Politics

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was expected to address serious and pressing issues during a press conference, but lead by congratulating a lawmaker on her wedding. (Associated Press)

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Sen. Bernard Sanders introduced a bill Thursday to try to block the Pentagon from funding a war with Iran without congressional approval. (Associated Press)

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In this Sept. 18, 2016, file photo provided by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, center, attends a meeting in Tehran, Iran. Soleimani, the head of Irans elite Quds Force, was killed in an airstrike at Baghdad's international airport, in January 2020. A UN report released in July 2020, says the U.S. violated international law in the targeted killing. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP, File) **FILE**

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White House deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley walks back to the West Wing of the White House after speaking to reporters, Friday, Dec. 6, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser briefs the press on how the District is ramping up security in light of increased tensions with Iran in the John A. Wilson Building on Jan. 9, 2020. (Photo by Sophie Kaplan / The Washington Times)

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2020 endorsements (Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times)

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Former vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, left, and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti eat their tacos at King Taco Wednesday, May 8, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Internet Privacy Headaches Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Illustration on attacks on the Second Amendment in Virginia by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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Gary Palmer, Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama.

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D.C. government workers cleared out all the tents on the sidewalk under the K Street Northeast underpass last week to make room for pedestrians. Many of those homeless folk moved to the L Street Northeast underpass. (Sophie Kaplan/The Washington Times) ** FILE **

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (center) and Defense Secretary Mark Esper (third from left) led a briefing on the Trump administration's argument that the Iran airstrike stemmed from a legitimate, imminent threat to the U.S. or its interests. (Associated Press photographs)

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Sen. Mike Lee, Utah Republican, has blasted as "inadequate" a Jan. 8, 2020 briefing by Trump administration officials regarding the Jan. 3 strike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani. Mr. Lee says he is now ready to support a Democratic bill to curb the president's war-fighting authority. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts has fallen to fourth place in Iowa and New Hampshire. (Associated Press)

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In this June 29, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump, left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan. President Trump on Jan. 9, 2020, suggested that the balance of a far-reaching trade deal with China might be put off until after the 2020 election. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) **FILE**