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Sarah Saldana, who runs U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said estimates of the illegal immigrant population in the U.S. could be as high as 15 million. (Associated Press)
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The Stopwatch of Death Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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Most heralded as the destroyer of the Death Star, this is one of the galaxy's most prominent ships:
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Robert Lewis Dear Jr. (right) faces murder charges in the mass shooting at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, but pro-choice groups suggest it was a coordinated effort with pro-life advocates and Republican politicians who denounce abortion. (Associated Press/File)
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., center, with from left, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., and Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., speaks to members of the media, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015, regarding the House Select Committee to Investigate Planned Parenthood. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. expresses his frustration with the Republican leadership during a news conference following a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Dubbed the I-247X, the new detainer request form gives Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents the power to ask local police to hold illegal immigrants for pickup even if they don't have serious criminal records or ties to terrorism. (Associated Press)
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie argues for treatment rather than incarceration for those who commit drug crimes. (Associated Press)
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A couple from Britain hold their baby, born on Oct. 17 by a surrogate, in Anand, India. The couple came to Akanksha Clinic, one of the most organized clinics in the surrogacy business in India, after being unable to bear a child for 15 years. (Associated Press)
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Tim Constantine reports on the state of the coalition fighting ISIS, Donald Trump's debate request for CNN, and the latest in the fight against obesity.
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Illustration on justified concerns over receiving Syrian "refugees" into the United States by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Illustration on the monetization of refugees by the United Nations and U.S. government agencies by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Tim Scott
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National Edition News cover for November 28, 2015 - French right surges on immigration, terror fears: French far-right party leader Marine Le Pen meets residents in a marketplace, in Douai, northern France, as part of the municipal campaign, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. Regional elections are taking place next month in which the far right National Front is hoping to increase its political power, in part by capitalizing on tensions over waves of migrants in Europe this year. The first round of the regional elections will take place on Dec. 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)
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Donald Trump denies mocking a New York Times reporter's disability during a campaign speech Tuesday night, saying he's never seen the reporter before and has no knowledge of his physical appearance. (YouTube/@News Universe)
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FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2015, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. Even as Obama tries to make a hard case for sentencing reform, prisoner rehabilitation and confronting racial bias in policing, he has been less clear about the death penalty. Obama has hinted that his support for capital punishment is eroding, but he has refused to discuss what he might call for. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
