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Democrats vow to rein in Supreme Court’s ‘shadow’ docket if they retake Congress

The Supreme Court is seen Monday, July 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Taking on the Supreme Court is high on the priority list for Democrats, should they win back Congress after the midterms.

State of Hormuz? Trump jokes about annexing Middle East waterway at heart of Iran war

President Donald Trump speaks at the David Mack Center for Training and Intelligence, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, in Garden City, N.Y. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Trump says he might declare the Strait of Hormuz a “territory of the United States” and that a bit more pain at the pump for Americans will be worth keeping a nuclear weapon out of Iran’s hands.

President Donald Trump speaks at the David Mack Center for Training and Intelligence, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, in Garden City, N.Y. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

State of Hormuz? Trump jokes about annexing Middle East waterway at heart of Iran war

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Chinese military vehicles carrying JL-3 submarine-launched missiles on armoured vehicles take part in a military parade to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender held in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

U.S. leads 41 nations demanding 24-hour pre-launch missile warning after Chinese test

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

People attend an anti-ICE protest outside the Bishop Whipple Federal building in Minneapolis, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)

Homeland Security accused of political spying on Minnesota protesters, unions

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks at the David Mack Center for Training and Intelligence, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, in Garden City, N.Y. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump touts largest one-year drop in violent crime in U.S. history

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

U.S. Army soldiers stand next to Stryker combat vehicles on a hilltop overlooking the U.S.-Mexico border fence in Nogales, Ariz., Tuesday, July 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Justice Dept. says U.S. troops can arrest illegal immigrants beyond military property near border

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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President Donald Trump speaks at the David Mack Center for Training and Intelligence, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, in Garden City, N.Y. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump touts largest one-year drop in violent crime in U.S. history

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

U.S. Army soldiers stand next to Stryker combat vehicles on a hilltop overlooking the U.S.-Mexico border fence in Nogales, Ariz., Tuesday, July 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Justice Dept. says U.S. troops can arrest illegal immigrants beyond military property near border

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., testifies at Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey Jr., File)

Florida to hold hard-fought primary battles Tuesday

By George Caldwell - The Washington Times

Sailors and Marines line the deck of aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) as it deploys from San Diego on Jan. 3, 2021. (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP) **FILE**

Trump says sailors on USS Lincoln were not deployed for too long

By Tom Howell Jr. and Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

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Flowers adorn the lawn in front of the Massachusetts State House in Boston on July 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm) **FILE**

Evil rages in Massachusetts as unborn babies lose protections

By Billy Hallowell

This June 6, 2019, file photo shows the U.S. Treasury Department building at dusk in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Russia developing a work-around to U.S. financial sanctions

By Tim Constantine

Radical Islam taking over the United States of America illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Radical Islam’s three-stage framework for cultural capture

By Kelly Sadler

Hasan Piker speaks at a campaign rally for Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Michigan, April 7, 2026, at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, file)

Free speech lets Hasan Piker indict his own radical movement

By Tim Murtaugh

Democratic gubernatorial nominee David Crowley speaks to the press Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, in Middleton, Wis. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)

Democrats pick classic tax-and-spend leftist David Crowley for Wisconsin governor

By Scott Walker

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President Donald Trump attends the Patriot Games at Spire Academy in Geneva, Ohio, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein).

CNN analysis says Patriot Games ‘overwhelmingly White’

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Shane Gillis arrives at the ESPY Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Comedian Shane Gillis says he dodged a photo op with Trump

By The Washington Times AI News Desk

Oprah Winfrey appears during a campaign rally for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris on Nov. 4, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Oprah Winfrey defends launching the careers of Dr. Oz and Dr. Phil

By Juliet La Sala - The Washington Times

The exterior of the Kennedy Center is seen, Friday, July 31, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

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Lt. Gen. Brian W. Gibson, Deputy Director of Golden Dome for America (center), participates in a panel discussion regarding missile defense issues Aug. 11 at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Ala. Also photographed are the moderator, retired Army Lt. Gen. Dan Karbler (left), Col. Tom Petrini, G-3 of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, and Col. Doug Marshall, Deputy Director of Operations for U.S. Northern Command. Courtesy photo: Missile Defense Agency via DVIDS.

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Houthi supporters chant slogans during a rally against the Saudi-led coalition in Sanaa, Yemen, on Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman) **FILE**

Houthis’ Red Sea attacks pressure Saudis to back ground war Riyadh has spent 3 years trying to avoid

By Jacob Wirtschafter - Special to The Washington Times

Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia defense pact against Iran and shutting out the United States of America's nuclear deterrent illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia defense pact bets against the U.S.

By Jed Babbin

President Donald Trump talks to reporters after arriving on Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) **FILE**

Trump expands feds’ use of cyber tools against global criminals

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

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Construction continues on a helipad and the White House Ballroom on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tierney L. Cross) ** FILE **

Trump asks Supreme Court to approve his White House ballroom project

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the press on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers Meeting, in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

State Department cancels DEI diplomacy; ‘White Fragility,’ BLM lessons expunged from training

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump talks to reporters after arriving on Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) **FILE**

Trump expands feds’ use of cyber tools against global criminals

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

National Park Service workers work at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

White House seeks new charges in dropped Reflecting Pool case

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

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Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin speaks during the Black Caucus meeting as part of the DNC Summer Meeting, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Joel Angel Juarez) **FILE**

DNC interfaith meeting exposes party’s Israel-Gaza rift ahead of midterms

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks at the David Mack Center for Training and Intelligence, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, in Garden City, N.Y. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump touts largest one-year drop in violent crime in U.S. history

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., testifies at Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey Jr., File)

Florida to hold hard-fought primary battles Tuesday

By George Caldwell - The Washington Times

The Supreme Court is seen Monday, July 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Democrats vow to rein in Supreme Court’s ‘shadow’ docket if they retake Congress

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

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A person waits in line for a prospective employer at a job fair in Sunrise, Fla., on Aug. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) **FILE**

Millions of men are ditching the workforce — and experts are sounding the alarm

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

The Supreme Court is seen Tuesday, June 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Supreme Court doesn’t act in time to stop execution of ‘vicious’ dog

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Surveys find most Americans use AI, but mistrust it

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

This photo provided by the family shows Robert Gilman and his sister, Lexie Hudson, in Lilburn, Ga., in 2019. (Gilman family via AP)

Robert Gilman, a Marine veteran in bad health, released from Russian prison after 4 years

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

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Ex-credit union manager sentenced for defrauding elderly customers

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Vehicles wait in line to cross the border into the United States at the San Ysidro Port of Entry, March 18, 2025, in Tijuana, Mexico. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) **FILE**

Customs agents arrest Mexican at border near San Diego after finding fentanyl in his moped

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani arrives to an announcement event for a city-wide, discounted grocery plan for city-run municipal grocery stores, in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Monday, July 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)

Mayor Mamdani organizes lottery for free Broadway tickets to high schoolers

By Juliet La Sala - The Washington Times

This May 6, 2020, file photo shows the World War II Memorial in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ** FILE **

Woman arrested, accused of vandalizing D.C.’s WWII Memorial

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

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Chinese military vehicles carrying JL-3 submarine-launched missiles on armoured vehicles take part in a military parade to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender held in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

U.S. leads 41 nations demanding 24-hour pre-launch missile warning after Chinese test

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

In this picture made available by the Italian Carabinieri in Parma, northern Italy, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, Carabinieri pose near three artworks recovered following a police operation: "Tasse et plat de cerises" (Still Life with Cherries) a pencil and watercolor by Paul Cezanne, left, "Odalisque Sur La Terrasse" (Odalisque on the Terrace) a color aquatint by Henri Matisse, center, and "Les Poissons" (FIsh) a paitning by Pierre Auguste Renoir, right. (Italian Carabinieri via AP)

Eight works by French artist Henri Matisse recovered in Brazil, months after theft

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

A China Navy Ship with bow number 574 observes the Philippines United States Japan Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity off a disputed South China Sea shoal on Friday, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

State Department criticizes Beijing-Indonesia naval maneuver as pressure on Taiwan

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Election workers count ballots at a polling station in Lusaka, South Africa, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Alfonso Nqunjana)

Zambia suspends vote counting in election over reports of violence and the theft of ballot papers

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Washington Commanders linebacker Joshua Josephs (48) makes his way to the field for practice at the NFL football team's rookie minicamp, Friday, May 8, 2026, in Ashburn, Va. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Commanders’ four players to watch during preseason opener against Dolphins

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels works out before a joint practice with the Miami Dolphins at NFL football training camp, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026 in Ashburn, Va. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Commanders’ Daniels sends cease-and-desist letter to LSU over jersey spat

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

Washington Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli throws during the third inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Cavalli’s no-hit bid ends after 6 2/3 innings against Cubs

By Patrick Stevens - Associated Press

Las Vegas Raiders quarterbacks Fernando Mendoza (15) and Kirk Cousins (8) participate during an NFL football practice Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)

Kirk Cousins’ view on mentoring is different from Joe Montana and Brett Favre’s

By Rob Maaddi - Associated Press

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Students protesting against the war in Gaza and passersby walking through Harvard Yard are seen at an encampment at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., on April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

Federal judge tosses Trump administration’s antisemitism suit against Harvard

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

A text book, shown Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 in Washington, to be used by the Pentagon this fall when they will begin implementing a curriculum that centers on Western civilization and Christianity in the schools it operates for military families, part of an effort by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to redirect the education system toward patriotic values and classical learning. (AP Photo)

U.S. military base schools put new emphasis on Western civilization and Christianity

By Annie Ma and Konstantin Toropin - Associated Press

The Caravan Orchestra & Choir performs during a Yiddish Summer Weimar event on July 24, 2026, in Weimar, Germany. (Shendl Copitman/Religion News Service via AP)

In Weimar, Germany, a festival preserves Yiddish culture while reinventing it

By David L. Klein - Associated Press

A Christian pilgrim attends a Mass in the Basilica of the Transfiguration on Mount Tabor, northern Israel, Aug. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israel’s Christians rely on faith and allies as they fear rising harassment

By Giovanna Dell'Orto - Associated Press

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Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., testifies at Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey Jr., File)

Florida to hold hard-fought primary battles Tuesday

By George Caldwell - The Washington Times

Sailors and Marines line the deck of aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) as it deploys from San Diego on Jan. 3, 2021. (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP) **FILE**

Trump says sailors on USS Lincoln were not deployed for too long

By Tom Howell Jr. and Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

A mail-in official ballot for the 2024 general election in the United States is shown in Pennsylvania on Oct. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) **FILE**

Man accused of voting twice in 2024 election — both by mail

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Construction continues on a helipad and the White House Ballroom on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tierney L. Cross) ** FILE **

Trump asks Supreme Court to approve his White House ballroom project

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

This May 6, 2020, file photo shows the World War II Memorial in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ** FILE **

Woman arrested, accused of vandalizing D.C.’s WWII Memorial

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before the Senate Committee on Finance, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert) ** FILE **

Treasury Secretary Bessent says U.S. set to deliver unprecedented economic pain on Iran

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Luigi Mangione appears for a pre-trial hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (David Dee Delgado/Pool Photo via AP)

Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO

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U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks during a news conference on enhancing truck driving safety at the U.S. Department of Transportation on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)

Transportation Dept. imposes English requirement on railway engineers, conductors

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A person waits in line for a prospective employer at a job fair in Sunrise, Fla., on Aug. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) **FILE**

Millions of men are ditching the workforce — and experts are sounding the alarm

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Surveys find most Americans use AI, but mistrust it

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., walks through the U.S. Capitol during votes in Washington, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert) ** FILE **

Sen. Elizabeth Warren says ‘political corruption’ led to massive cyclospora outbreak

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

Three boys play in the shallow waters of the Strait of Hormuz, as a plume of smoke rises from an explosion in the background, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, July 13, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)

Iran asserts full claim to Strait of Hormuz, calls U.S. war ‘miscalculated’

By Vaughn Cockayne and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

The exterior of the Kennedy Center is seen, Friday, July 31, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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Kennedy Center board votes to put Trump’s name back on building

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Motorcyclists ride along a street in Niamey, Niger, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo, File)

U.S. missionary kidnapped in Niger is released after 9 months in captivity, his organization says

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Col. Jang Do-young, left, public affairs director of South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Col. Ryan Donaldson, public affairs director of the United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command and United States Forces Korea, attend a press briefing for the Ulchi Freedom Shield 2026 exercise at the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (Song Kyung-Seok/Pool Photo via AP)

Tensions flare in Korea over U.S.-led U.N. Command, which controls DMZ access

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

A China Navy Ship with bow number 574 observes the Philippines United States Japan Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity off a disputed South China Sea shoal on Friday, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

State Department criticizes Beijing-Indonesia naval maneuver as pressure on Taiwan

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

A voter talks about her mail-in primary election ballot at her home on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, in Missouri City, Texas. It’s long been the case that federal law protects Black voters and Hispanic voters by pushing states to carve out voting districts so they can elect candidates of their choice. Now a case winding its way through the federal courts is testing the boundaries of the idea, with civil rights groups arguing that Black and Hispanic voters should be lumped together to form a minority coalition that qualifies for Voting Rights Act protection. The case comes out of Galveston County, Texas, which for three decades had a seat on the county commission that had a majority-minority population when Black and Hispanic voters were combined. The county eliminated the seat in the latest redistricting, sparking a federal lawsuit. (Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Court says mail ballots are ‘prone to fraud,’ backs Texas crackdown law

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Students protesting against the war in Gaza and passersby walking through Harvard Yard are seen at an encampment at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., on April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

Federal judge tosses Trump administration’s antisemitism suit against Harvard

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., speaks during the 4th annual Northeast Indiana Defense Summit at Purdue University Fort Wayne, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, in Fort Wayne, Ind. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Sen. Jim Banks: Chinese diesel giant Weichai belongs on Pentagon’s blacklist

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, visits the Secondary School named after the Hero of Russia Eduard Norpolov in Kurilsk on the Iturup Island, the largest of the Kuril Islands of Russia's fareast, on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Japan slams Putin’s visit to disputed Kuril Islands, occupied by the USSR during WWII

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times