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Former CNN anchor Don Lemon arrested by federal agents over Minnesota church protest
By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times Former CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested after reporting on an anti-ICE protest at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota. The protesters disrupted a service at Citi...
Rex Minturn Jan 30, 2026

Senate nears deal that avoids major shutdown, revisits Homeland Security funding
By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times The Senate on Thursday night was preparing to vote on a spending package to avoid another prolonged government shutdown, but with only a two-week stopgap fo...
Rex Minturn Jan 30, 2026

Trump fumes over Fed interest-rate decision, calls Jerome Powell a 'moron'
By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times President Trump escalated his attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday, dubbing the central banker a "moron" for keeping interest rates stead...
Rex Minturn Jan 29, 2026

Schumer balks at Trump's pullback in Minneapolis; government shutdown all but inevitable this week
By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times The Senate returned to Washington on Tuesday with just a few days left to avert a partial government shutdown and an intractable impasse over funding ICE. D...
Rex Minturn Jan 28, 2026

Trump urges Iran to deal on nuclear ambitions, or else U.S. fleet will act with 'speed and violence'
By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times President Trump told Iran on Wednesday that "time is running out" to make a deal on its nuclear ambitions and that a U.S. armada is ready to make the Islamic r...
Rex Minturn Jan 28, 2026

Trump warns Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey over his ICE comments
By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times President Trump warned Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Wednesday that he is "playing with fire" after the local leader said his city does not enforce federal i...
Rex Minturn Jan 28, 2026

Judges releasing migrant gang members as DHS detentions face legal hurdles
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times Federal judges have ordered the government to release migrants suspected of being violent gang members, drawing a rebuke from Trump officials who say the judges...
Rex Minturn Jan 27, 2026

Musk's $10M Kentucky bet signals return to Trump orbit ahead of midterms
By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times Elon Musk's $10 million stake in the race to succeed Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky is the clearest sign yet that he is planning a return to the campaign ar...
Rex Minturn Jan 27, 2026

Protester killed Saturday in clash with ICE agents had Sig Sauer high-capacity 9mm pistol
By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times Alex Pretti, the protester who was shot and killed Saturday while clashing with federal agents, was carrying a Sig Sauer P320-AXG COMBAT, a high-capacity 9 mm pi...
Rex Minturn Jan 26, 2026

FAA denied request to reduce flight arrivals at Reagan Airport months before midair collision
By Susan Ferrechio The Washington Times Air traffic controllers concerned about safety were denied a request to decrease the number of arriving aircraft at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport be...
Rex Minturn Jan 26, 2026
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