The Washington Times Online Edition

Headlines

Featured Articles
  • Atifete Jahjaga, president of Kosovo, is eager for her new country to join the European Union. She talked Thursday with editors and reporters at The Washington Times. (J.M. Eddins Jr./The Washington Times)

    Kosovo leader speaks softly, carries big hope

    By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

    The president of Kosovo is troubled when her 3-year-old nation is compared to other regions with separatist movements, whether in northern Spain, the Middle East, the former Soviet bloc or Asia. Published December 18, 2011 Comments

  • Megan Roney shops online at Europa Coffeehouse in Denver on Monday on what has become know as Cyber Monday. Online sales on Cyber Monday were up midafternoon by 15 percent from a year ago, according to data from IBM Benchmark. (Denver Post via Associated Press)

    Shoppers give retailers early Christmas gift

    By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times

    The Christmas shopping season started with a bang and the consumer mood is brightening at a critical time during the month that brings a quarter of the year’s retail sales in the U.S. Published November 29, 2011 Comments

  • Alain Suarez carries a bundle of sugar cane to make juice called "guarapera" in Santa Isabel de Las Lajas in Cienfuegos province. "It's a way of having something that is all yours," he says. A pizza stand and sandwich stand have opened nearby. (Associated Press)

    Capitalism comes to out-of-way spots

    By Paul Haven and Andrea Rodriguez - Associated Press

    On sleepy streets plied by rickety horse-drawn carts and rusting 1950s automobiles, the sounds of commerce are being heard once again in Cuba’s countryside. Published November 28, 2011 Comments

  • Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks Nov. 22, 2011, at a Republican presidential debate in Washington. (Associated Press)

    Republican hopefuls diverge on immigration, Iran policies

    By Stephen Dinan and Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

    Surging in Republican presidential primary polls, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich used Tuesday night’s national security debate in Washington to argue for a potential strike on Iran, a broader Patriot Act and the granting of legal status to many illegals in the U.S. as a way to regain control of the immigration system. Published November 22, 2011 Comments

  • Failure of supercommittee gives old debt plans new life

    By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

    With the failure of the deficit-reduction supercommittee, Congress turns its attention again to several previously disregarded bipartisan plans aimed at dealing with the federal budget mess. Published November 22, 2011 Comments

Recent Articles

  • Friend says he saw change in Huguely

    By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

    George W. Huguely V lied to friends about his whereabouts the night Yeardley Love was killed and had a "blank stare" on his face after he returned to his apartment, a close friend testified Wednesday. Published February 15, 2012 Comments

  • MILLER: Obama's fast and furious spin

    By Emily Miller - The Washington Times

    President Obama is using his budget to advance an anti-gun agenda just before the election. One particularly sneaky provision buried deep within his submission to Congress Monday would, if enacted, allow the mistakes of the "Fast and Furious" gun-walking scandal to be repeated. Published February 15, 2012 Comments

  • O'Malley details plan for gas tax increase

    By David Hill - The Washington Times

    Gov. Martin O'Malley introduced his proposal late Tuesday night to phase in a 6-percent sales tax on gas. Published February 15, 2012 Comments

  • GOP's Day among dozens filing for Thomas' open seat

    By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

    A Republican who blew the whistle on former D.C. Council member Harry Thomas Jr.'s surreptitious habit of stealing from the city is among those who filed petitions to appear on the ballot in the special election to replace the disgraced ex-legislator from Ward 5. Published February 15, 2012 Comments

  • EDITORIAL: Iran bombs

    By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

    The covert war between Israel and Iran is heating up. Over the course of 48 hours, three bombings took place targeting Israeli diplomatic staff. They were similar to the attacks that have taken place over the past few years against Iranian nuclear scientists. The rest of the world may be hoping this conflict will go away somehow, but it shows every sign of escalating. Published February 15, 2012 Comments

  • EDITORIAL: Tolling America's future

    By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

    Congress turns its attention this week to the five-year, $260 billion reauthorization of the Department of Transportation. Most of the attention has fallen on the House version of the legislation, which also would green-light the Keystone XL pipeline project and open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Democrats are steamed that Republicans would try to revive these job-creating deals. Published February 15, 2012 Comments

  • D.C. police to restore online crime maps

    By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

    The Metropolitan Police Department's online crime-mapping technology, which gives users real-time access to crime statistics citywide and in their neighborhoods, is expected to be back online this week after a six-week hiatus, police said. Published February 15, 2012 Comments

  • PRY: If Iran already has the bomb, what then?

    By Peter Vincent Pry - The Washington Times

    A majority of Americans support a military strike to stop or slow Iran's nuclear weapons program. But that assumes Iran doesn't already have some. Published February 15, 2012 Comments

  • Prince George's bag tax vote delayed

    By David Hill - The Washington Times

    A group of Prince George's County lawmakers chose Wednesday to delay their vote on a proposed 5-cent bag tax in the county. Published February 15, 2012 Comments

  • PEIKOFF: Holding out for a political hero

    By Amy Peikoff - The Washington Times

    Now more than ever, Americans want to be inspired by their political leaders, and true leadership is needed desperately. The economy, not just in the United States but worldwide, is in dire straits. Rapidly escalating debt, overextended entitlement programs, immigration and health care all present domestic problems that require intelligent, principled solutions. Published February 15, 2012 Comments

  • WALSH: Congress can halt eminent domain abuse

    By Christina Walsh - The Washington Times

    When the U.S. Supreme Court rules, more often than not, that settles the matter. Published February 15, 2012 Comments

  • Prosecutors want Jack Johnson to pay fine before prison term

    By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

    Prosecutors see no reason why former Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson — who has more than $200,000 in the bank — can't pay a $100,000 fine associated with his extortion conviction before he heads to prison. Published February 15, 2012 Comments

  • FIELDS: Lessons from George Washington

    By Suzanne Fields - The Washington Times

    Only Americans of a certain age remember what the holiday on the third Monday in February is all about. I asked a few high-school students the other day what it is, exactly, we celebrate with Presidents Day. One young man suggested it was about selling used cars, since there are so many newspaper advertisements and television commercials announcing "birthday sales." Published February 15, 2012 Comments

  • GOLDBERG: The price of free health care

    By Jonah Goldberg - The Washington Times

    "It's not about contraception," thundered GOP presidential contender Rick Santorum. "It's about economic liberty. It's about freedom of speech. It's about freedom of religion. It's about government control of your lives. And it's got to stop!" Published February 15, 2012 Comments

  • City State: Morning Roundup

    By Joseph Weber - The Washington Times

    Virginia House approves bill defining life as beginning at conception; Expert in Huguely trial: Love could have been alive for hours after attack; Group questions Casa de Maryland's nonprofit status; Lobbyists working hard to defeat Prince George's proposed bag tax; Maryland gay-marriage bill advances to House floor; Barry, Catania have shouting match; Metro to admit liability in Fort Totten crash. Published February 15, 2012 Comments

  • TYRRELL: Time for Newt to go

    By R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr. - The Washington Times

    There is a grisly pallor that has beset former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. When he walks into a room, I feel rather sorry for him, but then I feel rather sorry for Bill Clinton, too, and for Hillary. No longer do I call her "Bill's lovely wife, Bruno." She looks grandmotherly rather than tough. Published February 15, 2012 Comments

  • ROOT: Things that make Obama angry in Park City, Utah

    By Wayne Allyn Root - The Washington Times

    I just returned from a "working vacation" at my Park City, Utah, vacation home. As I was sitting on the plane reading the newspaper, I noticed that President Obama's new 2013 budget is out, and it's chock full of $1.5 trillion in tax increases on the wealthy. Some people never learn. Published February 15, 2012 Comments

  • YOSHIHARA: As China goes geriatric, we have the advantage

    By Susan Yoshihara - The Washington Times

    Washington is all abuzz about China's heir apparent, Vice President Xi Jinping, arriving in town Tuesday. Even the Pentagon is rolling out the red carpet for the man who will rule the country that may soon topple U.S. primacy in Asia. Indeed, China is ramping up a military that already can harm American interests in the region. Published February 14, 2012 Comments

  • Virginia House vote states life starts at conception

    By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

    The Virginia House of Delegates approved legislation Tuesday that would define life as beginning at conception, setting up a potential clash in the state Senate and another high-stakes battle over a measure that has been beaten back elsewhere in the country in recent years. Published February 14, 2012 Comments

  • RUANE: Getting America moving means more roads

    By T. Peter Ruane - The Washington Times

    In today's Washington, transportation funding has become just another political football. It's been 28 months since the last law expired, and Congress, driven by bitter partisan bickering, has failed to agree to a new one. Published February 14, 2012 Comments

News For You

Get free daily emails on topics of interest to you, from breaking news to the day’s top stories. Privacy Policy

Happening Now
Hot Topics
Question of the Day

Do you think Mitt Romney will win the Michigan primary?

Login to Vote

View results

Business Directory
Popular Searches
Powered by Local.com
Most Read

    Advertise | Customer Service | Privacy | Terms of Use | Careers | About Us | Contact Us

    All site contents © Copyright 2012 The Washington Times, LLC