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Trump stands alone: GOP avoids Iran war talk as midterm elections draw near

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks from behind a podium to U.S. embassy staff at Deerfield Residence in Dublin, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

President Trump has embraced the Iran war as part of his midterm national-security pitch, but Republicans are not following his lead.

Judge bans Trump from demolishing Kennedy Center without permission

Fencing is installed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A federal judge issued an order Thursday forbidding the demolition of the Kennedy Center’s main building, moving to prevent a repeat of what President Trump did to the White House’s East Wing last year.

Fencing is installed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Judge bans Trump from demolishing Kennedy Center without permission

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Commercial vessels anchored amid haze in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) **FILE**

An isolated, wounded Iran spreads the pain across a divided Middle East

By Jacob Wirtschafter - Special to The Washington Times

Democratic U.S. senatorial candidate Adam Hamilton of Kansas listens to administrators at the Health Partnership Clinic as they discuss funding issues the low-income family medical facility is facing in Olathe. Kan., on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley) **FILE**

Democrats try to expand Senate battlefield into red Kansas

By George Caldwell - The Washington Times

Documents that were included in the U.S. Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein files are photographed on Jan. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick) **FILE**

Florida woman admits to scamming $750,000 from Epstein victims fund

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Committee Ranking Member Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., speaks as then-Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner) ** FILE **

Raskin, Whitehouse discuss plans if Democrats retake Congress

By Kerry Picket and Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

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Documents that were included in the U.S. Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein files are photographed on Jan. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick) **FILE**

Florida woman admits to scamming $750,000 from Epstein victims fund

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Committee Ranking Member Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., speaks as then-Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner) ** FILE **

Raskin, Whitehouse discuss plans if Democrats retake Congress

By Kerry Picket and Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk arrives for the EU summit in Brussels on Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Havana, File)

Poland wants to turn its weapons-buying spree into an arsenal for NATO

By Guillaume Ptak - Special to The Washington Times

Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., speaks at a Republican campaign rally in West Miami, Fla., Oct. 19, 2022. More than half of the residents in the slice of Miami that includes Little Havana were born abroad. And when Salazar ran for reelection in 2022, she won by 15 percentage points. The GOP's dominance of Florida's 27th congressional district is emblematic of the party's inroads with Latino voters in recent years in much of the U.S. and especially in Florida. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

Florida GOP congresswoman scolds Trump on immigration in stunning campaign ad

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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Trump admin takes aim at those ripping off the American taxpayer

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Capitalism beats socialism every time

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Allied intelligence remains America’s force multiplier

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Democrats bring Big Bad AI into the midterm fight

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The DSA’s dangerous ‘affordability’ plan

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks at the NYCLU's May Day rally for workers' and immigrants' rights at Foley Square, May 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, File)

AOC: Kraft’s campaign to oust Macklemore from Sheeran tour sets ‘dangerous precedent’

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

Pages from the Anthropic website and the company's logos are displayed on a computer screen in New York, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)

Anthropic says Claude is helping to build the next version of itself

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The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, Nov. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Department of Education opens antisemitism probes in California and New York schools

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Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition in Washington on March 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Universal pictures reconsidering release of Elon Musk documentary: Hollywood Reporter

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Threat Status talks with JobsOhio at AFA 2026 about the state's growing role in supporting America's space and air power industrial base.

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President Donald Trump waves as he arrives on Air Force One, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump says ‘great progress’ made toward permanent U.S. military base in Poland

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Marco Rubio stands with Costa Rica's Foreign Minister Manuel Tovar Rivera, not shown, at the State Department, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Rubio meets with Chinese counterpart as peace talks stall and fighting in Yemen continues

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink speaks during the U.S. Air Force Academy Graduation Ceremony at Falcon Stadium, Thursday, May 28, 2026, at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, Pool, File)

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President Donald Trump hands Department of the Interior Doug Burgum signed orders during a dinner in the Rose Garden of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump praises hunters at White House dinner, rescinds Biden’s ‘absurd’ restrictions

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. waves after speaking at the Republican convention Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Kennedy tells anti-vaccine activists they have a friend in Trump’s White House

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President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

Trump threatens to hit EU with new tariffs over Canada overture

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One at Shannon Airport, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, in Shannon, Ireland. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump administration has cut or frozen $177 billion in grants across every state, analysis shows

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Democratic U.S. senatorial candidate Adam Hamilton of Kansas listens to administrators at the Health Partnership Clinic as they discuss funding issues the low-income family medical facility is facing in Olathe. Kan., on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley) **FILE**

Democrats try to expand Senate battlefield into red Kansas

By George Caldwell - The Washington Times

Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., speaks at a Republican campaign rally in West Miami, Fla., Oct. 19, 2022. More than half of the residents in the slice of Miami that includes Little Havana were born abroad. And when Salazar ran for reelection in 2022, she won by 15 percentage points. The GOP's dominance of Florida's 27th congressional district is emblematic of the party's inroads with Latino voters in recent years in much of the U.S. and especially in Florida. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

Florida GOP congresswoman scolds Trump on immigration in stunning campaign ad

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Postmaster General David Steiner speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the United States Postal Service headquarters, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Postal Service chief says work stopped on computer system key to Trump effort to limit mail voting

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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Texas state Rep. James Talarico speaks at a food drive at the Frederick Douglass Human Services and Justice Center, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Talarico dragged down by drag queen in toss-up Texas Senate race

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Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, speaks during an event in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex on March 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Senate Democrats block bill to protect electricity consumers from data center-fueled rate hikes

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden speaks at the Republican convention in Dallas, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Is a gay Republican president more likely than a gay Democrat?

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Committee Ranking Member Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., speaks as then-Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner) ** FILE **

Raskin, Whitehouse discuss plans if Democrats retake Congress

By Kerry Picket and Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One at Shannon Airport, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, in Shannon, Ireland. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump pulls nomination of Schroyer as ICE director

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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Federal Reserve Board Chairman Kevin Warsh speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Fed raises rates by quarter-point to tame inflation, risking Trump’s ire before November election

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

The Anthropic website and mobile phone app are shown in this photo, in New York, Friday, July 5, 2024. Britain's competition watchdog said Tuesday, July 30, 2024, it's looking into Google's partnership with artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, adding fresh regulatory scrutiny for the investment flooding into the AI industry. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Warning of AI doomsday ‘swarm’ sparks push to slam brakes on superhuman technology

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

It took more than 300 fruit pouches, 79 boxes of macaroni and cheese, five pairs of shoes, two high-tech light therapy machines, one MRI and countless lunchtime sodas to get Collin Chartier from Denver to the District, where he ended a 2,000-mile cross-country run on Sunday.

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FBI Director Kash Patel testifies during the Senate Judiciary hearing on Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Patel touts record crime drop, stands by Flock cameras before Senate panel

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan speaks in Sacramento, Calif., March 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Feds take aim at California city’s ‘illogical’ gun permit fees in new Second Amendment challenge

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Documents that were included in the U.S. Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein files are photographed on Jan. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick) **FILE**

Florida woman admits to scamming $750,000 from Epstein victims fund

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

The Carrizalez-Rucker Cameron County Detention Center, where Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officer Christian Castro was held, is shown in Brownsville, Texas, on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Gonzalez)

ICE agent who fought extradition now in custody in Minnesota

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

This combination of photos made by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter shows the same area on the surface of the moon before and after a newly-discovered crater in May 2024. (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/Intuitive Machines via AP)

On the moon, scientists discover largest newly formed crater in solar system

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Forensic investigators work at the site where the body of a woman was discovered on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

A ninth woman’s body found in South Africa deepens fears of a possible serial killer

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A man reacts to the camera while driving past a monument depicting the clenched fist of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the U.S. and Israel strike on Feb. 28, and a missile at the Islamic Revolution square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

U.N.-backed panel cite possible U.S. war crimes in Iran strikes

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio stands with Costa Rica's Foreign Minister Manuel Tovar Rivera, not shown, at the State Department, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Rubio meets with Chinese counterpart as peace talks stall and fighting in Yemen continues

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

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Capitals’ Ovechkin preaches ‘peace and love’ after pro-Putin ad

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) skates in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Columbus Blue Jackets in Columbus, Ohio on April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) **FILE**

No birthday cakes or summer beers: Reloaded Capitals open training camp with one lofty goal

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

The word's "Choose Love" are displayed in the end zone at AT&T Stadium before a NFL football game between the Washington Commanders and the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Matt Patterson, File)

Commanders’ offense, defense seek rebound in pivotal matchup with Cowboys

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Penn State head coach James Franklin, front right, meets with Maryland head coach Mike Locksley, left, after an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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