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U.S. shuts down its embassies in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait as Iran's retaliation expands
By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times The U.S. closed its embassies in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait on Tuesday and ordered nonessential personnel to evacuate across the region following missile and dro...
Rex Minturn Mar 03, 2026

Trump abandons his campaign stance against regime change, divides MAGA
By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times The U.S. attacks on Iran this weekend have made clear that the commander in chief is no longer the presidential candidate who consistently criticized the use of Am...
Rex Minturn Mar 02, 2026

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
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