Byron York is the chief political correspondent at the Washington Examiner and a contributor to Fox News. He is the author of The Vast Left Wing Conspiracy: The Untold Story of the Democrats' Desperate Fight to Reclaim Power. York is a former White House correspondent and columnist for the National Review, and a former writer for American Spectator.
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