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

Justices deliver win for Biden on border catch-and-release

Migrants who had crossed the Rio Grande river into the U.S. wait to be processed by U.S. Border Patrol agents in Eagle Pass, Texas, Friday, May 20, 2022. The Eagle Pass area has become increasingly a popular crossing corridor for migrants, especially those from outside Mexico and Central America, under Title 42 authority, which expels migrants without a chance to seek asylum on grounds of preventing the spread of COVID-19. A judge was expected to rule on a bid by Louisiana and 23 other states to keep Title 42 in effect before the Biden administration was to end it Monday. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills) **FILE**

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

The Biden administration has the legal power to end former President Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” policy, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday, delivering a significant win for the new administration’s immigration policies.

Emissions from a coal-fired power plant are silhouetted against the setting sun in Kansas City, Mo., on Feb. 1, 2021. The Supreme Court on Thursday, June 30, 2022, limited how the nation’s main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. By a 6-3 vote, with conservatives in the majority, the court said that the Clean Air Act does not give the Environmental Protection Agency broad authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants that contribute to global warming. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) **FILE**

High court’s blow to EPA rattles Democrats, climate change activists

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference on the final day of the NATO summit in Madrid, Thursday, June 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden says he supports changing filibuster rules to codify abortion rights of Roe v. Wade

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., talks with Cassidy Hutchinson, former aide to Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, after she testified as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Jan. 6 select committee degenerates into a racket

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

Commentary

More Top News

At least 90 lawmakers became foreign agents after exiting Congress since 2000, study finds

Chinese posed as local Texans online to target rare earth producer

Two Americans face capital charges in Texas migrant deaths case

Biden: Supreme Court ruling on Roe 'destabilizing,' U.S. still leading

SPONSORED CONTENT

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

Happening Now

The Supreme Court is seen, Thursday, June 30, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Supreme Court strikes blow to Biden administration’s climate change push

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Gas is advertised for more than $6 per gallon at a gas station in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, May 27, 2022. Many California households could soon get help to pay for the state's record-high gas prices. Most California households would get up to $1,050 from the government to help them put the nation's most expensive gasoline in their cars, part of a relief package in the state's record-setting operating budget that lawmakers are scheduled to approve later this week. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Biden: Americans could pay high gas prices ‘for as long as it takes’ to drive Russia out of Ukraine

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser, left, and Washington Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee III, speak during a news conference about the arrest of suspect in a recent string of attacks on homeless people, Tuesday, March 15, 2022, in Washington. A gunman suspected of stalking homeless people asleep on the streets of New York City and Washington, killing at least two people and wounding three others, was arrested early Tuesday, police said. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Exclusive
EXCLUSIVE: House Republicans warn D.C. spiking crime rate may warrant congressional intervention

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

In this image provided by the U.S. Army, recent Army basic combat training graduates have their temperatures taken as they arrive at Fort Lee, Va, on March 31, 2020, after being transported using sterilized buses from Fort Jackson, S.C. COVID-19 has had a dramatic impact on military recruiting, shuttering enlistment stations around the country and forcing thousands of recruiters to woo potential soldiers online. Recruiters have had to abandon their normal visits to high schools and malls, and instead rely almost exclusively on social media to reach young people. (U.S. Army via AP) **FILE**

Army eases education enlistment requirements over recruiting woes

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Culture

View all

In this file photo, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks at a news conference Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

AOC slams Supreme Court for ‘religious bias’ towards Christians

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 22. 1955 photo, Carolyn Bryant rests her head on her husband Roy Bryant's shoulder after she testified in Emmett Till murder court case in Sumner, Miss. A team searching the basement of a Mississippi courthouse for evidence about the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till has found the unserved warrant charging a white woman in his kidnapping in 1955, and relatives of the victim want authorities to finally arrest her nearly 70 years later. A warrant for the arrest of Carolyn Bryant Donham _ identified as Mrs. Roy Bryant on the document _ was discovered last week by searchers inside a file folder that had been placed in a box, Leflore County Circuit Clerk Elmus Stockstill told The Associated Press on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo, File)

‘Serve it and charge her’: 1955 warrant found in Emmett Till case; family wants arrest

By Jay Reeves and Emily Wagster Pettus - Associated Press

In this courtroom sketch, R. Kelly and his attorney Jennifer Bonjean, left, appear during his sentencing hearing in federal court, Wednesday, June 29, 2022, in New York. The former R&B superstar was convicted of racketeering and other crimes. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Williams)

R&B star R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years for racketeering and sex trafficking

By Tom Hays and Bobby Caina Calvan - Associated Press

In this July 4, 2018, file photo, fireworks explode over Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument and U.S. Capitol, along the National Mall in Washington, during the Fourth of July celebration. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Supply chain problems, wildfires dent Fourth of July fireworks after two years of pandemic slumps

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

White House Watch

View all

President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference on the final day of the NATO summit in Madrid, Thursday, June 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden says he supports changing filibuster rules to codify abortion rights of Roe v. Wade

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Gas is advertised for more than $6 per gallon at a gas station in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, May 27, 2022. Many California households could soon get help to pay for the state's record-high gas prices. Most California households would get up to $1,050 from the government to help them put the nation's most expensive gasoline in their cars, part of a relief package in the state's record-setting operating budget that lawmakers are scheduled to approve later this week. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Biden: Americans could pay high gas prices ‘for as long as it takes’ to drive Russia out of Ukraine

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference on the final day of the NATO summit in Madrid, Thursday, June 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden: Supreme Court ruling on Roe ‘destabilizing,’ U.S. still leading

By Darlene Superville and Zeke Miller - Associated Press

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra speaks about actions the Biden administration plans to take in response to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Tuesday, June 28, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ** FILE **

Hospitals join Biden’s climate pledge; critics worry about empty promises

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Politics

View all

Migrants who had crossed the Rio Grande river into the U.S. wait to be processed by U.S. Border Patrol agents in Eagle Pass, Texas, Friday, May 20, 2022. The Eagle Pass area has become increasingly a popular crossing corridor for migrants, especially those from outside Mexico and Central America, under Title 42 authority, which expels migrants without a chance to seek asylum on grounds of preventing the spread of COVID-19. A judge was expected to rule on a bid by Louisiana and 23 other states to keep Title 42 in effect before the Biden administration was to end it Monday. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills) **FILE**

Justices deliver win for Biden on border catch-and-release

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Emissions from a coal-fired power plant are silhouetted against the setting sun in Kansas City, Mo., on Feb. 1, 2021. The Supreme Court on Thursday, June 30, 2022, limited how the nation’s main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. By a 6-3 vote, with conservatives in the majority, the court said that the Clean Air Act does not give the Environmental Protection Agency broad authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants that contribute to global warming. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) **FILE**

High court’s blow to EPA rattles Democrats, climate change activists

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser, left, and Washington Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee III, speak during a news conference about the arrest of suspect in a recent string of attacks on homeless people, Tuesday, March 15, 2022, in Washington. A gunman suspected of stalking homeless people asleep on the streets of New York City and Washington, killing at least two people and wounding three others, was arrested early Tuesday, police said. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Exclusive
EXCLUSIVE: House Republicans warn D.C. spiking crime rate may warrant congressional intervention

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

TikTok hiding in ‘sheep’s clothing’ to surveil people, FCC commissioner says 3 minutes ago

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Dive Deeper

The American and Chinese flags wave at Genting Snow Park ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 2, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. Hackers working on behalf of the Chinese government broke into the computer networks of at least six state governments in the United States in the last year. That's according to a report released Tuesday by a private cybersecurity firm. The report from Mandiant does not identify the hacked agencies or offer a motive for the intrusions, which began last May and continued through the last month. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

Chinese posed as local Texans online to target rare earth producer

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, July 20, 2020, in Washington. The end of Roe v. Wade started in the Senate. The Senate Republican partnership with Trump to confirm conservative justices paved the way for the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on abortion rights. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Bitter enemies Trump, McConnell notched Supreme Court abortion win with their unlikely alliance

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Feb. 8, 2022. Wisconsin liberals on Thursday, March 10, 2022, filed a federal lawsuit alleging that Republican Sen. Johnson, U.S. Reps. Tom Tiffany and Scott Fitzgerald are insurrectionists in violation of the U.S. Constitution for their words and actions in support of Donald Trump leading up to the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Subscriber-only
How Electoral College high jinks went from praise to criminal probe

Presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. celebrates outside his headquarters in Mandaluyong, Philippines on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Filipino voters overwhelmingly elected Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., as president during the May 2022 elections, completing a stunning return to power for the family of the late President Ferdinand Marcos, Sr., who ruled the country for more than two decades until being ousted in 1986 in the nonviolent "People Power" revolution. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila,File)

Philippines’ Marcos set to toe careful line between U.S. and China

National

View all

A police car with flashing lights is shown in this Jan. 17, 2022 file photo (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) **FILE**

‘Unlawful’ pro-choice protest in South Dakota broken up by smoke grenades

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

In this April 16, 2019, photo, St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter speaks in St. Paul, Minn. A pilot program proposed by Carter to guarantee $500 in monthly income to 150 low-income families affected by COVID-19 has hit a snag. The St. Paul City Council delayed a vote until at least next week after U.S. Rep. McCollum, a Democrat who represents the capital city, warned in a letter Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, that the proposal requires &quot;careful design, implementation and oversight.&quot; (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP) **FILE**

St. Paul, Minn., expands guaranteed basic income to address college savings

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

The Supreme Court is seen, Thursday, June 30, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Supreme Court strikes blow to Biden administration’s climate change push

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks during an event to mark Earth Day with announcements on the environmental improvements on the infrastructure of the Empire State Building, Thursday, April 21, 2022, in New York. Earth Day falls on April 22 this year. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Second Amendment groups file injunction to block NYC from enforcing ‘good cause’ gun permit law

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

World

View all

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Finnish President Sauli Niinisto (unseen) review an honor guard at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

China rejects NATO criticism in new strategic blueprint

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden meets with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during the NATO summit in Madrid, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden backs F-16s for Turkey in sign of warming relations with NATO

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this image provided by the U.S. Army, recent Army basic combat training graduates have their temperatures taken as they arrive at Fort Lee, Va, on March 31, 2020, after being transported using sterilized buses from Fort Jackson, S.C. COVID-19 has had a dramatic impact on military recruiting, shuttering enlistment stations around the country and forcing thousands of recruiters to woo potential soldiers online. Recruiters have had to abandon their normal visits to high schools and malls, and instead rely almost exclusively on social media to reach young people. (U.S. Army via AP) **FILE**

Army eases education enlistment requirements over recruiting woes

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

A local resident walks next to a house destroyed in a Russian shelling in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko)

Hotly contested ‘Snake Island’ back in Ukraine’s hands

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Sports

View all

Philadelphia Phillies' Mark Appel plays during a baseball game, Wednesday, June 29, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Mark Appel, former ‘draft bust,’ makes MLB debut at 30 years old

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

Members of the against the Washington Nationals watch as crew chief umpire Mark Wegner, second from left, decides a call during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Nationals Park, Wednesday, June 29, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Nationals can’t overcome obscure rule as Reynolds powers Pirates with 3 homers

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

FILE - Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal (3) in action during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics, on Jan. 23, 2022, in Washington. The Wizards' offseason hinges on what Beal ultimately does. With a player option next season, he can become a free agent, and although he indicated earlier this year he was leaning toward re-signing with Washington, there are certainly other teams that would gladly have him. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)

The Wizards plan to pay Bradley Beal. Should they?

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Denver Nuggets guard Monte Morris, right, drives to the basket against Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson during the first half of Game 2 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series in San Francisco, Monday, April 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Wizards land Monte Morris, Will Barton in trade with Nuggets

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Sponsored Content

View all

FROM THE SPECIAL SECTIONS DEPARTMENT

obj.photo.0.content_object.caption

Africa FDI Edition 2022

FROM THE SPECIAL SECTIONS DEPARTMENT

obj.photo.0.content_object.caption

Inside Infrastructure 2022: Constructing the future

FROM THE SPECIAL SECTIONS DEPARTMENT

obj.photo.0.content_object.caption

What's ailing health care? Policy prognosis 2022

FROM THE SPECIAL SECTIONS DEPARTMENT

obj.photo.0.content_object.caption

Invest in Portugal

More Stories

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser, left, and Washington Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee III, speak during a news conference about the arrest of suspect in a recent string of attacks on homeless people, Tuesday, March 15, 2022, in Washington. A gunman suspected of stalking homeless people asleep on the streets of New York City and Washington, killing at least two people and wounding three others, was arrested early Tuesday, police said. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Exclusive
EXCLUSIVE: House Republicans warn D.C. spiking crime rate may warrant congressional intervention

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

In this image provided by the U.S. Army, recent Army basic combat training graduates have their temperatures taken as they arrive at Fort Lee, Va, on March 31, 2020, after being transported using sterilized buses from Fort Jackson, S.C. COVID-19 has had a dramatic impact on military recruiting, shuttering enlistment stations around the country and forcing thousands of recruiters to woo potential soldiers online. Recruiters have had to abandon their normal visits to high schools and malls, and instead rely almost exclusively on social media to reach young people. (U.S. Army via AP) **FILE**

Army eases education enlistment requirements over recruiting woes

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

TikTok hiding in ‘sheep’s clothing’ to surveil people, FCC commissioner says 3 minutes ago

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., chair of the nearly 100-member Congressional Progressive Caucus, talks to The Associated Press about her goals as a champion of human rights issues, and President Joe Biden's domestic agenda, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

House Democrats push ‘Trans Bill of Rights’ ahead of November election

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., listens as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Defense, May 3, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Leahy has broken a hip in a fall at his home and was to undergo surgery to repair it, his office said Thursday, June 30, 2022. The 82-year-old Democrat fell Wednesday night in McLean, Virginia, the statement said. (Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/The Washington Post via AP, Pool, File)

Vermont U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy breaks hip, to have surgery

Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, July 20, 2020, in Washington. The end of Roe v. Wade started in the Senate. The Senate Republican partnership with Trump to confirm conservative justices paved the way for the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on abortion rights. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Bitter enemies Trump, McConnell notched Supreme Court abortion win with their unlikely alliance

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during the New York State Democratic Convention in New York, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) **FILE**

Hillary Clinton trashes new abortion ruling, Trump at Aspen Ideas forum

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Some of the soldiers with the U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Division, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team before being deployed to Germany from Hunter Army Airfield, Wednesday March 2, 2022 in Savannah, Ga. The division is sending 3,800 troops as reinforcements for various NATO allies in Eastern Europe. (Stephen B. Morton /Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

U.S. bolsters long-term troop presence in Europe as Russia-Ukraine war drags on

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

People pass through Salt Lake City International Airport Monday, June 27, 2022, in Salt Lake City. To avoid overpaying for travel, customers should beware of hidden fees that airlines, hotels and vacation rentals can add onto the initial booking price. Travel companies use a method called “drip pricing” to get customers to pay more. Hotel resort fees are one of the most egregious examples that usually aren’t shown as part of the nightly rate. Travelers can avoid some fees by skipping or declining fees, like paying to select a seat. Otherwise, they’ll have to shop around — instead of choosing the cheapest initial price — and compare the total costs with fees before booking. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Airline analysts expect flight interruptions to last beyond July 4 holiday

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks during an event to mark Earth Day with announcements on the environmental improvements on the infrastructure of the Empire State Building, Thursday, April 21, 2022, in New York. Earth Day falls on April 22 this year. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Second Amendment groups file injunction to block NYC from enforcing ‘good cause’ gun permit law

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times