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Neither side flinches as shutdown pain intensifies, thousands of federal workers lose their jobs

The U.S. Capitol is silhouetted by the stark glare of the morning sun as a government shutdown begins its tenth day, in Washington, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

By Mallory Wilson and Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

The government shutdown is taking a heavy toll on federal workers, with 4,000 receiving layoff notices as President Trump ratchets up the pressure on Democrats to sign off on the Republican spending plan.

Mike Huckabee says U.K. official ‘delusional’ over claim Britain played key role in Gaza peace deal

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee poses for a photo during an interview in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

America’s envoy to Israel is ridiculing a claim by a senior British government official that the United Kingdom played a key role in the U.S.-brokered Gaza peace deal.

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee poses for a photo during an interview in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Mike Huckabee says U.K. official ‘delusional’ over claim Britain played key role in Gaza peace deal

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Vice President JD Vance speaking with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Vice President J.D. Vance criticizes Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker over Chicago violence

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Displaced Palestinians walk with their belongings along the heavily damaged Al-Jalaa Street in Gaza City, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, after Israel and Hamas agreed to a pause in their war and the release of the remaining hostages. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Democrats praise Trump, his administration for Israel-Hamas ceasefire breakthrough

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., speaks with The Associated Press about his new role on the House Intelligence Committee, in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Himes calls Trump administration’s strikes on alleged drug cartel boats ‘illegal killings’

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Police officers guard the main entrance door to a building where Zion church is located after the church was shut down by authorities in Beijing, Sept. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

Trump administration slams China’s crackdown on underground Christian churches

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

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Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., speaks with The Associated Press about his new role on the House Intelligence Committee, in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Himes calls Trump administration’s strikes on alleged drug cartel boats ‘illegal killings’

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Police officers guard the main entrance door to a building where Zion church is located after the church was shut down by authorities in Beijing, Sept. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

Trump administration slams China’s crackdown on underground Christian churches

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Holding up signs with images depicting the U.S. President Donald Trump people take part in a rally in support of hostages kidnapped by Hamas, at a plaza known as hostages square, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, ahead of the expected release of the hostages held in the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Vice President J.D. Vance: Israeli hostages in Gaza could be released ‘any moment now’

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 16, 2019, file photo, Salesforce chairman Marc Benioff speaks during a news conference, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Silicon Valley billionaire Marc Benioff wants National Guard deployed to San Francisco

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

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This combo image shows Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears, left, and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger, right. (AP Photo)

Virginia governor’s debate exposes the left’s immoral standards

By Robert Knight

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters following the weekly Senate policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Enough of Chuck Schumer’s shutdown scam

By Jorge Martinez

FILE—Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., left, hold a news conference on the GOP reconciliation bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)

Kabuki theater shutdown proves politicians’ addiction to drama over duty

By Michael McKenna

Partisan poltics and the truth illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Believing the impossible now defines American politics

By Don Feder

Christian genocide in Nigeria illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Christian genocide in Nigeria is real

By Everett Piper

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Aziz Ansari, a cast member, writer and director of the upcoming film "Good Fortune," discusses the film during the Lionsgate presentation at CinemaCon 2024, Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) **FILE**

Human Rights Watch won’t take donations from comedians who performed at Saudi Arabia festival

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Workers walk in the so-called 'Passage of Emperor Commodus', a newly restored tunnel ancient Roman emperors would use to enter the Colosseum unseen and protected, that will open to visitors at the end of the month, in Rome, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Once-secret Emperor Commodus’ passage to Rome Colosseum opens to public for the first time

By Andrea Rosa and Giada Zampano - Associated Press

Gwen Stefani of No Doubt performs during the FireAid benefit concert in Inglewood, Calif., on Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

No Doubt reunites for Sphere residency. Gwen Stefani will be first woman to headline the Vegas venue

By Maria Sherman - Associated Press

Meghan Markle, left, and Prince Harry, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, attend the third annual World Mental Health Day Gala, hosted by Project Healthy Minds, at Spring Studios on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Prince Harry and Meghan invite families to join their push against predatory social media practices

By James Pollard - Associated Press

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, center, welcomes Qatar Minister of Defense Sheikh Saoud Al Thani to the Pentagon, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Hegseth makes deal for Qatari pilots to train on F-15 fighter jets at a U.S. Air Force base in Idaho

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, center, inspects the military exercises at an undisclosed place in North Korea, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP) **FILE**

Despite massive military might, Kim Jong-un is caught in his own trap

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

The DF-5C liquid-fueled intercontinental strategic nuclear missiles are included in a military parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender, held in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) ** FILE **

China warhead arsenal to hit 1,500 in five years, Air Force chief nominee reveals

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

A border patrol agent works by a section of the border wall, Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Mission, Texas. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

DHS reveals grand plan for border: 1,422 miles of wall along Mexico boundary

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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Illinois State Police stand guard as people including members of the Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership (CSPL) gather outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Ill., Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

National Guard troops sent to Illinois by Trump can stay but can’t be deployed for now, says court

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President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, in Washington, as Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., listen. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump in ‘exceptional health’ doctor says after semi annual physical

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

The U.S. Capitol is silhouetted by the stark glare of the morning sun as a government shutdown begins its tenth day, in Washington, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump administration begins the layoffs of furloughed federal workers

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn after arriving on Marine One at the White House, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump confirms trip to Egypt, Israel; will meet hostages, speak to Knesset during celebratory visit

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

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Virginia governor's debate exposes the left's immoral standards

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President Donald Trump waves from the stairs of Air Force One as he boards upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, as he travels to the Middle East. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

Trump jokes about his eternal fate: ‘I think I am not maybe heaven-bound’

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

The U.S. Capitol is silhouetted by the stark glare of the morning sun as a government shutdown begins its tenth day, in Washington, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Neither side flinches as shutdown pain intensifies, thousands of federal workers lose their jobs

By Mallory Wilson and Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., speaks with The Associated Press about his new role on the House Intelligence Committee, in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Himes calls Trump administration’s strikes on alleged drug cartel boats ‘illegal killings’

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Displaced Palestinians walk with their belongings along the heavily damaged Al-Jalaa Street in Gaza City, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, after Israel and Hamas agreed to a pause in their war and the release of the remaining hostages. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Democrats praise Trump, his administration for Israel-Hamas ceasefire breakthrough

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

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U.S. intelligence officials said they helped capture Jason Duncker in Monterrey, Mexico, during a joint operation with the U.S. Marshals (Courtesy of National Counterterrorism Center)

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U.S. authorities hunt down Sinaloa Cartel drug trafficker inside Mexico

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

In this Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018, photo, a group of anti-fascist and Black Lives Matter demonstrators march in front of the Rotunda on the campus of the University of Virginia in anticipation of the anniversary of the previous year's Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) **FILE**

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Antifa in the classroom: University course requires students to contribute to anti-fascist activism

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Then-President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a rally in Washington, on Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

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WATCH: New document shows Biden’s FBI spied on nine Republican members of Congress

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan sits down with The Washington Times' Alex Swoyer. The Ohio Republican, in a wide-ranging interview, said impeachment of judges who issue “stupid” rulings thwarting President Trump is “on the table,” though he said Congress needs to explore other options first.

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By Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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FILE - In this May 16, 2019, file photo, Salesforce chairman Marc Benioff speaks during a news conference, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Silicon Valley billionaire Marc Benioff wants National Guard deployed to San Francisco

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Smoke fills the air as debris covers the ground and vehicles after a powerful blast ripped through a military explosives manufacturing plant in Hickman County, Tenn., on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (WTVF-TV via AP)

No survivors in the blast at a Tennessee explosives factory, sheriff says

By Adrian Sainz and Travis Loller - Associated Press

Shown is a file photo of a police car with flashing lights in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

13-year-old boy in New York facing murder charges, accused of killing 11-year-old

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

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Delivery driver in Minneapolis accused of stealing packages worth thousands

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

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FILE - Police officers detain a man at the Holocaust memorial in Berlin, Germany, after another man was seriously injured, Feb. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

Wave of knife attacks underscores Germany’s struggle to assimilate refugees

By Joseph Hammond - Special to The Washington Times

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee poses for a photo during an interview in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Mike Huckabee says U.K. official ‘delusional’ over claim Britain played key role in Gaza peace deal

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Police officers guard the main entrance door to a building where Zion church is located after the church was shut down by authorities in Beijing, Sept. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

Trump administration slams China’s crackdown on underground Christian churches

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll speaks at the America 250 celebration at Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, N.C., Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker) ** FILE **

Army officials, defense industry leaders to land in D.C. for big military conference

By Ben Wolfgang and John T. Seward - The Washington Times

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Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) leaves the field after an 18-15 win over the Chicago Bears in an NFL football game, Oct. 27, 2024, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)

Commanders focus on upcoming Bears game, leave Hail Mary memories behind

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

Washington Capitals players react after a goal by Anthony Beauvillier (72) during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

Lindgren makes 35 saves as Capitals edge Rangers

By Allan Kreda - Associated Press

Los Angeles Rams defensive end Larrell Murchison (52) reacts with defensive end Tyler Davis (90) after a play against the Baltimore Ravens during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Ravens get battered by Rams without Jackson, fall to 1-5

By Noah Trister - Associated Press

Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy watches during batting practice ahead of Game 1 of baseball's National League Championship Series between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Murphy embracing Brewers’ underdog status before NLCS matchup with Dodgers

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Police officers guard the main entrance door to a building where Zion church is located after the church was shut down by authorities in Beijing, Sept. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

Trump administration slams China’s crackdown on underground Christian churches

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

A marijuana plant is visible at a medical marijuana dispensary in Egg Harbor Township, N.J., on March 22, 2019 The Biden administration's move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous but still illegal drug was hailed as a monumental step in reshaping national policy. But it appears it would do little to ease a longstanding problem in the industry, a lack of loans and banking services other businesses take for granted. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) **FILE**

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The deadly danger of marijuana legalization

By Billy Hallowell - The Washington Times

In this photo taken Aug. 4, 2018, pastor Jin Minri leads a class on the basics of Christian beliefs at the Zion Church in Beijing, China. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan), File)

Zion Church pastor has been detained in China, his daughter and a religion monitoring group say

By Dake Kang - Associated Press

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown speaks during a news conference after a hearing in federal court in Seattle, on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, over President Donald Trump's order against gender-affirming care for youth. (AP Photo/Manuel Valdes)

Washington state backs off law forcing Catholic priests to disclose confession in abuse cases

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

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Holding up signs with images depicting the U.S. President Donald Trump people take part in a rally in support of hostages kidnapped by Hamas, at a plaza known as hostages square, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, ahead of the expected release of the hostages held in the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Vice President J.D. Vance: Israeli hostages in Gaza could be released ‘any moment now’

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 16, 2019, file photo, Salesforce chairman Marc Benioff speaks during a news conference, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Silicon Valley billionaire Marc Benioff wants National Guard deployed to San Francisco

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Colorado head coach Deion Sanders signals to decline a penalty against Iowa State in the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Sanders approves Colorado fans’ field-storming after win over Iowa State

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll speaks at the America 250 celebration at Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, N.C., Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker) ** FILE **

Army officials, defense industry leaders to land in D.C. for big military conference

By Ben Wolfgang and John T. Seward - The Washington Times

This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Diane Keaton in a scene from &quot;Book Club.&quot; (Melinda Sue Gordon/Paramount Pictures via AP)

Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of ‘Annie Hall’ dead at 79

By Lindsey Bahr - Associated Press

Vice President JD Vance speaking with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Vice President J.D. Vance criticizes Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker over Chicago violence

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, center, welcomes Qatar Minister of Defense Sheikh Saoud Al Thani to the Pentagon, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Hegseth makes deal for Qatari pilots to train on F-15 fighter jets at a U.S. Air Force base in Idaho

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, Chinese Premier Li Qiang, fourth right, Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary To Lam, second right, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev, right, attend the military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Worker's Party, in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea displays new long-range missile at a military parade celebrating Kim Jong-un

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COVID-19 antigen home tests indicating a positive result are photographed in New York, April 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)

Study finds workers still calling in sick more often than before COVID-19 pandemic

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn after arriving on Marine One at the White House, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump confirms trip to Egypt, Israel; will meet hostages, speak to Knesset during celebratory visit

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Chairman of the Nobel Committee, Jørgen Watne Frydnes, announces that Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado is the laureate of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 in Oslo, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (Rodrigo Freitas/NTB Scanpix via AP)

Nobel Prize committee suggests Trump didn’t deserve award; winner dedicates it to U.S. president

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

A sign is displayed outside the Seminole Hospital District offering measles testing, Feb. 21, 2025, in Seminole, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

South Carolina quarantines 153 unvaccinated children after measles exposure

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Students walk past the "Great Dome" atop Building 10 on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus in Cambridge, Mass, April 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

MIT president says she ‘cannot support’ proposal to adopt Trump priorities for funding benefits

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Debris covers the ground and vehicles after a powerful blast ripped through a military explosives manufacturing plant in Hickman County, Tenn., on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (WTVF-TV via AP)

What to know about the blast at a Tennessee explosives plant that claimed lives

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., holds a news conference on the steps of the Capitol in Washington, on the ninth day of the government shutdown, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats see GOP divide on Obamacare subsidies as reason to keep shutdown leverage

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President Donald Trump shakes hands with AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, in Washington, as Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz watch. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump strikes with AstraZeneca to lower drug prices for Americans

By Jeff Mordock and Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

A trader looks at financial information on his computer on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Wall Street tumbles to its worst day since April after Trump threatens more tariffs on China

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Palestinians celebrate following the announcement that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace plan to pause the fighting, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. Celebrations remain limited, as relief is mixed with mourning and concern for what comes next. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Israel-Hamas ceasefire takes shape amid jubilation on both sides, though thorny questions remain

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Sen. Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks during a news conference after a policy luncheon at the Capitol, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) ** FILE **

Sen. Thune rules out nuking the legislative filibuster to end the government shutdown

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

A border patrol agent works by a section of the border wall, Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Mission, Texas. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

DHS reveals grand plan for border: 1,422 miles of wall along Mexico boundary

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times