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Some Americans stuck as violence expands in Mexico after cartel leader killed
By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times Dozens of members of Mexico's national guard were killed and some U.S. citizens were stranded in Mexico in the violent, chaotic aftermath of a major military operation that left one of the world's most powerful drug cartel leaders dead....
6h ago
Global Baseline Tariffs Take Effect Across U.S. Ports
The Trump administration is moving forward with a new global tariff, setting the initial rate at 10 percent. The White House had previously referenced...
14h ago
Newsom's latest pardon shields attempted murder convict from ICE deportation
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a pardon Friday to Somboon Phaymany, erasing his 1997 conviction on 10 counts of premeditated attempted murder and effectively shielding him from being deported by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforc...
Feb 23, 2026
How the FBI tracked down a Maryland man allegedly behind a secret-filming YouTube channel
By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times A Frederick man appeared in federal court Friday, accused of flying his drone into restricted airspace in order to post the footage on YouTube. A military official reported the "Area 82 Surveillance911" channel in September o...
Feb 23, 2026
Virginia judge blocks referendum vote on Democrats' redistricting plan
By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times A circuit court judge in Virginia issued an emergency temporary injunction Thursday to stop early voting on the Democrats' redistricting ballot referendum. Tazewell County Circuit Court Judge Jack Hurley ruled that the emergency injunct...
Feb 20, 2026
DOGE defeat: Congress has rejected most of Trump's spending cuts
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times President Trump and his DOGE swung for the fences last year in calling for big spending cuts, but with Congress now finished with most of the fiscal 2026 budget bills, it has become clear he barely got the ball in play. Lawmakers took ...
Feb 20, 2026
D.C. mayor asks Trump for help with Potomac River sewage spill
By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser requested federal aid from the Trump administration in cleaning up the massive sewage spill that contaminated the Potomac River. Ms. Bowser on Wednesday asked President Trump to declare a federal emergency after...
Feb 19, 2026
Massive sewage spill could plague Potomac River through most of 2026
By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times Local water officials say it will take at least another month before they can begin repairing the aging pipe from which millions of gallons of waste have flowed into the Potomac River, in one of the largest sewage spills in U.S. history...
Feb 18, 2026
Pro-life group says abortion-pill reversal saved 8,000 pregnancies
By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times Democrats insist that it's impossible to reverse the abortion-pill process, but pro-life advocates say the thing that never happens has now happened more than 8,000 times. Heartbeat International announced that the number of women...
Feb 18, 2026
Top Democratic fundraisers sought Jeffrey Epstein's support despite child sex offender conviction
By Susan Ferrechio The Washington Times Jeffrey Epstein was registered as a high-risk sex offender, but it did not matter to the fundraisers working for Democratic leaders Sen. Charles E. Schumer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, who sent VIP dinner invites and sought private me...
Feb 18, 2026
Senate GOP considers forcing Democrats to keep talking if they want to filibuster voter ID bill
By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times Senate Republicans have enough support in their ranks to pass a voter ID bill, but to break a Democratic blockade, they likely need to resort to an old-fashioned talking filibuster. The talking filibuster has largely gathered dust ...
Feb 17, 2026
ANALYSIS: Fairfax County School Board's Bloated Staff
Board-Related Salaries Now Amount to $3.7 Million
Feb 16, 2026
Spanberger, Virginia Democrats lie brazenly in rush to gerrymander
By Tim Murtaugh OPINION: Virginia Democrats, led by Gov. Abigail Spanberger, are nothing if not brazen. They lied about their "affordability" agenda so they could win the November elections, with campaign promises forgotten as soon as polls closed on Election Day. ...
Feb 13, 2026
Inflation cools in January, defying Wall Street expectations
By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times Consumer prices grew at a 2.4% pace in January, falling slightly below Wall Street predictions and providing ammunition for President Trump to argue that his policies have lowered living costs for Americans. Friday's data gives consumer...
Feb 13, 2026
Judge frees three illegal-immigrant murderers from detention; calls convictions 'irrelevant'
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times A federal judge last week ordered Homeland Security to release three illegal immigrants with homicide convictions on their criminal records and a fourth illegal immigrant convicted of sex crimes. DHS had made immigration arrests on the...
Feb 12, 2026















