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President Donald Trump speaks as he hosts a lunch with Republican Senators on the Rose Garden patio at the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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President Trump on Tuesday called on Senate Democrats to “stop the madness” and vote to reopen the government.

J.D. Vance says shaky Israel-Hamas ceasefire is going ‘better than I expected’

U.S. Vice President JD Vance speak to the media as Jared Kushner looks on, in Kiryat Gat, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Vice President J.D. Vance said Tuesday that the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas is going better than expected.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance speak to the media as Jared Kushner looks on, in Kiryat Gat, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

J.D. Vance says shaky Israel-Hamas ceasefire is going ‘better than I expected’

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., speaks during an event with President Donald Trump to welcome the 2025 LSU and LSU-Shreveport national champion baseball teams in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Speaker Johnson pledges not to block vote to release government’s Epstein files

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama speaks at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., on Dec. 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) **FILE**

Obama, surrogates flex their muscle in New Jersey, Virginia elections

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

A price for beef is displayed on the edge of a shelf at a grocery store in Mount Prospect, Ill., Thursday, July 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) ** FILE **

Where’s the beef? Here — not in Argentina, Republican lawmakers say

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Former CIA Director John Brennan arrives for a meeting at the Capitol in Washington, May 21, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

House refers ex-CIA chief Brennan for criminal prosecution for lying to Congress

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A price for beef is displayed on the edge of a shelf at a grocery store in Mount Prospect, Ill., Thursday, July 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) ** FILE **

Where’s the beef? Here — not in Argentina, Republican lawmakers say

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Former CIA Director John Brennan arrives for a meeting at the Capitol in Washington, May 21, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

House refers ex-CIA chief Brennan for criminal prosecution for lying to Congress

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump, right, shakes the hand of Russia's President Vladimir Putin during a joint press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Trump-Putin meeting on hold, despite talk of Budapest summit

By Tom Howell Jr. and Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright comments on the National Nuclear Security Administration furloughing 1,400 federal workers as part of the shutdown which began Oct. 1, during a news conference at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) in Las Vegas on Monday Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)

Workers at federal agency monitoring nuclear weapons to be furloughed as shutdown continues

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

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Illicit drugs are killing Americans

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Democrat Jay Jones participates in the Virginia attorney general debate with Republican incumbent Jason Miyares in Richmond, Va., Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (Mike Kropf/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP, Pool)

Every word matters: Does Jay Jones know that?

By Sara Grace Todd

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No more global freeloading on medical innovation

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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks during a news conference, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Wes Moore’s Trump derangement syndrome clouds his limited judgment

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Crowds gather for a No Kings protest, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

‘No Kings’ demonstrations expose the left’s ignorance and hypocrisy

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Thousands sign petition for George Strait to replace Bad Bunny at Super Bowl halftime show

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

Kenny Loggins performs at the 2023 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on April 30, 2023. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP) **FILE**

Kenny Loggins wants ‘Danger Zone’ removed from video posted by Trump

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The memoir book of Virginia Giuffre, "Nobody's Girl" is seen amongst other books in a store and is up for sale in London, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025 six months after Giuffre died by suicide in April.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Memoir by Prince Andrew’s and Epstein’s accuser Virginia Giuffre reignites scandal, dogs U.K. royals

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Guests walk on the campus of Indiana University, Thursday, July 17, 2025, in Bloomington, Ind. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Indiana University fires student newspaper adviser who refused to suppress news articles

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, center, sitting with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, third from right, and U.S. military senior leadership as they listen to President Donald Trump speaks at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025 in Quantico, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Vice President J.D. Vance arrives to speak at an event during activities to mark the upcoming Marine Corps' 250th anniversary Saturday, Oct 18, 2025, on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in Camp Pendleton, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Artillery misfire during Vance visit to Marine base prompts accusations, investigations

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Lawmakers applaud as Sanae Takaichi, standing, was elected as Japan's new prime minister during the extraordinary session of the lower house, in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Japan votes in ‘Iron Lady’ Sanae Takaichi as first female prime minister

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Britain's Secretary of State for Defence John Healey speaks at a press conference at Admiralty House following the Australia-UK Ministerial Consultations (AUKMIN) in Sydney, Australia, Friday, July 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

British defense chief says U.K. will send troops to Ukraine if peace achieved

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

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U.S. Vice President JD Vance speak to the media as Jared Kushner looks on, in Kiryat Gat, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

J.D. Vance says shaky Israel-Hamas ceasefire is going ‘better than I expected’

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Work begins on the demolition of a part of the East Wing of the White House, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, in Washington, before construction of a new ballroom. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

East Wing demolition making way for new ballroom

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, en route to Joint Base Andrews, Md., as he returns from a trip to Florida. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump says Mideast allies ready to handle Hamas if ceasefire resisted

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport, Friday, March 28, 2025, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Secret Service discovered a hunting stand with view of Trump’s Palm Beach airport runway

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House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., speaks during an event with President Donald Trump to welcome the 2025 LSU and LSU-Shreveport national champion baseball teams in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Speaker Johnson pledges not to block vote to release government’s Epstein files

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks as he hosts a lunch with Republican Senators on the Rose Garden patio at the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump says GOP ‘will not be extorted’ in government shutdown fight

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Former CIA Director John Brennan arrives for a meeting at the Capitol in Washington, May 21, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

House refers ex-CIA chief Brennan for criminal prosecution for lying to Congress

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President Donald Trump, right, shakes the hand of Russia's President Vladimir Putin during a joint press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Trump-Putin meeting on hold, despite talk of Budapest summit

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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 **

Maryland kept printing ballots for illegal immigrant Ian Roberts long after he moved to Iowa

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins testifies during the House Committee on Appropriations subcommittee budget hearing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Yuri Gripas)

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Rep. Robyn Kelly, D-Ill., right, speaks with former federal workers who lost their jobs in President Donald Trump's DOGE layoffs, at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

White suburbanites bear brunt as unemployment surges from Trump-era federal job cuts in D.C. area

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

A man fires his pistol at an indoor shooting range during a qualification course to renew his Carry Concealed handgun permit at the Placer Sporting Club in Roseville, Calif., on July 1, 2022. A federal judge on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023, temporarily blocked a California law that would have banned carrying firearms in most public places, ruling that it violates the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and deprives people of their ability to defend themselves and their loved ones. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) **FILE**

Illegal immigrant cop sparks debate about migrants’ access to guns

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U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright comments on the National Nuclear Security Administration furloughing 1,400 federal workers as part of the shutdown which began Oct. 1, during a news conference at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) in Las Vegas on Monday Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)

Workers at federal agency monitoring nuclear weapons to be furloughed as shutdown continues

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Trump campaign banners wave in the wind along Route 8 in Middlesex Township, Pa., in conservative Butler County on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. To win Pennsylvania, President Donald Trump needs blowout victories and historic turnout in conservative strongholds across the state. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) **FILE**

Anti-Trump vandal tears down yard banner, shoots at homeowners

By Ben Sellers - The Washington Times

This April 19, 2019, file photo shows a Planned Parenthood building in Houston. (Godofredo A Vasquez/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)

Ex-Texas Medical Board director challenges ‘forced resignation’ over Planned Parenthood job

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

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Pilots make emergency landing after flight crew banged on cockpit door

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Britain's Secretary of State for Defence John Healey speaks at a press conference at Admiralty House following the Australia-UK Ministerial Consultations (AUKMIN) in Sydney, Australia, Friday, July 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

British defense chief says U.K. will send troops to Ukraine if peace achieved

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Lawmakers applaud as Sanae Takaichi, standing, was elected as Japan's new prime minister during the extraordinary session of the lower house, in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Japan votes in ‘Iron Lady’ Sanae Takaichi as first female prime minister

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Vice President J.D. Vance arrives at Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Oct. 21, 2025. (Nathan Howard/Pool Photo via AP)

Vance is in Israel to shore up the fragile ceasefire in Gaza

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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy leave their home Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025 in Paris as Nicolas Sarkozy heads to prison to serve time for a criminal conspiracy to finance his 2007 election campaign with funds from Libya. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Former French President Sarkozy begins a 5-year prison sentence for campaign finance conspiracy

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Washington Wizards players Bilal Coulibaly (0), Alex Sarr (20), Justin Champagnie (9) and Bub Carrington (8) walk back onto the floor after a timeout during the first quarter of an NBA game against the Chicago Bulls at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., January 1, 2025. (Photo for the Washington Times)

With teardown complete, Wizards look to build foundation this season

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

FILE - Los Angeles Angels' Kurt Suzuki (24) is congratulated in the dugout after hitting a solo home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker, File)

Angels hiring ex-Nationals catcher Suzuki as new manager

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

Minnesota Vikings' Isaiah Rodgers leaves the field following an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Vikings’ Isaiah Rodgers faces racist comments following loss to Eagles

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Washington Commanders Defensive End Dorance Armstrong (92) interviews with the press at Commanders training camp at the OrthoVirginia Training Center in Ashburn, Virginia, July 23rd, 2025. (Photo by Jordan Sabillo for Washington Times)

Armstrong out for season, but Daniels won’t miss time after hamstring injury

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Jewish revelers dance and hold up the Torah as they celebrate the holiday of Simchat Torah at the plaza known as hostages square in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Bold and Blunt: Israel, the media and the hope of peace

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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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A couple takes a selfie along the Saryu river during Deepotsav celebrations on the eve of Diwali in Ayodhya, India, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Millions of Indians celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights

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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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Lawmakers applaud as Sanae Takaichi, standing, was elected as Japan's new prime minister during the extraordinary session of the lower house, in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

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Vice President J.D. Vance arrives at Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Oct. 21, 2025. (Nathan Howard/Pool Photo via AP)

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President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport, Friday, March 28, 2025, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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