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Trump insists on weapons inspections as Vance, Iran offer differing accounts of first round of talks

Vice President JD Vance speaks to members of the media after the U.S. and Iran held high-level talks at the Bürgenstock Resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne, in Switzerland, Monday, June 22, 2026. (Nathan Howard/Pool Photo via AP)

By Vaughn Cockayne and Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Trump on Monday announced that Iran will be subject to weapons inspections as part of a comprehensive peace deal despite Tehran’s assertion that negotiators made no new commitments during the first round of talks in Switzerland over the weekend.

America’s naval power transformation to be in spotlight at major Threat Status event

A sailor stands guard next to the sail of the USS Massachusetts, the Navy's newest nuclear-powered attack submarine, Friday, March 27, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

U.S. naval power is undergoing its greatest transformation in a generation, and the nation’s status as the top global military superpower may hinge on the outcome.

A sailor stands guard next to the sail of the USS Massachusetts, the Navy's newest nuclear-powered attack submarine, Friday, March 27, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

America’s naval power transformation to be in spotlight at major Threat Status event

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

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House GOP threatens to hold Democratic fundraising giant ActBlue in contempt of Congress

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Andy Burnham, Britain's Labour candidate for Makerfield, gestures in front of supporters during the by-election in Makerfield, England, Thursday, June 18, 2026 where voters are choosing a new lawmaker with Andy Burnham of the Labour Party as the leading contender.(AP Photo/Jon Super)

Manchester’s ‘King of the North’ expected to replace Britain’s Starmer as prime minister

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

A House For Sale sign is displayed in front of a home in Evanston, Ill.,Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Senate sends bipartisan housing package back to House for final approval

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House during an executive order signing about quantum computing, Monday, June 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump says Iran won’t face more attacks as long as it shows ‘respect’ for U.S.

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

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A House For Sale sign is displayed in front of a home in Evanston, Ill.,Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Senate sends bipartisan housing package back to House for final approval

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House during an executive order signing about quantum computing, Monday, June 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump says Iran won’t face more attacks as long as it shows ‘respect’ for U.S.

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett speaks with reporters outside the White House in Washington on Friday, May 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) **FILE**

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By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Judge rules Trump’s voter database violates Americans’ privacy

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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Bishop Avraamiy, right, of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, looks at the burning Dormition Cathedral of Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, also known as the Monastery of the Caves, during a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Putin’s real Ukraine war aim: To subjugate a free people

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Veterans’ healthcare is the waiting room with no entrance

By Walter "Woody" Woodring

President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

Iran deal all about Trump, not the greater good

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The peril of declining marriage and childbirth rates

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Report lays bare atrocities of Britain’s Muslim rape gangs

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DOJ to investigate MLB after players warned for putting Bible verses on Pride Night hats

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Special police are seen near the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, as it's sign remains covered by a tarp, Thursday, June 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Kennedy Center eyes ‘partial closure’ after judge blocks full shutdown for renovation

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

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America’s first anti-communist film festival to counter modern movies’ leftist advocacy

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U.S. counterterrorism strategy in Syria faces major questions

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Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Abbas Araghchi, third from right, and Speaker of the Islamic Parliament of Iran Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf, second from right, with the Delegation of Iran at the Lake Lucerne Summit at the Buergenstock resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne, Switzerland, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (Urs Flueeler, Pool Photo via AP)

Iran wants ‘commitment for commitment’ during negotiations with the U.S.

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Polish President Karol Nawrocki, left, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attend an official welcome ceremony before their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, Dec. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File)

Zelenskyy returns Polish medal after Warsaw rescinds honor over renaming of Ukrainian unit

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

A deal with Iran strengthens the Islamic Republic illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

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A deal with Tehran only strengthens the Islamic republic

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before the Senate Committee on Finance, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert) ** FILE **

U.S. Treasury issues 60-day license for Iran to sell oil

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Mark Levin speaks, with President Donald Trump behind him, during a ceremony to present the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former Attorney General Edwin Meese, in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Poll finds Americans wary over Iran deal as key Trump backer lashes out

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Visitors watch as National Park Service employees use vacuums to clean the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Saturday, June 20, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump says vandalism at Reflecting Pool will force drainage for ‘necessary repairs’

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at a working lunch with leaders of G7 and the Middle East in Evian-les-Bains, France, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)

Trump deepens the dustup with Italy’s Meloni over a disputed photo from the G7 summit

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President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order about quantum computing, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, June 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump orders government to build powerful quantum computer

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House during an executive order signing about quantum computing, Monday, June 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump says Iran won’t face more attacks as long as it shows ‘respect’ for U.S.

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By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

The Anti-Weaponization Fund was billed as a remedy for years of government overreach. But as George Gerbo reports, the Trump DOJ's plan collapsed under pressure from federal courts, skeptical Republican senators and questions about who would really benefit.

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Posting from prison: Jailbirds get their say from behind bars on social media

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

From Arctic Frost and FISA reauthorization to whistleblower protections and judicial impeachment, Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley breaks down the biggest fights facing Congress and the courts.

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Authorities arrest more suspects in planned attack on UFC show at White House

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Family of 1-year-old killed by police at a Walmart in Mississippi wants video released

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National Education Association hit with federal antisemitism investigation

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

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A sailor stands guard next to the sail of the USS Massachusetts, the Navy's newest nuclear-powered attack submarine, Friday, March 27, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

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By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Andy Burnham, Britain's Labour candidate for Makerfield, gestures in front of supporters during the by-election in Makerfield, England, Thursday, June 18, 2026 where voters are choosing a new lawmaker with Andy Burnham of the Labour Party as the leading contender.(AP Photo/Jon Super)

Manchester’s ‘King of the North’ expected to replace Britain’s Starmer as prime minister

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

A woman holds her cat after it being found during search and rescue works in the damaged residential building following Russia's missile attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)

Russia, Ukraine exchange deadly strikes, with at least one child killed

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From ‘The Lion’ to ‘The Tiger’: Conservative Trump allies gain ground in Latin America

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Peterson or Dybantsa? Wizards face a winner-either-way scenario at No. 1

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

Washington Wizards guard Trae Young (3) dribbling the ball during the first quarter of an NBA game against the Utah Jazz at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., March 5, 2026. (Photo for the Washington Times)

Wizards, Young agree to 4-year, $212 million deal

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

Argentina's Lionel Messi reacts after failing to score a penalty shot during the World Cup Group J soccer match between Argentina and Austria in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Sam Hodde)

Messi scores twice in Argentina’s win to break World Cup goals mark

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Thoroughbred colts raced in the 151st Preakness Stakes at Laurel Park, Maryland, on May 16. This year's race was moved out of Baltimore for the first time in 118 years due to renovations at Pimlico Race Course. (Sean Salai/The Washington Times)

Maryland buys Preakness Stakes to keep Triple Crown racing in the state

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

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By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Pope Leo XIV speaks during a meeting with the employees of the United Nations World Food Programme in Rome, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Leo XIV warns wars are ‘fed’ faster than people as aid money dries up

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With the Capitol in the background, Kali wears a trans equality flag in her hair while attending a rally for the Trans Day of Visibility, on the National Mall, Monday, March 31, 2025, in Washington."I'm here because I'm trans and it's a day to be visible," she said, "our rights, everyone's rights, are under attack." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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