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Supreme Court struggles with legality of Trump’s tariffs, questions his authority to bypass Congress

A demonstrator protests outside the Supreme Court on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

By Alex Swoyer and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

The Supreme Court on Wednesday grilled the administration about the legality of President Trump’s aggressive use of tariffs, as the justices considered a challenge brought by small businesses that h as the potential to undo his trade agenda.

Shutdown at 36 days, breaking record; bipartisan Senate talks spark hope

A person walks near the Capitol, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

The ongoing government shutdown hits its 36th day on Wednesday, becoming the longest in U.S. history as bipartisan talks to end it pick up steam.

A person walks near the Capitol, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Shutdown at 36 days, breaking record; bipartisan Senate talks spark hope

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during a breakfast with Senate and House Republicans in the State Dining Room of the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump says election night was not ‘good for anybody’ after Democratic sweep

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa receives the final version of the provisional electoral system for the People's Assembly, in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, July 27, 2025. (SANA via AP)

Saudi Arabia orchestrates Syria’s White House debut as Al-Sharaa seeks sanctions relief

By Jacob Wirtschafter and Ahmad Qweidar - Special to The Washington Times

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung speaks at a joint press announcement with Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (not in the picture) after the summit in Tokyo, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

U.S.-South Korea nuclear-powered sub raises questions about nonproliferation

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters during a roundtable on criminal cartels in the State Dining Room of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington, as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Gallup poll finds record-high optimism about war on drugs 25 minutes ago

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

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South Korean President Lee Jae-myung speaks at a joint press announcement with Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (not in the picture) after the summit in Tokyo, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

U.S.-South Korea nuclear-powered sub raises questions about nonproliferation

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters during a roundtable on criminal cartels in the State Dining Room of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington, as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Gallup poll finds record-high optimism about war on drugs 25 minutes ago

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Democrat Abigail Spanberger points out at the crowd after she was declared the winner of the Virginia governor's race during an election night watch party Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Abigail Spanberger wins, makes history as Virginia’s first female governor

By Seth McLaughlin and Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks at the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing for then-South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Rick Scott demands answers from Verizon about coughing up phone records for ‘Arctic Frost’ probe

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

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Soybeans are harvested on the Warpup Farm in Warren, Ind., Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Tariffs are hammering America’s farmers

By Marc Short and Joel Griffith

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University leaders are foolish to reject Trump’s compact

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Transitioning from coal through ‘creative destruction’

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We’re letting government replace religion

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Nick Fuentes, far right activist, holds a rally at the Lansing Capitol, in Lansing, Mich., Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020. (Nicole Hester/Mlive.com/Ann Arbor News via AP, File)

Heritage president’s chief of staff resigns in aftermath of Carlson-Fuentes backlash

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Sir David Beckham is made a Knight Bachelor by Britain's King Charles III during an Investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (Jonathan Brady/PA via AP)

Bend a knee like Beckham: Soccer star is knighted by King Charles III

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Diane Ladd onstage at the 19th Annual Movies For Grownups Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Diane Ladd, 3-time Oscar nominee, dies at 89

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Low-angle view of a volleyball players' hands blocking a ball over the net on training. File photo credit: Zamrznuti tonovi via Shutterstock.

Transgender athletes still welcome at junior colleges despite NCAA, NAIA restrictions

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reviews South Korean forces with South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-bac at the Defense Ministry on Tuesday. (Bill Gertz/The Washington Times)

U.S. forces in Korea could take part in China war, Hegseth says

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

The Pentagon is seen in this aerial view through an airplane window in Washington on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

Leaked memo: Pentagon to prioritize speed in new acquisition system

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump, with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, speaks to members of the military aboard the USS George Washington, an aircraft carrier docked at an American naval base, in Yokosuka, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Hawkish new prime minister’s ambitious plan to rearm Japan faces huge hurdles

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

An inert Minuteman III missile is seen in a training launch tube at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Air Force launches unarmed missile to test ICBM system

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

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President Donald Trump speaks before a lunch with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Trump appeals again for GOP to nuke filibuster

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

A message from the National Women's Law Center concerning the announcement by the Trump administration of restoring only half funding the SNAP benefits is projected on the U.S. Department of Agriculture building, Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Trump says SNAP benefits won’t resume until government reopens

By Jeff Mordock and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Commander Jared Isaacman speaks at a news conference after arriving at the Kennedy Space Center for an upcoming private human spaceflight mission in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Aug. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Trump again picks Jared Isaacman to lead NASA, months after pulling his nomination

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump, center, points to members of the media as he speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Judge orders Trump to restart sign language interpreters for White House briefings

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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Schumer flaunts Democrats’ election night sweep as ‘repudiation’ of Trump and ‘MAGA radicalism’

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

A demonstrator protests outside the Supreme Court on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Supreme Court struggles with legality of Trump’s tariffs, questions his authority to bypass Congress

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FBI agents gather outside a home in a Dearborn, Mich., neighborhood on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)

Two more suspects arrested in foiled Halloween terror plot

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The new New York City Fire Commissioner Robert Tucker speaks during a swearing- in ceremony at FDNY Fire Academy, Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

NYC’s Jewish fire commissioner quitting after Mamdani election

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U.S. Defense Secretary Hegseth provides Vietnam War artifacts to Vietnamese defense leaders in Hanoi on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025. (Bill Gertz/The Washington Times)

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By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Nine major universities were invited to join the Trump administration's new Compact for Academic Excellence, but none have signed on. The proposal ties federal funding to new rules on tuition, DEI programs and admission standards.

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A person walks near the Capitol, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Shutdown at 36 days, breaking record; bipartisan Senate talks spark hope

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025 in Quantico, Va. (Andrew Harnik/Pool via AP)

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FILE - In this Friday Jan. 25, 2019, file photo is the air traffic control tower at LaGuardia Airport in New York. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Delta flight at LaGuardia Airport evacuated after bomb threat

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters during a roundtable on criminal cartels in the State Dining Room of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington, as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Gallup poll finds record-high optimism about war on drugs 25 minutes ago

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

The Federal Trade Commission building is seen, Jan. 28, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Consumer analysts warn of ‘sneakflation’ as more companies hide price increases

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

A plume of smoke rises from the site of a UPS cargo plane crash at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)

Massive fireball erupts as UPS plane crashes at Kentucky airport, leaving 7 dead

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South Korean President Lee Jae-myung speaks at a joint press announcement with Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (not in the picture) after the summit in Tokyo, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

U.S.-South Korea nuclear-powered sub raises questions about nonproliferation

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa receives the final version of the provisional electoral system for the People's Assembly, in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, July 27, 2025. (SANA via AP)

Saudi Arabia orchestrates Syria’s White House debut as Al-Sharaa seeks sanctions relief

By Jacob Wirtschafter and Ahmad Qweidar - Special to The Washington Times

European Commissioner for Climate, Net-Zero and Clean Growth Wopke Hoekstra speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of EU Environment ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Belgium, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

EU agrees on new emissions targets before global climate summit in Brazil

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President Donald Trump, with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, speaks to members of the military aboard the USS George Washington, an aircraft carrier docked at an American naval base, in Yokosuka, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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Buffalo Sabres Jordan Greenway checks Washington Capitals defenseman Declan Chisholm (47) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)

Sluggish Capitals look to turn tide, end losing skid on upcoming road trip

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

Maryland coach Mike Locksley walks off the field during an NCAA football game against Indiana, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, in College Park, Md. (All-Pro Reels)

Locksley hears calls for change, remains unmoved amid losing streak as Maryland faces Rutgers

By George Gerbo - The Washington Times

Duke's Cameron Boozer (12) handles the ball as Central Florida's Jordan Burks (99) defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Durham, N.C., Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)

Duke’s Cameron Boozer tops a slate of talented freshmen to watch this season

By Steve Megargee - Associated Press

New York Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner (1) looks on during NFL football practice at The Grove in Watford, England, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Jets trade All-Pro cornerback Gardner, star defensive tackle Williams

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Pope Leo XIV arrives in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican for Mass for the repose of the soul of the late Pope Francis and deceased cardinals, Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini), File)

Pope calls for ‘deep reflection’ about treatment of detained migrants in the United States

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Leader of conservative Anglican denomination takes leave while facing misconduct claims

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