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Biden’s lofty EV goals face big barriers as federal funds flow to new chargers

A motorist charges his electric vehicle at a Tesla Supercharger station in Detroit, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. New Jersey residents looking to buy or lease an electric vehicle won’t be able to get a government rebate — at least temporarily — because the state program has been so popular that it's already running out of money, officials said, Tuesday, April 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

The Biden administration can’t say how much progress, if any, it is making on a $5 billion federal initiative to build new EV chargers along America’s sprawling interstate highway system, according to several government agencies.

Stacked deck: Whistleblowers face long odds of prevailing against FBI’s top brass

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) building headquarters is seen in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

The FBI’s internal whistleblower protocols provide little to no recourse for bureau employees who flag wrongdoing and then suffer retaliation, according to a prominent lawyer for whistleblowers who said they typically end up battling an arduous administrative process that rarely results in their favor.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) building headquarters is seen in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

Stacked deck: Whistleblowers face long odds of prevailing against FBI’s top brass

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, center, leaves a fundraising picnic for Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, May 13, 2023, in Sioux Center, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Trump’s GOP rivals nudge primary voters to consider the promise of eight years vs. four

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

This photo, in New York, Thursday, May 18, 2023, shows the ChatGPT app on an iPhone. The free app started to become available on iPhones in the U.S. on Thursday and will later be coming to Android phones. Unlike the web version, you can also ask it questions using your voice. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Confidently incorrect: For ChatGPT, the truth isn’t always out there

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

The U.S. Capitol is seen through a window in the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, March 15, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

House GOP sells deal with Biden as restoring ‘fiscal sanity’ amid backlash from right

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

In this file photo, China's People's Liberation Army displays DF-26 ballistic missiles in a parade. Over just the past several months, major revelations about the extent of China's hypersonic weapons capabilities, its nuclear arms stockpile, and even the size of its navy have sparked concerns that Washington may not have a full window into exactly what its 21st-century rival has up its sleeve, or what may be under development deep inside the communist nation. (Associated Press/File)

China’s growing arsenal boosts risk of nuclear war, study says

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

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The U.S. Capitol is seen through a window in the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, March 15, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

House GOP sells deal with Biden as restoring ‘fiscal sanity’ amid backlash from right

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

In this file photo, China's People's Liberation Army displays DF-26 ballistic missiles in a parade. Over just the past several months, major revelations about the extent of China's hypersonic weapons capabilities, its nuclear arms stockpile, and even the size of its navy have sparked concerns that Washington may not have a full window into exactly what its 21st-century rival has up its sleeve, or what may be under development deep inside the communist nation. (Associated Press/File)

China’s growing arsenal boosts risk of nuclear war, study says

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

A North Korean flag flutters in North Korea's village Gijungdong as seen from an South Korea's observation post inside the demilitarized zone in Paju, South Korea during a media tour, March 3, 2023. The United States, its Western allies and experts shone a spotlight on the dire human rights situation and increasing repression in North Korea at a U.N. meeting Friday, March17, 2023 that China and Russia denounced as a politicized move likely to escalate tensions on the Korean peninsula. (Jeon Heon-Kyun/Pool Photo via AP, File)

North Korea’s Kim channels inner Trump as wall arises on border with supposed critical ally China

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Police respond to a shooting near the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk in Hollywood, Fla., Monday evening, May 29, 2023. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

9 injured in shooting near beach in Hollywood, Florida

By Terry Spencer - Associated Press

Illustration on media protection of Biden and the Democrats by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Commentary
Where are the Woodward and Bernsteins when we need them?

By Newt Gingrich

Illustration on taxing business by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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American businesses face two huge tax increases this year

By Gene Marks

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Pride month merchandise is displayed at a Target store Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Target is removing certain items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ+ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride month, after an intense backlash from some customers including violent confrontations with its workers. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Pride Month pushback: Conservatives target corporations over woke merch

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

This photo, in New York, Thursday, May 18, 2023, shows the ChatGPT app on an iPhone. The free app started to become available on iPhones in the U.S. on Thursday and will later be coming to Android phones. Unlike the web version, you can also ask it questions using your voice. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Confidently incorrect: For ChatGPT, the truth isn’t always out there

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

This undated photo provided by Ben Crump Law on Monday, April 17, 2023, shows Ralph Yarl, the teenager shot by a homeowner in Kansas City, Mo. (Ben Crump Law via AP)

Ralph Yarl walks at brain injury event weeks after getting shot in head for knocking on wrong door

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Kirk Cameron reads his illustrated children's book "Pride Comes Before The Fall," published by Brave Books, at the Seattle Public Library on May 27, 2023. Photo courtesy Amplifi Agency.

Kirk Cameron’s book on dangers of ‘pride’: ‘It’s not anti-gay, it’s pro-humility’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) building headquarters is seen in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

Stacked deck: Whistleblowers face long odds of prevailing against FBI’s top brass

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a political roundtable, Friday, May 19, 2023, in Bedford, N.H. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Ron DeSantis trashes McCarthy-Biden debt limit deal, says it puts U.S. ‘careening toward bankruptcy’

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

The U.S. Capitol is seen through a window in the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, March 15, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

House GOP sells deal with Biden as restoring ‘fiscal sanity’ amid backlash from right

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks during a Senate Appropriations hearing on the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Sen. Lindsey Graham calls Russian arrest warrant over Ukraine comments ‘a badge of honor’

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

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Dr. Mohsin Ansari is the president of the Islamic Circle of North America. (Photo courtesy of ICNA, used with permission)

Gen Z, millennials say shifting norms make marriage less appealing, survey shows

A Bible sits open as Pastor Rick Mannon stands at the pulpit at Calvary Assembly of God in Wilson, Wis., Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. Mannon's church is an outpost in the culture wars tearing at America, and a haven for people who feel shoved aside by a changing nation. Homosexuality is seen as dangerous here. Abortion is evil. The specter of one-world government looms. &quot;If Christians don't get involved in politics, then we shouldn't have a say,&quot; Mannon says. &quot;We can't just let evil win.&quot; (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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America, the faithless: Only half in nation now certain God exists

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw (22) plays ball with his daughter before the start of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres Sunday, May 14, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Allison Dinner)

Dodgers relaunch Christian Faith Day amid Catholic backlash over drag-queen nuns

Attendees wave placards during a rally to protest the one-year anniversary of Colorado's abortion law, the Reproductive Health Equity Act, on April 4, 2023, outside the State Capitol in downtown Denver. After Colorado’s Democratic governor signed a bill Friday, April 14, outlawing what experts consider unproven treatments to “reverse” medical abortions, a federal judge temporarily halted enforcement following a lawsuit from a religious clinic. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) **FILE**

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In this Tuesday, March 13, 2018 photo, voters cast their ballots in Illinois primary elections at the city's new early voting super site in downtown Chicago. In Illinois, attempts by hackers in the summer of 2016 to alter voter registration information were ultimately unsuccessful, although voter data was viewed. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

How did hundreds of noncitizens end up on Chicago’s voter rolls?

This photo, in New York, Thursday, May 18, 2023, shows the ChatGPT app on an iPhone. The free app started to become available on iPhones in the U.S. on Thursday and will later be coming to Android phones. Unlike the web version, you can also ask it questions using your voice. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Confidently incorrect: For ChatGPT, the truth isn’t always out there

A North Korean flag flutters in North Korea's village Gijungdong as seen from an South Korea's observation post inside the demilitarized zone in Paju, South Korea during a media tour, March 3, 2023. The United States, its Western allies and experts shone a spotlight on the dire human rights situation and increasing repression in North Korea at a U.N. meeting Friday, March17, 2023 that China and Russia denounced as a politicized move likely to escalate tensions on the Korean peninsula. (Jeon Heon-Kyun/Pool Photo via AP, File)

North Korea’s Kim channels inner Trump as wall arises on border with supposed critical ally China

Sailors and military personnel disembark the USS Wasp aircraft carrier after docking on the Hudson River during fleet week, Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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In this Tuesday, March 13, 2018 photo, voters cast their ballots in Illinois primary elections at the city's new early voting super site in downtown Chicago. In Illinois, attempts by hackers in the summer of 2016 to alter voter registration information were ultimately unsuccessful, although voter data was viewed. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

How did hundreds of noncitizens end up on Chicago’s voter rolls?

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Police respond to a shooting near the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk in Hollywood, Fla., Monday evening, May 29, 2023. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

9 injured in shooting near beach in Hollywood, Florida

By Terry Spencer - Associated Press

Elizabeth Holmes, then the CEO of Theranos, speaks at the Fortune Global Forum on Nov. 2, 2015, in San Francisco. As Holmes prepares to report to prison next week, the criminal case that laid bare the blood-testing scam at the heart of her Theranos startup is entering its final phase. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

The day has arrived for Elizabeth Holmes to report to a Texas prison

By Michael Liedtke - Associated Press

Activists demonstrate as the Supreme Court hears oral arguments on a pair of cases that could decide the future of affirmative action in college admissions, in Washington, Oct. 31, 2022. As the Supreme Court decides the fate of affirmative action, most Americans say the court should allow consideration of race as part of the admissions process, yet few believe students' race should play a significant role in decisions. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Most in U.S. say don’t ban race in college admissions, but its role should be small: AP-NORC poll

By Collin Binkley and Emily Swanson - Associated Press

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Emergency workers extinguish a fire in a parked car, caused by falling debris from the latest aerial Russian attack in the Pecherskyi district of Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Roman Hrytsyna)

Russia says drones damage Moscow buildings in pre-dawn attack, blames Ukraine

By Susie Blann and Joanna Kozlowska - Associated Press

Community group members hold their machetes in Delmas district as they support the "Bwa Kale" movement, an initiative to fight gangs seeking to take control of their neighborhood in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sunday, May 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

Haitian vigilantes kill 160 gang members, halt kidnappings in past month: Report

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

In this file photo, China's People's Liberation Army displays DF-26 ballistic missiles in a parade. Over just the past several months, major revelations about the extent of China's hypersonic weapons capabilities, its nuclear arms stockpile, and even the size of its navy have sparked concerns that Washington may not have a full window into exactly what its 21st-century rival has up its sleeve, or what may be under development deep inside the communist nation. (Associated Press/File)

China’s growing arsenal boosts risk of nuclear war, study says

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

A North Korean flag flutters in North Korea's village Gijungdong as seen from an South Korea's observation post inside the demilitarized zone in Paju, South Korea during a media tour, March 3, 2023. The United States, its Western allies and experts shone a spotlight on the dire human rights situation and increasing repression in North Korea at a U.N. meeting Friday, March17, 2023 that China and Russia denounced as a politicized move likely to escalate tensions on the Korean peninsula. (Jeon Heon-Kyun/Pool Photo via AP, File)

North Korea’s Kim channels inner Trump as wall arises on border with supposed critical ally China

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

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Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter J.D. Martinez (28) celebrates after his three-run home run with Will Smith (16) during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals in Los Angeles, Monday, May 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)

Martinez, Freeman power Dodgers’ big inning in 6-1 win over Nationals

By Greg Beacham - Associated Press

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra gestures during the second half in Game 7 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals against the Boston Celtics Monday, May 29, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa )

The NBA Finals are set: It’s the Heat and the Nuggets for the Larry O’Brien Trophy

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Vegas Golden Knights center William Karlsson (71) celebrates with right wing Michael Amadio (22) after Karlsson's goal during the third period of Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Western Conference finals against the Dallas Stars, Monday, May 29, 2023, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)

Golden Knights advance to 2nd Stanley Cup Final after Game 6 win over Stars

By Stephen Hawkins - Associated Press

Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown, left, and Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler, center, grapple for the ball along with forward Caleb Martin during the first half in Game 7 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals Monday, May 29, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Caleb Martin helps Heat to 103-84 Game 7 win over Celtics and spot in NBA Finals

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Illustration on the secrecy of the Biden administration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Biden’s axis of secrecy: Control the narrative, cling to power

By David N. Bossie

Illustration on media protection of Biden and the Democrats by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Where are the Woodward and Bernsteins when we need them?

By Newt Gingrich

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Beyond terrorists and ransomware: Contrary to popular culture, hacking isn’t cool — it’s a crime

By Peter J. Pitts

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FISA: Mend it or end it

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A broken promise: Abandonment of Americans in Ukraine

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A North Korean flag flutters in North Korea's village Gijungdong as seen from an South Korea's observation post inside the demilitarized zone in Paju, South Korea during a media tour, March 3, 2023. The United States, its Western allies and experts shone a spotlight on the dire human rights situation and increasing repression in North Korea at a U.N. meeting Friday, March17, 2023 that China and Russia denounced as a politicized move likely to escalate tensions on the Korean peninsula. (Jeon Heon-Kyun/Pool Photo via AP, File)

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Police respond to a shooting near the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk in Hollywood, Fla., Monday evening, May 29, 2023. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

9 injured in shooting near beach in Hollywood, Florida

By Terry Spencer - Associated Press

Pride month merchandise is displayed at a Target store Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Target is removing certain items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ+ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride month, after an intense backlash from some customers including violent confrontations with its workers. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Pride Month pushback: Conservatives target corporations over woke merch

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Emergency workers extinguish a fire in a parked car, caused by falling debris from the latest aerial Russian attack in the Pecherskyi district of Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Roman Hrytsyna)

Russia says drones damage Moscow buildings in pre-dawn attack, blames Ukraine

By Susie Blann and Joanna Kozlowska - Associated Press

Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton, R-McKinney, wife of impeached state Attorney General Ken Paxton, sits in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, Monday, May 29, 2023. The historic impeachment of Paxton is plunging Republicans into a bruising fight over whether to banish one of their own in America's biggest red state. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Ken Paxton impeachment trial jury could include his wife

By Paul J. Weber and Acacia Coronado - Associated Press

A Long March rocket carrying a crew of Chinese astronauts in a Shenzhou-16 spaceship lifts off at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China, Tuesday, May 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

China launches new crew for space station, with eye to putting astronauts on moon before 2030

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In this Tuesday, March 13, 2018 photo, voters cast their ballots in Illinois primary elections at the city's new early voting super site in downtown Chicago. In Illinois, attempts by hackers in the summer of 2016 to alter voter registration information were ultimately unsuccessful, although voter data was viewed. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

How did hundreds of noncitizens end up on Chicago’s voter rolls?

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a political roundtable, Friday, May 19, 2023, in Bedford, N.H. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Ron DeSantis trashes McCarthy-Biden debt limit deal, says it puts U.S. ‘careening toward bankruptcy’

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, center, leaves a fundraising picnic for Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, May 13, 2023, in Sioux Center, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Trump’s GOP rivals nudge primary voters to consider the promise of eight years vs. four

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Washington Nationals starting pitcher MacKenzie Gore throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Washington, Tuesday, May 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

MacKenzie Gore, Nationals focusing on efficiency for emerging pitcher

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Gender-neutral bathroom sign from U.S. Department of the Interior memo implementing gender nonbinary facilities.

Potty politics: Federal wildlife refuges ordered to build ‘all-gender’ bathrooms

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 18, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

MTG urges GOP lawmakers to follow through on contempt, impeachment threats against Biden officials

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Former President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign rally on Nov. 5, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ** FILE **

Top of the Times: Russia bans 500 Americans from entering the country

Climate activists of the youth-led organization Auroras march in Stockholm, Sweden, Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. A crane-operated camera was used to strike climate activists (not pictured) who interrupted a celebrity dance competition finale in Sweden on Friday. Writing on banner reads in Swedish &quot;Now we sue the State&quot; (Christine Ohlsson/TT News Agency via AP)

Climate activists rammed by camera while intruding on Swedish dance show

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Mage (8), with Javier Castellano aboard, wins the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Horse racing authority calls for emergency summit with Churchill Downs in wake of 12 deaths

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Officials update to media, residents and onlookers after a partial building collapse on the 300 block of Main Street, Sunday, May 28, 2023, in Davenport, Iowa. (Nikos Frazier/Quad City Times via AP)

No deaths reported after rescuers rush to save residents from Iowa building collapse, officials say

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Community group members hold their machetes in Delmas district as they support the "Bwa Kale" movement, an initiative to fight gangs seeking to take control of their neighborhood in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sunday, May 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

Haitian vigilantes kill 160 gang members, halt kidnappings in past month: Report

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks during a Senate Appropriations hearing on the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Sen. Lindsey Graham calls Russian arrest warrant over Ukraine comments ‘a badge of honor’

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

A person uses a smartphone in Chicago, Sept. 16, 2017. (AP Photo, File)

Online daters say being ‘zombied’ is now scarier than ‘ghosting’

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

A villager sits on the shore of a lake in Haripur village in Ambikapur district, Chhattisgarh state, India, Monday, March 20, 2023. Health inequities aren't unique to India, but the sheer scale of its population means that fragile systems are severely stretched. For the poor, this can have devastating consequences. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) ** FILE **

Indian official drains dam to find phone he dropped taking selfie

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times