Washington Times - Politics, Breaking News, US and World News

Trump says he’s been indicted, summoned to appear at the federal courthouse in Miami on Tuesday

Former President Donald Trump speaks with supporters at the Westside Conservative Breakfast, June 1, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

By Tom Howell Jr. and Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump said Thursday that he’s been indicted over the case involving sensitive documents found at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.

Sales for masks, air filters surge in wake of Canadian fires

A street vendor displays face masks for sale in the Chinatown neighborhood of Manhattan, Thursday, June 8, 2023. Air pollution from Canadian wildfires are cloaking the northeastern U.S. for a second day. With weather systems expected to hardly budge, the smoky blanket billowing across the U.S. and Canada could possibly persist into the weekend. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Shoppers are scrambling to get their hands on air filters and heavy-duty masks since smoke from rampant Canadian wildfires has created some of the worst air conditions on record in the Northeastern U.S.

A street vendor displays face masks for sale in the Chinatown neighborhood of Manhattan, Thursday, June 8, 2023. Air pollution from Canadian wildfires are cloaking the northeastern U.S. for a second day. With weather systems expected to hardly budge, the smoky blanket billowing across the U.S. and Canada could possibly persist into the weekend. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Sales for masks, air filters surge in wake of Canadian fires

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Ellen Booth, 57, studies at her kitchen table to become a certified medical coder as her cat, Juji, sits on a bed behind her in Coventry, R.I., Monday, May 17, 2021. When the restaurant she worked for closed last year, Booth said it gave her &quot;the kick I needed.&quot; She started a year-long class to learn to be a medical coder. When her unemployment benefits ran out two months ago, she started drawing on her retirement funds. Booth hopes to pass her upcoming exam and soon hit the job market. (AP Photo/David Goldman) **FILE**

Side hustles, ‘unretiring’ on the rise as workers confront inflation

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Subscriber-only

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference, Thursday, May 25, 2023, in Richmond, California. Newsom updated his plan for the state to move away from fossil fuels. State regulators say California is unlikely to have an electricity shortage this summer. (AP Photo/Adam Beam)

California governor calls for U.S. constitutional amendment on gun control

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this June 29, 2020, file photo, the Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ** FILE **

Supreme Court: Alabama violated Voting Rights Act by drawing only one Black congressional district

By Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 4, 2021, file photo Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is sworn into office, inside the Montana State Capitol in Helena, Mont. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP, File)

Montana sues nonprofit over ESG investing to claw back taxpayer funds

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

SPONSORED CONTENT

How To Entirely Empty Your Bowels Every Morning - Top Surgeon Explains How

Happening Now

In this June 29, 2020, file photo, the Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ** FILE **

Supreme Court: Alabama violated Voting Rights Act by drawing only one Black congressional district

By Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times 52 minutes ago

In this Jan. 4, 2021, file photo Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is sworn into office, inside the Montana State Capitol in Helena, Mont. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP, File)

Montana sues nonprofit over ESG investing to claw back taxpayer funds

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks to local residents during a meet and greet, May 23, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. The Department of Justice has informed former Vice President Mike Pence’s legal team that it won't pursue criminal charges related to the discovery of classified documents at his Indiana home. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Pence hopes DOJ uses ‘very high threshold’ when considering indicting Trump

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden listens as British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden, Sunak address crises at home as they meet at White House

By Jeff Mordock and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Democrats' indiscriminate racist charges against Republicans Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Commentary
To Democrats and media, even Black Republicans are racist

By Tim Murtaugh

Illustration on electric vehicle supporters and Toyota by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Commentary
Smug environmentalists’ effort to oust Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda

By David Keene

Culture View all

A bottle of Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey is displayed next to a Bad Spaniels dog toy in Arlington, Va., Nov. 20, 2022. The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that a dog toy mimicking the famous Jack Daniel’s whiskey bottle might have infringed — and damaged — the beverage company’s trademark. (AP Photo/Jessica Gresko) **FILE**

Supreme Court sides with Jack Daniel’s in trademark dispute with dog poop toy

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 3, 2020, file photo, students keep social distance as they walk to their classroom in Highwood, Ill., part of the North Shore school district. A Waynesboro, Tennessee, high school (not pictured) has some parents up in arms after they discovered their children were made to do physical labor to make up for missed classes. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Tennessee high school makes students do physical labor to make up classes

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

The Twitter splash page is seen on a digital device, Monday, April 25, 2022, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) **FILE**

Musk mulls revamping block function on Twitter

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

This image from Washington Metropolitan Police Department body-worn video, released and annotated by the Justice Department in the statement of facts supporting an arrest warrant for Jay James Johnston, shows Johnston, circled in yellow, at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. Johnston, the actor known for his roles on the comedy television shows "Bob's Burgers" and "Mr. Show with Bob and David" has been arrested on charges that he joined a mob of Donald Trump supporters in confronting police officers during the U.S. Capitol riot. (Justice Department via AP)

Actor Jay Johnston, known for ‘Bob’s Burgers’ character, arrested on Capitol riot charges

By Michael Kunzelman - Associated Press

Politics View all

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., takes her seat during the House Oversight and Accountability Committee's hearing about Congressional oversight of Washington, D.C., Wednesday, March 29, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Lawmaker reveals details of Burisma-Biden bribe allegation in secret FBI document

By Susan Ferrechio and Kerry Picket - The Washington Times 15 minutes ago

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif. speaks to reporters outside his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

GOP agenda’s momentum threatened as Republican hardliners upset with McCarthy-Biden debt limit deal

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 4, 2021, file photo Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is sworn into office, inside the Montana State Capitol in Helena, Mont. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP, File)

Montana sues nonprofit over ESG investing to claw back taxpayer funds

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump speaks as he announces a third run for President, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Nov. 15, 2022. Trump and his aides are bracing for a potential indictment in the classified documents investigation as prosecutors handling the probe were spotted at a Miami courthouse where a grand jury has been hearing from witnesses. Trump's lawyers have been told that he is a target of the investigation, the clearest indication yet that criminal charges could be coming soon, according to one person familiar with the matter. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

Trump gets the ‘main event’ treatment from 2024 rivals

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Higher Ground View all

In a white cap and gown a graduating senior walks to the graduation ceremonies at Paradise High School in Paradise, Calif., Thursday, June 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Commentary
South Carolina high school valedictorian skips benign graduation speech, stresses Christian faith

The Rev. Pat Robertson poses a question to a Republican presidential candidate during a forum at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Va., Oct. 23, 2015. Robertson, a religious broadcaster who turned a tiny Virginia station into the global Christian Broadcasting Network, tried a run for president and helped make religion central to Republican Party politics in America through his Christian Coalition, has died. He was 93. Robertson's death Thursday, June 8, 2023, was announced by his broadcasting network. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Televangelist Pat Robertson, ex-presidential candidate and founder of Regent University, dies at 93

Students and others at Asbury University pray with arms extended during a continuous worship meeting that began Feb. 8 and is ongoing at the Christian school in Wilmore, Kentucky. The town of 6,000 has had its population swell with visitors seeking a spiritual experience there. (Photo by Josh Sadlon/Focus on the Family; used with permission.)

Commentary
Christian revivals are sweeping the country: Here’s how to spread the flame

The Chosen (Courtesy of Angel Studios)

Not your granny’s Bible epic, ‘The Chosen’ casts a wide net in telling Jesus’ story

Dive Deeper View all

Central Maine Power utility lines are seen on Oct. 6, 2021, in Pownal, Maine. It’s one of President Joe Biden’s thorniest challenges as he pursues ambitious reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. If he can't streamline the permitting process for power plants, transmission lines and other projects, the country is unlikely to have the infrastructure needed for a future powered by carbon-free electricity. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Hasty rollouts lead to rolling blackouts; hot, dark summer on horizon if renewable energy fails

Washington Metropolitan Police investigate near the Supreme Court and Capitol after reports of a suspicious vehicle in which two men and a woman were detained with guns, in Washington, Oct. 19, 2022. The head of the D.C. Council said Monday, March 6, 2023, that he is withdrawing the capital city’s new criminal code from consideration, just before a U.S. Senate vote that seemed likely to overturn the measure. But it's unclear if the action will prevent the vote or spare President Joe Biden a politically charged decision on whether to endorse the congressional action. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Subscriber-only
D.C. reaches 100 homicides at earliest date in 20 years

A line of unsold 2018 Cooper Clubmen sit in a long row at a Mini dealership, March 30, 2018, in Highlands Ranch, Colo. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are pushing to keep AM radio in the nation's cars. A bipartisan group in Congress on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, introduced the “AM for Every Vehicle Act." The bill calls on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to require automakers to keep AM radio in new cars at no additional cost. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Subscriber-only
Congress fights for the life of AM radio in rare scene of bipartisanship

US Secretary of Defense, Lloyd J. Austin, arrives for the opening dinner for the 20th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's annual defense and security forum, in Singapore, Friday, June 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Subscriber-only
New Cold War? U.S., China defense chiefs square off in Singapore

National View all

Interior Secretary nominee James Watt, a Reagan nominee on talks on Dec. 23, 1980 in Washington. Reagan administration Interior Secretary James Watt has died at age 85. Reagan administration Interior Secretary James Watt has died at age 85. Watt died in Arizona on May 27, 2023, son Eric Watt said in a statement Thursday, June 8. (AP Photo/Taylor, File)

James Watt, sharp-tongued and pro-development Interior secretary under Reagan, dies at 85

By Mead Gruver - Associated Press

Ambulance. File image credit Chris D swabb via Shutterstock.

Baby shot by older brother while alone inside Detroit home

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Gift cards sit on display for sale at a retail store in Dallas, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. (AP Photo/LM Otero) ** FILE **

Massachusetts teen charged with trying to use gift cards to raise funds for ISIS

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

A bottle of Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey is displayed next to a Bad Spaniels dog toy in Arlington, Va., Nov. 20, 2022. The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that a dog toy mimicking the famous Jack Daniel’s whiskey bottle might have infringed — and damaged — the beverage company’s trademark. (AP Photo/Jessica Gresko) **FILE**

Supreme Court sides with Jack Daniel’s in trademark dispute with dog poop toy

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

World View all

In this photo provided by U.S. Navy, the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Missouri (SSN 780) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a scheduled deployment in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility, Sept. 1, 2021. Australia will purchase U.S.-manufactured, Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarines to modernize its fleet, a European official and a person familiar with the matter said Thursday, March 9, 2023, amid growing concerns about China's influence in the Indo-Pacific region. (Amanda R. Gray/U.S. Navy via AP, File)

Navy at risk of losing submarine edge to advanced undersea defenses by China and Russia

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Pentagon spokesman U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder speaks during a media briefing at the Pentagon, Thursday, June 8, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Pentagon denies report that China setting up spy station in Cuba

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

A makeshift altar in honor of migrants who died in a dormitory fire at an immigration detention center that killed more than three dozen people, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, April 20, 2023. Mexico prosecutor's office said, Thursday, June 8, 2023, in a statement, that a federal judge has charged another Venezuelan migrant for his alleged role in the March blaze at the detention center. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez, File)

Mexico charges migrant in detention center fire that killed 40

Associated Press

Then-NATO SecretaryGeneral Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks during a press conference at the start of a NATO summit at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Wales, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) ** FILE **

Some nations could send troops to defend Ukraine, says ex-NATO chief

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Sports View all

Washington Commanders cornerback Emmanuel Forbes Jr. walks to the field during an NFL football practice at the team's training facility in Ashburn, Va., Tuesday, June 6, 2023.(AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

Benjamin St-Juste? Quan Martin? Commanders sorting through slot options on defense

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Baltimore Orioles' Gunnar Henderson hits a two-run home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers Thursday, June 8, 2023, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Henderson homers as Orioles rally to defeat Brewers, avoid sweep

By Steve Megargee - Associated Press

Tapit Trice trains ahead of the Belmont Stakes horse race, Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

With Arcangelo, Jena Antonucci to become the 11th female trainer to have a horse in Belmont Stakes

By Tom Canavan - Associated Press

Washington Wizards coach Wes Unseld Jr. gestures during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Miami Heat, Friday, April 7, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) **FILE**

New Wizards president says team will win, just isn’t sure when

By Rich Dubroff - Associated Press

Sponsored Content View all

From the Special Sections Department

Connecting and competing: An insider's guide to Infrastructure in 2023

Connecting and competing: An insider's guide to Infrastructure in 2023

From the Special Sections Department

Celebrating 70 Years: The United States & South Korea Alliance

Celebrating 70 Years: The United States & South Korea Alliance

From the Special Sections Department

Energy & Environment: An exploration of American sources, security & sustainability

Energy & Environment: An exploration of American sources, security & sustainability

From the Special Sections Department

ESG Investments: Prudent or Perilously Political?

ESG Investments: Prudent or Perilously Political?

Opinion

Democrats' indiscriminate racist charges against Republicans Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

To Democrats and media, even Black Republicans are racist

By Tim Murtaugh

Illustration on electric vehicle supporters and Toyota by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Smug environmentalists’ effort to oust Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda

By David Keene

Illustration on entitlement programs and debt by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Entitlements and the national debt

By Yuri Yarim-Agaev

Illustration on Biden scandals and China by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Biden family’s China business schemes endanger national security

By Jed Babbin

A booth with information about health insurance on display during Gay Days Expo, Friday, June 2, 2023, in Orlando, Fla. LGBTQ people are flocking to central Florida this weekend to go on theme park rides, mingle with costumed performers, dance at all-night parties and lounge poolside at hotels during Gay Days, (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Gays are killing Christianity

By Tim Constantine

More Stories

Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks to local residents during a meet and greet, May 23, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. The Department of Justice has informed former Vice President Mike Pence’s legal team that it won't pursue criminal charges related to the discovery of classified documents at his Indiana home. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Pence hopes DOJ uses ‘very high threshold’ when considering indicting Trump

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden listens as British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden, Sunak address crises at home as they meet at White House

By Jeff Mordock and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FIFA President Gianni Infantino meets the media at the FIFA World Cup closing press conference in Doha, Qatar, Friday, Dec. 16, 2022.. An advertising regulator says FIFA made false claims about last year's World Cup in Qatar being carbon neutral. The Swiss Commission for Fairness says FIFA was “not able to provide proof that the claims were accurate.” (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

Budweiser brewer renews with FIFA to 2026 despite World Cup stadium beer ban in Qatar

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump speaks as he announces a third run for President, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Nov. 15, 2022. Trump and his aides are bracing for a potential indictment in the classified documents investigation as prosecutors handling the probe were spotted at a Miami courthouse where a grand jury has been hearing from witnesses. Trump's lawyers have been told that he is a target of the investigation, the clearest indication yet that criminal charges could be coming soon, according to one person familiar with the matter. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

Trump gets the ‘main event’ treatment from 2024 rivals

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Then-NATO SecretaryGeneral Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks during a press conference at the start of a NATO summit at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Wales, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) ** FILE **

Some nations could send troops to defend Ukraine, says ex-NATO chief

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

The sun rises over a hazy Manhattan skyline as seen from Jersey City, N.J., Thursday, June 8, 2023. Intense Canadian wildfires are blanketing the northeastern U.S. in a dystopian haze, turning the air acrid, the sky yellowish gray and prompting warnings for vulnerable populations to stay inside. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Smoky haze blanketing U.S. and Canada could last into the weekend

By Jennifer Peltz, Rob Gillies and Michael R. Sisak - Associated Press

A swastika flag, left, is displayed for sale at a store at the Gladstone Harbour Festival in central Queensland, April 11, 2006. The Australian government would legislate to ban swastikas and other Nazi symbols throughout the nation due to an increase in far right activity, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said on Thursday, June 8, 2023. (Chris Donaghy/AAP Image via AP)

Australia plans to ban swastikas and other Nazi symbols in legislation coming next week

By Rod McGuirk - Associated Press

President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden ridicules claims against him of foreign bribery scheme as ‘malarkey’

By Jeff Mordock and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference, Thursday, May 25, 2023, in Richmond, California. Newsom updated his plan for the state to move away from fossil fuels. State regulators say California is unlikely to have an electricity shortage this summer. (AP Photo/Adam Beam)

California governor calls for U.S. constitutional amendment on gun control

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump speaks as he announces a third run for President, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Nov. 15, 2022. Trump and his aides are bracing for a potential indictment in the classified documents investigation as prosecutors handling the probe were spotted at a Miami courthouse where a grand jury has been hearing from witnesses. Trump's lawyers have been told that he is a target of the investigation, the clearest indication yet that criminal charges could be coming soon, according to one person familiar with the matter. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

Trump braces for possible federal charges after being warned he’s a target of documents probe

By Eric Tucker, Jill Colvin and Michael Balsamo - Associated Press

The Rev. Pat Robertson poses a question to a Republican presidential candidate during a forum at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Va., Oct. 23, 2015. Robertson, a religious broadcaster who turned a tiny Virginia station into the global Christian Broadcasting Network, tried a run for president and helped make religion central to Republican Party politics in America through his Christian Coalition, has died. He was 93. Robertson's death Thursday, June 8, 2023, was announced by his broadcasting network. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Televangelist Pat Robertson, ex-presidential candidate and founder of Regent University, dies at 93

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden falls on stage during the 2023 United States Air Force Academy Graduation Ceremony at Falcon Stadium, Thursday, June 1, 2023, at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Video
Watch ‘Top of the Times’ with Tim Constantine: Are Democrats seeking an alternative to Biden?

Former President Donald Trump attends an event with supporters at the Westside Conservative Breakfast, in Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday, June 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Trump says no one has told him to expect an indictment

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Supreme Court Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson speaks at the commencement ceremony for Boston University School of Law, Sunday, May 21, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson discloses $1,200 floral gift from Oprah, $6,500 in designer clothes

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate former Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen arrives to speak at a campaign event, Wednesday, June 7, 2023, in Ankeny, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Mike Pence launches 2024 presidential bid with ‘never’ Trump message

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

A young girl carrying an empty water bottle through a flooded street caused by an overflowing water reservoir in Hamanskraal, Pretoria, South Africa, Friday, May 26, 2023. Health authorities are yet to confirm the exact source of the cholera outbreak, but poor wastewater management and local government instability in South Africa's capital city have been blamed for the situation. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) **FILE**

Electricity crisis spurs spread of cholera in South Africa

By Geoff Hill - Special to The Washington Times

People with the Human Rights Campaign hold up "equality flags" during an event on Capitol Hill on July 26, 2017, in Washington, in support of transgender members of the military. The Human Rights Campaign declared a state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, and released “a guidebook for action” summarizing what it calls discriminatory laws in each state, along with “know your rights” information and health and safety resources. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Human Rights Campaign accused of ‘PR stunt’ with LGBTQ ‘emergency’ declaration

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Peter Møller, second from right, attorney and co-founder of the Danish Korean Rights Group, submits the documents at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Seoul, South Korea, Nov. 15, 2022. South Korea’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission said Thursday, June 8, 2023, it will investigate 237 more cases of South Korean adoptees who suspect their family origins were manipulated to facilitate their adoptions in Europe and the United States. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

South Korean inquiry to look into 237 more foreign adoptions suspected to have laundered origins

By Kim Tong-hyung - Associated Press

Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., left, and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., right speak during a hearing, Oct. 5, 2021, in Washington. The two U.S. senators are asking TikTok to explain what they called “misleading or inaccurate” statements about how it stores and provides access to U.S. user data. In a letter sent Tuesday, June 6, 2023, to TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew, U.S. Sens Richard Blumenthal and Marsha Blackburn cited recent news reports from Forbes and The New York Times that raised questions about how the company handles sensitive U.S. user information. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Senators press TikTok for answers on U.S. data allegedly stored in China

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Haze blankets over monuments on the National Mall in Washington, Wednesday, June 7, 2023, as seen from Arlington, Va. Smoke from Canadian wildfires is pouring into the U.S. East Coast and Midwest and covering the capitals of both nations in an unhealthy haze. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

White House calls Canadian wildfires an ‘alarming’ example of climate change

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times