By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times President Trump said Wednesday that Chinese President Xi Jinping told him Beijing would not send weapons to Iran. Mr. Trump said Mr. Xi made a personal commitment to him in writing. "I wrote him a letter asking him not to do that...

U.S. officials said this week that Iran's seaborne trade had been stopped under a blockade that began on Monday, adding a new layer of pressure at a m...

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times Just before embattled Rep. Eric Swalwell said Monday he is resigning, President Trump told The Washington Times that the lawmaker was a "dangerous person" to be serving in Congress. "I view it as, you know, you have to do...

Police detained dozens of demonstrators in New York City during a protest focused on U.S. military aid to Israel, according to officials at the scene....

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times Officials in Tehran talked tough as President Trump's blockade of Iranian ports loomed on Monday, saying the regime still had "cards" to play after peace talks broke down over the weekend. Ebrahim Rezaei, a spokesperson for ...

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times Congressional Republicans are warning Democrats that they will regret their push to defund U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol because it sets a precedent for annual spending battles that Republicans also...

A new US military order is set to tighten pressure on Iran after ceasefire talks broke down over the weekend. Officials said naval forces will begin b...

Talks between U.S. and Iranian officials ended in Islamabad without a deal, leaving a temporary ceasefire under added pressure. Officials said the neg...

Senior American and Iranian officials arrived in Islamabad on Saturday for talks tied to a fragile ceasefire, opening the highest-level contact betwee...

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times Two key U.S. allies, citing the importance of free navigation and economic risk, insist that Iran should not be permitted to charge vessels to transit the Strait of Hormuz. The issue is urgent, as U.S.-Iran peace talks are scheduled to...

President Donald Trump said this week that the deadline for an agreement with Iran is final, signaling that the White House does not plan to offer mor...

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times Cash-starved states run by Democrats are moving to squeeze more revenue out of their wealthiest residents with a "millionaires tax," which they say would make the tax code more equitable. The strategy has growing appeal amo...

A new warning from President Donald Trump added fresh strain to an already fragile ceasefire in the Middle East. In a social media post on Thursday, h...

A temporary pause in hostilities between the United States and Iran has been put in place following urgent diplomatic efforts, officials confirmed, as...

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times A federal judge has directed ICE to let priests, ministers and other faith leaders into the migrant processing center in Chicago's suburbs, saying the total ban the agency had been enforcing is a violation of religious rights. U.S. Dis...