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Iran considers U.S. peace proposal; Pakistani mediators ‘optimistic’

Container ships sit at anchor in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Saturday, May 2, 2026.(Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)

By Vaughn Cockayne and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Trump and his team on Thursday awaited Iran’s response to a U.S. proposal to end the war and restart negotiations, a potential sign of progress even as the nations traded fire in the region and Wall Street pulled back from recent gains.

Tennessee Republicans pass congressional map that wipes out Democrat-leaning district

The Tennessee Capitol in Nashville is seen, Jan. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

The Tennessee General Assembly on Thursday approved a congressional map that will likely eliminate the state’s sole Democrat in the U.S. House ahead of November’s general election.

The Tennessee Capitol in Nashville is seen, Jan. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Tennessee Republicans pass congressional map that wipes out Democrat-leaning district

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 12, 2015, file photo, a concrete pole carrying feeder lines stands outside an electric company substation in the U.S. China's cyber operatives have infiltrated computer networks used to control critical U.S. infrastructure in preparation for future attacks to disrupt American society during a conflict, the director of the National Security Agency warned. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Feds urge greater protection of critical infrastructure from Chinese hacks

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong-un delivers a speech during a session of the Supreme People’s Assembly at parliament in Pyongyang, North Korea, Monday, March 23, 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 Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea’s quiet constitutional changes signal reunification with South no longer a priority

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

U.S. President Donald Trump can be seen on a screen on the trading floor of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in front of the display board showing the DAX stock index in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (Arne Dedert/dpa via AP)

Trade court strikes down Trump’s second attempt at global tariffs

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump meets with UFC fighters, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Brazilian president says Trump has ‘no intention’ of invading Cuba

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

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U.S. President Donald Trump can be seen on a screen on the trading floor of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in front of the display board showing the DAX stock index in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (Arne Dedert/dpa via AP)

Trade court strikes down Trump’s second attempt at global tariffs

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump meets with UFC fighters, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Brazilian president says Trump has ‘no intention’ of invading Cuba

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

The U.S. Capitol photographed Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) ** FILE **

FISA spy law snagged in nearly two-decade fight over feds snooping on Americans’ data

By Lindsey McPherson and Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Virginia Senate President pro tempore Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, listens to debate on the Senate floor, Feb. 17, 2026, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Ryan M. Kelly, File)

Virginia state senator says FBI raid all about politics, but probe dates to Biden days

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

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Indiana GOP primary results are ominous sign for Massie

By Tim Murtaugh

Federal versus state controls over abortion illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

The pro-life movement’s problem is not Trump

By Kelly Sadler

Federal Reserve independence and responsibilities illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

What has the Federal Reserve done for you lately?

By Christopher Walker

FILE - Embers blow down a street as the Palisades Fire ravages a neighborhood amid high winds in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File)

Arson and incompetence caused Los Angeles fire

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United Nations' Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Conference illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

The glaring failure at the U.N.’s current nuclear weapons conference

By Joseph R. DeTrani

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Atlanta Braves owner Ted Turner watches his team in action against the St. Louis Cardinals during the first National League Championship game, Oct. 6, 1982, St. Louis. (AP Photo/Rusty Kennedy, File)

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LOVERRO: Daring and fearless, Ted Turner was a large-than-life visionary

By Thom Loverro

Pedestrians cross University Ave on the campus of Arizona State University in Tempe, Ariz., on July 25, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt York) **FILE**

Arizona State University deploys AI course builder drawing from professors’ lessons

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Young woman looks at phone at movie theater. File photo credit: Pressmaster via Shutterstock.

Report finds Gen Z not loyal to streaming services, is more likely to go to the movies in person

By Juliet La Sala - The Washington Times

iPhone 7's screen shows several social media application icons. (File photo credit: Wachiwit via Shutterstock)

U.K. kids skirt online age verification by drawing beards, using pictures of video game characters

By Juliet La Sala - The Washington Times

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong-un delivers a speech during a session of the Supreme People’s Assembly at parliament in Pyongyang, North Korea, Monday, March 23, 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 Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea’s quiet constitutional changes signal reunification with South no longer a priority

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Container ships sit at anchor in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Saturday, May 2, 2026.(Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)

Iran considers U.S. peace proposal; Pakistani mediators ‘optimistic’

By Vaughn Cockayne and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this image from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Thursday, March 24, 2022, the commander of the troops of the Russian Eastern Military District, Alexander Chaiko, speaks to Russian servicemen during a special military operation at an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP) ** FILE **

Moscow appoints army Col. Gen. Chaiko to lead Russian Aerospace Forces

By John T. Seward - The Washington Times

Pro-government demonstrators chant slogans as one of them holds a poster of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei during their gathering at Enqelab-e-Eslami, or Islamic Revolution, square in Tehran, Iran, Monday, May 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran holds off on U.S. peace proposal

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

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President Donald Trump meets with UFC fighters, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Brazilian president says Trump has ‘no intention’ of invading Cuba

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Trump supporter Steve Emery holds a flag paying tribute to right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk along a bridge to Mar-A-Lago before President Donald Trump departs West Palm Beach, Fla., for Washington, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert) **FILE**

White House counterterrorism strategy to target left-wing groups, transgender ideology

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump talks with small business owners in the Grand Foyer of the White House, Monday, May 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

State primaries oust Republicans who defied Trump

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick arrives for a deposition as part of the House Oversight Committee's investigation of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Lutnick tells Congress he avoided Epstein after spotting massage table in his home

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

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U.S. President Donald Trump can be seen on a screen on the trading floor of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in front of the display board showing the DAX stock index in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (Arne Dedert/dpa via AP)

Trade court strikes down Trump’s second attempt at global tariffs

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel arrive for a news conference at the Justice Department, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

SPLC vows to fight federal charges in first court appearance since fraud indictment

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Members of the Supreme Court sit for a new group portrait following the addition of Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, Oct. 7, 2022. Bottom row, from left, Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts, Associate Justice Samuel Alito, and Associate Justice Elena Kagan. Top row, from left, Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Supreme Court justices to testify on Capitol Hill

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

John Olsen, of Ankeny, Iowa, waits in line for early voting at the Polk County Election Office, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) ** FILE **

‘Iowa is in play’: Democrats see a chance to turn the longtime red state blue

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

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A sign is displayed outside the Internal Revenue Service building May 4, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Inside job: For Uncle Sam, the fraud is coming from government employees

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A firefighter battles the Palisades Fire in Mandeville Canyon, Jan. 11, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Accused L.A. fire-starter aligned himself with suspected ‘vigilante’ assassin Luigi Mangione

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

NASA's Artemis II moon rocket lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39-B on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) ** FILE **

U.S. lacks enough space launch facilities to meet expanding civilian and national security needs

By John T. Seward and Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Silhouette of person on night city street. File photo credit: Konrad Hryciuk via Shutterstock.

Perceptions of higher crime don’t align with reality of less violence overall, report says

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

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FILE - The casket containing 14-year-old Valentina Orellana-Peralta, killed on Dec. 23, 2021, by a LAPD police officer's stray bullet while shopping with her mother, is readied for her funeral at the City of Refuge Church in Gardena, Calif., Jan. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/David Swanson, File)

Jury finds city of LA not liable in death of 14-year-old girl hit by police officer’s stray bullet

By Jaimie Ding - Associated Press

A die for a penny press is seen at the U.S. Mint, in Philadelphia, Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

Rare penny showing Lincoln with double earlobe sells for $64,000

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

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Six Chicago-area middle schoolers hospitalized after eating marijuana gummies

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Neither rain nor sleet — nor a handgun: USPS nears rule to allow pistols in mail

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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In this Nov. 12, 2015, file photo, a concrete pole carrying feeder lines stands outside an electric company substation in the U.S. China's cyber operatives have infiltrated computer networks used to control critical U.S. infrastructure in preparation for future attacks to disrupt American society during a conflict, the director of the National Security Agency warned. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Feds urge greater protection of critical infrastructure from Chinese hacks

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Container ships sit at anchor in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Saturday, May 2, 2026.(Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)

Iran considers U.S. peace proposal; Pakistani mediators ‘optimistic’

By Vaughn Cockayne and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong-un delivers a speech during a session of the Supreme People’s Assembly at parliament in Pyongyang, North Korea, Monday, March 23, 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 Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea’s quiet constitutional changes signal reunification with South no longer a priority

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Pro-government demonstrators chant slogans as one of them holds a poster of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei during their gathering at Enqelab-e-Eslami, or Islamic Revolution, square in Tehran, Iran, Monday, May 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran holds off on U.S. peace proposal

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

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Washington Nationals' Keibert Ruiz celebrates his home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Ruiz leads Nationals’ offense in win over Twins

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

Atlanta Braves owner Ted Turner watches his team in action against the St. Louis Cardinals during the first National League Championship game, Oct. 6, 1982, St. Louis. (AP Photo/Rusty Kennedy, File)

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By Thom Loverro

March Madness expanding to 76 teams each next season

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Captain Jon Rahm of Legion XIII hits his shot from the first tee during the first round of MAADEN LIV Golf Virginia at Trump National Golf Club on Thursday, May 07, 2026 in Sterling, Virginia. (Photo by Pedro Salado/LIV Golf)

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In this handout photo provided by Vatican Media Pope Leo XIV exchanges gifts with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, as they meet in the pope's private library at the Vatican, Thursday, May 7, 2026. (Vatican Media via AP)

Rubio meets with Pope Leo as Washington-Vatican tension simmers

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

James Madison is known as the "Father of the Constitution." (Photograph provided by the Montpelier Foundation) **FILE**

What James Madison can teach Americans about religious freedom today

By Corey D. B. Walker - Associated Press

Relatives pose for a photograph holding a palm-sized brass Holocaust plaque in German reading "Johanna Berger, born in 1893, lived here; deported on Nov. 17, 1941, murdered on Nov. 25, 1941 in Kowno/Kaunas Fort IX" by artist Gunter Demnig prior to the placing of the so called "Stolperstein" or "Stumbling Blocks" in front of her former home in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A quiet memorial on Berlin sidewalks: German artist lays ‘Stolpersteine’ to honor Holocaust victims

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Two Texans were exposed to hantavirus on cruise ship, say health officials

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters is photographed in Washington on May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) **FILE**

Trump’s council calls for slimmed-down FEMA that responds to fewer emergencies

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A cashier scans groceries, including produce, which is covered by the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), at a grocery store in Baltimore, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

USDA tells food-stamp stores to sell more ‘real food’

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President Donald Trump talks with small business owners in the Grand Foyer of the White House, Monday, May 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

State primaries oust Republicans who defied Trump

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

In this handout photo provided by Vatican Media Pope Leo XIV exchanges gifts with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, as they meet in the pope's private library at the Vatican, Thursday, May 7, 2026. (Vatican Media via AP)

Rubio meets with Pope Leo as Washington-Vatican tension simmers

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

North Dakota Republican Gov. Kelly Armstrong, at right, high-fives a student at Centennial Elementary School in Bismarck, N.D., on Friday, April 25, 2025, after he signed a bill for a "bell-to-bell" cellphone ban for public school K-12 students. At middle is first lady Kjersti Armstrong. (AP Photo/Jack Dura) ** FILE **

School cellphone bans help students focus but have little impact on test scores, new research shows

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President Trump supporter Steve Emery holds a flag paying tribute to right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk along a bridge to Mar-A-Lago before President Donald Trump departs West Palm Beach, Fla., for Washington, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert) **FILE**

White House counterterrorism strategy to target left-wing groups, transgender ideology

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The Whirlpool Corp. is seen at 6400 Jenny Lind Road in Fort Smith, Ark., in this Dec. 29, 2011, file photo. (AP Photo/The Southwest Times Record, Carrol Copeland, File)

Whirlpool Corp. says Iran war caused ‘recession-level’ collapse in consumer confidence

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Sen. Louise Lucas celebrates her win for Virginia's 18th District State Senate Democratic nomination at Bide-A-Wee golf course in Portsmouth, Va., on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot via AP) ** FILE **

FBI raids office of Virginia Democratic senator who championed the state’s redrawn congressional map

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The American and Chinese flags wave, Feb. 2, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

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A man waves an Iranian flag for a pro-government campaign under a billboard with graphic showing Strait of Hormuz and sewn lips of U.S. President Donald Trump in a square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran weighs new U.S. ceasefire-negotiation proposal amid Trump threats to restart bombing campaign

By Vaughn Cockayne, Mike Glenn and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

iPhone 7's screen shows several social media application icons. (File photo credit: Wachiwit via Shutterstock)

U.K. kids skirt online age verification by drawing beards, using pictures of video game characters

By Juliet La Sala - The Washington Times

Oil tankers sit at anchor offshore in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Saturday, May 2, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)

Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesperson: U.S.-Iran peace deal expected ‘sooner rather than later’

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This March 28, 2017, photo provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry shows Jeffrey Epstein. (New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP, File)

Judge releases note cellmate says he found after Epstein’s suspected suicide attempt

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his wife, Jeannette, arrive at Rome's Ciampino airport for a two-day visit to Italy and the Vatican, Thursday, May 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, Pool)

Rubio: U.S. to discuss Taiwan at China summit

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Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., speaks during a House Judiciary Committee markup on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Tennessee Republicans introduce new congressional map wiping out lone Democrat-leaning district

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Metropolitan Police Department officers respond after a person was shot by law enforcement near the Washington Monument in Washington, Monday, May 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey Jr.)

Texas man charged in National Mall shooting was stalking path of VP Vance’s motorcade

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