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A sale sign is displayed near the entrance of a Hallmark store Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. Retail sales fell for a third straight month, as a surge in virus cases kept people away from stores and restaurants during the holiday shopping season. The report released Friday is yet another sign that the pandemic is slowing the U.S. economy. Last month, the country lost jobs for the first time since the spring.(AP Photo/John Raoux)

CBO: Faster vaccinations means faster recovery

The economy is surging back better than expected from its pandemic-induced malaise, the Congressional Budget Office said Monday, though it said the overall growth won't mask lingering pain in a job market that could take years to return to normal. Published February 1, 2021

Smoke fills the walkway outside the Senate Chamber as supporters of President Donald Trump are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers inside the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Tipsters in Capitol attack aid FBI in most arrests

The Washington Times analyzed 160 criminal cases filed from the assault as of this weekend, and more than 100 of them included the help of a tipster or cooperating witness. In most instances, the tipster was the one who put the FBI on the trail. Published January 31, 2021

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., listens as President Joe Biden delivers his inaugural address after being sworn in at the 46th president of the United State during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Lip service: Democrats plan end run of GOP despite calls for unity

Congressional Democrats say they are still committed to President Biden's calls for unity, but they made clear this week that unity will be on their own terms as they laid the groundwork to circumvent Republicans in pursuit of a liberal agenda. Published January 31, 2021

Syrian refugees walk through a camp for displaced muddied by recent rains near the village of Kafr Aruq , in Idlib province, Syria, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

DHS grants new deportation amnesty to Syrians

Homeland Security announced a new deportation amnesty Friday for Syrians living in the U.S., renewing the status of about 6,700 people already protected, and extending it to cover about 1,800 more Syrians who are currently in the country illegally. Published January 29, 2021

President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up as he walks to board Air Force One, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Trump is en route to Iowa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Senate GOP signals acquittal looming for Trump

Senators voted Tuesday to proceed with an impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump -- though more than a third of them dissented, in a vote that Republicans said shows Mr. Trump will ultimately be acquitted. Published January 26, 2021

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., left, speaks during a news conference with Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., right, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Democrats lay plans to sideline GOP on COVID-19 bill

Senate Democrats said Tuesday they're working on a backup plan in case Republicans won't agree to President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus bill, saying they're preparing to use the budget process to force the legislation through without worrying about GOP support. Published January 26, 2021

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on racial equity, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Judge blocks Biden’s 100-day deportation pause

A federal judge has dealt the first legal blow to President Biden's expansive executive actions, putting a hold Tuesday on Mr. Biden's attempt to impose a 100-day pause on most deportations. Published January 26, 2021

In this Sept. 24, 2020, photo, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP) **FILE**

Rand Paul to force early impeachment test vote

Sen. Rand Paul said he will force senators to vote Tuesday over the constitutionality of holding an impeachment trial for a former president, which he thinks will prove the futility of Democrats proceeding with the effort. Published January 26, 2021

Clerk of the House Cheryl Johnson along with acting House Sergeant-at-Arms Tim Blodgett, lead the Democratic House impeachment managers as they walk through Statuary Hall in the Capitol, to deliver to the Senate the article of impeachment alleging incitement of insurrection against former President Donald Trump, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021 in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

House sends Donald Trump article of impeachment to Senate

House Democrats marched the article of impeachment against former President Donald Trump over to the Senate Monday night, officially igniting a new trial that all sides are still struggling to figure out how to conduct. Published January 25, 2021

President Joe Biden speaks during an event on American manufacturing, in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Joe Biden order to halt border wall construction is likely illegal, experts say

President Biden's directive pausing border wall construction is probably illegal, several experts told The Washington Times, saying he has the power to cancel Defense Department money that was being funneled toward the project, but he went too far by halting construction paid for by money Congress had specifically approved for the wall. Published January 25, 2021