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Trump moves to force SCOTUS do-over on birthright citizenship

Activists celebrate the Supreme Court's ruling on birthright citizenship, outside of the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

By Stephen Dinan and Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Trump will take the unusual step of asking the Supreme Court to reconsider its decision on birthright citizenship after the high court last week struck down his executive order restricting it.

Trump says he does not know if U.S. is returning to full-scale war with Iran

A mourner holds a portrait depicting Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, top, and his late father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as mourners wait for the funeral procession for the elder Khamenei outside the Imam Hussein Shrine in Karbala, Iraq, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Trump says he is not sure if the U.S. and Iran are returning to a full-scale war as the sides exchanged tit-for-tat strikes and the conflict threatened to envelop the Middle East region once again.

A mourner holds a portrait depicting Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, top, and his late father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as mourners wait for the funeral procession for the elder Khamenei outside the Imam Hussein Shrine in Karbala, Iraq, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Trump says he does not know if U.S. is returning to full-scale war with Iran

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks during a primary election night watch party after winning the Democratic nomination Tuesday, June 9, 2026, in Blue Hill, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Platner ends whirlwind Senate bid after rape allegation

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during their meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 3, 2024. (Sergey Guneyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

China quietly expands economic reach in Russian-occupied Ukraine

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Workers install a Purdue University Fort Wayne sign adjacent to Coliseum Boulevard in Fort Wayne, Ind., Aug. 21, 2018. (Mike Moore/The Journal-Gazette via AP) ** FILE **

Purdue shares first-in-the-nation AI graduation requirements for fall semester

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Katie Couric arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Calif., on March 2, 2025. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) ** FILE **

Katie Couric reveals episode of sudden memory loss

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Workers install a Purdue University Fort Wayne sign adjacent to Coliseum Boulevard in Fort Wayne, Ind., Aug. 21, 2018. (Mike Moore/The Journal-Gazette via AP) ** FILE **

Purdue shares first-in-the-nation AI graduation requirements for fall semester

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Katie Couric arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Calif., on March 2, 2025. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) ** FILE **

Katie Couric reveals episode of sudden memory loss

By Juliet La Sala - The Washington Times

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz delivers a government statement on the current political situation during the 89th plenary session of the 21st legislative period in the German Bundestag, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa via AP)

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U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks to a reporter at his home, Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, in Sullivan, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Graham Platner exposes agendaless Democrats’ larger leadership problem

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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger delivers the Democratic response to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, in Williamsburg, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, Pool)

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China's war on the United States of America's agriculture illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

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Pope Leo XIV delivers his message as he celebrates a Mass where he confers the pallium on newly appointed metropolitan archbishops, in St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Monday, June 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

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FILE - Justin Baldoni attends the world premiere of "It Ends with Us" at AMC Lincoln Square on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

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Singer Bonnie Tyler performs her song "Believe in Me" during a rehearsal for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden on May 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

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The Memorial to Memorial bike ride traces an 80-year-old organization's roots back to the birthplace of flight, and now serves as a key fundraiser for the Air Force's Wounded Airmen and Guardians program.

AFA President Lt. Gen. Burt Field and cancer survivor Lt. Col. Christopher Dorough explain how the ride supports recovery for wounded airmen and guardians.

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A mourner holds a portrait depicting Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, top, and his late father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as mourners wait for the funeral procession for the elder Khamenei outside the Imam Hussein Shrine in Karbala, Iraq, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Trump says he does not know if U.S. is returning to full-scale war with Iran

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

The real impact of artificial intelligence on the U.S. military in 2026. File photo credit: Andrey_Popov via Shutterstock.

Combat evolved: How data is taking over warfighting for the U.S. military

By John T. Seward - The Washington Times

A group of people stands in shallow water as a cargo ship appears anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)

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Activists celebrate the Supreme Court's ruling on birthright citizenship, outside of the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Trump moves to force SCOTUS do-over on birthright citizenship

By Stephen Dinan and Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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A JetBlue passenger jet, front, taxis at Palm Beach International Airport, Sunday, March 30, 2025, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

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People arrive ahead of President Donald Trump's speech at the opening of the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, Wednesday, June 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

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Workers install a Purdue University Fort Wayne sign adjacent to Coliseum Boulevard in Fort Wayne, Ind., Aug. 21, 2018. (Mike Moore/The Journal-Gazette via AP) ** FILE **

Purdue shares first-in-the-nation AI graduation requirements for fall semester

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This 1972 file photo shows Elvis Presley, the King of Rock &quot;n&quot; Roll, during a performance. At one of three concerts at the Monroe Civic Center in 1974, Elvis Presley gave one of his necklaces to a local 5-year-old. A documentary from Elvis historian and fan Bud Glass traces how the King of Rock ’N Roll traces the history of the piece. (AP Photo/File)

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Air Force yanks promotions for dozens of personnel over testing error

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The main gate at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., is shown on Tuesday, May 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner) ** FILE **

GI who fled to Britain amid fraud probe convicted of desertion

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Workers install a Purdue University Fort Wayne sign adjacent to Coliseum Boulevard in Fort Wayne, Ind., Aug. 21, 2018. (Mike Moore/The Journal-Gazette via AP) ** FILE **

Purdue shares first-in-the-nation AI graduation requirements for fall semester

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Tyler Robinson, accused in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, listens during a preliminary hearing at the 4th District Court in Provo, Utah, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Tess Crowley/The Deseret News via AP)

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz delivers a government statement on the current political situation during the 89th plenary session of the 21st legislative period in the German Bundestag, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa via AP)

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Ebola death toll in Congo climbs to 600, as new cases suspected in previously unaffected provinces

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