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Eric Adams ends reelection bid, reshaping New York mayoral race

ew York Mayor Eric Adams speaks during a campaign launch rally at City Hall, Thursday, June 26, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times 7 minutes ago

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has officially withdrawn from his reelection campaign, dramatically altering a race that democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani has dominated.

Republicans and Democrats play the blame game ahead of a potential government shutdown

The Capitol and Washington Monument on the National Mall are seen in the distance in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Congressional leaders are pointing fingers at each other ahead of a high-stakes meeting at the White House to avert a potential government shutdown.

The Capitol and Washington Monument on the National Mall are seen in the distance in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Republicans and Democrats play the blame game ahead of a potential government shutdown

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

In this image taken from video released by Julie J, @Malkowski6April, Massive flames and smoke rise from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, about 50 miles north of Detroit, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (Julie J, @Malkowski6April via AP)

One dead, 9 wounded in Mormon church shooting in Michigan; suspect down

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

Senate Minority Leader Schumer condemns Trump justice system after Comey indictment

By Seth McLaughlin - 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

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., talks to reporters outside the chamber during a vote at the Capitol in Washington, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Sen. Fetterman, at odds with fellow Democrats, says he won’t switch parties

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

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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

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., talks to reporters outside the chamber during a vote at the Capitol in Washington, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Sen. Fetterman, at odds with fellow Democrats, says he won’t switch parties

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks to the media in North Charleston, S.C., on Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough) **FILE**

How Biden’s autopen pardons went unchallenged as hundreds of hardened criminals hit the streets

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

As lawmakers debate a government funding extension, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., awaits the arrival of the leader of the Orthodox Christian Church, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew for a meeting, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Speaker Johnson: Democrats risking shutdown over health care for illegal immigrants

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

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Democrats shout fascist while behaving like Brownshirts

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Charlie Kirk memorial critics should check their souls

By Everett Piper

Illustration on the problem with public schools by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

‘Witchy Wednesday’ shows moral drift in public schools

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Israel and the Abraham Accords illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Israel seems intent on undoing the Abraham Accords

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Democrats' government shutdown illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Democrats would rather shut down government than help rural America

By Tarren Bragdon

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Subtitles on: Why many young adults turn on closed captioning for TV and movies

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Arnold Schwarzenegger and his partner, Heather Milligan stand on stage during the 190th Oktoberfest on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, in Munich, Germany. (Felix Hörhager/dpa via AP)

Schwarzenegger directs a band in a beer tent at Munich’s Oktoberfest

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Americans are watching movies more at home than in theaters, poll confirms

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

This combo of images provided by Julien's Auctions shows, from left, Dark Crystal skekGra the Heretic Circle of the Suns Skeksis Chair and The Dark Crystal Naia (Hannah John-Kamen) Drenchen Gelfling, part of more than 400 props, costumes and set pieces from Muppets creator Jim Henson’s extensive career will go up for auction this fall. (Julien's Auctions via AP)

Jim Henson puppet memorabilia headed to auction for first time this year

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

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Guy Taylor and Ben Wolfgang discuss the latest tech, companies, and collaborations at AFA 2025 in National Harbor, MD.

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Palestinians survey the aftermath of an Israeli military strike on the Abu Dahrouj family home in Zawaida, central Gaza Strip, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Trump says Gaza deal is close, putting brakes on Israel

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

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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President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Supreme Court’s nationwide injunction ruling fizzles as judges find new ways to stop Trump

By Stephen Dinan and Alex Swoyer - 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

Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco speaks during a meeting of the Justice Department's Election Threats Task Force at the Department of Justice, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump demands Microsoft fire former Biden Justice Department official Lisa Monaco

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Amelia Earhart poses for photos as she arrives in Southampton, England, after her transatlantic flight on the "Friendship" from Burry Point, Wales, on June 26, 1928. (AP Photo) **FILE**

Trump calls for info on Amelia Earhart to be declassified

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams ends his reelection campaign

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ew York Mayor Eric Adams speaks during a campaign launch rally at City Hall, Thursday, June 26, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

Eric Adams ends reelection bid, reshaping New York mayoral race

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times 7 minutes ago

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., talks to reporters outside the chamber during a vote at the Capitol in Washington, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Sen. Fetterman, at odds with fellow Democrats, says he won’t switch parties

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

The Capitol and Washington Monument on the National Mall are seen in the distance in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Republicans and Democrats play the blame game ahead of a potential government shutdown

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

Senate Minority Leader Schumer condemns Trump justice system after Comey indictment

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

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

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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

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

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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‘Happy that his voice was silenced’: Why more college kids are embracing political violence

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

A Ukrainian soldier gets ready to fire at Russian FPV drones in the town of Kostiantynivka, the site of heavy battles with Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Yevhen Titov)

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In this image taken from video released by Julie J, @Malkowski6April, Massive flames and smoke rise from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, about 50 miles north of Detroit, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (Julie J, @Malkowski6April via AP)

One dead, 9 wounded in Mormon church shooting in Michigan; suspect down

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Police cars are parked along a street in Times Square in New York on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) ** FILE **

Ex-Soros Fund manager accused of trafficking women into penthouse ‘sex dungeon’

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

This satellite image provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Humberto on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (NOAA via AP)

Tropical Storm Imelda forms, is expected to become hurricane off the U.S. East Coast in coming days 30 minutes ago

By Freida Frisaro - Associated Press

Lorenz Kraus, a 53-year-old man who was arrested for murder after telling a television news anchor that he killed his parents, is arraigned before Judge Joshua Farrell on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, at Albany City Court in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron/The Albany Times Union via AP)

Albany, New York, man charged with killing parents after televised confession on local TV

By Brad Matthews - 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)

Denmark reports more drone sightings at armed forces’ locations. NATO boosts Baltic Sea vigilance

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Dr. Paul Ransom of the British humanitarian medical NGO UK-Med, assisted by local medical staff, treats patients at a field hospital in Muwasi, near Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Palestinian death toll tops 66,000 as Netanyahu prepares to meet Trump

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Residents from surrounding towns and villages climb as they try to reach the quake-hit region to assist survivors after Sunday night's powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake that struck several provinces, in the Nurgol district, Kunar province, eastern Afghanistan, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Nava Jamshidi) ** FILE **

Taliban release a U.S. citizen from Afghan prison

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Rescuers work at the site of an apartment buildings damaged during a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv kills 4 and wounds at least 10, as other regions hit too

By Derek Gatopoulos, Illia Novikov and Elise Morton - Associated Press

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FILE - President of the International Paralympic Committee Andrew Parsons passes the Paralympic flag to Mayor of Los Angeles Karen Bass, not in photo, after receiving it from Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo, not in photo, during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paralympics, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

Partial suspensions of Russia, Belarus lifted by International Paralympic Committee

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Washington Commanders guard Brandon Coleman heads to the locker room after being injured during the first half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Matt Ludtke) ** FILE **

Commanders’ Coleman inactive for second consecutive week; Paul starts against Falcons

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers (1) is driven off the field by medical personnel after an injury during the second quarter of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Giants’ Malik Nabers carted off against Chargers with apparent leg injury

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Europe's Shane Lowry react after their match win on the 18th hole at Bethpage Black golf course during the Ryder Cup golf tournament, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, in Farmingdale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Europe takes record lead into Ryder Cup’s Sunday singles

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

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Church President Russell M. Nelson looks on during The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' conference on April 6, 2019, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Russell M. Nelson, oldest-ever president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dies

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A poster depicting conservative activist Charlie Kirk is pictured as people attend Kirk's memorial, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

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Truett McConnell University Interim President Dr. John O. Yarbrough speaks during a news conference at the school’s Cleveland, Ga., campus on Friday, Sept, 26, 2025. (Daniel Purcell/NowHabersham.com via AP)

Baptist college in Georgia removes president after inquiry into whether he ignored sexual abuse

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Ukraine and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

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In this image taken from video released by Julie J, @Malkowski6April, Massive flames and smoke rise from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, about 50 miles north of Detroit, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (Julie J, @Malkowski6April via AP)

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A sign is displayed on a Google building at their campus in Mountain View, Calif., Sept. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) ** FILE **

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ew York Mayor Eric Adams speaks during a campaign launch rally at City Hall, Thursday, June 26, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

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Moldova's President Maia Sandu exits a voting station after casting her vote during a parliamentary election, in Chisinau, Moldova, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

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Two women walk past a huge banner showing the late commander of the Iran's Revolutionary Guard expeditionary Quds Force, Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a U.S. drone attack in 2020, and two late Hezbollah leaders Hassan Nasrallah, center, and Hashem Safieddine, who were killed in Israeli airstrikes in 2024, at the Enqelab-e-Eslami (Islamic Revolution) square, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

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President of Colombia Gustavo Petro Urrego addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

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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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In this photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Syrian Foreign minister Asaad al-Shaibani, right, meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as part of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the Lotte Palace Hotel, on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, in New York. (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP)

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FILE - Harjinder Singh is escorted onto an airplane by Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins and law enforcement on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Stockton, Calif. (AP Photo/Benjamin Fanjoy, file)

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., tells reporters that Republicans are jeopardizing health care for Americans with their policies and their strategy to fund the government before the deadline at the end of the month, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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