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Driscoll’s resignation surprised staff, was motivated by toxic Pentagon environment, officials say

By John T. Seward and Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

The U.S. military’s largest branch is left without a top civilian leader or a congressionally confirmed senior officer after the sudden departure of Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll, a move that some of the leader’s closest staff said was unexpectedly fast.

Fewer Democrats back anti-socialism resolution than did last year, as DSA gains clout in their party

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters ahead of an address by President Donald Trump, Thursday, July 16, 2026, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

By George Caldwell - The Washington Times

The battle over socialism’s future in America moved into the House chamber on Tuesday, when Republican lawmakers voted to condemn socialism and the increasingly powerful Democratic Socialists of America.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters ahead of an address by President Donald Trump, Thursday, July 16, 2026, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Fewer Democrats back anti-socialism resolution than did last year, as DSA gains clout in their party

By George Caldwell - The Washington Times

Vehicles pass a banner showing a portrait of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

U.S. strikes IRGC targets in Iran after attempted attacks on vessels in Strait of Hormuz

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., pauses before he meets with reporters ahead of a vote on a stopgap funding bill and a resolution targeting socialist policies, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House sends Trump spending bill to push next shutdown showdown past midterms

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Tyler Robinson, left, charged in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, speaks with defense attorney Staci Visser as he attends a preliminary hearing in 4th District Court in Provo, Utah, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, Pool)

Kirk assassination suspect must stand trial for murder, face death penalty, Utah judge rules

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Protesters demonstrate against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after Renee Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE officer earlier, Jan. 12, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jen Golbeck, File)

ICE eyes robot dogs for dangerous law enforcement jobs

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

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Tyler Robinson, left, charged in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, speaks with defense attorney Staci Visser as he attends a preliminary hearing in 4th District Court in Provo, Utah, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, Pool)

Kirk assassination suspect must stand trial for murder, face death penalty, Utah judge rules

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Protesters demonstrate against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after Renee Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE officer earlier, Jan. 12, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jen Golbeck, File)

ICE eyes robot dogs for dangerous law enforcement jobs

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents patrol around the Washington Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Va., on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce) **FILE**

Judge blocks Virginia’s new law barring police and sheriffs’ cooperation with ICE

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

U.S. Postal Service delivery vehicles are parked outside a post office in Boys Town, Neb., Aug. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Post office can’t handle Trump’s orders to police mail balloting, says whistleblower

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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Social Security reform could become a wealth-tax Trojan horse

By Peter Morici

Vice President JD Vance speaks at CompoTech headquarters, Monday, August 24, 2026 in Brewer, Maine. (Anna Moneymaker/Pool Photo via AP)

Will Vance denounce Carlson? Don’t hold your breath

By Anath Hartmann

Vladimir Putin and NATO illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Stalled in Ukraine, Putin may want to break NATO

By Clifford D. May

Illustration on 9/11 (September 11) by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation finally admits 9/11 was terrorism

By Editorial Board

Cost of broadband connectivity in the United States of America illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

No new taxes to fund the FCC’s Universal Service Fund

By Cathy McMorris Rodgers

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President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump’s new plan to save Hollywood receives Democratic praise

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

This Friday, March 22, 2019, fie photo shows the Department of Justice Building in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

DOJ sues Kansas school system to stop ‘secret gender transitions’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden arrive at Fort McNair in Washington on Sunday, June 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Hunter Biden says his father’s motorcade showed up at his drug den — twice

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

An LGBTQ+ pride flag flies beneath a U.S. flag at the Stonewall National Monument in New York on Oct. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) **FILE**

Tucson, Arizona, police investigate gay bar shooting as a possible hate crime

By Rebecca Boone - Associated Press

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FILE - Hung Cao speaks during the Republican National Convention, July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, file)

Trump nominates Hung Cao to be Secretary of the Navy

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Vehicles pass a banner showing a portrait of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

U.S. strikes IRGC targets in Iran after attempted attacks on vessels in Strait of Hormuz

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Driscoll’s resignation surprised staff, was motivated by toxic Pentagon environment, officials say

By John T. Seward and Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

President of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian takes questions from the media during a news conference in New York on Sept. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, File)

Iranian President Pezeshkian says Tehran would adhere to ceasefire agreement if U.S. does so

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Trump Central View all

A man rides past an operating oil pumpjack in Cabimas, Venezuela, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Trump seeks to boost U.S. refining capacity as White House lays out details of Venezuela oil deal

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Maryland man facing federal charges for posts threatening Trump and Secret Service

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks ahead of the 61st Bloody Sunday Anniversary march, Sunday, March 8, 2026, in Selma, Ala. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart) ** FILE **

Illinois Gov. Pritzker rejects Trump’s offer to send federal law enforcement to Chicago

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) **FILE**

Trump plans federal pay freeze in 2027, raising hackles among Democrats and unions

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

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U.S. Postal Service delivery vehicles are parked outside a post office in Boys Town, Neb., Aug. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Post office can’t handle Trump’s orders to police mail balloting, says whistleblower

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, listens to State Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, during a campaign event in Lubbock, Texas, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Annie Rice)

Republicans call Cornyn ‘lousy loser’ for refusing to help Paxton’s Senate campaign

By Kerry Picket and Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Vice President JD Vance speaks at CompoTech headquarters, Monday, August 24, 2026 in Brewer, Maine. (Anna Moneymaker/Pool Photo via AP)

Vance accuses El-Sayed of driving division and ‘terrible evil’ in Michigan Senate race

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Begich poses for a photo in downtown Juneau, Alaska, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)

Democrats aim to unite behind one candidate in Alaska governor’s race as they hope to flip the seat

By Becky Bohrer - Associated Press

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San Francisco has one of the country’s oldest sanctuary policies, and perhaps one of the most well-known, thanks to a 2015 incident, also on the city’s waterfront, where an illegal immigrant shot and killed 32-year-old Kate Steinle. (AP Photo/Haven Daley, File)

Children disabled by illegal-immigrant crime dominate House hearing on sanctuary policies

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Sen. Ed Markey speaks during a Get Out the Vote event supporting Markey, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026 in Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)

Ed Markey beats Seth Moulton, to win Democratic nomination in Massachusetts’ Senate primary

By Kimberlee Kruesi - Associated Press

Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., listens to testimony as the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight holds a field hearing on violent crime in Charlotte, N.C., on Sept. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond) ** FILE **

House votes to censure GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards for harassing female staffers

By George Caldwell - The Washington Times

The site of a future data center being built near Abernathy, Texas, Saturday, July 18, 2026, in Hale County, Texas. (AP Photo/Justin Rex)

Data center fight explodes onto airwaves ahead of midterms

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

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The Social Security Administration's main campus is seen in Woodlawn, Md., on Jan. 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) **FILE**

A dead teen’s Social Security number stayed active for 24 years and $284,000 in fraud

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

The Ohio State University sign on the Columbus, Ohio, campus. File photo credit: University of College via Shutterstock.

Ohio State to pay $2.1 million settlement for unreported research funding from China

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Meta settlement’s age verification requirements spark fears of lost privacy, free speech rights

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Shannon Heacock holds a photo of son Elijah Heacock, who died at age 16, during a protest against social media platforms outside the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Will TikTok and YouTube match Meta’s new safety rules? Billions for states are riding on it

By Susan Ferrechio and Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

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Tyler Robinson, left, charged in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, speaks with defense attorney Staci Visser as he attends a preliminary hearing in 4th District Court in Provo, Utah, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, Pool)

Kirk assassination suspect must stand trial for murder, face death penalty, Utah judge rules

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Protesters demonstrate against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after Renee Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE officer earlier, Jan. 12, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jen Golbeck, File)

ICE eyes robot dogs for dangerous law enforcement jobs

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

Israel Christopher Flores-Ortiz, then an 18-year-old junior, was charged with 13 counts of assault and battery for groping female classmates at Fairfax High School in Virginia. (Fairfax Police Department photo) ** FILE **

Salvadoran man who groped Fairfax County students transferred to ICE custody

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

A mural that reads "Greetings from Springfield Ohio" is seen painted on an alley wall Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, in Springfield, Ohio. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Haitian migrant dies by suicide over pending deportation, wearing GPS ankle bracelet

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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U.S. President Donald Trump, left, poses with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for a photo in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Feb. 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Kim summit offers more risk than reward for Trump

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon, the leader of South Korea's Unification Church, arrives at a special prosecutor's office in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) ** FILE **

Religious liberty advocates bash prison sentence for octogenarian religious leader

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Germany's Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt speaks to the media during a press conference in Berlin on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, about the attempted attack on Leipzig/Halle Airport last month with a drone loaded with explosives.(AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Germany blames Russia for attempted drone attack at Leipzig airport

By Geir Moulson - Associated Press

Hungarian police car siren. File photo credit: Mehes Daniel via Shutterstock.

Hungarian man steals small plane, lands in field and tries to commandeer passerby’s car

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

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Washington Commanders guard Tanoa Togiai (62) before practice at the team's NFL football training camp, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026 in Ashburn, Va. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Commanders’ linemen, including training camp surprise Togiai, look to dispel concerns

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

Washington Nationals' Yohandy Morales hits a home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Morales homers, has three hits in his major league debut as Nationals top Braves

By Noah Trister - Associated Press

Scottie Scheffler holds the trophy after winning the PGA Tour Championship golf tournament Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Scheffler loves what it takes to be great, but can do without the fame that comes with it

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

FILE - Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney greets his team before an NCAA college football game against Duke, Nov. 1, 2025, in Clemson, S.C. (AP Photo/Scott Kinser, File)

Clemson’s Dabo Swinney calls NFL players returning to play college football ‘embarrassing’

By Steve Reed - Associated Press

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Family Federation spiritual leader jailed for 2 years in South Korea

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Taylor Swift performs at the Paris Le Defense Arena during her Eras Tour concert in Paris on May 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly) **FILE**

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A lifelike Sadhguru chatbot powered by artificial intelligence is displayed Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Krysta Fauria)

Need spiritual guidance? Gurus join chatbot trend as people turn to AI for answers

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In Dolly Parton’s theology, God and acceptance shared the same stage

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