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Bernie Sanders pulls Democratic Party hard left as his primary picks rack up wins

Rep. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during an address marking New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani first 100 days in office at the Knockdown Center, Sunday, April 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki) ** FILE **

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Sen. Bernard Sanders is steadily making good on his long-running mission to pull the Democratic Party to the far left.

Top Pakistani mediator says U.S.-Iran deal is close to completion

A woman walks past an anti-American mural on the wall of the former U.S. Embassy, now a museum, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

The prime minister of Pakistan says there is a “final, agreed-upon text” of a peace deal between the U.S. and Iran after intense mediation efforts by Islamabad.

A woman walks past an anti-American mural on the wall of the former U.S. Embassy, now a museum, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Top Pakistani mediator says U.S.-Iran deal is close to completion

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung attends a Cabinet Council meeting at the presidential office in South Korea, Thursday, July 24, 2025. (Yonhap via AP) ** FILE **

Stocks soar from ‘Korea discount’ to ‘Korea premium’ under leftist president

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

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San Diego school police offer $1,000 for information on person who glued high school doors shut

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Workers erect scaffolding in front of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts sign in Washington, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Judge rejects bid to keep Trump’s name on Kennedy Center

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

The exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington, is photographed on March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

IRS overpaying supervisors to do grunt work after Trump budget cuts: Inspector general

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Workers erect scaffolding in front of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts sign in Washington, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Judge rejects bid to keep Trump’s name on Kennedy Center

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

The exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington, is photographed on March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

IRS overpaying supervisors to do grunt work after Trump budget cuts: Inspector general

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche listens as President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Judge extends block on Trump’s Anti-Weaponization Fund

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FILE - Elon Musk uses his phone during a state dinner for President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People on Thursday May 14, 2026, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire, at least on paper, as SpaceX begins trading

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Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks to an overflow crowd outside a campaign event Sunday, June 7, 2026, in Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Graham Platner: A dark period or a lifetime of darkness?

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More Minnesota fraud uncovered

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U.S. needs nuclear power to win the AI race

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Rising sun: Japan signals stronger support for Taiwan’s security

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Vehicles set on fire by protesters burn on Lendrick Street in east Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, after the arrest of a Sudanese man accused of stabbing a man in the northern part of the city. (PA via AP)

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Trump Jr.’s Georgetown club books Ja Rule for weekend party tied to White House UFC event

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2013 file photo, Elisabeth Hasselbeck appears in her debut as the new co-host of the "Fox & Friends" television program in New York. Hasselbeck says she's leaving as one of the three co-hosts on the "Fox & Friends" morning show to spend more time with her three children. Hasselbeck, who was the conservative voice on "The View" before joining Fox News Channel, has worked with co-hosts Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade since September 2013. It's the top-rated morning news show on cable. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Elisabeth Hasselbeck to guest host ‘CBS Mornings’ next week

By Juliet La Sala - The Washington Times

Workers erect scaffolding in front of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts sign in Washington, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Judge rejects bid to keep Trump’s name on Kennedy Center

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Ariana Grande arrives at the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Ariana Grande tells White House to stop using her music to promote ICE

By Juliet La Sala - The Washington Times

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A drone carries a mortar shell as soldiers take part in the U.S.-led Immediate Response 25 military exercise in Petrochori, Greece, on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) ** FILE **

NDAA calls for new combatant command for drones and robots

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President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

The oils of war: Trump plans to seize Iran’s oil — Venezuela-style

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Jay Clayton, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, listens during a news conference in New York, March 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) **FILE**

Trump taps U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton to lead national intelligence

By Mary McCue Bell and Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

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U.S. needs nuclear power to win the AI race

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Markings in the grass spelling out 8647 are seen from the Washington Monument, Thursday, June 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Feds investigating ‘8647’ markings on the grass of the National Mall

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Workers erect scaffolding in front of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts sign in Washington, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Judge rejects bid to keep Trump’s name on Kennedy Center

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

D.C. Council member Janeese Lewis George speaks during the council hearing on the fiscal year 2027 budget at the Wilson Building, City Hall, Tuesday, June 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Trump: Feds will take over D.C. if Democratic socialist wins mayoral election

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump talks with reporters before boarding Air Force One at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, early Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) ** FILE **

Trump scolds Iran over state media claims around peace deal

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

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The exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington, is photographed on March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

IRS overpaying supervisors to do grunt work after Trump budget cuts: Inspector general

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla. speaks at the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be Defense secretary, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

GOP senators have no backup plan if Supreme Court kills Trump’s birthright citizenship order

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump is pictured during an event where he signs a proclamation about the fishing industry, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, June 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

White House aide: Trump can’t single-handedly restore FISA spy power after Congress lets it expire

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Mail-in ballots sit on shelves inside the Trumbull County Board of Elections in Warren, Ohio, on Nov. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/David Dermer) **FILE**

Ohio poised to add photo ID requirements for mail-in voting

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

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Participants carry a large pride flag during the World Pride parade with the U.S. Capitol in the background, June 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, file)

Happy Fidelity Month! Red states, feds promote June rebrandings in rebuff to Pride

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

The arena for the UFC Freedom 250 fights on the South Lawn of the White House is photographed Thursday, June 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Birthday punches: Trump to celebrate birthday, America’s 250th with White House UFC event

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

A worker walks past temporary fencing with FIFA World Cup 2026 signage outside SoFi Stadium, Friday, June 5, 2026, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

‘A wash’: World Cup host cities in U.S. unlikely to recoup nine-figure investments

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, arrives on Capitol Hill for a closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee investigating convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, in Washington, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Bill Gates spills to House investigators that Epstein blackmailed him

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

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Boston police looking for suspects in armed robbery of kids’ lemonade stand

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

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San Diego school police offer $1,000 for information on person who glued high school doors shut

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

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Pennsylvania court sentences man 8 years for role in cargo theft

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

A large inflatable figure depicting Elon Musk stands in Times Square in New York on Thursday, June 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Elon Musk protest inflatable appears in Times Square ahead of SpaceX IPO

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South Korean President Lee Jae-myung attends a Cabinet Council meeting at the presidential office in South Korea, Thursday, July 24, 2025. (Yonhap via AP) ** FILE **

Stocks soar from ‘Korea discount’ to ‘Korea premium’ under leftist president

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington on July 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

DNI rebukes faulty intelligence analyses of Havana Syndrome

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump talks with reporters before boarding Air Force One at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, early Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) ** FILE **

Trump scolds Iran over state media claims around peace deal

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Cars line up at a petrol station in Simferopol, Crimea, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo)

Russian official sounds alarm about impending chaos over Ukraine war, economic failures

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Colombian singer J Balvin, center on stairs, performs before the start of the World Cup Group A soccer match between Mexico and South Africa in Mexico City, Thursday, June 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)

A U.S.-Iran World Cup showdown? On Independence Day weekend? Yes, it could happen

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

The arena for the UFC Freedom 250 fights on the South Lawn of the White House is photographed Thursday, June 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Birthday punches: Trump to celebrate birthday, America’s 250th with White House UFC event

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New York Knicks forward Og Anunoby (8) shoots during Game 3 of the NBA Finals basketball series against the San Antonio Spurs, Monday, June 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

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Kallie Keeler, a student at Rogers High School in Puyallup, Washington, filed a Title IX lawsuit on June 9, 2026, against the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association, the Puyallup School District and other entities over a Dec. 6 incident in which she says she was digitally penetrated by a transgender athlete during a wrestling match. (Alliance Defending Freedom photo)

Female athlete sues after prosecutor declines to charge transgender wrestler with sexual assault

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

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Pope Leo XIV meets migrants at the 'Las Raices' center, in San Cristobal de la Laguna, Tenerife, Spain, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

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Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, a Republican, addressed a gathering of the nation's Christian and Jewish colleges on Monday, June 8, 2026, at The Catholic University of America. (Sean Salai/The Washington Times)

Religious schools push ‘respectful disagreement’ in Trump era

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

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Protesters wave transgender pride flags outside the Supreme Court as it hears arguments over state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Gallup: Record few Americans find transgenderism, death penalty, animal testing ‘morally acceptable’

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Suspect dead after West Texas shooting kills 1 and injures at least 9 others

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A drone carries a mortar shell as soldiers take part in the U.S.-led Immediate Response 25 military exercise in Petrochori, Greece, on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) ** FILE **

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Participants carry a large pride flag during the World Pride parade with the U.S. Capitol in the background, June 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, file)

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