Category Archives: WMAL News Now

Metro sees 25-year-low in crime on bus and rail systems
By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times Metro said that last year marked a 25-year-low in crime on its rail and bus lines throughout the D.C. region. Metro Transit Police Chief Michael Anzallo said maj...
Rex Minturn Jan 19, 2026

Abigail Spanberger prepares to be sworn in as governor and open a new Democratic era in Richmond
By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times Abigail Spanberger is set to make history Saturday when she becomes Virginia's first female governor, opening a new chapter in Richmond as Democrats prepare t...
Rex Minturn Jan 16, 2026

Minnesota anti-ICE group calls for attacking federal agents: 'Be willing to get kicked in the teeth'
By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times An anti-ICE activist group in Minnesota called on protesters a few weeks ago to aggressively step up efforts to obstruct immigration enforcement officers by p...
Rex Minturn Jan 16, 2026

From Canada to China, fall of Maduro is transforming global oil market
By Joseph Hammond - Special to The Washington Times LONDON - Reverberations from the most consequential U.S. intervention since the 1989 invasion of Panama - the stunning Jan. 3 capture and removal of...
Rex Minturn Jan 16, 2026

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
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