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Supreme Court rejects ‘racist’ claims against Trump, allows him to shut down deportation amnesty

A Haitian migrant carries a boy while waiting to board a bus provided by a humanitarian group after being released from U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, in Del Rio, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) **FILE**

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

The Supreme Court gave the go-ahead Thursday for the Department of Homeland Security to wind down a deportation amnesty for hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants, ruling that President Trump’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status wasn’t motivated by racism.

GOP congressional agenda stalled over tactical disagreements on SAVE America Act

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., speaks during a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform markup business meeting about finding former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in contempt of Congress, Wednesday Jan. 21, 2026, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

President Trump and some of his MAGA allies in the House are ramping up their tactics to advance the GOP’s stalled election integrity bill and effectively shutting down Congress in the process.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., speaks during a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform markup business meeting about finding former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in contempt of Congress, Wednesday Jan. 21, 2026, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

GOP congressional agenda stalled over tactical disagreements on SAVE America Act

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

The U.S. Capitol and a mock-up of President Donald Trump's proposed triumphal arch are seen from the ferris wheel at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, Thursday, June 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jen Golbeck)

Great American State Fair brings mosaic of nation’s identity to Washington

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

In this file photo, China's People's Liberation Army displays DF-26 ballistic missiles in a parade. Over just the past several months, major revelations about the extent of China's hypersonic weapons capabilities, its nuclear arms stockpile, and even the size of its navy have sparked concerns that Washington may not have a full window into exactly what its 21st-century rival has up its sleeve, or what may be under development deep inside the communist nation. (Associated Press/File)

U.S. urgently rebuilding deterrence amid growing dual nuclear threats from China, Russia

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

The Lincoln Memorial and the Reflecting Pool are seen, Wednesday, June 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Trump administration gives details about vandalism at the Reflecting Pool

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Horned dairy cow on a hill south of Ukraine, Kherson region, village Shiroka Balka. File photo credit: Sodel Vladyslav via Shutterstock.

Ukraine says Russia burying cattle infected with anthrax to spread disease to civilians

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

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The Lincoln Memorial and the Reflecting Pool are seen, Wednesday, June 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Trump administration gives details about vandalism at the Reflecting Pool

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Horned dairy cow on a hill south of Ukraine, Kherson region, village Shiroka Balka. File photo credit: Sodel Vladyslav via Shutterstock.

Ukraine says Russia burying cattle infected with anthrax to spread disease to civilians

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

A Secret Service agent shows a fake overlay keypad skimming device on a point-of-sale card reader at a Brooklyn convenience store. (Photo by Noah Hudson)

Feds sweep through New York City to bust up card skimming scams

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger delivers the Democratic response to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address, Feb. 24, 2026, in Williamsburg, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, Pool, file)

Virginia judge blocks assault-weapons ban days before implementation

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

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Political activist judges against President Donald Trump illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Activist judges strike again this week, nullifying the will of the voters

By Kelly Sadler

Illustration on ending birthright citizenship by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Supreme Court must end birthright citizenship

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Bernie Moreno speaks during the Republican National Convention, July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Bernie Moreno’s plan to wreck Social Security and America’s economy

By Stephen Moore

Anti-socialist and anti-communist movies illustrations by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

The anti-socialists strike back

By Cal Thomas

Threats from Iran and China around the world illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

U.S. has faced a similar threat landscape before

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The U.S. Capitol is seen Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

250 years in, Americans trust their doctor far more than their government

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

A gavel is shown against a backdrop of law books in this undated stock photo. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Mother wins appeals-court ruling against N.Y. school for concealing daughter’s gender switch

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Luke Boorady, of the White House Historical Association, arranges a suite of four interrelated paintings by Norman Rockwell titled, "So You Want to See the President!" at the association's offices Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Norman Rockwell people-watched in the West Wing lobby. Now those sketches are on public display

By Darlene Superville - Associated Press

Kelsey Grammer arrives at the amfAR Inspiration Gala in Los Angeles on Oct. 29, 2015. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) **FILE**

Kelsey Grammer meets with Trump to discuss movie role

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

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White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought speaks with Washington Times National Security Editor Guy Taylor during a Times Threat Status event at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C., on June 24, 2026. Photo credit: Eleanor Kaufman, special to The Washington Times.

OMB chief says new special office to ‘bulldoze bureaucracy’ for shipbuilding

Thursday, June 25 2026

F-35 Lightning II aircraft assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing, Burlington Air National Guard Base, prepare for takeoff, April 13, 2022, in Burlington, Vt. (Staff Sgt. Cameron Lewis/U.S. Air National Guard via AP) ** FILE **

Pentagon defends F-35 to lawmakers after questions from recent GAO report

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Energy Secretary Chris Wright speaks during an event, May 4, 2026, in the East Room at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Senators urge Energy Secretary Chris Wright to block Chinese access to U.S. labs

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Costs of the United States of America's air defense strategy illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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The true ‘cost-exchange ratio’ of U.S. air defense

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The Lincoln Memorial and the Reflecting Pool are seen, Wednesday, June 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Trump administration gives details about vandalism at the Reflecting Pool

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Democratic congressional candidates, Claire Valdez, Brad Lander, and Darializa Avila Chevalier gesture on stage with Mayor Zohran Mamdani during a Get Out The Vote rally ahead of New York's primary election, Thursday, June 18, 2026, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)

Trump has stark warning for NYC after democratic socialists sweep primaries

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

A woman walks past a building damaged during an earthquake in La Guaira, Venezuela, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Pedro Mattey)

Trump pledges to help Venezuela recover from massive earthquakes

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks at the opening of the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, Wednesday, June 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump teases future U.S. military action at Great American State Fair kickoff

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Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., speaks during a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform markup business meeting about finding former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in contempt of Congress, Wednesday Jan. 21, 2026, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

GOP congressional agenda stalled over tactical disagreements on SAVE America Act

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Former Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois speaks during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Former Rep. Kinzinger launches PAC backing anti-Trump candidates

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

Out-of-state ballots that the U.S. Postal Service delivered to the Cascade County elections office in Great Falls, Mont., are seen on Nov. 7, 2024 (Joee Taylor/NonStop Local)

Judge blocks Trump’s attempt to use post office to refuse to deliver mail-in ballots

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., speaks, Jan. 10, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

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With the Fourth of July approaching and political violence on the rise, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro sits down with Matt Delaney to break down how Washington went from one of the worst prosecution rates in the country to one of its most aggressive.

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Prosecutions are up and crime is down: U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro on public safety in D.C.

Robert Norden, owner of the Old '76 House, pours a beer in the tavern on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in Tappan, New York. Mr. Norden says the brew was a favorite of George Washington, who frequented the tavern during the Revolution. (Juliet La Sala / The Washington Times)

Ye (250-year) Olde Tavern: Old ‘76 House in New York is among nation’s oldest taverns, inns

By Juliet La Sala - The Washington Times

Thoroughbred colts raced in the 151st Preakness Stakes at Laurel Park, Maryland, on May 16. This year's race was moved out of Baltimore for the first time in 118 years due to renovations at Pimlico Race Course. (Sean Salai/The Washington Times)

Maryland buys Preakness Stakes to keep Triple Crown racing in the state

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

A visor takes a photo as National Park Service employees work to clean the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Sunday, June 21, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick

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By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

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Empty desks are in an office building in the Manhattan borough of New York on Aug. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey) **FILE**

Report: No federal building meets 60% occupancy standard required by law to stay open

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

A Secret Service agent shows a fake overlay keypad skimming device on a point-of-sale card reader at a Brooklyn convenience store. (Photo by Noah Hudson)

Feds sweep through New York City to bust up card skimming scams

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

This March 28, 2017, photo provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry shows Jeffrey Epstein. (New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP, File)

Judge orders release of more Epstein-files names that were redacted

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani arrives at the NBC studios to participate in a Democratic mayoral primary debate, June 4, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, Pool, File)

Rent board fulfills Mamdani vow to freeze the rent on 1 million NYC apartments

By Anthony Izaguirre - Associated Press

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Residents search through the rubble of homes damaged during an earthquake and several aftershocks that struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Pedro Mattey)

Venezuela death toll nears 235 people, 4,300 injured in catastrophic earthquakes

By Megan Janetsky and Andry Rincon and Juan Pablo Arraez - Associated Press

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks as he meets with President Donald Trump n the Oval Office at the White House, Wednesday, June 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Bigger defense spending to top the agenda at the upcoming NATO summit in Turkey

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this file photo, China's People's Liberation Army displays DF-26 ballistic missiles in a parade. Over just the past several months, major revelations about the extent of China's hypersonic weapons capabilities, its nuclear arms stockpile, and even the size of its navy have sparked concerns that Washington may not have a full window into exactly what its 21st-century rival has up its sleeve, or what may be under development deep inside the communist nation. (Associated Press/File)

U.S. urgently rebuilding deterrence amid growing dual nuclear threats from China, Russia

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Ships move through the Taiwan Strait as seen from the 68-nautical-mile scenic spot, the closest point in mainland China to the island of Taiwan, in Pingtan in southeastern China's Fujian Province, on Aug. 5, 2022. Warning of a new wave of panic, Taiwan on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, protested antagonist China’s boarding of a tourist boat as tensions rise around the Kinmen archipelago that lies just off the Chinese coast but is controlled by Taiwan. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

China patrols seen as rehearsals for Taiwan blockade

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

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AJ Dybantsa arrives for the first round of the NBA basketball draft Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Washington’s own Spider-Man: Wizards faithful welcome Dybantsa

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk walks off the field before an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks in Seattle on Oct. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben VanHouten) **FILE**

LOVERRO: Pick up Aiyuk? Be ready to lift some baggage

By Thom Loverro

Washington Capitals center Hendrix Lapierre (29) gains possession of the puck as Ottawa Senators left wing Brady Tkachuk (7) closes in on him at Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C., March 18, 2026. (Photo by Brian Murphy for the Washington Times)

Capitals trade forward Lapierre to rival Penguins for draft picks

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

Fans watch at the draft theater during third day of the NFL football draft, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

2027 NFL Draft in Washington to run from April 29 through May 1

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

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More than 300 Texas school districts and charter schools have signaled plans to use a state-developed reading and language arts curriculum that attracted national attention last year for its heavy references to the Bible and Christianity. File photo credit: joshimerbin via Shutterstock.

LISTEN: Bible morals being taught in public schools

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

An abortion-rights activist holds a box of mifepristone pills as demonstrators from both anti-abortion and abortion-rights groups rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington, March 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)

Spread of abortion pills casts pall over Dobbs anniversary for pro-life side

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

A Camp Mystic sign is seen near the entrance to the establishment along the banks of the Guadalupe River in Hunt, Texas, July 5, 2025, after a flash flood swept through the area. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) **FILE**

Camp Mystic, Texas summer camp where floods killed 28, files for bankruptcy

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Antisemitism on college campuses illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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By Adam Guillette

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