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Federal judge pauses Trump team’s SNAP restrictions

A California SNAP benefits shopper pushes a cart through a supermarket in Bellflower, Calif., Feb. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Allison Dinner, File)

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

A federal judge halted the Trump administration’s effort to force states to comply with new conditions on billions of dollars in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding.

Russian envoy teases deal with U.S. for Russia-Alaska underwater tunnel

U.S. President Donald Trump greets Russia's President Vladimir Puti at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy said the country and the U.S. will sign an agreement to design an underwater tunnel connecting Russia’s Chukotka region to Alaska across the Bering Strait.

U.S. President Donald Trump greets Russia's President Vladimir Puti at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Russian envoy teases deal with U.S. for Russia-Alaska underwater tunnel

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

Former U.S. Rep. Stephen Buyer, left, trails his lawyer as he leaves Manhattan federal court after pleading not guilty to charges that he participated in an insider trading scheme while working as a consultant, July 27, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Larry Neumeister, File)

Trump pardons former Rep. Stephen Buyer, convicted of insider trading

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

A soldier from the Mexican Army's anti-drone squadron displays equipment and tactics to be used during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, during a media presentation in Mexico City, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

From the skies to the streets, feds are bracing for World Cup threats across 11 U.S. cities

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

California gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra speaks during an election night event Tuesday, June 2, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Democrat Xavier Becerra advances to general election in race for California governor

By Sophie Austin - Associated Press

President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One, Friday, June 5, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump narrows DNI search to five candidates to replace Tulsi Gabbard as intelligence chief

By Jeff Mordock and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Happening Now

California gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra speaks during an election night event Tuesday, June 2, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Democrat Xavier Becerra advances to general election in race for California governor

By Sophie Austin - Associated Press

President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One, Friday, June 5, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump narrows DNI search to five candidates to replace Tulsi Gabbard as intelligence chief

By Jeff Mordock and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks at an event hosted by Sen. Bernie Sanders in Orono, Maine, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Platner’s ex-girlfriend says New York Times softened bombshell account about him

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Lights flash on top of a police car in Philadelphia, Jan. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Mexican who overstayed tourist visa for years sentenced in D.C. to year in jail for dealing cocaine

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

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"In god we trust" on dollar banknote. File photo credit: PixieMe via Shutterstock.

How ‘In God We Trust’ ended up on our currency

By Billy Hallowell

First lady Jill Biden, speaks during a Cabinet meeting presided over by President Joe Biden, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

Jill Biden still trying to gaslight us

By Editorial Board

Voting in California's election system illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

California’s Third World election system

By Kelly Sadler

United Nations' panel on climate change findings illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

U.N. climate forecast shelved as ‘implausible’ has been central to the left’s arguments for years

By Tim Murtaugh

FILE - A flare burns natural gas at an oil well in Watford City, N.D., Aug. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)

Wall Street’s $20-a-barrel tax on American oil

By Jason Isaac

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Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, right, is congratulated by Taylor Swift as they celebrate the Chiefs victory over the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship NFL football game, Jan. 26, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce plan July 4 weekend wedding at Madison Square Garden, reports say

By The Washington Times AI News Desk

The "60 Minutes" team, from left, Andy Rooney, Morley Safer, Steve Kroft, Mike Wallace, executive producer Don Hewitt, Lesley Stahl, and Ed Bradley pose at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York celebrating their 25th anniversary, on Nov. 10, 1993. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Remaining ‘60 Minutes’ stars say they’re staying, don’t want to see CBS show die

By Jocelyn Noveck - Associated Press

Sunny Hostin attends an event, April 17, 2024, in New York, File. (Photo by CJ Rivera/Invision/AP, File)

Sunny Hostin says America is a ‘failed experiment’ on ‘The View,’ drawing White House rebuke

By The Washington Times AI News Desk

Taylor Swift appears at the MTV Video Music Awards in Elmont, N.Y., on Sept. 11, 2024. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

‘I Knew It, I Knew You,’ Taylor Swift returns to pop country for ‘Toy Story 5’

By Maria Sherman - Associated Press

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

Hegseth invokes immigration and ‘invasion’ in D-Day speech in France

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This image from video provided by U.S. Central Command shows U.S. sailors and Marines aboard USS Tripoli arriving in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 27, 2026. (U.S. Central Command via AP) ** FILE **

War of words: Iran, CENTCOM offer competing accounts of Gulf naval interaction

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

In this March 4, 2019, file photo, the J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building is seen in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

American who helped China gather secrets pleads guilty

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

A demonstrator holds a sign during a protest against the Trump administration's new travel bans, June 9, 2025, at the Tom Bradley International Terminal at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent) **FILE**

Federal judge erases Trump’s 39-country travel ban

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

Trump Central View all

President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One, Friday, June 5, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump narrows DNI search to five candidates to replace Tulsi Gabbard as intelligence chief

By Jeff Mordock and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser attends a news conference following a shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert, File)

Trump looms large over upcoming primary elections in nation’s capital

By Gary Fields - Associated Press

President Donald Trump gestures from the stairs of Air Force One upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Friday, June 5, 2026.(AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

Trump calls for military to accelerate use of AI while protecting Americans

By Ben Finley - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks at Custer Farms in Chippewa Falls, Wis., Friday, June 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump vows relief for struggling farmers at Wisconsin roundtable

By Kerry Picket and Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

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U.S. President Donald Trump greets Russia's President Vladimir Puti at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Russian envoy teases deal with U.S. for Russia-Alaska underwater tunnel

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

Former U.S. Rep. Stephen Buyer, left, trails his lawyer as he leaves Manhattan federal court after pleading not guilty to charges that he participated in an insider trading scheme while working as a consultant, July 27, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Larry Neumeister, File)

Trump pardons former Rep. Stephen Buyer, convicted of insider trading

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

A California SNAP benefits shopper pushes a cart through a supermarket in Bellflower, Calif., Feb. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Allison Dinner, File)

Federal judge pauses Trump team’s SNAP restrictions

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

California gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra speaks during an election night event Tuesday, June 2, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Democrat Xavier Becerra advances to general election in race for California governor

By Sophie Austin - Associated Press

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A phone holder hangs in a classroom at Delta High School, on Feb. 23, 2024, in Delta, Utah, at a rural school, where there is a strict policy requiring students to check their phones at the door when entering every class. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

FCC weighs overhaul of subsidies for classroom internet as Big Tech backlash grows

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

A soldier from the Mexican Army's anti-drone squadron displays equipment and tactics to be used during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, during a media presentation in Mexico City, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

From the skies to the streets, feds are bracing for World Cup threats across 11 U.S. cities

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Monsignor Stephen Rossetti, a psychologist who for a decade ran a U.S. treatment center for abusive priests, talks to the media at a press conference during a Vatican-backed symposium on clerical sex abuse, in Rome, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Psychologists told bishops from around the world Tuesday that priests who rape and molest children usually lie when confronted with an accusation, and that they should listen to victims since they usually tell the truth and need to be believed in order to heal. The messages were delivered at a Vatican-backed symposium on clerical sex abuse that is aimed at compelling bishops to create tough policies to protect children and root out pedophiles from the priesthood. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Cardinal fires D.C. exorcist who said UFOs are mostly demons in disguise

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Monica Crowley, White House chief of protocol, watches as Rwanda's President Paul Kagame drives away from the West Wing of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) **FILE**

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Monica Crowley, ambassador and chief of protocol, makes case for Trump ballroom

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

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Ballots are inspected the day after California's primary election at the LA County Ballot Processing Center Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in City of Industry, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

U.S. attorney opens investigations into California’s elections, sends prosecutor to LA vote center

By Michael R. Blood and Nicholas Riccardi - Associated Press

North America's tallest peak, on Aug. 12, 2025, in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer,File)

National Park Service ranger dies after falling into a crevasse on Alaska’s Mount McKinley

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Private jets sit parked at Scottsdale Airport on Jan. 27, 2015, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) **FILE**

Annapolis man promised private jets, delivered fraud: Jury convicts AeroVanti founder

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

A phone holder hangs in a classroom at Delta High School, on Feb. 23, 2024, in Delta, Utah, at a rural school, where there is a strict policy requiring students to check their phones at the door when entering every class. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

FCC weighs overhaul of subsidies for classroom internet as Big Tech backlash grows

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

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In this image taken from PA Video, police and protestors clash during a protest following the death of Henry Nowak, a 18-year-old student stabbed to death with a Sikh kirpan ceremonial by Vickrum Digwa, in Southampton, England, Tuesday June 2, 2026. (Jamie Lashmar/PA via AP)

U.K. police charge 6 more with violent disorder at protest over teen’s stabbing death

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Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel, second left, and Raul Castro's grandson Raul Guillermo Rodriguez Castro, center back, take part in a rally in support of former President Raul Castro in front of the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 22, 2026, after U.S. prosecutors filed an indictment accusing him of ordering the 1996 shootdown of civilian planes flown by Miami-based exiles. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Cuba ex-President Raul Castro makes first appearance since U.S. charges to celebrate birthday

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Workers clear downed trees and debris to make way for a convoy carrying aid to Black River, which was hit by Hurricane Melissa, as it moves through Holland Bamboo, Jamaica, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Jamaica scrambles to restore power after rare islandwide blackout

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A sign is seen at the site of a fatal shark attack at Dee Why Beach in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)

Spearfisher killed in Australia’s third fatal shark attack in 4 weeks

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Sports View all

Poland's Maja Chwalinska react after winning during the semifinal tennis match against Russia's Diana Shnaider at the French Open in Paris, Thursday, June 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva wins French Open to claim first Grand Slam tennis title

By Andrew Dampf - Associated Press

Kentucky Derby winner and Belmont Stakes entrant Golden Tempo works out ahead of the 158th running of the Belmont Stakes horse race at Saratoga Race Course, Friday, June 5, 2026, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Golden Tempo set for Belmont Stakes after historic Derby win

By The Washington Times AI News Desk

Chicago Bears offensive linemen warm up during the NFL football team's practice Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in Lake Forest, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Bears say they are moving forward with Northwest Indiana location for new stadium

By Jay Cohen - Associated Press

New York Knicks' Jalen Brunson reacts after scoring during the second half of Game 4 against the Philadelphia 76ers in a second-round NBA basketball playoffs series Sunday, May 10, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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Pope Leo XIV talks to journalists aboard the papal flight from Rome to Madrid, Saturday, June 6, 2026, on the occasion of his apostolic journey to Spain. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, Pool)

Pope acknowledges stiff competition with Bad Bunny in Spain and weighs in on national soccer rivalry

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

FBI director Kash Patel testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing on Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request for the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration; the United States Marshals Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

FBI analysts tied to disputed ‘Catholic ideology’ memo told they’re being fired

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Rows of gravestones stand at the Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., May 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Defense Department slashes its religious designations list from more than 200 choices to 31

By Tiffany Stanley - Associated Press

"In god we trust" on dollar banknote. File photo credit: PixieMe via Shutterstock.

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Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks at an event hosted by Sen. Bernie Sanders in Orono, Maine, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Platner’s ex-girlfriend says New York Times softened bombshell account about him

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Lights flash on top of a police car in Philadelphia, Jan. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Mexican who overstayed tourist visa for years sentenced in D.C. to year in jail for dealing cocaine

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In this March 4, 2019, file photo, the J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building is seen in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

American who helped China gather secrets pleads guilty

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District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser attends a news conference following a shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert, File)

Trump looms large over upcoming primary elections in nation’s capital

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A sign is seen at the site of a fatal shark attack at Dee Why Beach in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)

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Fans watch a Champion league soccer match between Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain at the Lion Sports Bar, Saturday, May 30, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Tassanee Vejpongsa)

OPM gives federal workers the green light to telework during FIFA World Cup matches

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This photo provided by the Virginia State Police shows the scene of a fatal accident involving a bus on Interstate 95 near Quantico, Va., on Friday, May 29, 2026. (Virginia State Police via AP) ** FILE *

Roadway disasters pile up as states buck Trump administration’s call to end non-English CDL tests

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Private jets sit parked at Scottsdale Airport on Jan. 27, 2015, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) **FILE**

Annapolis man promised private jets, delivered fraud: Jury convicts AeroVanti founder

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks at Custer Farms in Chippewa Falls, Wis., Friday, June 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump vows relief for struggling farmers at Wisconsin roundtable

By Kerry Picket and Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

The Winn Correctional Center, an ICE detention facility, is seen in this aerial photo in Winnfield, La., Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Federal watchdog flags use-of-force violations at Louisiana’s largest ICE facility

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Texas state Rep. and Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico attends a rally in Houston, Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Joel Angel Juarez)

Republicans vow to make Talarico ‘unrecognizable’ before summer is out

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

A job seeker waits to talk to a recruiter at a job fair Aug. 28, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)

U.S. adds 172,000 jobs in May as 2026 hiring streak continues, government says

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

The distance across the Narva River is only 101 meters, or just over 110 yards, between the two forts. The view shown here is from inside the Narva Museum and includes the paved area where the so-called "Victory Day" concert was held, on the right side of the far embankment. (John T. Seward/The Washington Times)

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Senate Intelligence Committee Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., speaks to reporters about the war in Iran at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

Senate Dems block reauthorization of foreign surveillance law over objections to Trump’s acting DNI

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong-un, front right, visits a new facility to produce nuclear bomb fuels at an undisclosed place in North Korea, Wednesday, June 3, 2026. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Kim visit to new nuclear fuel facility highlights failures of U.S. denuclearization efforts

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Former National Security Adviser John R. Bolton, left, arrives for his arraignment at the Greenbelt Federal Courthouse in Greenbelt, Md., Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey Jr.) ** FILE **

Ex-National Security Adviser John Bolton to plead guilty in classified documents case

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Sergio Franco, of Ecuador, holds his daughter as he waits to apply for asylum, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, near Dulzura, Calif. President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled plans to enact immediate significant restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border as the White House tries to neutralize immigration as a political liability ahead of the November elections. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

House task force to examine immigration policy abuses under Biden and Obama

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Bill Pulte, speaks to reporters at the White House, July 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

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Ballots are sorted the day after California's primary election at the LA County Ballot Processing Center Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in City of Industry, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Trump launches probe into California vote count to stop Democrats from ‘stealing’ the elections

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

A soldier from the Mexican Army's anti-drone squadron displays equipment and tactics to be used during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, during a media presentation in Mexico City, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

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