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Trump indicted by New York grand jury in Stormy Daniels hush money case

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Waco Regional Airport, Saturday, March 25, 2023, in Waco, Texas. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

A Manhattan grand jury on Thursday indicted former President Donald Trump on charges involving a hush money payment in 2016 to adult film star Stormy Daniels, making Mr. Trump the first former president in history to face criminal charges.

A demonstrator holds up a sign during a march to mark International Transgender Day of Visibility in Lisbon, March 31, 2022. At least 32 transgender and gender-nonconforming people have been killed in the United States in 2022, the Human Rights Campaign announced Wednesday, Nov. 16, in its annual report ahead of Transgender Day of Remembrance on Sunday, Nov. 20. (AP Photo/Armando Franca, File)

Transgender activists’ victimhood theme takes hit with ill-timed ‘Trans Day of Vengeance’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

U.S. President Joe Biden, right, stands with Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit meeting on Nov. 14, 2022, in Bali, Indonesia. Xi accused Washington on Monday, March 6, 2023, trying to isolate his country and hold back its development. That reflects the ruling Communist Party's growing frustration that its pursuit of prosperity and global influence is threatened by U.S. restrictions on access to technology, its support for Taiwan and other moves seen by Beijing as hostile. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

GOP lawmakers say China must be punished over soaring illegal immigrants

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry talks to reporters outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, on Jan. 7, 2022. Landry, who opposes abortion, has urged the state Bond Commission to withhold financial approval for a New Orleans power plant project, amid city leaders stating they would not enforce the state’s abortion ban. The state Bond Commission on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, approved the financing for the project. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Weaponization hearing finds at least 20 White House employees involved in tech censorship

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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg leaves the District Attorney's office in New York, Thursday, March 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Trump’s 2024 GOP rivals react carefully to indictment, condemn N.Y. prosecutor

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks during a reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, March 29, 2023, celebrating Greek Independence Day. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Far-left Democrats push Biden to adopt wishlist of executive orders to bypass House GOP

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In this Jan. 6, 2021, photo, supporters of President Donald Trump, including Jacob Chansley, right with fur hat, are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber inside the Capitol in Washington. Many of those who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 cited falsehoods about the election, and now some of them are hoping their gullibility helps them in court. Albert Watkins, the St. Louis attorney representing Chansley, the so-called QAnon shaman, likened the process to brainwashing, or falling into the clutches of a cult. Repeated exposure to falsehood and incendiary rhetoric, Watkins said, ultimately overwhelmed his client's ability to discern reality. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

Jan. 6 ‘Shaman’ released from prison early as lawyer calls for sanctions on prosecutors over video

By Alex Swoyer and Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions stage a May Day rally in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, May 1, 2019. Thousands of trade union members and activists are marking May Day by marching through Asia's capitals and demanding better working conditions and expanding labor rights. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Clash over a 69-hour workweek reveals generational divide in South Korea

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Jennifer Aniston speaks at "The Morning Show" panel during the Apple+ TCA 2020 Winter Press Tour at the Langham Huntington, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)

Jennifer Aniston: ‘A whole generation’ now finds ‘Friends’ offensive

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

A demonstrator holds up a sign during a march to mark International Transgender Day of Visibility in Lisbon, March 31, 2022. At least 32 transgender and gender-nonconforming people have been killed in the United States in 2022, the Human Rights Campaign announced Wednesday, Nov. 16, in its annual report ahead of Transgender Day of Remembrance on Sunday, Nov. 20. (AP Photo/Armando Franca, File)

Transgender activists’ victimhood theme takes hit with ill-timed ‘Trans Day of Vengeance’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this July 12, 2020 file photo, a statue of young George Washington stands atop Washington Hall, one of the buildings that make up the Colonnade at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Va. The university announced Friday, June 4, 2021, that it won't remove the name of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from the school, but it will change names on campus buildings and symbols while committing $225 million to diversity and inclusion initiatives and a new academic effort to study race relations. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Matt Walsh cancels college speech over ‘serious security concerns’ after Nashville shooting

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Gwyneth Paltrow testifies during her trial on March 24, 2023, in Park City, Utah. Paltrow's live-streamed trial over a 2016 collision at a posh Utah ski resort has drawn worldwide attention, spawning memes and sparking debate about the burden and power of celebrity. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, Pool, File)

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow cleared of wrongdoing in ski-crash trial

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A general view shows Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, Friday, March. 31, 2023. Former President Donald Trump was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, Thursday, a historic reckoning after years of investigations into his personal, political and business dealings and an abrupt jolt to his bid to retake the White House. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Trump lawyer says indictment is ‘rule of law dying’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg leaves the District Attorney's office in New York, Thursday, March 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Trump’s 2024 GOP rivals react carefully to indictment, condemn N.Y. prosecutor

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

U.S. President Joe Biden, right, stands with Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit meeting on Nov. 14, 2022, in Bali, Indonesia. Xi accused Washington on Monday, March 6, 2023, trying to isolate his country and hold back its development. That reflects the ruling Communist Party's growing frustration that its pursuit of prosperity and global influence is threatened by U.S. restrictions on access to technology, its support for Taiwan and other moves seen by Beijing as hostile. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

GOP lawmakers say China must be punished over soaring illegal immigrants

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry talks to reporters outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, on Jan. 7, 2022. Landry, who opposes abortion, has urged the state Bond Commission to withhold financial approval for a New Orleans power plant project, amid city leaders stating they would not enforce the state’s abortion ban. The state Bond Commission on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, approved the financing for the project. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Weaponization hearing finds at least 20 White House employees involved in tech censorship

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Pope Francis meets children at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Francis, recovering from bronchitis, to leave hospital, attend Holy Week events

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

This July 28, 2020, file photo shows the icon for the Tinder dating app on a device in New York. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)

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Pope Francis arrives for a pilgrimage at the Lac Saint Anne, Canada, on July 26, 2022. The Vatican on Thursday, March 30, 2023, responded to Indigenous demands and formally repudiated the “Doctrine of Discovery,” the theories backed by 15th-century “papal bulls” that legitimized the colonial-era seizure of Native lands and form the basis of some property law today. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)

Responding to Indigenous, Vatican rejects Discovery Doctrine

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

Pope Francis waves to faithful during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Pope Francis went to a Rome hospital on Wednesday for some previously scheduled tests, slipping out of the Vatican after his general audience and before the busy start of Holy Week this Sunday. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope showing ‘marked improvement,’ could leave hospital soon

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A demonstrator holds up a sign during a march to mark International Transgender Day of Visibility in Lisbon, March 31, 2022. At least 32 transgender and gender-nonconforming people have been killed in the United States in 2022, the Human Rights Campaign announced Wednesday, Nov. 16, in its annual report ahead of Transgender Day of Remembrance on Sunday, Nov. 20. (AP Photo/Armando Franca, File)

Transgender activists’ victimhood theme takes hit with ill-timed ‘Trans Day of Vengeance’

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Members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions stage a May Day rally in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, May 1, 2019. Thousands of trade union members and activists are marking May Day by marching through Asia's capitals and demanding better working conditions and expanding labor rights. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Clash over a 69-hour workweek reveals generational divide in South Korea

Dwayne &quot;The Rock&quot; Johnson stands on the field before the NFL Super Bowl 56 football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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The pro-life Heartbeat of Miami Pregnancy Help Medical Clinics facility in Hialeah, Florida, was vandalized with pro-choice graffiti on July 3, 2022. (Photo courtesy First Liberty Institute)

Florida sues Jane’s Revenge activists over attacks on pro-life pregnancy center

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Brian Walshe stands during his arraignment in Quincy District Court, in Quincy, Mass., on Jan. 9, 2023. Walshe was indicted in the death of his wife who has not been seen since Jan. 1, the Norfolk District Attorney Michael W. Morrisey said Thursday, March 30, 2023. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool, File)

Brian Walshe indicted for murder in death of wife

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This undated photo provided by Eric Paddock shows his brother, Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock. On Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, Stephen Paddock opened fire on the Route 91 Harvest festival killing dozens and wounding hundreds. Paddock left behind little clues about what led him to carry out the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. He killed 58 and wounded nearly 500 before killing himself. (Courtesy of Eric Paddock via AP, File)

Newly released FBI documents reveal possible motive for Las Vegas mass shooter

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Members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions stage a May Day rally in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, May 1, 2019. Thousands of trade union members and activists are marking May Day by marching through Asia's capitals and demanding better working conditions and expanding labor rights. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Clash over a 69-hour workweek reveals generational divide in South Korea

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the Belarusian Presidential Press Service, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko delivers a state-of-the nation address in Minsk, Belarus, Friday, March 31, 2023. (Belarusian Presidential Press Service via AP)

Russia might put strategic nukes in Belarus, leader says

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Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen waves as she arrives at a hotel, in New York, Thursday, March 30, 2023, a day before flying to Central America. Tsai’s stops in Guatemala and Belize are expected to shore up Taiwan’s partnerships there, after Honduras in mid-March switched its diplomatic relations from Taiwan to China. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Taiwan leader scrambles for allies in Central America visit

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People stand around a structure built over an old temple well that collapsed Thursday as a large crowd of devotees gathered for the Ram Navami Hindu festival in Indore, India, Thursday, March 30, 2023. Up to 35 people fell into the well in the temple complex when the structure collapsed and were covered by falling debris, police Commissioner Makrand Deoskar said. At least eight were killed. (AP Photo)

36 bodies found inside well after collapse at Indian temple

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Washington Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams attempts to field a ground ball during an opening day baseball game against the Atlanta Braves at Nationals Park, Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Nationals games may get shorter, but season could be long one

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Russia's Daniil Medvedev plays a return to Poland's Hubert Hurkacz during the men's singles fourth round match on day eight of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Tuesday, July 6, 2021. Russian and Belarusian players will be able to compete at Wimbledon as neutral athletes after the All England Club on Friday, March 31, 2023, reversed its ban from last year. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

Wimbledon drops ban on Russians, lets them play as neutrals

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Dwayne &quot;The Rock&quot; Johnson stands on the field before the NFL Super Bowl 56 football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Raucous crowds revel in Washington franchise’s rumble to the top of the Rock’s XFL

By Matthew Paras and George Gerbo - The Washington Times

Washington Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams prepares to catch a fly ball that was hit by Atlanta Braves' Sean Murphy during the ninth inning of an opening day baseball game at Nationals Park, Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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In this Jan. 6, 2021, photo, supporters of President Donald Trump, including Jacob Chansley, right with fur hat, are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber inside the Capitol in Washington. Many of those who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 cited falsehoods about the election, and now some of them are hoping their gullibility helps them in court. Albert Watkins, the St. Louis attorney representing Chansley, the so-called QAnon shaman, likened the process to brainwashing, or falling into the clutches of a cult. Repeated exposure to falsehood and incendiary rhetoric, Watkins said, ultimately overwhelmed his client's ability to discern reality. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

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Members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions stage a May Day rally in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, May 1, 2019. Thousands of trade union members and activists are marking May Day by marching through Asia's capitals and demanding better working conditions and expanding labor rights. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

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Pope Francis meets children at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

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Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Georgia, listens to a speaker at a press conference, May 4, 2021, in Marietta, Ga. Police have determined a House Republican who led a tour of the U.S. Capitol the day before the Jan. 6 attack was simply showing his constituents around and not suspicious. The tour by Loudermilk had drawn scrutiny from the congressional panel investigating the insurrection. (AP Photo/Ron Harris, File)

No apologies: Democrats dig in against Loudermilk probe of Jan. 6 committee’s work

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This undated photo provided by Eric Paddock shows his brother, Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock. On Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, Stephen Paddock opened fire on the Route 91 Harvest festival killing dozens and wounding hundreds. Paddock left behind little clues about what led him to carry out the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. He killed 58 and wounded nearly 500 before killing himself. (Courtesy of Eric Paddock via AP, File)

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A customer holds a credit card at the pay-at-the-pump gasoline pump in Rolling Meadow, Ill., Thursday, June 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) **FILE**

Montgomery County passes law requiring gas stations to display credit price of regular gasoline

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Amazon workers and supporters march during a rally in Castleton-On-Hudson, about 15 miles south of Albany, N.Y., Monday, Oct. 10, 2022. The startup union that clinched a historic labor victory at Amazon earlier this year is slated to face the company yet again, aiming to rack up more wins that could force the reluctant retail behemoth to the negotiating table. (Rachel Phua via AP)

Cracks show one year after historic Amazon union victory

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The Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich is shown in this undated photo. Russia's security service arrested the American reporter for The Wall Street Journal on espionage charges, the first time a U.S. correspondent has been detained on spying accusations since the Cold War, the Federal Security Service, known by the acronym FSB, said Thursday, March 30, 2023. The newspaper denied the allegations and demanded his release. (The Wall Street Journal via AP)

Russian spy charges for U.S. reporter spark outrage

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Gwyneth Paltrow testifies during her trial on March 24, 2023, in Park City, Utah. Paltrow's live-streamed trial over a 2016 collision at a posh Utah ski resort has drawn worldwide attention, spawning memes and sparking debate about the burden and power of celebrity. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, Pool, File)

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A woman holds a sign while joined by other supporters during an abortion rights rally in The People's Park in Annapolis, Md., June 24, 2022. In 2024, Maryland voters will decide whether to enshrine the right to abortion in the state's constitution, after the House of Delegates voted Thursday, March 30, 2023, to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot. (Brian Krista/The Baltimore Sun via AP, File)

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U.S. Rep. Nick Galifianakis, D-N.C., is shown in his Washington office, Jan. 9, 1967. A funeral will be held this weekend for the former Democratic U.S. representative, who died Monday, March 27, 2023. He was 94. Galifianakis represented central North Carolina for several years before two unsuccessful Senate bids — the first against archconservative Jesse Helms. (AP Photo/Harvey Georges, File)

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A train heads west as the sun rises from behind the city skyline in Philadelphia, Wednesday, March 6, 2019. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority said members of the Fraternal Order of Transit Police Lodge 109 walked off the job Wednesday. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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A demonstrator holds up a sign during a march to mark International Transgender Day of Visibility in Lisbon, March 31, 2022. At least 32 transgender and gender-nonconforming people have been killed in the United States in 2022, the Human Rights Campaign announced Wednesday, Nov. 16, in its annual report ahead of Transgender Day of Remembrance on Sunday, Nov. 20. (AP Photo/Armando Franca, File)

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The sign for Joint Base Andrews is seen on March 26, 2021, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Joint Base Andrews has been locked down for reports of a man carrying an “assault-style” rifle on Thursday, March 30, 2023, authorities said. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

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Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union, speaks during a news conference outside of the Clark County Election Department, Nov. 8, 2020, in North Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

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President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, step off Air Force One, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse, N.Y. The Bidens are in Syracuse to visit with family members following the passing of Michael Hunter, the brother of the president's first wife, Neilia Hunter Biden. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) **FILE**

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Pharmacist Clint Hopkins displays the HIV prevention drug Descovy, at Pucci's Pharmacy in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, Oct. 7, 2019. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill, SB159, by state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, Monday, authorizing pharmacists to sell the HIV preventative medication to patients without a physician's prescription. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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