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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walk to the chamber after collaborating on an agreement in the Senate on a two-year, almost $400 billion budget deal that would provide Pentagon and domestic programs with huge spending increases, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Illustration on an Israel/India alliance by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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"Goodbye Christopher Robin" and "Professor Marston and the Wonder Women" are now available on Blu-ray.
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FILE- In this Saturday, June 25, 2016 file photo, men cover their faces with rainbow flags during a gay pride parade in Bucharest, Romania. Romania's Constitutional Court has ruled that a request from an anti-gay group to change the constitution to state that marriage is a union between a man and a woman is constitutional. The court's ruling Wednesday, July 20, 2016 paves the way for Romania's Parliament to vote to change the constitution, last revised in 2003, which now says marriage is between "partners" without specifying gender. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walk to the chamber after collaborating on an agreement in the Senate on a two-year, almost $400 billion budget deal that would provide Pentagon and domestic programs with huge spending increases, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**
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Illustration on the abuses of government surveillance in a free society by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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An anti-war activist group already has plans to counter President Trump's plans for a military parade in Washington later this year. (ANSWER Coalition)
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In this March 30, 2012 photo, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent waits with other agents outside of the home of a suspect before dawn as part of a nationwide immigration sweep in San Diego. Federal officials say they arrested more than 3,100 immigrants convicted of serious crimes and fugitives in a six-day nationwide sweep. Officials at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement say the sweep included every state and involved more than 1,900 of the agency’s officers and agents. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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The State of World Affairs Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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"I'm of the opinion that there are sources and methods, considerable sources and methods, that need to be heavily redacted or edited, and I would hope that would take place before it's declassified and made public," said House Judiciary Committee member Rep. John Ratcliffe, Texas Republican on Fox News, regarding the potential release of the Schiff memo.
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Staten Island's PS 65 elementary school has canceled its upcoming annual father-daughter dance over new school district-issued guidelines concerning transgender and gender nonconforming students. (CBS New York)
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Researchers highlighted that the health risks associated with poor access for transgender and gender nonconforming youth are especially dangerous. They're less likely to seek help, the study said. Emily Fishbaugh, a transgender teenager from North Hampton, holds a sign that reads "trans rights are human rights" during a rally in front of the Legislative Office Building in Concord ahead of a public hearing on a gender identity nondiscrimination bill on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. (Elizabeth Frantz/Concord Monitor via AP)
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Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., listens during a committee oversight hearing with testimony from Congressional Budget Office Director Keith Hall, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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FILE - In this April 19, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington during a ceremony where he honored the Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots for their Super Bowl LI victory. Trump is renewing his complaints about NFL players who kneel during the national anthem. Players have been kneeling to protest racism and police brutality, particularly toward people of color. Trump says the act is disrespectful and is hurting the game. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
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White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018. Sanders was asked about the strength of the U.S. dollar, the recent school shootings and other topics. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn. speaks at the 2014 Values Voter Summit in Washington, Friday, Sept. 26, 2014. Prospective Republican presidential candidates are promoting religious liberty at home and abroad at a gathering of evangelical conservatives, rebuking an unpopular President Barack Obama while skirting divisive social issues that have tripped up the GOP. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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ESPN sportswriter Jemele Hill claimed Sunday morning that President Trump often uses "racial pornography" to fire up his base. (MSNBC)
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The national council that represents 7,500 employees at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is not withdrawing its support from President Trump, but a letter sent to the White House on Friday says the path he is taking in immigration negotiations undercuts the security promises he made on the campaign trail. (Associated Press/File)
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Chain Migration Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, a member of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, questions officials from the Department of Veterans Affairs about allegations of gross mismanagement and misconduct at VA hospitals possibly leading to patient deaths, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 28, 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
