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NYC Mayor Adams’ exit from race puts sharper focus on Democrats’ Mamdani conundrum

New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks on stage for the March on Wall Street, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani is making life difficult for Democrats all over the U.S., but none more so than his fellow New Yorkers, who lead the party in Congress.

Trump throws $625 million lifeline to coal industry and opens federal lands to mining

A mechanized shovel loads coal from an 80-foot-thick seam into a haul truck at Cloud Peak Energy's Spring Creek mine, Nov. 15, 2016, near Decker, Mont. Republicans in Congress say a Biden administration proposal on Thursday, May 16, 2024, to stop future coal leasing in the Powder River Basin of Montana and Wyoming could harm the industry. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown) **FILE**

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

The Trump administration will spend $625 million to modernize coal plants to keep them operating and open 13.1 million acres of federal land to coal mining.

A mechanized shovel loads coal from an 80-foot-thick seam into a haul truck at Cloud Peak Energy's Spring Creek mine, Nov. 15, 2016, near Decker, Mont. Republicans in Congress say a Biden administration proposal on Thursday, May 16, 2024, to stop future coal leasing in the Powder River Basin of Montana and Wyoming could harm the industry. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown) **FILE**

Trump throws $625 million lifeline to coal industry and opens federal lands to mining

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

U.S. and Chinese national flags are hung outside a hotel during the U.S. presidential election event, organized by the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) **FILE**

Strategic cyber, information attacks by China are subverting the U.S. and its allies, report says

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news conference with President Donald Trump in the State Dining Room of the White House, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump says agreement to end war in Gaza is very close

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., talk to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump, congressional leaders end meeting no closer to averting a government shutdown

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Then-President Donald J. Trump's name is printed on a stimulus check issued by the IRS to help combat the adverse economic effects of the COVID-19 outbreak in this April 23, 2020 photo taken in San Antonio. Early in the pandemic, government relief checks became an attractive target for criminals. A federal inspector general sent a stark warning to Congress, saying they are leaving a massive amount of stolen taxpayer money in scammers' pockets because lawmakers haven't extended the statute of limitation on pandemic unemployment fraud. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

States forgave billions in fraudulent pandemic benefits

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., talk to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump, congressional leaders end meeting no closer to averting a government shutdown

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Then-President Donald J. Trump's name is printed on a stimulus check issued by the IRS to help combat the adverse economic effects of the COVID-19 outbreak in this April 23, 2020 photo taken in San Antonio. Early in the pandemic, government relief checks became an attractive target for criminals. A federal inspector general sent a stark warning to Congress, saying they are leaving a massive amount of stolen taxpayer money in scammers' pockets because lawmakers haven't extended the statute of limitation on pandemic unemployment fraud. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

States forgave billions in fraudulent pandemic benefits

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Defense attorney Kathryn Nester who is representing Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, speaks during a waiver hearing in Utah County Court in Provo, Utah, on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (Laura Seitz/The Deseret News via AP, Pool)

Team of prominent defense lawyers steps in to defend accused Kirk assassin

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., speaks during a House Education and Workforce hearing, Thursday, June 5, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

House GOP panel accuses nation’s largest teachers union of exploiting members’ retirement benefits

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., talk to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Democrats’ reckless spending proposals push us toward shutdown

By Jorge Martinez

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EB-5: The model for America’s immigration system

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Yusuf Islam, also known as Cat Stevens, performs during Glastonbury Festival in Somerset, England, on June 25, 2023. (Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP, File)

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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after signing an executive order regarding TikTok in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump threatens 100% tariffs on foreign-made films

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during the POW/MIA National Recognition Day Ceremony at the Pentagon, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

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Trump’s empty threats embolden America’s enemies abroad

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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after signing an executive order regarding TikTok in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump threatens 100% tariffs on foreign-made films

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks at a rally with Hotel & Gaming Trades Council workers, in New York, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Trump threatens to cut off federal funds for NYC if Mamdani becomes mayor

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

A woman stands off with a law enforcement officer wearing a Houston Field Office Special Response Team patch outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs (ICE) building during a protest Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Trump says he’s sending troops to ‘war ravaged’ Portland

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives at the White House, Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump will speak at a hastily called meeting of top military leaders

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Trump and Netanyahu agree to Gaza peace deal, warn Hamas to accept or Israel ‘will finish the job’ 32 minutes ago

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., talk to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump, congressional leaders end meeting no closer to averting a government shutdown

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

A mechanized shovel loads coal from an 80-foot-thick seam into a haul truck at Cloud Peak Energy's Spring Creek mine, Nov. 15, 2016, near Decker, Mont. Republicans in Congress say a Biden administration proposal on Thursday, May 16, 2024, to stop future coal leasing in the Powder River Basin of Montana and Wyoming could harm the industry. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown) **FILE**

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In this photo taken from video distributed by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Thursday, March 13, 2025, Russian soldiers patrol an area in Sudzha, in the Kursk region of Russia, after it was taken over by Russian troops. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)

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By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

U.S. passports are arranged for a photograph in Tigard, Ore., Dec. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

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Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk speaks during a campaign rally, Oct. 24, 2024, in Las Vegas. Kirk died from a sniper's bullet on Sept. 10, 2025, in Utah. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

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By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Newly elected President Luong Cuong arrives at the National Assembly in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Minh Hoang) **FILE**

Vietnamese turn over military ID cards of missing Americans amid criticism for overcharging Pentagon

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Defense attorney Kathryn Nester who is representing Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, speaks during a waiver hearing in Utah County Court in Provo, Utah, on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (Laura Seitz/The Deseret News via AP, Pool)

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By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

This photo provided by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows Ian Roberts in February 2020. (ICE via AP)

Iowa revokes education license of illegal immigrant who worked as school superintendent

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas listens to President Donald Trump speak before swearing in Pam Bondi as Attorney General in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Justice Clarence Thomas defends Supreme Court overturning precedent, says cases aren’t ‘gospel’

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

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A mobile radar installation is seen at the Danish military site on Amager, Pionegaarden, near the village of Dragoer and on the coast of Oresund, the sea between Denmark and Sweden, on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. (Steven Knap/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

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By Joseph Hammond - Special to The Washington Times

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President Donald Trump, left, shakes the hand of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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