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Inside the push to ‘subdue the enemy without fighting’: Pentagon readying for cognitive war

The Pentagon is viewed from the window of an airplane Aug. 27, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

The Pentagon’s Strategic Capabilities Office is launching an initiative to wage cognitive warfare — nonkinetic military operations short of major destructive conflict.

U.S. presses search for a missing serviceman as Iran calls on public to find ‘enemy pilot’

A bridge struck by U.S. airstrikes on Thursday is seen in the town of Karaj, west of Tehran, Iran, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

By Sam Mednick, Samy Magdy and Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

The U.S. military pressed ahead Saturday in a frantic search for a missing pilot over a remote area in southwestern Iran, after the Middle Eastern country shot down an American warplane and called on people to turn the pilot in, promising a reward.

A bridge struck by U.S. airstrikes on Thursday is seen in the town of Karaj, west of Tehran, Iran, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

U.S. presses search for a missing serviceman as Iran calls on public to find ‘enemy pilot’

By Sam Mednick, Samy Magdy and Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a rally with Harris County Democrats at the IBEW local 716 union hall in Houston on Nov. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Karen Warren) **FILE**

Trump makes California the new Ground Zero in blue-state fraud sweep

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

This photo provided by Eli Lilly in April 2026 shows manufacturing of the company's weight loss pill, Foundayo, at a plant in Carolina, Puerto Rico. (Eli Lilly via AP)

Wegovy vs. Foundayo: Weight-loss drug competition heats up with new GLP-1 pill

By Juliet La Sala - The Washington Times

The United States Department of Justice sign in Washington, D.C., on July 12, 2017. Paul Brady Photography / Shutterstock.com ** FILE **

Federal worker in Virginia admits to using telework to collect three paychecks at same time

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito pauses after swearing in Mark Esper as Secretary of Defense during a ceremony with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, July 23, 2019. Nine days after The New York Times reported about the political symbolism of an upside-down American flag that flew at U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's home, The Washington Post acknowledged May 25, 2024, that it had the same story more than three years ago and decided not to publish it. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) **FILE**

Justice Samuel Alito hospitalized last month after falling ill

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

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The United States Department of Justice sign in Washington, D.C., on July 12, 2017. Paul Brady Photography / Shutterstock.com ** FILE **

Federal worker in Virginia admits to using telework to collect three paychecks at same time

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito pauses after swearing in Mark Esper as Secretary of Defense during a ceremony with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, July 23, 2019. Nine days after The New York Times reported about the political symbolism of an upside-down American flag that flew at U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's home, The Washington Post acknowledged May 25, 2024, that it had the same story more than three years ago and decided not to publish it. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) **FILE**

Justice Samuel Alito hospitalized last month after falling ill

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

A worker organizes vote-by-mail ballots for scanning during the midterm election at the Miami-Dade County Elections Department, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Miami. On Friday, Nov. 18, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly claiming Florida’s ability to report election results quickly during the 2022 midterms means states that have taken longer, such as Arizona and Nevada, are engaged in fraud. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Two illegal immigrants in Florida plead guilty to voting in U.S. elections

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Then-U.S. Ambassador to Japan nominee Rahm Emanuel arrives for a hearing to examine his nomination before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Rahm Emanuel tests 2028 run, vows to fight Trump’s MAGA but also ‘weak and woke’ liberals

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

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Chairwoman Paivi Rasanen of the Christian Democrats attends the parliamentary elections media reception at the parliament in Helsinki on Sunday, April 19, 2015. (AP Photo/LEHTIKUVA/Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva via AP) **FILE**

Freedom has died in Finland: a warning to Christians after ‘dangerous’ conviction

By Billy Hallowell

Debt in the United States of America illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Congress must pay for additional Iran war funding and not charge it to the next generation

By Daniel N. Hoffman

Hamas, weapons and disarmament illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Targeting weapons will not disarm Hamas or end the cycle of violence

By Nancy Hartevelt Kobrin

Retirement and financial investments illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Prediction markets mislead older Americans

By Saul Anuzis

Hatred of Christians and Jews illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Easter and Passover: Christians and Jews need each other now more than ever before

By Editorial Board

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Tourists take photos of 192-year-old tortoise Jonathan on the lawn of Plantation House on the South Atlantic island of St. Helena on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Nicole Evatt) ** FILE **

Jonathan, the 193-year-old Seychelles giant tortoise, is alive and kicking, contrary to rumors

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Billy Hallowell, a columnist for The Washington Times, hosts "Investigating the Supernatural: Angels and Demons," a documentary investigation into whether the spiritual beings referenced in the Bible are influencing the modern world. The Christian Broadcasting Network film written and directed by Jarrod Anderson was released on March 16, 2026. (CBN photo)

‘Angels and Demons’ documentary explores existence of supernatural beings

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

This photo provided by Eli Lilly in April 2026 shows manufacturing of the company's weight loss pill, Foundayo, at a plant in Carolina, Puerto Rico. (Eli Lilly via AP)

Wegovy vs. Foundayo: Weight-loss drug competition heats up with new GLP-1 pill

By Juliet La Sala - The Washington Times

OnlyFans model sends X-rated packages to military personnel on active duty

By Juliet La Sala - The Washington Times

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The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is seen, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021, in Kittery, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

LISTEN: What went wrong with U.S. shipbuilding?

A bridge struck by U.S. airstrikes on Thursday is seen in the town of Karaj, west of Tehran, Iran, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

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Iran says it downed American fighter jet, U.S. reportedly mounting rescue operation

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A U.S. Navy P-3 Orion oversees a HITRON MH-65 Dolphin and Coast Guard Cutter Forward Over-the-Horizon boat on scene with a Self-Propelled Semi-Submersible in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, February 24, 2026. (U.S. Navy courtesy photo)

How Operation Southern Spear pushed drug cartels into the jellyfish business

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping and visiting Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appear together during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Jan. 4, 2023. (Shen Hong/Xinhua via AP, File)

Friendlier China-Philippines relationship could undercut potential U.S. defense of Taiwan

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

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President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump budget seeks $1.5T in defense spending alongside cuts in domestic programs

By Lisa Mascaro and Kevin Freking - Associated Press

Vice President JD Vance, chair of the newly formed Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, speaks during the task force's first meeting in the Indian Treaty Room at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump dubs Vance as the new fraud czar to go after massive scams in places such as California

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a rally with Harris County Democrats at the IBEW local 716 union hall in Houston on Nov. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Karen Warren) **FILE**

Trump makes California the new Ground Zero in blue-state fraud sweep

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Work continues on the construction of the ballroom at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Federal commission approves Trump’s White House ballroom after judge halted construction

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

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Federal worker in Virginia admits to using telework to collect three paychecks at same time

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The U.S. Central Command at MacDill Air Force Base is seen, Feb. 6, 2017, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Air Force base bomb suspects benefited from birthright citizenship, says DHS

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., questions Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's choice to be the Secretary of Health and Human Services, as he testifies before the Senate Finance Committee during his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

Sen. Marsha Blackburn questions Planned Parenthood’s tax-exempt status after it offers Botox

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

A worker organizes vote-by-mail ballots for scanning during the midterm election at the Miami-Dade County Elections Department, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Miami. On Friday, Nov. 18, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly claiming Florida’s ability to report election results quickly during the 2022 midterms means states that have taken longer, such as Arizona and Nevada, are engaged in fraud. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Two illegal immigrants in Florida plead guilty to voting in U.S. elections

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stands after President Donald Trump spoke about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

Treasury will issue new rules on politics from the pulpit

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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Wisconsin-based Three Square Market will soon offer its employees the option of having microchips implanted under their skin. The technology will work in tandem with computers, allow employees to pay for food, and open doors. (KSTP-TV ABC-5 Wisconsin screenshot)

Fears spread about businesses implanting microchips in workers

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

The United States Department of Justice sign in Washington, D.C., on July 12, 2017. Paul Brady Photography / Shutterstock.com ** FILE **

Federal worker in Virginia admits to using telework to collect three paychecks at same time

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A City of Phoenix worker sets recycle bins in place as the Phoenix Police and Phoenix Fire departments set up a drive thru donations station at the Phoenix Convention Center for needed donations of paper products and medical supplies Saturday, March 21, 2020, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Demonstrators rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court after 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)

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WATCH: Supreme Court justices skeptical of Trump’s birthright citizenship order

By Stephen Dinan, Alex Swoyer and Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

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A patron passes a painting inside the International UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell, N.M., on June 10, 1997. (AP Photo/Eric Draper, File)

If aliens exist, what would they think of us? Question lingers as Trump orders UFO data released

By Corey Williams - Associated Press

Tenant Marina Quiroz stands in her living room in a Bronx apartment building, where other tenants report maintenance issues, pest infestations, Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to crack down on ‘bad landlords.’ First he has to find them

By Jake Offenhartz - Associated Press

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito pauses after swearing in Mark Esper as Secretary of Defense during a ceremony with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, July 23, 2019. Nine days after The New York Times reported about the political symbolism of an upside-down American flag that flew at U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's home, The Washington Post acknowledged May 25, 2024, that it had the same story more than three years ago and decided not to publish it. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) **FILE**

Justice Samuel Alito hospitalized last month after falling ill

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

A document that was included in the U.S. Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, photographed Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, shows a photo of Ghislaine Maxwell in 2019. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

‘Housewives’ star says jailed Ghislaine Maxwell shows no remorse for helping Epstein sexually abuse

By Juliet La Sala - The Washington Times

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A bridge struck by U.S. airstrikes on Thursday is seen in the town of Karaj, west of Tehran, Iran, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

U.S. presses search for a missing serviceman as Iran calls on public to find ‘enemy pilot’

By Sam Mednick, Samy Magdy and Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

An Iranian flag flutters in front of the reactor building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, just outside the southern city of Bushehr, Iran, on Aug. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) ** FILE **

Russia to evacuate employees at Iranian nuclear plant targeted by U.S.-Israeli forces, reports say

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, head of Myanmar's military council, inspects officers during a parade to commemorate Myanmar's 78th Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo, File)

Myanmar’s parliament elects ruling general as president, keeping the army in charge

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French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung during their meeting at the Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 3, 2026. (Jung Yeon-je/Pool Photo via AP)

French and South Korean leaders say they’ll work together on the Strait of Hormuz

By Kim Tong-hyung and Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

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A call is overturned to a walk by the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System, displayed on the stadium screens, after Cincinnati Reds' Will Benson challenged at pitch result during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in Cincinnati, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

MLB’s ‘robo-umps’ receive rave reviews, reinvigorate stadium experience

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

Southwest waterfront residents fear their neighborhood could see their community become polluted after the D.C. Council on Tuesday passed a measure that allows massive LED billboards to be installed on Nationals Park's exterior walls. (Associated Press)

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LOVERRO: Lack of naming rights at Nationals Park another symptom of team ownership

By Thom Loverro

UConn head coach Dan Hurley celebrates after the team's win against Duke in the Elite Eight of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Believe it! After a wild March Madness, Final Four teams look to conjure up more magic

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

In this image from video provided by the Martin County, Fla., Sheriff's Office, golfer Tiger Woods is strapped into a police vehicle following a car crash in Jupiter Island, Fla., Friday, March 27, 2026. (Martin County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Body camera shows Woods told deputy he was ‘talking to the president’ after the crash

By R.J. Rico - Associated Press

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Models wear creations by Xiong Ying - Heaven Gala during China Fashion Week (Spring) 2026 in Beijing, China, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

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By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Hatred of Christians and Jews illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Chairwoman Paivi Rasanen of the Christian Democrats attends the parliamentary elections media reception at the parliament in Helsinki on Sunday, April 19, 2015. (AP Photo/LEHTIKUVA/Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva via AP) **FILE**

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