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Trump’s NIH plows ahead with bat lab to fuel virus research in U.S.

Researchers from Brazil's state-run Fiocruz Institute shine a light on a bat they captured in the Atlantic Forest during a nighttime outing in Pedra Branca state park, near Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. The outing was part of a project to collect and study viruses present in wild animals — including bats, which many scientists believe were linked to the outbreak of COVID-19. This lab is not related to the lab in the story. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) ** FILE **

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

The Trump administration is moving to wind down many taxpayer-funded animal experiments, but a controversial bat virus lab in Colorado is still powering forward with a new infusion of millions of dollars.

Powering the future: Army sees small, mobile nuclear reactors as key to energy resilience

Daniel Driscoll, President Donald Trump's nominee to be the Department of Defense's Secretary of the Army, testifies before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on his nomination on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

By John T. Seward and Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

The Army is developing next-generation mobile nuclear reactors under a new program announced Tuesday, promising to have “at least one” working reactor by summer 2026 as part of a push to ensure reliable power generation at military installations and for forward-deployed troops.

Daniel Driscoll, President Donald Trump's nominee to be the Department of Defense's Secretary of the Army, testifies before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on his nomination on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Powering the future: Army sees small, mobile nuclear reactors as key to energy resilience

By John T. Seward and Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., lead a Senate procession through the Rotunda to the House Chamber for a joint session of Congress to confirm the Electoral College votes, at the U.S. Capitol on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

Clash of Senate leaders’ styles adds to the standoff that keeps the government shut down

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Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., speaks during a news conference on national security legislation on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) **FILE**

Transgender issue puts Democrat on defense in Virginia governor’s race

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President Joe Biden, left, walks with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, as he arrives to give a speech about foreign policy at the State Department in Washington, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Biden, Blinken take credit for Gaza peace plan, hostage release

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill speaks to reporters in New Orleans on Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) **FILE**

Supreme Court to hear Louisiana congressional district map dispute over race

By Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill speaks to reporters in New Orleans on Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) **FILE**

Supreme Court to hear Louisiana congressional district map dispute over race

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Protesters confront federal law enforcement officers outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore., Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

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FILE - New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a campaign rally with community leaders in the Jackson Heights neighborhood in the Queens borough of New York, Nov. 1, 2022, (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, File)

DOJ’s case against Letitia James not about payback

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An officer with the Department of Homeland Security's Special Response Team stands against a protester outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility as protests against the Trump administration continue in Portland, Ore., Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

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Army Lt. Gen. Chris Mohan, the deputy commanding general and acting commander of Army Materiel Command, explains how the Army plans to use 3D printing to manufacture drone bodies and print drone replacement components near the battlefield.

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Teledyne FLIR Defense has been awarded a five-year, $168.3 million Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the U.S. Army for low-rate initial production to upgrade the M1135 Stryker’s Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle (NBCRV) Sensor Suite. Teledyne FLIR is the lead integrator in modernizing the Army’s NBCRV system with improved and autonomous chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) sensors. Among other third-party solutions, the NBCRV Sensor Suite will feature capabilities of the FLIR Defense R80D SkyRaider™ drone integrated with FLIR’s MUVE™ B330 biological detection payload designed for small unmanned aerial systems. (U.S. Army photo by Tad Browning)

How the U.S. Army and defense industry will build new generation of counter-drone weaponry

By Ben Wolfgang and John T. Seward - The Washington Times

U.S. Army Secretary Daniel P. Driscoll, left, speaks to journalists while standing next to Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy A. George at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy) ** FILE **

Army Secretary Driscoll lays out vision for the future at AUSA conference

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American flags are displayed with Chinese flags on top of a trishaw on Sept. 16, 2018, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

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By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump waits to greet leaders during a summit to support ending the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza after a breakthrough ceasefire deal, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)

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In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Services on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, rescue workers put out a fire of a hospital damaged by a Russian strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

Russian aerial attack hits a Ukrainian hospital, days before Zelenskyy meets Trump

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The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, Nov. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, file)

Education Department layoffs hit offices that oversee special education and civil rights enforcement

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The U.S. Capitol is silhouetted by the stark glare of the morning sun as a government shutdown begins its tenth day, in Washington, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Mitt Romney’s sister-in-law found dead near L.A. County parking garage

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Supreme Court to hear Louisiana congressional district map dispute over race

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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee: Federal crime crackdown in Memphis nears 900 arrests in two weeks

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An unoccupied home rests on its roof after being knocked over in Kotlik, Alaska, on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, after the remnants of Typhoon Halong hit western Alaska. (AP Photo/Adaline Pete)

Typhoon’s remnants strike western Alaska, killing one and leaving two missing

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Capitals start to find footing following season-opening loss

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Then-Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder listens to head coach Ron Rivera during a news conference at the team's NFL football training facility, in Ashburn, Va., Jan. 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

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