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‘A true American original’: Trump lionizes Lindsey Graham

President Donald Trump speaks at the funeral of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., at the Washington National Cathedral, Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Trump hailed Sen. Lindsey Graham as “a true American original,” leading the country in memorializing the late lawmaker during Tuesday’s funeral service in Washington.

While Iran reels from aerial attacks, North Korea sits safe in its nuclear fortress

In this photo provided Friday, June 26, 2026, by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits the site of weapon tests at an undisclosed location, North Korea, Thursday, June 25, 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)

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

It is easy to condemn North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un for his dictatorial rule, but in terms of strategic pragmatism, his ever-evolving nuclear deterrent looks increasingly prudent.

In this photo provided Friday, June 26, 2026, by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits the site of weapon tests at an undisclosed location, North Korea, Thursday, June 25, 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)

While Iran reels from aerial attacks, North Korea sits safe in its nuclear fortress

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden waits to speak about foreign policy at the State Department in Washington, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

‘Biden knew’: Audio tapes reveal he talked of disclosing classified material for lucrative book deal

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks as House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., left, looks on during a news conference on day 34 of the government shutdown, on Capitol Hill, Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

GOP frames midterms as battle against communism as socialists gain foothold in Democratic Party

By George Caldwell - The Washington Times

Jannette Victor checks her balance left after purchasing food supplies with a California EBT (Electronic Benefit Transfer) card in Los Angeles on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) **FILE**

SNAP’s fraud problem meets a slow fix: Chip cards arrive state by state 14 minutes ago

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

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)

Trump and Zelenskyy discuss Patriot air defense, diplomatic efforts to end war

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

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Jannette Victor checks her balance left after purchasing food supplies with a California EBT (Electronic Benefit Transfer) card in Los Angeles on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) **FILE**

SNAP’s fraud problem meets a slow fix: Chip cards arrive state by state

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times 14 minutes ago

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)

Trump and Zelenskyy discuss Patriot air defense, diplomatic efforts to end war

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill talks to reporters during a news conference in Trenton, N.J., on Nov. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ** FILE **

New Jersey moves to boot 4,500 noncitizens from voter rolls

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

From left, Ivanka Trump, Barron Trump, and first lady Melania Trump attend President Donald Trump's State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Iran-linked outlet releases video urging assassination of Melania Trump, threatens Barron

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

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Dr. Anthony S. Fauci's diary illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

The Fauci diary tells the story of institutional cover-up

By Peter Navarro

North Korea's nuclear weapons illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Time to address the North Korean nuclear threat

By Joseph R. DeTrani

Dr. Anthony Fauci and fame illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Dr. Fauci exposes himself as a fame-hungry, egotistical, lying maniac

By Kelly Sadler

President Donald Trump speaks at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Washington DC, Friday, July 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump’s insulting, embarrassing White House Correspondents’ Association dinner performance

By Cal Thomas

Jon Torsch wears a T-shirt promoting democratic socialism during a gathering of the Southern Maine Democratic Socialists of America at City Hall in Portland, Maine, July 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) ** FILE **

Midterms may be ‘the economy, stupid’ — but then why vote socialist?

By Cheryl K. Chumley

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This image released by Universal Pictures shows Matt Damon as Odysseus, left, in a scene from "The Odyssey." (Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures via AP)

Renowned translator of Homer’s ‘The Odyssey’ pans Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster film

By Juliet La Sala - The Washington Times

A crewneck sweatshirt for sale at the New Bedford Whaling Museum store is emblazoned with the museum's viral one-star review, Thursday, July 23, 2026, in New Bedford, Mass. (Anna Albrecht/The New Bedford Light via AP)

Whaling Museum goes viral for ‘worst aquarium ever’ T-shirts, totes

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FILE - Savannah Guthrie visits the Today show at Rockefeller Plaza in New York, March 5, 2026. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Savannah Guthrie makes an emotional plea to her mother’s kidnappers

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Andrew Tate, right, and his brother Tristan arrive at an event, April 11, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Pool, File)

Tate brothers’ lawyers and prosecutors to set schedule for U.K. extradition fight

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits HM Naval Base in Portsmouth, England, with Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham, Monday July 27, 2026. (Aaron Chown/Pool Photo via AP)

Inside Zelenskyy’s warnings about North Korea-Russia plans

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Rep. Pat Harrigan (R-NC) listens to a speaker at the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight hearing on violent crime in Charlotte, N.C., Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

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By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, warships of South Korea, the United States and Japan including the USS George Washington aircraft carrier, bottom center, take part in the trilateral Freedom Edge exercise in international waters off South Korea's southern island of Jeju on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP) **FILE**

Navy carrier strike group patrolling tension-filled South China Sea

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

United States Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby waits for the start of a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert) ** FILE **

U.S. kicks off major study of American force posture in Europe

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

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President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, July 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Trump calls on Senate Republicans to cancel August vacation, pass voter ID bill

By George Caldwell - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu listens during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago in in Palm Beach, Fla., on Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Trump, Netanyahu to huddle at White House, plot future of air war against Iran

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks at General Motors proving ground, Monday, July 27, 2026, in Milford, Mich. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump hails Michigan auto boom, says other nations will no longer ‘pillage your factories’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

U.S. Postal Service bins are lined up to hold vote-by-mail ballots for scanning during the midterm election at the Miami-Dade County Elections Department, Nov. 8, 2022, in Miami. The U.S. Postal Service delivered more than 54 million ballots for the midterm election, with nearly 99% of ballots delivered to election officials within three days, officials said Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, file)

Trump asks Supreme Court to revive his plans for post office to police elections

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill talks to reporters during a news conference in Trenton, N.J., on Nov. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ** FILE **

New Jersey moves to boot 4,500 noncitizens from voter rolls

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

From left, Ivanka Trump, Barron Trump, and first lady Melania Trump attend President Donald Trump's State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Iran-linked outlet releases video urging assassination of Melania Trump, threatens Barron

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

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)

Trump and Zelenskyy discuss Patriot air defense, diplomatic efforts to end war

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Vice President JD Vance speaks during a Congressional tribute to late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Washington. (Tierney L. Cross/Pool via AP)

Lindsey Graham’s colleagues reflected on the loss of a ‘towering figure’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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Members of the U.S. Secret Service look on as Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event with Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, Saturday, July 20, 2024, at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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Secret Service investigates leaked information about Vance’s travels

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

The U.S. Department of Transportation headquarters in Washington is shown here on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) **FILE**

GAO finds empty Transportation Department buildings cost taxpayers $370 million a year

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Clouds hover over the entrance of the Florida State Prison in Starke, Fla., Aug. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Curt Anderson, file)

‘Victim-driven’: Florida ramps up executions of its longest-serving death-row prisoners

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Anthea Hartig, director of the National Museum of American History, part of the Smithsonian Institution, testifies during a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency hearing about the Smithsonian, Tuesday, July 21, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Smithsonian museum director on hot seat over display of ‘crotch harness’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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Michael 'Mac' McAlister demonstrates how weather data is collected on computers aboard the Lockheed WP-3D Orion 'Hurricane Hunter Aircraft' at the NOAA Aircraft Operations Center Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in Lakeland, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

U.S. weather forecasting heads to the cloud, with Google as lead provider

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

A spotlight is tested on the statue of President Abraham Lincoln as Fourth of July festivities are set up at the Lincoln Memorial, Wednesday, July 3, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

Lincoln documents unharmed after heat scare at National Mall exhibit

By Juliet La Sala - The Washington Times

A coyote in urban California. File photo credit: Matt Knoth via Shutterstock.

Coyote pack takes over inactive Los Angeles construction site

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

FILE - A sign marks the entrance to a series of hardened tents at the Camp East Montana immigrant detention center in the desert at a U.S. Army base on the outskirts of El Paso, Texas, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee, File)

ICE extends no-bid contract for major detention center in Texas, rejecting calls for closure

By Ryan J. Foley - Associated Press

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Small boats line the shore as cargo ships and other commercial vessels appear anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, July 27, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)

Iran: Any country that takes its frozen funds can’t use Strait of Hormuz

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits HM Naval Base in Portsmouth, England, with Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham, Monday July 27, 2026. (Simon Jones/Pool Photo via AP)

Kyiv pushes back on Iran’s victim claim after Ukrainian drone strike on Caspian Sea ship

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this photo provided Friday, June 26, 2026, by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits the site of weapon tests at an undisclosed location, North Korea, Thursday, June 25, 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)

While Iran reels from aerial attacks, North Korea sits safe in its nuclear fortress

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump, center, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, back left, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, right, attend the dignified transfer of four U.S. service members recently killed in the Middle East, Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Pentagon shifts 4 Iran war deaths to ‘Overseas Operations’ category as Senate Dems demand answers 23 minutes ago

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

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Frances Tiafoe of the United States throws his racket in frustration during a first round match against Terence Atmane of France at the DC Open tennis tournament in Washington, D.C., Monday, July 27, 2026. Atmane won 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. (All-Pro Reels)

‘I just felt off’: Frances Tiafoe upset by Terence Atmane in DC Open first-round stunner

By George Gerbo - The Washington Times

Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn speaks with local media members during the introductory press conference for linebacker Sonny Styles at the BigBear.ai Performance Center at Commanders Park in Ashburn, Virginia, April 24, 2026. (Photo by Brian Murphy for the Washington Times)

After an offseason of questions, Commanders start working on answers

By Thom Loverro

Washington Commanders offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy watches from the sidelines during an NFL football game in Philadelphia on Oct. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) **FILE**

Son charged in shooting wife of Chiefs’ coordinator Bieniemy in Virginia

By Liam Griffin and Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Arizona Cardinals tight end coach Ben Steele arrives prior to an NFL football game against Houston Texans, Sunday, Nov 19, 2023, in Houston. (AP Photo/Maria Lysaker)

Commanders part ways with TE coach Steele following DWI arrest

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Bosnian authorities investigate desecration and fire damage at Medjugorje Virgin Mary shrine

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A store sign of a restaurant is seen fallen on the ground after an earthquake in Kumamoto in the Kyushu island, southern Japan, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (Kyodo News via AP)

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks at an announcement event of a city-wide, discounted grocery plan for city-run municipal grocery stores, in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Monday, July 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)

Mamdani announces plans to subsidize food with city-owned grocery stores

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Vice President JD Vance speaks during a Congressional tribute to late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Washington. (Tierney L. Cross/Pool via AP)

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President Donald Trump listens as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla., on Dec. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Trump says he doesn’t need Israel’s help in dealing with Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain

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Clouds hover over the entrance of the Florida State Prison in Starke, Fla., Aug. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Curt Anderson, file)

‘Victim-driven’: Florida ramps up executions of its longest-serving death-row prisoners

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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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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks as House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., left, looks on during a news conference on day 34 of the government shutdown, on Capitol Hill, Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

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