar equipment and medical supplies imported from China. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden defends China tariffs amid criticism from business groups

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

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Willie Robertson is known for quite a few things: He's a reality TV star, sports an epic beard and is part of a fun-loving family. He's also known for his strong faith in Jesus. His new book, "Gospeler: Turning Darkness into Light One Conversation at a Time," hopes to equip believers with the knowledge and passion to share their faith with others.

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Scottie Scheffler celebrates his win at the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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Israelis opposed to a contentious government plan to overhaul the judiciary wave Israeli and American flags during a protest in support of President Joe Biden, who criticized the plan this week, outside of the U.S. Embassy Branch Office in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 30, 2023. As Biden prepares to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week in New York, a new poll finds that while Americans generally view Israel as a partner or ally, many question whether his far-right government shares American values. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)

Lawsuit threatened after Nashville hotel pulls plug on pro-Israel Christian gathering

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Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., from left, speaks alongside, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Rep. Jonathan Jackson, D-Ill., and Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., during a vigil with state legislators and faith leaders currently on hunger strike outside the White House to demand that President Joe Biden call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza on Nov. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard, File)

New York Democratic primary debate zeroes in on Israel-Hamas war, immigration

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to supporters during a campaign event, Saturday, April 13, 2024, in West Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

RFK Jr. has enough signatures for Texas ballot, campaign says

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Signs are pictured outside an early voting center on Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Rockville, Md. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump look to pad their delegate totals in Maryland Tuesday, May 14. Maryland voters will also decide contested primaries in a Senate race. Former GOP Gov. Larry Hogan's late entry into the race has given Republicans hope of a possible pick-up in a state that hasn't elected a Republican U.S. senator since 1980. The leading Democratic primary candidates are U.S. Rep. David Trone and Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks. (AP Photo/Robert Yoon)

Primaries in Maryland and West Virginia will shape the battle this fall for a Senate majority

By Brian Witte, Leah Willingham and Steve Peoples - Associated Press

U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., a Republican moderate, speaks following a closed-door GOP meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. In one of the most closely watched congressional races of the year, Bacon is looking to defeat a fellow Republican in the primary election, Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in his quest to hold on to his House seat. He'll have to do it without the support of the state Republican Party, which has endorsed his primary challenger. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Nebraska GOP is rejecting all Republican congressional incumbents in Tuesday’s primary election

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Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to supporters during a campaign event, April 13, 2024, in West Des Moines, Iowa. Former President Donald Trump is known for leveling constant and often personal attacks on top rivals such as Joe Biden. Lately, he's increasingly turned that same caustic approach toward Kennedy Jr. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

RFK Jr. carves out unique space on major issues in presidential race

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In this March 30, 2020, file photo, resident Marie Salas, left, sets a banner on her home fence reading &quot;Squatting is not the Answer,&quot; across the street of a formerly vacant home that was recently taken by a group of homeless mothers in the El Sereno neighborhood of Los Angeles. A new group of homeless people who had taken over several empty, state-owned houses in Los Angeles was forcefully removed by California Highway Patrol officers hours later amid protests by dozens of community activists. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

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The Manor House at Goddard College in Plainfield, Vt., is seen on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. The college's Board of Trustees announced Tuesday, April 9, that the school is closing at the end of the semester after years of declining enrollment and financial struggles. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke) ** FILE **

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A black bear sits in a tree while police attempt to keep it in place until wildlife authorities can arrive on scene in the residential Brookland neighborhood in Northeast Washington, in Washington, Friday, June 9, 2023. The bear was eventually tranquilized by the Humane Rescue Alliance and taken away in a cage by the Smithsonian's National Zoo. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Black bear spotted in Arlington days after D.C. appearance

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A man waits for a Delta Air Lines flight at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Jan. 7, 2022. An emergency slide fell off a Delta plane that was taking off from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, Friday, April 26, 2024. The pilots returned to the airport and landed safely. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Video shows fire breaking out in nose of parked Delta plane in Seattle

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

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CNN executive Feist named CEO of C-SPAN

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Motor vehicle traffic moves along the Interstate 76 highway in Philadelphia, March 31, 2021. Dozens of Republican attorneys general on Monday, May 13, 2024, took legal action against the Biden Administration and California over new emissions limits for trucks. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

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Another Swedish union joins strike against Tesla

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Joseph Boakai, then Vice-President of Liberia, addresses the 64th session of the General Assembly at United Nations headquarters Friday, Sept. 25, 2009. Liberia’s new President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has been sworn into office after a narrow win in the November elections to become the country's oldest-ever president. The 79-year-old Boakai has promised to unite and rescue Africa’s oldest republic from its economic woes, ranging from chronic corruption to an ailing economy. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

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Anatoly Antonov, Russian ambassador to the United States, departs after meeting with Assistant Secretary of State for Europe Karen Donfried at the U.S. State Department in Washington, Tuesday, March 14, 2023. The U.S. military said a Russian warplane struck the propeller of a U.S. drone over the Black Sea, causing America forces to bring the unmanned aircraft in international waters. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Russian envoy bristles at new U.S. ban on uranium imports

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President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden and others attend a casualty return as a carry team finishes placing a transfer case containing the remains of Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jared M. Schmitz, 20, of St. Charles, Mo., into the transfer vehicle Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Schmitz a died in an attack at Afghanistan's Kabul airport, along with 12 other U.S. service members. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference at Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, Thursday, March 21, 2024. The Justice Department on Thursday announced a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Apple, accusing the tech giant of engineering an illegal monopoly in smartphones that boxes out competitors and stifles innovation. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign event in Elkins Park, Pa., May 8, 2024. Harris on Monday, May 13, used a profanity while offering advice to young Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders about how to break down barriers at the the annual Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies Legislative Leadership Summit. The vice president made the comment while participating in a conversation moderated by actor and comedian Jimmy O. Yang. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

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Canadian Defense Minister Bill Blair makes an announcement regarding additional SkyRanger R70 drone support to Ukraine in Toronto, Monday, Feb. 19, 2024. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

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President Joe Biden, holds hands with Vice President Kamala Harris as he speaks at a reception in recognition of Black History Month in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, speaks during a hearing of the Homeland Security Subcommittee of the House Committee on Appropriations with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Capitol Hill, April 10, 2024, in Washington. In a statement released Friday, May 3, Cuellar denied any wrongdoing amid reports of pending indictments related to the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) **FILE**

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