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Attorney General Loretta Lynch told the Senate Judiciary Committee that her department has discussed pursuing civil charges against the "climate denial scheme," as Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island Democrat, put it. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: On global warming, intimidation through investigation

Everyone loves a winner, especially the winner himself. Reaching the top of the heap is a full-time job and once there, the successful feel entitled to stay there. That's why political inquisitions are in full bloom across Barack Obama's Washington. Published April 12, 2016

"Budtender" Trevor Hollis holds a pair of marijuana buds for a customer at the Denver Kush Club early Friday, Nov. 27, 2015, in north Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) ** FILE **

EDITORIAL: Marijuana industry fights to name Denver stadium

Hot dogs, beer and football go together like peanuts and Crackerjacks at the baseball game, an all-American combination at stadiums on Saturday and Sunday afternoons in autumn. But dope on the gridiron? Say it ain't so, Joe. Published April 11, 2016

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Donald Trump’s hypocrisy

I am fed up with the misinformation and propaganda coming from Republican front-runner Donald Trump and his campaign. The biggest lie coming from the camp of Mr. Trump, the biggest loser, is that if he has a plurality of delegates he should be the Republican nominee, but that "the establishment" is going to "steal" the nomination from him. Published April 11, 2016

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Fracking is a must

Thank you for publishing "How fracking reduces greenhouse gases" (Web, April 10). The op-ed was an extremely important piece to publish because many of the same people who want immediate action on climate change oppose fracking. Mr. Moore's piece clearly demonstrates that those two belief systems are incompatible. Published April 11, 2016

The Flint Water Plant tower is seen in Flint, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, FILE)

EDITORIAL: Drinking poison water

In the present political climate liberals and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans, don't often agree on much, but they can agree that one of the government's first obligations is keep the drinking water safe. That's why it's nothing short of shocking that one of the richest and most sophisticated states not only failed to do that, but was aware that irresponsible cost-cutting was the source of the failure. Published April 11, 2016

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: John Kasich’s best move

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has called for challenger John Kasich -- who has only won his home state of Ohio and cannot mathematically accrue the number of delegates to win the Republican nomination -- to drop out of the race. Published April 10, 2016

House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

EDITORIAL: Paul Ryan’s ‘Sherman’

House Speaker Paul Ryan is attractive, smart and ambitious, which is why Republicans believe him when he says he does not want to be drafted for the presidential nomination in Cleveland. His emphatic disavowal is just short of "a Sherman," William Tecumseh Sherman's famous spike in presidential speculation in 1884: "If nominated I will not run, if elected I will not serve." Published April 10, 2016

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign event at City Garage in Baltimore, Sunday, April 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

EDITORIAL: Hillary Clinton is a relic of the Democratic past

Only yesterday the Democrats expected to sit back and enjoy the spectacle of the Republicans tearing each other apart as Hillary Clinton plodded slowly but surely toward her coronation. Now they're learning that the rain that falls on Republicans gets Democrats wet, too. The party is getting ugly as the crucial primary in New York approaches. Published April 10, 2016

The entrance of the regional head office of Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca, one of the world's biggest creators of shell companies, in Hong Kong, America's openness to foreign tax evaders is coming under new scrutiny after the leak this week of 11.5 million confidential documents from the Panamanian law firm. The Panama Papers show how some of the world's richest people hide assets in shell companies to avoid paying taxes. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

EDITORIAL: Something smelly in Panama

The dribs and drabs of facts and figures leaking from the so called "Panama Papers, detailing the corruption of a Panamanian law firm and its clients, have so far dispensed more questions than answers. More of both are surely coming. Published April 7, 2016

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Sick of ‘professional politicians’

I respectfully disagree with those who think Donald Trump is not fit to be president of the United States. We have had decades of Republicans in power, and then Democrats in power, and then again, Republicans in power, and nothing has changed. It's time to shake things up. Published April 7, 2016

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Hillary Clinton victory prediction premature

One can only hope that Hillary Clinton's feminist myth-makers continue to make spin out of polls, given how unreliable they have been thus far in the 2016 primaries ("Donald Trump doomed against Hillary Clinton as gender gap becomes abyss, polls show," Web, April 5). Published April 7, 2016

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2013 file photo, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia speaks at Tufts University in Medford, Mass. George Mason University is tweaking its plan to rename its law school the Antonin Scalia School of Law to avoid an unfortunate acronym, but a group of state legislators wants to scrap the idea entirely. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds, File)

EDITORIAL: Antonin Scalia a good name for a law school

Naming rights are usually big business. Corporations pay millions of dollars for the right to put their names on stadiums, arenas, and almost anything made of brick and mortar. It's all about marketing. Apart from the stadium or arena, universities have usually been more circumspect, preferring to name buildings and schools for benefactors or distinguished public figures. Published April 7, 2016

A clerk at a 7-11 store pulls Powerball tickets from a printer for a customer, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, in Tampa, Fla. The jackpot for tonight's drawing is over $1 billion. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Powerball numbers for Wednesday, April 6 revealed

Powerball continued to build Wednesday night toward the kinds of numbers now needed to catch people's eyes, as the numbers were drawn for a $148 million jackpot five weeks after the last big prize was won. Published April 6, 2016

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Stop hamstringing U.S.

The Putin propaganda monument is an insult to the more than 100 million victims of communism. Seven million of these victims fled from the Soviet Army at the end of World War II, which brought Joseph Stalin's murderous dictatorship to Central Europe. The Soviets had many confrontations with the U.S. Army, at one time refusing previously agreed-upon U.S. entrance to Berlin. Published April 6, 2016

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Mega-church earnings mega fraud?

Recently some scrutiny has been cast upon evangelists representing the mega churches of America. Some people have raised legitimate questions about these evangelists' compensation — is it fair, opulent or downright obscene? Published April 6, 2016

FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2015 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, center, talks with reporters while surrounded by a group of African-American religious leaders in New York, following a meeting with a coalition of 100 African-American evangelical pastors and religious leaders in a private meeting at Trump Tower. Hometown candidates Hillary Clinton and Trump have long eyed New York as a bulwark against their opposition. Now both need the state, that votes in the presidential primary on April 19, 2016, to provide a bounce-back victory after some disheartening defeats. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

EDITORIAL: The brokered convention

Only a fortnight ago the only authentic excitement the delegates to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland could look forward to were the funny hats and a visit to the Rock and Roll Museum. But the results of the Wisconsin primary this week put the cat among the pigeons. That's always fun to watch as long as you're not a pigeon. Published April 6, 2016

The United States Supreme Court is seen Saturday, March 24, 2012, in Washington, two days before the court will begin hearing arguments Monday on the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, derisively labeled "Obamacare" by its opponents. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

EDITORIAL: Redistricting the Constitution

Illegal immigrants can't vote, but they still count. The U.S. Supreme Court says so, ruling this week that illegals and other noncitizens can be included in the population when states apportion their state legislative districts. This dilutes the electoral weight of legal residents and encourages partisans to bring in illegals to swell their ranks. Published April 6, 2016

Edward Snowden (Associated Press/File)

EDITORIAL: Tax secrets and tax reform

Hiding data -- what used to be called "facts and figures" -- on the Internet, combined with the inability of most of us to distinguish computer hackers from whistleblowers, keeps dealing blow after blow to the concept of personal privacy, business and legitimate government secrets. Published April 5, 2016

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: D.C. needs wage raise too

Earlier this week the Times reported that New York state had passed groundbreaking laws to raise the minimum wage to $15 and provide paid maternal and paternal leave to residents ("New York, California pass $15 minimum wage," Web, April 4). As a Washington resident, I am thrilled to see New York moving forward on raising the minimum wage and paid family leave. Published April 5, 2016