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Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America

President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Trump on Thursday ordered the Department of the Interior to update maps and databases to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America, following through on his threat during a trade spat with Canada.

Trump’s EPA just took a step toward ending all animal testing by 2035

A scientist working with a rat at a table in a laboratory. File photo credit: New Africa via Shutterstock.

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

The Environmental Protection Agency announced two new methods of testing chemicals’ toxicity on Thursday, in what officials called a major step toward the goal of ending all testing on mammals by 2035.

A scientist working with a rat at a table in a laboratory. File photo credit: New Africa via Shutterstock.

Trump’s EPA just took a step toward ending all animal testing by 2035

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

YJ-17, hypersonic anti-ship missiles, pass during a military parade to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender, held in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) ** FILE **

China working on AI-powered hypersonic missiles

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

A Flock Safety license plate reader is seen along a public road, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

‘We own our privacy’: Flock cameras and firearm rights clash at gun shops

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino stands with Federal agents outside a convenience store, Jan. 21, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, File)

Former Border Patrol boss Bovino says DHS leaders ‘want me dead’

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump, accompanied by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, speaks to reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Feb. 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Karoline Leavitt says Trump has a list to replace her, but won’t name names

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

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U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino stands with Federal agents outside a convenience store, Jan. 21, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, File)

Former Border Patrol boss Bovino says DHS leaders ‘want me dead’

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump, accompanied by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, speaks to reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Feb. 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Karoline Leavitt says Trump has a list to replace her, but won’t name names

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

Mifepristone tablets sit on a table at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Ames, Iowa, July 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Senate committee’s abortion drug probe reveals oversight concerns

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

Gannett Peak, Wyoming's high point, and the headwaters of the Green River. File photo credit: Jeff Bernhard via Shutterstock.

Missouri DOJ’s Shaun Mackelprang, who was missing, found alive in Wyoming mountains

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

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Real villains are restaurant owners who won't pay their employees a living wage. Illustration by Alex Hunter of The Washington Times

I’m done tipping, and you should be too

By Joseph Curl

Amazon Web Services data center is visible on Aug. 22, 2024, in Boardman, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

It’s the economy, stupid

By Michael McKenna

Telecommunication satellite providing global internet network and high speed data communication above Europe. Satellite in space, low Earth orbit. Worldwide data communication technology. Image credit: NicoElNino via Shutterstock.

Healthcare’s shady use of ‘shadow AI’

By Cheryl K. Chumley

Iran's future cannot be made in Washington. Illustration by Alex Hunter of The Washington Times

Iran’s future cannot be made in Washington

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South Korea's anti-faith fandango. Illustration by Alex Hunter of The Washington Times

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Dolly Parton at the CMA Awards in Nashville in 1977. (AP Photo)

Dolly Parton picked song to play at her funeral and song to be released on her 100th birthday

By Juliet La Sala - The Washington Times

Actor Tim Curry arrives for the premiere of the movie "Kinsey" at the Beekman Theater in New York Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2004. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

‘Rocky Horror’ star Tim Curry dies at 80

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Parents hold pictures of their deceased children during a protest against social media platforms outside the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Meta to pay $17 billion over teen safety lawsuit filed by dozens of states

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama waves in front of the windows of Vuitton's flagship store for the unveiling of a new collaborative collection by Kusama and Vuitton creative designer Marc Jacobs in New York, on July 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

Yayoi Kusama, who splashed polka dots across the art world, dies at 97 in Tokyo

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Lt. Gen. Brian W. Gibson, deputy director of Golden Dome for America (center), participates in a panel discussion regarding missile defense issues Aug. 11, 2026, at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Ala. Also photographed are the moderator, retired Army Lt. Gen. Dan Karbler (left), Col. Tom Petrini, G-3 of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, and Col. Doug Marshall, Deputy Director of Operations for U.S. Northern Command. (Courtesy photo: Missile Defense Agency via DVIDS) ** FILE **

New details emerging on secretive tests of Golden Dome missile defense shield

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Crews unload containerized nuclear power reactor at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Feb. 15, 2026. The system is part of an interagency demonstration evaluating the feasibility of rapidly deploying nuclear power using strategic airlift. (Courtesy photo by Tech. Sgt. William McCalmant) ** FILE **

Army picks 5 companies to build, operate nuclear microreactors at military bases

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

U.S. Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Daryl Caudle, talks to selected journalists during his visit in Tokyo, Nov. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Mari Yamaguchi, File)

Adm. Daryl Caudle: Deployments to the Middle East compete with Navy’s leverage on China

By John T. Seward - The Washington Times

YJ-17, hypersonic anti-ship missiles, pass during a military parade to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender, held in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) ** FILE **

China working on AI-powered hypersonic missiles

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to media at a housing development in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada on Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. (Nick Iwanyshyn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canada’s Doug Ford renews threat to stop electricity exports to U.S.

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during a back to school event in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump floats renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump is pictured during the playing of the national anthem at the IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix auto race, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026, in Washington. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Trump and Vance to keynote Republicans’ midterm convention in Texas

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Motorcyclists pass a billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump with hands around his neck beneath the words "Revenge is inevitable" in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Approval of Iran war hits record low

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

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An election worker sorts vote-by-mail ballots at the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections Office for the Florida primary election in Doral, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Democrats file new challenge to Trump postal service election plans

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., gestures to Gov. Henry McMaster, R-S.C., at a news conference for her campaign a day ahead of the special GOP Senate runoff to replace her brother, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

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By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., arrives at the Democratic National Committee Headquarters to discuss the 2024 election and President Joe Biden's candidacy Tuesday, July 9, 2024 in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Democrat Debbie Dingell: Don’t ask me about Hasan Piker

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Vice President JD Vance speaks during a visit to Compotech, a composite technology company, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, in Brewer, Maine. (AP Photo/Gabe Souza)

Vance pushes anti-fraud message on campaign trail for Paul LePage in Maine

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President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A Flock Safety license plate reader is seen along a public road, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Flock Safety spent $2 million lobbying as Congress ramps up scrutiny of its cameras

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

A scientist working with a rat at a table in a laboratory. File photo credit: New Africa via Shutterstock.

Trump’s EPA just took a step toward ending all animal testing by 2035

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc leave a news conference about Canada's response to new U.S. tariffs on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. (Patrick Doyle/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canada sees progress in dispute over French language in U.S. trade talks

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

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Parents hold pictures of their deceased children during a protest against social media platforms outside the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Meta to pay $17 billion over teen safety lawsuit filed by dozens of states

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

A data center built by the Markley Group looms over a ballpark and residential neighborhood in Lowell, Mass., on June 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt O'Brien)

Data centers turn toxic for voters, become political cudgel in 2026 races

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chair Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, left, talks with ranking member Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., right, before the start a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh,File)

Will Congress finally set national NIL rules for college athletes?

By Mary McCue Bell and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks as he tours the ballroom construction around the outside of the White House, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Supreme Court allows Trump to keep building his ballroom — for now

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officer Christian Castro gets into a car surrounded by news reporters moments after being released from the Carrizalez-Rucker Cameron County Detention Center in Brownsville, Texas, on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Gonzalez)

ICE officer released from jail after failed extradition bid

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Gannett Peak, Wyoming's high point, and the headwaters of the Green River. File photo credit: Jeff Bernhard via Shutterstock.

Missouri DOJ’s Shaun Mackelprang, who was missing, found alive in Wyoming mountains

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Hennepin County attorney Mary Moriarty holds up a document containing charges against ICE agent Christian Castro during a news conference at the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis, on Monday, May 18, 2026. (Renée Jones Schneider/Minnesota Star Tribune via AP, File)

Judge won’t order Texas to turn ICE officer over to Minnesota for prosecution

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A bald eagle perched on a tree branch in a forest. File photo credit: Wirestock Creators via Shutterstock.

$20,000 reward offered for information leading to conviction in Louisiana bald eagle shooting

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

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Bosnian Serb Gen. Ratko Mladic speaks to soldiers near the Bosnian town of Cazin, Sept. 4, 1994. (AP Photo/Radivoje Pavicic, File)

Ratko Mladic, ex-Bosnian Serb warlord who oversaw atrocities, dies in prison at 84

By Jovana Gec and Dusan Stojanovic - Associated Press

An Israeli navy vessel patrols off the Mediterranean coast as Palestinian children participate in the "Swimming with Gaza" event in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Israel may oust British officials from Gaza humanitarian center over opposition to West Bank plans

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Rescuers carry a victim of flash flooding to safety along the Trishuli River in Nepal's Nuwakot district, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Nearly 1,000 missing in Nepal and Tibet after floods caused by a glacial collapse

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In this July 8, 2016, photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese missile frigate Yuncheng launches an anti-ship missile during a military exercise in the waters near south China's Hainan Island and Paracel Islands. Ahead of the 2021 annual Congress meetings, China is continuing its military buildup and recently passed a law authorizing its coast guard to use force to remove foreign presences in what it considers Chinese waters and islands. (Zha Chunming/Xinhua via AP) **FILE**

State blasts China for building new military base on disputed reef

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

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NFL inks multiyear deals with three gambling companies

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Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) works out during the team's NFL football joint training camp with the Baltimore Ravens, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, at the Under Armour Performance Center in Owings Mills, Md. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Commanders’ beleaguered line struggles in joint practice with Ravens

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

Scottie Scheffler speaks during a news conference at the Tour Championship golf tournament, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Scheffler winning big at home and on PGA Tour as season comes to an end at Tour Championship

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LIV Golf season-long champion captain Jon Rahm, of Legion XIII, poses with the trophy after the final round of LIV Golf Indianapolis, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026, in Westfield, Ind. (Montana Pritchard/LIV Golf via AP)

LIV Golf begins laying off employees while downsizing to restructure without Saudi funding

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God, Country and the American Story: Thomas Jefferson’s most misunderstood beliefs

A Gideon Bible sits on a table in Phoenix, Sunday Aug. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

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Christian Orthodox pilgrims hold up candles during the Holy Fire ceremony, at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Old City of Jerusalem, Saturday, April 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean, File)

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South Korea's anti-faith fandango. Illustration by Alex Hunter of The Washington Times

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Hennepin County attorney Mary Moriarty holds up a document containing charges against ICE agent Christian Castro during a news conference at the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis, on Monday, May 18, 2026. (Renée Jones Schneider/Minnesota Star Tribune via AP, File)

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