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Letter to the editor: Not 1965's Flag Day

Whenever I think of Flag Day, I am reminded of 1965, when President Johnson and his wife, Lady Bird Johnson, hosted the White House Festival of the Arts to honor contemporary American artistic achievement.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lays a wreath of flowers during a ceremony at the US cemetery to commemorate the 82nd anniversary of the D-Day landings, in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, Saturday, June 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeremias Gonzalez)

Hegseth confronts Europeans with reality

- The Washington Times

Once, Americans could always count on a warm welcome in Normandy. Even when the rest of France gave us the cold shoulder, at least the locals remembered how we liberated them from the Nazis in 1944.

Cheating in California elections illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

The statistical impossibility of L.A.'s mayor race

- The Washington Times

ChatGPT could not find one example in American history of a third-place candidate surging days after an election to overtake second place -- yet that is what we are seeing in the Los Angeles mayoral race.

Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks to an overflow crowd outside a campaign event Sunday, June 7, 2026, in Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Lessons from Graham Platner

How can Graham Platner, who might win the Democratic nomination for senator from Maine in Tuesday's primary election, ever be seriously considered for such a job?

GROWTH Act and retirement plans illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

GROWTH Act would make life more affordable for Americans

During my years representing Texas in Congress, including service as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, I worked alongside President Trump to deliver the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.