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Trump says Iran must make a deal or U.S. will ‘go back and finish it’

President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Trump on Wednesday said Iran is running on “fumes” and will be forced to make a peace deal with the U.S. before its economy completely crumbles.

Trump-endorsed Paxton knocks out Cornyn in heated Texas Senate runoff

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, center right, speaks alongside, from left, daughter Danley Cornyn, wife Sandy Cornyn and daughter Haley Cornyn, during a primary runoff election night event after losing the Republican party's nomination Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Austin. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

By Susan Ferrechio and Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton easily defeated four-term incumbent Sen. John Cornyn on Tuesday in a vicious and expensive runoff election punctuated by a last-minute endorsement from President Trump.

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, center right, speaks alongside, from left, daughter Danley Cornyn, wife Sandy Cornyn and daughter Haley Cornyn, during a primary runoff election night event after losing the Republican party's nomination Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Austin. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Trump-endorsed Paxton knocks out Cornyn in heated Texas Senate runoff

By Susan Ferrechio and Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Federal immigration agents walk through Terminal 5 at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in the Queens borough of New York, Monday, March 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy) ** FILE **

DHS floats plan to block international flights into sanctuary cities

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A ferry sails past the Opera House in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, April 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft) ** FILE **

Show canceled after nearly 90 drones crash in Australia

By Juliet La Sala - The Washington Times

Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, speaks to voting rights activists outside the Supreme Court in Washington, early Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, as the justices prepare to take up a major Republican-led challenge to the Voting Rights Act, the centerpiece legislation of the Civil Rights Movement. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Al Green loses to fellow Rep. Christian Menefee in Texas congressional runoff

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Attorney General Pam Bondi listens during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Pam Bondi appointed to AI panel as thyroid cancer diagnosis revealed

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

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Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, speaks to voting rights activists outside the Supreme Court in Washington, early Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, as the justices prepare to take up a major Republican-led challenge to the Voting Rights Act, the centerpiece legislation of the Civil Rights Movement. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Al Green loses to fellow Rep. Christian Menefee in Texas congressional runoff

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Attorney General Pam Bondi listens during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Pam Bondi appointed to AI panel as thyroid cancer diagnosis revealed

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

Christopher Au, 19, dishes out ice cream at a J.P. Licks in Boston’s Beacon Hill neighborhood on Thrusday, May 25, 2023. Au, who has worked at the shop for the past few months, said that having a job helps him be more independent and not to have to rely on his parents too much for spending money. Teens willing to work hold even more sway these days, thanks to one of the tightest job markets in decades. (AP Photo/Steve LeBlanc)

Number of teens working summer jobs to hit 8-decade low 39 minutes ago

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Former President Joe Biden speaks to the South Carolina Democratic Party, Feb. 27, 2026, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley, File)

Biden sues DOJ over releasing files related to classified information probe

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

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Americans whining over gas prices illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Americans whining over gas prices ignore Iran’s greater threat

By Cal Thomas

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh speaks during his swearing-in in the East Room of the White House, Friday, May 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Kevin Warsh’s Fed Kabuki dance

By Peter Morici

Debunking Gaza genocide illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

ICC prosecutor Khan undercuts Gaza genocide narrative against Israel

By Joan Leslie McGill

The Smithsonian Institution's Smithsonian Castle is seen at the National Mall in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. The Smithsonian Institution is working to establish its first international museum outpost in London as the city redevelops its Olympic park. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Let Democrats kill the women’s history museum

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China steel illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

America won’t forge its future with Chinese steel

By Brandon Farris

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Actor Matthew Perry arrives at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sept. 23, 2012. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Matthew Perry’s assistant to be sentenced for injecting fatal dose of ketamine to ‘Friends’ actor

By Juliet La Sala - The Washington Times

An abortion-rights activist holds a box of mifepristone pills as demonstrators from both anti-abortion and abortion-rights groups rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington, March 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)

‘Wild West’: 81% of online abortion companies violate FDA’s 10-week gestational limit

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department, May 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Southern Poverty Law Center argues DOJ case is vindictive prosecution, asks judge to toss indictment

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

This image released by CBS shows host Stephen Colbert during the final episode of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" in New York on Thursday, May 21, 2026. (Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via AP)

CBS takes down copyright notices over Stephen Colbert’s hosting a public access show

By Juliet La Sala - The Washington Times

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The South Korean-operated vessel HMM Namu is docked after being damaged by a fire following an explosion in the Strait of Hormuz, at a port in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday, May 8, 2026. (Kim Sang-hun/Yonhap via AP) ** FILE **

South Korea says Iranian missile likely hit cargo ship docked in the UAE

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

The J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building is seen in Washington, March 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

FBI: American who worked for Chinese state media is an illegal foreign agent

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to reporters on board his plane at Jaipur International Airport in Jaipur, India, Tuesday, May 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Pool)

U.S. strikes, vows of retaliation rattle Iran talks while negotiators keep working

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Women gather around a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei during a ceremony honoring the armed forces and those killed in the war with Israel and the U.S. at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

‘Death to America’: Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei denounces U.S. influence in Middle East

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

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President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, May 21, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump, 79, boasts that he passed his annual physical exam ‘perfectly’

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

The U.S. Capitol is seen as cars drive on Pennsylvania Avenue, during rush hour, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump’s GOP feuds threaten his legislative agenda

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump walks down the stairs of Air Force One upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Friday, Nov. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

Trump nixes plans for Cabinet meeting at Camp David

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump greets South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, center, at the White House, May 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Trump administration raises U.S. refugee cap, but only for white South Africans

By Rebecca Santana and Seung Min Kim - Associated Press

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President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump says Iran must make a deal or U.S. will ‘go back and finish it’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Attorney General Pam Bondi listens during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Pam Bondi appointed to AI panel as thyroid cancer diagnosis revealed

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

Federal immigration agents walk through Terminal 5 at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in the Queens borough of New York, Monday, March 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy) ** FILE **

DHS floats plan to block international flights into sanctuary cities

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, speaks to voting rights activists outside the Supreme Court in Washington, early Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, as the justices prepare to take up a major Republican-led challenge to the Voting Rights Act, the centerpiece legislation of the Civil Rights Movement. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Al Green loses to fellow Rep. Christian Menefee in Texas congressional runoff

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

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Then-Surgeon General Vivek Murthy speaks during an Archewell Foundation panel discussion in New York City, Oct. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

America hasn’t had a surgeon general for 18 months — and does anyone care?

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Demonstrators rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court as justices hear oral arguments on whether President Donald Trump can deny citizenship to children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner) ** FILE **

More than a dozen Supreme Court rulings to watch for this term

By Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent is seen in Park Ridge, Ill., Sept. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)

‘Worst client’: ICE has become a major headache for the Justice Department

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A speed camera sits in the center median along Bladensburg Road in Northeast, Washington, D.C., Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times) **FILE **

D.C.’s most-ticketed drivers not targeted by police, traffic officials to remove them from road

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

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This rendering shows Astrolab’s CLV-1 rover on the lunar surface. NASA selected Astrolab as one of two providers of a crewed lunar rover for the Artemis program. Credit: Astrolab

NASA contracts two companies to build lunar rovers for moon base

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

The seal for the Federal Bureau of Prisons is seen at the Federal Bureau of Prisons headquarters in Washington, Oct. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Bureau of Prisons’ employees misusing badges to buy guns, says inspector general in audit

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks at an event at the National Governors Association Winter Meeting, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert) ** FILE **

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signs law to charge fewer juveniles as adults

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Christopher Au, 19, dishes out ice cream at a J.P. Licks in Boston’s Beacon Hill neighborhood on Thrusday, May 25, 2023. Au, who has worked at the shop for the past few months, said that having a job helps him be more independent and not to have to rely on his parents too much for spending money. Teens willing to work hold even more sway these days, thanks to one of the tightest job markets in decades. (AP Photo/Steve LeBlanc)

Number of teens working summer jobs to hit 8-decade low 39 minutes ago

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

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A ferry sails past the Opera House in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, April 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft) ** FILE **

Show canceled after nearly 90 drones crash in Australia

By Juliet La Sala - The Washington Times

1988 portrait of RAF (Red Army Faction) member Daniela Klette, handed out by German police in 1993. A former member of the disbanded left-wing militant Red Army Faction group has been arrested after more than 30 years on the run, German authorities said Tuesday, Feb. 27. 2024. (AP Photo) **FILE**

Former German terrorist sentenced to 13 years on robbery charges

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Two men sit in a small boat on the water as a mix of bulk carriers, cargo ships, and service vessels line the horizon in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, April 27, 2026.(Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)

Iran says pending framework deal with U.S. would reopen Strait of Hormuz

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Army Gen. Xavier T. Brunson testifies during an Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill, Sept. 17, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

South Korea raises volume on defense autonomy, defies Trump on nuclear sub build in local shipyards

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

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A visitor and his son walk along the National Mall near the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) **FILE**

National Mall to host World Cup Fan Zone as part of America 250 celebrations

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

A general view of Arrowhead Stadium as it is rebranded as Kansas City Stadium, Monday, May 11, 2026, ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup soccer matches in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Face-lifts for FIFA: Stadiums refitted to satisfy strict specs for World Cup

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

Washington Commanders first-round draft pick linebacker Sonny Styles, center, stands with head coach Dan Quinn, left, and general manager Adam Peters, right, after a news conference at the team's NFL practice facility Friday, April 24, 2026, in Ashburn, Va. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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Millennials and Gen Z arrogance needs a history lesson

By Everett Piper

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Conservatives rally against right-wing podcasters fueling antisemitism

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U.S. strikes, vows of retaliation rattle Iran talks while negotiators keep working

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Southern Poverty Law Center argues DOJ case is vindictive prosecution, asks judge to toss indictment

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Two semi-automatic pistols are displayed for a photograph, one with a conversion device installed making it fully automatic, at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), National Services Center, Thursday, March 2, 2023, in Martinsburg, W.Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

NRA readies lawsuit against Maryland’s new ‘Glock ban’

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Virginia prosecutors refuse to enforce new gun ban

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Federal court blocks Alabama Republicans’ congressional map

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Trump-endorsed Paxton knocks out Cornyn in heated Texas Senate runoff

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Trump nixes plans for Cabinet meeting at Camp David

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Seattle residents block roads after shootings tied to prostitution rings

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Supreme Court refuses Florida’s complaint against states that issue truck licenses to migrants

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Chicago records least deadly Memorial Day weekend in over 15 years

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Trump, 79, boasts that he passed his annual physical exam ‘perfectly’

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