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U.S.-Saudi strikes on Iraq’s pro-Iran militias underscore Baghdad’s fragile grip on country

Mourners carry coffins draped in the Iranian flag, foreground, and the Iraqi flag during a group funeral for Iranian advisers and Popular Mobilization Forces fighters killed in airstrikes on bases belonging to Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces, a coalition of predominantly Shiite militias that includes Iran-backed groups, in Mosul, Iraq, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

By Jacob Wirtschafter - Special to The Washington Times

Iraq’s national security council on Wednesday condemned as an act of aggression the predawn American and Saudi airstrikes that killed at least 20 members of government security forces whom the U.S. said were actually taking orders from Tehran.

Fauci to face contempt of Congress vote after refusing to answer Sen. Paul’s questions

Dr. Anthony Fauci appears before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee at the Capitol, Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A Senate committee has scheduled a vote to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he appeared but refused to answer questions Wednesday about his activities during the coronavirus pandemic, citing his right against self-incrimination.

Dr. Anthony Fauci appears before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee at the Capitol, Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Fauci to face contempt of Congress vote after refusing to answer Sen. Paul’s questions

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Motorcyclists ride past a billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump with hands around his neck alongside the message "Revenge is inevitable" in English and Farsi, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, July 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Mission accomplished? Why simply declaring victory could be Trump’s best option in Iran

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Young man using his smartphone on the bed in a dark room. File photo credit: Gap_Abstracture via Shutterstock

Behavioral experts flag loneliness risks as more young adults stay home on weekends

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee to deliver the semiannual monetary policy report to congress, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Fed leaves interest rates alone but three members dissent, putting Chair Kevin Warsh in a tight spot

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A Haitian worker with Temporary Protected Status cleans tables at Half Shell Raw Bar, Friday, July 24, 2026, in Key West, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

GOP blocks Democrats’ bid to grant path to citizenship to migrants here under TPS

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee to deliver the semiannual monetary policy report to congress, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Fed leaves interest rates alone but three members dissent, putting Chair Kevin Warsh in a tight spot

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A Haitian worker with Temporary Protected Status cleans tables at Half Shell Raw Bar, Friday, July 24, 2026, in Key West, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

GOP blocks Democrats’ bid to grant path to citizenship to migrants here under TPS

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Washington Metropolitan Police investigate near the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Oct. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

D.C. police sloppy with crime data, inspector general finds 31 minutes ago

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Ken Martin speaks at the 2026 California Democratic Party State Convention in San Francisco on Feb. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) **FILE**

DNC scammed out of nearly $30K by Ken Martin impersonator

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Why the Senate should reject Todd Blanche for attorney general

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President Donald Trump and the war with Iran illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Strike Iran until it can no longer function

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Dr. Anthony Fauci appears before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee at the Capitol, Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Fauci diary shows consequences of giving ego free rein

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Eight-year-old Molly Perkins, third from left, joins fellow American Heritage Girls members in riding on a float during the Colorado 4th at Firestone parade to mark the Independence Day holiday Thursday, July 4, 2024, in Firestone, Colo. Floats, marching bands, classic cars and motorcycles were features in the annual parade through the Weld County community north of Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Our daughters are struggling, but there’s a fix

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From left, Anthea Hartig, Director of the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institute, Mike Gonzalez, E Pluribus Unum Senior Fellow at the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation, Matthew Spalding, Kirby Professor in Constitutional Government at Hillsdale College, and David Blight, Sterling Professor of American History at Yale University, testify during a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee hearing about the Smithsonian, Tuesday, July 21, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Time to ‘clean house’ at the America-subverting Smithsonian

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Behavioral experts flag loneliness risks as more young adults stay home on weekends

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

FILE - Glen Hansard performs at Lollapalooza in Chicago's Grant Park on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014. (Photo by Steve C. Mitchell/Invision/AP, File)

‘Once’ Oscar winner and Irish musician Glen Hansard dies in motorcycle crash 49 minutes ago

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A worker reacts near a line of humanoid robots displayed at the World AI Conference in Shanghai, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

U.S. bans foreign-made humanoid robots, targeting China over national security

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Korean group BTS appears at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards in Las Vegas on April 3, 2022. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) ** FILE **

K-pop’s BTS won’t submit music for Grammy awards next year

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits HM Naval Base in Portsmouth, England, with Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham, Monday July 27, 2026. (Simon Jones/Pool Photo via AP)

Are the conflicts in Ukraine and Iran merging into a single major war?

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North Korea's nuclear weapons illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Defeating Iran's terrorist regime illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

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How to break Iran’s terrorist regime

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, speaks to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, right, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, before the funeral of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Tuesday July 28, 2026, at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump meets with Netanyahu, Zelenskyy as wars drag on

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before the Senate Committee on Finance, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert) ** FILE **

U.S. Treasury targets Iran’s levers of control in Strait of Hormuz as blockade continues

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President Donald Trump speaks at the funeral of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., at the Washington National Cathedral, Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

Trump says Iran will ‘get a beating’ over surprise missile launch toward U.S. troops in Jordan

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, speaks to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, right, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, before the funeral of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Tuesday July 28, 2026, at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump meets with Netanyahu, Zelenskyy as wars drag on

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President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, July 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Trump calls on Senate Republicans to cancel August vacation, pass voter ID bill

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President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House about Dulles International Airport modernization, Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

‘It will be beautiful’: Trump unveils major overhaul of Dulles International Airport

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Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee to deliver the semiannual monetary policy report to congress, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Fed leaves interest rates alone but three members dissent, putting Chair Kevin Warsh in a tight spot

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Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., speaks to the crowd as protesters gather outside the Supreme Court as it hears arguments over state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, Jan. 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Sen. Tuberville says pardoned Fauci is not immune from state lawsuits

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Troy Jackson, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks at the Maine Democratic Nominating Convention, Saturday, July 25, 2026, in Bangor, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Maine Senate candidate Troy Jackson deletes posts supporting Graham Platner

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A barred owl (left) and a spotted owl (Photo Credit: Don Ryan, AP)

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Clouds hover over the entrance of the Florida State Prison in Starke, Fla., Aug. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Curt Anderson, file)

‘Victim-driven’: Florida ramps up executions of its longest-serving death-row prisoners

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Members of the U.S. Secret Service look on as Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event with Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, Saturday, July 20, 2024, at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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The U.S. Department of Transportation headquarters in Washington is shown here on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) **FILE**

GAO finds empty Transportation Department buildings cost taxpayers $370 million a year

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

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The flag-draped casket of U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., is carried on a horse-drawn caisson to his funeral at First Baptist Church in Columbia, S.C., on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins).

Lindsey Graham returns home one last time for his funeral in South Carolina

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Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee to deliver the semiannual monetary policy report to congress, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)df

The Federal Reserve is expected to keep rates unchanged for now despite high prices

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Jannette Victor checks her balance left after purchasing food supplies with a California EBT (Electronic Benefit Transfer) card in Los Angeles on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) **FILE**

SNAP’s fraud problem meets a slow fix: Chip cards arrive state by state

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill talks to reporters during a news conference in Trenton, N.J., on Nov. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ** FILE **

New Jersey moves to boot 4,500 noncitizens from voter rolls

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Motorcyclists ride past a billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump with hands around his neck alongside the message "Revenge is inevitable" in English and Farsi, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, July 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Mission accomplished? Why simply declaring victory could be Trump’s best option in Iran

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Mourners carry coffins draped in the Iranian flag, foreground, and the Iraqi flag during a group funeral for Iranian advisers and Popular Mobilization Forces fighters killed in airstrikes on bases belonging to Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces, a coalition of predominantly Shiite militias that includes Iran-backed groups, in Mosul, Iraq, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

U.S.-Saudi strikes on Iraq’s pro-Iran militias underscore Baghdad’s fragile grip on country

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Then-Rep. Michelle Steel, R-Calif., questions witnesses during a hearing of a special House committee dedicated to countering China, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Incoming U.S. ambassador steps into complex, thorny relationship between Seoul and Washington 10 minutes ago

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

An Israeli tank drives through Zawtar al-Sharqiyah village, occupied by Israeli forces, as seen from the southern village of Zawtar al-Gharbieh, Lebanon, Monday, July 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Mustafa Jamalddine)

Israeli authorities accuse army veteran of spying for Iran

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FILE - Big Ten Conference Commissioner Tony Petitti speaks during an news conference at the Big Ten Conference NCAA college football media days at Lucas Oil Stadium, July 26, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Big Ten: No league championship game if college football moves to a 24-team playoff

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Alex Eala of the Philippines celebrates after her first round match against Qinwen Zheng of China at the DC Open tennis tournament in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (All-Pro Reels)

Filipino sensation Alex Eala comes back from a set down to win DC Open debut

By George Gerbo - The Washington Times

Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn speaks during a news conference after an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Jan. 4, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Commanders open training camp with offensive question marks

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump, left, speaks with FIFA President Gianni Infantino as confetti falls at the conclusion of the World Cup championship final soccer match between Spain and Argentina in East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

FIFA plan for Kushner-backed $20 billion operation to run World Cup meets fury from Europe’s UEFA

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Dr. James Dobson speaks alongside of Prayer Caucus Co-Chairman Rep. J. Randy Forbes (R-Va.), as the National Day of Prayer task force gathers with several other members of Congress to introduce an American's Spiritual Heritage resolution that goes against President Barack Obama's assertion that the United States is not a Judeo-Christian nation, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, May 7, 2009.

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Anthea Hartig, director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, speaks at an event, Feb. 20, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert, File)

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