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Iranian attack on Kuwait airport puts deadly dent into ceasefire

People gather on paddleboards in shallow water as cargo and service vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, June 1, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP) **FILE**

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

Iran escalated tensions in the Middle East on Wednesday by bombing a Kuwaiti airport and targeting a U.S. fleet in Bahrain in the biggest flare-up since the start of a ceasefire in April.

Leftist bid to ‘reframe’ 250th birthday narrative reunites Women’s March squad

Linda Sarsour signals for quiet as activists opposed to President Donald Trump's embattled Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, demonstrate before being arrested, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Sept. 24, 2018. Trump is staunchly defending Kavanaugh against a new allegation of sexual misconduct, calling the accusations &quot;totally political.&quot; (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

After exiting the Women’s March amid an antisemitism uproar, Palestinian-American activist Linda Sarsour is getting the band back together for the nation’s 250th birthday.

Linda Sarsour signals for quiet as activists opposed to President Donald Trump's embattled Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, demonstrate before being arrested, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Sept. 24, 2018. Trump is staunchly defending Kavanaugh against a new allegation of sexual misconduct, calling the accusations &quot;totally political.&quot; (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Leftist bid to ‘reframe’ 250th birthday narrative reunites Women’s March squad

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Kimberly Henak, right, embraces Randy Henak during a moment of prayer at an election night event for California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton, Tuesday, June 2, 2026, in Huntington Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

‘This makes me nervous’: GOP sounds alarm on flood of uncounted mail-in ballots in California

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Volunteers load groceries into carts for families arriving to pick up online orders at The Pantry by Feeding Hawaii Together, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

A Federal Reserve Bank survey finds food insecurity still rising since the Biden administration

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump revives tariff plan citing forced labor in foreign countries

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and House GOP leaders hold a news conference after primary elections that affirmed President Donald Trump's dominance of the Republican Party, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Johnson says GOP has another filibuster-proof package coming after immigration funding advances

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

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President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump revives tariff plan citing forced labor in foreign countries

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and House GOP leaders hold a news conference after primary elections that affirmed President Donald Trump's dominance of the Republican Party, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Johnson says GOP has another filibuster-proof package coming after immigration funding advances

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Vice President J.D. Vance and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev shake hands as they sign copies of a Charter on Strategic Partnership between the U.S. and Azerbaijan, at the Zagulba Presidential Residence in Baku, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool Photo via AP)

Hormuz blockade raises Azerbaijan’s value to Washington

By Jacob Wirtschafter - Special to The Washington Times

A tiger shark swims underwater in a blue ocean. File photo credit: Wonderful Nature via Shutterstock.

Brazilian teen loses leg in shark attack a day after 11-year-old boy suffered same 6 miles away

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

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Pro-government demonstrators chant slogans as they wave Iranian flags during their gathering at a square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Trump is on the edge of historic victory in Iran

By Newt Gingrich

LGBTQ's “Pride” month in the United States of America illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

‘Pride’ overload: Veterans and parents each get one day; LGBTQ gets 30

By Dana Loesch

Costs of the United States of America's air defense strategy illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

The true ‘cost-exchange ratio’ of U.S. air defense

By Robert Greenway

Lincoln Memorial's basement illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Lincoln Memorial’s new basement a better metaphor for America than the monument itself

By Joseph Curl

A shopper makes a purchase with food stamps on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) ** FILE **

America cannot be the world’s welfare office

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Scott Pelley, anchor of "CBS Evening News," at the CBS Upfront in New York, May 15, 2013. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Scott Pelley fired from ‘60 Minutes,’ deepening turmoil at CBS News

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A section of a mural, known as the "Whaling Wall 82," created by artist Wyland, is visible as part of it on the right side of the building was painted over, Monday, May 18, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Artist Wyland suing FIFA, others after his Dallas whale mural is painted over

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Peabo Bryson smiles at the European premiere of "Michael Jackson: The Life Of An Icon," in London, Nov. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)

Peabo Bryson, known for duets from Disney’s ‘Aladdin’ and ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ has died at 75

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First lady Melania Trump and President Donald Trump attend the annual White House Correspondents Dinner at the Washington Hilton, Saturday, March 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)

Trump will attend rescheduled WHCA dinner

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

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Smoke rises from Kuwait international airport after a drone strike on fuel storage in Kuwait City, Kuwait, Friday, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo)

Iranian strikes wreak havoc on Kuwait International Airport

Wednesday, June 3 2026

Women hold portraits of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, during a ceremony honoring the armed forces and those killed in the war with Israel and the U.S. at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran’s Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei probably still alive, Rubio says

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles talks to journalists during the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's annual defense and security forum, in Singapore, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Australia’s shaky nuclear sub deal with Trump has Pacific allies looking elsewhere for partnerships

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

France's President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a media conference with Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at Maximos Mansion in Athens, Greece, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)

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France loses influence while Macron chases strategic autonomy

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Trump Central View all

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks to a reporter outside the White House, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) **FILE**

Acting attorney general says $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund is permanently dead

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump suffers spate of Cabinet turnover, but staffing overall remains stable in second term

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Monica Crowley, White House chief of protocol, watches as Rwanda's President Paul Kagame drives away from the West Wing of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) **FILE**

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Monica Crowley, ambassador and chief of protocol, makes case for Trump ballroom

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Bill Pulte speaks with reporters at the White House, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Trump names Bill Pulte, a vocal attack dog, to oversee national intelligence

By Tom Howell Jr. and Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

Politics View all

Workers at a Medicaid call center in Jefferson City, Mo., field questions and review information regarding eligibility determinations on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb) **FILE**

New Medicaid work requirements set for next year

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and House GOP leaders hold a news conference after primary elections that affirmed President Donald Trump's dominance of the Republican Party, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Johnson says GOP has another filibuster-proof package coming after immigration funding advances

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

A hiring sign is displayed at a restaurant in Niles, Ill., on Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) **FILE**

Private sector added 122K jobs in May, exceeding expectations

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies before the House Appropriations Committee, Tuesday, June 2, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Rubio bemused by Democrats’ questions about Trump ‘sleeping,’ shoe gift: ‘Are you guys kidding me?’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

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Monica Crowley, White House chief of protocol, watches as Rwanda's President Paul Kagame drives away from the West Wing of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) **FILE**

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Monica Crowley, ambassador and chief of protocol, makes case for Trump ballroom

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Christopher Au, 19, dishes out ice cream at a J.P. Licks in Boston’s Beacon Hill neighborhood on Thrusday, May 25, 2023. Au, who has worked at the shop for the past few months, said that having a job helps him be more independent and not to have to rely on his parents too much for spending money. Teens willing to work hold even more sway these days, thanks to one of the tightest job markets in decades. (AP Photo/Steve LeBlanc)

Number of teens working summer jobs to hit 8-decade low

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

An Election worker sorts mail-in ballots at the Washoe County Registrar of Voters office, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Reno, Nev. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

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Postal service reveals plan to enforce Trump’s citizenship voting order

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks to a reporter outside the White House, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) **FILE**

Acting attorney general says $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund is permanently dead

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

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Volunteers load groceries into carts for families arriving to pick up online orders at The Pantry by Feeding Hawaii Together, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

A Federal Reserve Bank survey finds food insecurity still rising since the Biden administration

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Linda Sarsour signals for quiet as activists opposed to President Donald Trump's embattled Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, demonstrate before being arrested, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Sept. 24, 2018. Trump is staunchly defending Kavanaugh against a new allegation of sexual misconduct, calling the accusations &quot;totally political.&quot; (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Leftist bid to ‘reframe’ 250th birthday narrative reunites Women’s March squad

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Uber capping internal use of AI coding software after blowing through budget

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

FBI agents respond after a man barricaded himself inside a building with hostages Tuesday, June 2, 2026, in Bakersfield, Calif. (AP Photo/David Dennis)

Bakersfield bomb suspect attached explosives to hostages before FBI killed him

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

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People gather on paddleboards in shallow water as cargo and service vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, June 1, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP) **FILE**

Iranian attack on Kuwait airport puts deadly dent into ceasefire

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

A tiger shark swims underwater in a blue ocean. File photo credit: Wonderful Nature via Shutterstock.

Brazilian teen loses leg in shark attack a day after 11-year-old boy suffered same 6 miles away

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

This Friday, March 22, 2019, fie photo shows the Department of Justice Building in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

California tech CEO arrested after feds say he supplied sanctioned computer equipment to Iran

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

This image from video provided by U.S. Central Command shows a missile being launched from a U.S. Navy ship in support of Operation Epic Fury on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (U.S. Central Command via AP)

Pentagon’s inspector general to review Operation Epic Fury

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

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Washington Spirit fans react to a saved shot on goal by goalkeeper Aubrey Kingsbury (yellow jersey) during an NWSL soccer match against the San Diego Wave at Audi Field on Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard) **FILE**

National Women’s Soccer League to host 2026 championship at Audi Field in the District

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

Washington Commanders offensive coordinator David Blough speaks to the media during an NFL football press conference, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, in Ashburn, Va. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Commanders’ Blough touts collaboration for new offense

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

Vegas Golden Knights celebrate a goal by Tomas Hertl, during the third period in Game 1 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final series against the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)

Hertl’s late goal lifts Golden Knights past Hurricanes to open Stanley Cup Final

By Aaron Beard - Associated Press

Miami Marlins' Heriberto Hernández hits a two-run home run off Washington Nationals pitcher Mitchell Parker which also scored Jakob Marsee during the ninth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, June 2, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams)

Marlins hit three straight homers, hold Nationals hitless until sixth inning in win

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Billy Hallowell sits down with Dr. Hormoz Shariat, founder of Iran Alive Ministries, to discuss the explosive growth of Iran's underground church, the brutal persecution Christians face, and why many Iranians are turning to Jesus despite enormous risks.

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Sam Brownback, Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, June 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool) **FILE**

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Florida Legislature OKs Gov. Ron DeSantis’ plan to let voters decide whether to end property taxes

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