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Trump, Senate Republicans to hash out internal debate over pre-election priorities

President Donald Trump speaks at a Mack Trucks facility, Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in Macungie, Pa. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Senate Republicans hope their Wednesday meeting with President Trump will resolve intraparty fissures over the SAVE America Act and other issues several say are distracting from more important pre-election priorities.

Courts grant Trump powers to speed deportations, erase Biden-era delays

Migrants wearing face masks and shackles on their hands and feet sit on a military aircraft at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, Jan. 30, 2025, awaiting their deportation to Guatemala. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez, File)

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

The Trump administration scored major immigration victories in district court, circuit court and Supreme Court this week, winning rulings that make it easier to deport migrants — and to do so more quickly.

Migrants wearing face masks and shackles on their hands and feet sit on a military aircraft at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, Jan. 30, 2025, awaiting their deportation to Guatemala. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez, File)

Courts grant Trump powers to speed deportations, erase Biden-era delays

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

U.S. Vice President JD Vance, left, reacts next to U.S. President Donald Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff, second right, and Jared Kushner, right, while waiting to meet with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for high-level talks aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict, at the Bürgenstock Resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne, in Switzerland, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (Nathan Howard/Pool Photo via AP)

U.S., Iran offer different stories on nuclear inspections as negotiations continue

By Tom Howell Jr. and Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

An abortion-rights activist holds a box of mifepristone pills as demonstrators from both anti-abortion and abortion-rights groups rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington, March 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)

Spread of abortion pills casts pall over Dobbs anniversary for pro-life side

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., flanked by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, the GOP whip, and Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., right, pauses as he speaks to reporters ahead of a Wednesday meeting with President Donald Trump, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate approves House-passed war powers resolution to end hostilities with Iran

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

A masked ICE agent stands outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest against the transfer of detainees on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ** FILE **

DOJ sues New York over federal agent mask ban

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., flanked by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, the GOP whip, and Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., right, pauses as he speaks to reporters ahead of a Wednesday meeting with President Donald Trump, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate approves House-passed war powers resolution to end hostilities with Iran

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

A masked ICE agent stands outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest against the transfer of detainees on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ** FILE **

DOJ sues New York over federal agent mask ban

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump and Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pa., right, appear on stage together during an event at a Mack Trucks facility, Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in Macungie, Pa. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump tells congressman he’s endorsed ‘no one wants to hear from you’

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks to the media after disembarking Air Force One at Reading Regional Airport, Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in Reading, Pa. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump claims military victory, points to economic progress in the wake of first-stage Iran deal

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

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Supreme Court must stop treating property rights as second class

By Marc Wheat and Connor Bolster

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America’s AI gamble depends on more than capital

By Peter Morici

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Forced labor contracts threaten America’s workplace freedom

By Nicole Huyer

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America’s 250th birthday should revive patriotic pride

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Qatar’s $12 billion betrayal

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A model wears a creation as part of the Louis Vuitton men's Spring Summer 2027 collection presented in Paris, France, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

Pharrell sends Vuitton surfing as Jeremy Allen White, Missy Elliott and Victor Wembanyama look on

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This image released by ABC shows Vice President J.D. Vance, third from left, with co-hosts, from left, Sara Haines, Joy Behar, Ana Navarro, Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farah Griffin during an appearance on "The View" in New York on Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (Lou Rocco/ABC via AP)

Conservative watchdog tells FCC that ‘The View’ is a Democratic Party operation, not a news program

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Crews work to disassemble the structure that was built for UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House, Sunday, June 21, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

ScottsMiracle-Gro to help repair White House lawn in wake of UFC Freedom 250 event

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

In this image taken from video, Joseph McGrail-Bateup demonstrates his loud voice in Canberra, Australia, Tuesday, June 23, 2026, after he was been recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's loudest person. (Australian Broadcasting Corp. via AP)

Guinness crowns Canberra town crier as the world’s loudest person at 122.4 decibels

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U.S. Vice President JD Vance, left, reacts next to U.S. President Donald Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff, second right, and Jared Kushner, right, while waiting to meet with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for high-level talks aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict, at the Bürgenstock Resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne, in Switzerland, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (Nathan Howard/Pool Photo via AP)

U.S., Iran offer different stories on nuclear inspections as negotiations continue

By Tom Howell Jr. and Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

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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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

This photo provided by Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyev's official telegram channel shows smoke rising from a damaged building after a Ukrainian drone attack outside Moscow on Thursday, June 18, 2026. (Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyev's official telegram channel via AP)

Report: Russia using air defense assets from the front line to protect Moscow from Ukrainian drones

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

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President Donald Trump and Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pa., right, appear on stage together during an event at a Mack Trucks facility, Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in Macungie, Pa. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump tells congressman he’s endorsed ‘no one wants to hear from you’

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks at a Mack Trucks facility, Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in Macungie, Pa. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump shifts from Iran War to economy at Pennsylvania rally

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Migrants wearing face masks and shackles on their hands and feet sit on a military aircraft at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, Jan. 30, 2025, awaiting their deportation to Guatemala. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez, File)

Trump’s DOJ erases Biden backdoor immigration courts amnesty

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A group of undocumented migrants is deported by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents across the McAllen–Hidalgo–Reynosa International Bridge in McAllen, Texas, on Friday, March 13, 2026. Dozens of migrants from countries including Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti, China, Guatemala and El Salvador were handed over to Mexican authorities. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez) ** FILE **

Appeals court backs Trump’s expansion of speedy deportations

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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House Financial Services Chairman French Hill, R-Ark., center, is flanked by Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., left, and Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., as they speak to reporters after the House passed three bills intended to boost the legitimacy of the cryptocurrency industry with new regulations demanded by President Donald Trump, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 17, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House clears bipartisan housing affordability package for Trump’s signature

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Migrants wearing face masks and shackles on their hands and feet sit on a military aircraft at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, Jan. 30, 2025, awaiting their deportation to Guatemala. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez, File)

Courts grant Trump powers to speed deportations, erase Biden-era delays

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., flanked by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, the GOP whip, and Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., right, pauses as he speaks to reporters ahead of a Wednesday meeting with President Donald Trump, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate approves House-passed war powers resolution to end hostilities with Iran

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Voters cast their ballots at Dundee Elementary School in Omaha, Neb., on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Bonnie Ryan)

RNC sues to stop Nebraska election law that allows nonresidents to vote

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

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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

A visor takes a photo as National Park Service employees work to clean the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Sunday, June 21, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick

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By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

D.C. Council members Janeese Lewis George speaks to the crowd after winning D.C. Mayor Democratic primary election during the Election Night Party at the Howard Theatre Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Anti-establishment wave hits both parties as outsiders keep winning

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Fans wearing U.S.-themed clothing cheer before the World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Curacao in Houston, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Swedish cowboys and TSA ranch kits: World Cup tourists keep falling in love with U.S.

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

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A fin whale is seen stranded, possibly stuck on its belly, in a shallow fjord on the western coast at Vejle, Denmark, on June 16, 2010. A cruise ship struck a pregnant whale (not pictured) in waters off the coast of Alaska, killing the endangered marine mammal. (Benny F. Nielsen, Polfoto via AP, File)

Endangered pregnant whale found dead on bow of Royal Caribbean cruise ship in Alaska

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

FILE - A newly built warehouse is seen on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, in Social Circle, Ga., where officials are concerned about U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement's plans connected to a $45-billion expansion of immigrant detention centers. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, file)

Federal officials plan to offload some warehouses purchased for immigrant detention

By Heather Hollingsworth and Ryan Foley and Rebecca Santana - Associated Press

An abortion-rights activist holds a box of mifepristone pills as demonstrators from both anti-abortion and abortion-rights groups rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington, March 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)

Spread of abortion pills casts pall over Dobbs anniversary for pro-life side

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

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New Jersey zoo closes for the day due to gate-crashing black bear

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

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Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, right, celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the World Cup Group K soccer match between Portugal and Uzbekistan in Houston, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Ronaldo becomes first player to score in six World Cups with two goals against Uzbekistan

By Kristie Rieken - Associated Press

U.S. Vice President JD Vance, left, reacts next to U.S. President Donald Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff, second right, and Jared Kushner, right, while waiting to meet with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for high-level talks aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict, at the Bürgenstock Resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne, in Switzerland, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (Nathan Howard/Pool Photo via AP)

U.S., Iran offer different stories on nuclear inspections as negotiations continue

By Tom Howell Jr. and Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

A drugstore sign shows the temperature 43 degrees Celsius (109,4 degrees Fahrenheit) in Rennes, western France, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeremias Gonzalez)

Europe swelters under an early heat wave as France records its hottest day ever

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Smoke raises above the city in sunrise following a Russian air attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

War against Ukraine is a war against the West, says Russian who fights for Kyiv

By Guillaume Ptak - Special to The Washington Times

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AJ Dybantsa arrives for the first round of the NBA basketball draft Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Wizards pick BYU’s Dybantsa with first No. 1 pick since 2010

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

FILE - Washington Mystics forward Kiki Iriafen dribbles during the first half of a WNBA basketball game against the Dallas Wings in Arlington, Texas, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Young Mystics on rise after road wins over Liberty and Lynx

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FILE - St. Louis Blues right wing Jordan Kyrou (25) shoots during an NHL hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong,File)

Capitals acquire Kyrou from Blues as trades ripple across NHL ahead of draft

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FILE - Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo walks off the court after an NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets, Friday, April 10, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps, File)

In today’s NBA, when a Giannis-sized opportunity knocks, teams take the leap

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Supreme Court rules against Louisiana prisoner’s lawsuit over shaved dreadlocks

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SNAP EBT information sign is displayed at a gas station in Riverwoods, Ill., Nov. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Judge says food stamps can be used to buy candy, soda

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A group of undocumented migrants is deported by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents across the McAllen–Hidalgo–Reynosa International Bridge in McAllen, Texas, on Friday, March 13, 2026. Dozens of migrants from countries including Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti, China, Guatemala and El Salvador were handed over to Mexican authorities. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez) ** FILE **

Appeals court backs Trump’s expansion of speedy deportations

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Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., gets ready to enter the Delaney Hall detention center as a protest against the transfer of detainees takes place on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Brooklyn coffee shop’s banning of Dem lawmaker over pro-Israel stance prompts DOJ probe

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Tucker Carlson speaks at a memorial for Charlie Kirk, Sept. 21, 2025, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Tucker Carlson quits the GOP: ‘I’m out’

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A woman shields herself from the sun with an umbrella as she walks in the garden of the Palace of Versailles, outside Paris, during a heat wave with temperatures soaring above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

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A visor takes a photo as National Park Service employees work to clean the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Sunday, June 21, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick

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Andy Burnham, Britain's Labor 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)

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Israel attacks Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon despite ceasefire agreement

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Security at the White House looks through a pair of binoculars during the UFC Fan Fest on the White House Ellipse ahead of Sunday's fight on the South Lawn, June 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert, File)

Two more men arrested in foiled terror plot targeting UFC fights at White House

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