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Trump stumps for his economic success story to counter Democrats’ ‘affordability’ narrative

President Donald Trump arrives to speak at Mount Airy Casino Resort, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, in Mount Pocono, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Trump returned to campaign mode to sell his economic agenda as the cure for Americans’ frustration at the high cost of food and household goods, telling a Pennsylvania crowd that their wallets were emptier under President Biden.

Senate Republicans come up with an alternative to Democrats’ Obamacare subsidy extension

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters as he arrives at his office following a weekend vote to move forward with a stopgap funding bill to reopen the government through Jan. 30, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Senate Republicans have mostly united around a proposal to avoid the year-end health care cliff.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters as he arrives at his office following a weekend vote to move forward with a stopgap funding bill to reopen the government through Jan. 30, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Republicans come up with an alternative to Democrats’ Obamacare subsidy extension

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro visits the Hershey Company's new manufacturing plant in Hershey, Pa., April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Gov. Shapiro tries to seize spotlight as Trump visits Pennsylvania

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Vice President JD Vance speaks with Breitbart News Washington bureau chief Matthew Boyle at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Supreme Court grapples with limits on campaign spending by political party committees

By Stephen Dinan and Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters while in flight on Air Force One from Joint Base Andrews to Avoca, Pa., Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump says National Guard member who survived shooting ‘got up from bed’

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Stanley Meador, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Richmond Field Office, gestures during a news conference concerning the 1996 murders of Laura "Lollie" Winans and Julianne "Julie" Williams at a campsite in the Shenandoah national park, Thursday, June 20, 2024, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Spanberger appoints ex-FBI agent, who led field office that issued Catholic memo, for top safety job

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

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President Donald Trump speaks with reporters while in flight on Air Force One from Joint Base Andrews to Avoca, Pa., Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump says National Guard member who survived shooting ‘got up from bed’

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Stanley Meador, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Richmond Field Office, gestures during a news conference concerning the 1996 murders of Laura "Lollie" Winans and Julianne "Julie" Williams at a campsite in the Shenandoah national park, Thursday, June 20, 2024, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Spanberger appoints ex-FBI agent, who led field office that issued Catholic memo, for top safety job

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

FILE - The Pentagon is seen on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Appeals court rules in favor of Pentagon’s limits on transgender troops

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens during news conference with Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles, Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the State Department, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

U.S. military flies 2 fighter jets over the Gulf of Venezuela as scrutiny of pressure campaign grows

By Konstantin Toropin - Associated Press

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Trump’s affordability crisis

By Peter Morici

FBI Director Kash Patel speaks with reporters during a news conference at the Department of Justice, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Patel promises Arctic Frost justice, but don’t we know better?

By Anath Hartmann

Euthanasia (assisted death) in Canada illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Illinois, don’t emulate Canada on euthanasia

By Liana Graham

China's technological and electic vehicle battery dominance in the auto industry illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Congress’ right to confront China’s dominance in the auto industry

By Jeremy Hunt

Cryptocurrency leadership and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Patent office rules jeopardize U.S. crypto leadership

By Bob Goodlatte

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In this photo released by Franck Goddio/Hilti Foundation, a diver inspects limestone blocks that form part of the ruins of the Temple of Isis on the royal island of Antirhodos, on the seabed of the harbor of Alexandria, Egypt, Tuesday, May 25, 2010. An international team of archaeological divers led by French underwater archaeologist Franck Goddio is using advanced technology to explore the submerged ruins of a palace and temple complex from where Queen Cleopatra ruled, painstakingly excavating one of the richest underwater archaeological sites in the world and retrieving stunning artifacts from the last dynasty to rule over ancient Egypt before the Roman Empire annexed it in 30 B.C. (AP Photo/Franck Goddio & Hilti Foundation, Christoph Gerigk) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES, MANDATORY CREDIT

Archaeologists find 2,000-year-old pleasure barge with Greek graffiti off coast of Egypt

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Legendary KISS founder and bass player Gene Simmons appeared at a Senate hearing this week to talk about the American Music Fairness Act. What is it and why does it matter? Gene sat down with Tim Constantine of The Washington Times and explained.

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A screen displays guidelines for using artificial intelligence above a portrait of Ernest Hemingway in Casey Cuny's English class at Valencia High School in Santa Clarita, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) ** FILE **

41% of young voters support outsourcing government decisions to AI, survey finds

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Skydance Media CEO David Ellison attends the premiere of "Fountain of Youth" at the American Museum of Natural History, May 19, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Takeover bid of parent company means limbo for CNN, some fellow cable networks

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Secretary of the Navy John Phelan testifies before a Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing to examine the posture of the Department of the Navy in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2026 and the Future Years Defense Program on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Navy secretary announces new frigate program after canceling future Constellation-class warships

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah) ** FILE **

Netanyahu behind stalled Israel-Syria negotiations, says report

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks as Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles (from left), Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen at the State Department, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Australia caught between U.S. demands, China’s economic leverage

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

The United States Department of Justice sign in Washington, D.C., on July 12, 2017. Paul Brady Photography / Shutterstock.com ** FILE **

ACLU sues to force release of legal justification for Trump’s attacks on alleged drug boats

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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President Donald Trump arrives to speak at Mount Airy Casino Resort, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, in Mount Pocono, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump stumps for his economic success story to counter Democrats’ ‘affordability’ narrative

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

FIFA President Gianni Infantino pauses President Donald Trump during the draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (Mandel Ngan/Pool Photo via AP)

Soccer peace prize for Trump triggers FIFA ethics investigation for Infantino

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

Farmers protest a proposed water law outside the Chamber of Deputies in Mexico City, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)

Trump threatens new tariffs on Mexico if it does not release water under 1944 treaty

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A train pulls into the Clark Street and Lake Street Blue Line stop where a man doused a woman in liquid and set her on fire on the train Monday night, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Trump threatens funding for Chicago transit after woman set on fire

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Miami mayor-elect Eileen Higgins celebrates at a watch party after winning the Miami mayoral runoff election, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Democrat wins Miami mayor’s race for the first time in nearly 30 years

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FILE - The Pentagon is seen on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Appeals court rules in favor of Pentagon’s limits on transgender troops

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Stanley Meador, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Richmond Field Office, gestures during a news conference concerning the 1996 murders of Laura "Lollie" Winans and Julianne "Julie" Williams at a campsite in the Shenandoah national park, Thursday, June 20, 2024, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Spanberger appoints ex-FBI agent, who led field office that issued Catholic memo, for top safety job

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters as he arrives at his office following a weekend vote to move forward with a stopgap funding bill to reopen the government through Jan. 30, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Republicans come up with an alternative to Democrats’ Obamacare subsidy extension

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A person walks through a parking lot at a shopping mall on Dec. 8, 2016 in King of Prussia, Pa. Many newer cars use wireless key fobs and push-button starters. The technology makes it more convenient to get into your vehicle, but it also makes things easier for thieves. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

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By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

This image released by Trinity Church NYC shows Ken Burns, left, and Lin-Manuel Miranda at a “Who tells your story?” event at the church in New York on Nov. 12, 2025. (Jose A. Alvarado/Trinity Church NYC via AP)

Conservatives cried ‘woke’ and Ken Burns made a correction in his new documentary

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump walks the red carpet before the 48th Kennedy Center Honors, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump to sign order blocking states from regulating artificial intelligence

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Former New York Governor Kathy Hochul aide Linda Sun and her husband, Christopher Hu, arrives at Brooklyn federal court, Nov. 13, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Trial of former aide to New York governors highlights massive Chinese influence operations

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

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FILE - U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige speaks to reporters at the Education Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Terry Ashe, File)

Rod Paige, first Black to serve as U.S. secretary of education, dies at 92

By Safiyah Riddle - Associated Press

In this March 14, 2020, file photo, a Royal Caribbean International cruise ship docks at PortMiami, among other cruise ships, as the world deals with the coronavirus outbreak in Miami. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

Family of man who died after disturbance on cruise ship claims he was served 33 drinks

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier speaks during a news conference at Palm Beach State College in Lake Worth, Fla., on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP) **FILE**

Florida sues medical associations for endorsing ‘gender-affirming care’ for minors

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Clouds hover over the entrance of the Florida State Prison in Starke, Fla., Aug. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Curt Anderson, file)

Florida set to execute man convicted in 1989 home invasion killing

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U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Dagvin Anderson, commander of U.S. Africa Command, or AFRICOM, speaks to the Associated Press in Thies, Senegal, Feb. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Cheikh A.T Sy, File)

Trump remarks aside, U.S. forces, Somali allies hunting terrorists in Africa

By Joseph Hammond - Special to The Washington Times

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Pope Leo XIV wave to journalists during their meeting in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Zelenskyy defends refusal to cede land to Russia as he rallies European support

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Secretary of the Navy John Phelan testifies before a Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing to examine the posture of the Department of the Navy in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2026 and the Future Years Defense Program on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Navy secretary announces new frigate program after canceling future Constellation-class warships

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah) ** FILE **

Netanyahu behind stalled Israel-Syria negotiations, says report

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

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New Orleans Pelicans center Derik Queen (22) reacts after a score during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

Former Terrapin Queen a bright spot for reeling Pelicans

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FILE - Maryland head coach Brenda Frese calls out from the bench during the second half against South Carolina in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Friday, March 28, 2025. in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert,File)

Season-ending injuries to 3 key players have No. 7 Terrapins scrambling

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino pauses President Donald Trump during the draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (Mandel Ngan/Pool Photo via AP)

Soccer peace prize for Trump triggers FIFA ethics investigation for Infantino

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FILE - Philadelphia Phillies' Kyle Schwarber connects for a double during the first inning in Game 4 of baseball's National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Oct. 9, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

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With flowers in the foreground, construction on the front of the U.S. Supreme Court continues Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Supreme Court delivers win to religious vaccine resisters

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Pope Leo XIV leaves after praying in front of the statue of the Virgin Mary next to the Spanish Steps in Rome, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, on the Catholic Feast of the Immaculate Conception. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

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