Category Archives: WMAL News Now

Another DHS shooting: Feds say officer was ambushed and beaten, fired to stop attack
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times A federal agent trying to arrest an illegal immigrant in Minnesota was ambushed by people who attacked him with a shovel and a broom handle, forcing him to open...
Rex Minturn Jan 15, 2026

FBI wrongly questioned agents' support for Trump, religious beliefs, COVID vaccine status
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times FBI investigators conducting security clearance reviews wrongly asked agents and other witnesses about their political and religious beliefs, the bureau's inspe...
Rex Minturn Jan 15, 2026

U.S. seizes sixth Venezuelan-linked oil tanker before Trump-Machado meeting
By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times The U.S. has seized an oil tanker that defied President Trump's blockade on sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankers in a predawn mission, federal officials announce...
Rex Minturn Jan 15, 2026

Trump says U.S. control of Greenland is necessary for Golden Dome project, NATO prowess
By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times NATO needs the U.S. to take control of Greenland to be an effective deterrent to China and Russia, and anything less is "unacceptable," President Trump said We...
Rex Minturn Jan 14, 2026

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani quickly puts his socialist imprint on City Hall
By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani's inner circle at City Hall is already taking shape, and so is the backlash. The mayor's early hires are drawing fire from criti...
Rex Minturn Jan 14, 2026

Personnel urged to leave U.S. bases in Middle East as Iran threatens retaliatory strikes
By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times Iran on Wednesday warned neighboring countries hosting U.S. forces that it would launch strikes on American military bases if Washington attacks, according to...
Rex Minturn Jan 14, 2026

Minnesota has released more than 400 'criminal' migrants in 1 year: DHS
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times The Department of Homeland Security challenged Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to start cooperating with ICE to turn over illegal immigrants with criminal records from ...
Rex Minturn Jan 13, 2026

Trump imposes 25% tariff on any country doing business with Iran
By Jeff Mordock and Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times President Trump on Monday imposed a 25% tariff on any country doing business with Iran amid Tehran's violent crackdown on mass protests. Unde...
Rex Minturn Jan 13, 2026

Trump's call for more lethal U.S. Navy puts spotlight on Virginia defense symposium
By John T. Seward and Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times More boats, smarter weapons and deadlier guns are just a few items on President Trump's wish list that U.S. Navy officials and defense leaders...
Rex Minturn Jan 13, 2026

DOJ announces charges against illegal immigrant shot by Border Patrol in Portland
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times Federal prosecutors have charged one of the illegal immigrants shot by Border Patrol in Oregon last week with assaulting a federal officer, saying he repeatedly...
Rex Minturn Jan 13, 2026
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