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Public backlash explodes against mass surveillance cameras

A video surveillance camera hangs from the ceiling above a subway platform, Oct. 7, 2020, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

A new public safety battle is brewing in America that centers on AI-powered cameras discreetly installed on thousands of street corners, parks, parking lots, neighborhoods and drones buzzing overhead.

Hamilton, Jefferson and Trump: Historians see a founding-era playbook still at work

President Donald Trump speaks at Burning Hills Amphitheatre during the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library opening ceremony, Wednesday, July 1, 2026, in Medora, N.D. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

As the nation celebrates its 250th birthday, some historians say President Trump’s emphasis on states’ rights, national self-sufficiency, “America First” foreign policy and a revival of manufacturing harks back to the vision of America’s Founding Fathers.

President Donald Trump speaks at Burning Hills Amphitheatre during the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library opening ceremony, Wednesday, July 1, 2026, in Medora, N.D. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Hamilton, Jefferson and Trump: Historians see a founding-era playbook still at work

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Then-Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan leaves the federal courthouse after a hearing in Milwaukee on May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, File)

Judge who allowed illegal immigrant to escape ICE begs for no jail time, says she’s suffered enough

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A job seeker waits to talk to a recruiter at a job fair Aug. 28, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)

U.S. hiring cools in June with leisure, hospitality shedding jobs

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U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., takes part in the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (Sven Hoppe /dpa via AP) **FILE**

AOC jumps into Michigan Senate fight, backing El-Sayed over party establishment

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Ethics Committee says it doesn’t have sexual harassment settlement data that House resolution seeks

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

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U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., takes part in the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (Sven Hoppe /dpa via AP) **FILE**

AOC jumps into Michigan Senate fight, backing El-Sayed over party establishment

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Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., speaks as FBI Director Kash Patel appears before the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) **FILE**

Ethics Committee says it doesn’t have sexual harassment settlement data that House resolution seeks

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks before signing a presidential memo to the EPA on pollution control in vehicles, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, June 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump’s financial disclosures reveal windfall for the president

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In this Tuesday, April 23, 2019, file photo, refrigerators are shown for sale at a Home Depot store in Miami Lakes, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) ** FILE **

From refrigerators to rock ‘n’ roll — America marks 250 years of unsung inventions

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

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George Washington goes digital to tour U.S. aboard Trump’s ‘Freedom Trucks’

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China turns Russia’s drone war into a warning for U.S.

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U.S. Army soldiers operate their drone during a joint river-crossing exercise between South Korea and the United States as a part of the Freedom Shield military exercise in Yeoncheon, South Korea, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) ** FILE **

Pentagon moves to consolidate drone programs under single office

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Capt. Randy Cruz, the commander of the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, told an auditorium full of defense industry leadership last week that the lab he commands needs partners to help the military achieve what he called “decision superiority.” Washington 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.

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President Donald Trump waves to the crowd after speaking during the launch of a program known as Trump Accounts at Carnegie Mellon Auditorium, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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President Donald Trump speaks at the Burning Hills Amphitheater during the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library opening ceremony Wednesday, July 1, 2026, in Medora, N.D. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Trump hails Teddy Roosevelt’s legacy at opening of presidential library

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Tucker Carlson teases third political party: ‘I’m going to do everything I can to bring that about’

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A video surveillance camera hangs from the ceiling above a subway platform, Oct. 7, 2020, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Public backlash explodes against mass surveillance cameras

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In this Tuesday, April 23, 2019, file photo, refrigerators are shown for sale at a Home Depot store in Miami Lakes, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) ** FILE **

From refrigerators to rock ‘n’ roll — America marks 250 years of unsung inventions

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

A video surveillance camera hangs from the ceiling above a subway platform, Oct. 7, 2020, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Public backlash explodes against mass surveillance cameras

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Vanderbilt report on liberal bias in the humanities sparks outrage in higher education

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

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Tight security protocols to envelop America’s 250th celebration in D.C.

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Washington Monument will look like a birthday candle for America’s 250th

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

A job seeker waits to talk to a recruiter at a job fair Aug. 28, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)

U.S. hiring cools in June with leisure, hospitality shedding jobs

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In this Tuesday, April 23, 2019, file photo, refrigerators are shown for sale at a Home Depot store in Miami Lakes, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) ** FILE **

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The U.S. Capitol is seen at sunset, Thursday, June 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

U.S. Air Force major arrested at Capitol while demonstrating for Trump’s impeachment

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German prosecutors charge former Ukrainian officer with Nord Stream pipeline sabotage

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A major Russian attack kills at least 18 in Kyiv as Ukraine keeps striking Moscow’s oil sector

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Cash-strapped British military embarks on radical new course

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