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Killing of Iran's supreme leader triggers succession crisis as U.S.-Israeli airstrikes continue
By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times The killing of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, by U.S. and Israeli forces Saturday has triggered a succession crisis with implications for the ...
Rex Minturn Mar 02, 2026

Spanberger, congressional Democrats take heat for their own affordability problems
By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times President Trump and other Republicans are blasting Democrats for trying to appeal to voters on affordability while those same Democrats are promoting higher taxe...
Rex Minturn Feb 26, 2026

Newsom's stumbles highlight Democrats' 2028 vacuum
By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times California Gov. Gavin Newsom has been in the headlines this week, but for all the wrong reasons, which analysts say underscores the plight of Democrats as the...
Rex Minturn Feb 26, 2026

Trump, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy discuss remaking Dulles airport
By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times President Trump was convening Wednesday with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to discuss revamping Washington Dulles International Airport amid plans to re...
Rex Minturn Feb 25, 2026

Some Americans stuck as violence expands in Mexico after cartel leader killed
By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times Dozens of members of Mexico's national guard were killed and some U.S. citizens were stranded in Mexico in the violent, chaotic aftermath of a major military ope...
Rex Minturn Feb 24, 2026

Newsom's latest pardon shields attempted murder convict from ICE deportation
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a pardon Friday to Somboon Phaymany, erasing his 1997 conviction on 10 counts of premeditated attempted murder and effective...
Rex Minturn Feb 23, 2026

How the FBI tracked down a Maryland man allegedly behind a secret-filming YouTube channel
By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times A Frederick man appeared in federal court Friday, accused of flying his drone into restricted airspace in order to post the footage on YouTube. A military offic...
Rex Minturn Feb 23, 2026

Virginia judge blocks referendum vote on Democrats' redistricting plan
By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times A circuit court judge in Virginia issued an emergency temporary injunction Thursday to stop early voting on the Democrats' redistricting ballot referendum. Tazew...
Rex Minturn Feb 20, 2026

DOGE defeat: Congress has rejected most of Trump's spending cuts
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times President Trump and his DOGE swung for the fences last year in calling for big spending cuts, but with Congress now finished with most of the fiscal 2026 budget...
Rex Minturn Feb 20, 2026

D.C. mayor asks Trump for help with Potomac River sewage spill
By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser requested federal aid from the Trump administration in cleaning up the massive sewage spill that contaminated the Potomac River. Ms. Bow...
Rex Minturn Feb 19, 2026
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