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Trump rewrites childhood vaccine schedule, orders shots to be spaced out

President Donald Trump holds up an image taken from his Truth Social account as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. watches during a meeting to sign an executive order about vaccines, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Trump ordered the government on Monday to overhaul its approach toward childhood vaccines, reducing the number of immunizations recommended for children and spacing them out into multiple doctor’s visits.

Pentagon’s top policy official outlines new ‘realism’ approach to China

United States Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby waits for the start of a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert) ** FILE **

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

The Pentagon’s new “realism” policy in the Asia-Pacific rejects moralizing and identifying regional threats, the Pentagon’s chief policymaker said in a major speech Monday that omitted references to China’s nefarious activities and regional aggression.

United States Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby waits for the start of a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert) ** FILE **

Pentagon’s top policy official outlines new ‘realism’ approach to China

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Vehicles travel past a billboard depicting a fallen Statue of Liberty and crowds carrying Iranian and Shiite flags at Revolution Square in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Hardliners strengthen grip on power in Tehran, demand concessions from Trump before reopening strait

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

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong talks with Milwaukee residents during "We Outside" Annual Community Event at Metcalfe Park Rising, Friday, July 24, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Races in Upper Midwest highlight Democrats’ fight over the party’s future

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Then-Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche attends a news conference at the Justice Department, Monday, May 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Decision to revive anti-weaponization fund rests with Attorney General Todd Blanche, Trump says

By Kerry Picket and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump says Democrats are electing ‘jihadists’

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

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Then-Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche attends a news conference at the Justice Department, Monday, May 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Decision to revive anti-weaponization fund rests with Attorney General Todd Blanche, Trump says

By Kerry Picket and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump says Democrats are electing ‘jihadists’

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Afghan Taliban soldiers gather on the Afghan side of the Torkham border crossing with Pakistan in Torkham, Afghanistan, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Wahidullah Kakar) ** FILE **

U.S. almost deports Afghan ally because of wrong calendar

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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks about topics including politics and artificial intelligence, Monday, June 8, 2026, at the National Press Club in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Sanders urges AI leaders to halt AI development until the technology is safe

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U.S. must rebuild its munitions production base

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Eliminate the capital gains tax on inflation

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Flock cameras turn plate tracking into people tracking

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Jackie, the California bald eagle who became an internet sensation, dies after illness

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A makeshift memorial honoring Tasia Fortune stands in the backyard of the property where her body was found. Photo taken on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Sophie Bates)

What we know about the death of Tasia Fortune in Mississippi

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Cooter, actor Ben Jones, sits atop one of the 229 hotrods, named the General Lee, used in the show "Dukes of Hazzard" as ecstatic fan, Aliceson Johnson, of Charlottesville, Va., sits in the driver's seat in front of his store in Sperryville, Va., Tuesday, Aug. 10, 1999. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Ben Jones, good ol’ boy ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ actor and 2-term U.S. House member, dies at 84

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Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., introduces Adm. Kevin Lunday, acting commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing on the nomination of Lunday for Commandant of the Coast Guard, Nov. 19, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) **FILE**

Joint Base Charleston renamed for late Sen. Lindsey Graham

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Trump rebukes Iran’s demand for war damages, says Tehran should compensate its victims

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A Patriot missile mobile launcher is displayed outside the Fort Sill Army Post near Lawton, Okla., on March 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Sean Murphy, File)

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U.S. space and missile defense at center stage in Huntsville, Alabama

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President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Trump rebukes Iran’s demand for war damages, says Tehran should compensate its victims

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Tyler Gorrell of Indiana participates in the 55 meter hurdles during day one of the Patriot Games, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026, in Geneva, Ohio. (AP Photo/Nate Manley)

President Trump to attend high school Patriot Games in Ohio

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A Patriot missile mobile launcher is displayed outside the Fort Sill Army Post near Lawton, Okla., on March 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Sean Murphy, File)

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President Donald Trump holds up an image taken from his Truth Social account as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. watches during a meeting to sign an executive order about vaccines, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump rewrites childhood vaccine schedule, orders shots to be spaced out

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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong talks with Milwaukee residents during "We Outside" Annual Community Event at Metcalfe Park Rising, Friday, July 24, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Races in Upper Midwest highlight Democrats’ fight over the party’s future

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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks about topics including politics and artificial intelligence, Monday, June 8, 2026, at the National Press Club in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Sanders urges AI leaders to halt AI development until the technology is safe

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

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Milla Wiechert of Iowa participates in the broad jump during day one of the Patriot Games, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026, in Geneva, Ohio. (AP Photo/Nate Manley)

Patriot Games near as competitors shrug off ‘Hunger Games’ comparison

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

Police tape remains around the scene after a person was shot near the Washington Monument in May 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey Jr., File)

D.C. sees summer spike in fatal shootings, with nine killings reported over two weeks

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

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Trump vs. trumpets: New tariff plan hits the orchestra’s brass section

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

IndyCar Series driver David Malukas drives a race car down West Executive Drive during an event with President Donald Trump to promote the upcoming Freedom 250 Grand Prix auto race, Monday, July 13, 2026, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) **FILE**

D.C. to witness high-speed racing on National Mall with Freedom 250 Grand Prix

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Illegal immigrant sought by ICE after being charged with sexual assault while free on bail

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

This electron microscope image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Vibrio vulnificus bacteria in 2005. (Janice Haney Carr/CDC via AP)

Flesh-eating bacteria kills 5 in Louisiana as cases outpace 10-year average

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This undated photo provided by the U.S. Forest Service on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, shows the Widemouth 2 wildfire burning near Richfield, Utah. (U.S. Forest Service/Fishlake National Forest via AP)

Dangerous wildfire keeps crews from reaching helicopter crash in Utah

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Howard University freshman Nikiyah Clark poses for a portrait on move-in day, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Anxious students who were unenrolled now moving into Howard University dorms

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Vehicles travel past a billboard depicting a fallen Statue of Liberty and crowds carrying Iranian and Shiite flags at Revolution Square in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Hardliners strengthen grip on power in Tehran, demand concessions from Trump before reopening strait

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United States Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby waits for the start of a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert) ** FILE **

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Residents and rescue workers search through the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)

Magnitude-7.4 earthquake hits Colombia, collapsing buildings, killing at least 79

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Qatar offers Iran a fund, not a toll, and says it will stop shipping before it pays

By Jacob Wirtschafter - Special to The Washington Times

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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 comfortable with Coleman at left tackle with Tunsil out indefinitely

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

A crew member leaps in front of Ty Gibbs' car during a pit stop in a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026, at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Drivers scramble for spots in NASCAR’s Chase as regular season nears end

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Kansas City Royals' Jac Caglianone celebrates in the dugout after hitting a two-run home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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Parsons, Mahomes, trio of 49ers highlight NFL stars returning from injuries this season

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Pope Leo XIV delivers a blessing in St. Peter's Basilica, on the occasion of the weekly general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Leo to meet with clergy abuse survivors during upcoming trip to France

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