By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday confirmed a U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship in international waters in the Indian Ocean. The incident, which happened as U.S. forces continued striking targets in Iran, is believed to be...

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times Minnesota officials knew early in the pandemic that there were fraud issues in a major food assistance program but kept money flowing because they feared the political fallout of a racially tinged lawsuit, according to a new House repo...

Efforts to move American citizens out of the Middle East have grown more complicated as U.S. military assets in the region come under attack. U.S. off...

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times The Justice Department has quietly taken steps to shut down what it calls an administrative "amnesty" that has allowed illegal immigrants to remain in the U.S. without ever having to face court-ordered deportations. The Boar...

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times The U.S. closed its embassies in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait on Tuesday and ordered nonessential personnel to evacuate across the region following missile and drone strikes from Iran overnight. The U.S. Embassy in Riyadh was closed Tues...

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times ​The U.S. attacks on Iran this weekend have made clear that the commander in chief is no longer the presidential candidate who consistently criticized the use of American military force to oust threatening foreign regimes. Nearly two ye...

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times The killing of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, by U.S. and Israeli forces Saturday has triggered a succession crisis with implications for the Islamic republic's future and regional stability. Tehran has announced the...

A U.S. fighter jet went down over Kuwait as tensions between Washington and Tehran continued to rise. According to U.S. defense officials, an American...

Iran's highest authority was killed during coordinated US and Israeli strikes, multiple international outlets reported Saturday, citing senior officia...

Missiles and airstrikes lit up the skies over the Middle East early Saturday as tensions between Israel and Iran erupted into open conflict. Israel's ...

The Trump administration has turned to the U.S. Supreme Court in a bid to dismantle deportation protections for approximately 6,000 Syrian citizens. I...

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times President Trump and other Republicans are blasting Democrats for trying to appeal to voters on affordability while those same Democrats are promoting higher taxes and greater government spending that raise the cost of living. Exhibit A...

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times California Gov. Gavin Newsom has been in the headlines this week, but for all the wrong reasons, which analysts say underscores the plight of Democrats as they strategize how to win the next presidential election. Mr. Newsom, who is...

Tensions over Iran moved to the forefront in Washington this week after new details emerged from high-level national security meetings. During a Penta...

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times President Trump was convening Wednesday with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to discuss revamping Washington Dulles International Airport amid plans to redo the signs to add Mr. Trump's name on them. In early February, Mr. Trump ...