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Bill to force release of Epstein files sails through Congress, heads to Trump’s desk

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., attends a news conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

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The House voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to force the Justice Department to release all the files it has from investigating Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking crimes.

Education Department to offload grant programs as Trump works to close it

FILE - The U.S. Department of Education building is photographed in Washington, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

The Department of Education has announced it will offload billions of dollars in grant programs to other federal agencies, moving the Trump administration closer to its goal of shuttering the department.

FILE - The U.S. Department of Education building is photographed in Washington, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Education Department to offload grant programs as Trump works to close it

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, armament formations pass during the military parade to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II held in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (Guo Yu/Xinhua via AP)

Report: China preparing its population for war with U.S.

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

A solid rocket motor is tested at a Camden, Arkansas, production facility owned and operated by L3Harris Technologies. (Photo courtesy L3Harris Technologies)

L3Harris breaks ground on $400 million missile factory in Camden, Arkansas

By John T. Seward - The Washington Times

A Department of Homeland Security officer stands off against a demonstrator outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Democratic lawmakers urge U.S. service members to defy ‘illegal orders’ from Trump administration

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House, Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Court blocks Texas’ congressional map, dealing blow to GOP’s House hopes 54 minutes ago

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A Department of Homeland Security officer stands off against a demonstrator outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Democratic lawmakers urge U.S. service members to defy ‘illegal orders’ from Trump administration

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House, Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Court blocks Texas’ congressional map, dealing blow to GOP’s House hopes 54 minutes ago

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U.S. Border Patrol agents look on, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)

Two men charged with ramming ICE, Border Patrol in Charlotte

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Congressman Jesus "Chuy" Garcia speaks during a press conference decrying federal agents use of force in Little Village on the Southwest Side of Chicago, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (Candace Dane Chambers/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

House rebukes Rep. Garcia for ‘undermining’ election process with delayed retirement move

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If universities want to be saved, they need conservatives

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Hold Big Tech accountable for pornography

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‘A House of Dynamite’ shows price of liberty is vigilance

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Solid gold toilet, art piece known as “America,” up for auction

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Roblox starts face-based age checks and chat restrictions

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In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, South Korean navy sailors wave as the USS nuclear-powered submarine USS Annapolis arrives at a South Korean naval base on Jeju Island, South Korea, Monday, July 24, 2023. The nuclear-propelled U.S. submarine has arrived in South Korea in the second deployment of a major U.S. naval asset to the Korean Peninsula this month, South Korea's military said Monday, adding to the allies' show of force to counter North Korean nuclear threats. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)

Senior U.S. military leaders press Seoul onto the front line against China

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Estonia's Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, April 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

Estonia’s foreign minister: Russian incursions a brazen violation of NATO member’s sovereignty

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

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Together, U.S., Saudi Arabia can stabilize Middle East

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President Donald Trump meets Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump hosts crown prince, talks Khashoggi, Saudi investment of $1 trillion

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump meets Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump calls murdered journalist Khashoggi ‘controversial’ in meeting with Saudi crown prince

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks at the McDonald's Impact Summit, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump touts his affordability policies at McDonald’s summit

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters during a meeting with the White House task force on the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, in Washington, as FIFA President Gianni Infantino listens. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House introduces FIFA Pass to expedite international fans’ visas to U.S.

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Del. Stacey Plaskett, D-V.I., speaks on a panel about threats to democracy at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's annual legislative conference, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Democrats squirm amid mounting evidence of the party’s Epstein connections

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Congressman Jesus "Chuy" Garcia speaks during a press conference decrying federal agents use of force in Little Village on the Southwest Side of Chicago, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (Candace Dane Chambers/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

House rebukes Rep. Garcia for ‘undermining’ election process with delayed retirement move

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FILE - The U.S. Department of Education building is photographed in Washington, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Education Department to offload grant programs as Trump works to close it

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Former NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani participates in a ceremony commemorating the anniversary of the 9-11 terror attacks in New York, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

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People pose next to giant NFL helmets displayed in front of the Palacio de Cibeles in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, ahead of Sunday's NFL football game between the Dolphins and the Commanders. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Europe’s tourism backlash cools since summer as lawmakers scramble to implement limits

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U.S. Border Patrol agents look on, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)

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A solid rocket motor is tested at a Camden, Arkansas, production facility owned and operated by L3Harris Technologies. (Photo courtesy L3Harris Technologies)

L3Harris breaks ground on $400 million missile factory in Camden, Arkansas

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Department of Homeland Security police officers stand during a protest after federal immigration authorities conducted an operation on Friday, June 6, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) **FILE**

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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, armament formations pass during the military parade to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II held in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (Guo Yu/Xinhua via AP)

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Suspects stand inside a holding cell, left, as judges preside over Syria's first public trial related to deadly clashes in March along the country's coastal provinces, at the Palace of Justice in Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

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ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips walks on the field before an NCAA college football game between Pittsburgh and Notre Dame in Pittsburgh, Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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By George Gerbo - The Washington Times

New Washington Nationals Manager Blake Butera speaks during a baseball press conference Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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