Politics

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The Trump administration and its supporters said that the consistently good economic news resulted large in part from the 2017 tax cuts. Mr. Trump is planning to introduce an additional tax-cut bill to Congress prior to the April 15 Tax Day. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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In this Aug. 25, 2016, file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds a roundtable meeting with the Republican Leadership Initiative in his offices at Trump Tower in New York. Dr. Ben Carson is seated next to Trump at center. In the decades since the Voting Rights Act of 1965 widely enfranchised African-Americans, they have become a reliable Democratic bloc. President Barack Obama, the nation's first black president, won at least 95 percent and 93 percent of the black vote in his two victories, sending Republicans to historical lows among African-Americans, according to exit polls. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

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"[President Trump] actually played a businessperson on a reality TV show and that he is actually a terrible steward of the American economy," Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer said. (Associated Press)

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Illustration on President Trump's effect on Washington by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Impeachment Strategy Questions Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Economic Sanctions on China Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Illustration on relations between Putin and Trump by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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Illustration on Queen Elizabeth's Christmas Message by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Georgia Map by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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This photo made available from the Mali Army, shows coffins being honored at a funeral ceremony in Gao, Mali, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. The Mali Defense Ministry held a funeral for the 30 soldiers killed in a Monday attack on an army patrol by extremists near the border with Niger. (Mali Army via AP) ** FILE **

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"We think [Nancy Pelosi's] case is going nowhere, yes, and I think the president looks forward to addressing the whole country on Feb. 4 to talk about how well this country is doing," The chief of staff for Vice President Mike Pence Marc Short said. (Associated Press file photo)

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In this file photo, U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Norman Long shops at the commissary at the Army's Charles E. Kelly Support Center in Oakdale, Pa., Aug. 2, 2005. (AP file photo) **FILE**

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Federal Reserve Moving into the Banking Industry Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Illustration on Christianity Today magazine versus President Trump by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Until House Speaker submits the two articles of impeachment to the Senate for the trial of the president of the United States, President Trump stands un-impeached. (Associated Press)

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Rep. Mark Meadows, North Carolina Republican, said on Thursday that he will retire when his term ends in 2020. Mr. Meadows, a big defender of President Trump, said he could leave proud of what he accomplished in Congress. (Associated Press)

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White House advisor Ivanka Trump was instrumental in ensuring that paid family leave for federal employees made it through the Senate. The first daughter's role is an example of the unflappable Trump family. (Associated Press)

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Democratic presidential candidate Michael R. Bloomberg's health care plan includes a "Medicare-like" public option for insurance. (Associated Press)

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Under Benito Mussolini (left), Italy was a pioneer of the fascist ideology in Europe and an early ally of Germany's Nazi government. Police raided 19 extremists' homes who they found to be openly "pro-Nazi, xenophobic, and anti-Semitic." (ASSOCIATED PRESS)