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Trump heads to Asia to build alliances, cut trade deals, go eye-to-eye with China’s Xi

FILE - President Donald Trump, left, poses for a photo with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Trump leaves Washington Friday for a whirlwind tour of Asia with an ambitious to-do list of high-stakes meetings, including with Chinese President Xi Jinping, that could reshape a global economy that’s already grappling with his reordering of trade relations.

Ukrainian defense firms on the fast-evolving global drone arms race: ‘Time to market is zero’

Long-range drones An-196 Liutyi of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine stand in line before takeoff in undisclosed location, Ukraine, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, pushing relentlessly for a macho, muscular military, might be nonplussed to hear that some of Ukraine’s deadliest warriors don’t sport the Spartan physiques of elite commandos.

Long-range drones An-196 Liutyi of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine stand in line before takeoff in undisclosed location, Ukraine, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Ukrainian defense firms on the fast-evolving global drone arms race: ‘Time to market is zero’

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Table and chair in the courtroom of the judiciary. File photo credit: Nirat.pix via Shutterstock.

Two federal judges admit to using AI in botched rulings after months of silence 46 minutes ago

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A U.S. Capitol Police officer patrols on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Senate Democrats shoot down GOP bill to pay essential federal workers during shutdown

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups speaks during an NBA basketball press conference, Friday, June 27, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane) **FILE**

NBA coach, player arrested amid fed probe of Mafia’s poker, gambling rings

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

In this image provided by the U.S. Air Force, a Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bomber flies with Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility, Oct. 15, 2025. (U.S. Air Force via AP)

Trump vows more military strikes on alleged drug smugglers, calls cartels the ‘ISIS of the West’

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

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Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups speaks during an NBA basketball press conference, Friday, June 27, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane) **FILE**

NBA coach, player arrested amid fed probe of Mafia’s poker, gambling rings

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

In this image provided by the U.S. Air Force, a Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bomber flies with Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility, Oct. 15, 2025. (U.S. Air Force via AP)

Trump vows more military strikes on alleged drug smugglers, calls cartels the ‘ISIS of the West’

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

This photo released Nov. 5, 2019, by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, shows centrifuge machines in the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP, File)

U.N. atomic watchdog chief said Iran’s enriched uranium still under rubble from air attacks

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

U.S. Border Patrol Commander-At-Large Gregory Bovino stands with federal immigration enforcement agents during a skirmish with protesters in Little Village neighborhood, Chicago Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

DHS’ Chief Bovino accused of breaking judge’s order by using tear gas on Chicago crowd

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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FILE - Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to reporters at the Pentagon, July 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Hegseth’s press restrictions will backfire

By Jed Babbin

GE Appliances is creating 800 new jobs at its largest U.S. manufacturing site and global HQ. (Photo: GE Appliances, a Haier company)

Today’s American workforce isn’t sustainable

By Matt Stewart

Handlers load beef cattle onto a truck to be transported to a meat packing plant in Brandsen, Argentina, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Fixing America’s beef quotas is long overdue

By Marc L. Busch

From left, Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., the House minority whip, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., chair of the Democratic Caucus, speak during a news conference on day 22 of the government shutdown to discuss how the crisis could impact health care, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans can turn around the shutdown on Democrats

By David N. Bossie

A congregant raises his hand Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, at Maple Valley Baptist Church in McEwen, Tenn., about 3 miles from Accurate Energetic Systems, an explosives plant where a blast Friday killed 16 people. (AP Photo/Obed Lamy)

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Samuel Adams barrel-aged beer too strong for sale in 15 states

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Bottles of Mexican Coca-Cola are displayed at a grocery store in Mount Prospect, Ill., Thursday, July 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) **FILE**

Coca-Cola rolling out new Coke with cane sugar

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Visitors walk in the lobby of the Louvre museum three days after historic jewels were stolen in a daring daylight heist, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Louvre’s security cameras pointed the wrong way amid royal jewel heist

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

A groomsman takes a break after finishing bridal party photos at a wedding in Newtown, Ohio, on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel) **FILE**

Wedding etiquette includes being mindful of how much it costs guests to attend

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Defense tech company Shield AI has introduced the X-BAT, an autonomous drone that has a 2,000-mile range and vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) to work alongside Air Force pilots. The $27 million aircraft is designed to carry air-to-air missiles, bombs and even electronic warfare platforms. (Photo courtesy of Shield AI)

Defense tech firm Shield AI unveils X-BAT drone platform for Air Force

By John T. Seward - The Washington Times

Workers use machinery to dig at a rare earth mine in Ganxian county in central China's Jiangxi province on Dec. 30, 2010. (Chinatopix via AP, File)

Phoenix Tailings, U.S mining firm, opens rare earth processing facility in bid to compete with China

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Solar panels on rooftops of a housing development in Folsom, Calif., are shown here on Feb. 12, 2020. California utility regulators will consider a proposal on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, to remake financial incentives for people who install rooftop solar panels on their homes. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) **FILE**

Selling the sun: U.S. company is building satellite mirrors to keep solar farms operating after dark

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Chinese President Xi Jinping raises his glass to toasts after speaking at the National Day Reception at the Great Hall of the People on the eve of the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) ** FILE **

Hot hand: New military card decks spotlight Xi Jinping and purged Chinese commanders

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

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Cattle graze on a ranch in Lufkin, Texas, April 18, 2023. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Trump: Cattle ranchers ‘don’t understand’ his efforts to protect beef industry, grocery consumers

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Demolition continues on the East Wing of the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in Washington, before construction of a ballroom. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump defends ballroom construction as criticism mounts

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this image provided by the U.S. Navy, the guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) fires a Tomahawk land attack missile on April 14, 2018, as part of the military response to Syria's use of chemical weapons on April 7. (Kallysta Castillo/U.S. Navy via AP) ** FILE **

Trump says training to use Tomahawk missiles would take too long in decision not to arm Ukraine

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Small Business Administration administrator Linda McMahon, left, and President Donald Trump listens to a reporters question during a meeting of the President's National Council of the American Worker in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump anti-DEI education compact still waiting for a ‘yes’ as Arizona declines, Vanderbilt dodges

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

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Bipartisan group of lawmakers calls on Trump to press China’s Xi to release activist Jimmy Lai

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

The Virginia Capitol is seen March 4, 2010, in Richmond, Va. The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia is making a financial investment unprecedented in its history in the 2023 election cycle because of the implications November’s legislative races will hold for abortion access and other policy decisions in the state. The organization — which supports abortion rights and does not issue candidate endorsements — plans to spend just over $1 million through Election Day on direct mail, digital ads and volunteer outreach to highlight candidates' positions on abortion in five Senate districts and six House districts. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Virginia Democrats move to redraw congressional map amid national redistricting battles

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

FILE - President Donald Trump, left, poses for a photo with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Trump heads to Asia to build alliances, cut trade deals, go eye-to-eye with China’s Xi

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

FILE - Supporters of Donald Trump participate in a rally in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021. The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Tuesday, April 16, 2024, over the charge of obstruction of an official proceeding that has been brought against 330 people, according to the Justice Department. The charge refers to the disruption of Congress' certification of Joe Biden's 2020 presidential election victory over former President Trump. Trump faces two obstruction charges. Next week, the justices will weigh whether Trump can be prosecuted at all for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Declassified memo shows Biden DOJ’s justification for ‘Arctic Frost’ probe of Trump, Republicans

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

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Solar panels on rooftops of a housing development in Folsom, Calif., are shown here on Feb. 12, 2020. California utility regulators will consider a proposal on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, to remake financial incentives for people who install rooftop solar panels on their homes. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) **FILE**

Selling the sun: U.S. company is building satellite mirrors to keep solar farms operating after dark

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Ian Roberts, then-superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools, delivers an annual address at North High School in Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. 11, 2025. (Jon Lemons/Des Moines Public Schools via AP) ** FILE **

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By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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Texas scoured 18 million voter names, found 2,724 possible noncitizens

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director Todd Lyons announces that his agency took nearly 1,500 immigrants into custody in Massachusetts over the month of May during a news conference at the John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse in Boston, Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Leah Willingham)

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U.S. Border Patrol Commander-At-Large Gregory Bovino stands with federal immigration enforcement agents during a skirmish with protesters in Little Village neighborhood, Chicago Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

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By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter approaches Naushon Island, Mass. Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, where a couple and their adult son were rescued two days after their boat caught fire and they swam to shore. (U.S. Coast Guard via AP)

Coast Guard rescues burned family members stranded on island near Cape Cod after boat catches fire

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

A U.S. Border Patrol officer tries to clear protesters while entering Coast Guard Base Alameda on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Trump calls off federal deployment plans for San Francisco

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

People walk through the Princeton University campus in Princeton, N.J., Thursday, April 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) **FILE**

Princeton restores SAT requirement, bolstering retreat from ‘test-optional’ admissions

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In this image provided by the U.S. Air Force, a Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bomber flies with Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility, Oct. 15, 2025. (U.S. Air Force via AP)

Trump vows more military strikes on alleged drug smugglers, calls cartels the ‘ISIS of the West’

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

This photo released Nov. 5, 2019, by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, shows centrifuge machines in the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP, File)

U.N. atomic watchdog chief said Iran’s enriched uranium still under rubble from air attacks

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Long-range drones An-196 Liutyi of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine stand in line before takeoff in undisclosed location, Ukraine, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Ukrainian defense firms on the fast-evolving global drone arms race: ‘Time to market is zero’

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy listens as High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas speaks during a news conference, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Zelenskyy appeals to EU leaders in expanded search for long-range missiles

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FILE - Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin (17) warms up before an NFL football game against the New York Giants, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)

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Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups speaks during an NBA basketball press conference, Friday, June 27, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane) **FILE**

NBA coach, player arrested amid fed probe of Mafia’s poker, gambling rings

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Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels walks on the sideline during the first half of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

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A congregant raises his hand Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, at Maple Valley Baptist Church in McEwen, Tenn., about 3 miles from Accurate Energetic Systems, an explosives plant where a blast Friday killed 16 people. (AP Photo/Obed Lamy)

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Work continues on the demolition of a part of the East Wing of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington, before construction of a new ballroom. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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A U.S. Border Patrol officer tries to clear protesters while entering Coast Guard Base Alameda on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Trump calls off federal deployment plans for San Francisco

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, left, and Independent candidate former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, right, speak during the second half of an NBA basketball game between the New York Knicks and the Cleveland Cavaliers Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

Law enforcement officers watch as the gates close at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility as people protest outside on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane) **FILE**

ICE says it doesn’t need to give Congress access to its facilities during government shutdown

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., joined by Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., speaks to reporters after she tried and failed to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, her long-shot effort swiftly and resoundingly rejected by Democrats and Republicans tired of the political chaos, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy listens as High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas speaks during a news conference, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

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FILE - Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, is seen before the flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. "Woody" Williams lies in honor in the U.S. Capitol, July 14, 2022, in Washington. Runoffs in Texas are putting two prominent Republicans on edge: Gonzales, who has broken ranks over guns and the border, and powerful state House Speaker Dade Phelan, who angered the party's hard right over the impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. (Tom Williams/Pool photo via AP, File)

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Cattle in a pen wait to be transported to a meat packing plant at the livestock and ranchers' association in Brandsen, Argentina, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

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Defense tech company Shield AI has introduced the X-BAT, an autonomous drone that has a 2,000-mile range and vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) to work alongside Air Force pilots. The $27 million aircraft is designed to carry air-to-air missiles, bombs and even electronic warfare platforms. (Photo courtesy of Shield AI)

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Demolition continues on the East Wing of the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in Washington, before construction of a ballroom. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Chinese Vice Prime Minister He Lifeng, center, waves as he arrives at Rosenbad before trade talks between the U.S. and China in Stockholm, Sweden, July 28, 2025. (Fredrik Sandberg/TT News Agency via AP) **FILE**

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Attendees protest the one-year anniversary of Colorado's abortion law, the Reproductive Health Equity Act, Tuesday, April 4, 2023, outside the State Capitol in downtown Denver. A Colorado abortion fund said Thursday, May 9, 2024, it's helped hundreds access abortion in the first months of 2024, many arriving from Texas and other states where abortion is restricted, showing a continued increase in demand since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) **FILE**

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John Reid, Virginia's Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, greets supporters at his rally at Atlas 42 in Glen Allen, Va., Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Olivia Diaz,File)

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