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Infighting, money woes drag down NRA’s comeback as a heavyweight in American politics

An NRA sign is seen outside the track of the NASCAR Sprint Cup series, on Friday, April 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Tim Sharp, File)

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Dismal fundraising and internal strife have hobbled the 154-year-old National Rifle Association in the quest to regain its status as a political powerhouse, according to people familiar with the situation.

Trump looks to secure critical minerals through first-of-its-kind stockpile

President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn upon his arrival to the White House, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Trump is launching a critical minerals stockpile Monday to reduce U.S. reliance on China for supplies of cobalt, lithium and other precious materials that major companies need.

President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn upon his arrival to the White House, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Trump looks to secure critical minerals through first-of-its-kind stockpile

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this photo released by the U.S. Air Force, Capt. Ryan Vickers stands for a photo to display his new service tapes after taking his oath of office to transfer from the U.S. Air Force to the U.S. Space Force at Al-Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Sept. 1, 2020. (Staff Sgt. Kayla White/U.S. Air Force via AP, File)

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Inside the high-stakes battle over Space Force advocacy

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Colombian President Gustavo Petro speaks during the swearing-in ceremony of Gen. William Rincon as the new national police director in Bogota, Colombia, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia) ** FILE **

Trump to confront Colombia’s Petro on drug allegations as U.S. overdose deaths decline

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

High school classroom. (File photo credit: cactus_camera via Shutterstock) ** FILE **

New list identifies immigration sanctuary school districts across the U.S.

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

The U.S. Capitol is photographed Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

House opposition mounts to spending package needed to end partial shutdown

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

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High school classroom. (File photo credit: cactus_camera via Shutterstock) ** FILE **

New list identifies immigration sanctuary school districts across the U.S.

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

The U.S. Capitol is photographed Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

House opposition mounts to spending package needed to end partial shutdown

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian pose for a photo during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Jan. 17, 2025. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Russia working to de-escalate Iran tensions as Washington demands limits on nuclear power, missiles

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive for the premiere of her movie "Melania" at The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Former Biden aide: Melania has done more in one year than Jill did in four

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

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The U.S. Department of Justice said Sunday it is investigating a group of protesters in Minnesota who disrupted services at a church where a local official with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement apparently serves as a pastor. (AP video screenshot)

Church invasion in Minnesota exposes left’s war on religion and borders

By Robert Knight

Virginia governor Abigail Spanberger and socialism illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Spanberger and Virginia Democrats extremist reign begins

By Michael McKenna

Progressive Christians illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

‘Progressive’ Christians, not evangelicals, are the moral sellouts

By Everett Piper

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks to the media about the impact of the government shutdown on the aviation industry, outside of the West Wing of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Ending D.C. speed cameras

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Marriage and decline of families illustration by Greg Groesch / The Washington Times

Get married and have kids, you won’t regret it

By Don Feder

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Donnie Dodson recreates ancient recipes in instructional videos on his Eats History website. (Photo courtesy of Donnie Dodson)

What was for dinner? Creator of Eats History videos cooks recipes from recent and ancient past

By Juliet La Sala - The Washington Times

Host Trevor Noah speaks during the 68th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Trump threatens to sue comedian Trevor Noah over Epstein joke at Grammys

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Bad Bunny accepts the award for album of the year for "Debí Tirar Más Fotos" during the 68th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Bad Bunny wins album of the year at the 2026 Grammy Awards, a first for a Spanish-language album

By Maria Sherman - Associated Press

First lady Melania Trump signs the book on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange before ringing the opening bell, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

‘Melania’ documentary delights audiences, foils naysayers with successful opening weekend

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian pose for a photo during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Jan. 17, 2025. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Russia working to de-escalate Iran tensions as Washington demands limits on nuclear power, missiles

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

In this photo released by the U.S. Air Force, Capt. Ryan Vickers stands for a photo to display his new service tapes after taking his oath of office to transfer from the U.S. Air Force to the U.S. Space Force at Al-Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Sept. 1, 2020. (Staff Sgt. Kayla White/U.S. Air Force via AP, File)

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Inside the high-stakes battle over Space Force advocacy

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a joint press conference with Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda and Polish President Karol Nawrocki, at the Presidential palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

Zelenskyy: New round of peace talks between Ukraine and Russia expected this week in Abu Dhabi

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this handout photo released by the Islamic Consultative Assembly News Agency (ICANA) Iranian lawmakers chant slogans as they wear the Revolutionary Guard's uniform in a session of parliament, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. (Hamed Malekpour/ICANA via AP)

Iran’s supreme leader warns that any attack on regime risks sparking a wider war in Middle East

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

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In this image taken from KXAS video, State Sen-elect Taylor Rehmet (D) speaks Jan. 31, 2026, in Fort Worth, Texas, after winning a special election for the Texas state Senate and flipped a reliably Republican district that President Donald Trump won by 17 points in 2024. (KXAS via AP)

Trump shrugs off Democratic upset in deep-red Texas

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Workers add President Donald Trump's name to the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, after a Trump-appointed board voted to rename the institution, in Washington, Dec. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Kennedy Center to close for 2-year renovation in July, Trump says

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President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

In a striking change from the last shutdown fight, Trump moved fast to cut a funding deal

By Joey Cappelletti and Stephen Groves - Associated Press

U.S. Sen. John Sununu, R-N.H., left, spars with Democratic rival and former governor, Jeanne Shaheen, during a live televised debate in Manchester, N.H., Oct. 30, 2008. (AP Photo/POOL/David Lane, File)

Trump endorses Sununu in New Hampshire Senate race

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

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Infighting, money woes drag down NRA's comeback as a heavyweight in American politics

ICE arrests 650 in West Virginia in January; state hails 'professionalism' of agents

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Spanberger and Virginia Democrats extremist reign begins

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President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn upon his arrival to the White House, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Trump looks to secure critical minerals through first-of-its-kind stockpile

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

An NRA sign is seen outside the track of the NASCAR Sprint Cup series, on Friday, April 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Tim Sharp, File)

Infighting, money woes drag down NRA’s comeback as a heavyweight in American politics

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Colombian President Gustavo Petro speaks during the swearing-in ceremony of Gen. William Rincon as the new national police director in Bogota, Colombia, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia) ** FILE **

Trump to confront Colombia’s Petro on drug allegations as U.S. overdose deaths decline

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

High school classroom. (File photo credit: cactus_camera via Shutterstock) ** FILE **

New list identifies immigration sanctuary school districts across the U.S.

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

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In this file photo, demonstrators hold a rainbow pride flag outside the Supreme Court as justices deliberate Obergefell vs. Hodges, the case that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, in Washington on April 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

Gay marriage back on the table as conservatives launch campaign to nix Obergefell

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

A federal immigration officer knocks on the door of a residence Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

ICE arrests 650 in West Virginia in January; state hails ‘professionalism’ of agents

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

People attend the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) hearing on the midair aircraft collision that killed 67 people near Washington Reagan National Airport, at the National Transportation and Safety Board boardroom in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Families hope to leave legacy of safer skies one year after deadly collision near Reagan Airport

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

A shopper selects a carton of 18 Large Grade A eggs from a cooler in a Costco Warehouse in Cranberry, Pa., on Jan. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) **FILE**

Eggs-asperated: Justice Dept. battles states over cage-free laws

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

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Arizona authorities search for ‘Today’ show host Savannah Guthrie’s missing 84-year-old mom

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Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 139th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Feb. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger, File)

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Punxsutawney Phil predicts six more weeks of winter after seeing his shadow

By Mark Scolforo and Tassanee Vejpongsa - Associated Press

A federal immigration officer knocks on the door of a residence Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

ICE arrests 650 in West Virginia in January; state hails ‘professionalism’ of agents

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this file photo, demonstrators hold a rainbow pride flag outside the Supreme Court as justices deliberate Obergefell vs. Hodges, the case that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, in Washington on April 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

Gay marriage back on the table as conservatives launch campaign to nix Obergefell

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

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Women, one flashing a victory hand gesture, cross a street under a huge banner showing hands firmly holding Iranian national flags as a sign of patriotism, in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Iran summons EU ambassadors to protest Revolutionary Guard being listed as a terror group

By Jon Gambrell and Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

A Jewish man attends a ceremony commemorating the extermination of the Jewish people and their deportation to Nazi concentration camps on Holocaust Remembrance Day, at the Monumental Cemetery, in Turin, Italy, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse via AP)

Rising antisemitism in Europe revives fears of a new Jewish exodus

By Eric J. Lyman - Special to The Washington Times

In this photo provided by Ukraine's 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade press service, a serviceman poses for a photographer in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. (Iryna Rybakova/Ukraine's 93rd Mechanized Brigade via AP)

A Kremlin official confirms that U.S.-brokered Russia-Ukraine talks are resuming this week

By Illia Novikov and Dasha Litvinova - Associated Press

Norway's Marius Borg Hoiby and Crown Princess Mette-Marit in Oslo, June 16, 2022. (Lise Aserud/NTB via AP, File)

Son of Norway’s crown princess to go on trial on rape and other charges

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New Orleans Saints defensive end Chase Young (99) celebrates a turnover in the first half of an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) ** FILE **

Saints to play regular-season game in Paris; NFL to return to Madrid

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

Washington Capitals right wing Justin Sourdif, right, celebrates his game-wining goal next to center Ethen Frank (53) in the overtime of an NHL hockey game against the Carolina Hurricanes, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Battered Capitals look to ride momentum in final week before Olympic break

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

Purdue guards Braden Smith (3) and Fletcher Loyer (2) celebrate a 3-pointer in an NCAA basketball game against Maryland, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in College Park, Md. (All-Pro Reels/Neil Dalal)

Purdue hands Maryland its worst loss in arena history

By George Gerbo - The Washington Times

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain holds the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup after defeating Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the men's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Win in Australia makes Spaniard Alcaraz youngest man with career Grand Slam

By John Pye - Associated Press

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A Jewish man attends a ceremony commemorating the extermination of the Jewish people and their deportation to Nazi concentration camps on Holocaust Remembrance Day, at the Monumental Cemetery, in Turin, Italy, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse via AP)

Rising antisemitism in Europe revives fears of a new Jewish exodus

By Eric J. Lyman - Special to The Washington Times

Progressive Christians illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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‘Progressive’ Christians, not evangelicals, are the moral sellouts

By Everett Piper

Rebecca Weintraub, assistant rabbi of New York City's B'nai Jeshurun congregation, holds her son during a Hannukah party at the synagogue on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)

The ranks of U.S. rabbis grow more diverse, with rising numbers of women and LGBTQ people

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Rufus Wainwright, right, accepts the award for best audio book, narration, and storytelling recording for "Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness The Dalai Lama" on behalf of Dalai Lama during the 68th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive for the premiere of her movie "Melania" at The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Former Biden aide: Melania has done more in one year than Jill did in four

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Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 139th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Feb. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger, File)

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First lady Melania Trump signs the book on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange before ringing the opening bell, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

‘Melania’ documentary delights audiences, foils naysayers with successful opening weekend

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A Jewish man attends a ceremony commemorating the extermination of the Jewish people and their deportation to Nazi concentration camps on Holocaust Remembrance Day, at the Monumental Cemetery, in Turin, Italy, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse via AP)

Rising antisemitism in Europe revives fears of a new Jewish exodus

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A shopper selects a carton of 18 Large Grade A eggs from a cooler in a Costco Warehouse in Cranberry, Pa., on Jan. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) **FILE**

Eggs-asperated: Justice Dept. battles states over cage-free laws

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Host Trevor Noah speaks during the 68th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Trump threatens to sue comedian Trevor Noah over Epstein joke at Grammys

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Federal agents stand near the site of a shooting Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Trump’s deportation surge loses big in Texas court, but prevails in Minnesota

By Stephen Dinan and Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Workers add President Donald Trump's name to the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, after a Trump-appointed board voted to rename the institution, in Washington, Dec. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Kennedy Center to close for 2-year renovation in July, Trump says

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Journalist Don Lemon, talks to the media after a hearing at the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building in Los Angeles on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Arrest of Don Lemon sparks debate over free speech rights versus freedom of religion

By Seth McLaughlin and Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

In this photo released by the U.S. Air Force, Capt. Ryan Vickers stands for a photo to display his new service tapes after taking his oath of office to transfer from the U.S. Air Force to the U.S. Space Force at Al-Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Sept. 1, 2020. (Staff Sgt. Kayla White/U.S. Air Force via AP, File)

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Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche answers a question during a news conference after the Justice Department announced the release of three million pages of documents in the latest Jeffrey Epstein disclosure in Washington, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Deputy AG Blanche promises appeal to judge’s order to free 5-year-old and father from ICE custody

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A document included in the U.S. Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein files is photographed Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, that illustrates several people who handled Epstein's financial affairs or who were close to him (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Justice Department declares Epstein review complete, as Democrats dispute compliance with law

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House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks to members of the media at the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

House Speaker cautiously optimistic on DHS funding deal, but draws hard line on mask ban, visible ID

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Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., speaks outside the House chamber before the final votes of the week, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Government supporters carry a cutout of former President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores during a rally marking the anniversary of the 1958 coup that overthrew Venezuelan dictator Marcos Pérez Jiménez, in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

U.S. ambassador arrives in Venezuela to reopen diplomatic mission after 7 years

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Fishing boats are tied up in Gloucester, Mass., the home port of a vessel that that went missing at sea with seven people aboard, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Coast Guard suspends search for missing crew from Massachusetts fishing boat

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A protester's eyes are washed out after getting tear gassed during a scuffle between federal police at the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

LAPD clashes with anti-ICE protesters

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Chinese software engineer convicted of stealing AI trade secrets from Google

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

In this file photo, demonstrators hold a rainbow pride flag outside the Supreme Court as justices deliberate Obergefell vs. Hodges, the case that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, in Washington on April 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

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