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Trump settles scores in epic review of year in office

President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

By Mallory Wilson, Mary McCue Bell and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A year in his second term in office has done little to cool President Trump’s yen for settling scores with opponents, as he used a White House news conference Tuesday to lash his opponents left and right.

100,000 illegal immigants have taken DHS’ self-deportation bonus

Migrants walk into Mexico after being deported from the United States at El Chaparral pedestrian border bridge in Tijuana, Mexico, on Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez) **FILE**

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By Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Homeland Security has paid out roughly 100,000 bonuses to illegal immigrants who have registered to self-deport through the government’s special app.

Migrants walk into Mexico after being deported from the United States at El Chaparral pedestrian border bridge in Tijuana, Mexico, on Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez) **FILE**

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100,000 illegal immigants have taken DHS’ self-deportation bonus

By Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger arrives for inaugural ceremonies at the Capitol in Richmond Va., Saturday Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, Pool)

Political whiplash: Virginia lurches left under Spanberger and Democratic lawmakers

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd testifies during a Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) **FILE**

Critical infrastructures face major threat from Chinese cyberattacks, nominee warns

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One for a trip to attend the World Economic Form in Davos, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Air Force One returns to Washington due to electrical issue, White House says

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton listen during the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

House GOP rejects last-ditch bid by Clintons to escape contempt vote

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

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President Donald Trump boards Air Force One for a trip to attend the World Economic Form in Davos, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Air Force One returns to Washington due to electrical issue, White House says

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton listen during the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

House GOP rejects last-ditch bid by Clintons to escape contempt vote

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump and Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store shake hands during the group photo at the Gaza International Peace Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Oct.13 2025. (Yoan Valat, Pool photo via AP, File)

Trump keeps up his Greenland pressure campaign on Europe

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Keith Ellison, Attorney General of Minnesota, answers a question during an interview at the State Attorneys General Association meetings on Nov. 15, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Minnesota AG Ellison defends anti-ICE church protest, says federal charges would be ‘stretching’ it

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

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America’s productivity miracle will power a broader bull market

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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)

Manic liberals invade a Minnesota house of worship and throw a tantrum

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Founding Father Ben Franklin would be proud of the United States of America

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Purdue chooses Google to guide its graduation requirements for artificial intelligence

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

A Netflix sign is displayed atop a building in Los Angeles on Dec. 18, 2025, with the Hollywood sign in the distance. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) **FILE**

Netflix intensifies bid for Warner Bros., making its $72 billion offer all cash

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FILE - In the Wednesday, July 20, 2016, file photo, &quot;Pokemon Go&quot; players begin a group walk along the Embarcadero in San Francisco. &quot;Pokemon Go&quot; was an instant hit when it debuted in July, as millions of people discovered augmented reality and joined stampedes from Central Park to Sydney capturing Pokemon via their phones. But as the hype subsides, what’s next for the game? (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Social media users want to go back to 2016 in nostalgia-laden posts: Report

By Juliet La Sala - The Washington Times

Participants walk during the District of Columbia's annual Martin Luther King Day parade Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Republican state AGs use MLK holiday to dismantle affirmative action, DEI policies

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stands outside the Pentagon during a welcome ceremony for Japanese Defense Minister Shinjirō Koizumi at the Pentagon, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf/)

House plan would boost Trump’s defense budget request by $8 billion

By John T. Seward - The Washington Times

In this photo taken from video distributed by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, a Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is test-fired from the Plesetsk launch facility in northwestern Russia as part of drills of Russia's nuclear forces. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP) ** FILE **

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting of the Presidential Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights via videoconference at the Kremlin in Moscow, on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

$1 billion buys permanent seat on Trump’s Gaza peace board; Israel, Russia among countries invited

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

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FILE - President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump signs order targeting institutional investors buying single-family houses

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump settles scores in epic review of year in office

By Mallory Wilson, Mary McCue Bell and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump departs after speaking with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump’s coveting of Nobel Prize influences his recent foreign policy moves

By Jeff Mordock and Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Another year of MAGA: Trump boasts political feats

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

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FILE - Lindsey Halligan, outside of the White House, Aug. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Trump-appointed prosecutor who pursued indictments against the president’s foes is leaving post

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Terri Womack, left, and Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark., pause for a moment of silence to honor the victims of the shooting in Tucson, Ariz., Monday, Jan. 10, 2011, in the Rotunda of the Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Congressman’s wife dies three days after Trump commuted son’s prison sentence

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton listen during the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

House GOP rejects last-ditch bid by Clintons to escape contempt vote

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump departs after speaking with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump’s coveting of Nobel Prize influences his recent foreign policy moves

By Jeff Mordock and Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

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Workers remove sign lettering at the Pentagon after President Donald Trump signed an executive order aiming to rename the Department of Defense the Department of War in Washington on Sept. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Mike Pesoli) **FILE**

Congressional report says changing Defense Department to War Department could cost $125 million

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Mifepristone tablets are seen at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Ames, Iowa, on Thursday, July 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Fueled by pills, the rate of abortions nationwide keeps rising after Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

In this aerial photo taken Aug. 2, 2014, the U.S. Navy USS Essex is shown docked near downtown Seattle during the annual Seafair summer festival. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) **FILE**

Ex-Navy sailor sentenced to prison as spy for China

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, speaks at a hearing on Capitol Hill Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell, File)

Senators request fraud probe of Minneapolis charity favored by Ilhan Omar

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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Community members and neighbors of people detained by ICE gather in protest at a Target store, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Anti-ICE protesters in Minnesota target Target

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Keith Ellison, Attorney General of Minnesota, answers a question during an interview at the State Attorneys General Association meetings on Nov. 15, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Minnesota AG Ellison defends anti-ICE church protest, says federal charges would be ‘stretching’ it

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Supreme Court skeptical of Hawaii’s law restricting gun carrying on private properties

By Stephen Dinan and Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

A nurse transports a patient on a stretcher inside Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki) **FILE**

Record-low 29% of Americans see leading professions as highly ethical

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

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President Donald Trump departs after speaking with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump’s coveting of Nobel Prize influences his recent foreign policy moves

By Jeff Mordock and Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

A large order of french fries is shown at a McDonald's on May 25, 2010 in downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

French fries, onions from loose shipping containers wash up on British beach

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd testifies during a Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) **FILE**

Critical infrastructures face major threat from Chinese cyberattacks, nominee warns

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

This photo provided by the U.S. Navy on Feb. 11, 2023 shows U.S. Navy Sailors aboard the USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) during a routine port visit at Diego Garcia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Elliot Schaudt/U.S. Navy via AP)

Trump blasts U.K. plan to transfer island with U.S. Navy base as ‘great stupidity’

By Jeff Mordock and Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

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Indiana defensive lineman Mikail Kamara speaks as head coach Curt Cignetti looks on during the champions news conference after theiir win against Miami in the College Football Playoff national championship game, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Cignetti built a champion at Indiana with what he knew — good players from James Madison

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FILE - United States' Brady Tkachuk checks Canada's Devon Toews (5) during the first period of the 4 Nations Face-Off championship hockey game, Feb. 20, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Rivals U.S., Canada could put North American dominance on display at Olympics in Milan

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Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, left, dribbles ahead of Cleveland Cavaliers guard Craig Porter Jr., right, in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

Rolling Thunder don’t let wins, or losses, faze them much

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Jannik Sinner of Italy serves to Hugo Gaston of France during their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)

Sinner’s bid for Australian Open three-peat begins with anticlimactic win

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This combo shows, from left, cardinal Robert McElroy, cardinal Joseph Tobin and cardinal Blase Cupich. (AP Photo/File)

U.S. Catholic cardinals urge Trump to use moral compass in foreign policy

By Juliet La Sala - The Washington Times

Community members and neighbors of people detained by ICE protest at a Target store, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

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By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

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Trump blasts U.K. plan to transfer island with U.S. Navy base as ‘great stupidity’

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House spending bill would fund ICE over Democrats’ objections

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Gov. Newsom warns Europe: Trump is a ‘T. rex: You mate with him, or he devours you’

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Icy road causes 100-vehicle pileup in Michigan, causing minor injuries

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President Donald Trump and Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store shake hands during the group photo at the Gaza International Peace Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Oct.13 2025. (Yoan Valat, Pool photo via AP, File)

Trump links bid to control Greenland to Nobel Peace Prize snub in message to Norway’s leader

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Federal immigration officers confront protesters outside Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

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House Speaker Mike Johnson says he doesn’t see ‘any necessity’ for war with Iran

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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)

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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks during a news conference in Minneapolis City Hall, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) ** FILE **

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